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Subject: How Did the Covenant Find Earth In Halo 2?
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I am just curious how they found it. My idea is the Gulity Spark Tiped the covey off of its location, that damn machine.

  • 08.14.2004 1:55 PM PDT

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It was only a matter of time before they found Earth. All they pretty much had to do was follow the colonies anyway.

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  • 08.14.2004 1:58 PM PDT
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So what you are saying is taht the other colonies were in a line to the good ol mother earth?

  • 08.14.2004 2:00 PM PDT

It was a cold day near the southern base in Blood Gulch. Cortana and I were relaxing over a game of Go Fish, WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE 700 BANSHEES CAME FLYING IN!!! I GRABED MY SPARTAN LASER AND LET HELL REIGN DOWN UPON THEM. I HOPPED IN THE NEAREST WARTHOG AND TOLD CORTANA TO GET IN.

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  • 08.14.2004 2:00 PM PDT
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Once again,So what you are saying is taht the other colonies were in a line to the good ol mother earth?

  • 08.14.2004 2:01 PM PDT
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If you read First Srtike, it is revealed that two Forrunner artifacts show the positions of Reach and Earth. A member of ONI finds the artifact that leads to Reach and the Covenant find the artifact that leads to Earth.

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  • 08.14.2004 2:01 PM PDT
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I did not think covey are smart except for tentacles things. and yes i read all Halo books.

  • 08.14.2004 2:05 PM PDT

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Posted by: The Executor
So what you are saying is taht the other colonies were in a line to the good ol mother earth?


Heh. No. There would most likely be colonies closer to Earth (they would be spread out as well) than Reach, and all the Covenant had to do was find them and jump in random directions till they found it. Since Reach was a major naval base, and since the Covenant had a camera device attached to the Iroquois (spelling), they would see where all the other UNSC ships jumped to. All they had to do was take note of the jump positions and directions, and they would eventually find Earth.

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  • 08.14.2004 2:06 PM PDT
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it would take a hell of a long of random jumps to find earth.

  • 08.14.2004 2:08 PM PDT

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Posted by: The Executor
it would take a hell of a long of random jumps to find earth.


They have enough ships for it. And the crystals would help explain some of this.

  • 08.14.2004 2:09 PM PDT
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two artifacts? i only recall one which showed where reach was (though they found it any ways...) where was the one that showed earth? i think it much have been they covey tracker on the iroquois

any one understand the odd time fluctuations between fall of reach and the flood and also during first strike after the odd slip space jump? please pm me.

  • 08.14.2004 2:59 PM PDT
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They could have captured a human or AI.

  • 08.14.2004 5:02 PM PDT
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But were could the ccovey find it.

  • 08.14.2004 5:03 PM PDT

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Posted by: DrummDragon
They could have captured a human or AI.


Cole Protocol takes care of that.

  • 08.14.2004 5:12 PM PDT
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Magic. :)

  • 08.14.2004 6:12 PM PDT
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I just bought the books a few minutes ago!So once I finish reading or play Halo 2 whichver comes first I'll tell you.

  • 08.14.2004 6:16 PM PDT