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When the Forerunners preserved a few of every species when they blew up the universe. Why didn't they preserve themselves?

  • 02.15.2011 1:11 PM PDT

Because Mendicant caught them with their pants down, and they didn't have time to move the civilization to a safe place.

That's the H3 era explanation, the Forerunner Trilogy will probably reveal more.

  • 02.15.2011 1:17 PM PDT
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Posted by: Mutoid Log
Because Mendicant caught them with their pants down, and they didn't have time to move the civilization to a safe place.

That's the H3 era explanation, the Forerunner Trilogy will probably reveal more.
Well I'm asking this question from the one Halo legends video.

  • 02.15.2011 1:19 PM PDT

"The Emperor Protects"
"Suffer Not To Let The Unclean Live"

much of Halo: Legends is non-cannon the origins part is largely cannon but some is left out or added for example your question about the forerunners. It leaves out the part about Mendicant Bias siding with the flood

  • 02.15.2011 1:45 PM PDT

http://www.halo-forum.com

Some of the Forerunner survived and left the galaxy.

  • 02.15.2011 1:51 PM PDT

The Forerunner had the Mantle, so they understood it was up to them to serve as caretakers of the living. Only a small subset of the Forerunner actually took it upon themselves to create a library of all living life. Most Forerunner did not and could not fathom a situation in which their society and their existence would end. Forerunner ideas of self-preservation were left relatively untouched.

[Edited on 02.15.2011 4:16 PM PST]

  • 02.15.2011 4:15 PM PDT

The Spartans will be our savoirs but us Helljumpers, we will sacrifice life, love, and faith in the defence of humanity

I know that most ppl think there dead but that legendary ending scene on Halo 3 has me guessing that the planet was a Forerunner planet. It could be there back up plan incase the Flood were ever to rise up again but the rings wernt activiated so if that were to happen they would activate the rings. Its there safty net so that the Flood never take over

  • 02.15.2011 4:21 PM PDT