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Posted by: hotshot revan II
They defeated the Flood completely while decimating the Forerunner who were a "superior" race at the same time.
1)They attacked Forerunner worlds and the Forerunners didn't even counter attacked till they had no choice to wipe those -blam!-s of the galaxy.
I'll have to re-read (which I'm in the process of doing) but although Charum Hakkor was humanity's last stand against the Forerunner, a siege which lasted 50 years, I can't remember it saying that this was the only engagement.
2)The flood that fought the Humans weren't even powerful as the latter ones.Because:
-There wasn't any gravemind yet
-The Forerunners enocuntered "higher forms" in other words far more powerful ones.
Firstly, there may not have been a Gravemind to coordinate but the Flood still proved to be a menacing foe, driving humanity across the galaxy and eventually culminating in a mass suicide "bio-bomb" campaign. Not something to take lightly. Secondly, humanity are the only species to have ever come up with a cure or counter-virus against the Flood. The Forerunner couldn't but humanity could. 1-0
Had the Flood not been attacking simultaneously Humanity may have been able to completely defeat the Forerunner. However, if the Flood had not been attacking then Humanity would not have been invading Forerunner space and there may not have been a war. But from with the new light that Cryptum shines on Forerunner mentality I'm sure they would have eventually found a reason.
Complete speculation.It's said that Human defenses were a little less advanced then the Forerunner ones,if they were more powerful then why were their defenses weaker?
Because they had been fighting on two fronts against formidable enemies, depleting resources which led to a last stand where they were outmatched.
The Humans were far larger -blam!-s then the Forerunners.Why didn't they asked the Forerunners for help even if they were rivals,instead of that they just attacked the runners to steal their planets because of their lack of resources.Didact is right Humans in that time were selfish -blam!-s.
It's in our nature. Cortana comments on that in Origins. It's self explanatory.
And from the man himself Greg Bear:
One hundred thousand years ago, the galaxy was populated by a great variety of beings.
But one species-eons beyond all the others in both technology and knowledge-achieved dominance.
Proves the Forerunners were the strongest and most advanced of the galaxy before the precursors.
The Forerunners were sophisticated above all other empires and powerful almost beyond measure.
More evidence
These quotes relate to a time after Humanity had been knocked by the evolutionary ladder i.e. the time of Cryptum. It does not relate to the previous 50,000 years.
The Humans certainly weren't more powerful then Forerunners.
Yes, it's speculation either way but that's the point. We'll never know for sure because of the way things panned out. Remember, I'm only of the opinion that Humanity had and have the potential to be greater than all other species, but I accept that because of circumstance they are not. Yet.
EDIT: Quote Fail. Fix'd.
[Edited on 03.05.2011 2:00 PM PST]