By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Posted by: OrderedComa
Posted by: Richomack360
People really do have problems letting go of characters claiming they are alive....firstly we had Jorge, Noble 6 then Johnson, now Thom.
All their deaths were shown on screen.....this is nothing like Elvis.
For all intents and purposes, yeah, Jorge is dead, but it is highly likely that he could be brought back if 343 felt like bringing him back. All he did was fire up a randomized Slipspace vector, there's at least a 50% chance of survival, but unless 343/Bungie actually says otherwise, he is indeed dead. Though that won't stop fanfic writers who need an interesting idea (hehe, myself included).
No way at all Jorge could have survived. Even if he managed to live through entry, there's no oxygen in slipspace and MJOLNIR Mark V only has 90 minutes of oxygen reserves. Plus the fact that slipspace drives require constant maintainence, and they're certainly not designed to be used as makeshift bombs.
Also, the Ardent Prayer would no longer exist as the blast's epicenter was inside the ship (when it is supposed to be in front of the bow).