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Subject: The ruins in The Babysitter.

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At first, we would assume them Forerunner because the ODSTs are told they predate both Covenant and human tech. But when we see them, they look like human descent. Asian, to be exact. After reading Cryptum, couldn't it be possible that the ruins are human? Though it is kind of odd that humans would retain strikingly similar architectural designs after the Forerunner sent us back to the Stone Age, and after reseeding.

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[Edited on 06.19.2011 11:18 AM PDT]

  • 06.19.2011 11:14 AM PDT

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Well, we've never got a good description of human architecture pre-Cryptum, so it may sound strange now. But sometimes truth is stranger than fiction, such as the many pyramids on Earth pretty much being exactly the same size. Doesn't come off as a huge surprise to me.

  • 06.19.2011 11:20 AM PDT


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Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.

  • 06.19.2011 11:32 AM PDT
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"Time was your ally human. But now it has abandoned you. The Forerunners....have returned. And this tomb... is now yours". - The Didact

I bet the ruins from sandbox/trap and Delta Halo are Human structures too.

But Frankie already confirmed that those weren't FR structures back in that time.

  • 06.19.2011 11:44 AM PDT

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Yes, they were human.

  • 06.19.2011 11:57 AM PDT

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Yep they're ancient human ruins.

  • 06.19.2011 1:26 PM PDT


Posted by: hotshot revan II
I bet the ruins from sandbox/trap and Delta Halo are Human structures too.



How would those have got on Delta Halo? I believe the humans were devolved before the Halo rings and if the humans knew what those rings were meant to do, then they probably would'nt be too happy with the idea.
Delta Halo structures are forerunner.

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Posted by: DecepticonCobra
such as the many pyramids on Earth pretty much being exactly the same size.


The pyramids aren't the same size lol.

  • 06.19.2011 2:10 PM PDT
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yes they are human ruins

  • 06.19.2011 2:11 PM PDT

the forerunners probably didnt just reseed the galaxy they might have had a system that would teach the species how to live and mabye somethings about their previous culture minus forerunner and previous empire references so the asian structures might be explained by this

  • 06.19.2011 5:58 PM PDT

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such as the many pyramids on Earth pretty much being exactly the same size.


The pyramids aren't the same size lol.

I didn't say they were, I said pretty much. There was a show where the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Chichen Itza pyramid are almost the same size at the base.

Reading comprehension friend.

  • 06.19.2011 6:02 PM PDT

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And SOMEHOW the Pyramids in Egypt perfectly match up to Orion's belt exactly.

It's weird though, why would Forerunners build something in Rock, when they have a bunch of other things on the Halo's built with metal.

I personally think they might be Human or Precursor somehow.

Doesn't Cryptum say Precursor structures were nearly invincible? Isn't extremely condensed rock very strong?

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  • 06.19.2011 7:04 PM PDT


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And SOMEHOW the Pyramids in Egypt perfectly match up to Orion's belt exactly.

It's weird though, why would Forerunners build something in Rock, when they have a bunch of other things on the Halo's built with metal.

I personally think they might be Human or Precursor somehow.

Doesn't Cryptum say Precursor structures were nearly invincible? Isn't extremely condensed rock very strong?


Precursor material is to stone as the density and thickness of a planet is to ripped tissue paper after being dunked in water for ten minutes.

The only thing that can damage it is Halo. After Halo fired, all of the Precuror's structures were destroyed.

The only other alternative can be human.

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  • 06.19.2011 7:15 PM PDT

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Maybe Precursor structures were organic, perhaps even shared some common DNA with the Flood, kinda like the Yuuzhan Vong from Star Wars.

  • 06.19.2011 7:17 PM PDT


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Maybe Precursor structures were organic, perhaps even shared some common DNA with the Flood, kinda like the Yuuzhan Vong from Star Wars.


They're described as being silver with a crystaline geometrical appearance to them.

  • 06.19.2011 7:19 PM PDT

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Posted by: DecepticonCobra
Maybe Precursor structures were organic, perhaps even shared some common DNA with the Flood, kinda like the Yuuzhan Vong from Star Wars.


They're described as being silver with a crystaline geometrical appearance to them.

Meh, guess I missed that.

  • 06.19.2011 7:21 PM PDT


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Posted by: DecepticonCobra
Maybe Precursor structures were organic, perhaps even shared some common DNA with the Flood, kinda like the Yuuzhan Vong from Star Wars.


They're described as being silver with a crystaline geometrical appearance to them.

Meh, guess I missed that.


Its very brief, only happens once in a passing mention. I missed on my first two read-throughs.

  • 06.19.2011 7:36 PM PDT
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Posted by: DecepticonCobra

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Posted by: DecepticonCobra
Maybe Precursor structures were organic, perhaps even shared some common DNA with the Flood, kinda like the Yuuzhan Vong from Star Wars.


They're described as being silver with a crystaline geometrical appearance to them.

Meh, guess I missed that.


Its very brief, only happens once in a passing mention. I missed on my first two read-throughs.


They were also stated to be organic and in-organic at the same time (there was a word for that but i can't remember)

  • 06.20.2011 9:58 PM PDT