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Posted by: grey101
Posted by: ninjakenzen
Posted by: grey101
I can honestly say that the portal on the ark was probably made for transportation reasons, whatever revelation didact and is wife came to was far later.
Even for transportation purposes, you're missing out on the bigger picture.
For Earth's Portal:
Humans had the key to every Halo in their own backyard and it was entrusted to them by the Forerunners specifically.
Besides the whole transportation to the edge of the universe part. By doing so, this meant they gave them galactic responsibility directly as they knew Humanity would be evolved in Earth. I can't think of anything more deliberate than this.
I would argue that this is a tad bit more important than the Covenant artifact found on Reach.
It wasn't like that though I highly doubt earth is the only place to have a portal seeing how the forerunners used this for travel. There could be dozens of other worlds that have them and we know the forerunners didn't entrust them with "something".
you would be far more correct there was a keyship than a portal seeing how it is the key, humans just ended up having the door.
Everybody forgets that the whole didact entrusting humanity thing doesn't happen until the very very end of the war. So all of the technology before then was not made with the purpose of giving it to humanity.
That's actually a good point. Will give this some thought. However I wouldn't dismiss this claim just yet. Especially in contrast to Reach being a "deliberate guide" for humanity.
Edit-LOL
Everybody forgets that the whole didact entrusting humanity thing doesn't happen until the very very end of the war. So all of the technology before then was not made with the purpose of giving it to humanity.
Gave it some thought. Then that contradicts with every "Reclaimer" having undeniable access to any Forerunner Construct. Unless suddenly right before "the very very end of the War" Didact had contact with every Forerunner object to allow Humans to use it.
Hmm...but that's another point.
Edit 2- LMAO
There could be dozens of other worlds that have them and we know the forerunners didn't entrust them with "something".
If there was dozen of other worlds, why was Earth the main target. Truth knowing that the Elite's/ Humans will interfere, why would he not choose another of these dozens world. Due to them not being found yet? Convenience because his fleet was at Earth? Arrogance?
If they didn't entrust humanity with it, why not put it on a planet where the Human's weren't inhabited in. Say Reach for example.
However, Forerunner relics being on other planets would support your case. But at the same time, these relics were not actual doors to the Forerunners biggest mantle of galactic responsibility.
A lot of things just don't add up with that interpretation.
Edit-3: Sorry I'm slightly obsessed now.
you would be far more correct there was a keyship than a portal seeing how it is the key, humans just ended up having the door.
But had Humans been given the Keyship, their technology would directly followed the Forerunners in a large extent. Which is why I believe the Keyship was purposely placed far away, at a point where if Humanity had reached inter-stellar travel, they could accept and complete this mantle of responsibility.
It just so happened that the Prophets had obtained it, this so far is a mystery /co-incidence that they found it first.
But I don't think the Keyship founder should take away from the concept that the door for "The Ark" was at Earth, when Humans had existed at Earth at the time. At which the forerunners had known about the former.
[Edited on 07.06.2011 4:21 PM PDT]