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Subject: Timeless one/precursor theories

does anyone have any theories about the precursors??

  • 07.15.2011 12:53 AM PDT

Probably connected to the flood in some way. The Timeless One kind of has the poetic speech the Gravemind did.

  • 07.15.2011 1:00 AM PDT


Posted by: mubox47
Probably connected to the flood in some way. The Timeless One kind of has the poetic speech the Gravemind did.
true. It is quite obvious that the precursors made the flood.

I truely hope the timeless one is not gravemind delta though because that would ruin it for me!

  • 07.15.2011 1:24 AM PDT

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Posted by: mubox47
Probably connected to the flood in some way. The Timeless One kind of has the poetic speech the Gravemind did.[/quote]true. It is quite obvious that the precursors made the flood.

I truely hope the timeless one is not gravemind delta though because that would ruin it for me!


I'd like the timeless one to not be a precursor, if it was a gravemind or other being that is lying, or even some form changed/evolved/infected precursor...

I know they have been described to be that sea-scorpian shape but i'm not a fan of it... The forerunners claim that they and humans were made in the precursors image after-all, even if that is not an aesthetic claim.

  • 07.15.2011 2:36 AM PDT
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Posted by: mubox47
Probably connected to the flood in some way. The Timeless One kind of has the poetic speech the Gravemind did.[/quote]true. It is quite obvious that the precursors made the flood.

I truely hope the timeless one is not gravemind delta though because that would ruin it for me!


I'd like the timeless one to not be a precursor, if it was a gravemind or other being that is lying, or even some form changed/evolved/infected precursor...

I know they have been described to be that sea-scorpian shape but i'm not a fan of it... The forerunners claim that they and humans were made in the precursors image after-all, even if that is not an aesthetic claim.

'Made' in their image?
Hmmm....
*Put on thinking cap*
So if the Precursors did make the Flood, then...
I'll let this one sink in and someone else can say it.

  • 07.15.2011 2:49 AM PDT

I hope the timeless one is a precursor as he said.

Also, the forrunners at that time were against humans. Maybe that's why he was being nasty to them. Because the precursors made humans and liked the humans better.

  • 07.15.2011 6:23 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


Posted by: johnthethird
I hope the timeless one is a precursor as he said.

Also, the forrunners at that time were against humans. Maybe that's why he was being nasty to them. Because the precursors made humans and liked the humans better.


You have no idea WTF you are saying.

The Precursors created the Forerunners=confirmed
Humans are created by the Precursors=not confirmed,but no doubt it is true.

If you haven't read Cryptum,then i suggest you read it ,because you have no idea what you are saying.

  • 07.15.2011 6:26 AM PDT

also, gravemind said "child of my enemies why have you come?" the humans were by no means children of the forrunners so he must be talking about the precursors, meaning that the precursors were not on the same side as that particular gravemind.

  • 07.15.2011 6:27 AM PDT
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"but you already knew that, I mean, how couldn't you?

Only when no Human brick is left atop another, shall we be satisfied with your destruction.

It is of course possible that the Prisoner was lying to Didact.
It knew the Forerunners revered the Precursors, it would be a good way to manipulate a Forerunner.

  • 07.15.2011 7:24 AM PDT

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Posted by: johnthethird
also, gravemind said "child of my enemies why have you come?" the humans were by no means children of the forrunners so he must be talking about the precursors, meaning that the precursors were not on the same side as that particular gravemind.


No "child of my enemies" part is most likely due to the geas the FRs implanted in the humans' memories.

Also if you study the quote in cryptum "And our answer is at hand, the prisoner means revenge on the FRs from being (possibly to us) ruthlessly destroyed.

  • 07.15.2011 8:01 AM PDT