By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Posted by: DARKNELL
1. There is no way that the new enemy in Halo 4 could be Covenant Loyalists or Elites, because neither are "ancient threats" as the Halo 4 wallpaper states.
Stating the obvious, but true.
2. Most, if not all, of the Forerunners were obliterated when the Halos fired, so it is highly unlikely that they are ancient threat.
The Forerunners were not obliterated. The reason they're not around anymore is because they left the Orion Arm after reseeding life.
3. I doubt that 343 would revive the Flood after the events in Halo 3, as the Gravemind was killed less than 2 years before Halo 4, and so a Proto-Gravemind must be developed and lead the Flood, which I doubt would take less than 2 years.
Gravemind is not dead. He states that defeat is simply the addition to time before he returns, since it is astoundingly obvious that he is the Timeless One from the Forerunner Trilogy and has managed to survive the activation of the Halos twice he may well be making a return.
4. I am very surprised that no one has even hinted at the ancient enemy being the Precursors! We know close to nothing about them so this new trilogy, along with the Forerunner series, would be an opportune time to reveal more about them.
Er... the Precursors have been mentioned as soon as the "ancient evil" thing was said. You really expect that the community in the Halo 3 forum even know what a Precursor is?
[Edited on 08.11.2011 3:05 PM PDT]