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Subject: Can somebody please give me info on Cryptum?

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I'm just confused about some things...

first: What is the Timeless One?

second: How is he linked to the gravemind?

third: How can Ancient Humans (-blam!- Habilis) or (monkey men) have such amazing tech as to rival the forerunners at a time!?

Fourth: This is actually kind of different from the ones above...
Do you think Bungie ever meant for the forerunners/precursors to return in a game, or to just be lore in the books?

Thanks for the feedback!

  • 11.07.2011 1:28 PM PDT
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What's cryptum?

  • 11.07.2011 1:29 PM PDT

BE HUMAN

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Erm...

  • 11.07.2011 1:31 PM PDT

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1) Supposedly the last precursor, locked away in a prison capsule on the planet Charum Hakkor for reasons unknown.

2) I analysed this.

3) They were once a hyper-advanced race, they became "monkey men" when they were devolved once they were defeated by the Forerunners.

4) Considering that Bungie drew up concept art for a Promethean in their scrapped Halo 4, they definitely planned to have the Forerunners in it in some shape or form.

  • 11.07.2011 1:40 PM PDT

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Posted by: ajw34307

2) I analysed this.


So does that mean that ONI knew about forerunners and might have made the Spartans specifically for working with forerunner tech?

  • 11.07.2011 1:49 PM PDT

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Posted by: crazypandarmada

Posted by: ajw34307

2) I analysed this.


So does that mean that ONI knew about forerunners and might have made the Spartans specifically for working with forerunner tech?


No. Spartans were made to combat the Insurrection, any human can access Forerunner tech.

  • 11.07.2011 1:54 PM PDT

1) The last living Precursor known to exist.

2) A theory drawn up by more people then some will acknowledge, stating that the Gravemind is an alias adopted by the Primordial (another name for the Timeless One) who uses the Flood as an intricate puppet to carry out his goals of vengence against the Forerunners.

3) We used to have a galactic empire, but due to a series of complex events, we went to war with the Forerunners, lost, and they blew us back to the stone age, as well as erased our history.

4) They definitely hinted they'd both be represented in the games.

[Edited on 11.07.2011 1:56 PM PST]

  • 11.07.2011 1:55 PM PDT

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Apologies, Robert. :P

  • 11.07.2011 2:01 PM PDT
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Posted by: ajw34307
4) Considering that Bungie drew up concept art for a Promethean in their scrapped Halo 4, they definitely planned to have the Forerunners in it in some shape or form.


Wait, what?

  • 11.07.2011 3:38 PM PDT

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Did you see the forerunner concept art by someone at bungie Sanjeev?

  • 11.07.2011 4:14 PM PDT
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Posted by: Spartan 100
Did you see the forerunner concept art by someone at bungie Sanjeev?


Don't believe I did! I dropped off the Halo grid for a good long time before this. Any links?

  • 11.07.2011 4:21 PM PDT

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I'd link it but it won't open halopedian.
Check out forerunner and then look at the concept art.

  • 11.07.2011 4:28 PM PDT
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We should know better, because we are better.


Posted by: Sanjeev

Posted by: Spartan 100
Did you see the forerunner concept art by someone at bungie Sanjeev?


Don't believe I did! I dropped off the Halo grid for a good long time before this. Any links?

Bam!

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Posted by: Sanjeev

Posted by: Spartan 100
Did you see the forerunner concept art by someone at bungie Sanjeev?


Don't believe I did! I dropped off the Halo grid for a good long time before this. Any links?

Bam!


OH that thing! Holy crap, completely forgot about that piece of art. Didn't know it was a concept drawing of a Promethean. Thought it was a Forerunner construct, kinda like a Sentinel but humanoid.

In fact, I assumed this was what turned into that creature we see at the end of the Halo 4 Concept Art Trailer heh.

  • 11.08.2011 3:13 AM PDT