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Posted by: grey101
Posted by: FTW 1997
I got this from another site to disapoint you:
In their conversations about preserving samples of life, Didact pleads for her to "Come home," she responds that she "can't justify using the [transit measure] to save my own skin when there are so many innocents to protect and index... Every vessel we can fill, we send to the Ark" This strongly suggests that the transit measure referred to is the portal/keyship system to the Ark, and she would rather use it to save other lives than her own. This implies that Didact is on the ark, because he retorts: "If you will not come to me, I will come to you."
It is further apparent that Didact is on the Ark, and was pleading for the Librarian to join him there, evidenced when the Gravemind begins to move on the offensive. The Librarian warns Didact: "It's coming for you. I've remotely destroyed our Keyships. A security measure. Without them I cannot reach the Ark. But neither can the thing." It is clear that the ideal scenario was for her to reach the Ark, and by proxy, Didact.
The Librarian seems to understand that she will perish along with the Gravemind, but gives no indication that Didact will die. She says "You've outwitted it, my love. And now you can destroy it. But you cannot save me."
Similarly, Didact bemoans that he is forced to kill the Librarian, but makes no reference to his own death. "My inaction and foolishness kept me here ...[and] makes me your executioner".
Didact also indicates that he will go on the Great Journey (presumably, restoring the native species from the Ark back to their homeworlds and then leaving the galaxy) on his own, after the firing of the Array. Not only does this mean he would have to survive the activation of the Halos, but strongly suggests that he was on the Ark throughout the conversations with the Librarian. "I will burn this stinking menace in your name. And then? I will begin our Great Journey without you"
If the Great Journey = Death, as so bluntly put by General5_7, it makes no sense that Didact would say "I will begin our Great Journey without you", as they would both be dead.
On multiple occasions, Didact argues that the Librarian should return to him "where [his] fleets can keep [her] safe", and makes efforts to "rescue" her. Up until the last moment, Didact was still intent on rescuing her, when rampant Mendicant "destroyed [her] waiting rescue party." What would have been the point of rescuing her if all were about to die? When Didact first creates Mendicant, in the hopes that it will delay the flood long enough to rescue the Librarian, she rebukes his plan and calls it a "suicidal scheme". If they were all going to die, trying to be together in death would not be suicidal.
When it is apparent that Mendicant has turned and Gravemind is on the offensive, Didact reports that the various "fleets are all being recalled" and that "systems are evacuating". If there were going to be zero Forerunner survivors from the activation, as suggested by Kori126, there would be absolutely no point in recalling or evacuating anybody.
Mendicant Bias's actions in the end are enough to prove they survived. Why else would he make John and example to his creators? The Dead can't offer forgiveness for past sins.
These i got from dif players who dont know abou this thread or posted it before.
So you are trying to piggyback off somebody that actually took time to think of an idea in an attempt to hurt my pride?
You really don't know me. and if i find out this is waypoint i will be sure to correct you every chance i get.
I won't even bother fully reading this i will just use my trumph card in which a quote from a wild CmDr DaeFaron appears!
Posted by: Cmdr DaeFaron
What Evidence that he is alive?
Also, the Ark is not part of the Halo Array... therefore according to that log Grey linked... Didact was on a Halo ring. Which was stated in Legends.
So tell me, how would he survive a firing of the ring, being present on one?
edit: Also, It's clear Didact is saying his final words. Those sound like something a person would say before dying. And since he's recording, he'd still be in the control room.
So like i told Sanjeev. Do your own research and not piggyback off somebody else
No i could do my own research but i dont feel like it.
Why do i have to do my own research if others already done it the same way i would do it ?
And that backed up that didact MIGHT have survived which you so closely followed to get my head hurt (great now my head hurts)
Posted by: Cmdr DaeFaron
FTW... he was referring to the defense line. Aka the zone the Forerunners could hold.
The Librarian was outside of that, and thus they could not protect her.
Again, when Didact recorded those lines (Which sound like somebody's final words before death, and stops soon before the firing), it's on a halo array.
The ark is not part of the halo array system.
To those going on about age... I give you this example of what you are doing (generic fantasy). You find a race, oldest member is 12 years old. This is a point of wonder among that race. Do you suddenly go "Oh, this race can live for 100 years!" Nope...
You also must have missed the shield worlds. Or, as I have heard the theory, a large number of Forerunners simply left the galaxy before the halo rings fired.
cmdr yes those where just suggestions i found on the web.
I dont take any credit for those suggestions...
However i havent posted about the sheild worlds and the rest of forerunners leaving because its pretty obvious and i had an argument with grey (i think grey) about that.