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Subject: Theories and the like concerning Halo 3.
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I've been around these parts for almost eight years now...wow! Maybe I should be concerned about that...

Ok, now that we've all somewhat gotten over the awesomeness of this event, lets sit down and think. From this trailer, I think we can conclude three things:

* Cortona is rampant or has been infected by a Covenant AI similar to the pious flea (aka seeker) from ilb.

* The ark is on earth.

* The Covenant control the majority of earth.

Post whatever other conclusions/theories you have in regards to this new announcment here. And now, I'm off to twiddle my thumbs elsewhere in these forums. Bye.

-Darkness

  • 05.09.2006 1:22 PM PDT
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good thread.
some things that jumped out at me where:

1. its on earth - meaning they have an unbelievable amount of options for levels

2. fighting could possibly go below surface

3. the cortana one is interesting, not sure what to make of it but seems like a twist

4. seems like new vehicles

I need a break this is just too exciting.

  • 05.09.2006 1:26 PM PDT
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The "overwhelming odds" feeling has come. And it is just awesome.

  • 05.09.2006 1:28 PM PDT
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I've been around these parts for almost eight years now...wow! Maybe I should be concerned about that...

Cortona is rampant, or even more likely infected by a trojan horse. *Cough*thepiousfleaatilovebees*cough*

There's something in the ship, fighting back...for a Covenant construct it's unusually formidable.

  • 05.09.2006 1:28 PM PDT
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ok i jst had to make an account to post this cos no 1 else seems to have noticed

ITS AT A Zanzibar style powerplant ppl possibly zanzibar!!!!

(the ring chief walks through at the begining)

  • 05.09.2006 1:30 PM PDT
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-Actually, there were no new vehicles shown in that video

  • 05.09.2006 1:31 PM PDT
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1.assault auto riffle

2. bungie is very good @ creating hypes by showing u realy cool mystirouse voices and stuff

3. this is 1 year before the game actualy gets releaced and it will probitly all look difrend then

  • 05.09.2006 1:31 PM PDT
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I've been around these parts for almost eight years now...wow! Maybe I should be concerned about that...

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ok i jst had to make an account to post this cos no 1 else seems to have noticed

ITS AT A Zanzibar style powerplant ppl possibly zanzibar!!!!

(the ring chief walks through at the begining)
That's possible, though it may only be coincidence. But good observation, I think I'll rewatch the trailer to see that again.

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There's something in the ship, fighting back...for a Covenant construct it's unusually formidable.[/quote]

I have been thinking about those words, I guess it is a Forerunner AI in service of the Covenant, or the other way around, maybe this AI started the Great Journey lie when the Prophets found the ship.

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i like the idea of a forerunner AI in the mix. Has anyone else thought of the possibility that we (humans) are decendents of the forerunners? that would explain why The Ark is on earth.

  • 05.09.2006 1:42 PM PDT

The ark IS Earth...

Cortana ISN'T rampant, her message is just getting scrambled by the attempt to communicate through the Halo network.

The covenant CONTROL only Africa, as they didn't expect to find Humans on Earth and much of their fleet was still at Delta Halo.

Those are my theories...

[Edited on 5/9/2006]

  • 05.09.2006 1:46 PM PDT
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Colonel Ackerson will reveal is Spartan Clones. The ones that were trainign in Chrion TL34.

  • 05.09.2006 1:47 PM PDT

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It could be taking place in the ruins of New Mombasa, because New Mombasa was the center for Covenant attack in Halo 2 and if you remember the city was destroyed (from the large Covenant ship that took off in the city) so that would explain why there are Zanzibarish remains on the ground.

[Edited on 5/9/2006]

  • 05.09.2006 1:48 PM PDT

I think Cortana will have to sacrifice herself in some way to save humanity. You heard it here first, Cortana Will Die in Halo 3.

  • 05.09.2006 1:51 PM PDT
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In Halo 2 the Prophet's ship goes straight to New Mombasa and then later blows it away intentionally with a slipstream jump. Is the Ark sitting in the crater that was left?
*edit* somebody beat me to it!

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  • 05.09.2006 1:51 PM PDT
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Yes it's New Mombosa. God I can;t believe none of you found it out. The bridge is really the only clue you get. And I don't think that swirling thing is the ark because if the ark is supposed to be a safe place for the forerunners to run to and still survive from the ring's then how come 343 GS said the galaxy was killed off? This should prove it's not the ark. Because just think. If Noah built his ark to escape a flood maybe this is connected with religion somehow? If it was supposed to protect him which would be the same with the forerunners then how come they still died. Obviously can't be on Earth.

  • 05.09.2006 1:52 PM PDT
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Yeah am i the only person that saw that messed up bridge in the background

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The foreunner structure is a near New Mombasa, notice the city in the distance?

The rings in the background are most likely from the space bridge (the huge tower in the middle of new mombasa).

It no where near Zanzibar, Zanzibar is an island.

Cortana I don't believe is Rampant, there isn't enough evidence to support it (and no Marathon comparaisons DO NOT count).

The structure isn't the Ark, and 343 never said anything about it protecting those inside. I believe it's some sort of teleportation device the rips open a slipspace hole that goes directly to the ark, which is in slipspace.

There is so much speculation going on, but I doubt anyone is going to get close to what H3 is going to be about.

  • 06.12.2006 12:59 AM PDT