- TDR Mudcat09
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- Noble Heroic Member
While it is preposterous to think that she could still be alive, though not necessarily impossible, it is highly unlikely because of her being stranded on a planet during the first firing of the Halo Array. I do believe some part of her still lives, perhaps in The Forerunner AI type.
In Cryptum, chapter 2 page 46 this conversation discussing the Librarian was held:
"We never see her," Chakas said. "We don't know where she is, But she sent you, I'm sure of that."
My ancilla. They were more right than they could possibly know. "She must be a great power indeed, to arrange this," i said. But my voice lacked conviction.
"Luck is her way," Chakas said.
I imagine you can all see where I'm going with this now. LUCK is her way. And who is the "Lucky" Spartan? do i even need to pull up the quote? I will anyway.
They let me pick. Did I ever tell you that? Choose which ever Spartan I wanted. You know me. I did my research, watched as you became the soldier we needed you to be. But you had something they didn't, something no one saw but me. Can you guess? Luck.
Now how is this possible? It doesn't seem likely that she would have been able to create an AI that while stranded on a world held in Flood occupied space? Well we know she was a Lifeworker, one of only 3 to ever be given the title of Lifeshaper. She was considered a genius of her time. COuld it be possible that she was able to create some form of construct to house her personality or a portion of it? Unlikely, but there is something more likely. Memories. Memories are an imnportant thing discussed quite often in Cryptum. The 2 humans, Chakas and Riser, are given memories from the ancestors when humanity was a great civilization. Before they die a Forerunners memories are taken and stored. The Domain is a network that connects the minds of and memories of all Forerunners.
The Forerunners believe it is important to keep the memories of their people. Wouldn't the Librarian feel the same? Could she find some way to house her memories and plans? Yes, this was apparently fairly common for memories to be stored. She could store her memories and plans for the future, essentialy she could store her personality in a way. But there is another way,in Cryptum we are given light to a wonderful thing, Mutation. We find that Forerunners could change looks, personality and be given memories from this. This was how Bornstellar essentially became the Didact or as close as you can get to being him. Could the Librarian had prepared for this eventuality that she might be killed or trapped behind lines? It seems likely knowing her character. It also seems likely that she would make sure her plans would not be stopped by her own death.
Now I do believe Forerunners are still alive. Others have submitted evidence of this and I will present more. In the Last Terminal on Halo 3 we are able to see a transmission from the Didact. He states:
D: Mendicant Bias is trying to
prevent us from firing the Array.
He speeds back to the Ark, but he
won't succeed. Offensive Bias will
stop him, and I will burn this
stinking menace in your name.
And then?
I will begin our Great Journey
without you, carrying this bitter
record. Those who came after will
know what we bought with this [false
transcendence] - what you bought,
and the price you paid.
Now there are 2 things I would like to point out. The first is one sentence that says: "Offensive Bias will stop him, and I will burn this stinking menace in your name."
The stinking menace is the Flood. Him is Mendicant Bias. The next paragraph has an interesting sentence at the beginning:"I will begin our Great Journey without you, carrying this bitter record."
This implies that he and others would be alive after the firing of the Halo array. Death wold offer him a peace to the pain he feels at having essentially killed his wife. But wouldn't a man so deeply in love with a woman attempt to go see the last place she was known to be alive at? Most likely even if finding her was just a small hope. Perhaps if he did he would find her memories stored on a device, or even a another Forerunner who has Mutated to be like the Librarian. She may be hidden somewhere within the Forerunner population that still lives.
Who knows? What do you think? Is it possible? Likely?