- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Pardon if this has already been noted but the rings in the background of the trailer at the beginning are most likely the remains of the space elevator in New Mombasa. This can also be seen by the fact that there is a city in the distance. The explosion in Halo 2 from the jump in the city would destroy the elevators link to the surface and so it would crash on the Earth and impact for miles along the ground. Another hint to this is the cable which link the rings, these would be held taunt and be very strong while held by the Earth's orbit but would become loose if the ground connection was lost. This also may help explain why the ship in Halo 2 came there and also the very large hole in the ground (jump explosion that big?)