- DonVinzone1
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Ok, so here you can discuss your H3 trailer theories. I shall begin with mine.
1st:
First:
You are all wrong by saying:
I am your shield, I am your sword.
The real line Cortana says is:
I am your shield......I am your source
Now, just look at this break-down I made about the trailer in my own H3 group.
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My interpretation of Cortanas words.
I have defied gods *gravemind voice* and Demons *gravemind stops*
This is quite simple: Cortana is speaking for Gravemind. The fact that Gravemind talks through Cortana, means he has brainwashed her and that she is now a puppet in his hands. the Gods he has defied (after all, it is Gravemind talking) are the Forerunners, who failed to kill the Flood.
The Demon is more tricky....its the MC. The MC is referred to by the Covenant as the Demon. And the Demon killed one of the Halo's that contained 1/7th of the Flood. And the MC and other humans tought it was the only Halo, meaning they thought they killed the Flood....However, Gravemind is still alive and kicking on Delta Halo.
I am your shield......I am your source
Again, Gravemind talking through Cortana:
I am yoou shield means he is the shield of the Flood, protecting them from getting destroyed. I am your source is the most important thing in this line. It means that Gravemind is the source of the Flood, the one that made them and keeps them alive.
I know you...your past....your future
Cortana finally seems more convertable in her voice. I know you, means that she somehow awakes from Graveminds hypnosis. I know you is double though:
1-Cortana knows the MC
2-Gravemind now knows the path to Earth, thanks to Cortana
You past:
Cortana is now free of Gravemind: She knows all about the Mc, cuz she is a holographic copy of Halsey, who was the most important person in the Spartan II project.
Your future:
She knows what the MC has to do, and what he WILL do. Thanks to her understanding about the Forerunner, and about Gravemind, shen knows what the future holds for the MC and Earth
This is how the world ends
This is Cortana 100% speaking for herself. She remembers Reach, the Flood, the Forerunner technology etc, and tells him that all that combined will hit Earth......Though it doesn't mean Earth will get destroyed. For she talks about the MC as the only one who can prevent all of this.
CONCLUSION:
Gravemind is the source of the Flood. Killing him, will make the Flood vulnerable. Cortana was in Graveminds claws, but is now kinda going back to her old "me"
It is "I am your shield, I am your source" and not your sword as many people claim.
The future of Earth is in the hands of the MC, but it doesnt mean that Earth and all sentient live will get destroyed, by activating the Halos.....no, for wasnt the Ark referrent to the Biblical Ark of Noah?! And wasnt that Ark ment to survive the Flood? It was the only thing in the world that could witstand the Flood.
And if Earth is the Ark, than it is the only thing in the Universe that can for an island and a resistance against the Flood.
After all: The flood in the Bible was meant to clean the world, and the Halos firing is meant to also clean the Universe.....so Earth will last thanks to it being the Ark.
I guess that clears up a lot, but it also raises a lot of questions
2nd:
But then I thought about it again, and watched the trailer again a couple of times....after that I read the FAQ on this website, and came to this conclusion:
The hole in the ground is not the Ark......!!!!!!!!!!
In the FAQ, Bungie gives to following answer to the question what "that large dome underneath the ground is"
"We wont say anything, but Halo fans might reconize it"
Now, come to think about it......I do reconize it!!!!!!!!
Guys this trailer isnt even ON Earth, its on Reach!!!!!!
Remember in First Strike, Halsey and the Spartans find a huge hole-like cavern underneath castle mountain. This cavern was a Forerunner construct, and was circular. The Covenant found it underneath the mountain and just blew it away with thei ships and Scarabs..leaving nothing but the entrance to the top of this cavern. Now, by the time the MC gets to Reach again, the Covenant are opening the cavern from the top. And the MC stands there watching it, before diciding he will take a Dropship down the hole.
What does that look like to you???? Indeed, that is exactly how the trailer goes, only stopping before the MC takes a ride in the Dropship!
And inside this structure there was the crystal that was so odd......
Here is what I think:
The trailer is a flashback to Reach.
This is in the memory of Cortana, she was afterall with the MC and the others on Reach and also saw this event. Now, she is going scitzo, getting brainwashed by Gravemind. This is something that she remembers, thats why we see flashes of her throughout the trailer.
Then the sentence:
"This is how the world will end"
This means she says that Earth will end the same way as Reach did......
Now I understand there are some problems.
1: Bungie says this is a transmission from Cortana
2: The text says that the Covenant found something on Earth.
But this might just trick you. If this is not true, than it is atleast one big easter egg in the shape of a "parody" on the Fall of Reach!
The second theory is more logical:
That structure is on Earth and it is the Ark. However, I do not fully support that.
My guess is that the structure is just like the one on Reach, leading towards the Ark, which is the ship Truth uses to get to Earth.
3rd Theory:
This is the Ark and it is on Earth nothing fancy about that.
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I still go for option 2 as the best theory, but 1 is something you should think about. Just read through it again and watch the trailer knowing what I just told you.......you will see it is just one big parody about Reach....and if you dont quite believe me, go get your copy of First Strike and read the part in which the MC picks up the other Spartans, Halsey and the remaining UNSC marines/ODSTs.
Option 3 just seems to shallow to be a real Halo theory, it doesnt fit the extremely deep Halo story. 1 does, and it fits into the wish of many fans to have:
-flashbacks
-Reach
But, I think I might go too deep and that option 2 will be the one.
Will however post this on other threads also, to see what other people think. Cuz I think I might have cracked a little something Bungie put into the trailer.
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So, 1st of all:
The interpretation of the words is wrong in most cases. It is not your sword, but your source.
Meaning that Gravemind is in fact the source of the Flood (cuz he speaks through Cortana, thereby revealing his personality in a subtle way). Killing him will make the Flood vulnerable.
The Ark is a refference from the Bible, as we all know. In the Bible used by Noah to survive the Flood made by God to clean the Earth from the heretics that defied Him.
In Halo terms:
The Ark is on Earth, it is able to activate and de-activate the Halos, but is also the only place in the Universe that keeps sentient life save from the Flood. The Flood represents the herecy against God (represented by the Forerunners).
That is why Truth went to Earth in the first place:
To survive the Forerunner wrath that Tartarus was about to unleash.
Also, if the trailer is NOT a flashback. Than it is either a parody about the scene in First Strike. If it isnt that either, than it is at least based upon that scene.
The trailer, events and books speak for themselfs. If you dont believe me, just read the book again, and you'll notice the huge similarities.
Right now, Im think the trailer is on Earth, with Cortana speaking for Gravemind, and that the whole trailer is based upon the events on Reach in First Strike.......
Addition:
The Forerunner construct we see, is not the Ark. It is likely to be the same sort of thing as the Forerunner construct underneath Castle mountain in First Strike.
The Ark is probably (another theory...lol) that spaceship Truth uses to get to Earth. It being on Earth and being in direct contact with the rest of the Ark, will make the Ark 100% complete.
So, what do you think? What are your theories?
ps. I DO have a live. 80% of all this above has been posted by me before on my own group, and most of it isnt even thought about for a long time. It crossed my mind and immediatly fitted into the trailer stuff.