- Arthur_Wellesley
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- Exalted Heroic Member
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
- Abraham Lincoln
Much of what follows is based on a somewhat overlooked quote from Halo 2 when traversing the Aztec-ish ruins: "You know, I think the Forerunners built these new structures around the old, to protect them, to honor them."
This got me thinking; why would the Forerunner worship their own structures? It is possible over time they became impressed with the structures and honored them in such a way, like we do with civilizations such as Ancient Rome. However, this explanation seems far too innocuous for Bungie.
The only other explanation is that when the Forerunner arrived at Halo... it was ALREADY THERE. It is far older than anything previously imagined. Many times has it been visited by many different species, and always it happens in much the same way. Two factions clash over Halo, for who would not want to control such majesty? Likely, there is always an inferior faction, and it is they who choose a Hero to combat their enemy and fight for control of the mystical object. Throughout the course of this action the Flood is released and the monitor zeros in on the Hero to fire Halo. They probably have little idea what they are doing until they fire.
This is based on a number of things. First of all, we know it has happened at least once before, since 343 tells us so. 343 seems to recognize something of the Chief to be the destined reclaimer, since he is the hero of the inferior faction.
Secondly, much of the story seems fated. Cortana's uncanny discovery of Halo brought about by extraordinary circumstances feels like it was meant to happen; the one ship with the knowledge of Halo's coordinates and the one ship with an AI smart and curious enough to interpret them as such is one of the only ships that survive. Also, much of the events of Halo seems orchestrated; the release of the Flood; the Hero's (MC) go-to-guy (Keyes) is made into a vessel for the Flood and MC must kill him personally.
Also, the Chief "instinctively" knows what buttons to press on the Forerunner pads. Many have pointed to this as being evidence that humans are Forerunner. I think it is because destiny is guiding his hand.
Additionally, the new trailer indicates that this has happened before in almost the exact same way. "I know you, your past, your FUTURE", and "This is the way the world ends" suggests Cortana is now privy to the previous firings and knows how they happened.
Lastly, add to the mix the fact that the Chief is often described as "unusually lucky" as well as all the religious connections, you get Destiny. This has happened many times before, and events are being played through characters to ensure that events repeat themselves exactly as before.
This also explains the Covenant's vendetta against the humans. I think the prophets somehow found about about the previous firings and discovered the inferior faction always found the hero that activated Halo. They must have interpreted this as being the other faction always become gods. Recall the Covenant only started their Holy War against humanity AFTER the Spartan project came to fruition in 2525. Why? Something about them must have indicated to the Covenant that they were these heros, the same something that probably indicated the same idea to the monitor.
It also opens up an intriguing theory about the Flood. I think they are simply a means to an end. They are lead by Gravemind, who for his part orchestrates the events to ensure Halo fires. Now that the Chief refuses to fire the Halos since he knows what they do and how they work, Gravemind is trying to force his hand by releasing the Flood into the Galaxy. Gravemind and the Flood are simply another cog in this complex cycle.
Obviously, though, there is an anomoly this time. A Halo has been destroyed and the Chief is working against the Monitor. So what is different this time?
I think the answer rests with Cortana. I think she is different somehow and has disrupted the flow. I can't explain it, but it has something to do with her, I'm sure. "I have defied Gods and demons." Indeed.
There are some problems with this theory, namely that the monitor himself said Halo was only fired once. It is possible the monitor has a limited memory or that he was introduced by one of the species who visited Halo over the millenia and was corrupted by Halo mainframe - ie went rampant. I'm not sure.
The question now, I guess, is who built Halo? And why? I don't know, and can't explain it. But I think the Forerunner/Forerunners we think of are but a part of Halo's history.
- Arthur