By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Posted by: Tookurdignity
Posted by: ajw34307
Posted by: Darmendas
If you have a team of 4 and you gotta blow up a building, but the switch is on top, it would be logical that only 1 goes up, sacrifices himself for the team?
This is the worst analogy I've ever heard...
1) Assuming there are a number of hostiles in the building, 1 person would not survive going alone.
2) Sacrifice is a last resort, not a mutual agreement before the mission on who is going to take one for the team.
3) Why not just capture the button, get on an exfiltration craft and then blow it up?
Posted by: devilmaster13
"After exhausting every other strategic option, my creators activated the rings. They, and all additional sentient life within three radii of the galactic center died, as planned."
as 343 quilty spark said
This quote proves nothing. There were Shield Worlds left untouched by the Flood (e.g. Onyx and the Legendary Planet) and the Greater Ark that we're told about in Primordium, we know that [at least some of] the Forerunners survived along with the Librarian.
Nothing more needs to be said unless you wish to prove and post your theories or possibilities on the Forerunner survival, but really BUNGiE left their story open like that so WE would postulate because, as fans, we are ravenous for a story and BUNGiE is the storyteller who wishes never to nor can say the same story twice. What I am trying to say is thus: It is all up to you, your imagination, and a little bit of creativity to decide.
Primordium. Read it. Plus, the Forerunners have been confirmed to be alive since like 2009 when 343i released the Encyclopedia. There's no "interpretation" about it, the Forerunner Trilogy has made it abundantly clear that the Forerunners are very much alive and will have a role to play in the Reclaimer Trilogy.