- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
I agree, 'Truth knows the truth'.
While I may not know exactly why he called back the phantoms and ordered the destruction of the site, he seems to have no objection in eliminating the competition.
Your theory that the Prophets are acting out of fear of being punted from leadership is good, but it would only explain Thuth's actions... The other Prophets are simply acting on Faith. It appears that only Truth knows what is really going on, and whatever his agenda, it would appear as if what he is doing would be worthy of an exacution where the others to find out.
He wants to get the Elites out of the way, because they rival the Prophets and the other races 'look up to them'. He wants to get rid of the council, because they have the ability to 'judge' him. He wants to kill his two 'brothers' so that he and he alone is calling the shots... it appears... that whatever he is hiding, is as a betrail to the entire Covenant.
As far as the human thing goes... your theory and mine are both based on the 'theory' that humans are decended from the Forerunner... but they are not the same... or close... Both our theories are on how the Covenant percieve us, and how they would think of our relation to the Forerunners...
my Theory states that;
Humans are the decendets of traiters to the Forerunner
We are percieved as evil
the Covenant want to see us killed, as we are their devil (anti-forerunner)
Your Theory states that;
Humans are decendents of the Forerunner
Once the rest of the Covenant finds out, they will 'worship' us
The Prophet of Truth wants to see us all destroyed. Our meer existance proves their religion false.
Close... but not exactly the same... Personally, I could easily see the Covenant discovering our ancestiry and worshiping us at the end of Halo 3... it would be an amusing ending, and would leave Bungie with alot of material for later games and movies.