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Subject: Trailer: Why some Covenant Ships moved away from the Ark?
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We've already seen that Human's have to activate big, important Forerunner artifacts. This would qualify. So it probably isn't Covenant, but if it is it would be because they touched something they probably shouldn't have and the defense mechanism is activating. If it's a human activating it my guess is Ackerson.

  • 05.22.2006 5:50 PM PDT

Trailer is cut from 2 scenes.

  • 05.22.2006 6:06 PM PDT
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Posted by: SlantingYeti
Maybe they didn't wanna get owned by those big pilars coming out of the ground.



Agreed. And possibly they were dispatching?

  • 05.22.2006 6:14 PM PDT

Only one was in the way. The right ship was never in danger until it was gonna fire.

It flies in between those pillars things on its way out of the area.

  • 05.22.2006 6:24 PM PDT

"You have been measured, you have been weighed: And you have been found lacking."

I'm pretty sure the ships move to hold station. (which is not moving)

Inlike Human Technology, The Covenant have some form of Massive Ship AGD (Anti Gravity Device) Which can keep a ship Holding Station within a planets gravity.

The ships move because if they don't... well firstly their ship would turn belly up, probally rendering the ship destroyed. Secondly, if you notice the shockwave the artifact gives off... you see one of the ships nearly topple over. I'm quite sure that they don't want to be in the way of the wings of the artifact either... else they would get hit... and God forbit a Elite touch an artifact before a prophet

  • 05.22.2006 6:45 PM PDT

Where did the Banshees and Dropship go. In 3d animation they would have to be accounted for in a contiuous scene but they are gone after the cut and it lands exactly wher we would see the Dropship continue its path away from the center.

  • 05.22.2006 6:52 PM PDT
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There has to be humans inside the structure activating it since humans are the only race that can activate forunner technology and the banshees and capitol ship could be the arbiters forces preparing to attack the covenants forces which are being pushed away by the structure.

  • 05.22.2006 6:52 PM PDT

Yeah only one human so who knows how many are there.

  • 05.22.2006 7:58 PM PDT

Maybe the MC is a Hollow Man so he won't die from the blast.

Isn' that the poems name or something.

I don't want to hear it but I will for that one.

  • 05.22.2006 8:07 PM PDT

Also he appears to be arriving opposite the city as it is clear skies behind him and you can see buildings off in the distance. I know the main city is gone but still.

Also see above. Crazy but what isn't at this point.

  • 05.23.2006 5:42 AM PDT
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Nice theory, if u didnt get my message i have my own ideas but they are to long to be bothered writing. but nice idea!

  • 05.23.2006 6:15 AM PDT
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some of the theories are good... but i wouldn't think difficult on this one..
the ships are just a bit too close to the hatch... so they're making room, i think

  • 05.23.2006 6:40 AM PDT
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For phastroh117. It dosen't want to be blast by the artifact

  • 05.23.2006 6:46 AM PDT

I know Bungie told us what was being said by Cortana/Gravemind but just as I read elsewhere I to hear another work behind the work sword.

It is still heard after the work sword is said. I almost thought it was wizard but that is crazy.

I was actually thinking that Gravemind first sentence also has a mumble behind it.

I wish I could seperate the 2 because I think we would all be suprised. Keep playing it and you cannot deny there is other words behind it as well. Right after swors what is Cortana voice finishing?

  • 05.23.2006 7:15 AM PDT
Subject: Trailer
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two theories.

1. cortana has indeed been taken over/corrupted by gravemind (who has listened through rock and bone and TIME)so she is trying to talk MC into helping her stop the extermination of the floods food.what if MC agrees with the forunners and wants the halos to fire. this could be a glims of things to come if he lets it happen. or it is real (the halo story has coverd all the usual sci-fi elements teleporters,warp/subspace, massive weopons.) could mc be sent back in time a few hours to stop the ark/halo? the assualt rifle looked mod? explosive rounds for combating the flood? in h2 mc never expected to see the flood just the cov.he could have brought the wrong guns. or he could have to borrow some obsolite/prototype weopons/armor from some earth outpost in africa. also listen to the grammer of cortana .this is how the world ends.implieing it aint ended yet. and its only 1 third through ofcourse. one last lat thought to supporp my time travel theory. in h:ce 342 sez "you asked me the last time if it were up to me, would i do it?having considerable time to think" yada yada ect. the first time the rings fired. was mc there and did he fire them?

2.remeber how halo 1 and 2 left us all speculating about whats next and few were right. funny how 2mins 17 seconds of video has done the same and we have a year till h3 ships its all a marketing ploy.the trailer gives hints that will keep everyone looking for deeper meaning for the year. and everyones gonna want to know who was right and so h3 will sell,sell,sell!

The ps3 is a disease, halo 3 is the cure!!!!!

  • 05.23.2006 7:19 AM PDT

Pretty good! The only reason I would not agree is because of the ships turning and fleeing. I am referring to the 8 Banshees and 1 Dropship not the cruisers.

The things you say would make sense coupled with my 2 different scenarios spliced. One of what will happen and one of what might happen if the right choice is made.

  • 05.23.2006 7:26 AM PDT

I was about to post that there are ships parked on the ground to the left side of the crater.

There appears to be lava or some other color but rock color appearing near the perimeter straight out across the other side if that is what it is.

The left side has a few things that are not exactly the same color as the other stuff but whatever it is, it appears to be 3 seperate things. Who knows, maybe it is the missing Banshees and Dropship. Nah they would still be in mid air at that point even though they are missing after the cut.

  • 05.23.2006 7:49 AM PDT
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Spark is insane and confused he did think that the chief was a reclaimer - same armor i suppose.

For the chief to have fired the rings the first time he would have to be over 2000+ years old

I wonder why humans are the only ones to activate forerunner stuff???

I know the forerunners have 6 fingers on each hand...random yes but somehow important...


[Edited on 5/24/2006]

  • 05.24.2006 3:09 PM PDT

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