- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
This is what my brother and I believe to be the basic outcome of some of the plotlines in the Halo universe.
1) Truth knows that the Halo rings are not a path to salvation but weapons of mass destruction. He has decided to use this knowledge to make himself ruler of the galaxy. First, he wanted Regret dead. Master Chief gave him his wish. To back this up, I refer now to Cortana's quote in the level "Regret"; she says: "Killing Regret might shake up the Covenant hierarchy, but it sounds like you might be doing Truth a favor." Next, Truth got rid of the Elites. He could see that there was dissention among the Elites. He fostered this by ordering the cruisers back allowing Master Chief to escape. The final nail in the coffin was when the Prophets recommissioned the Honor Guard and "demoted" the Elites. The Elites subsequently resigned from the High Council. Then (after Gravemind) Truth allows Mercy to die by one of the little Flood parasites. Now, with the other two hierarchs eliminated, Truth is the unquestioned leader of the Covenant and the Brutes, unlike the Elites, are not smart enough to question his authority. Truth can now travel to The Ark (Earth) which will allow him and his soldiers to live while he activates the Halo rings and obliterates all other sentinent life in the galaxy, making him Lord over the galaxy.
2) We also believe that it is possible that humans are the descendants of the Forerunners who were preserved on The Ark. It is important to note that the inner surface of the Halo rings are surprisingly Earth-like and the structures resemble human structures including size. It makes perfect sense that humans would have neither memory nor record of this fact being that most of the forerunners died over a 100,000 years ago. As for the severe difference between Forerunner technology and human technology of the 24th century, it's probable that a planet-wide catastrophe could have set humans/forerunners back that far. Clearly, however, humans have some special relationship to the Forerunners as the "Oracle" designated Penitent Tangent immediately recognized Master Chief as a "reclaimer" when they were both in the clutches of Gravemind.
~ Evan & Alan Zabeaux
P.S. If anyone can prove this wrong or has any further theories please post.