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Posted by: ROBERTO jh
Posted by: ajw34307
Posted by: anton1792
Was Mendicant Bias' Ring present at the Capitol when he blasted it, or did that Ring escape beforehand?
If it was there during the Halo effect, and the people on the Ring survived (Obviously), then perhaps the surface of Halo's are protected somehow.
I can't remember if it stayed or not, though.
Considering that there are also non-pure Flood forms on at least 2 Rings in stasis, coupled with the fact that one of the purposes of the Rings is to study various species I'd say the Halos themselves are protected somehow.
Conversely, at the end of Halo 2 as Installation 05 is charging, Spark says:
"And, may I say, Reclaimers - it has been a pleasure to serve you both. Goodbye."
So the Control Room at least isn't protected then?
Could easily be referring to the fact that their task is finished and his services are no longer required.
Besides, as you said, Halo is an ecosystem designed to study life as it grows naturally. It'd be pointless if the Halo's wiped out their own ecosystem and with it the only other reason they exist.
But then why would he tell Miranda how to stop the Halo from firing? It's pretty evident from the delivery of that line that Dadabo was conveying a sense of finality about it, I highly doubt that Spark would just leave them if all went to plan.
If the firing of the Array didn't affect the Rings themselves, why then didn't Forerunners flee onto the surface of the Halos during the battle of the Capitol? They wouldn't really need Shield Worlds if they could just sit it out in Halo's local Winchester...