- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
i could be mistaken or just missing something but i was playing through halo yesterday
and i found some interesting pieces of dialogue that in a way undermine the covenant side of the story...here
at the climax of the level "truth and reconciliation" you (the player) rescue captain keyes
in the cutscene that follows.....here is what is said
Keyes: While the Covenant had us locked up in here, I overheard the gaurds talking about this ring world. They call it, Halo.
Cortana: One moment sir...accessing the Covenent battle net. According to the data in their networks, the ring has some kind of deep religous significance. If I'm analyzing this correctly, they believe that Halo, is some kind of weapon. One with vast, unimaginable power.
Keyes: Ah that's true. The Covenant kept saying that, whoever controls Halo, controls the fate of the universe.
now i watched this a number of times, following other cutscenes (which you can find at the HBO cutscene library ) and realized....in halo 2 you discover that the covenant actualy think that halo is some cleanser...or salvation artifact...that will grant them everlasting life or something along those lines
if this is true then the arbiter (who was there when the master chief destroyed installation 04)
must have known that halo was a weapon and not some savior...or in some terms a "cross"
to grant life everlasting
and truth must have known this as well...for he and of all beings in the covenant must have access to their own battle nets
if they knew it was a weapon...if truth knew it was a weapon...why use it if it would destroy them...why lie to there own kind only to kill themselves
it doesnt make sense
another reference...from the end of the level "Assault on the Control Room" after the chief enters cortana in the control console...
Master Chief: So, what sort of weapon is it?
Cortana: What are you talking about?
Master Chief: Lets stay focused. Halo, how do we use it against the Covenant?
Cortana: This ring isn't a cudgel you barbarian, it's something else. Something much more inportant. The covenant were right, this ring, it's forunner. Give me a second to access. Yes the forunner built this place, what they call a fortress world, in order to...wait...no that can't be...oh these covenant fools! They must have known, there must have been signs!
Master Chief: Slow down, your losing me.
Cortana: The covenant found something buried in this ring, something horrible, and now their afraid.
now we already know that keyes was convinced that he could use it against the covenant
but what about halo 2? in halo 2 the prophets send the arbiter to retrieve the index to activate halo...but surely when they questioned the moniter, 343 guilty spark, he told them of halo's purpose or atleast that it was a weapon used to destroy the flood
whether or not they knew how it would do this is not of relevance
what is though is that if the prophets knew it was a weapon...no matter how powerfull...why lie to their allies...to the covenant of which they led
even if they were to save themselves by going to the ark...why sacrifice an entire army when you could emerge from a free galaxy for them to conquer?
this is perplexing for me but if anyone has any theories realating or answering or just comments on my find...please do post them