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Subject: The Ark-may not be the thing we are looking at in the tralier
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We've been here since you left.
We left before you came.

Or I might be getting it mixed up. Anyways, the thing in the middle of New Mombasa is the almighty Ark.

  • 07.05.2006 1:34 AM PDT
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I think although it may activate the Halos or tell the Halos to do something it still is on Earth and that leads me to think that the Covenant probably knew that it was on Earth but "infected" by humanity's prescence so they had to eradicate all of humanity for greatly stalling their "great journey" (the human-covenant war) and decided to make sure each of the other human planets to be eradicated before Earth so that no human may stall the great journey any longer. How do I know that the covenant knew the Ark was on Earth. They learned it from the Halos duh! The forerunners would have had to have some form of internet or stored databases that the covies might have hacked into and got info from. Also the reason they fly away when it opens is probably because they didn't expect it to open on it's own and probably had to be activated on the surface (the forerunner internet as mentioned above). As for anything I might have left out just mention it in your comments.

  • 07.05.2006 1:42 AM PDT
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We've been here since you left.
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If you pay attention to the trailer you can tell the Covenant were surprised it was opening. So maybe they didn't even know what it was.

[Edited on 7/5/2006]

  • 07.05.2006 1:44 AM PDT
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Double post.

[Edited on 7/5/2006]

  • 07.05.2006 4:20 AM PDT
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Posted by: Flaming_Rainbow
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You guys are getting it all wrong. The Ark sends signals to the Halos.


Evidence? Or is that just your theory.

You should never just assume.


Proof.


343 GUILTY SPARK:

Fail-safe protocol: in the event of unexpected shut-down, the entire system will move to standby status. All platforms are now ready for remote activation.

COMMANDER KEYES:

Remote activation? From here?

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COMMANDER KEYES:

Then where? Where would someone go to activate the other rings?

343 GUILTY SPARK:

Why... the Ark, of course.


Whether the Ark does more than that is possible and would be a theory.

  • 07.05.2006 4:22 AM PDT
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Posted by: ibshimo2
Posted by: Flaming_Rainbow
Posted by: xXSm00thi3Xx
You guys are getting it all wrong. The Ark sends signals to the Halos.


Evidence? Or is that just your theory.

You should never just assume.


Proof.


343 GUILTY SPARK:

Fail-safe protocol: in the event of unexpected shut-down, the entire system will move to standby status. All platforms are now ready for remote activation.

COMMANDER KEYES:

Remote activation? From here?

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COMMANDER KEYES:

Then where? Where would someone go to activate the other rings?

343 GUILTY SPARK:

Why... the Ark, of course.


Whether the Ark does more than that is possible and would be a theory.


yes but then the Arbitor goes "and where oracle is that" then the scene goes straight to Earth, you know they may want us to think that its on Earth because the scene changed to Earth

  • 07.05.2006 4:29 AM PDT
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Well, we don't know what the Ark does, so "it protects us" is already a speculation. I always thought it would have something to do with the moon, since the begining cutscene in Halo 2 where the prophet of truth is speaking, and the Halo on his head fades to the scene of the Athens, Malta and Cairo it overlays with the moon.

In any case, nice speculation, but I have seen others with more evidence to support it. This is kind of....rampant.

  • 07.05.2006 4:31 AM PDT
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Posted by: SPARTEN HYBRID
yes but why activate it 1/3 throught the game wouldnt the game end?


this topic has been posted before, the ark will be activated 3/4 of the way through the game

  • 07.05.2006 5:14 AM PDT
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the ark could be really obvious, or it can be so hidden it would take the entire game to find, say in the middle of some desolate planet

  • 07.05.2006 5:16 AM PDT
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Why is everyone assuming the ark only does one thing. Something of that size wasn't just made as a communication beacon. It may very well be a shield generator.

  • 07.05.2006 5:19 AM PDT
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maybe a selfdestruct in the event too many halos are destroyed instead of disarmed by the ark, or maybe an energy source to keep forerunner technology going, or maybe an unknow energy source for the covenant. maybe they found the energy but dont know what it is?

  • 07.05.2006 5:24 AM PDT
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what about that ark concept sketch?

i know bungie prolly didnt want something like that floating around, but its there

it says "Ark Concept Sketch" and clearly looks like the ' artifact ' in the trailor

  • 07.05.2006 5:26 AM PDT
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that might mean the ark is on earth, making halo 3 an automatic intense firefight

  • 07.05.2006 5:28 AM PDT
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so u guys r saying that u need this place on earth to find the ark so its like finding a remote to help find the real one

  • 07.05.2006 5:32 AM PDT
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The "beam it was shooting was to activate the Halos, the Ark is a remote control that activates the halos... The covies are there to activate the halos and begin their "Great Journey"... which explains why they came to earth... to the Ark... to "turn it on"


ok end of game, no reason to buy halo 3 anymore or... is there....

  • 07.05.2006 5:52 AM PDT
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it seems that the "artifact" shot a beam up into space

or did it?

tho it looked like something shot up, could it just be lights shining

or am i just crazy?

  • 07.05.2006 5:54 AM PDT
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maybe its just the ark opening up and now actually being activated

  • 07.05.2006 5:56 AM PDT
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the light it shot off looks suspiciously like the light used to disarm INST. 05 in this picture.......

  • 07.05.2006 6:00 AM PDT
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Posted by: Butler_Jeeves
maybe something will go wrong while the ark is activating?

it would certainly give MC something to do

how bout chief gets a direct order to stop theark as quickly as possible, like the maw you have 5 minutes to deactivate it..except you got half a covvie excavating party to fight thru..okay maybe 10 minutes

  • 07.05.2006 6:03 AM PDT
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some people like to make things look dramatic and stick in things that didnt happen. so what we saw most likely is just a dramatic effect. THAT was the way the world ends, so i guess you got to prevent that scene from happening

  • 07.05.2006 6:16 AM PDT
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Posted by: Toko
some people like to make things look dramatic and stick in things that didnt happen. so what we saw most likely is just a dramatic effect. THAT was the way the world ends, so i guess you got to prevent that scene from happening


I agree the trailer doesn't necessarily have to be what actually happened in the game, it could very easily just be a premonition or a dream. Cortana says "This is the way the world ends." She is obviously speaking to someone, and assuming that the halo's were fired in the trailer, she would have no one to talk to. Also I remember reading a great article explaining how the structure under the Earth resembles a halo, first by comparing a picture of halo from Halo 1 to the "artifact" in the trailer/ Then they go under the assumption that halo would be placed along the equator of earth, and then look on a map and see that the African town of Voi is directly on the equator (Road to Voi is also the title of a song on the Halo 2 Soundtrack.) and that Voi is near the city of Mombasa. So as appearance goes so far, which is all we have to go on, what is in the Earth is another halo. I am not saying it definately will be, but it is the most likely scenario thus far.

  • 07.05.2006 6:36 AM PDT
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if it was a halo lining the equator we would definitly see it in the ocean

that is why i dont believe its a halo under the earth

  • 07.05.2006 6:39 AM PDT
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Posted by: ICEMAN ASSASS1N
if it was a halo lining the equator we would definitly see it in the ocean

that is why i dont believe its a halo under the earth


What is the forerunners just collected all the active camoflauges on the multiplayer maps and amassed them in that halo to camoflauge the whole ring!. Lol I don't know how to counter that argument about seeing the ring in the ocean, but it is definately more than coincidence, between the size of the ring and the diameter of the earth, and the artifact being near the equator, and the artifact looking exactly like a part of halo's exterior.

  • 07.05.2006 6:58 AM PDT
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Posted by: PStanger
Posted by: ICEMAN ASSASS1N
if it was a halo lining the equator we would definitly see it in the ocean

that is why i dont believe its a halo under the earth


What is the forerunners just collected all the active camoflauges on the multiplayer maps and amassed them in that halo to camoflauge the whole ring!. Lol I don't know how to counter that argument about seeing the ring in the ocean, but it is definately more than coincidence, between the size of the ring and the diameter of the earth, and the artifact being near the equator, and the artifact looking exactly like a part of halo's exterior.


i see where youre coming from. and a halo in the earth would be quite a twist. but it really would be just sticking right in the ocean, completely visible it were lining the equator. thats why i dont believe it. that and the fact that i think it would be too much effort and time building a ring in a planet for no reason LoL

  • 07.05.2006 7:01 AM PDT
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Posted by: ICEMAN ASSASS1N
Posted by: PStanger
Posted by: ICEMAN ASSASS1N
if it was a halo lining the equator we would definitly see it in the ocean

that is why i dont believe its a halo under the earth


What is the forerunners just collected all the active camoflauges on the multiplayer maps and amassed them in that halo to camoflauge the whole ring!. Lol I don't know how to counter that argument about seeing the ring in the ocean, but it is definately more than coincidence, between the size of the ring and the diameter of the earth, and the artifact being near the equator, and the artifact looking exactly like a part of halo's exterior.


i see where youre coming from. and a halo in the earth would be quite a twist. but it really would be just sticking right in the ocean, completely visible it were lining the equator. thats why i dont believe it. that and the fact that i think it would be too much effort and time building a ring in a planet for no reason LoL

cos theres a halo on earth..i know lets stick one on mars aswell!!

  • 07.05.2006 7:02 AM PDT

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