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Anyone know how the Covenant got hold of that forerunner ship that was launched from High Charity. We all know they had it and that the Prophet of Truth flew back to Earth with it. Any ideas on how the Covenant got the thing in the first place? Did they once know the forerunners or did they find the ship somewhere. If they found it where did they find it, floating in space perhaps?

  • 07.06.2006 4:48 AM PDT

They've traveled all over the galaxy to find Forerunner technology, which is why they are so much more technologically advanced than the humans.

  • 07.06.2006 4:52 AM PDT
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Posted by: dmbfan09
They've traveled all over the galaxy to find Forerunner technology, which is why they are so much more technologically advanced than the humans.


I will argue this to the death. They're not more advanced, their technolgy has just taken a different path. If humans had the resources we could make an EMP weapon that intercepts their plasma by disturbing their casing.

Plus, in the book First Strike Cortana altered their magnetic assembly and made their plasma cannons 100 times more effective. They sliced clean through a Covenant battle cruiser.

  • 07.06.2006 5:07 AM PDT
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some say HC is forerunner

im not too sure, but seeing as how the ship just "happend" to fit in the right place i would say either:

HC is forerunner and the ship came with the package

or

the covie built HC to be compatible with the ship

  • 07.06.2006 5:14 AM PDT
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Also, they are imitative, they won't advance past what they precieve the Forerunners to have had. Humans, will (have) taken some of the technology and improved on it.

  • 07.06.2006 5:15 AM PDT

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Posted by: dmbfan09
They've traveled all over the galaxy to find Forerunner technology, which is why they are so much more technologically advanced than the humans.


I will argue this to the death.
Then I shall kill you!

They're not more advanced, their technolgy has just taken a different path. If humans had the resources we could make an EMP weapon that intercepts their plasma by disturbing their casing.

Plus, in the book First Strike Cortana altered their magnetic assembly and made their plasma cannons 100 times more effective. They sliced clean through a Covenant battle cruiser.
Their technology has taken a different path because of Forerunner technology. Their super-accurate slipspace? Forerunner. Their shields? Forerunner. Plasma weapons? Forerunners. If it wasn't for them finding all of the Forerunner technology, they'd be a bunch of wusses that would run away from a kid that has board with a nail in it.

Edit: And oh yeah, all that crap is more advanced than what the humans had when they first encountered the Covenant. Humans only advanced after seeing Forerunner technology also...

[Edited on 7/6/2006]

  • 07.06.2006 5:19 AM PDT
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for once i agree with dmbfan :-)

  • 07.06.2006 5:20 AM PDT