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Subject: An acient objects whos mystery's have yet to be revealed?
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They keep advertising that no one knows what that thing is that the covenant is activating, but if you paid attention to the end of Halo 2 in which gilty spark says that since the halos activation was halted that it goes into stand by mode and can now be activated by the ark.


The Ark is what the covenant are activating.

  • 07.23.2006 9:44 PM PDT
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Posted by: Kill_um_Slowly
They keep advertising that no one knows what that thing is that the covenant is activating, but if you paid attention to the end of Halo 2 in which gilty spark says that since the halos activation was halted that it goes into stand by mode and can now be activated by the ark.


The Ark is what the covenant are activating.


This is speculation. No one knows for sure what it is. Don't make threads on something you know has been proven or isn't proof.

  • 07.23.2006 9:48 PM PDT
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I think its pretty obvious, arbiter asks then, where is that, and then it flashes to the chief in that covenant ship arriving to earth, im not specualating, im positve.

  • 07.23.2006 9:51 PM PDT
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Duh! Most hardcore, well, even those who aren't hardcore fans but have completed the Halo games know that the Covenant are headed to Earth to activate the Ark. Sadly, I have to agree with Proteus736. No one knows exactly what that big ass thing rising out of the ground in the trailer is, with the exception of Bungie and maybe Microsoft. It is only speculation that it is the Ark.

  • 07.23.2006 9:53 PM PDT
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then what else would it be?

  • 07.23.2006 9:54 PM PDT
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As I've heard in other theories, it could be something, not Human, Covenant, or Forerunner, but a completely new alien race unheard of in the Halo Trilogy so far. Or maybe it's just another Forerunner technology. I'm not saying that it's not the Ark. I too think that it is. But there is still nothing proving that that truly and positively is the Ark.

  • 07.23.2006 9:56 PM PDT
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Of cource its the ark with all possible evidence pointing to it being the ark nowing how bungie is always leaving clues for us to no the exat moment we see something we no what it is!! But instead of the ark being the actull safe haven i got a better idea its a portal a black hole a vortec a slip space jump in order for redemption 1 must go threw the vortex and come out some other place far far away in a galaxy way out of halo blast radius. thinck aobut it how else would the ark save you from a blast like what halos going to do it would be utterly destroyed!!! when it opens in the cutscene it opens like any portal would open a blast a blinding of light then a calm vortex of swarling light (gotta be fast to see it)

  • 07.23.2006 9:57 PM PDT
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I saw what your talking about, but i dont think they would do that blind space jump thing again, they have said that the game will take place on earth, and with a blind space jump is how Halo was discovered.

  • 07.23.2006 9:59 PM PDT
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I understand. Stop posting information that has already been said countless times. Read. My. Type. I think that it is the Ark. Most people do. But there is still no true, factual evidence stating that it is the Ark. By true and factual, I mean actually submitted by Bungie personel.

[Directed at Titan2087]

My personal opinion of what the Ark is though? I think it is nothing more than a device to activate the Halo's. It might be a device to protect you from it's blast. It might be an interdimensional black hole. That's just what I think.

[Edited on 7/23/2006]

  • 07.23.2006 10:00 PM PDT
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then what else would it be?


That's just it. It could be, then again it may not be. Your topic title says it all. Bungie probably expects you to think it is the "Ark", since it's perhaps the only unsolved mystery of Halo 2.

It could be a portal, a compass, alot of other things beside this "Ark" of which you only know can remotely activate the Halos.

  • 07.23.2006 10:00 PM PDT
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i think it would be stupid to introduce a new race into the last game of the trilogy. I thought the reason that the code name for halo 3 was forunner because this game is going to give us more understanding of the forunners.

  • 07.23.2006 10:05 PM PDT
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DSHiSTaH, I didn't get the Halo 2 Special Collector's Edition. Do you know where I could probably see a video of some of the info on the DVD?

Kill_um_Slowly, I never thought that Bungie would incorporate a new alien race on the last game of a trilogy, it's just rumors, but you never know.

[Edited on 7/23/2006]

  • 07.23.2006 10:05 PM PDT

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An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.

In the Conversations From the Universe booklet, The Prophet of Supposition mentions that the Halo finding was the greatest bequest to their faith in 1000 years. What was the other? My guess would the ship on High Charity, but it's just a guess..

  • 07.23.2006 10:12 PM PDT
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I would suspect that the Earth is the Ark. If you use the bible as a reference, an Ark was used to hold something of great importance(to ensure the animals survived the great flood.)
In Halo, we don't have animals of great importance, but we do have 'The Flood' I bet Earth (the Ark) is a forerunner breeding ground for the Flood. And you need something or someone to look after the Ark too (quite possibly bured deep inside the Earth are the Fore runner)

Buried deep within the Earth is a compressed Halo - Intallation 01. The object shown in the trailer is the keyhole used to activate the buried Halo and the Forerunner ship is the key to unlock it. Once the Halo is activated, it will start expanding and will cause a huge chasam around the Earth that will cross both the North and South poles. Once it's fully expanded it will encircle the Earth, making it look like very similar to Saturn.

  • 07.24.2006 4:30 AM PDT
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gonna use an old theory here, just for arguments sake:

when the camera switches to the battle going on around earth, the first thing it shows you is the forerunner ship - i dont personally believe this to be true (earth is so obviously the ark) but it makes a good debate

nachos you actually make a really good point about the forerunner ship being the key to the ark - kinda looks like a giant 3 pronged index - speculate onwards

[Edited on 7/24/2006]

  • 07.24.2006 4:35 AM PDT
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I could just be another map room activating, except a REALLY big map room.

  • 07.24.2006 6:16 AM PDT
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why is it on earth how the -blam!- did the manage that

elite 1 : o i know lets put it on jupeterere planet

Elite 2 O great idea chum want some tea and crumpets

elite 1 :ermm no im american

Elite 2 : how dare u say such things

(fight over control panel hits GO TO EARTH BUTTON)

Elite 2 o jupeterere

elite well lets start building
(finish arc)

Johnson get off my land
(crowd cheers as johnson kills elites)

  • 07.24.2006 6:32 AM PDT
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Posted by: ottoshack
why is it on earth how the -blam!- did the manage that

elite 1 : o i know lets put it on jupeterere planet

Elite 2 O great idea chum want some tea and crumpets

elite 1 :ermm no im american

Elite 2 : how dare u say such things

(fight over control panel hits GO TO EARTH BUTTON)

Elite 2 o jupeterere

elite well lets start building
(finish arc)

Johnson get off my land
(crowd cheers as johnson kills elites)



i'm confused, wait, maybe i'm not?

  • 07.24.2006 6:39 AM PDT
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It was confirmed in the HGN.

In the story set in Mombasa, we hear an Elite stating that, paraphrased, this area must be clear before locating the Ark.

  • 07.24.2006 7:00 AM PDT
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Do you really think Bungie would make it so obvious?

Trail of bread crumbs, nothing more.

  • 07.24.2006 7:07 AM PDT