- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
I say 'No'....Here are my two cents:
Gravemind is not the creator of the flood, the Forerunner are. They created the flood to help them conqeur the universe. They experimented on the gravemind to create the flood. Gravemind was an ally of the forerunners until they imprisoned him. Why did they imprison him? They discovered that the Flood had a colletive consciousness and Gravemind could control them. The Forerunner feared that Gravemind and the flood were a threat to their rule of the galaxy and therefore built the Halo's to stop the spread of the Flood. When the Halos were activated they opened up a rip in space to allow the Forerunners to escape the cleansing of the Flood. This is what the Covenant have come to understand as the 'Great Journey'.
I think we've been all mislead. The covenant aren't the bad guys, the Forerunners are. They will be back to reclaim the universe and all heck is gonna break loose in Halo 3.
Just my thoughts....