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Subject: THE "ARK"
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Okay, this is just a theory but here goes. I think that the "Forunners" lived on another planet and then the whole flood thing happened and right before they activated the Halos they sent an "Ark" containing the "bulding blocks for life" type of thing that crash landed on earth burying itself beneath what is now New Mombossa. Still does'nt explain how the Covenant survived... Unless THEY are the forunners??? Doesn't quite seem right. What do you think?

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  • 07.26.2006 1:16 PM PDT
Subject: The "Ark"

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof.” – Psalms 46:1-3

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  • 07.26.2006 1:21 PM PDT
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Hmmm, well, maybe instead of being an -blam!-, you could help him.

Well, I like the idea. It's a little like the other theories out there, but it's not exactly the same, good idea.

  • 07.26.2006 1:23 PM PDT
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Calm down there, scooter, he may be on to something; it's just his opinion. You know, like every other person on these forums is entitled to.

  • 07.26.2006 1:25 PM PDT
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My opinion/theory: I read the books and believe the Ark uses the same technology the Crystal from the books used. The Crystal I'm refering to, in case you don't know, was able to bend time & space. This clearly shows the Forerunners had time-bending technology available to them. The Ark's name in a biblical sense would suggest it's a way to survive the destruction the rings would cause. It's important to keep in mind the rings do not cause physical damage to planets, structures, atmospheres, or other non-life. The rings only killed sentient life, living organisms. Ironically, it has no effect what-so-ever on the Flood (besides the fact it kills their 'food' which starves them, forcing them to devolve and go into hibernation).

Back to my point, I believe the Ark utalizes the same time-bending technology the crystal did only to a greater scale. The Forerunners were a highly advanced race and it's almost universal fact that they created the Flood (or at least harvested them) as apposed to simply stumbling across them. I fail to believe that a civilization that advanced would not have came about intelligent means to survive their own weapon. It all fits into place nicely, actually. Basically, I think it transports them by binding time to a future time - AFTER the halo rings have fired. This would effectively allow them, and only them, to survive.

Why they designed everything in this manner I'm not going to get into. I have theories there too, but thats theory based on theory and it becomes a bit of a guestimation at that point.

I'd also like to point out that while I do like your theory, you asked how the Covenant survived. The answer is: They didn't. The Covenant didn't exist at the time. The Halo rings fired a long, long... LONG LONG time ago. Humans and the various races of the covenant came after the first firing of the rings, presumably anyway. Theres nothing to suggest otherwise, as no race was around during the firing of Halo (and any that were are now no more, heh)

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  • 07.26.2006 1:26 PM PDT
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Yeah, I have read the books... more than once. Anyway awhile back I threw out an idea about the end of Halo 3 being a time loop, (mainly because as you said in the books the "crystal" has time bending properties), but that got shot down by quite a few people pretty quickly. But I do apprecheate other people's opinion. In the end we will just have to wait and see what happens... But it is fun to theorize.

  • 07.26.2006 1:34 PM PDT