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This was in an OLD thread of mine, and I figured you guys might like to chew on it for a while:-)
I figured I'd throw this quote into the Humans = Forerunners debate. This isn't to prove or disprove anything; rather, it's more of a question for you guys. What are your thoughts on this?
[color=white]"The installation was specifically built to study and contain the Flood.[/color] [color=red]Their[/color] [color=white]survival as a race was dependent upon it. I am grateful to see that[/color] [color=red]some of them survived to reproduce."[/color] [color=white](343 GS in the Library)[/color]
Who is the race that's dependended on the Flood being contained on Halo in order to survive? It's certainly not the Flood, is it? Say it to yourself: "The Flood depend on a seperate race to capture them, contain them, and controll them in order to survive." Doesn't exactly sound like the Flood we all encounter in the game.
I think many people have read this quote and just assume that "their," in the second sentence, is referring to the Flood, but why would the Flood need to be contained in order to survive. Containing the Flood is how the Forerunners hoped to study, control, and ultimatly, eradicate the Flood from this galaxy. Another thing, as some have already pointed out, 343 GS usually refers to the Flood as "The Flood," and [color=red]never[/color] refers to the Forerunners as "the Forerunners". 343 GS usually uses pronouns and adjectives when referring to the Forerunners. Why? Well, 343 never uses Forerunner, which is only what Humans call them and not their real identity, because he may think that the MC is a Forerunner. Also, it's a great ploy by Bungie in which the true racial identity of the Forerunners is kept secret from all of us theorist in the forums. So, "their" may not be referring to the Flood, but to those who built the Halos... the Forerunners.
Taking this into account, why would 343 GS tell the MC that he is [color=white]"grateful to see that[/color] [color=red]some of them survived to reproduce"[/color]? Is 343 GS is making a direct connection between the MC and the Forerunner race here? I'm sure that some of you have thoughts on this. Let me know what they are:)
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