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To play or not to play....
Posted by: MLG Cheehwawa
[quote]Posted by: wolfnight
"You can't imagine how exciting this is! To have a record of all of our lost time! Human history, is it? Fascinating. "
So, humans = Forerunner, because he refers to it as our and not "this" or "their".
I don't get how that one would add to your theory though...
Not necessarily...
Maybe Guilty Spark was simply referring to himself as our lost time. I have noticed also that he says
343 GUILTY SPARK:
Why do you continue to fight us, Reclaimer? You cannot win! Give us the construct, and I will endeavour to make your death relatively painless and -
Guilty Spark is likely simply referring to a record of lost time. Why else would GS be saying "Human history is it?" as if GS is asking if that is what it is. GS would simply say something like "Fascinating" if it was the rest of a history GS already knew.
If you actually keep the words in context and understand what is going on you can understand exatly what is happening. I will explain ...
Here is the dialogue from the key moment of the level known as "The Maw"
CORTANA:
He's in my data arrays, a local tap!
(Cut to 343 GS)
343 GUILTY SPARK:
You can't imagine how exciting this is! To have a record of all of our lost time! Human history, is it? Fascinating.
(343 GS flutters around Engineering, as Sentinels join him, and scans another console)
343 GUILTY SPARK:
Oh how I will enjoy every moment of its categorization! And to think that you would destroy this installation. As well as this record. I am shocked. Almost too shocked for words.
(Cut to the bridge. A tone sounds over the ship's speakers)
CORTANA (with a note of awe in her voice):
He stopped the self-destruct sequence. . . .
(The Chief surveys the bridge carefully with his AR, never missing a beat)
343 GUILTY SPARK:
Why do you continue to fight us, Reclaimer? You cannot win! Give us the construct, and I will endeavour to make your death relatively painless and -
You need to understand a few other things.
Firstly Guilty Spark was referring to itself as I up untilt he point that GS interacted with the terminal on the Pillar of Autumn.
Several references throughout this level indicate that Guilty Spark has found an on board ship AI. Possibly Guilty Spark is in control of this AI and is either using it or planning to use it to control the ship (POA).
So Guilty Spark now refers to itself as us because GS is now composed of two AI constructs being GS and the on board ship AI GS found.
The on board ship AI is likely to be Beowolf. Beowolf was installed on the Pillar of Autum though Cortana seemed to be the Pillar of Autum's AI Beuwolf was still there.
Guilty Spark probably enjoyed working with Beuwolf as Beuwolf is also a strict protocol driven AI without any real emotions and/or unpredictability. As apposed to Cortana who is quite off the wall.
Anyway the main point here is that Guilty Spark was referring to itself as "us" when it said the quote "You can't imagine how exciting this is! To have a record of all of our lost time! Human history, is it? Fascinating. "
The exact reason why Guilty Spark was referring to itself as "us" is unknown but it is likely that Guilty Spark found something on the Pillar of Autum as it was not until GS was interacting with the Pillar of Autum's computer system that it referred to itself as "us".
Up until this time Guilty Spark referred to itself as "I". You can see this when you look at some dialogue from the level "Two Betrayals"
343 GUILTY SPARK:
A construct?! In the core?! That is absolutely unacceptable!
CORTANA:
Sod off!
343 GUILTY SPARK:
What impertinence! I shall purge you at once!
CORTANA:
You sure that's a good idea?
(cortana teleports the index away.)
343 GUILTY SPARK:
How, how... How dare you! I'll-
and the infamous quote
343 GUILTY SPARK:
Last time, you asked me, if it was my choice, would I do it? Having considerable time to ponder your query, my answer has not changed.
and
343 GUILTY SPARK:
If you are unwilling to help, I will simply find another. Still, I must have the index. Give your construct to me, or I will be forced to take her from you.
Guilty Spark is clearly referring to itself as singular "I" prior to reaching the Pillar of Autum then suddenly after interacting with a computer terminal on board the Pillar of Autum Guilty Spark refers to itself as "us".
The use of the word us may actually have nothing to do with Forerunners. Guilty Spark is simply excited to find some record of lost time being the time it has been couped up on Halo.