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I'm sure this has been pointed out before, but there are many similarities to HALO's storyline and the BIBLE. Specifically, the books of Genesis and Revelation.
* The flood... Genesis Chapter 7 *
- In the Bible, there was a great flood that destroyed all things that have in it "the breath of life", with the exception of Noah, his family, seven of every clean animal, seven of every kind of bird, and two of every unclean animal. All of which were safe in Noah's he built.
- In Halo, the flood resulted in activation of the Halo rings. This destroyed all sentient life with exception of all inside the ARK.
- After the flood (in both stories) civilization started over...
* The End... Revelation*
- One very odd thing I noticed while reading Revelation was in chapter 1, verse 17. This I believe is a possible explanation to why Master Chief is identified as John 117. Check this out... The book of Revelation was written by John, hence the name. Revelation 1:17 reads as follows (NIV), "When I saw him [in reference to Jesus Christ] I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand over me and said: 'Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last.' "
It later says in verse 18, "...And I hold the keys of death and Hades." This is quite possibly a reference to the index in HALO. That is, that Master Chief literally holds a key that controls the death of all things.
- Seven is also a very significant number in Revelation. It would take a long time to list all of them so I'll leave that up to you. Just note that there are 7 rings in HALO, respectively.
- Revelation Chapter 2 has an astounding similarity to HALO. It speaks of a person that holds the seven stars in his right hand. It also speaks of this person testing the false apostles and persevering through enduring hardships without growing weary.
In HALO, the Covenant may represent the false apostles for they cannot themselves use the index. Only a reclaimer can.
----- There are MANY MANY more things I wish to point out, but I cannot at the moment. I will post more later.-----
- raunhimself
[Edited on 1/2/2007]