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Re: Speculation Galore!
Posted By: Wintermute @ work	Date: 4/19/04 8:49 a.m.
In Response To: Speculation Galore! (Marcus) : Anyone who would like to post any type of speculation regarding Halo 2, : please do so! : If Halo 2 is going to bring us to Human victory and the defeat of the : Covenant, I have a couple ideas on how we might arrive to that victory. : 1 Political Upheaval - From the novels, I get this feeling that the Covenant : isn't the benevolent oligarchy the prophets would like to have. There : seems to be a large amount of distrust between the races in the Covenant, : and a potential flash-point between them might be the Prophet-Brute : partnership and Elites. I very much doubt that Humans could ally : themselves with any of those races as a whole. Although, there is also a : chance the Prophets are using the Human-Covenant war as a : "Distraction" for what they feel is an inevitable Civil War, or : at least a drastic shift in power as well as in their caste system. This : is also very much connected to the semi-popular "Humans are : Forunner" theory. : 2 The use of a Halo - It seems possible that on our own, Humans might be able : to repel a Covenant invasion of Earth. What doesn't seem possible (at : least at this point), is a successful Human offensive (an invasion) on the : Covenant homeworld. We know we're going to stick it to the Covenant on : their ground, as told to us by Bungie. Why would we need to go on with an : operation against the Covenant homeworld if we could just fire a Halo : within range of it (and out of range of Earth)? In Halo 2 it's possible : that we do fire a Halo to wipe out most of the Covenant Empire, but their : homeworld could be out of it's range. That might call for a... : 3 Spartan Offensive - A covert Spartan offensive against the Covenant : homeworld, to be exact. Please, sit back and salivate at this one: The : last level or two of Halo 2, all of the remaining Spartans infiltrate the : Covenant Homeworld, either by stealth ship, or hijacking/catching a ride : with a Covenant ship. They have a Nova(s). They are ordered to plant the : Nova(s) as deep into the Covenant homeworld as they can go, arm/detonate : them, and escape. This end of the story might call for the Chief to... : 4 Sacrifice your life - In Halo 2, what if Bungie's "big finale" : for the last campaign level led to the Master Chief's death? A glorious, : sac-tacular death that ensures Human victory over the Covenant (and : perhaps the eradication of the Flood)? If Halo 2 were to determine the end : of Human-Covenant War, somehow I feel like it would be almost fitting for : the Chief's life to end, with his conscious decision to give his life for : ultimate victory...a badass ending for a badasses' end. : But, I'm just trying to spark some speculation. Besides Frankie's updates, I : look forward to random speculation (by anyone) that makes you think about : where Halo's story might go. : So, please, respond with your own speculation, or perhaps just your reaction : to mine ('I'd like an order of conjecture, hold the flames, please'). : =D Time travel? Not a chance. Use another Halo on the Covenant Homeworld? Almost surely. Read Starhammer. I'm pretty sure, and I bet Louis will agree with me here, that the end of Halo 2 will probably be a lot like the end of Starhammer, unless, of course, there's going to be a Halo 3. Cheers! ~W

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Speculation Galore!	Marcus	4/18/04 9:51 p.m.
Re: Speculation Galore!	Jamirus99	4/18/04 10:24 p.m.
Re: Speculation Galore!	JakeDaGreat [cool dude]	4/18/04 10:33 p.m.
Re: Speculation Galore!	Awacar	4/19/04 9:09 a.m.
Re: Speculation Galore!	bascani	4/19/04 8:06 a.m.
made me think	J	4/19/04 12:01 p.m.
Re: Speculation Galore!	Ain Soph Aur	4/19/04 1:01 a.m.
I R SPECULATRON! BEEP BOOP! *NM*	nocturnal02	4/19/04 2:08 a.m.
Re: Speculation Galore!	Zeta-7	4/19/04 2:45 a.m.
*Exactly* 183% more dramatic...	Anton P. Nym (aka Steve)	4/19/04 9:04 a.m.
Re: Speculation Galore!	Wintermute @ work	4/19/04 8:49 a.m.
Re: Speculation Galore!	Marcus	4/19/04 8:09 p.m.