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Re: Thoughts and conclusions
Posted By: dude1 <mgs24evr@msn.com>	Date: 2/1/05 8:13 p.m.
In Response To: Re: Thoughts and conclusions (Tweek) : They do, I believe. But the pattern of thumbs book-ending two-four fingers is : still compatible. Sort of like if we had tech from a three-fingered race. : We could bunch up the index and middle, and the pinky and ring, and still : awkwardly hold their stuff. And, more relevant to the discussion at hand, : a three fingered creature could hold one of our guns properly with little : adjustment. okay, i gotcha. like when i do my prophet of truth imitation, i make my little 'star trek peace sign' hands so i have 3 fingers :p : I disagree that they armed the race before reining them in. I think what they : encountered was brutishly deadly in its natural form, sans Covie-tech, but : after subduing the creatures, they were augmented to be Covie-level : bruisers. I'm imagining that since they're called "Hunters," : they likely were carnivorous and aggressive, but still akin to early man : before clothing and stone-age tech: still dangerous and intelligent, but : well below their potential as warriors. : Further, I got to thinking...why have that weak spot in the back? I'm : thinking the armor was made for them by the Elites/Prophets and the : weakness was built in, just in case they ever did want to turn on their : benefactors with their newfound strength. from the Halo Library: "The Hunter is not a singular organism. The Hunter is actually composed of hundreds of small, orange, worm-like organisms that fit together to create the shape of the Hunter body. *Their armor actually serves to hold the shape together, and without it it would fall apart.* The worm-like beings form a singular collective consciousness with each other and act as one." (http://library.psyjnir.net/?id=46) i wish an in-article bibliography was there, but the info all comes from canon material. i'm working on trying to find the exact passage i once read, but here's material from the Bungie Covenant Primer: "This most mysterious of Covenant client species, seem almost barely tolerant of their Covenant "masters" and remarkably little is known about their civilization, history or even biology. They work hard in their role as Covenant muscle, and never disobey orders. However, their commitment to the Covenant religion has always been in question, since they continue to maintain their ancient cultural traditions." (http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?story=covenanthierarchy&p=41894) their biology is little-known, and they 'maintain their ancient cultural traditions'. if the covies know little about the hunters' anatomy, and the things keep up with their own traditions, it seems obvious to me that the armor would have been theirs, pre-covenant, since the invaders wouldn't have a good idea of just HOW to armor these creatures, having little idea of how they functioned. now on your second question, it's stated in the Halo Library that "The only way to kill a Hunter is to attack the "soft spots" around it's midsection where it's armor does not fully protect the organisms. This spot is believed to be due to the fact that a Hunter, in combat stance, contracts and hunches over, so any armor around that portion of their body would cause severe discomfort and hinder movement." if it's a matter of comfort and movement, then it would seem to be a concession made by those who really know hunter biology: the only ones suitable would be the hunters themselves. keep up the discussion, --dude1

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Pictures of the 7 Ancient tablets!	7he One	1/26/05 12:42 p.m.
Re: Pictures of the 7 Ancient tablets!	Sweden-MB	1/26/05 12:47 p.m.
Re: Pictures of the 7 Ancient tablets!	7he One	1/26/05 12:51 p.m.
Re: Pictures of the 7 Ancient tablets!	Louis Wu	1/26/05 1:52 p.m.
Re: Pictures of the 7 Ancient tablets!	7he One	1/26/05 1:58 p.m.
Different hosting	7he One	1/26/05 2:09 p.m.
Re: Different hosting	Walshicus [Subantiqua]	1/26/05 2:11 p.m.
Re: Different hosting	7he One	1/26/05 2:13 p.m.
Re: Different hosting	Walshicus [Subantiqua]	1/26/05 2:22 p.m.
Re: Different hosting	Louis Wu	1/26/05 2:30 p.m.
Re: Different hosting	Walshicus [Subantiqua]	1/26/05 2:35 p.m.
Re: Different hosting	7he One	1/26/05 2:37 p.m.
Re: Different hosting	Louis Wu	1/26/05 2:41 p.m.
You completely lost the infrared channel... *NM*	Walshicus [Subantiqua]	1/26/05 2:44 p.m.
Re: Different hosting	7he One	1/26/05 2:52 p.m.
Will this do?	Louis Wu	1/26/05 3:25 p.m.
Re: Will this do?	7he One	1/26/05 3:30 p.m.
Re: Will this do?	Sep7imus [subnova]	1/26/05 3:46 p.m.
Re: Will this do?	Louis Wu	1/26/05 3:48 p.m.
Re: Will this do?	Sep7imus [subnova]	1/26/05 3:51 p.m.
Ever seen the Eddie Izzard sketch . . .	Jillybean	1/26/05 4:17 p.m.
:D	Walshicus [Subantiqua]	1/26/05 5:04 p.m.
Just a suggestion...	Calvin Chaos	1/26/05 4:12 p.m.
Reordering?	Red Loser	1/26/05 10:27 p.m.
Building in the background	Paladin-117	1/27/05 2:58 p.m.
Re: Pictures of the 7 Ancient tablets!	dude1	1/26/05 12:53 p.m.
Re: Pictures of the 7 Ancient tablets!	7he One	1/26/05 12:55 p.m.
Re: Pictures of the 7 Ancient tablets!	7he One	1/26/05 1:00 p.m.
Sweetness. *NM*	dude1	1/26/05 1:32 p.m.
picture w./ the different levels of covvies	sniping monkey	1/27/05 4:48 p.m.
Tablet 5 strengthens Delta Halo near Earth theory	replay	1/26/05 3:45 p.m.
Oooh	Jillybean[Subantiqua]	1/26/05 4:14 p.m.
1) Drinnol? *NM*	FrogBlast	1/26/05 4:15 p.m.
Re: 1) Drinnol?	prometheus	1/26/05 4:19 p.m.
Re: 1) Drinnol?	Jillybean	1/26/05 4:21 p.m.
Re: 1) Drinol?	FrogBlast	1/26/05 4:33 p.m.
Re: 1) Drinol?	mrbananas	1/26/05 4:35 p.m.
Re: 1) Drinol?	Futzy	1/26/05 4:38 p.m.
Re: 1) Drinol?	Finn	1/26/05 7:05 p.m.
Re: 1) Drinol?	Finn	1/26/05 7:11 p.m.
The Drinnol could also be the Sharquoi *NM*	Pezcore343	1/26/05 4:35 p.m.
Re: Oooh	Anton P. Nym (aka Steve)	1/26/05 4:28 p.m.
Re: Oooh	James 36	1/26/05 4:33 p.m.
Re: Oooh	Anton P. Nym (aka Steve)	1/26/05 4:41 p.m.
Re: Oooh	Futzy	1/26/05 4:47 p.m.
Re: Oooh	FrogBlast	1/26/05 4:58 p.m.
Re: Oooh	Futzy	1/26/05 5:00 p.m.
Re: Oooh	Anton P. Nym (aka Steve)	1/26/05 5:03 p.m.
Re: Oooh	Echoes	1/26/05 4:48 p.m.
I think enough of us understand Steve *NM*	Pezcore343	1/26/05 4:34 p.m.
P.S.	Pezcore343	1/26/05 4:36 p.m.
Re: Oooh	madcowjim	1/26/05 4:54 p.m.
Re: Oooh	BOLL	1/26/05 7:03 p.m.
Re: Pictures of the 7 Ancient tablets!	Futzy	1/26/05 4:22 p.m.
Re: Pictures of the 7 Ancient tablets!	Jillybean	1/26/05 4:23 p.m.
Re: Pictures of the 7 Ancient tablets!	demonelite	1/26/05 4:28 p.m.
rotfl	c0ld vengeance	1/26/05 7:04 p.m.
Re: Pictures of the 7 Ancient tablets!	Echoes	1/26/05 4:38 p.m.
Similarity here?	kevo9000	1/26/05 4:49 p.m.
Re: Pictures of the 7 Ancient tablets!	Futzy	1/26/05 4:54 p.m.
Re: Pictures of the 7 Ancient tablets!	Heero	1/26/05 5:01 p.m.
Re: Pictures of the 7 Ancient tablets!	Echoes	1/26/05 5:15 p.m.
Re: Pictures of the 7 Ancient tablets!	Heero	1/26/05 5:27 p.m.
Re: Yessssss... More food for me:-) *NM*	Eagle 117	1/26/05 5:02 p.m.
Re: Pictures of the 7 Ancient tablets!	aznthunder	1/26/05 7:48 p.m.
Thoughts and conclusions	dude1	1/26/05 8:33 p.m.
Re: Thoughts and conclusions	Pezcore343	1/26/05 8:52 p.m.
Re: Thoughts and conclusions	dude1	1/26/05 8:59 p.m.
hmmmmm...	hi	1/26/05 9:36 p.m.
Re: hmmmmm...	replay	1/26/05 11:55 p.m.
Re: Thoughts and conclusions	Anton P. Nym (aka Steve)	1/27/05 10:27 a.m.
Re: Thoughts and conclusions	Sep7imus [subnova]	1/27/05 10:31 a.m.
Re: Thoughts and conclusions	Anton P. Nym (aka Steve)	1/27/05 11:09 a.m.
Re: Thoughts and conclusions	Sep7imus [subnova]	1/27/05 12:51 p.m.
Re: Thoughts and conclusions	dude1	1/27/05 3:41 p.m.
Oh, and btw...	dude1	1/27/05 3:44 p.m.
Tablets 5 and 6	Interactive Civilian	1/26/05 11:35 p.m.
Hrm...to reply to myself...	Interactive Civilian	1/26/05 11:53 p.m.
actually...	Interactive Civilian	1/27/05 12:14 a.m.
Re: Tablets 5 and 6 (Tablet Inaccuracy?)	Flannigus	1/27/05 2:17 a.m.
my own interpretation	Blaz	1/31/05 9:41 p.m.
position of species.	fuel rod grunt	1/31/05 10:41 p.m.
Re: position of species.	E.I.G.	2/1/05 9:20 p.m.
Re: Thoughts and conclusions	Tweek	2/1/05 3:35 p.m.
Re: Thoughts and conclusions	dude1	2/1/05 3:49 p.m.
Re: Thoughts and conclusions	Tweek	2/1/05 7:35 p.m.
Re: Thoughts and conclusions	dude1	2/1/05 8:13 p.m.
Re: Thoughts and conclusions	Tweek	2/3/05 4:18 p.m.
Re: Thoughts and conclusions	dude1	2/3/05 7:37 p.m.
Re: Pictures of the 7 Ancient tablets!	Um, pictures of the 4 Ancient tablets...?	1/27/05 3:31 a.m.
Re: Pictures of the 7 Ancient tablets!	7he One	1/27/05 11:01 a.m.
Tablet 5: Thumbnail and big picture are different	Dave007Dog	1/27/05 11:58 a.m.
Links to table 5 pictures	Dave007Dog	1/27/05 12:02 p.m.
Fixed now *NM*	7he One	1/27/05 1:29 p.m.
Re: Tablet 5: Thumbnail and big picture are differ	Louis Wu	1/27/05 6:31 p.m.
Halo Fired?	Warlord	1/28/05 3:27 p.m.
Re: Halo Fired?	Sephlock	1/28/05 3:30 p.m.
Re: Halo Fired?	dude1	1/28/05 3:31 p.m.
Re: Halo Fired?	Louis Wu	1/29/05 8:15 a.m.
Re: Halo Fired?	dude1	1/29/05 10:31 a.m.
Re: Halo Fired?	muttley	1/28/05 3:32 p.m.
Re: Halo Fired?	7Geeks_Ravns	1/28/05 3:35 p.m.
Re: Halo Fired?	Warlord	1/28/05 3:37 p.m.
Re: Halo Fired?	muttley	1/28/05 3:38 p.m.
Damn!	7Geeks_Ravns	1/28/05 3:44 p.m.
Hurrah! *NM*	muttley	1/28/05 3:49 p.m.
FIRE THE RINGS!	Sephlock	1/28/05 5:41 p.m.
Re: FIRE THE RINGS!	muttley	1/28/05 6:13 p.m.
Re: Halo Fired?	GryphonOsiris	1/28/05 6:43 p.m.
Re: Pictures of the 7 Ancient tablets!	Darkshades	1/28/05 5:22 p.m.
Re: Pictures of the 7 Ancient tablets!	Echoes	1/28/05 5:34 p.m.
Re: Pictures of the 7 Ancient tablets!	muttley	1/28/05 5:38 p.m.
Re: Pictures of the 7 Ancient tablets!	SpartnChief	2/1/05 7:49 p.m.