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I'll get my broom.
Posted By: Narcogen <narcogen@rampancy.net>Date: 1/23/08 8:27 a.m.

In Response To: Story Shenanigans (Cody Miller)


: Okay. There are still a few things that are bugging me about the Halo story
: ark . I will confess that I have not yet finished contact harvest, or
: fully analyzed all the terminals, so if it's answered there, then just let
: me know without spoiling it.

: Regret's premature arival: First of all, why was this "premature"?
: Why was it that Truth had to wait before going to Earth? Why did the
: Covenant not expect humans on Earth? It seemed strange then, but even
: stranger now.

The Covenant were led to Installation 04 by an artifact they found on Reach. It's conceivable that the location to Earth was not revealed to them by UNSC failing to follow the Cole protocol, but that some Forerunner artifact or installation (perhaps 04 itself) revealed the location to them.

All they would have known about it was that it was a world with a Forerunner installation on it-- a portal leading to the Ark. They knew it was important to the Great Journey, but perhaps they didn't know how.

: The Covenant Construct: What was the covenant construct Cortana mentions in
: High Charity? It was "fighting back" and "unusually
: formidable". She specifically says it's a covenant construct. So…
: what was it?

Misidentification. She calls it "unusually formidable" for a "Covenant construct". She's assuming it is one because it is in High Charity. She describes it as being uncharacteristic of Covenant constructs, though-- it's too strong.

Mendicant Bias is a strong AI known to be present on Forerunner installations. It's possible that when HC arrives at Delta he accesses it.

: Last time you asked me: What am I supposed to make of 343GS's speech on Two
: betrayals, when he tells the MC (or Cortana as some people think):
: "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."

I don't believe Bungie addressed this comprehensively within the scope of Halo 2 or Halo 3. It's possible that story changes rendered it nonsensical, or that it covered an aspect of the story that was abandoned or simply left unrevealed, or else 343GS is even nuttier than we think and has mistaken the Chief for someone else (Didact?) or is referring to him collectively, as if he represented all Reclaimers.

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Story ShenanigansCody Miller 1/22/08 2:24 p.m.
     Re: Story Shenanigansscarab 1/22/08 2:48 p.m.
           Re: Story ShenanigansRaulboy 1/22/08 5:27 p.m.
     Re: Story ShenanigansCaptain Spark 1/22/08 2:50 p.m.
           Re: Story ShenanigansMcGrude 1/22/08 3:04 p.m.
                 Re: Story ShenanigansCaptain Spark 1/22/08 3:11 p.m.
                       Re: Story ShenanigansUrban Reflex 1/22/08 3:15 p.m.
                             Re: Story ShenanigansCaptain Spark 1/22/08 3:25 p.m.
                                   Re: Story Shenanigansthe Light Show 1/23/08 2:37 a.m.
                                         Re: Story Shenanigansscarab 1/23/08 8:15 a.m.
                                               Re: Story ShenanigansDon 4/4/08 3:06 p.m.
                                                     Either Didact, or just a random Forerunner. *NM*BlueNinja 4/4/08 4:02 p.m.
                       Re: Story ShenanigansCthulhu117 1/22/08 7:10 p.m.
                 Re: Story ShenanigansDiscipleN2k 1/22/08 3:27 p.m.
           Re: Story ShenanigansCody Miller 1/22/08 3:30 p.m.
                 Re: Story ShenanigansCaptain Spark 1/22/08 3:37 p.m.
                       To borrow from Star Trek First Contact...McGrude 1/22/08 3:39 p.m.
                             I think we're overanalyzingelpolloguapo 1/22/08 4:52 p.m.
                             ^ i remember that! lol *NM*the Light Show 1/23/08 2:41 a.m.
                       No dice.Narcogen 1/23/08 10:01 a.m.
                 Other AnswersDHalo 1/22/08 3:38 p.m.
                       ...and a few more...Leviathan 1/22/08 4:25 p.m.
                             WaitKockynvainn 1/23/08 2:28 p.m.
                                   Re: Waitelpolloguapo 1/23/08 2:29 p.m.
                                         Re: WaitKockynvainn 1/23/08 2:54 p.m.
                                               Re: WaitLouis Wu 1/23/08 3:15 p.m.
                                                     OOPS!Kockynvainn 1/23/08 3:45 p.m.
                                                           And illiterate it seems... *NM*Kockynvainn 1/23/08 3:45 p.m.
                                               SEE? *NM*elpolloguapo 1/23/08 4:29 p.m.
                             Re: ...and a few more...Jillybean 1/25/08 7:58 a.m.
                                   Re: ...and a few more...UrsusArctos 1/25/08 8:47 a.m.
                                         Re: ...and a few more...Narcogen 1/26/08 12:34 a.m.
                                               Re: ...and a few more...UrsusArctos 1/26/08 7:23 p.m.
                       Thanks, intersting *NM*Cody Miller 1/22/08 9:33 p.m.
                       Re: Other AnswersRosco-128 1/22/08 9:44 p.m.
                             Re: Other Answersscarab 1/23/08 12:18 p.m.
                                   ooooh, i seeRosco-128 1/23/08 4:02 p.m.
                                   I can no longer like this theoryJillybean 1/25/08 8:37 a.m.
                                         You STILL hate Cortana?UrsusArctos 1/25/08 8:51 a.m.
                                         Re: I can no longer like this theoryPeptuck 1/25/08 10:50 a.m.
                                         Re: I can no longer like this theoryCody Miller 1/25/08 12:37 p.m.
                                               Re: I can no longer like this theoryCaptain Spark 1/25/08 2:04 p.m.
                                                     Re: I can no longer like this theoryLeviathan 1/25/08 2:49 p.m.
                                                           Re: I can no longer like this theoryelpolloguapo 1/25/08 3:09 p.m.
                                                                 Re: I can no longer like this theoryLeviathan 1/25/08 6:59 p.m.
                                                     Re: I can no longer like this theoryelpolloguapo 1/25/08 2:51 p.m.
                                                           Re: I can no longer like this theoryscarab 1/25/08 5:57 p.m.
                                                                 Re: I can no longer like this theoryelpolloguapo 1/25/08 8:53 p.m.
     Re: Story ShenanigansClefton Twain 1/22/08 3:47 p.m.
           Answers.InnerRayg 1/22/08 4:38 p.m.
                 Canon: Best Defensive Option Is A Last Offensive..Narcogen 1/23/08 9:57 a.m.
                       Re: Canon: Best Defensive Option Is A Last OffensiSimpsons Rule 1/23/08 10:03 a.m.
                             Re: Canon: Best Defensive Option Is A Last OffensiNarcogen 1/23/08 10:19 a.m.
                 Re: Answers.scarab 1/23/08 12:21 p.m.
           Shamez-vous, CTelpolloguapo 1/22/08 4:56 p.m.
                 Re: Shamez-vous, CTClefton Twain 1/23/08 8:23 a.m.
           Re: Story ShenanigansPeptuck 1/22/08 5:51 p.m.
                 Re: Story Shenanigansreprobate 1/22/08 7:37 p.m.
                 WTF do I know?Clefton Twain 1/23/08 7:58 a.m.
     Re: Story Shenaniganselpolloguapo 1/22/08 4:48 p.m.
     Re: Story ShenanigansPeptuck 1/22/08 5:49 p.m.
           Re: Story ShenanigansDHalo 1/22/08 5:56 p.m.
                 Two Things *Minor Contact Harvest spoilers*reprobate 1/22/08 7:46 p.m.
                       Re: Two Things *Minor Contact Harvest spoilers*InnerRayg 1/22/08 10:23 p.m.
                             Re: Two Things *Minor Contact Harvest spoilers*reprobate 1/22/08 11:14 p.m.
                                   Re: Two Things *Minor Contact Harvest spoilers*scarab 1/23/08 1:08 a.m.
                       Mendicant also has to do with Orders that do ChariZohak 1/23/08 1:01 a.m.
                             Someone who lives on Charity :-)scarab 1/23/08 1:10 a.m.
                                   Re: Someone who lives on Charity :-)reprobate 1/23/08 4:21 a.m.
                       >DHalo 1/23/08 6:12 a.m.
                             ^^ Its so much simpler than that...DHalo 1/23/08 6:15 a.m.
                                   Re: ^^ Its so much simpler than that...scarab 1/23/08 7:48 a.m.
                                   Actual quote, p276scarab 1/23/08 12:40 p.m.
           Re: Story Shenanigansscarab 1/23/08 7:46 a.m.
     Re: Story ShenanigansRagashingo 1/22/08 6:57 p.m.
           Re: Story ShenanigansCthulhu117 1/22/08 7:13 p.m.
     Re: Story ShenanigansCthulhu117 1/22/08 7:07 p.m.
     Purottohoru ga!UrsusArctos 1/22/08 8:33 p.m.
           Liar. *BLAM!*Gravemind 1/23/08 12:15 a.m.
     Re: Story ShenanigansOmega 1/22/08 11:13 p.m.
     Re: Story ShenanigansAvateur 1/23/08 2:29 a.m.
           Re: Story ShenanigansCthulhu117 1/23/08 12:56 p.m.
                 Re: Story ShenanigansAvateur 1/23/08 6:14 p.m.
     I'll get my broom.Narcogen 1/23/08 8:27 a.m.
           Re: I'll get my broom.scarab 1/23/08 10:57 a.m.
                 Re: I'll get my broom.scarab 1/23/08 11:03 a.m.
                       Just a thoughtscarab 1/23/08 11:07 a.m.
                             Re: Just a thoughtCthulhu117 1/23/08 12:58 p.m.
                             YearsNarcogen 1/23/08 7:57 p.m.
     Re: Story Shenanigansbedlam 1/23/08 4:30 p.m.
           Re: Story ShenanigansKockynvainn 1/23/08 5:19 p.m.



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