In Response To: 343GS quotes and thoughts *long* (Mark Simmons)
: After a couple of months break from all things Halo, I started rethinking
: about some of what 343GS says during the game and what they might imply.
: Some of the following does go back over a few previous ideas that I posted
: and some existing anomalies. But since it ties the new stuff together, I
: thought it would be worth covering again.
: My function is to prevent it from leaving this installation. But I require
: your assistance.
:
: If his 'function' is solely to stop the flood leaving the installation, then
: surely he should be competent in that function. So why does he need
: assistance?
: Given that his statement implies that his function doesn't extend past
: preventing the Flood 'leaving the installation', surely the only reason he
: should need assistance was if he were planning to do something which
: exceeded his functional abilities.
: Like firing Halo perhaps...?
:
: The Flood must not escape the installation. They would consume all.
:
: Again, he is directly concerned with them escaping the 'installation'. And
: there is nothing to indicate that firing Halo would prevent that from
: occurring.
:
: The installation was specifically built to study and contain the Flood...
: ...and: ...samples were kept here after the last catastrophic outbreak...for
: study.
:
: So, how many Flood outbreaks have there actually been, and when was Halo
: built in relation to them?
: On the basis of what 343GS has told us, there must have been at least two.
: One prior to Halo being built and the second afterward.
: Both of his comments imply that Halo was built after the last catastrophic
: outbreak, for the purpose of studying the Flood.
: If it were in existence prior to the last 'catastrophic' outbreak, then
: surely samples would already be there being studied, since that was one
: of it's original design parameters.
: Arguable as well, you don't specifically embark on building something on that
: colossal scale to study and control a species unless there is a good
: reason to do so. In the circumstances, a catastrophic outbreak seems like
: a good enough one to prompt you.
: Now, given that we know, from 343GS later comments, that 'Halo' appears to
: have actually been fired previously, does that imply that its firing did
: not take place because of a 'catastrophic' outbreak of Flood? On the
: basis of the above, the answer is, no.
: If that is so, does it mean that is was fired due to a minor outbreak, or by
: mistake, or for other reasons..?
: Question: Why would you activate something as terminal as Halo for anything
: less than a 'catastrophic' outbreak...?
: Which leads me onto...
:
: Last time, you asked me, if it was my choice, would I do it?
:
: So, the previous 'reclaimer' appears to have asked 343GS's opinion on the
: validity of firing Halo...?
: Why?
: If he was a genuine reclaimer, he should have been fully aware of his
: responsibilities and 343GS's functional parameters. So why bother with the
: question...? Curiosity? Or something more...?
: Did the previous reclaimer have his doubts as to the necessity of doing
: so...?
: What was actually going on at that point in time...?
:
: This installation's research facilities are most impressive! Perhaps you
: will have time to see them later.
:
: Which implies that firing Halo does not directly affect anything on Halo's
: surface, or at least within the Control Room itself...
: However, given that firing Halo doesn't actually kill Flood, how does 343GS
: expect you to view these 'impressive' research facilities while they're
: still infested with rampaging Flood?
: Another pointer to the fact that the guy's a complete fruit-loop...?
:
: Your environment suit should serve you well when the Flood begins to alter
: the atmosphere. You are a good planner.
:
: This would tend to imply that 343GS cannot disable those particular controls
: (or perhaps he doesn't want to).
: Perhaps someone else wasn't a good planner...
: More importantly though, it also implies that 343GS already expects the Flood
: to change the atmosphere and for it to be potentially detrimental to
: you.
: So: 1) Why does he expect this behaviour from the Flood? Has a similar
: situation occurred before on Installation 04?
: 2) Why would the Flood want to change the atmosphere...? Surely it would
: benefit them to maintain an atmosphere which supports their 'food', not
: change it to one that would harm it in any way.
:
: The installation was well conceived. It is surely the only way to end the
: Flood threat.
:
: A threat is only a threat, provided there is something to be threatened. If
: the Halos are capable of wiping out all sentient life in the galaxy, that
: implies that whatever is being threatened is not within their effective
: range. Otherwise, the Halos would be just as much a threat.
: So which galaxy is the threatened species in?
:
: Anyway, that'll probably do for now. :-)
: Thoughts...?
: Mark
I believe the covenant's 'gods' are the ones being protected, whether they are similar to humans or not-I think that if humanity does resemble at least physically the Forerunner race, the Covenant would see us as a perversion of their deities, devils that must be destroyed. This would also explain why GS seems to believe that the Master Chief is a Forerunner of some sort, so possibly the humans on Earth are either genetic off-shoots of the Forerunner, or the survivors of the last Galactic Purge, the last time Halo and maybe the other instillations were fired. I also reckon that GS is heading for another Halo instillation at the end of the game, having failed to activate one he must at least activate the others....
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