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Re: Why the Covenant want to kill us.
Posted By: namuDate: 11/30/01 8:49 a.m.

In Response To: Why the Covenant want to kill us. (moopus)

: This is wild-assed speculation, of course, but it occurred to me the other
: day why this might be. I've not finished Halo yet, but I'm close so if
: I've missed something, apologies in advance.

: Okay, known items (Oh yeah, there's SPOILERS below, be warned): 1) The
: Covenant are religiously motivated to wipe out humanity. Exactly where
: this motivation springs from is not clear beyond that it seems to be based
: upon religious conviction.

: 2) The Covenant are convinced that Halo is a weapon of massive destructive
: ablilities and are determined to use it against us. They also attach a
: religious significance to the ringworld.

: 3) Halo, as we discover, is sort of a research preserve and a final solution
: to the problem of the Flood, the existence of which seems to be as much a
: surprise for the Covenant as it is for us. For an object with such a
: significance for the Covenant it seems more than a bit peculiar that they
: would not have any knowledge of the Flood.

: My supposition: the Covenant do, in fact, remember the Flood but got it wrong
: when seen through the lens of the ages (not to mention considerable
: religious distortion). I think perhaps the Covenant, prior to the events
: that take place on Halo, mistakenly believe that Humanity IS the Flood and
: see it as their duty to wipe us out, using Halo to accomplish that end, if
: need be. Its only after their contact with the Flood on Halo that they
: start to get an idea of how very wrong they are.

: Where this line of speculation really gets interesting is when you consider
: the implications for a sequel (which I understand is hinted at rather
: broadly at the end of the game) after the Covenant has discovered that we
: have a mutual threat.

: It's just a thought.

That sounds convincing (and it nullifies my previous "Flood" = "sin virus" post).

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Why the Covenant want to kill us.moopus 11/30/01 3:56 a.m.
     Re: Why the Covenant want to kill us.namu 11/30/01 8:49 a.m.
     Re: Why the Covenant want to kill us.elethiomel 12/1/01 1:48 a.m.
           An excellent theory... *NM*Finn/Daniel 12/1/01 8:07 a.m.



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