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Re: Guilty Sparks confusion...
Posted By: Wado SGDate: 5/3/04 4:36 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Guilty Sparks confusion... (deanero)

: This is something that always has bothered me. It seems that the Halo
: protocols were intentionally designed with having Forerunners present.
: This seems to be flawed, in that should the Forerunner not be present (or
: overwhelmed by the Flood), there wouldn't be a way to retrieve the Index.
: If the Chief had not made it off of the POA, then the Covenant would have
: released the Flood, and the Flood would now be spreading throughout the
: galaxy.

Ah, nicely put, but let us not forget that 343 GS is a genius! I believe that there is some fuzzy logic going on here where the protocols are a bit open to interpretation. Using fuzzy logic, certain humans if not all humanity is "close enough" to a Reclaimer to be one.

Remember this is the mass sterilization protocols were are referring to. Normally, there should be other, less drastic measures to contain the Flood. Perhaps 343 GS just skipped them or those measures no long exist, as Installation 04 was abandoned and left a derelick. Given no other option, 343 GS choose the final option as his choice.

You would want your final option to have safety measures, protocols to prevent a program from annihilating the galaxy on a rampant whim, after being hacked into, or due to malfunction.

: This leaves me to speculate that since the Forerunner have long since
: vanished, how do we know the Flood aren't spreading in other parts of the
: universe? If the Forerunner need to be present for Halo protocols, then
: all Halos are in effect, useless. I still do not understand the
: connection between Human and Forerunner, as far as becoming a
: "reclaimer". If there is a connection, then it is fortunate that
: Humans exist in order to fulfill Halo protocols. It would be ironic if the
: Covenant wipes out humanity, only to find that humanity was their only
: chance of surviving the Flood! If there is no connection (i.e. anything
: with a brain can be a reclaimer), then 343GS indeed can have pick of the
: litter when it comes to choosing a reclaimer.

Yes, fuzzy logic was a bear, or a human, or a Grunt... etc... ;)


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                 Re: Guilty Sparks confusion...the Ouroboros 5/3/04 3:20 p.m.
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