In Response To: My Theory on the Legendary Ending *kinda long* (Neloms)
: Since Halo 3 came out, people have theorized about the meaning of the
: Legendary ending. I don’t know if the theory I am about to present has
: been considered before, but I personally have not seen it discussed.
: First, a recap of what happened at the end of Halo 3: While the Arbiter’s
: half of Forward Unto Dawn successfully made it through the portal back to
: Earth, the Chief’s half was lost as the portal closed. As we leave the
: Master Chief at the end of the game, we find him lost in an unknown corner
: of the galaxy. He puts himself in cryo sleep and Forward Unto Dawn drifts
: endlessly through space… Enter the Legendary ending. After an unknown
: period of time drifting, the Chief’s section of Forward Unto Dawn stumbles
: upon what appears to be a planet covered with forerunner architecture and
: symbols.
: It is unknown when or where this occurs, but after having given it a great
: deal of thought, I don’t believe that this is Onyx, as previously
: theorized by some (which is impossible since Onyx is gone and all that is
: left is a micro Dyson Sphere), or a direct connection to the Marathon
: series.
: First of all, I don’t believe the Chief is in the future. I believe he is in
: the past. Wait! Don’t stop reading. I know what you’re thinking! Time
: travel in the Halo?? WTF? This isn’t Star Trek… I have evidence to back
: this up. I believe the portal collapsing has caused the Chief to go
: through a temporal rift, sending him hundreds of thousands of years into
: the past, when the forerunners were still alive and just before they
: activated the Halo array to stop the flood.
: The Chief has an obvious connection with the forerunner that has never been
: fully explained in any of the books or games. He instinctively is able to
: activate Forerunner control panels and such, Guilty Spark refers to him
: specifically as “Reclaimer” for some unknown reason, and the juiciest bit
: of evidence of all: Guilty Spark recalls meeting the chief in the past.
: This is exemplified in the following lines of dialogue from Guilty Spark in
: Halo 1 (Two Betrayals): “Technically, this installation's pulse has a
: maximum effective radius of twenty-five thousand light years. But, once
: the others follow suit, this galaxy will be quite devoid of life, or at
: least any life with sufficient biomass to sustain the flood. (pause) But
: you already knew that. I mean, how couldn't you?”
: “Why would you hesitate to do what you have already done?”
: “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.”
: And also (The Maw): “You can't imagine how exciting this is! To have a record
: of all of our lost time! Human history, is it? Fascinating.”
: Either Guilty Spark is delusional and is mistaking the Chief for someone
: else, or the Chief was the one who activated the Halo rings the first
: time, thousands of years ago. Somehow, the portal closing has sent the
: Chief into the past where he will meet the Forerunner, take an active part
: in the activation of the Halo array the first time, and will be given the
: title of Reclaimer.
: My theory is that the next game will chronicle the chief’s journey in the
: past up until the Halos are activated, killing every living thing in the
: galaxy. The best part is, I believe Cortana will be with him.
: While smart AI’s like Cortana can only live 7 years, and who knows how long
: the Chief and Cortana have been floating through space even though they
: are in the past, I believe Cortana is going to be the first AI who is
: immune to Rampancy. I came to this conclusion while watching the Halo
: Universe Discussion Panel at Comic Con 08. Joseph Staten asks one of the
: fans: “How long do AI’s live, except for Cortana?” I believe after having
: been subjected to the strain of interfacing with Halo, Cortana’s “rampancy
: threshold” has been reversed, allowing her to live longer. This is just a
: theory, but it would make the new Halo game much more interesting for the
: Chief to have a companion.
: Thanks for reading!
I like your theory, some of your points I never though of before, makes for a good storyline.
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