Halo 4 Theories
Reasons for Master Chiefs New Armour- As seen in the Halo 4 teaser trailer, MC is sporting some new armour, but where would he get this new armour if he’s been drifting in space for a length of time. Well, maybe there was armour on the FuD (Forward Unto Dawn), maybe not. Maybe he was only wearing new armour in the trailer because 343 wanted to show off that you would be getting new armour in the next game, but maybe not right in the beginning. It could be possible that the new armour MC is wearing is re-purposed Forerunner armour. The planet he’s seen falling into is most definitely Forerunner made, or by some species that is more technologically advanced than humans. If it was Forerunner made it is possible that due to Cortana’s already vast knowledge on Forerunners (gained in Halo: CE) that she created more advanced armour to suit him. Or there was armour already made for humans, by forerunners. As seen in Halo: The Flood, 343 Guilty Spark states: “These sentinels will supplement your combat systems. But I suggest you upgrade to at least a class twelve combat skin. Your current model only scans as a Class Two-which is unsuited for this kind of work." Pg 240. If Guilty Spark knows that he can equip a higher level of combat armour, even though he is a Reclaimer, and not Forerunner, then it is possible that MC will gain new armour upon entering this new world.
Possible Enemies- Well, for starters, I personally think fighting Forerunners would be stupid. Why fight against a species that has the same ultimate goal as you, and that’s to wipe out the flood. It’s also possible that there are no Forerunners left. If they’ve been alive for 100, 000 years, why have they chosen to hide all that time, instead of re-claim what was theres. Maybe its meant for the Reclaimers, who knows, but IMO the Forerunners are gone. However, there machinery is still around, as seen in every Halo game. Now this doesn’t mean we will be fighting only traditional sentinels, because that wouldn’t create fun gameplay, but the Forerunners could have created other machines to combat the Flood. As seen in Halo 2 they had other machines than just sentinels. While searching around Halopedia I found some concept art for Forerunners. http://images.wikia.com/halo/images/4/41/Ih_promethean_bullet.jpg This was concept art for an actual Forerunner, but it wouldn’t be too hard to take this concept art and make it into a new type of sentinel. One that walks around, doesn’t fly. This could replace the Elite as an enemy, still fun to kill, while providing it’s own unique challenges. There could/should be other designs as well, maybe a sniper drone, for jackals etc. Now, we may also be fighting the Flood, but again, not the traditional Flood. The Flood we all know and hate (maybe love) is only that way because of the bodies it has available. Humans, elites, grunts, jackals etc etc. And they form over a very quick time, never changing, never really, evolving. The Flood that’s been in this planet though will most likely be different. These Flood have infected Forerunner bodies, but they’ve also been alive for 100, 000 years. This is a long time, and so the Flood we could possibly be fighting might be more evolved, more intelligent, more advanced, and probably won’t fight in the same zombie-like manner we are all used too. Or they could be the same, and just as annoying IMO.
UNSC or Covenant presence- Since I have seen no concrete evidence of there being no UNSC, it is possible that they could make an appearance. Maybe not in Halo 4, but quite possibly Halo 5 or 6. The Covenant however, won’t be in it. Frank O’Connor stated there will be “No Purple,” but, the Covenant isn’t the same anymore. The Elites are no longer a part of it. The Covenant doesn’t really exist anymore either. As seen in the short story The Return, the Elites went to war with the Brutes, shortly after Halo 3. It was not an easy battle due to the fact that the Prophets were supplying the Brutes with advanced weaponry. However, later on the Prophets went into hiding, no one could find them. Due to the lack of leadership, the Brutes began there own civil wars, while fighting the Elites. The Elites won, but now only a handful of Elites still hunt down Brutes. The Grunts and Jackals are not mentioned, but I think the Grunts went dormant, bothering nobody but themselves. The Jackals went back to being pirates and whatnot. Since the Covenant doesn’t really exist, it’s member species might make an appearance. Jackals could find the planet and make it there highest concern due to the amount of money they could make from so much Forerunner artifacts. Elites could stumble upon it. Brutes could be hiding there, etc etc. Prophets could be hiding there, and no one can find them. So, it’s possible these things will happen in Halo 4, or maybe in 5 + 6.
Is the mystery Planet actually Onyx?- I don’t think it is. In Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, the surface was cleared by the 3 meter long sentinels. However, afterwards, when studied through the satellites placed by the UNSC Dusk, it showed that the surface was made up of those sentinels. I quote: “The Drones were the Planet Onyx” pg 378. It is also possible that when Onyx’s surface was destroyed, all that remained was a protective bubble of linked Sentinels, protecting a tiny ball which housed the shield world. Also, in the upcoming book Halo: Glasslands, Dr. Halsey seems to be a pretty important character, probably a main one. Not one that is talked about, but one that is actually there. This would mean Dr. Halsey got out, and so they would definitely know where Onyx is, and there would probably be a UNSC presence in-game then. Now, in the trailer the planet doesn’t seem to be made of tiny sentinels, so I think it isn’t Onyx.
