> > What makes anyone think the Didact is arrogant enough to think he has a right to test humanity??
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> He’s a Forerunner. Believing you have the right to do whatever you want because the “Mantle” says you can is the Forerunner way.
The Didact essentially betrayed the Mantle when he fired the Halos. Being a noble warrior he would have put himself into exile again. The Mantle says they are to protect life, which I agree they changed to fit what they wanted, but it doesn’t say they can randomly attack species just because.
> > And who was that reply from?? Me over here
I thought it was a 343i employee that wrote that response. Thats why I asked.
> Why would he be upset that the 2 rings would be destroyed? Because it was defensive weapon against the Inferi redivivus, maybe a Failsafe switch in programing?
The rings were an Offensive weapon. A last resort to destroy the flood, their infected hosts, and any other potential hosts. It was in no way a defensive weapon.
> And I am pretty sure it’s 3 rings. I04, then I05, then I04b, then the Ark. Thank you for correction wasn’t counting 4b from lesser ark.
No problem, I was just clearing it up
> I could see the Didact being mad the Ark was destroyed, and of course he has a history of acting before getting the whole story (Human/Forerunner war) but considering the Ark was full on infested with the Flood, the Humans managed to destroy the infestation without destroying all life. But the threat remains there for it.
The threat is potentially there for it, however there was a full on infestation, complete with a Gravemind. I think the Didact would be more inclined to give chief the old “good job guy, you have succeeded where I have failed, you have stopped the Flood without killing everyone in the Galaxy”
> Also when did the Didact want to test humanity? The Primordial said humans were to be tested next. Why would the Didact test humans? The Halo3 terminals made him seem extremely remorseful for firing the Halos. He did not uphold the Mantle how he thought he should, he says that explicitly. What makes anyone think the Didact is arrogant enough to think he has a right to test humanity??
> I can’t answer all this when it come to the books all I know is what I have read discussed about them “very little”, I never have read any of the halo books yet, just in game stuff.
As far as stuff like this goes,Id say read the Forerunner trilogy, it gives some good info on the Didact and the threat he faced 100,000 years ago. The games give very little info on the Didact and it’s hard to come to certain conclusions based on those games. Even still, the games never mentioned the Didact wanting to test humans.
