How many Cylexes are on Zeta Halo?

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We see a fair few in storage containers and obviously there’s the question of the Endless.

Since it’s implied the entire planets population was sealed away. Does that mean there are billions of them? Considering the human population is only in the tens of billions that’s quite significant.

Given that this includes Covenant species such as Brutes and Elites could part of the Banished plan be to release them to get even more soldiers? Come think of it I am surprised they haven’t tried releasing the Brutes since they’re now an endangered species.

Also, who are all the human cylexes? Why are they under lock and key? Are these supposed to be the original Ancient Humans who fought the Forerunners?

Plus if there’s that many sentient life forms on Zeta Halo, wouldn’t that make a Flood Outbreak extremely dangerous since there’s that much biomass to consume?

Another point. When Cortana is discussing freeing what’s in the Cylexes Despondent refers to them as “the punished can never be freed”. Not the Endless which is a term she later uses when talking to the Harbinger. So are the Punished just another term for the Endless, something different, or a catch all term for everything in the Cylexes. I’d lean towards the later because the Skimmers seem to be a different species to the Endless. So they have been let out and used to bolster the Banished army. It could be that Cortana wanted to “free” the people in the Cylexes because there’s that many of them they are a significant number of Organics that she would be compelled to control and gain access to.

If you have ever played Star Wars the Old Republic this really reminds me of the set up on the Belsavis planet. Where it’s this ancient prison with successively nasty layers of security and the most dangerous prisoners at its heart.

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It is mentioned in the novel that Gravemind is imprisoned on Zeta Halo.
This is where people are used for flood infection experiments. I think there will be many mysteries.

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Yeah the Propaganda Grunt briefly mentions about something going on inside the ring that’s classified and implies it’s very dangerous for people sent down there. Given that they’re allied with the Endless and Cortanas stuff is gone that kind of narrows it down.

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I’d go with at least hundreds of thousands if not millions/billions. The question is… how many are full

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Given we only see a single empty one. I’d guess they’re all in use.

Plus the Weapon mentions speaking to the Cylexes to learn info from them. Wouldn’t they all have gone mad if they were still conscious of being trapped for tens of thousands of years? :smile:

BTW how were the Cylexes at the Silent Auditorium rebuilt? Shouldn’t they have been destroyed in the explosion?

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You see a lot more tham that underground during various missions

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I can’t imagine billions of Cylix, it’s seems to be a pretty expansive technologie. Maybe if they can keep many personns, that could be more realistic

I think there spirits were all indexed by the librarian and their body destroy. The cylix contain prehistoric human.

Good idea ! Maybe it’s already what Atriox have down on another part of Halo.

I think she was more analysing the data in their mind, or maybe she can awake them for some time, otherwise yes they would became totally mad !

I think they were destroy, then other cylix were bring in the new Auditorium