It’s been a while since I’ve read the Forerunner novels, but were the Prometheans ever meant for use by humans(reclaimers)? Since they were not hostile to us until John decided to be a bit too much touchy feely and activated something he shouldn’t have.
After the Librarian repurposed them, their goal was simply to guard the Didact’s Cryptum, and Requiem as a whole. They were indeed hostile to John even before he inadvertently released the Didact. Since John is a Reclaimer, I’m not entirely sure why this was the case, especially since the Librarian wanted humanity to attain the Janus Key.
Bitterness’s got turned into a promethean to. Didn’t Librarian tell her to guard it?
In “Ghosts of Onyx”, the Sentinels attack Reclaimers and Covenant alike. I don’t think being a Reclaimer is an immunity to all things Forerunner.
The Sentinels were protecting Onyx and the Prometheans were protecting Requiem, from anyone.
The Didact scanned the Forward Unto Dawn, discovered a reclaimer and opened Requiem’s corridor as he knew only a reclaimer could release him. He let the Covenant Remnant sit outside the planet for 3 years; their being sucked into Requiem with Chief was just circumstantial.
Why then, would the Didact allow his Prometheans try to kill Chief before he had a chance to free Didact from Cryptum? Well, the remember the Prometheans were Blue at first, trying to prevent Chief from setting Didact free. Once free, Didact waved his hand and turned them Orange, putting them all under his control.
No, the Promethean Knights were never a part of the Librarian’s plan for humanity. She and Endurance of Will used them as a means through which the Ur-Didact’s Cryptum would be guarded, so that he would not be awakened before his meditation was complete. Messages were even sent out across other Forerunner installations, like the ones on Sanghelios, saying not to go to Requiem and awaken the Didact.
> No, the Promethean Knights were never a part of the Librarian’s plan for humanity. She and Endurance of Will used them as a means through which the Ur-Didact’s Cryptum would be guarded, so that he would not be awakened before his meditation was complete. Messages were even sent out across other Forerunner installations, like the ones on Sanghelios, saying not to go to Requiem and awaken the Didact.
Still, only a Reclaimer could awaken him, and the Librarian wanted humanity to attain the Janus Key.
Originally it was hoped that the didact would come to reason, but the destruction of the Domain pretty much left him alone to fume over the death of his people. The domain apparently has some sort of soothing effect.
Its possible the systems were able to do a psychological analysis of him, and realized he wasn’t ready yet, thus warding off anyone who would try to disturb him.
That said, given the Domain’s precursor origin, its unlikely that even if it had survived, that the didact would have emerged any more sane than we saw him.
> > No, the Promethean Knights were never a part of the Librarian’s plan for humanity. She and Endurance of Will used them as a means through which the Ur-Didact’s Cryptum would be guarded, so that he would not be awakened before his meditation was complete. Messages were even sent out across other Forerunner installations, like the ones on Sanghelios, saying not to go to Requiem and awaken the Didact.
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> Still, only a Reclaimer could awaken him, and the Librarian wanted humanity to attain the Janus Key.
She wanted the Didact to have the Janus Key.
> “This was meant for my husband to help your people when his meditation was complete…”
> > > No, the Promethean Knights were never a part of the Librarian’s plan for humanity. She and Endurance of Will used them as a means through which the Ur-Didact’s Cryptum would be guarded, so that he would not be awakened before his meditation was complete. Messages were even sent out across other Forerunner installations, like the ones on Sanghelios, saying not to go to Requiem and awaken the Didact.
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> > Still, only a Reclaimer could awaken him, and the Librarian wanted humanity to attain the Janus Key.
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> She wanted the Didact to have the Janus Key.
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> > “This was meant for my husband to help your people when his meditation was complete…”
Only a Reclaimer could awaken the Didact.
“…when his meditation is complete.”
The Didact’s meditation was not complete. And he was not ready to be awakened.
The Knights were trying to stop Chief from prematurely awakening him.
Also, it’s important to note that the Chief wasn’t neccesarily supposed to end up at Requiem yet. Mendicant Bias sent Chief to Requiem, not knowing what the Librarian was waiting for.
> “…when his meditation is complete.”
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> The Didact’s meditation was not complete. And he was not ready to be awakened.
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> The Knights were trying to stop Chief from prematurely awakening him.
> Also, it’s important to note that the Chief wasn’t neccesarily supposed to end up at Requiem yet. Mendicant Bias sent Chief to Requiem, not knowing what the Librarian was waiting for.
And how would it have been determined whether the Didact was sane or not? If it was based on the Domain being destroyed, then humanity would never have gotten the key. I’m just finding a lot of flaws in the Librarians plan.
Probably something that can read the didact’s mind. A species that can rip thought patterns into AI’s via beam probably knows a thing or two about brain chemistry.
> They were indeed hostile to John even before he inadvertently released the Didact.
Well, not exactly. They didn’t shoot the MC in the Cathedral, they only became hostile to him once he translocated to the shield world’s core. Thinking about it, if A) John would not have jumped into the portal and B) the Librarian Imprint could have sent a Sentinel to explain the situation (or the first Promethean Knight encountered inside the core been able to explain why the core was not a good place to be without resorting to violence), the H4 campaign could have gone a lot more differently.
> Endurance of Will
What ever happened to this particular Forerunner Warrior-Servant?
> > “…when his meditation is complete.”
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> > The Didact’s meditation was not complete. And he was not ready to be awakened.
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> > The Knights were trying to stop Chief from prematurely awakening him.
> > Also, it’s important to note that the Chief wasn’t neccesarily supposed to end up at Requiem yet. Mendicant Bias sent Chief to Requiem, not knowing what the Librarian was waiting for.
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> And how would it have been determined whether the Didact was sane or not? If it was based on the Domain being destroyed, then humanity would never have gotten the key. I’m just finding a lot of flaws in the Librarians plan.
Librarian did not know that the Domain was a Precursor consciousness that would be destroyed by the Halos, that was why it was the very last thing the Gravemind wanted her to know.
In all likelihood, the Ur-Didact’s Cryptum could well have just opened once his meditation was complete. We do not know all of the specific differences between the Combat Cryptum and the one he was exiled in 10,000 years prior, the Combat Cryptum seems a good deal more advanced so a Reclaimer may not have been needed.
Whats the use of the meditation when your mind is awake for 100000 years, filled with the insane thoughts brought on by the Gravemind’s mind rape and no Domain/Forerunner-Internet to actually meditate in?
> Whats the use of the meditation when your mind is awake for 100000 years, filled with the insane thoughts brought on by the Gravemind’s mind rape and no Domain/Forerunner-Internet to actually meditate in?
Once again, the Librarian did not know that the Domain, the means through which the Ur-Didact could meditate, would be destroyed. She believed that the Domain would cleanse the rage of the Precursors from his mind, a plan which backfired when the Gravemind informed her through Forthencho that the Domain will be destroyed upon the firing of the Halos because it’s a Precursor consciousness.