So I’ve read the books, and Ive played the games. According to the story Halo was activated all life died. Sentinels “reseeded” The universe with all the species in designated planets. Due to this the humans/covenant species exist in the universe. It seems a little odd that the forerunners would plan to reseed every species except their own.
I have a theory (be a good game) The forerunners left a planet filled with their own technology and set the sentinels to plant their species on that planet. The forerunners could still exist (recreated ones) and they could be understanding the technology their ancestors left them. Why not introduce them into a game? It makes no sense that all the species were brought back, EXCEPT the forerunners.
I’m not trying to spam but share this or like it…however this website works because I think this would be a pretty sick addition to the halo universe.
They didn’t reseed their species because a sizable number of Forerunners survived the Halo Array on the Ark and left to parts unknown. You should really take a look at the books.
> They didn’t reseed their species because a sizable number of Forerunners survived the Halo Array on the Ark and left to parts unknown. You should really take a look at the books.
This.
Also they have already introduced Forerunners into the games, the Ur-Didact.
Wow, your right, they did introduce a forerunner, an insane deranged ancient old warmonger psycho forerunner thats older than earth itself…that doesnt count as a forerunner to me, thats a deranged freak, heck even the other forerunners thought he was insane, hence why he was locked up.
Well, I don’t think it matters if you don’t consider the Ur-Didact a Forerunner because he is one. Not only that, but he isn’t older than the Earth, the Earth is around 4.5 billion years old, the Ur-Didact doesn’t come anywhere close biologically or during his time in his Cryptum. Another problem is that they didn’t want to recreate themselves, those who survived believed their time as rulers of the galaxy is up. Besides, as I said, they didn’t all die so they have no need to reseed themselves.
I know you think it would be a great idea, but it wouldn’t make any sense and runs counter to the themes established in the Forerunner Saga.
Wow someones never heard of comedic exageration. no duh hes not older than earth i was exaggerating. ok then why do the forerunners not come back. you know surely they would want to see if their halo program worked or if the flood are you know…eating the galaxy alive…again…
> Wow someones never heard of comedic exageration. no duh hes not older than earth i was exaggerating. <mark>ok then why do the forerunners not come back.</mark> you know surely they would want to see if their halo program worked or if the flood are you know…eating the galaxy alive…again…
343 Industries has 20 years of Halo media planned, we’ll see if they come back or not. That said, given how they seemed to have left everything behind for humanity to reclaim as their own and set them up as the guardians for the galaxy, that seems to be their plan. I’m sure them returning is in the works, but only when they feel their presence wouldn’t jeopardize anything. The Ur-Didact awakening was done in error, after all, and look what happened.
The didacts awakening was not an error. it was just misjudged and mistimed. humans were to have the mantel of responsibility before they unleashed him…and he was supposed to have chilled the F out after being there a good 100 thousand years…I read most of the books I have one question. the forerunners were working on the composer to live the halo blast and come back. if they wanted to live so badly why would they not all just get outa the halo range and also. you said they wanted to leave the universe to humans…then why make the composer they obviously wanted to stay.
Sorry for being rude earlier. bad habit
> The didacts awakening was not an error. it was just misjudged and mistimed. humans were to have the mantel of responsibility before they unleashed him…and he was supposed to have chilled the F out after being there a good 100 thousand years…I read most of the books I have one question. the forerunners were working on the composer to live the halo blast and come back. if they wanted to live so badly why would they not all just get outa the halo range and also. you said they wanted to leave the universe to humans…then why make the composer they obviously wanted to stay.
> Sorry for being rude earlier. bad habit
Well, if it was mistimed and misjudged, wasn’t that in error? ;p
The Composer wasn’t made to survive against the Halos, but as an alternative to the Halos. They wanted to save their fellow Forerunners consciousness from the Flood, or to preserve the mind of someone with secrets they want to save as was the case with ancient humanity, digitally and then bring them back organically. The last part proved impossible without creating abominations. The Composer is simply a shameful relic to them, perhaps they kept it around in the hope we would have found some purpose for it.
As for the Forerunners just getting out of the blast, well, that is essentially what they did, its just that most of Forerunner society, and the galaxy as a whole, had already been conquered by the Flood.
The Ur Didact is a Forerunner weather or not he’s insane, before the Gravemind got to him he was a very honourable person.
The Forerunners knew that the Galaxy was clear of Flood by the time they reseeded life. The Iso Didact came back to Earth with Riser to say his good byes.
The Forerunners messed up badly because they kept interfering with other races, so by the time the Flood came back, Forerunners had no ally’s to fight with. Human were devolved at this point.
I don’t think the Forerunners would come back because of the guilt of there massive screw up. “Our time as the Galaxy’s care takers has past, the Flood has overrun us”
There is a chance we might see more Forerunners in later games, but that’s only if they become relevant to the plot. The story at this point seems to be focused on Humanizing Chief.
> The didacts awakening was not an error. it was just misjudged and mistimed. humans were to have the mantel of responsibility before they unleashed him…and he was supposed to have chilled the F out after being there a good 100 thousand years…I read most of the books I have one question. the forerunners were working on the composer to live the halo blast and come back. <mark>if they wanted to live so badly why would they not all just get outa the halo range and also. you said they wanted to leave the universe to humans…then why make the composer they obviously wanted to stay.</mark>
> Sorry for being rude earlier. bad habit
They essentially did try to leave. However, due to massive slipspace debt and extensive Flood control, only a handful managed to escape to the Greater Ark in the final days of the war.
The problem with that, though, was that the Flood surrounded and proceeded to destroy the Greater Ark, where only a couple managed to escape to the Lesser Ark and activate the Array.
Also, opinions and decisions can change.
In the beginning, the Forerunners were all full of themselves and wanted to be immortal. However, the conflict with the Flood and the things learned from creatures like the Primordial changed their mind. They concluded that their time as the galaxy’s caretakers had passed, and that Humanity is to succeed them.
The Forerunners may return someday, for whatever reason, as the IsoDidact did seem to have interest in his children meeting Risers’. Whether they return to war or peace, we don’t know. Halo has a lot planned.