Hello, Waypoint. It’s been a while. After watching all of the Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary terminals, a theory came to me. It doesn’t have much evidence or basis, but I thought it’s something I’d bring up and discuss with you folks.
So here’s the setup: The Covenant depended a lot on Forerunner technology to develop technology on their own. That is to say, they adapted much of the Forerunners’ tech rather than invent their own. In much the same way, the Forerunners adapted much of the Precursors’ tech rather than invent their own (We know the Covenant adapted almost all of their technology from their Forerunners. How much the Forerunners owe the Precursors is never clearly stated, but for the purposes of this theory, I think they owe the Precursors a lot).
The Forerunners had the technology to shape worlds and create life. But as advanced as they were, there seems something out of place about superweapons that send neural waves across the galaxy that destroy only sentient life (and Precursor artifacts).
Is it possible that the Precursors were the original inventors of the Halo weapon? Could the Master Builder have drawn the plans for the Halo Array from a Precursor superweapon of similar function?
I by no mean wish to discredit the intelligence of the Forerunners, but there is something exciting about the thought of a Precursor Halo Instillation, and us visiting one in a future Halo story. “Halo” may be the title of the franchise, but I think it’s more than that. I believe the Halo Array has more importance to the universe at large than people give it in this post-Halo 3 era. This is one way to explain that.
I don’t believe the Forerunner became advanced by studying Precursor technology. To me it seemed like they were unable to use it or break it. There was no indication that they had the ability to understand any of it and the Didact was shocked when he learned that Humans had been able to penetrate a Precursor structure.
“Something manufactured by humans… pushing through Precursor technology. How was that possible…?”
Yup. While it could be based on an idea, im betting the forerunner took it and put their on spin on it. Sorta like all stealth aircrafts is based on a German scientist that wrote a paper about stealthing aircrafts, in the 40s or 50s or was it a russian scientist? Anyways, the point was Todays stealth Aircraft may owe its basic idea to a paper half a century ago, but its vastly different than what was probably immagined.
> I don’t believe the Forerunner became advanced by studying Precursor technology. To me it seemed like they were unable to use it or break it. There was no indication that they had the ability to understand any of it and the Didact was shocked when he learned that Humans had been able to penetrate a Precursor structure.
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> “Something manufactured by humans… pushing through Precursor technology. How was that possible…?”
“pushing past” meaning exceeding.
IT was clearly stated in the opening stages if cryptum that the forerunners have found large amounts of precursor technology during their existence. I am positive that they would be able to get something from it regardless of them not being able to use it.
Oh and the forerunners built the rings; there was never any doubt about that and it was clearly stated in cryptum.
All good points. That said, the Didact was part of the Warrior-caste, and would have been excluded from any secret knowledge the Builders may have had. Bornstellar on the other hand, I’m not too sure. His father may have had access to that type of information. I think it’s clear that Bornstellar is rather out of the loop as far as Builder secrets are concerned. His father knew about the building of the Halo Array and, obviously never told the rest of his family.
> No precursors are first but the forerunners are desendents of the precursors
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> P.S I have a feeling the enemy in halo 4 is the precursors just watch the ending of the H4 concept are trailer in slo mo youll see.
Or so they think, but according to Cryptum, the forerunners and precursors had a war and the Timeless One is said to be the only survivor (precursor that is).
> > No precursors are first but the forerunners are desendents of the precursors
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> > P.S I have a feeling the enemy in halo 4 is the precursors just watch the ending of the H4 concept are trailer in slo mo youll see.
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> Or so they think, but according to Cryptum, the forerunners and precursors had a war and the Timeless One is said to be the only survivor (precursor that is).
which should honestly be treated as conjecture since he is evil and evil lies.
> No precursors are first but the forerunners are desendents of the precursors
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> P.S I have a feeling the enemy in halo 4 is the precursors just watch the ending of the H4 concept are trailer in slo mo youll see.