The True Enemy of Halo 4?

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In every Halo story in the first Trilogy, there were three enemies: The Covenant, the Sentinels, and the Flood. That being said, I believe this pattern will continue. It has been released that there is no Flood presence in Halo 4. That could just leave the Sentinels, but where is the ‘ancient evil’ 343 said was being released upon the Universe? There are three ancient races that are currently known to the Halo Universe: the Flood, the Forerunners, and the Precursors.

Thee Precursors were the rivals of the Forerunners. Where Forerunners lead in technology, the Precursors made up for in other aspects. Among these was a cure to the Flood. One senario is that they learned of the Forerunners’ plan to activate the Halo array. they then hi-jacked one or more Forerunner Shield worlds to ensure their survial. One of these includes Requium. After 100,000 years, a human, ancestor to the Forerunners, shows up in their home. Fearing a Forerunner uprising, they decide to try to wipe out Humanity.

The Forerunners were a more peace-seeking race. After the appearance of the Flood, their actions were solely on preventing its spread. They then enabled the Halo array, supposedly sacrificing themselves to stop the Flood. Another senario is that they simply lost their presence in the Milky Way. Any Shield Worlds in the Galaxy were too far from the Ark, so they built more outside of the Galaxy, close enough to the Ark to be a mere few days in under-power, a few years without. After Halo’s activation, could no get back to the Milky Way because the technology for their portals was lost. They DID, however, retain information uplinks to the Halo array. When they began getting activity and noticed the sudden loss of information. (i.e. the destruction of Installations 04, 00, and 04 again), they became furious with the humans. When they learn that the remains of a human ship was approaching Requium, they captured it. The Forerunners then discovered a sole human hat was aboard the ship. Concluding he was responsible for the loss of the array, they decide to kill him.

Both of these senarios seem quite possible. They also match the pattern of multi-enemies in Halo. The senarios also answer the question of the ‘ancient evil’ and ‘vengence’ 343 has described. There is, however, another possibility for those who do not believe my senerios add up. It could simply be another race that pre-dates the Forerunners and the Precursors. However you hink of it, Sentinels are almost garranteed to have a presence in Halo 4.

But enough of how I believe it should go. What do you think the true enemy is?

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Very nice. I’m pretty rusty on the Forerunner novels but I’m pretty sure the Precursors are still around somewhere and if that’s true, I think they’re the new Enemy.

One problem: The Precursors were said to had evolved into a Godlike state.

How the hell is Chief gonna kill something that can create and destroy entire civilizations (As some say the Precursors were able to do) at will?

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> Very nice. I’m pretty rusty on the Forerunner novels but I’m pretty sure the Precursors are still around somewhere and if that’s true, I think they’re the new Enemy.
>
> One problem: The Precursors were said to had evolved into a Godlike state.
>
> How the hell is Chief gonna kill something that can create and destroy entire civilizations (As some say the Precursors were able to do) at will?

The latest novel I read was Cole Protocol, so I do not know much about the Precursors other than what Guilty Spark said in the Anniversary terminals.

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> Very nice. I’m pretty rusty on the Forerunner novels but I’m pretty sure the Precursors are still around somewhere and if that’s true, I think they’re the new Enemy.
>
> One problem: The Precursors were said to had evolved into a Godlike state.
>
> How the hell is Chief gonna kill something that can create and destroy entire civilizations (As some say the Precursors were able to do) at will?

With his luck.

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Very nice and detailed speculation. I’m not too sure myself. I have this feeling that 343 is letting us believe what we want for now and create our own stories, but when they release the actual story info, it will be something nobody ever would have expected. Everyone is talking about the Precursors and Forerunners, because frankly, they make sense. They’d be conventional and they fit. But what if it’s not either of them?

Makes you think…

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> Very nice and detailed speculation. I’m not too sure myself. I have this feeling that 343 is letting us believe what we want for now and create our own stories, but when they release the actual story info, it will be something nobody ever would have expected. Everyone is talking about the Precursors and Forerunners, because frankly, they make sense. They’d be conventional and they fit. But what if it’s not either of them?
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> Makes you think…

That is what I thought, too. But 343 is trying to keep to the Halo Universe. I doubt they will break that to create a whole new enemy. But then again, I have said before that they are also trying to extend the canon.

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Alot of your assumptions are wrong. here are a few things:

#1) the precursors are all dead. They got wiped out.

#2) the forerunner were never peace keepers. They started a war with humanity and devolved us afterward.

please get the find the proper Information before you post.

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> Alot of your assumptions are wrong. here are a few things:
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> #1) the precursors are all dead. They got wiped out.
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> #2) the forerunner were never peace keepers. They started a war with humanity and devolved us afterward.
>
> please get the find the proper Information before you post.

If YOU ever bothr to keep reading, you would know I am only using information I already know.

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> Please get the find the proper Information before you post.

Please learn the proper grammar before you post.

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> In every Halo story in the first Trilogy, there were three enemies: The Covenant, the Sentinels, and the Flood. That being said, I believe this pattern will continue. It has been released that there is no Flood presence in Halo 4. That could just leave the Sentinels, but where is the ‘ancient evil’ 343 said was being released upon the Universe? There are three ancient races that are currently known to the Halo Universe: the Flood, the Forerunners, and the Precursors.
>
> <mark>Thee Precursors were the rivals of the Forerunners. Where Forerunners lead in technology, the Precursors made up for in other aspects. Among these was a cure to the Flood. One senario is that they learned of the Forerunners’ plan to activate the Halo array. they then hi-jacked one or more Forerunner Shield worlds to ensure their survial. One of these includes Requium. After 100,000 years, a human, ancestor to the Forerunners, shows up in their home. Fearing a Forerunner uprising, they decide to try to wipe out Humanity.</mark>
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> The Forerunners were a more peace-seeking race. After the appearance of the Flood, their actions were solely on preventing its spread. They then enabled the Halo array, supposedly sacrificing themselves to stop the Flood. Another senario is that they simply lost their presence in the Milky Way. Any Shield Worlds in the Galaxy were too far from the Ark, so they built more outside of the Galaxy, close enough to the Ark to be a mere few days in under-power, a few years without. After Halo’s activation, could no get back to the Milky Way because the technology for their portals was lost. They DID, however, retain information uplinks to the Halo array. When they began getting activity and noticed the sudden loss of information. (i.e. the destruction of Installations 04, 00, and 04 again), they became furious with the humans. When they learn that the remains of a human ship was approaching Requium, they captured it. The Forerunners then discovered a sole human hat was aboard the ship. Concluding he was responsible for the loss of the array, they decide to kill him.
>
> Both of these senarios seem quite possible. They also match the pattern of multi-enemies in Halo. The senarios also answer the question of the ‘ancient evil’ and ‘vengence’ 343 has described. There is, however, another possibility for those who do not believe my senerios add up. It could simply be another race that pre-dates the Forerunners and the Precursors. However you hink of it, Sentinels are almost garranteed to have a presence in Halo 4.
>
> But enough of how I believe it should go. What do you think the true enemy is?

Your not exactly sure on this subject. the precursors and the forerunners are not rivals not to mention the technology that the forerunners use belonged to the precursors. Also considering the fact that the precursors created the forerunners and humans. now where the forerunners come in to the activation of halo. The timeless one the last known precursor of his kind had stated that the forerunners were never the bearers of the mantle but the forerunners had always though they were. the humans were actually to be the next bearers and that the flood was a test. a test to see who can truly hold the mantle. now how the forerunners could not be the enemy is that the didact was bornstellar and just in case if you dont know what the didact is it is the leader of the Promethean army. anyways bornstellars best friends throughout life were humans and the forerunners and humans already had a war but they had made up not to mention they are genetically related. I hope this cleared up some things

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> > In every Halo story in the first Trilogy, there were three enemies: The Covenant, the Sentinels, and the Flood. That being said, I believe this pattern will continue. It has been released that there is no Flood presence in Halo 4. That could just leave the Sentinels, but where is the ‘ancient evil’ 343 said was being released upon the Universe? There are three ancient races that are currently known to the Halo Universe: the Flood, the Forerunners, and the Precursors.
> >
> > <mark>Thee Precursors were the rivals of the Forerunners. Where Forerunners lead in technology, the Precursors made up for in other aspects. Among these was a cure to the Flood. One senario is that they learned of the Forerunners’ plan to activate the Halo array. they then hi-jacked one or more Forerunner Shield worlds to ensure their survial. One of these includes Requium. After 100,000 years, a human, ancestor to the Forerunners, shows up in their home. Fearing a Forerunner uprising, they decide to try to wipe out Humanity.</mark>
> >
> > The Forerunners were a more peace-seeking race. After the appearance of the Flood, their actions were solely on preventing its spread. They then enabled the Halo array, supposedly sacrificing themselves to stop the Flood. Another senario is that they simply lost their presence in the Milky Way. Any Shield Worlds in the Galaxy were too far from the Ark, so they built more outside of the Galaxy, close enough to the Ark to be a mere few days in under-power, a few years without. After Halo’s activation, could no get back to the Milky Way because the technology for their portals was lost. They DID, however, retain information uplinks to the Halo array. When they began getting activity and noticed the sudden loss of information. (i.e. the destruction of Installations 04, 00, and 04 again), they became furious with the humans. When they learn that the remains of a human ship was approaching Requium, they captured it. The Forerunners then discovered a sole human hat was aboard the ship. Concluding he was responsible for the loss of the array, they decide to kill him.
> >
> > Both of these senarios seem quite possible. They also match the pattern of multi-enemies in Halo. The senarios also answer the question of the ‘ancient evil’ and ‘vengence’ 343 has described. There is, however, another possibility for those who do not believe my senerios add up. It could simply be another race that pre-dates the Forerunners and the Precursors. However you hink of it, Sentinels are almost garranteed to have a presence in Halo 4.
> >
> > But enough of how I believe it should go. What do you think the true enemy is?
>
> Your not exactly sure on this subject. the precursors and the forerunners are not rivals not to mention the technology that the forerunners use belonged to the precursors. Also considering the fact that the precursors created the forerunners and humans. now where the forerunners come in to the activation of halo. The timeless one the last known precursor of his kind had stated that the forerunners were never the bearers of the mantle but the forerunners had always though they were. the humans were actually to be the next bearers and that the flood was a test. a test to see who can truly hold the mantle. now how the forerunners could not be the enemy is that the didact was bornstellar and just in case if you dont know what the didact is it is the leader of the Promethean army. anyways bornstellars best friends throughout life were humans and the forerunners and humans already had a war but they had made up not to mention they are genetically related. I hope this cleared up some things

I honestly do not know much about this part of the Halo Universe. I havent read the Forerunner books yet. this, as I have already said, is my OPINION based on what I already know.

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> Alot of your assumptions are wrong. here are a few things:
>
> #1) the precursors are all dead. They got wiped out.
>
> #2) the forerunner were never peace keepers. They started a war with humanity and devolved us afterward.
>
> please get the find the proper Information before you post.

in Halo Primordium i believe its mention not all precursors are dead

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if you need some more info on this I can post more. this info came straight from the books

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> if you need some more info on this I can post more. this info came straight from the books

Thanks, but I plan onm reading them this summer, so please do not ruin it for me. :slight_smile:

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The Precursors are a red herring.

Anyone heard of space jockeys? Yep, the Precursors are about the same thing, something that’s going to stay unknown for some time but something that has deep relevance throughout the story. It should be noted that both are possible creators of parasites.

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> > Alot of your assumptions are wrong. here are a few things:
> >
> > #1) the precursors are all dead. They got wiped out.
> >
> > #2) the forerunner were never peace keepers. They started a war with humanity and devolved us afterward.
> >
> > please get the find the proper Information before you post.
>
> in Halo Primordium i believe its mention not all precursors are dead

yes you are right it doesn’t but I wont go into detail for the sake of others that want to read the book

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here is the halo pedia precursor article

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> Alot of your assumptions are wrong. here are a few things:
>
> #1) the precursors are all dead. They got wiped out.

Halo: Primordium states a few fled the Forerunners reach and continued to create. Their creation: The Flood.

> #2) the forerunner were never peace keepers. They started a war with humanity and devolved us afterward.

Yup, they did. Yet I fail to see how that will matter. They did protect the galaxy’s beings at the expense of keeping them relatively basic in terms of tech and evolution. Heart was in the right place. They more than made up for the de-evolution with the whole Reclaimer thing.

> please get the find the proper Information before you post.

I’d ask the same from you.

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All we know is that this new enemy brings along new weapons and a new addition to the sandbox.

I can’t wait to find out who they are.

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The true enemy of Halo 4 are the haters.

In seriousness, I would like to see whatever species that crashed on Installation 04 as an enemy.