Trailer inconsistency (Halo:Cryptum Spoilers)

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Hey guys, I’m a little curious about something I’ve seen in the Gameplay Launch Trailer.

During the trailer, the ancient evil (who most of us assume is the Didact) is awoken from the Cryptum.

What I noticed is, that he appears to just form together straight after being awoken.

This isn’t consistent with what happens in the book, Halo: Cryptum. In Cryptum, when the Ur-Didact is awoken by Bornstellar, the process is relatively slow. The Didact is in a state of dehydration and weakness, where Bornstellar must help feed him (or at least apply the nourishment-tubes) and massage his joints. From what I gathered, it took a few days for the Ur-Didact to recover and start moving about again.

Im not sure why the supposed Didact (Ur or Bornstellar) “resurrects” so fast in the trailer. Maybe because he hasn’t been in for as long as the Ur-Didact was in the last time? (so he hasn’t had time to deteriorate so fast)

Or it could just be for convenience as having the chief massage the Didact back to health wouldn’t really help story progression :p.

Can anyone explain this inconsistency to me? I haven’t read the Karen Travis novels and I am only 3/4 of the way through Primordium, so if it is explained somewhere there, I am sorry.

(please dont post any huge spoilers about them as well please :p)

Any ways yeah, thoughts?

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I noticed this as well…kinda bugged me a little.

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My best guess is that we don’t know the story yet. He could’ve been released earlier before we saw him and that process was just skipped over in the trailer…I mean its all just speculation but I know what you mean.

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What exactly happens is unknown. You are right that the Didact should be weaker at this ppint.

And I highly doubt the Didact in Cryptum has been longer, since this may have been 100,000 years compared to the 1,000 in Cryptum.

But the strange thing, the different thing, is… this Didact is already active. The one in Cryptum was weak when he woke, no signs of outside activity. In Halo 4, he is sending out sensor scans and controlling Requiem already. Something may be different here.

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> What exactly happens is unknown. You are right that the Didact should be weaker at this ppint.
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> And I highly doubt the Didact in Cryptum has been longer, since this may have been 100,000 years compared to the 1,000 in Cryptum.
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> But the strange thing, the different thing, is… this Didact is already active. The one in Cryptum was weak when he woke, no signs of outside activity. In Halo 4, he is sending out sensor scans and controlling Requiem already. Something may be different here.

Maybe Silentium will give the answers!

Also, I have another question:

The Ur-Didact was executed in Cryptum, wasn’t he? So the Bornstellar-Didact is the only one left?

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By the time we get there he will already been awoken by the storm covenant, right? Or are we all arriving together? Or did someone or something else wake him, knowing we were coming.

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> By the time we get there he will already been awoken by the storm covenant, right? Or are we all arriving together? Or did someone or something else wake him, knowing we were coming.

Well, from the trailer, it would appear that the Chief wakes him up?

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> By the time we get there he will already been awoken by the storm covenant, right? Or are we all arriving together? Or did someone or something else wake him, knowing we were coming.

Well if you watch the halo 4 terminal video released awhile back the storm covenant can not even get into requiem until the Forward Unto Dawn came. So if they can’t even get in Requiem I don’t think they can wake up the Didact. Chief can however because humanity are reclaimers.

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We dont know yet, its probably explained, also it doesnt look like hes just forming, it looks like hes putting on his armor. Who knows when this takes place, it could be a while after he is released from the cryptum. We’ve seen covenant fighting alongside prometheans in the forerunner vidoc. Most likely the Didact woke up by chief at the end of the “forerunner” level, then he is later on released by the covenant somehow, and then we see him after hes recuperated and is putting on his armor.

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> By the time we get there he will already been awoken by the storm covenant, right? Or are we all arriving together? Or did someone or something else wake him, knowing we were coming.

Maybe another Forerunner? Maybe the Librarian is on Requiem?

I think so because only Forerunners were able to activate a Cryptum. And there must be a special chant (which I assume is the chant in OSTs Revival and Nemesis). Also, Bornstellar stated that there was an intense light coming from the Cryptum when it opened. And he felt like the light was never ending. The Cryptum was in a sort of obelisk as well, which then opened.

Yet, in Halo 4, we see that the Master Chief gets some handcuffs. I guess he is not opening the Cryptum voluntarily. The Cryptum looks like imploding. It sends out orange waves that look like the scanning it does in the E3 trailer. The Cryptum is not in an obelisk either; it just hovers in that broadcast relay in the level Forerunner. If there is a chant or not … we cannot say. It seems that the Cryptum on Requiem is different than the one on Earth.

And yeah, 100 000 years of hibernation are definitely MORE than 1 000 years.

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> > What exactly happens is unknown. You are right that the Didact should be weaker at this ppint.
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> > But the strange thing, the different thing, is… this Didact is already active. The one in Cryptum was weak when he woke, no signs of outside activity. In Halo 4, he is sending out sensor scans and controlling Requiem already. Something may be different here.
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> Maybe Silentium will give the answers!
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> Also, I have another question:
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> The Ur-Didact was executed in Cryptum, wasn’t he? So the Bornstellar-Didact is the only one left?

To answer your spoiler

The Ur-Didact was never specified as being killed along with Faber who IS another option of being the Ancient evil. Faber is never considered dead as well they just believe everyone to be. Now as to retort to the fact of the Didact being the ancient evil which i have done many times over the course of these couple of months.

If you did not read the spoiler answer to the spoiler above in my quote i have lead on that Faber could be the ancient evil, now you might be wondering who this is right, well this means more spoilers for cryptum.

So you’ve pressed it you want to know eh? Well going off of memory sorry haven’t read the book in about 4 months Faber is a forerunner who believes in the use of the rings and does not agree with the ways in which the Didact would like to take care of the threat (flood). Faber essentially also hates the human race and sees himself as a very noble forerunner.

Okay back to non spoiler things, so basically Faber in my opinion would work better as a evil enemy as compared to the Didact yes he’s a war hero against the humans but in the book he helps the two humans and Bornstellar, so who’s to say that hes actually so evil as you say. And if it turns out im wrong i would hope the campaign will give sufficient info onto why he is so evil all of a sudden and if not the book better or im just going to rage and say 343 ruined halo’s story line by making him a pretty cool guy and then the enemy…

As for if it was Bornstellar there’s even less reason for him to be evil, i mean you cant tell me the forerunner who went out of his way to save Chakas is also now evil without good explanation.

now onto the main topic of how it seems that he is put together just as he is released and it is not a long process, this is a good catch. It would seem that whoever the evil is has somehow either made it to where he has some resistance to the cryptum or he has in another way already been revived. As for the the campaign now we obviously have a weird thing pop up now. What if these orange colored forerunners are trying to keep you from awakening the evil? and the blue come after you have awakened him? could this be considered? oh how i love trying to figure things out. Because from what i understand the color does not signify rank, rank is signified in what they look like.

All in all this is another thread for me to watch!

If any of this is considered to be a spoiler and you would like me to put it all in one big spoiler bubble please inform me, although the title has spoiler in it so its at your own risk.

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> > What exactly happens is unknown. You are right that the Didact should be weaker at this ppint.
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> > And I highly doubt the Didact in Cryptum has been longer, since this may have been 100,000 years compared to the 1,000 in Cryptum.
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> > But the strange thing, the different thing, is… this Didact is already active. The one in Cryptum was weak when he woke, no signs of outside activity. In Halo 4, he is sending out sensor scans and controlling Requiem already. Something may be different here.
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> Maybe Silentium will give the answers!
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> Also, I have another question:
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> The Ur-Didact was executed in Cryptum, wasn’t he? So the Bornstellar-Didact is the only one left?

The description of Silentium revealed that the Ur-Didact was not excecuted, but was instead abandoned by Faber on a Flood-infested world.

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> > What exactly happens is unknown. You are right that the Didact should be weaker at this ppint.
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> > And I highly doubt the Didact in Cryptum has been longer, since this may have been 100,000 years compared to the 1,000 in Cryptum.
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> > But the strange thing, the different thing, is… this Didact is already active. The one in Cryptum was weak when he woke, no signs of outside activity. In Halo 4, he is sending out sensor scans and controlling Requiem already. Something may be different here.
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> Maybe Silentium will give the answers!
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> Also, I have another question:
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> The Ur-Didact was executed in Cryptum, wasn’t he? So the Bornstellar-Didact is the only one left?

The description of Silentium revealed that the Ur-Didact was not excecuted, but was instead abandoned by Faber on a Flood-infested world.

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> > By the time we get there he will already been awoken by the storm covenant, right? Or are we all arriving together? Or did someone or something else wake him, knowing we were coming.
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> <mark>Maybe another Forerunner? Maybe the Librarian is on Requiem?</mark>
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> I think so because only Forerunners were able to activate a Cryptum. And there must be a special chant (which I assume is the chant in OSTs Revival and Nemesis). Also, Bornstellar stated that there was an intense light coming from the Cryptum when it opened. And he felt like the light was never ending. The Cryptum was in a sort of obelisk as well, which then opened.
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> Yet, in Halo 4, we see that the Master Chief gets some handcuffs. I guess he is not opening the Cryptum voluntarily. The Cryptum looks like imploding. It sends out orange waves that look like the scanning it does in the E3 trailer. The Cryptum is not in an obelisk either; it just hovers in that broadcast relay in the level Forerunner. If there is a chant or not … we cannot say. It seems that the Cryptum on Requiem is different than the one on Earth.
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> And yeah, 100 000 years of hibernation are definitely MORE than 1 000 years.

I’ve never even gone to think about this and have never ever seen it suggested before.

Bravo is my only thought as of right now.

AS for this though i must comment. and it also looks like i must watch the trailers a couple more times but yes i had forgotten that forerunners and a human chant were nessecities to open these as i believe was explained in cryptum.

But i would like to know now who you believe is the helper to this ancient evil.
From what i would believe i don’t think that the librarian would wake an evil if she’s fascinated with humans.

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> > > What exactly happens is unknown. You are right that the Didact should be weaker at this ppint.
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> > > And I highly doubt the Didact in Cryptum has been longer, since this may have been 100,000 years compared to the 1,000 in Cryptum.
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> > > But the strange thing, the different thing, is… this Didact is already active. The one in Cryptum was weak when he woke, no signs of outside activity. In Halo 4, he is sending out sensor scans and controlling Requiem already. Something may be different here.
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> > Maybe Silentium will give the answers!
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> > Also, I have another question:
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> > The Ur-Didact was executed in Cryptum, wasn’t he? So the Bornstellar-Didact is the only one left?
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> The description of Silentium revealed that the Ur-Didact was not excecuted, but was instead abandoned by Faber on a Flood-infested world.

Where is this description of Silentium!!! i must read it i am sad to say i have not yet.

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> > > What exactly happens is unknown. You are right that the Didact should be weaker at this ppint.
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> > > And I highly doubt the Didact in Cryptum has been longer, since this may have been 100,000 years compared to the 1,000 in Cryptum.
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> > > But the strange thing, the different thing, is… this Didact is already active. The one in Cryptum was weak when he woke, no signs of outside activity. In Halo 4, he is sending out sensor scans and controlling Requiem already. Something may be different here.
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> > Maybe Silentium will give the answers!
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> > Also, I have another question:
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> > The Ur-Didact was executed in Cryptum, wasn’t he? So the Bornstellar-Didact is the only one left?
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> The description of Silentium revealed that the Ur-Didact was not excecuted, but was instead abandoned by Faber on a Flood-infested world.

Ah, I see.

I remember at the end of Cryptum the Librarian tells Bornstellar-Didact that the Ur-Didact was sentenced to execution by Faber after he didn’t submit to interrogation. I haven’t read the book in months so that could be a little inaccurate

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> > > > What exactly happens is unknown. You are right that the Didact should be weaker at this ppint.
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> > > > And I highly doubt the Didact in Cryptum has been longer, since this may have been 100,000 years compared to the 1,000 in Cryptum.
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> > > > But the strange thing, the different thing, is… this Didact is already active. The one in Cryptum was weak when he woke, no signs of outside activity. In Halo 4, he is sending out sensor scans and controlling Requiem already. Something may be different here.
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> > > Maybe Silentium will give the answers!
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> > > Also, I have another question:
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> > > The Ur-Didact was executed in Cryptum, wasn’t he? So the Bornstellar-Didact is the only one left?
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> > The description of Silentium revealed that the Ur-Didact was not excecuted, but was instead abandoned by Faber on a Flood-infested world.
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> Ah, I see.
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> I remember at the end of Cryptum the Librarian tells Bornstellar-Didact that the Ur-Didact was sentenced to execution by Faber after he didn’t submit to interrogation. I haven’t read the book in months so that could be a little inaccurate

To be honest.

this makes me so happy this means that the Didact could in fact not be the ancient evil and it could be Faber! although i don’t believe the Ur-Didact is dead pshh please…

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> > > > > What exactly happens is unknown. You are right that the Didact should be weaker at this ppint.
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> > > > > And I highly doubt the Didact in Cryptum has been longer, since this may have been 100,000 years compared to the 1,000 in Cryptum.
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> > > > > But the strange thing, the different thing, is… this Didact is already active. The one in Cryptum was weak when he woke, no signs of outside activity. In Halo 4, he is sending out sensor scans and controlling Requiem already. Something may be different here.
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> > > > Maybe Silentium will give the answers!
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> > > > Also, I have another question:
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> > > > The Ur-Didact was executed in Cryptum, wasn’t he? So the Bornstellar-Didact is the only one left?
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> > > The description of Silentium revealed that the Ur-Didact was not excecuted, but was instead abandoned by Faber on a Flood-infested world.
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> > Ah, I see.
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> > I remember at the end of Cryptum the Librarian tells Bornstellar-Didact that the Ur-Didact was sentenced to execution by Faber after he didn’t submit to interrogation. I haven’t read the book in months so that could be a little inaccurate
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> To be honest.
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> this makes me so happy this means that the Didact could in fact not be the ancient evil and it could be Faber! although i don’t believe the Ur-Didact is dead pshh please…

This is very true. I read your earlier post and think you could be right about Faber!

I am also thinking that the Primordial must have some relevance in the Reclaimer Trilogy…? (if something happens at the end of Primordium to the captive, don’t tell me! Haven’t finished it yet >.<)

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My guess, new cryptum… upgraded with nanobots to do all the feeding and massaging.

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most trailers aren’t strictly canon.