Requiem is an ancient roman word that means a mass for the repose of the souls of the dead. Now in your opinion, what does this mean for Halo 4s campaign, knowing that the name of the Planet that most of Halo 4 takes place on is Requiem?
Well, we learn from Halo: Cryptum that the memories (?) of The Didact’s children were stored within the war sphinx surrounding his cryptum, so it’s possible that’s the case with Requiem and the Promethean enemies we encounter.
yeah maybe bro, I do agree with you
Well, we know the enemy is the Didact - and he has a lot of death to make up for including:
- The Librarian (from his perspective)
- His children
- All sentient life in the galaxy
If it’s the Bornstellar Didact, as well, it could mean that he believes that all of these deaths are to do with Humanity because the Precursors wanted to replace the Forerunners with Humanity and designed the flood to do this. If he’s been informed by the Covenant, humans will be seen as incompetent for the mantle as well, as they have been reduced to nothing and have failed to command authority unlike, say, the Sanghelli. In short, I think the name is symbolic for the deaths the Didact needs to atone for.
I’m having a hard time adjusting to the fact that the Prometheans are Forerunner. I mean, I do believe they are tombs, the Prometheans “armor” that is, but their skulls look awfully human. I had assumed Forerunners would have a completely unique skeletal structure. And if Requiem is a prison world, then why would it be Forerunners in the prison? Forerunners would have considered Ancient Humanity enemies, and therefore prisoners of war, correct?
Although come to think of it - it could be called Requiem because it’s a haven for people infected by the flood. There’s a mission called The Composer, so maybe everyone on the world is being kept alive by the composer, to stop the turning into flood - but they’ve been locked away just in case. What this means for 'ol Didact though is unclear
> I’m having a hard time adjusting to the fact that the Prometheans are Forerunner. I mean, I do believe they are tombs, the Prometheans “armor” that is, but their skulls look awfully human. I had assumed Forerunners would have a completely unique skeletal structure. And if Requiem is a prison world, then why would it be Forerunners in the prison? Forerunners would have considered Ancient Humanity enemies, and therefore prisoners of war, correct?
I could have sworn I read somewhere that the promethean AIs are based off of long dead forerunner warriors. As far as the skull goes, no it is NOT human, it merely looks human, but after a second quick glance, it’s obvious the the nostrils are way too small, and far apart. The eye sockets are also slightly bigger than a humans, the teeth are too big and out of alinement, and there also appears to be a slight “snout” look to the jaw and nose. If that were to be a human, it would be a severely deformed one at that. I’m just tired of people comparing that skull to a humans, because other than a small resemblance it’s almost entirely different.
> I’m having a hard time adjusting to the fact that the Prometheans are Forerunner. I mean, I do believe they are tombs, the Prometheans “armor” that is, but their skulls look awfully human. I had assumed Forerunners would have a completely unique skeletal structure. And if Requiem is a prison world, then why would it be Forerunners in the prison? Forerunners would have considered Ancient Humanity enemies, and therefore prisoners of war, correct?
The Forerunners should look human because they were created from the same species. Forerunners and Humans once had the same origins. And Bungie wanted the Forerunners to be actual ancient humans. 343i has changed it now.
But don’t worry. I know how the Forerunners look like. They have their own unique style. They don’t look human. You also see that on the Halo 4 Legendary skull.
Answering the initial question: Requiem is no prison. Requiem is a refuge. It is a place where the Forerunners rest. I think that the Prometheans are Forerunners turned into AIs (or in the right words ‘ancillas’). So these Forerunners are theoretically dead; they are IMMATERIAL. (That’s why there is the soundtrack with the same name.) And we have the mission called ‘Composer’. I think that the Didact will want to return the immaterialization process, making the ancillas real living fleshy Forerunners again.
The more interesting question is: Why does a Halo ring appear in the game? We don’t know any fact as to why the Halo there above (???) Requiem.
> > I’m having a hard time adjusting to the fact that the Prometheans are Forerunner. I mean, I do believe they are tombs, the Prometheans “armor” that is, but their skulls look awfully human. I had assumed Forerunners would have a completely unique skeletal structure. And if Requiem is a prison world, then why would it be Forerunners in the prison? Forerunners would have considered Ancient Humanity enemies, and therefore prisoners of war, correct?
>
> I could have sworn I read somewhere that the promethean AIs are based off of long dead forerunner warriors. As far as the skull goes, no it is NOT human, it merely looks human, but after a second quick glance, it’s obvious the the nostrils are way too small, and far apart. The eye sockets are also slightly bigger than a humans, the teeth are too big and out of alinement, and there also appears to be a slight “snout” look to the jaw and nose. If that were to be a human, it would be a severely deformed one at that. I’m just tired of people comparing that skull to a humans, because other than a small resemblance it’s almost entirely different.
It looks human to me. But neither of us have ever seen a Forerunner’s skull, so who’s to know? Unless you’re a space Indiana Jones.
> The Forerunners should look human because they were created from the same species. Forerunners and Humans once had the same origins. And Bungie wanted the Forerunners to be actual ancient humans. 343i has changed it now.
>
> But don’t worry. I know how the Forerunners look like. They have their own unique style. They don’t look human. You also see that on the Halo 4 Legendary skull.
It’s all theory, so one’s speculation is about as right as the others. But anyhow; 343i is in charge now, so it doesn’t matter who wanted what, and has no place in why the skull appears human. Plus, it’s a game and they glow blue, so I’m not gonna be nitpicky. And trust me, I’m not going to worry, your post doesn’t immediately validate your claims anymore than mine. Nor will I bow down to your post like some follower. I’m not worried, it’s all rampant speculation. You’ve seen as much Halo 4 as the rest of us, unless you’ve played it, and then that kind of talk doesn’t belong here. No one wants spoilers. Officially the game isn’t released, and speculation is still validated.
We can come back to this when Halo 4 is released, but as far as I’m aware, 343i never stated that was a Forerunner’s skull, in response to a question, they even avoided on why it looked human. So, for some reason, they have a human-like skull. Either it may be directly human, or not. We’ll certainly find out.
Requiem always felt like a prison planet to me, especially if the evil is locked up there.
> It’s all theory, so one’s speculation is about as right as the others. But anyhow; 343i is in charge now, so it doesn’t matter who wanted what, and has no place in why the skull appears human. Plus, it’s a game and they glow blue, so I’m not gonna be nitpicky. And trust me, I’m not going to worry, your post doesn’t immediately validate your claims anymore than mine. Nor will I bow down to your post like some follower. I’m not worried, it’s all rampant speculation. You’ve seen as much Halo 4 as the rest of us, unless you’ve played it, and then that kind of talk doesn’t belong here. No one wants spoilers. Officially the game isn’t released, and speculation is still validated.
>
> We can come back to this when Halo 4 is released, but as far as I’m aware, 343i never stated that was a Forerunner’s skull, in response to a question, they even avoided on why it looked human. So, for some reason, they have a human-like skull. Either it may be directly human, or not. We’ll certainly find out.
>
> Requiem always felt like a prison planet to me, especially if the evil is locked up there.
It’s all true what you say. But I do not think that Requiem is a prison. I think it’s rather a kind of refuge. A refuge from the Halo Pulse and a refuge from the other species of the galaxy. I think the Forerunners did not want to be prematurely discovered and awakened.
> > It’s all theory, so one’s speculation is about as right as the others. But anyhow; 343i is in charge now, so it doesn’t matter who wanted what, and has no place in why the skull appears human. Plus, it’s a game and they glow blue, so I’m not gonna be nitpicky. And trust me, I’m not going to worry, your post doesn’t immediately validate your claims anymore than mine. Nor will I bow down to your post like some follower. I’m not worried, it’s all rampant speculation. You’ve seen as much Halo 4 as the rest of us, unless you’ve played it, and then that kind of talk doesn’t belong here. No one wants spoilers. Officially the game isn’t released, and speculation is still validated.
> >
> > We can come back to this when Halo 4 is released, but as far as I’m aware, 343i never stated that was a Forerunner’s skull, in response to a question, they even avoided on why it looked human. So, for some reason, they have a human-like skull. Either it may be directly human, or not. We’ll certainly find out.
> >
> > Requiem always felt like a prison planet to me, especially if the evil is locked up there.
>
> It’s all true what you say. But I do not think that Requiem is a prison. I think it’s rather a kind of refuge. A refuge from the Halo Pulse and a refuge from the other species of the galaxy. I think the Forerunners did not want to be prematurely discovered and awakened.
Well, we will have to agree to disagree. Until Halo 4, then.
> > I’m having a hard time adjusting to the fact that the Prometheans are Forerunner. I mean, I do believe they are tombs, the Prometheans “armor” that is, but their skulls look awfully human. I had assumed Forerunners would have a completely unique skeletal structure. And if Requiem is a prison world, then why would it be Forerunners in the prison? Forerunners would have considered Ancient Humanity enemies, and therefore prisoners of war, correct?
>
> I could have sworn I read somewhere that the promethean AIs are based off of long dead forerunner warriors. As far as the skull goes, no it is NOT human, it merely looks human, but after a second quick glance, it’s obvious the the nostrils are way too small, and far apart. The eye sockets are also slightly bigger than a humans, the teeth are too big and out of alinement, and there also appears to be a slight “snout” look to the jaw and nose. If that were to be a human, it would be a severely deformed one at that. I’m just tired of people comparing that skull to a humans, because other than a small resemblance it’s almost entirely different.
You seem so sure for someone who doesn’t actually know. I’m excited to see you proven wrong.