Halo Storyline Question

[beowulf]

I haven't beaten either of the Halo games and haven't read any of the novels, but I am really enjoying the ARG so far. I have been reading up on the storyline of the games and have a question about the halos. Does anyone know why the flood was kept on the halos. I mean if it was a dangerous as it seems and the halos are built to destroy it then why have it on the halo?

~beowulf

[Dalthanas]

There is actually a TON of really good discussion by some really smart people on this over in speculation. The topics ranged from what the flood was, how it works, who it affects, if and why it was made, why it was kept, and how the halos work. I would suggest delving through those forums for a lot of good ideas on it.

[ii otnemem ii]

I haven't beaten either of the Halo games and haven't read any of the novels, but I am really enjoying the ARG so far. I have been reading up on the storyline of the games and have a question about the halos. Does anyone know why the flood was kept on the halos. I mean if it was a dangerous as it seems and the halos are built to destroy it then why have it on the halo?

~beowulf

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[Echelon Three]

That is one of the major mysteries of the Halos which we still don't really know. 343 Guilty Spark, the Monitor of Installation 04 (the Halo of Halo:CE) states that the Flood were contained on Halo for scientific study; however, one would think that a space-faring race like them would be smart enough to, I don't know, NOT keep their nemeses alive even after they themselves have died from the last activation of the Halo array. Hopefully Halo 3 will answer it though. Good question.

EDIT: otnemem also has a very good link there.

[AI23]

My theory is that the forerunners accidentally created the flood. Afterwards they knew the firing of the halos was desperate one time thing. A few specimens were most likely kept alive so that they could study them and ultimately find find a way to kill them that didn't involve wiping out all live in the universe.

But that's just a theory.

[Echelon Three]

That's definitely one of the bigger theories out there; the idea that this was a tragedy of science is definitely possible.

[Corbob]

It might also be a two for one.. The creators of Halo don't want whoever finds it to be destroyed by the Halo so they have the Flood protect it as well. Remember that 343 Guilty Spark cannot activate the ring(s).