I just had an idea, but I will need others to help me out with the proof. WHERE and WHEN exactly is it stated that the ARK is a safe place from the Halo firing? Of course it is outside their range so it is safe, but has it ever been said to be a safe instillation for reasons other then its location? I have come to believe that the ARK is STRICTLY an automated Halo ring manufacturing plant of some kind. Once a ring is constructed, the ARK activates its portal thing and warps the ring to its proper location in the galaxy. If this is true then it would support my idea that MB sent Master Chief to the Maginot Sphere using the portal while their ship was in mid transit.

I haven't even bothered to look at that topic. Bungie is Bungie. I don't see them answering anything having to do with campaign at all beyond vague responses unless the questions are something extremely mild. Maybe they'll surprise us all, but my hopes definitely are not held high. There are unanswered Marathon questions to this day.

Actually, I think Forerunner's were humans.

What new "Halo countdown" is that guy talking about? October 14th?

hmmm... cortana says that she had a plan to not fire ALL the halo rings, which is what typically would happen, right? they'd all fire together.. well, they only ended up firing the brand spankin' new 04. Which does kinda fall into not firing ALL the rings, right? Maybe it was her plan all along. She has defied gods and demons, ect.... (i know..gravemind...but still) so why not be able to have at some point learned that the halo would be replaced? Maybe while she was in original 04 system she came across info the 343 was completely unaware of. Cortana woulda been directly connected to the halo, and perhaps, all the halos and the arc through the system. 343 is a completely seperate entity programed to only know what it's told. Just a thought.

slightly off topic but it does have to do with terminals.. and if mentioned before sorry ... Has anyone else noticed how alike the terminals in halo 3 are when compared to the terminals in Marathon? Whats most alike it the text, and how it is broken up with small error messages much like the 7 terminals in halo....i have been looking for screen shots of the Marathon terminals, which im unable to find. If anyone is able to find some and post em with the halo ones it would be much eaiser to see what im talkin about

Pick your game.

This is a really great read, and a great theory:

http://forums.ascendantjustice.com/inde ... 12&st=40&#

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