Forerunner Discussion Thread

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It may well be they were a another sub species of human or akin to human and because of that they knew one day homo sapians would evolve enough to understand what has happened.
But by that time everyone who knew would be dead along with the flood, by their hopes anyways.
My question is how did the flood survive for 10k years without any food supply?
Even a tortoise which has a incredibly slow metabolism can only live for around 160 years if memory serves me right.
I personaly think forerunners were a sub species of human which would explain alot of things.
Another question is what guilty spark said in halo 1.
"Last time you asked me, would i do it? having considerable time to ponder your query my answer has not changed, we must activate the ring"

Your theory has a good basis. Why would an advanced AI like Guilty Spark, even despite his rampancy, confuse the master chief with Didact? I personally don't know. Perhaps even farther back the Precursor engineered all of this.

And as for the flood you must remember one crucial fact. It was explained that the flood is extra-galactic, meaning it has the ability to travel between galaxies.

The Flood exists in a fairly stable state in the absence of a Gravemind. They lack the ability to spawn spontaneously and form around sentient life forms, specifically those that are self-aware and capable of introspection. This stage of a Flood outbreak is known as the Feral Stage.

During its Feral Stage, the Flood is only capable of local coordination through use of pheromone-based communication. Research indicates that the content of said messages are of very limited complexity. Individual Combat and Carrier Forms have access to the skills and memories of their host; however, once an outbreak establishes a viable Gravemind, the Coordinated Stage begins—and it is at this point the Flood becomes truly dangerous.