john007

The reason why this is true is because of two things: 1. Lazy-ass people who want a space shooter- ready...GO PLAY DOOM, YOU LOWLIFES! 2. people who cannot afford them, like me. I cannot buy the Forerunner books because I need to earn more money, but I HAVE READ all of the other books, including the HELLJUMPER book. To dumb it down... The flood- originally purposed to be an ETERNAL HARD DRIVE; keeps all info safe and unable to be harmed. Also has a failsafe built in- wants to keep getting information, but cannot do so directly, so it has to communicate/absorb a host. Flood is eventually like a COKE ADDICT on withdrawal, and has nothing to lose. Attacks anything thinking to absorb data/ intelligence. The Gravemind is like the main server, which needs to be programmed before it can be used. Precursors- the supposed "gods" of the Halo series- created the flood, and all kinds of life (forerunner, human, etc;) all are SUPPOSEDLY dead now. Humans of old- strong, desperate, and almost forerunner intelligence, humans were fighting two wars at once- against the flood, and against the Forerunners. They basically genetically suicide-bombed the Flood through genetic mutation of their own population; the weakened humans then fight for new lands from the Forerunners because they lost much land to the flood. Forerunners then make them lose all knowledge, so they cannot fight back against the flood. Only one known human of this new era survived- the human Chakas, A.K.A. 343 Guilty Spark. Forerunners- the ignorant, yet supremely advanced race of the era; attacked humans without prejudice to defend their lands (and conquered easily, I might add), yet could not figure out how to stop the Flood, so they created the suicide food-denial Bomb called a HALO; they were used because forerunners couldn't figure out how humanity stopped the flood, and the Offensive, Defensive, and Mendicant Bias A. I.'s failed. The only group known to use a device like the Composer to create A.I.'s

Like I said in another forum, many possibilities now exist. My most out-there theory is this: Worst case scenario, an alternate Cortana is created. Those who read the books know that TWO cloned Halsey brains were able to be turned into AIs, but Cortana's was the only one used. Best case scenario, the spare brain could be fried to complete a partial AI matrix that the old Cortana could latch onto...yet there would be unforeseen issues; (Murphy's Law or) the very essence of Cortana could change. Also, the Diadact is NOT dead. Prometheans are prepared to survive ANYTHING! Technically, we fought Bornstellar from Halo: Cryptum, rather than the true Diadact. For all we know, the TRUE Diadact could be very much an AI enemy, since that is what his war sphinxes were- the last 6 hours of his Sons' minds in operation. For all we know, Cortana could eventually figure out forerunner tech such that she could extend her life, and even create a corpeal body for herself (A.K.A., one of the Promethean knights/monitor "lightbulb"- 5 points for anyone who gets this Halo reference...) true... to quote Tucker from Red Vs. Blue, "BOW-CHICKA-BOW-WOW!" read my first response to this.

Worst case scenario, an alternate Cortana is created. Those who read the books know that TWO cloned Halsey brains were able to be turned into AIs, but Cortana's was the only one used. Best case scenario, the spare brain could be fried to complete a partial AI matrix that the old Cortana could latch onto. Also, the Diadact is NOT dead. Prometheans are prepared to survive ANYTHING! Technically, we fought Bornstellar from Halo: Cryptum, rather than the true Diadact. For all we know, the TRUE Diadact could be very much an AI enemy, since that is what his war sphinxes were- the last 6 hours of the person's mind in operation. For all we know, Cortana could eventually figure out forerunner tech such that she could extend her life, and even create a corpeal body for herself (A.K.A., one of the Promethean knights/monitor "lightbulb"- 5 points for anyone who gets this Halo reference... big hint: he was an Orion/Spartan I survivor)

They already have a base-matrix for Cortana, so it IS possible. Two flash-cloned brains survived, remember? I just hope that they reintroduce Cortana in Halo 5, but at the end. This would allow for the struggle to save her and prevent the newest uprising that neither bungie nor 343i accounted for- the precursors/ original gravemind/ forerunner AI, such as the Bias tripartate. The only question is if 343i will stay LOYAL to the franchise. I could understand SOME deviation, for this is impossible to avoid, and could lead to canon "Cortana Moments" and a chance to see chief without Cortana. HOWEVER, Cortana MUST BE RECOVERED BY THE END OF HALO 5.