The Official Halo Topic

[Rausaro]

I enjoyed Forward Unto Dawn for the most part, but the main protagonist just rubs me the wrong way. Something about his attitude just doesn't sit right with me.Also, that one girl kind of reminds me of the Nostalgia Chick.

Thankfully, his attitude changes. Still, I noticed some Easter eggs... When they march past the statue on the campus, the ODST poster in the background is a re-textured version of one of the Halo ODST concept art pictures. Also, I thought it was odd that part of the Campus motto is "Forward unto Dawn"... I wonder if the ship itself has any connection to the events that later take place, ie, was it named in memory of the University? Finally, I realize that the flash at the end that messes with one of the computers was actually

the triangular covie writing. Obvious from the trailer, but I think it was neat that they went down to the fine details...it was a nice touch.

[CeeCee]

I enjoyed Forward Unto Dawn for the most part, but the main protagonist just rubs me the wrong way. Something about his attitude just doesn't sit right with me.Also, that one girl kind of reminds me of the Nostalgia Chick.

Am I the only one that likes Laskey? I really enjoyed FuD and the acting was really well done.Looking forward to episode 2

[Mare Tranquillitatis]

Well, Halo 4: Forward unto Dawn looks promising. I actually understood less than 75% of the audio, but I liked Episode 1. I can't wait to see Episode 2.@Rausaro: I noticed it, too. If I recall correctly, it was a concept art for a Scout ODST.

[Rausaro]

Well, Halo 4: Forward unto Dawn looks promising. I actually understood less than 75% of the audio, but I liked Episode 1. I can't wait to see Episode 2.@Rausaro: I noticed it, too. If I recall correctly, it was a concept art for a Scout ODST.

Which Audio are you referring to? In the beginning, about all they say in the background is essentially "Signal isolated, running trace. Locked on! CHIEF! 117!" Also, it appears that the Infinity has a Male AI... is it Black Box?

[Archer Vonn]

I was expecting Forward Unto Dawn to be some lame cash in, but I was blown away. 343 must really be passionate about the series to have made that, because I'll be surprised if it cost anything less than a small fortune.You're not alone, Alterego. I liked Lasky a lot too. He showed the sensitive side of humanity that people take for granted in the troops. It's desensitizing to go kill people or things, no matter how 'bad' they are, and his friction with that idea is a good example.

Edited October 6, 2012 by Kanye West

[Mare Tranquillitatis]

@Rausaro: all I meant is that, due to not being English mother-tongue, I didn't understand all of the dialogs. Right, I should have said dialogs instead of audio, but whatever.

[The Lord Of Wednesday]

I do like how in Halo they will portray the UNSC as more morally varied then the "these are humans and they are the good guys", it is good to see that there are two sides with the story with both forces. I like Lasky, and I also like his interactions with his friend over their devotion to the UNSC.

[Archer Vonn]

The British girl is soooooooo uglyI get talented female actors willing to play a role in a series that likely had a smaller budget and was based off a video game is a really small category but she's sooooooooooooooooo ugly

[Delta Titan Sparta]

Which one? You best not mean Anna Popplewell.

[Archer Vonn]

Like the main one with the weird lipsEDIT: yeah her

Edited October 7, 2012 by Kanye West

[Delta Titan Sparta]

Meh. When someone acts, I usually like them for how they do not how they look. She did a pretty bang-up job in The Chronicles of Narnia as Susan, and I think it's great that she's branching out into another of my favorite series.

[Archer Vonn]

I'm an actor dude I have a bit of an eye for performances, but as a male I have to comment that she has a weird face.

[Bundalings]

As does Tom. I think they both look fine, though. *shrug*

[Archer Vonn]

Maybe I'm racist

[Wotz]

Maybe I'm racist

You're probably joking, but I don't see how thinking someone is ugly makes you racist

[Transcendence]

Lasky has got to be the most annoying character ever. I'd be the first person to question the military, I'm a true pacifist, but I can't stand his recklessness. Maybe because I don't understand his motivation. Why does he think the people in the military are acting like blind sheep? I don't see where he's coming from. "At least I believe in something". Yes, but empty beliefs are just as bad as no beliefs.

[Rausaro]

Lasky has got to be the most annoying character ever.I'd be the first person to question the military, I'm a true pacifist, but I can't stand his recklessness.Maybe because I don't understand his motivation. Why does he think the people in the military are acting like blind sheep?I don't see where he's coming from. "At least I believe in something". Yes, but empty beliefs are just as bad as no beliefs.

Do we know the status of Tom Lasky's father?

[Delta Titan Sparta]

They don't mention him on Halopedia.

[Bundalings]

I'm sure we'll find out more about Lasky as it goes on. He is the main character, after all.

[Delta Titan Sparta]

Agreed. All they mention for his family are his brother and mom.

[Makaru]

Lasky has got to be the most annoying character ever.I'd be the first person to question the military, I'm a true pacifist, but I can't stand his recklessness.Maybe because I don't understand his motivation. Why does he think the people in the military are acting like blind sheep?I don't see where he's coming from. "At least I believe in something". Yes, but empty beliefs are just as bad as no beliefs.

Oh thank goodness. I had absolutely no idea why I didn't like Lasky, but I knew there was a reason.And this is definitely it. Thank you for putting it into words.

[Delta Titan Sparta]

Let's hope he's better in-game.

[Archer Vonn]

I got the idea that he was reckless because he didn't support the military, and he didn't support the military because he has mommy issues and was misplacing his anger.

[NatureDruid]

As a kid, I loved the Forerunners, now I kind of hate them for what they did to humanity. Now I am homeboy for the Precursors.P.S. The great beings remind me of the Forerunners.

Edited October 8, 2012 by NatureDruid

[Rausaro]

What the Forerunners did to humanity pales to what the Precursors may have done to entire Galaxies. Not to mention, I'm curious what this "Insane evil" that apparently exists outside of the Galaxy really is...Silentium can't come soon enough. I bet it's the same evil that's in mentioned in the description of Halo 4.

Edited October 9, 2012 by Rausaro

[Delta Titan Sparta]

In Halo 4, that's the Didact and Prometheans. It's pretty much been confirmed by now.

[Bundalings]

It would be a little disappointing if the Didact was the only secret in Halo 4. Hoping for a nice twist.

[Rausaro]

In Halo 4, that's the Didact and Prometheans. It's pretty much been confirmed by now.

Oh, has it? The only part that I'm aware that was confirmed was the fact that the Didact would be an antagonist at a point in the story. Likewise, Frankie stated that the Didact is a "Heroic, noble character" and that it's "Complicated". I think this "Ancient Evil" of Halo 4 and this "Insane Evil" that the Didact (Yes, that guy who supposedly is the ancient evil in Halo 4) fights against in Silentium are one and the same.

It's also possible that we might be seeing the original in a corrupted form (as he was abandoned in a flood system), but that would imply his strings are being pulled by someone else.

Also, it's been stated that the ancient evil has not been revealed yet, and yet the Didact was revealed, though it could be merely referring to the fact he hasn't been shown yet. I just don't buy that either Didact would just start randomly attacking humans. The first disliked, and then respected, humans, and the second, the Ur-Didact, was friends with them.As for the book....Silentium:In the last years of the Forerunner empire, chaos rules. The Flood—a horrifying shape-changing parasite—has arrived in force, aided by unexpected allies. Internal strife within the ecumene has desperately weakened Forerunner defenses.Too little, too late, the legal rate of Juridicals is only now investigating possible crimes by the Master Builder and others. Evidence-gathering agents known collectively as Catalog have been dispatched to collect testimony from the Librarian and both Didacts: the Ur-Didact, treacherously abandoned in a Flood-infested system, and the Bornstellar Didact, who accompanies the Librarian as she preserves specimens against the dire possibility of Halo extermination.Facing the imminent collapse of their civilization, the Librarian and the Ur-Didact reveal what they know about the relationship between the long-vanished Precursors and the Flood.The Precursors created many technological species, including humanity and the Forerunners. But the roots of the Flood may be found in an act of enormous barbarity, carried out beyond our galaxy ten million years before...Because of that barbarism, a greater evil looms. Only the Ur-Didact and the Librarian--husband and wife pushed into desperate conflict--hold the keys to a solution.Facing the consequences of a mythic tragedy, one of them must now commit the greatest atrocity of all time—to prevent an insane evil from dominating the entire universe.I've highlighted the relevant points, and I also noticed something else: The Evil in Halo 4 is stated to be a universal threat, and the evil in Silentium is described identically. I think it's not coincidence. Overall, It's apparent that something bad is outside of our galaxy, and I'm curious if the Forerunners only managed to bury it and delay the inevitable Of note: The Primordial does state that 100,000 years hence (stated prior to Halo Activation) that humanity will be tested by the Precursors again. Before the Didact

"Kills" the Primordial, it states that "Another Servant will be released"... That could imply another "Precursor" could be locked away in Stasis somewhere, ready for revival. I've heard a few interesting theories, and one of them claims that the Didact might just be a red herring, and that he might actually be a warden for a prison inside Requiem. Why else would he have so many Promeatheans just chilling around? Seeing as the Chief apparently finds the Cryptum in level , that would indicate they must have some other reason for so viciously protecting the planet, other than the Didact.

Finally, Halo has rarely been straightforward. I played Halo 1 years ago expecting the main enemy to be the

Edited October 11, 2012 by Rausaro

[shellshock]

I watched the video and it simple looks awesome. Can't wait to play it.

[Delta Titan Sparta]

They announced the leader of the Storm. Not surprised, by the way.

[Mare Tranquillitatis]

They announced the leader of the Storm. Not surprised, by the way.

Whatwhatwhatwhat?Where?

[Rausaro]

In the Halo 4 Pre-release Terminal. You can view it on Waypoint. Seems it's a character that appears in "The Thursday War".

[Bundalings]

He was in Glasslands, too.

[Delta Titan Sparta]

Jul 'Mdama, yeah. I love his armor, but his subordinate's head is just too darn big!EDIT- OMG!

Edited October 11, 2012 by Delta Titan Sparta

[Rausaro]

Jul 'Mdama, yeah. I love his armor, but his subordinate's head is just too darn big!EDIT- OMG!

What are we looking at in particular?

[Delta Titan Sparta]

The few sentences of the section. I was extremely surprised by that.

[Mare Tranquillitatis]

In the Halo 4 Pre-release Terminal. You can view it on Waypoint. Seems it's a character that appears in "The Thursday War".

Got it. Hmm, seems a good plot twist. But, seen his position, it was quite predictable, I agree.

[Delta Titan Sparta]

Yeah. Personally, I'd like to see the Arbiter return in-game. Maybe not for Halo 4, but Halo 5. I loved playing as him, despite it being just the same as playing as the Chief.

[Mare Tranquillitatis]

I don't think that's likely to happen, but it'd be nice. Maybe in Halo 6, together again, to finish the fight, that time for real... *dreams of future* I bet by that time we'll have a XBox 720.

Edited October 12, 2012 by The Renegade Emperor

[Delta Titan Sparta]

I'm content with the 360. A lot of people are.EDIT- Just finished watching the first episode of FUD. I don't see why you guys don't like Lasky. For me, he's a relatable character. I'd much rather solve things with diplomacy than resort to violence... unless I'm really, really mad. Then I can be a monster.Anyway, looking at the GEN2 armor descriptions, there's a lot of room for fan fiction.

Edited October 12, 2012 by Delta Titan Sparta