Forerunners: The Rise and Fall
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2013
- Sorry for the wait, I hope you feel it was worth it. After a month of teasing, I present the Rise and Fall of the Forerunner Ecumene. Starting at the birth of their race by the hands of the Precursors, all the way to the firing of the Halo Array, follow me as we look at the events that brought the Forerunners to power, and ultimately stripped it way.
Sources:
Halo: Cryptum:
www.halopedia.org/Halo:_Cryptum
Halo: Primodrium:
www.halopedia.org/Halo:_Primor...
Halo: Silentium:
www.halopedia.org/Halo:_Silentium
Halo: Rebirth:
www.halopedia.org/Halo:_Rebirth
Halo 3 Terminals:
www.halopedia.org/Terminal/Halo_3
Halo 4 Terminals:
www.halopedia.org/Terminal/Halo_4
Halo CEA Terminals:
www.halopedia.org/Terminal/Hal...
Halo 2 Level - The Oracle
www.halopedia.org/The_Oracle
Halo Encyclopedia:
www.halopedia.org/Halo_Encyclo...
Halo Evolutions - Soma the Painter:
www.halopedia.org/Soma_the_Pai...
Halo 3: The Cradle of Life
www.halopedia.org/Halo_3_The_C...
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someone had a redbull...
He smoked a bowl of meth...
@@mackinblack nah. Much more addicting than that…he read Halo lore.
I need the knowledge
Redbull??? Sounds more like meth
i like how the forerunners punish humanity for its acts then end up doing the same thing during the war
Good thing they drove themselves into extinction like the dumbasses they are.
That’s why they were deemed unworthy to inherit the mantle. Despite their advancement and intellect, they’re power-hungry hypocrites that didn’t learn their lesson until it was too late.
Thank! Sorry about my speaking, I'll work on slowing down for future videos. I've added captions to help.
Halo Canon everyone is upset about you being too fast. Whilst I was happy to finally find someone who doesn't talk slower than a snail 😂 awesome graphics btw
Skylar Wedahl, I find it harder to multitask when he talks so fast. I have to pay 100% attention to the video in order not to miss anything.
You had a lot to cover and was trying to keep things from dragging. You did a great job I appreciate it
Tyler it's something that evolves with time ☺️
To me you're perfect I speak fastly too
Do you do tongue push-ups?
No, he does dick ups #TenaciousD
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@Anime Alex: The Ur-Didact is the one we meet in Halo 4 that wants to kill all Humanity. The IsoDidact is the one that fired the Halo Array. The IsoDidact was a copy of the original or Ur-Didact, but due to different experiences, they are basically different entities now.
What about Spartan C232 is the one who was ment to be in a orange team but got frozen for 2 years were he was found by bule team when they were stranded on a ice plant C232 stayed behind so bule team could get away what happened to C232 from their?
Halo Canon Does it still notify people they've been mentioned in a comment if you put an @ at the start of their name? Pretty sure it only works with a + now.
***** Old habbits
Halo Canon Thought that'd be the answer lol.
Ok im confused on halo Archives iso didact videos he mentions that bornsteller(iso didact) and riser have a conversation riser invites him to some festivity for victory over the flood but the didact tells him basically that he and all the other forerunners are leaving the milkyway in exile I just finished the forerunner trilogy and the iso didact fired the array and then it cuts to spark and then ends so where did the conversation between riser and bornsteller comefrom
It's impressive how deep the Halo lore goes. I often wonder whether they thought of all this stuff when developing the first game in a grand plot, or whether they just built up the lore as it went along. Anyways, this is an awesome video. I think every patron of good sci-fi lore should see this video.
It's more or less been a mix of both. When Halo CE was created, it was meant to be a stand-alone title. The Halo Bible had little notes and ideas about certain things, and bits of backstory on factions and certain characters, but no grand, planned-out scheme. The plot of the Bungie games was made up as they went along.
In 343's era, things were planned out quite a bit in advance, but mostly in the form of a vague outline of key events.
i also thought about that, i also wonder if any other game has a story that developped, i dont even know if Frank O'Connor knows the whole Halo storyline XD
@@MrGeoffrey1998 A few MMORPGs have pretty insanely in-depth lore.
@@maxhydekyle2425 thanks but do you have names ?
@@MrGeoffrey1998 WoW lore gets pretty crazy. That's the only one I can think of at 3 am.
You run through this like a marathon. It's hard to keep up especially since I am not too familiar with the Lore
the books say that the flood was indeed intended as a form of revenge against the 4runners
Wait so the flood like the humans?
@@Thejigglerofjiggs78902 no, the flood early stage was corrupted by some unknown thing so it attacks everyone
@manchestersboy: Originally, there was just the Didact. He was a Forerunner general, one of the best. At one point, he passed on his memories and knowledge to another Forerunner, Bornstellar. Eventually, the Didact's memories overtook Bornstellar, turning him into a second "Didact". To differentiate, the original Didact was designated Ur-Didact (lit. Original Didact) and the "copy" was designated IsoDidact
i thought he converted a human
@@michaelpapageorgious5053 No, the IsoDidact was a builder forerunner that accidently woke the UrDidact from a cryptum(almost a mummy like state but continued to live in the domain until revived.); once revived the IsoDidact needed to be imprinted as he was coming of age. The UrDidact offered to imprint him which mixed builder and soldier (Promethean) imprints and this imprint eventually turned him into the IsoDidact. The effect was so strong that he considered the librarian his wife and the UrDidacts memories became his dominant memories.
The story also involves a human, Chakas, that is imprinted with a prehistoric human's memories and later composed and turned into 343 Guilty Spark but with his human memories suppressed until recently.
by coming of age do you mean ready to kick the bucket?
@@fordgtguy whats a guilty spark an artificial intelligence? and wdym by suppressed until recently, from what i remember composition drives them insane, also I've always thought the ancestors of humans where the forerunners, as they appear human-like. The librarian is a forerunner if im not mistaken and she looks very human
I did some further research, im not sure who the promethians are yet, from watching the cutscenes they have to be another kind of ancient civilisation as they left behind those robots, maybe the human ancestors, as promethians stole fire from the gods so the 'gift' is probably the mantle of responsibility from the precursors. I'll keep reading and find out
I've got to give you credit where its due, this is by far the best recap of the Forerunner timeline that I've seen to date. Aside from the matter which you've already addressed ( super fast speed talking ) the video was pretty damn amazing.
It's sad that you've gotten so little views but still, all in all man, great job on this video.
This is extremely impressive the amount of dedication you put into this. The Halo universe is so expansive, it's confusing and hard to follow quite often for a lot of people, especially if you've only played the games and read a book or two. This really helped me piece things together much better and hopefully I can enjoy the story much better. Thanks for making this video!
Its great you uploaded this story but just slow your speech a little because it was hard to understand some parts of your video.down.
I must admit that I do not even own an Xbox of any generation, but I have spent many hours playing a Halo game of which I honestly can't say which one it was, but it was an X-box 360 version. The game itself was epic and I wish I had both the game and the Xbox to play it on. Even with a very limited play experience I found myself curious of the lore, the story behind these games and outside of the Halo Legends saga I found this channel, Halo Canon, to be by far the best source for the Halo information I desired to learn.
Thanks for your effort and time in making these outstanding videos! Both a thumbs up and a new subscription have been acquired by this new, excited viewer.
Can't listen to lore read like a pharmaceutical prescription notice.
Aurogos this video would be soooo long if it wasnt, lol
Rick James true true BUT the guy could cut out over 8 minutes of content that is just irrelevant. He tends to throw in random unnecessary words and sentences that don't add to the video and don't help tell any sort of story.
Timothy Rodowicz well, I would have to disagree. I found all the information presented in the video very interesting.
Rick James well yes, but is that really a problem?
slow down the speed
I wonder if any ancient humans (including their advanced technology) from before and during the Human-Forerunner War may have survived to the modern/26th century? I know the Forerunners destroyed any trace of human achievement from the galaxy at the time after the war, but could any have maybe left the galaxy or hid & went into hibernation for whatever reasons?
Most recently a armor in Halo 5 is said to be based on an Ancient Human combat armor, found on an Ancient Human shipwreck the forerunners overlooked or didnt know about
ONI did discover the location of an Ancient Human ship at Site Yankee-002-G3. So ancient human ships are still out there in modern halo
Sorry, I'll try to slow down for later videos. I've added captions to help the video.
I actually do this too, mostly when I'm nervous. You did a good job and I can understand you just fine.
A lot of great information here.. but I wonder why you present it like you're rushing to get it done? Good thing for subtitles....
Because he's summarizing a ridiculous amount of information in about 20 minutes. He has to rush.
vishaan singh I didn't, I just wasn't very good at going at a slow pace. While I love the concept, the audio for this video is a constant remind of a major failing on my part.
Halo Canon Don't be afraid to breath lol. You started off just fine but around 4 minutes in really sped up. This is great though and i look forward to more videos.
Halo Canon This video is great and theres so much info here I honestly thought you were trying to prevent it from being a 40 minute video by talking so fast. I wouldn't call it a major failing but in the future it would be nice if you go at a slower pace- my mortal ears can barely keep up. Theres just so much to soak in and its safe to assume that the kind of hardcore Halo fans watching this aren't going to skip it just because the video is 40 min instead of 20. Regardless, another excellent timeline video, keep it up!
vishaan singh That's why it needs a longer video or multiple videos.
thank you for the effort and time taken to explain this I've been a HUGE halo fan up to 4 haven't played further. I have read a few of the books looking to get into some forerunner and pre human knowledge this helps a lot. good voice and well laid out.
@Halo Canon What an awesome video! I too, have read the Forerunner Trilogy, and loved hearing your analysis, and recital.
Great series, man. Very well done!
Wow!? Halo music always makes me emotional and yes.. One thing the Flood is great at is Flooding everyone in a huge wave.
Am I too stoned right now or is this guy talking super fast?
The Fighting Stork yes....and the background music sounds like something from ZOE
But I'm really high, too...
Slow down the video *.75
Yea I noticed that in 10 minutes after I lost track of what he’s saying
The Fighting Stork There’s no such thing as too stoned
Prolly both.
interesting story but you tend to speak too quickly, so some of your narrative is not quite clear.
@Jim B: More recent fictions has shown that the rings do kill Flood.
+halo canon awesome video mate
then why are there flood on the rings?
Timothy Heimbach Some samples were stored on the rings for continued study. Various rings, such as Installation 04 and 05, had outbreaks after the firing of the array.
+Halo Canon while i understand the logic behind keeping flood samples it seems stupid to do that should have just taken them all out
so wait the flood was "corrupted" precursors? and didn't we call the forruners precursors before we learned their names?
Awesome job on this video!
If only everyone knew the depth of this.
i like the fact that you point out your perspective is conjecture, i respect that trait. subscribed.
esto es genial!, tu si sabes amigo! subiria mucho las reproducciones si hicieras este canon en español, aunque fuera subtitulado.
como sea muy buen trabajo!.
You are talking way too fast.
Well, he as a lot of information to go trough so , I can understand why he did.
I found it easy to hear him but use .75 speed if its too fast for you.
Just like hes moma
Thank you so much. I am now looking forward to whatever your next vid is. :)
This was so well done 😍
Thanks for the vid Halo Canon. I'm sure it took a lot of man hours to construct this beautifully presented video.
Good video, thanks for uploading.
Really awesome thanks for the work
I love your videos, thanks!
“Some of the answers so horrify those present that many kill themselves”... damn... I want to know.
Daaamn, good work :D. I really need to read the last two forerunner books soon
well i had to replay a few parts a few times (not used to someone speaking that fast) but i finally reconstructed a big part of Halo's story XD i'll admit that i was a bit lost for a time.
About a year ago i didnt even know precursors existed and had a vague idea of what a forerunner was, now i'll have to play a few Halo games again, don't skip the cinematics and finally understand where we are, to know what's gonna happen during new Halo titles, super video !
Outstanding video! 👍
I know this is one of Halo Canon's older videos, but good lord. I applaud your ability to talk so fast, even if nobody else can listen that fast.
Holy shit... That was a lot of freaking information. No way I could follow it unless I mentally prepare myself for hours beforehand. Still though, I truly commend your research and effort into making this video!👏👏👏👏 well done
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Wait, so are we to assume these remaining exiled Forerunners are in fact alive somewhere in the galaxy? So they aren't doomed to extinction then...interesting.
A small number of Forerunners (mainly Lifeworkers and a couple Warrior-Servants) did survive, but left the Galaxy as penance for their crime against nature. Many fans have theorized that they went to the Large Magellanic Cloud (Path Kethona), but nothing is confirmed.
Halo Canon Also bear in mind that the colonies of penetant Forerunners in Path Kethona are possibly still alive. Though if they chose to evolve, they would differ greatly from their estranged ancestors.
EDT308 Path Kethona was clensed of life by Omega Halo just before it and the greater Ark were destroyed.
Man you keep a close eye on your channel. Anyway, apologies. I forgot Guilty Spark's phrasing in the Halo CE:A terminals. Yes, they are all dead too :/
EDT308 I try to be responsive. And no need to apologize. We all forget things. God knows I have on many occasions, even when it comes to Halo.
This is one of the beat Foreruner history's i've heard great job
@Trypto Jones: The Ur-Didact is the one we fight in Halo 4, and he will be returning for future games. It's possible that the IsoDidact is alive, but there's nothing to confirm that.
I thought you previously said master chief is the iso-didact
Ryan Griego Not me, no. A lot of people think the Chief has a geas of the IsoDidact, but I do not count myself among them.
So the Ur-Didact is invincible? Even after being vaporized in Escalation?
Bao-Zhen Tang He's just hard to kill. And he wasn't vaporized, but composed (I guess 5 composers do the job), so he's still alive, just not in physical form any more.
So basically, the whole Halo storyline is based of of the Forerunner's horrible extermination of the precursor race which led to the Flood, which led Humanity's death. Then, they try to atone for their actions by trying to revive the Human race, which helps, but Humanity is killed... Again. Jeez, the Forerunners are more bad then good.
You can slow the video down to 0.75 by clicking settings / speed. Easier to understand.....
nice, i read all the books and was wondering where dat Pheru infecting powder came from :) thanks for the information refresher! we're going to need it with the rise of Mendicant Bias for the next Halo game.
I'm working on a Halo CE/The Flood/First Strike/HGN next. A video about the Great Schism seems like a good idea for another video, maybe with details from Ghosts of Onyx :)
Holy crap that was a lot of information to absorb but quite enjoyable!
Wow! So much information. There's more to halo than just shooting Red Or Blue Spartans, that's for sure! Great video, although, you were quite speedy with your reading but i understood 95% of it :)
nice work!
Very interesting! I will sure read those books about the forunner sagga.
Wow great video!
silentium was imo, by far, the best halo novel.
The reason for the Forrunners rebellion was they were denied the mantel. It was to be given to the Humans whom had already entered space and impressed the Precursurs.
You covered so much in such a short time. Finally not a 30 min video about one topic. I actually appreciate the quick speaking. Covers alot in a small bit of time
I preferred the storyline from the first three games where it was strongly implied that the Forerunners were ancient humans. It made it wonderful ironic that the Covenant was religiously dedicated to wiping out humanity out of a misguided devotion to the Forerunners.
can't complain with that… seems spot on to my knowledge…
Incredible videos I have just recently come upon your channel and I am very impressed with your motivation and commitment to the Halo Universe. Thank you and btw this video was incredible but making the commentary slower works better for its purpose. I will continue to watch all of your videos until my Halo Canon Crave is filled!
This explains a lot about the lore. I have always wondered how the flood came around. Kind of interesting that the plans made years before the rise cause the fall then 343 was once human. Mind Blown
Perfect talking speed. I don't get bored
This stuff is a lot more complex than I expected.
If you decrease the speed to .75 it slows him down a bit and makes him sound like a Monitor, which kinda makes the video more fun to watch
Thanks! :)
Well done
Love you and i love halo
i love his voice (: and his videos are good
At the very least the last Forerunners stripped themselves of The Mantle and left the galaxy.
Impressive. Most impressive sir
Bro thank you for talking fast. So much.
WoW this is cool
@Halo Canon: This has me really confused about something, maybe you can help. Going back to monitor chakkas losing his human memories as a result of being replaced by 343 guilty spark then why does he remember conversations with who I think was the isodidact when he first detonated the installation 07. Look at the cut scene of Halo: CE Anniversary when chief discovered the purpose the ring at the control center with 343 and cortana. If guilty spark remembers correctly, then based on what he told chief, does that mean chief is the isodidact?
Dude. Do this video again much slower. I'm very interested in this but this video is unwatchable.
+Mikey B It's on my list of things to do.
Cool. Thanks very much mate.
+Mikey B Have the subtitles on :) it helps a lot. I've had to go back a few times myself it's a lot of info to take in.
+Mikey B or youtube could just give us a 0.9 or 0.8 times speed option
yah hard to watch
Thanks! Primordium is a bit of a tougher read, but still great. Silentium is pure gold!
Damn you go fast, great stuff though :D
1:27
Latenightgaming Precursor impression: We're being driven to extinction, this is like interesting.
2:17 If only it had wiped out the Forerunners...
love the effort and I completely understood all that.
What is the Forerunners?
:)
You mean "What are the Forerunners?" plural*
+Troy Harris Good for you buddy... You're smart
+Jacob Kilgore *You're
ZebraMatingCalls ?
Jacob Kilgore LOL.
0.75 play speed and it works like a charm
Installation 07 so many things have happen on that ring, now master chief is on it!
The title card has definitely changed, definitely for the better.
So...
1. Precursors make forerunners.
2. Precursors make humans.
3. Forerunners kill precursors.
4. Precursors become flood.
5. Flood attacks humanity.
6. Forerunners attack humanity.
7. Flood kills forerunners.
Done.
dya think the missing spartan from MC'screw will be found,is it linda,cant quite remember as its a while since i read the books,love ya work..
How did a civilization which is omnipresent and essentially gods get wiped out by their creations especially as a tier 0 race... This doesn't make sense and it seems like the lore is kind of reaching and just wanted to move on...
***** Fair enough, thanks for the response
***** No bro you ruined the comment chain now, what kind of unprofessional.... My heavens dear me...
The Precursors simply let the Forerunners destroy their bodies to prove they are not worthy to hold the Mantle. Remember that the Precursors are transcedant beings beyond the concept of life. If anything what the Precursors destroyed are practically avatars bodies of the Precursors. What's more interesting is how the Flood were secretly helping humanity to ensure they recieve the Mantle and punish the Forerunners.
My question is why did they think that commuting SPEICES WIDE genocide makes them worthy of the Mantle?
3.14 Dragon Are you referring to the Forerunners?
Very powerful and dominant race with wonderful technology
Just read Cryptum. I can't believe the Didact got his name for being a tightass professor.
The reason why I'm all burnt out on the halo franchise. Not many mysteries left for the viewer to think and wonder about.
Spoilers for Halo Infinite, you have been warned
So I'm still confused about now what the Forerunners have hidden on Zeta Halo, because Cortana 2 or "The weapon) said that there was not only stuff that looked older than forerunner, and had been there long before them, I'm guessing precursors? But also mentioned that the forerunners were hiding something on Zeta Halo, and they "threw away the key" What was so bad, worse than the flood, that they hid there? and how do "The Endless" come into all this? And what exactly did Atriox do in the end credit scene? Also since the Harbinger is already one of the endless species, are those casket type things with body outlines all over the halo ring filled with endless creatures? Which would make sense as to why the Harbinger was alive because only one of those caskets was opened and she came out. So many questions and things that don't currently make sense, this video did clear a lot up though thank you
I also recall the Primordial being on zeta halo but I thought he died
You could be one of those narrators for movie trailers at the end where they say what it’s rated
thank you for using B.C.E.
It's been a minute
Time was your ally human, but now it has abandoned you-Didact
+Emil C this tomb is now yours.
There was a theory video on Snoke right above this and li realized he's a forerunner
I never understood why the ancient humans didn't just ask the forerunners to help fight the flood
speed reading.
Hey I really love your video, and thanks for the detailed explanations. I just have one question. It seems like the precursor (primordial) must approve of the flood's design to make life into part of one neural network. Is the primordial's approval by chance, or was this part of the precursor's plans all along? I thought the flood basically happened by accident because the precursor powder went defective...Can someone clarify if the flood was planned or unplanned is basically what I'm asking here, and then the primordial just hopped on that bandwagon or what?
Too....Much....Info.....lol a lot to take in, but very interesting. I feel like a whole video could be dedicated to just the human/forerunner war to flesh it out. I have not read the forerunner trilogy but this is all very cool. Keep it up!I'd like to know more about the Precursors before they turned into power than flood. would be interesting to later have a Precursor in a halo game as well.
You would be hired on the spot at an action sales person position
Slow it down, bub. Breathe. Now, what did you just say?
I like this guy, he seems nice.
Sooo what you’re saying is, ancient humanity was winning against the flood, but the forerunners fucked it all up?!
I read Halo Silentium at a local library...I was terribly lost when it comes to timeline...