HALO: We WERE Forerunner!

Patreon:   / c3sabertooth   Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 06:35 - 343 Changed A Lot 15:36 - What Bungie Established 29:21 - Created or Literal? 33:45 - Terminals, part 1 48:28 - The IRIS Campaign 55:34 - Terminals, part 2 1:08:03 - The Million-Dollar Question 1:16:08 - Conclusion 1:22:49 - Epilogue Sources: IN-UNIVERSE TEXT Halo: Contact Harvest, pp. 14, 153, 188, 274-275, and 278. Halo: The Flood, p. 74 Halo: First Strike, p. 195 Halo: Evolutions, “Wages of Sin,” p. 293 Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, p. 133 Halo: Shadows of Reach, p. 7 Halo: Cryptum, chapters 1, 12, and 36 Halo: Primordium, chapters 17, 25, and 30 Halo: Silentium, string 3 and p. 277 Halo: Point of Light “The Cradle of Life,” IRIS “Episode 1: The Unknown Helper” and “Episode 5: The Artifact,” IRIS Halo 3 Beastiarium Halo 3 Terminals OTHER IN-UNIVERSE MEDIA Guilty Spark, levels “The Library,” “Two Betrayals,” and “The Maw,” Halo: CE Guilty Spark, “The Great Journey,” Halo 2 2401 Penitent Tangent, Halo 2 Cortana, Halo 2 Background art assets, Outskirts, Halo 2 The Prophet of Truth, “The Covenant,” Halo 3 The Gravemind, “Cortana,” Halo 3 343 Guilty Spark, “Halo,” Halo 3 Epilogue, Halo 3: ODST Dr. Halsey, “ONI: Sword Base” and “The Package,” Halo: Reach Chapter title, “The Package,” Halo: Reach Roland, Halo 4 Spartan Ops, episode 9, chapter 5: “The Hammer.” “Reunion,” Halo 5: Guardians ORIGINS I, Halo: Legends ORIGINS II, Halo: Legends The Package, Halo: Legends Terminals 2 and 3, Halo 4 Terminals (general), Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary MISC MEDIA Behind the Scenes: Making of Halo 2 The Complete, Untold History of Halo, VICE, May 30, 2017 Frank O’Connor Interview, HIH, 2006 (?) “Interview: Frank O’Connor on why 343 Industries changed Halo,” VentureBeat, 2012 “Titan” concept designs, Ensemble Studios Early human migration map, National Geographic Catalog, Halo Waypoint (2014-2015) Halo: Reach “Fortress World” map, 343 Industries Defend THIS! (Terminal 2), Marathon King James Bible, Genesis 1 : 27 and 6 : 17 INDIVIDUALS Joe Staten, halo.bungie.org, October 2004 Joe Staten, halo.bungie.org, August 2006 Sparth, Awakening: The Art of Halo 4 Greg Bear, www.gregbear.com Eric Nylund, ericnylund.com Frank O’Connor, Twitter Paul Russel, Twitter Graeme Devine & Rob "Xemu" Fermier, Twitter (https://web.archive.org/web/202304040...) Lee R. Wilson, Artstation