Halo - Geas Analysis - Lore and Theory

Lore and Theory is a video series were I explore ideas, Lore and Theories within the Halo Universe that pop into my mind at any given time, or that are popular among the community.
In this episode: We take an indepth look at the Geas within the Chief, and the circumstances surrounding how it was unlocked.
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[@Sabert00thsa]

All of this could explain Chief's so called "Luck" when really it's just the geas of one of his ancestors influencing his movements for survival.

[@ur-didact1991]

Hoho

[@coreybritt8917]

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[@aceofaces1944]

It’s a shame that this cutscene expects you to learn all this in one watch. It takes the best halo KZbinr ever seen on this platform to actually make sense of this acid trip of a cutscene.

[@PrettyDamnDandy]

I mean I don't think it expected you to fully understand, it was just setting up the theory and they likely didn't expect most players if anyone to pick up on all the subtleties of it. They just underestimated the power of halo's lore community

[@bloodmoon0746]

"The Library" gives clues to Chief's geas as well. Spark seems perplexed that he brought ineffective weapons and armor to combat the flood despite containment protocol. Spark speaks about it as if chief should already know all of it.

[@Brian-yk5kx]

Can you explain more please. I dont have a working xbox. I'm loving these halo videos but can't play.

[@st.doojan]

@@Brian-yk5kx just search up gameplay

[@TJR93]

@@Brian-yk5kx "Puzzling. You brought such ineffective weapons to combat the Flood, despite the containment protocols." See this link for the dialogue from Spark in The Library level: www.halopedia.org/The_Library

[@BigHeadClan]

@MinecraftPro15 The Chirf and Spark also had a conversation in the Library covering much the same content in the book The Flood. Spark is pushing John to activate Halos defenses and he is hesitant and replies back with something to the affect "knowing how to use a weapon is just as important as when not to use it" and asks Spark if he had the ability to use the weapon himself could he do it. On a related note need to remember humanity are the Inheritors of the Forrunners Will and technology. Spark assumed humanity had discovered what was left for them and had access to all of that technology and knowledg and basic protocols.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

@@BigHeadClan Also, was he already meant to have the Janus Key, by this point? I cannot see how, unless, once again, the Librarian's plan went wrong?

[@ethanwagner6418]

Even more interesting is that Guilty Spark was made from Chakas, and he still carries the essence of Forthencho Lord of Admirals. So the meeting of Chief and Spark was like a reunion between long lost acquaintances, Chakas and Bornstellar, and the reawakened rivalry between The Lord of Admirals and the Didact. Additionally, when the Gravemind makes the "Child of my enemy" line, it may have also recognized Chief's Didact geas, and was addressing the singular Forerunner responsible for firing the Halo array.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

Quite possible. A lot of those lines were likely reinterpreted as the writing of the backstory went on, and the humans were established to NOT be literally Forerunner descendants...

[@benvids]

chris sonofpear1 Definitely worth keeping in mind. I think the alterations have improved the backstory.

[@Gogglesofkrome]

It would be cool if it weren't for the fact that this would only be a writing achievement only created through coincidence and retroactive changes and retcons to halo's story telling. Bungie had no conception of 'ancient humanity' outside of the forerunners (since they were implied to be literally one in the same from the start) and generally speaking if they did, it would have kind of damaged the allegory they were going for with the whole first and second covenant, as well as their reference to John 11:7 in the bible, and how he was a savior to humanity for preventing the second flood from killing them off, along with how 'the ark' is literally a reference to 'noah's ark,' etc.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

@@Gogglesofkrome Yep, though in such cases, the analogy is already mixed. The Flood wasn't the cure, in much religious texts, not the disease. And then there's the issue of who the savior was vs who initially endangered, of course.

[@Mrpdragon191]

@@Gogglesofkrome Maybe, but we truly don't know the full extent of what Bungie was thinking back in the day. They could have been planning to expand on that conversation between Chief and Spark, or they could've been setting the seeds for what 343 would later continue in the reclaimer saga. It is just too much of a strange coincidence that Spark is repeating the same conversation he had with Bornstellar as he if he had had it with Chief. To me that shows an incredible amount of foresight on the part of Bungie. Also, I like that you brought up the Biblical allegory. But why do you think the concept of ancient humanity outside of the forerunners would have ruined that? I just want to make sure I understand you correctly.

[@yansacosta6873]

Take a break brotha you are the only guy making videos that aren't random rants and I appreciate it so much. You are helping us get through this haloless void we are in.

[@gendumthegreat805]

These videos are fucking great and massively underrated you really deserve more subs for the quality of these videos

[@thorin845]

Aye if you gotta take time, take time. You don’t owe us anything. But I do owe *you* a like for the vid Edit: Just rewatched and the sheer amount of small details I missed in that H4 cutscene is incredible. This is some heavy stuff if you’re on to something

[@Jedi_Spartan]

Also the cutscene takes place on Haven...

[@danteaghoulfromspace2996]

Also makes appreciate halo 4 more

[@soumyajyotimukherjee4752]

The Geas support something I've been thinking of. The Librarian is preparing him for the final confrontation with the precursors. Iso Didact, his ancestor, they fought the flood. The flood and the precursors are almost the same. The final confrontation would be about the very existence of life itself.

[@TmanTheTdog]

soumyajyoti mukherjee Precursors were completely wiped out, it was stated that the last of the precursors are what converted themselves into the “flood powder”. (Excluding the primordial of course)

[@shadowguardian3612]

@@TmanTheTdog i wouldn't say they were wiped out. We don't know state of other galaxies. Why all of Precursors would be in Milky Way and Large Magellanic Cloud and not in Andromeda or other galaxy?

[@TmanTheTdog]

zondcar fan123 The same argument could be made about the Flood, we don’t know if in another galaxy they’ve been having a feeding frenzy, but because we have no evidence of such a thing, we simply say that it either hasn’t come back yet or it never happened

[@shadowguardian3612]

@@TmanTheTdog thats true but it is possible that there is another living precursor like Primordial or more of them. But as you say we don't know state of other galaxies that could be consumed by the flood.

[@punctuationman334]

TmanTheTdog bud, the precursors that died were just avatars, they weren’t actually the precursors. The forerunners killed their physical forms, not the overall precursors.

[@novaburst7095]

I never really thought about that moment in Two Betrayals, just kinda wrote it off as him being kinda crazy. But that makes a bit more sense if he thought chief was someone else, recognized something in him, maybe voice or character. Though it could possibly just be his actions, he was somewhat helping to contain the flood outbreak with 343's help, up until Cortana stopped them.

[@ethanwagner6418]

The Two Betrayals line WAS evidence of craziness, but 343 retconned it as geas.

[@juliankirby9880]

If I remember right. In one of the older books. A construct called all humans reclaimers when the scanner that checks for forerunner artifacts scanned a planet and every human life sign was a forerunner artifact signature. It was at that point, the prophets decided humans needed to be destroyed because they were the chosen ones, and it messed with their belief system.

[@Mrpdragon191]

@@ethanwagner6418 I think that it's far too convenient to write that line off as simple rampancy. It is such a specific reference to an event we know Chief wasn't a part of. Why even include it if it was supposed to be meaningless? I personally think that there always was a plan for this to be developed further on in the series.

[@shinigxmieyes8845]

Was just thinking about how I miss your content, I know it won’t mean much coming from some random dude on the internet but all your hard work is appreciated, I love your content and seeing the notification on my phone light up, you’re doing great homie, keep it up!

[@jonathanguzman4336]

You definitely should write a Halo book!

[@Installation00]

I currently am writing a full length fan novel.

[@jonathanguzman4336]

@@Installation00 that's awesome!! I can't wait to read it!

[@anestheticsmusicUS]

@@Installation00 YO, do it man. Your knowledge of Halo lore is unparalleled.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

What a coincidence - so am I! But where can I read yours?

[@Luke-kf2lq]

@@anestheticsmusicUS would be much more profitable & beneficial for this guy to share more about his insane amount of knowlage on biology, Slowing aging, Increasing muscle etc etc. He has far less then an hour actually talking about this stuff.

[@DeepRoot_]

Your videos have reignited my interest in Halos lore, thanks man, thumbs up for you! 👍

[@gameroxi]

I like how in depth 343 went into stuff like this, but then when you ask about simple stuff like why Chief's armor is different they're just like "reasons m8"

[@lewcid6623]

20 minutes of pure intrigue. I really hope the Master Chief's "new gaes powers" don't transform him into something even less human, however. Halo has always been good at maintaining the suspension of disbelief, and playing as a "pack-a-punched" Chief may sour the experience for me!

[@theseekerofancienttruth3873]

This may be what he ends up needing to beat Atriox and the Endless. He may end up only being able to do this for Brief Periods due to the Physical Cost of Accessing such capabilities.

[@wolfboy18]

So when I first saw this cutscene, I thought that the Dark Fluid was the Flood, and the Humans in Pain were either being infected, made immune, or were the unfortunate souls imprisoned at the Palace of Pain.

[@FreezyPop]

I thought that too weird...

[@chrissonofpear1384]

Something VERY ODD does indeed seem to be going on in that cutscene. I also assume it's NOT random footage 343 took off the web too, ahem!

[@mike_y0st]

What if the Librarian imprinted her geas onto Halsey?

[@Installation00]

I, had not considered that. Running off of that, if Halsey has the Librarian as a geas, and John has the Iso Didacts, that could explain why; 1. Halsey is/was attracted to Chief and 2. Why Cortana and Chief are somewhat of a love story, considering Cortana is an AI made of Halsey... Holy shit man. You may just be onto something here! This may deserve a video! Talk about a love that stands the test of time. It could be a love so powerful it has transcended the physical, space, time and evidently even species.

[@mike_y0st]

Installation00 That makes so much sense! I loved this video much and, even though the idea of geas is somewhat...out there, it still makes sense to me. It definitely makes sense when the Ur Didact eventually did that to Born Stellar, thus creating the Iso Didatct. And same for The Lord of Admirals on Chakkas. What’s even cooler is how you highlighted that way back when we were all wee lads playing Halo CE, 343 Guilty Spark speaks directly to Chief as if he was the Iso Didact. This always perplexed me and I could ever explain it, especially when Spark says “You aaaarreeee Forerunner!” I just always was like, “Yeah okay cool let’s get on with it then.”

[@amarbirkumar]

Installation00 Thanks for making Halsey Gaes analysis video!

[@bryanelloco29]

Mike Yost one of the lines spoken by Spark is “Why would you hesitate to do what you have already done”. Which also heavily indicates that Spark thinks chief is the IsoDidact, and exclaiming him to be forerunner

[@clintonanderson8391]

​@@Installation00 can a Geas be layered on top of another one may be the Lord of admirals and isodidact are hybridized in Chief

[@kieran3554]

What's even more is that the ai chips are able to go into the forerunner consoles or whatever, I think that must have been careful planning by the forerunners

[@SonicPrimus]

MinecraftPro15 If that’s the case...then they even planned for the Human-Covenant war to happen!

[@jaredhembrow8910]

i would think humans would make there ai chips with that ability since it laying around the galaxy and all, all you need is the interface right and the ai needs to do the rest with the programing language of the forerunners

[@theseekerofancienttruth3873]

Much of Human Technology involving AI and AI Chips is from Halsey, who has the Geas of the Librarian in her head. This has even been Confirmed by the Metarch in charge of the "Absolute Record," who said as much when telling Halsey she hsd failed the Test to gain the Access she wanted to his Installation.

[@somespartandude1174]

My mind has exploded!!! I just played that level last night and questioned the shit out of it. I knew there had to be more to it 💯 the infinite creativity that goes into halo fucking love it 😁

[@BloodBoiling]

So pretty much, geas is genetic version of the avatar state limited to user's ancestors who share their genetics.

[@prestonirvin1209]

It looks to me like you have 90%of that right, the 10% we’re looking too deeply into meaning and not seeing the forest for the trees. Great job man I really appreciate your work

[@DJenser]

I don't think that one needs to be composed in order to have their geas implanted in another's genetic code. Neither the IsoDidact nor the Librarian were composed. I-dact activated the array from the Ark and then went into exile, whereas the Librarian was supposedly killed on Earth when the pulse was fired (but may have actually devised a means of avoiding that fate, according to Guilty Chakas.)

[@PaimenProductions]

Like I appreciate HiddenXperia and Halo Cannon but they don't hold a candle to this channel of yours I've just discovered! Amazing in depth Halo content with some real honest to Prophets hearth to it! Love from Finland - A fan

[@JHS270694]

Loving it, I'm hospitalised atm. Awesome time sink whilst I'm bored out my mind. :)

[@Installation00]

Get well soon. Glad my content is helping pass the time.

[@zTerrordactyl]

I been a Halo fan since CE. Played so much Halo people accused me of cheating all the time, also listened to several of the audio books. Heck, I view myself as a machine to push through when things get difficult. But you Sir are on a whole other level. You have the best halo analysis content bar none.

[@mikemoore2791]

Rewatching 00 is proof of solid work. Only the best tv series are rewatchable mutiple times.00 vids qualify.

[@hoofarted4529]

Dude I am learning so much from this channel, been playing halo for 20 years since high school but never really dove into the lore till recently, thank you, thank you, thank you 🙏 excellent content and you’re easy to listen to, cheers 🍻

[@noncare9079]

Keep a heavy eye out bro I can see many people trying to copy your work style and process

[@yupyeah6991]

Wow, not sure how I found this channel but the video was surprisingly well made and absolutely loving the work and thought put into the video!

[@chrissonofpear1384]

12:18 - from Halo Fractures (short story collection) we KNOW however, that the IsoDidact/Bornstellar did NOT compose himself, at any point in his known life, and most likely, not during his exile following the Great Journey either.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

Now - are we looking at an ABORTED story arc here? Well, I suppose it is POSSIBLE - given all the 343 studio upheaval since 2013...

[@DANEMAN5]

Ever since I was little playing Halo on the original Xbox I wondered what spark meant by asking chief that question holy shit!

[@lyokomajor]

Well, Spark's mind is human, composed, but human. He's most likely gone crazy.

[@mountainman5173]

Y'know, I never put much thought into it, but you're right... Very interesting. Also, don't kill yourself trying to please us. If you need to take a break, take a break. The rest of us will wait.

[@Uhmwthjgotsarged]

It’s worth mentioning that while Humanity (and John 117 being the culmination) was a special passion project for the LifeShaper, the Librarian and IsoDidact had a natural child and made a habit of living a simple life with picnics, farming and a causes to smile after the firing of the Halos in the epilogue of the Evolutions book

[@ryanreynolds8240]

Hope everything is going easy bud, do what you need to do. Can’t burn yourself out. These videos are treats!

[@bernieperales9348]

Jesus christ dude you fucking blew my mind like i would see that scene and always felt like i was missing something. Thank you! I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Great ride your channel!

[@cobrajeff96]

I cant help but eye roll at the people who say they dislike 343i's work simply because it's a departure from Bungie's original trilogy and that it hurts their narrow scope of reality. H4 is the best story yet in my opinion. Such an amazing fresh start, and especially engaging considering the first trilogy barely scratched the surface of tghe Forerunner mythos. You videos further help to put things into perspective.

[@Sodahiss]

Dude… I’ve just recently found your page and it rekindled my love for Halo. I know this is an older video and you might not see it but thank you for explaining all the thoughts and questions I’ve had personally. You are amazing.

[@noahpettibon]

My dude! The connection to CE blew my mind. That conversation always sort of confused me. Even if that's just a script error, it would be a sick way to tie it into the canon.

[@davidlewis9346]

Another fantastic video, as always. Much respect for what you do. I am a long-haul trucker and I love listening to your videos. It really makes the time go by and gives me something to think about.

[@Unikraken]

This was really well done. Appreciate this one.

[@stephenconnell]

Thank you for our dedicated and delightful work on the Halo Universe. You have answered one question for me and that is the origin of the Human greeting "Be My Geas" Thank you and keep up the great work.

[@ryandonchez7216]

i love that John's body in his mind is his Mjolnir

[@tonezone117]

*“The Librarian interfaced with him directly.”*

[@johnmarquez7413]

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[@luckyjohny181]

@MinecraftPro15 That's what they all say ;)

[@aninjaguardian]

Thanks for making this video. Your lore videos are some of the best and most thought-provoking work on Halo ever. This just confirms that there is so much more to Halo 4 than people give it credit for.

[@dannymckenzie8329]

Time exists beyond all measure, only perceptible through variation in relative motion, and for whatever reason eludes the minds of even the most obsessed human being because it is beyond our most advanced forms of contemplation. If I was to reach superluminal speed the universe would appear as it truly is and an entire new dimension would become visible to me and only me

[@newbiegain117]

Wow. The guilty spark throwback to halo 1. How could I miss that

[@travisbirdsong9490]

I’d like to point out that the isodidact was not converted into an essence nor was the librarian on the ark when the halo rings where fired. She was on zeta halo with “her humans” and the Isodidact left it a dissent galaxy after the fire of the halo with the remaining forerunners

[@AsahiMiyagi]

It was said that Chief's eyes were once green hazel but after he receives the mutation it seems his eyes changed to a blue hue. It's also likely that she further enhanced his already great baseline augmentations if the, basically him being turned into an essence to evolve him is true.

[@marcobellanti1786]

It’s a fantastic theory and I loved Halo 4 story, but at this point in time we don’t know if is true. Aside for the composer immunity, the voice in the head scene and Cortana discussing 2 second about his life signal nothing was change. He didn’t have vision, revelation, special power, strange knowledge, augmented strenght, speed or anything. Hope this point will be better explore in future games.

[@SchneeflockeMonsoon]

I’ve always thought that Halsey carrying the Librarian’s Geas made a lot of sense, but I’m crazy.

[@ghost101rider]

Keep up the great work and take whatever time you need.

[@Installation00]

Thanks for your support. Really means a lot and keeps me pumped for making this content! Thanks again!

[@ghost101rider]

@@Installation00 No problem, I really enjoy your in depth looks into halo content and look forward to you uploading your next video.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

Very speculative, and Halo Fractures implies parts may have been nixxed, but still a VERY interesting video...

[@MaraIndigoJade]

Not to be juvenile but I straight up thought the title said 'Chief's *Gases* Analysis' and I was like, 'say what?! I mean, I'm sure he has the occasional methane release like everyone else but I don't think it's a suitable subj...OHHH! Right! Geas! I get it. I can't see Master Chief coming out of the closet in any major HALO release, maybe in a book or a comi...OHHH! Right! *GEAS!* Got it!' But to back up a bit, what >do< they do when they have a bit of stomach upset? I can't see, say, MC or Fred having to duck out of a firefight because he's got the runs. Has it ever been mentioned how stuff like that is handled?

[@letsgobrandontrump2024]

Feel Free to take a break I'm not going anywhere bro you're one of my go to KZbinrs

[@KurtT-051]

Now I gotta play Halo 4 again because I NEVER considered it was the Iso-Didact conversing with John, not the Ur-Didact. 00, you cheeky theorist, you did it again

[@kraven195]

i have not been so engrossed in anything as much as i have this video in a LONG time like im talking 20+ years now :)

[@Alex-pc1hw]

Honestly, this is the information that should have been better communicated throughout halo 4 and 5. The story of ancient humanity rising to preeminence once again through Chief is much more interesting than the main story beats of 4&5.

[@BrickworksDK]

Agreed. For me, the main problem with the Halo games now is the franchise itself. It's become scattered across way too many sources, and the games do an incredibly poor job of getting the player up to speed. Halo 5 is especially bad in the regard, being nearly completely incomprehensible on its own.

[@charlesingram8622]

It was said that the iso didactic left the galaxy and went to another. But perhaps after several years he decided to return and compose him self into geas or the librarian did survive but then went to get the iso didactic to have himself and herself composed into geas’s. Or perhaps one of the librarians imprints went to get the iso didactic.

[@jessesmider853]

So Chief now has multiple so that he perfectly embodies the precursor interpretation of the mantle and is able to lead humanity as such throughout the coming trials?

[@chrissonofpear1384]

Chief COULD have been teleported, I suppose. But the similarities to Halsey interacting at the Librarian's Rest makes this very unlikely, to be sure.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

It is a VERY speculative investigation, and I may not agree with ALL of it - but there is no doubt this is among the MOST in depth studies you had made in the entire channel, and for that, I offer cautious but sincere applause.

[@valerie80yearsago90]

Hey man, if you ever need to talk to someone, just let me know. I'm not a trained psychologist or anything of the sorts, but I'd like to think I always have an ear to listen for those who need it. Love your content and have a certain level of admiration for you. If need be, you need to take a break do it. Your mental health is important and no halo lore videos can ever replace how important your life is. Take care man, I hope you get well. Let me know.

[@brentbartley6838]

They seemed to completely drop the plot of Master Chief's mutation by Halo 5. I hope they delve back into it in Infinite. I like to believe the Librarian manipulated his biology closer to the advanced ancient humans. He could, provided he survives and retires to live a relatively normal life, could help kickstart a new stage of evolution of humanity through his offspring. The Librarian also seemed to indicate that Cortana had a greater purpose, something more than just the new big baddie and there was talk of trying to return composed individuals into an organic form. I was expecting that Cortana would eventually obtain a biological or hybrid form (this was when she was still descending into rampancy and before the domain).

[@lovecervere3699]

I always thought these images just went along with the Librarian's history lessons.

[@Kenoshino]

What a blast to listen to, keep up the good work mate!

[@MrHturtle99]

Awesome videos, love the detail, explantions, and all the accurate references. You do a great job and its refreshing to hear the Halo lore done so well. Keep it up man!!!! =)

[@RayHardman7567]

If chief really sees himself as a Spartan in armor inside his own mind, cortona was right to ask which one of them was the machine, and which one was human.

[@shigwig9751]

Thanks for this so much I appreciate all the hard work

[@kameronmcquarrie948]

Underrated,mind blowing,subscribed

[@DoctaDoon]

Maybe Cortana could also percieve IsoDidacts Geas as referenced at the start of Arrival on H3 (also the name of the first Marathon chapter) Also you have to consider how much better the cheif is as a warrior than the IsoDidact being able to predetonate and detonate rings with a subpar class of battle armour

[@Iknowtoomuchable]

I think I preferred it when Chief was just a pretty cool guy who killed aliens and didn't afraid of anything.

[@ctdirect5858]

If only we can get a forerunner Halo game that takes place in the human or flood and forerunner war. So much more lore to uncover.

[@flyingfish92]

The Librarian was smashing two Didacts at the same time

[@arpilothazard]

I remember that before we knew what Forerunners were, people were using that conversation between the Chief and Guilty Spark to theorize that the rings were made by ancient humans.

[@harrisonfrench3577]

I've read the forerunner books but I never thought about chief getting the didacts essence that's interesting!

[@DANEMAN5]

Back when I was little I always found the level Two Betrayals, interesting... like we were missing something at the time, but that something had to do with chief. I’m really really surprised that being that young that particular line from Spark made me think what the name of the mission meant, or at least had a double meaning... like spark turning on the chief was a betrayal* but the second made me think of the conversation between him and the chief, as if the firing of the halos was some type of betrayal in itself... I was a weird kid lolz.

[@domvasta]

I don't think the Librarian was composed, I think it was just her Durance, as we know she perished in the firing of the Halo array. For the Isodidact, I agree chief could have his geas, but I'm not sure about him composing himself to continue in galactic affairs and as for him being the one in Chief's head in Shutdown, I don't think he'd be so antagonistic towards him, I think it's the Ur-Didact using the domain the same way the Gravemind was able to use it to send Chief images of Cortana and messages from himself.

[@androssthered1157]

Ah man you sounded rough 2 years ago. Hope it all worked out. This has seemingly remained a mystery years later. It hasn't had an obvious outward effect.

[@chekovsgunman]

9:53 It’s simply a theory.... *A GAME THEORY!*

[@AleksandrPodyachev]

Thanks for watching!

[@mikemoore2791]

I want a book dealing with this. This makes me ask; What will Chiefs final form be.

[@gorillazzillathemeh5897]

I stopped at 16:27, I too thought there something Forerunner about Chief even after reading Halo: The Flood way back in 2007. Also, in Halo 3: Spark proclaims "You are Forerunner..." I took this as Spark being hyperbolic as the Humans now have the Mantle, perhaps it is much more for this Recliamer as he is possibly indeed harboring the Geas of Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting Iso Didact. Even in the H:CE Anni terminals Spark notices something.

[@mazhiwezakizo3513]

You'd think that there would be comments later about any changes found with MC. Especially if any of the changes were visually obvious or detectable during his routine physicals.

[@michaelleiper7228]

He was in the domain man and so was the librarian

[@Saberjet1950]

my problem with this is we know the Iso DIdact survived the war and went into exile.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

He could still have made a copy of his consciousness, I guess. But the theory has become less likely, yes.

[@ethanwagner6418]

I thought the fate of the Iso Didact is unknown?

[@Saberjet1950]

@@ethanwagner6418 its in one of the short stories

[@ethanwagner6418]

@@Saberjet1950 ah, okay

[@ahirzy007]

New here but these are very well done keep it up man

[@JackaWilko]

Jesus Christ you've blown my mind again.

[@heftymagic4814]

the librarian didnt give it to him during 4 hes always had it

[@SpiritLicious77]

I Just discovered your channel. Amazing theories! I love it.

[@dontmindme1681]

Halo Lore is just great stuff. These days I play Destiny, but I always wonder how Chief would handle gaining access to The Light and becoming a Guardian in addition to being a Spartan. My inner 12 year old needs answers!

[@timelordmagnums357]

Dude I feel you. I fix Left 4 Dead campaigns for a hobby. It's absolutely amazing sometimes how many hours it takes to fix this stuff. I'm certain this stuff is very time consuming and even though you love it, it sometimes feels like a 20 hr day at work. Much PLUR.

[@Local_Lich]

Been watching Code Geass for too long. If Chief had a Geass, it would definitely be his luck.

[@Mortablunt]

Holy crap one hell of a vid! 15:25 - I don't think 343 Guilty Spark saw Chief as Didact or Forerunner. More accurately, he seemed to recognize Chief as human and therefore a Reclaimer, or essentially, him thinking that if the humans ever saw the rings again, it was on purpose and they would have known about them. As was said in Halo 3, "You are Forerunner." He was preprogrammed to assume that. about any humans he would have encountered. He also expresses in Halo 2 excitement about humans being on Delta Halo, referring to them all collectively as Reclaimer. Forerunners knew they were going to be extinct, so they marked humans as their heirs, and instructed their installations and technology to recognize them as such. Lastly, we get cutaways of Spark talking and he's always talkative to any human about containment, explaining just about everything regardless of if asked or not. It's fully possible the talk was just not shown as Chief was fishing for more information and an explanation about what firing Halo may mean.No fancy time travel gene seed needed.

[@YOLO-tq3el]

Imagine 343 writers sweating over this guy breaking down everything they tried to hide, WELL DONE!!!

[@carrier7676]

HEY @Installation00 , I have a video idea that I want to share and that you could maybe expand upon!! So, to my understanding, the "Geas" within humanity is somewhat like an inherited genetic subconsciousness, in other words, their ancestors spirits. The Librarian (in Halo 4) would describe humanities unlocked genetic potential to be hidden within our "Gene Song". Given that A, C, G, and T are the "letters" of the DNA code; they stand for the chemicals (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and thymine (T), respectively, that make up the nucleotide bases of DNA. Although Halo is a fictional universe with lore and science we don't have, this is the something that is similar to real life. In music, we have the "musical alphabet" letters A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Maybe the science of genetics in Halo is sound or harmonically based. After all, the bible even says: “By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of His mouth all their host.”

[@hakon5473]

Inb4 Chief is the Lord of Admirals

[@Soulreaper-km3zs]

Take your buddy, your videos are awesome and you're getting a like from me for sure !

[@benvids]

“Last time you asked me...”

[@ocellatus100]

Do you think it is signifigant that the Didact emerging from his cryptum and John post Librarian modification(s) being released from the stasis field are in nearly identical poses, other than the position of the left arm?

[@kolinmartz]

When we try to explain as justify in canon bad writing. Dangerous.

[@geraltofrivia709]

So is chiefs body now matching the ancient humans body because of the forced devolution by the didact with some other mutations like the immunity to the composer. Because ancient humans were at one point at basically on equal footing to the forerunners.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

Only partially, perhaps.

[@jayallen5599]

Late to the party - but Guilty Spark also says to Chief "you ARE Forerunner" in the last mission of halo 3 after tazing Johnson

[@mcada6687]

I'm not gonna lie. If Chief looks like a Forerunner when we finally see his face I will be very disappointed. But if this was a set up so they can model his face after whoever plays him in the live action series that is coming. I won't be mad.

[@sfh2110]

AWESOME VIDEO! MIND BLOWN !!!!