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[NobleGundam]

If the AI in the Didact's gift is a form of the Librarian, and Halsey gets her hands on it, then she will learn about what happened to John on Requiem, if she didn't know already, she may also learn the fate of Cortana.

"Human" memories. If it isn't The Librarian or Cortana, than perhaps Ancient Humans and the scientist(s) instead?

 

[Buddermilk]

I suppose it's safe to assume the new AI is the same thing that was sending messages on her data pad? The wording in the messages made me think it could've possibly been Guilty Spark, communicating from whatever ship he's on, since he was on his way to find The Librarian.

 

[Blue Ninja]

Well, the description said it'll change the way we look at Prometheans. Or at least, the way they look at the Prometheans. Maybe by showcasing what exactly is left of the converted humans inside, by having one that was never converted into a Promethean.

Wouldn't make sense for them to make such a big deal out of it then, though.

 

[Fuchsdh]

To my speculation, the 1st layer (inside the outer shell) generates artificial gravity like Halos do. I don't know how, but the 1st Layer or 2nd (Outer) Core layer might generate a resisting gravity to stabilize it within the shield world, while the (Inner) Core layer generates gravity to maintain similar to the first. Geothermal Energy within both layers were 1 of the noticeable things the player may encounter in Campaign/SpOps.

Spoiler

343I - "F*ck U Science"

Here's the crappy slap-dash diagram I made to explain it on HBO. Mission 3 is trippy because the observation deck where you begin and return to after each Core is actually at the bottom, perpendicular to gravity along the outside edge, and then the Didact's cryptum area has *another* orientation of gravity.

 

[NobleGundam]

Here's the crappy slap-dash diagram I made to explain it on HBO. Mission 3 is trippy because the observation deck where you begin and return to after each Core is actually at the bottom, perpendicular to gravity along the outside edge, and then the Didact's cryptum area has *another* orientation of gravity.

Awesome!

Who needs a Guide book / Map when all you need is an A.I. or perhaps a doodle drawing!

Now let's start with the blue prints to the Didact's Ship

 

[raindoc]

343's ploy of making Halsey a war criminal

343i didn't make her the war criminal, bungie did. under their reign did someone come up with her abducting children to create super soldiers.
it doesn't matter whether or not those children went on to save mankind (foremost because it wasn't threatened yet) and it doesn't matter whether or not Halsey was "told" to do so by FR genetic programming (as long as the UNSC doesn't know) etc. - all emotions aside the facts are simple:
Halsey had a leading role in the abduction of children for military training and action. that alone is a despicable act, but Halsey topped it off with highly experimental medical procedures, that killed and crippled many of the subjects.

she isn't the only one to blame but the other actors simply aren't important for the new trilogy's story (and i'd rather have them explore details like that later on, rather than "waste" time now, as the core of the reclaimer saga is still evolving.
also, i'm sure that Halsey had the best intentions, but the road to hell is paved with those.
by definition, she is a war criminal but that does not make her an evil person and neither does it mean that one isn't allowed to like and/or admire her anymore, because she is more than just that, especially from an "almost-all-knowing" Reader/Player's POV.

i like this twist and how it shows that halo is not so black and white anymore.

TL,DR: war criminal =/= evil person

 

[NobleGundam]

343i didn't make her the war criminal, bungie did. under their reign did someone come up with her abducting children to create super soldiers.
it doesn't matter whether or not those children went on to save mankind (foremost because it wasn't threatened yet) and it doesn't matter whether or not Halsey was "told" to do so by FR genetic programming (as long as the UNSC doesn't know) etc. - all emotions aside the facts are simple:
Halsey had a leading role in the abduction of children for military training and action. that alone is a despicable act, but Halsey topped it off with highly experimental medical procedures, that killed and crippled many of the subjects.

she isn't the only one to blame but the other actors simply aren't important for the new trilogy's story (and i'd rather have them explore details like that later on, rather than "waste" time now, as the core of the reclaimer saga is still evolving.
also, i'm sure that Halsey had the best intentions, but the road to hell is paved with those.
by definition, she is a war criminal but that does not make her an evil person and neither does it mean that one isn't allowed to like and/or admire her anymore, because she is more than just that, especially from an "almost-all-knowing" Reader/Player's POV.

i like this twist and how it shows that halo is not so black and white anymore.

TL,DR: war criminal =/= evil person

I do agree with the given points that you and others have made about Halsey's crimes.

Even if I don't "like" what Halsey has now been portrayed to be but I do admit this twist is interesting to see seeing Catherine's interactions with ONI Interrogators and her current involvements aboard Infinity doing more valuable research with that Artifact.

I'm interested to see how she may evolve into the new trilogy.

 

[TacticalFox88]

343i didn't make her the war criminal, bungie did. under their reign did someone come up with her abducting children to create super soldiers.
it doesn't matter whether or not those children went on to save mankind (foremost because it wasn't threatened yet) and it doesn't matter whether or not Halsey was "told" to do so by FR genetic programming (as long as the UNSC doesn't know) etc. - all emotions aside the facts are simple:
Halsey had a leading role in the abduction of children for military training and action. that alone is a despicable act, but Halsey topped it off with highly experimental medical procedures, that killed and crippled many of the subjects.

she isn't the only one to blame but the other actors simply aren't important for the new trilogy's story (and i'd rather have them explore details like that later on, rather than "waste" time now, as the core of the reclaimer saga is still evolving.
also, i'm sure that Halsey had the best intentions, but the road to hell is paved with those.
by definition, she is a war criminal but that does not make her an evil person and neither does it mean that one isn't allowed to like and/or admire her anymore, because she is more than just that, especially from an "almost-all-knowing" Reader/Player's POV.

i like this twist and how it shows that halo is not so black and white anymore.

TL,DR: war criminal =/= evil person

Sorry, bro. That's not how it works. Saving your entire species pretty much trumps any so called amoral acts imo. So long as the fact remains that the Spartans saved Humanity, Halsey's actions will always be justified. Had the Covenant not attacked Harvest, you'd have a point, but as it stands, ONI has no legal or moral ground to stand on.

 

[Cuban Legend]

Sorry, bro. That's not how it works. Saving your entire species pretty much trumps any so called amoral acts imo. So long as the fact remains that the Spartans saved Humanity, Halsey's actions will always be justified. Had the Covenant not attacked Harvest, you'd have a point, but as it stands, ONI has no legal or moral ground to stand on.

Say that when your six-year-old dies from some random disease and you someday find out he was a Spartan abductee (who statistically probably died or was genetically malformed beyond repair).

IF my kid made it though, I don't know if I'd be proud considering his life and childhoosd was stripped from him in order to risk saving himself along with mankind.

• There is a 42 in 75 chance that my kid died or was malformed by age 14
• 33 in 75 Chance that my kid lived past age 14
• 1 in 75 chance that I'd be the proud parent of John 117

IF my kid didn't make it through, I'd want Halsey's head. So on majority alone, morally, Halsey's actions are not completely justifiable. She should have to answer to the parents of the children who suffered from this morally ambiguous situation now that Humanity was saved thanks to the delayed effect of her actions.

 

[Fuchsdh]

Sorry, bro. That's not how it works. Saving your entire species pretty much trumps any so called amoral acts imo. So long as the fact remains that the Spartans saved Humanity, Halsey's actions will always be justified. Had the Covenant not attacked Harvest, you'd have a point, but as it stands, ONI has no legal or moral ground to stand on.

Not really. Morality is not relative in the sense of it being weighted by mysterious forces. Halsey's intent was clear; create indoctrinated super soldiers to crush independence movements. Yeah, she indirectly saved humanity (through Cortana and the Chief, if you removed all the other Spartans it really makes no difference), but I think it's interesting that despite her "needs of the many" utilitarianism, what actually saves us is singular acts by a few individuals. The entire war machines of a half-dozen alien races didn't stop the Flood; the Chief did.

 

[Flipyap]

Say that when your six-year-old dies from some random disease and you someday find out he was a Spartan abductee (who statistically probably died or was genetically malformed beyond repair).

IF my kid made it though, I don't know if I'd be proud considering his life and childhoosd was stripped from him in order to risk saving himself along with mankind.

IF my kid didn't make it through, I'd want Halsey's head. So on majority alone, morally, Halsey should have to answer to the parents of the children who suffered from this morally ambiguous situation now that Humanity was saved thanks to the delayed effect of her actions.

I don't think he'd have to worry about it, since (statistically) he'd be dead as hell from getting murdered by alien invaders, along with the rest of his planet and most of his entire species.

 

[Cuban Legend]

I don't think he'd have to worry about it, since (statistically) he'd be dead as hell from getting murdered by alien invaders, along with the rest of his planet and most of his entire species.

Whatever, the remaining parents deserve reparations. Medals, even. They at least deserve to know and be taken care of financially for their pain and suffering of losing a child.

They deserve to be told and treated as more then the hero Master Chied himself is, considering that these parents even mating and producing a genetically perfect child, was the reason Halsey even had kids to abduct to eventually kill half of them and have the 1 "lucky" kid of the rest save the day on his own.

 

[exYle]

So... what exactly is Didact imprisoned in? Is it a Cryptum? Then why:
A) Did he awaken immediately, without muscle atrophy that he needed to recover from?
B) Does the Didact have complete control over it, like his personal Slave I?
C) Interface perfectly with his warship?

 

[enzo_gt]

So... what exactly is Didact imprisoned in? Is it a Cryptum? Then why:
A) Did he awaken immediately, without muscle atrophy that he needed to recover from?
B) Does the Didact have complete control over it, like his personal Slave I?
C) Interface perfectly with his warship?

Pretty sure in the game they reference it as a Cryptum.

 

[Flipyap]

So... what exactly is Didact imprisoned in? Is it a Cryptum? Then why:
A) Did he awaken immediately, without muscle atrophy that he needed to recover from?
B) Does the Didact have complete control over it, like his personal Slave I?
C) Interface perfectly with his warship?

Cheap in-universe answer: it's a newer, better model.
Likely real answer: the concept of this device wasn't fully developed when Cryptum was written and 343 didn't know exactly how or when it was going to be used in the game. Things changed, the book's "lore" technobabble baggage remained.

 

[User 73706]

Just thinking out loud here: maybe the alternate firing modes on the Forerunner guns exist because they have functions based on damage we're too stupid to figure out in Infinity simulations. In the final Halo 4 terminal, it takes the Librarian two unscoped shots to fully incapacitate the Didact and it doesn't even visibly do anything to him other than some smoke. Maybe unscoped is really the Forerunner's equivalent of a "stun" function, and humans/Covenant are just ridiculously weak, comparatively?

 

[Fuchsdh]

Cheap in-universe answer: it's a newer, better model.
Likely real answer: the concept of this device wasn't fully developed when Cryptum was written and 343 didn't know exactly how or when it was going to be used in the game. Things changed, the book's "lore" technobabble baggage remained.

I don't think it's a matter of "newer, better" so much as a completely different purpose. The Didact's Cryptum was far different than the "battle wagon" we see in Halo 4, and sounds (since we're going off the descriptions in the books) far larger.

He wasn't armed in his original cryptum, it was his place of exile. From what we can tell of Requiem, though, the Cryptum there seemed to have been already there and of his own making.

Just thinking out loud here: maybe the alternate firing modes on the Forerunner guns exist because they have functions based on damage we're too stupid to figure out in Infinity simulations. In the final Halo 4 terminal, it takes the Librarian two unscoped shots to fully incapacitate the Didact and it doesn't even visibly do anything to him other than some smoke. Maybe unscoped is really the Forerunner's equivalent of a "stun" function, and humans/Covenant are just ridiculously weak, comparatively?

Well, I don't think it makes too much sense to get fussed about the canonicity of gameplay elements like that, but considering the Forerunner guns "morph" they simply might not be in the configuration needed for maximum effectiveness.

 

[Jarmel]

Just finished the game, I have a really stupid question...

How did Master Chief survive the nuclear blast? Did Cortana teleport him into a bubble shield as he pressed the detonator? That makes no sense.

Yea this was a really stupid moment where they needed to clarify exactly what happened.

 

[soldat7]

"Part of the attraction of the L.R. [The Lord of the Rings] is, I think, due to the glimpses of a large history in the background: an attraction like that of viewing far off an unvisited island, or seeing the towers of a distant city gleaming in a sunlit mist. To go there is to destroy the magic, unless new unattainable vistas are again revealed."
— J.R.R. Tolkien

I hope 343 can create some "new unattainable vistas" in subsequent games. I felt that Halo 4 and the Forerunner books have destroyed some of the magic.

 

[aries_71]

Here goes a wild speculations. Did you notice that, in the mission where you are to board the Pelican provided by Lasky, you can engage the soldiers and spartans-IV's in the hangar bay? Also, 343 went as far as to give them AI to engage a hostile Master Chief.

That, together with Halsey being detained, and MC having lost Cortana and gained a new POV on things by his loss, made me think that he can go rogue on future installment. He would be fighting humans, covenants and forerunners to save Halsey, not only the closest thing to a mother figure, but a key to regain Cortana.

The legendary ending, showing the gloomy look of MC, in addition to his clenching the fist as in rage, made me think that things could go that way.

 

[Fuchsdh]

Here goes a wild speculations. Did you notice that, in the mission where you are to board the Pelican provided by Lasky, you can engage the soldiers and spartans-IV's in the hangar bay? Also, 343 went as far as to give them AI to engage a hostile Master Chief.

That, together with Halsey being detained, and MC having lost Cortana and gained a new POV on things by his loss, made me think that he can go rogue on future installment. He would be fighting humans, covenants and forerunners to save Halsey, not only the closest thing to a mother figure, but a key to regain Cortana.

The legendary ending, showing the gloomy look of MC, in addition to his clenching the fist as in rage, made me think that things could go that way.

Marines have always attacked Chief if he killed too many of them. If you kill people on the Pillar of Autumn bridge in the first game Cortana announces you've gone rampant and Marines spawn in to waste you.

 

[aries_71]

Marines have always attacked Chief if he killed too many of them. If you kill people on the Pillar of Autumn bridge in the first game Cortana announces you've gone rampant and Marines spawn in to waste you.

Wow. Never tried it. Thanks for clarifying.

 

[wwm0nkey]

Here is a wild theory that might make sense, whatever Jul is trying to get on Requiem will result in another flood infestation. I just have a feeling that those Flood models weren't only made for the MP mode.

 

[Fuchsdh]

Here is a wild theory that might make sense, whatever Jul is trying to get on Requiem will result in another flood infestation. I just have a feeling that those Flood models weren't only made for the MP mode.

I dunno, the Flood models felt like a half-realized idea (hence why they're just reskinned sword guys, not actual combat forms.) I'd be sort of disappointed if they used them in Spartan Ops since they're just another poor redesign of an established identity. Plus, to me it would detract from the Flood when they inevitably return later.

(There's also two issues I see: one, Frank said no Flood in campaign, and I feel that it's tacit that would extend to Ops, though that is just my guess. Secondly, I don't see any reason the Didact would have Flood on Requiem. All indications are that the world was a sort of aircraft carrier for the Prometheans. No scientists, no study of the Flood.)

 

[wwm0nkey]

I dunno, the Flood models felt like a half-realized idea (hence why they're just reskinned sword guys, not actual combat forms.) I'd be sort of disappointed if they used them in Spartan Ops since they're just another poor redesign of an established identity. Plus, to me it would detract from the Flood when they inevitably return later.

(There's also two issues I see: one, Frank said no Flood in campaign, and I feel that it's tacit that would extend to Ops, though that is just my guess. Secondly, I don't see any reason the Didact would have Flood on Requiem. All indications are that the world was a sort of aircraft carrier for the Prometheans. No scientists, no study of the Flood.)

I said it was a wild theory didn't I

Right now the only safe bet I think anyone can make is that by episode 10 the Didact should be back and maybe Chakas makes an appearance since he is looking for the Librarian and so is Jul.

 

[Flipyap]

I said it was a wild theory didn't I

Right now the only safe bet I think anyone can make is that by episode 10 the Didact should be back and maybe Chakas makes an appearance since he is looking for the Librarian and so is Jul.

I can already imagine the general public's outrage at half of the game's ending being undone in CG shorts preceding DLC missions (comparatively) few people play.

Anyway, Spartan Ops: Episode 5.

 

[NobleGundam]

Anyway, Spartan Ops: Episode 5.

After watching episode 5:
Now to my speculation, Dr. Halsey will interact with the Librarian. It's only a matter of time that her curiosity will undoubtedly overcome her current position. What will that leave for the Prometheans and human victims "Souls" trapped in these artifacts? Dr. Hasley or The Unsc might probably find or attempt a solution to reversing the Digitizing States to Biological Forms. What then for the scientist "Glassman" and Spartan Thorne? Thorne could be kept captive along with the scientist held hostage by Jul & Storm.

I'm curious to see Master Chief being in SpOps and perhaps Didact & remnants of Cortana.

 

[Deadly]

After watching episode 5:
Now to my speculation, Dr. Halsey will interact with the Librarian. It's only a matter of time that her curiosity will undoubtedly overcome her current position.

How's she going to do that though? She's kinda fucked now that she's been caught. It's also pretty clear she's been kept out of the loop about everything and doesn't know John's back.

I didn't play all the episodes yet but I remember people said that at the end of the last episode, a Spartan arrived. What happened to that? And what happens during the episode this time?

 

[dragonelite]

How's she going to do that though? She's kinda fucked now that she's been caught. It's also pretty clear she's been kept out of the loop about everything and doesn't know John's back.

I didn't play all the episodes yet but I remember people said that at the end of the last episode, a Spartan arrived. What happened to that? And what happens during the episode this time?

Dont remember any spartans arriving in episode 4.

 

[Deadly]

Dont remember any spartans arriving in episode 4.

Ok Spartan Ops, episode 4. The Didact's gift... Could it be an AI/memory version of the Librarian? And the Spartan in the pelican at the end of the episode, surely that's the Chief...

Hmm...

It was definitely a female voice that said: "I'm ready" so I don't think it's the Chief. Another (female) Spartan II perhaps?

.

 

[S1kkZ]

i think halsey will create a new cortana. she will use the new ai that consists of all the memories from the people of new phoenix and some of cortanas "leftovers". if the humans from new phoenix found a way to requiem, it should be possibe that something of cortana did the same.

and instead of the librarian, the elites will bring the didact back (in some form). the slipspace rupture under the composer led directly to requiem.


but i hope i am wrong. bringing cortana back so soon would be fucking stupid, unless they change her character in a drastic way. would be cool if season 1 ends with a cliffhanger that shows a new, "evil" cortana that works for the didact.

 

[NobleGundam]

How's she going to do that though? She's kinda fucked now that she's been caught. It's also pretty clear she's been kept out of the loop about everything and doesn't know John's back.

A rescue party may be sent to save Spartan Thorn back on Requiem.

Halsey may in time discover the purpose of the Artifact in which Thorn was teleported from Infinity. That's my best bet.

"Nothing Ventured Nothing Gained." - Professor Anders

I didn't play all the episodes yet but I remember people said that at the end of the last episode, a Spartan arrived. What happened to that? And what happens during the episode this time?

Perhaps Linda? I wonder.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

I though this was part of the Composer or something since we saw the images of New Phoenix. Did it transmit those images from the human consciousness into the artifact?

 

[Green Mamba]

I said it was a wild theory didn't I

Right now the only safe bet I think anyone can make is that by episode 10 the Didact should be back and maybe Chakas makes an appearance since he is looking for the Librarian and so is Jul.

Nooooooooo. Terrible, awful idea. Bringing him back would be just about the worst thing ever, almost completely rendering Cortana's sacrifice pointless.

I object to the idea of him ever being brought back in the series, let alone in Spartan Ops.

 

[S1kkZ]

Nooooooooo. Terrible, awful idea. Bringing him back would be just about the worst thing ever, almost completely rendering Cortana's sacrifice pointless.

I object to the idea of him ever being brought back in the series, let alone in Spartan Ops.

her sacrifice would not be pointless. she did it to save john and humantiy/earth from the super derezz laser.
didact is such a deep and interesting character (in the books), you better get used to the idea that he will be back.

 

[Green Mamba]

Maybe not pointless, but I object to it being cheapened in any fashion. Keep the Didact dead please.

 

[S1kkZ]

Maybe not pointless, but I object to it being cheapened in any fashion. Keep the Didact dead please.

if 343 did that, i would laugh my ass off. all the built up in the books, the great backstory, for nothing. why invest in such a character and then just kill him off after you depict him as another generic/bland bad guy in h4?

bungie only ignored the stuff in the books, 343 just flips you the finger.

 

[exYle]

I though this was part of the Composer or something since we saw the images of New Phoenix. Did it transmit those images from the human consciousness into the artifact?

I'm guessing it was like a storage system for the Composer. Like, an intergalactic wi-fi cloud.

Nooooooooo. Terrible, awful idea. Bringing him back would be just about the worst thing ever, almost completely rendering Cortana's sacrifice pointless.

I object to the idea of him ever being brought back in the series, let alone in Spartan Ops.

The Didact didn't even die. He fell into a slipspace rupture.

You know, the more I think about it, the more I think that 343 is planning on making their trilogy similar to the Star Wars trilogy. We've got a bad guy who can telekinetically manipulate objects who seems to have died at the end, we've got a protagonist that is just discovering/unlocking their true potential, and we had a Death Star and subsequent trench run. Hell, in the beginning of Composer, the music sounds pretty much right out of Star Wars.

 

[NullPointer]

Maybe not pointless, but I object to it being cheapened in any fashion. Keep the Didact dead please.

Never considered him dead in the first place. Its Cortana I'm worried about being brought back - that would be cheap, as we've fought for her enough and got our goodbyes in.

 

[Flipyap]

Nooooooooo. Terrible, awful idea. Bringing him back would be just about the worst thing ever, almost completely rendering Cortana's sacrifice pointless.

I object to the idea of him ever being brought back in the series, let alone in Spartan Ops.

To be fair, it wasn't much of a "sacrifice" in the first place - I don't think they were planning to have her stuck in there when all of it exploded, so it's just a stroke of Shitty Luck™ that she got a chance to save her robot friend when he decided to punch a nuke (uh).
At least I assume the whole thing wasn't an overly dramatic double suicide attempt.

And while it definitely would render both ending cinematics completely worthless, nothing more than cheap emotional manipulation designed to be undone at a later date, at least going back to those scenes should be fairly amusing once she does come back.
I guess that's one way to bring back the comedic aspects of the Halo franchise.

 

[Der Flatulator]

her sacrifice would not be pointless. she did it to save john and humantiy/earth from the super derezz laser.
didact is such a deep and interesting character (in the books), you better get used to the idea that he will be back.

"I'm not doing this for mankind."

 

[NullPointer]

And while it definitely would render both ending cinematics completely worthless...

Everything you do as the Chief in Halo 4's campaign is useless besides destroying the gravity well. All of your other objectives either fail or were the wrong thing to do in the first place.

 

[ToyMachine228]

"I'm not doing this for mankind."

Anyone think that she doesn't just mean she's doing it for John? That she's doing it for some bigger reason? She has spent time with the Gravemind, The Librarian and inside Forerunner terminals. She may have the best understanding of "the mantle", the universe and life of any character in the Halo universe.

 

[Der Flatulator]

Do we know the name of Jul's ship?

Anyone think that she doesn't just mean she's doing it for John? That she's doing it for some bigger reason? She has spent time with the Gravemind, The Librarian and inside Forerunner terminals. She may have the best understanding of "the mantle", the universe and life of any character in the Halo universe.

That is exactly what I think. She obviously (to me, of course I could be completely wrong) spent time in the system, and found some kind of tech that allowed here to manipulate the bridge the way she did, she could have learnt so much in the time she spent in the Mantle's Approach, and the clue "I'm not doing this for mankind" hints that the Didact will not just want to defeat humanity, but every species that 'threatens' the Mantle.

 

[NobleGundam]

Everything you do as the Chief in Halo 4's campaign is useless besides destroying the gravity well. All of your other objectives either fail or were the wrong thing to do in the first place.

More or less. But what bothers me abit is Chief and Cortana were like tied up in all of Librarian & Didact's baggage. Everything that lead up to now has been predetermined. *sigh*

It's about time they aren't puppets to them and hopefully evolve in further installments.

 

[blamite]

More or less. But what bothers me abit is Chief and Cortana were like tied up in all of Librarian & Didact's baggage. Everything that lead up to now has been predetermined. *sigh*

It's about time they aren't puppets to them and hopefully evolve in further installments.

When you out it that way, it reminds me of Lost, with everything that's ever happened just being the result of a grudge match between two ancient space/island assholes.

 

[Flipyap]

Anyone think that she doesn't just mean she's doing it for John? That she's doing it for some bigger reason? She has spent time with the Gravemind, The Librarian and inside Forerunner terminals. She may have the best understanding of "the mantle", the universe and life of any character in the Halo universe.

That is exactly what I think. She obviously (to me, of course I could be completely wrong) spent time in the system, and found some kind of tech that allowed here to manipulate the bridge the way she did, she could have learnt so much in the time she spent in the Mantle's Approach, and the clue "I'm not doing this for mankind" hints that the Didact will not just want to defeat humanity, but every species that 'threatens' the Mantle.

SPOILER: The Mantle is meaningless drivel. She probably would learn and understand that part, too.

 

[enzo_gt]

I'm kinda curious as to why Halsey would openly communicate with Mdama.

I'm kinda confused at that in general, and I'm just kind of hoping it will be explained when they inevitably interrogate her on next week's episode.

 

[daedalius]

I'm kinda curious as to why Halsey would openly communicate with Mdama.

I'm kinda confused at that in general, and I'm just kind of hoping it will be explained when they inevitably interrogate her on next week's episode.

I don't think she knew it was Mdama.

Also, Didact isn't dead. Fell into slipspace portal, heck its basically spelled out in the latest episode as they are seeing a Forerunner AI that had memories from New Phoenix... they were transmitted through the same portal Didact fell through.

 

[Der Flatulator]

I'm kinda curious as to why Halsey would openly communicate with Mdama.

I'm kinda confused at that in general, and I'm just kind of hoping it will be explained when they inevitably interrogate her on next week's episode.

Communicated anonymously. Scientific curiosity.

___________________________

A thought: Prometheans under the Didact's control are orange, Prometheans under the Librarian's control are blue. The Librarian is 'alive' in one way or another, potentially in the form of an AI. A common trope is that when a bad guy dies in films, everything that is enchanted, magic, or else-wise under their control automatically becomes neutral, or is released, etc. Think Narnia, where statues unfreeze. If the Didact is dead, his Prometheans would likely not serve him, and they would lose their color, or revert to blue, under the influence of the Librarian.

Another thought, regarding Episode 5 and the memories from New Phoenix: I am curious as to how they were transported, whether it be via the slipspace portal the Didact created, via the domain, via... Cortana?