The story of 032 Mendicant Bias

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  • Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
  • Mendicant Bias is one of the most mysterious, cryptic AI constructs to ever exist. It's responsible for the fall of the the Forerunner empire and the deaths of millions of humans and Forerunners. It once belonged to many factions during a war that would change the Halo universe forever, altering the galaxy on a permanent level. This is a character biography you DON'T wanna miss...
    The next video will be the 3 most likely ways the Flood will return! I've got some more juicy theories on this topic, so look forward to it!
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  • @artorias1172
    @artorias1172 8 років тому +861

    "I have walked among men and angels for 3000 years, time has no end, no begining, no purpose, i wander the earth seeking forgiveness for my horrible crimes against god and man, i live to see death and destruction, evil over the light, but the light cannot be extinguished, i live in a prision of my own demise, i am lost in time"

    • @sorens-0662
      @sorens-0662 6 років тому +57

      Hunter Guadiana that seems like a phrase the primordial would use

    • @TheIroncladResearcher
      @TheIroncladResearcher 6 років тому +41

      @@sorens-0662 that reaaallly sounds like something the doomslayer would say

    • @Spook-hk8sc
      @Spook-hk8sc 5 років тому +8

      What is that quote from? If it's a quote at all.

    • @Flyinpenguin117
      @Flyinpenguin117 5 років тому +79

      @@Spook-hk8sc Its a reversed message from one of Halo 2's songs. It plays in the opening cutscene to The Arbiter.

    • @Spook-hk8sc
      @Spook-hk8sc 5 років тому +8

      Flyinpenguin117 Thanks

  • @CallMeAdrian.
    @CallMeAdrian. 6 років тому +915

    Mendicant:lul ur gonna die
    Offensive:no u
    Mendicant:oh shit

  • @ethanlong4670
    @ethanlong4670 2 роки тому +269

    The fact that Cortana barely held up against the Gravemind while Mendicant Bias held up for 43 years just goes to show the gap between humans and Forerunners.

    • @mikeyrocks8664
      @mikeyrocks8664 Рік тому +29

      Well kinda. But the ancient humans were more advanced than the humans that made Cortana so that’s to be expected.

    • @halvorson566
      @halvorson566 Рік тому +15

      I thought it was more of Mendicant Bias didn’t get brute forced like Cortana did. Instead, the Gravemind knew that he didn’t have to use a brute force style method on Mendicant…or at least at that point. I’m sure if the Gravemind felt like he needed to, he’d be able to break Mendicant by force, but it would likely need a different method than Cortana since she was pure AI, so they had at least a slight but major difference.

    • @DSP-gh5ei
      @DSP-gh5ei Рік тому +11

      Yeah plus mendicant was created to counter the flood, Cortina was just an AI designed to help Spartans

    • @markswang8987
      @markswang8987 11 місяців тому +2

      ⁠​⁠​⁠@@mikeyrocks8664so how advance is the ancient human? Are they on the same technology level with the Forunner or below them?

    • @alros1212
      @alros1212 10 місяців тому +3

      @@markswang8987same tier, but not quite at the same level

  • @AutumnOnFire
    @AutumnOnFire 5 років тому +772

    Oh cool, so the Human-Covenant war was started because it didn't have grammarly.

    • @thatguynk8044
      @thatguynk8044 4 роки тому +24

      Basically

    • @thatguynk8044
      @thatguynk8044 4 роки тому +68

      Billions died because three guys couldn’t spell

    • @chiefboyardee549
      @chiefboyardee549 4 роки тому +3

      AutumnOnFire lmfao this comment is just great

    • @ronaldvasquez6488
      @ronaldvasquez6488 4 роки тому +2

      Bro lol an app

    • @stevendee6800
      @stevendee6800 4 роки тому +37

      This sentence is correct but it’s clunky and hard to read with grammerly you can check the best words, arrange your sentence structure, avoid alien wars....

  • @1nherit0r
    @1nherit0r 7 років тому +513

    My prediction is that Mendicant Bias' remains will replace Cortana as John's AI when he finally updates armor.

    • @siezedbarrel7511
      @siezedbarrel7511 6 років тому +54

      J - Serna that might be a little bit scary chief would be unstoppable

    • @I8ALLYOURBACON
      @I8ALLYOURBACON 6 років тому +81

      siezedbarrel75 As if he's already not unstoppable?

    • @siezedbarrel7511
      @siezedbarrel7511 6 років тому +38

      I8pig I know right but if he had mendicent bias then I almost feel bad for the created

    • @hogexd
      @hogexd 5 років тому +6

      J - Serna Wait for Infinite’s next trailer and you’ll see something cool.. :)

    • @astrosuperkoala1
      @astrosuperkoala1 5 років тому +6

      Höge he inserts an ai chip, but since Cortana isn’t there... mendicant?

  • @ghd1526
    @ghd1526 8 років тому +633

    Idk if they can ever implement Mendicat Bias. His lore and history is so vast and rich, they would have to build a game just for him alone (which would be awesome).

    • @ghd1526
      @ghd1526 8 років тому +24

      Oh and easily MB would win vs guilty spark

    • @thehipinmyear
      @thehipinmyear 8 років тому +52

      That's the thing that bothers me... Everyone was freaking out at the fact that Halo 5 was shit if you hadn't "read any of the books," or "gotten into the expanded lore."
      Mostly regarding Blue Team and not knowing who those guys are... SORRY! If you don't know who Blue Team is then wtf... Just wtf... Wtf..
      I WANT the games to be more catered to the FANS who HAVE read the books... We deserve to have that area of the universe brought more into the game... Regardless if you know about it or not...
      Cause even if you don't - there's definitely been a few times were I've had to look shit up to understand what's going on... Even if it's just to refresh your Haloverse mind lol - you look it up and then your mind explodes cause you had to check out some deep lore shit and then it clicks in your mind and then the whole big bang explosion just-PWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWH!!
      That being said... The fact that the Guardians WEREN'T something from pre-established lore.. Really pissed me off...

    • @thehipinmyear
      @thehipinmyear 8 років тому +7

      +Cristiano Rossi 343, WHY COULDN'T YOU HAVE SIMPLY ESTABLISHED THAT THE GUARDIANS WERE JUST A HIGHER TIER OF WAR SPHYNX??? WHYYYYYY?!
      oh.. whooops, caps.

    • @thehipinmyear
      @thehipinmyear 8 років тому +8

      And sorry, I kinda went off on a rant there a bit.. What I'm trying to say is that, while I do want stuff from the lore to make its way into the game(s) like, as you say, Mendicant Bias... However, at the same time, I kind of like the fact that Halo's always been very esoteric.. Like, it's built in a way that many ppl will miss the hidden messages and deeper plot points... Like the fact that in Halo CE -for crying out loud!!!! - Bungie already had it established that the Master Chief is essentially Bornstellar... Or... (The Didact) whereas - this isn't said explicitly, or anything, but it can be inferred that - Cortana is the Librarian... Only - plot twist - their roles have switched and come to fruition as of Halo 5. Agree? Disagree?
      My logic is that Cortana is currently acting like - or as stated in one of these vids I'm pre sure - is being influenced by the Didact. And the Chief is acting with reason, to me, like the Librarian... Eh?

    • @Shades2001
      @Shades2001 8 років тому +19

      +Cristiano Rossi 343 needs to make a campaign that satisfys all fans:
      New
      Casual
      Lore fans
      You just can't make a campaign that doesn't explain anything ingame or build a big universe that isn't going go be explored in the games. I think a campaign that goes deeper on these stories, with good explanations, that does not force the player to buy outer-material to understand and the action and epicness of the first trilogy would be perfect

  • @flwfranco2821
    @flwfranco2821 6 років тому +600

    did you try turning it off and on?

    • @bromodragone8405
      @bromodragone8405 4 роки тому +30

      @Madhur Kumar Chugh actually, in a way, that's exactly what happened. He was shut down when he was defeated, then when he came back online, he showed remorse for his actions and began seeking atonement.

    • @bromodragone8405
      @bromodragone8405 4 роки тому +6

      @Madhur Kumar Chugh ok. I just found it funny that that was essentially what happened

    • @AnthonyDoesYouTube
      @AnthonyDoesYouTube 4 роки тому +1

      420 likes ayy

    • @calebh6244
      @calebh6244 4 роки тому +1

      Beeg Yoshi *confused Indian tech support screaming*

    • @ianbudgen3310
      @ianbudgen3310 4 роки тому

      Wait how does an forerunner ai go rampant if cortana finds the mantle and is cured in halo 5?

  • @Soriichi
    @Soriichi 6 років тому +111

    I didn't know an AI could be such an important character....

    • @zainshaikh527
      @zainshaikh527 6 років тому +34

      Umm all of the halos are a thing due to Cortana lol

    • @forevermarked5826
      @forevermarked5826 4 роки тому +11

      Cortana says hello!

    • @michaelandreipalon359
      @michaelandreipalon359 2 роки тому +2

      *2001: A Space Odyssey, Wargames, Mass Effect, Red vs. Blue, and many more would love to chat with you*

    • @georgemccartney8906
      @georgemccartney8906 9 місяців тому +1

      @@michaelandreipalon359 Just adding to that: Portal, System Shock, I have no Mouth and I Must Scream, Wall-E, The Matrix, etc etc

  • @UltimateHalo117
    @UltimateHalo117 8 років тому +316

    Awesome job dude! Top notch as always.

    • @vantave9946
      @vantave9946 8 років тому +4

      What else do you expect from Xhperia? ;)

    • @carlosvh2443
      @carlosvh2443 8 років тому +1

      Niceme.me

  • @sevd0
    @sevd0 8 років тому +138

    The important parts of the Halo lore. Great video.

    • @thehipinmyear
      @thehipinmyear 8 років тому +1

      Boom, nailed it on the head.

    • @AlexSanchezber
      @AlexSanchezber 8 років тому +2

      So many people just don't understand how awesome Halo really is. So much more than just a game.

    • @thehipinmyear
      @thehipinmyear 8 років тому +2

      Alex Sanchez yup... just thinking.. even Bungie had lore-hidden things in their games.... It is actually AMAZING to think of the seeds that Bungie planted WAY back.... and now we're finally getting into all of that, with 343i. It's amazing.... The biggest Halo plot point is in Halo CE... and I'm sure a LOT of Halo players don't know about it lol it's awesome.

    • @AlexSanchezber
      @AlexSanchezber 8 років тому +1

      Yeah man I've read all the books up until the last one and cryptum. I'm missing out a lot on not reading cryptum but given the lack of time I can't seem to fit it into my schedule. I rely on videos like these to keep me up to date in rapid format. I really need to buy the new book, I've got all of them including the definitive edition

    • @MrMJE13
      @MrMJE13 7 років тому +1

      343 did start putting extended lore into the games, but then people got mad cause they didn't understand it, so 343 saw that and dumbed-down Halo 5, which is why it sucks. Hopefully 343 goes back to what they wanted to do and puts a lot of lore into Halo 6. Halo feels so much bigger when you know about the lore, and I'm sure Halo 6 would feel like that if they'd only just use it. Hopefully they also bring back terminals. Those also help extend the story a bit, and they're super fun to find and interesting to read/watch.

  • @Conrad_Verner
    @Conrad_Verner 6 років тому +149

    In halo 2 Cortana states that there is something inside high charity fighting back at her, could this have been mendicant Bias ?

    • @Conrad_Verner
      @Conrad_Verner 6 років тому +13

      I think it was on the level High Charity, it would be super cool if anyone knows, I can't find who or what it was anywhere

    • @wilburforce8046
      @wilburforce8046 6 років тому +3

      Joel Robson Robson Robson Robson yea i think it was too

    • @brandonselitetv1436
      @brandonselitetv1436 6 років тому +19

      IamFeeshyFeesh Well Covenant technology was made up of Forerunner technology and High Charity energy was powered by a Forerunner ship

    • @chrissonofpear3657
      @chrissonofpear3657 6 років тому +21

      It's him. There was even some line about it on the old bungieforums.

    • @bromodragone8405
      @bromodragone8405 5 років тому

      It was.

  • @matthewhughes9947
    @matthewhughes9947 7 років тому +302

    Why didn't they just go around the maginot?

    • @joeyuzwa891
      @joeyuzwa891 7 років тому +153

      Matthew Hughes yeah, why didn't the flood just pass through space-Belgium?

    • @Towermonkey-sf4md
      @Towermonkey-sf4md 7 років тому +50

      Joe Yuzwa lol damn french runners

    • @erindonnelly8283
      @erindonnelly8283 7 років тому +30

      god damn level 10 land forts!

    • @MrMcp1995
      @MrMcp1995 7 років тому +65

      Because the Space Belgians actually built their half.

    • @alexanderg1935
      @alexanderg1935 6 років тому +22

      You have to drop to impulse to pass through the Ardennes Nebula though..

  • @pozgaming4665
    @pozgaming4665 5 років тому +50

    Wasn't Mendicent Bias in the possession of the Gravemind during Halo 2?
    Edit: Disregard. This was 2401 Penitent Tangent.

  • @grim9093
    @grim9093 7 років тому +102

    this chanel has only served to complete my understanding of the halo universe.
    With novel entries and easter egg video and audio logs.
    I need more of these.
    I will watch every video to complete this timeline and the lore of my favourite video game universe

  • @thewrongkeycardgaming2515
    @thewrongkeycardgaming2515 7 років тому +20

    also im hyped for the floods return in HW2, can't wait to see more cutscenes, like i'm not the only one that will play hw1 and hw2 over and over again mainly to see the cutscenes, right? like the cutscenes are so good, and the story is too, but the cutscenes are amazing.

  • @paulsileo1050
    @paulsileo1050 6 років тому +19

    MB is STILL alive and actively helping Chief. If you play Halo 5 and collect the mission intels, there's certain ones that say "forerunner record xxxxx". It's MB speaking trying to figure out what to do against Cortana and Warden to help Chief reclaim what was lost. To pay for his crimes. He talks about the Domain as well and Genesis. Everything in the Intel lines up perfectly with the story to MB and the lore behind him. Oddly though, MB mentions a new character named (I think) "Sebastian". Idk who that is or what it relates to, but right now, EVERYTHING points to MB showing up in Halo 6. ALSO, the desert trailer with Chief in cloak meeting a differently shaped and colored Guardian, lines up exactly with MB's plan to get Chief to meet up with him - in the Desert, on the Ark. Halo Wars 2 still ends on the Ark and both timelines are lined up. I except Halo 6 to be epic and just blow everyone away with how everything connects.

  • @vikhdez9306
    @vikhdez9306 2 роки тому +6

    "OFFENSIVE BIAS HAS BEEN DEPLOYED"

  • @spaceangelmewtwo9074
    @spaceangelmewtwo9074 3 роки тому +2

    Who wouldn't want to play a Halo game set during the closing days of the Forerunner-Flood War where you play as Bornstellar and have to fire the Halo array at the end of the game? It could be another grimdark and depressing prequel like Halo Reach was.

  • @aliveintruth
    @aliveintruth 7 років тому +30

    Three-eyed oracle, gotcha.

  • @Spartan-kj8bq
    @Spartan-kj8bq 6 років тому +6

    With this Halo dry spell, I've had a bit of fun writing my own version of a potential Halo 6 storyline mainly to practice my writing in general. Long story short, Cortana has her forces deactivate the Forerunner quarantine defenses around High Charity and sends the Flood on a rampage in the midst of the Banished ground war (kinda like how the Flood show up in the middle of "the Covenant" in Halo 3). When everyone's attempting to evacuate, the remaining pelican isn't able to lift off due to too much weight being present on the vehicle to produce adequate lift, so Chief decides to stay behind. After the pelican leaves, Mendicant manages to ping Chief with a faint signal, and even takes command of the local wildlife (similar to the Ark's monitor in Hunters in the Dark) to guide him to Mendicant's current location (no longer in the middle of the desert, but instead hidden deep underground in a massive cavern). Once they meet, Mendicant in a way fills the void left in Cortana's wake, even transferring himself onto an empty ai chip (Halo 5 teaser callback).
    That's only one small snippet of the storyline I've written. It's on Halo Waypoint if you want to read more. It's simply me brushing up on my writing while also having a LOT of fun speculating. Simply search "If I was a writer for Halo 6..." in the Community Creations forum. I always welcome critique.

    • @ethandearman3965
      @ethandearman3965 6 років тому

      Spartan 360 Spartan 360 so bais became his new AI in your story, that sounds very awesome

    • @chrissonofpear3657
      @chrissonofpear3657 6 років тому

      Sounds like a worth direction. Astrogenesis did similar, on Halowaypoint forums.

  • @GhostLink92
    @GhostLink92 6 років тому +137

    Remember when this series was just about being a badass space Marines with a hot blue chick in your head, kicking alien ass?
    Still, damn good series, lore-wise.

    • @robertross45
      @robertross45 3 роки тому +15

      But it never was. The lore was always there, merely hidden.

    • @ebookjapan8054
      @ebookjapan8054 2 роки тому +7

      Bungie kept lore as window dressing, intentionally vague to keep you intrigued. 343 took the route of allowing every detail to be explained in expanded universe to sell books/scrape the bottom of the barrel for game plotpoints.

    • @Sinn0100
      @Sinn0100 2 роки тому +2

      Well, we lost the hot blue chick in more ways than one and Halo 5 from a story perspective was bad but 343 has finally made the series theirs. Halo Infinite is absolutely fantastic and while I have not finished it yet I believe we're close to seeing Mendicant Bias in the main games. Unfortunately, Cortana and The Weapon barely resemble what an adult female looks like...they are damn near featureless.

    • @quintusfabiusmaximus8700
      @quintusfabiusmaximus8700 2 роки тому +4

      @@ebookjapan8054 which is good.
      glad 343 needed expanded the lore, precurser, forerunner, ancient humanity lore is my addiction

  • @Kizit
    @Kizit 2 роки тому +9

    You should do a remake of this video. I think its really interesting and I wanna know more but it can get hard to follow at some points. I think if you did like a follow up the community would really appreciate it. Especially given what happened in Infinite

  • @Max-zg6ld
    @Max-zg6ld 4 роки тому +7

    Hes such a hugely important character to the lore, I really hope he turns up in Infinite somehow

  • @kevinjennerproductions2024
    @kevinjennerproductions2024 6 років тому +17

    The new ai in Halo Infinite is Medicant Bias, the evidence for this is that he was a temporary monitor on installation 07 (Zeta Halo) and possibly left remnants of himself behind, it would make sense as this ai has been leading chief for years towards evidence of his existance and has likely been able to manipulate UNSC Vessels such as the Forward Unto Dawn and The Spirt of Fire which both were lead straight to forerunner installations. Medicant Bias sees chief as his example to his creators that he has changed after he fell rampant to the flood and would be the offensive bias to Cortana if this all plays out, the reason the serial number is so strange is that it is a blank chip with no ai on it, that is why there is no name for the ai cause the chip is blank from chief going to zeta halo and collecting the remains of medicant bias so he can lead his example to victory and keep control of the domain so it may not be used by the created. Halo Infinite appears to take place on Zeta Halo or Installation 09 which means Medicant Bias could likely have sent part of his concious onto a terminal that could not be acessed by the created and only a human reclaimer could come and collect him so he may redeem himself to his creators who has long since passed to show he has changed. Medicant Bias has been teased forever about his role and it is time he gives us an appearence in an actual Halo game, he also has knowledge of the flood which carried the Logic Plauge that has infected Cortana. if Medicant bias understands it, there may be a way to cure it (Likely by killing Cortana) and the domain would be under his control and he can then pass on the mantle of responsiblity to his example and likely kill of the prometheans and call back the guardians to Genesis where they can likely be destroyed or disabled, ending the Reclaimer Saga and seeking way for a new saga from 343

    • @scientificgaming1294
      @scientificgaming1294 5 років тому +2

      I like this theory but I feel that 343 wont do this because of how complicated it would be in the lore

    • @Ambichook
      @Ambichook 5 років тому +1

      mendicant is such an advanced ai that he probably wouldn't fit on an ai implant. one of the three minds could work though

    • @sw4g465
      @sw4g465 3 роки тому +1

      New cortana lol

  • @prog1853
    @prog1853 7 років тому +8

    Wow nicely done dude you always get all the facts right, it's hard to believe you don't have atleast 300k subs!!

  • @micheljavert5923
    @micheljavert5923 3 роки тому +14

    Forerunner Tech: "Hey, guys? You think we should keep an eye on the ancilla interacting with that weird compound intelligence? You know, the ancilla that's also installed on all our galaxy-killing weapons?"
    Forerunner Supervisor: "Ah the Hell with it. I only get one lunch break a day, and I'm not wasting it."

  • @bromodragone8405
    @bromodragone8405 2 роки тому +3

    Offensive Bias is returning.

  • @covenantcanon7970
    @covenantcanon7970 8 років тому +2

    Excellent use of cinematography. Great vid!

  • @ssjlalo
    @ssjlalo 8 років тому +9

    I hope to god he's in halo 6. MB Is one of my favorite characters.

  • @TheKingby1
    @TheKingby1 6 років тому +2

    This is so we'll done, I could never wrap my head around the ancient halo lore

  • @seand.g423
    @seand.g423 5 років тому +7

    Gods, even if it _is_ still functional on some level... can you imagine the cleanup and defragmentation? 😥😟😨😰🤯

  • @Crimethoughtfull
    @Crimethoughtfull 5 років тому +3

    I love how all the animated scenes here look like they're straight out of the "Heavy Metal Movie" period of the '80s...hilarious.

  • @archive4979
    @archive4979 6 років тому +19

    Mendicant Bias is a A.I Couldn't he be Master cheif's A.I In the upcoming halo game, Halo Infinite?

    • @TheTfrules
      @TheTfrules 6 років тому

      It's possible, but is it likely? Who knows

    • @chrissonofpear3657
      @chrissonofpear3657 6 років тому +2

      I'd like him to at least APPEAR.

    • @hogexd
      @hogexd 5 років тому

      _FadeZ RabbitZ_ It will happen

    • @Ambichook
      @Ambichook 5 років тому +5

      it could happen but mendicant is probably like, 1000 petabytes. wouldn't fit on a usb

  • @absolutemadlad5662
    @absolutemadlad5662 4 роки тому +1

    *halo infinite prediction*
    Cortana:you can't defeat me
    Chief:oh I know, but he can
    *mendicant bias has a badass entrance*

  • @spiguy
    @spiguy 8 років тому +41

    Wouldn't that be awesome if we could fit the Flood, the Banished, the Covenant and the Prometheans in the same game? WOW

    • @spiguy
      @spiguy 8 років тому

      *fight

    • @Shades2001
      @Shades2001 8 років тому +1

      +Kurt- -051 For now, Halo 6 seems to be that game, also the banished are going to be tve replacement of the covenant right? Jul is dead and if im not wrong nothing has been told of what happened to the covenant after halo 5

    • @spiguy
      @spiguy 8 років тому

      Yes, but there are other Covenant commanders

    • @boochie-yj7un
      @boochie-yj7un 5 років тому

      Correct me if I am wrong, but remaining Covenant could side by side with Banished and Prometheans to fight the flood. And you play as Arby fighting flood.

  • @warffle
    @warffle 3 роки тому +1

    Imagine the recreation of this IA fight being the idea behind the two cortanas fight in halo infinite. And 343 delivering the ultimate twist, ultimately bamboozling the whole community :'0

  • @lelouchlamperouge4273
    @lelouchlamperouge4273 5 років тому +1

    Dude this video was composed really well at the start im fast becoming a huge fan of your work

  • @NotALotOfColonial_SpaghettiToG
    @NotALotOfColonial_SpaghettiToG 2 роки тому +1

    i want mendicant bias to be alive, i love his beautiful forerunner shell sooo much

  • @LordWyatt
    @LordWyatt 4 роки тому +1

    Just realized the Logic Plague is the only version of the Flood that can be resisted. Go 032MB for 43 years.

  • @bryanbasave1295
    @bryanbasave1295 8 років тому +2

    damn! a lot of knowledge thrown my way lol! going to have to watch this video out again, good job mamg!

  • @rafaelv3118
    @rafaelv3118 8 років тому +55

    What if Cortana was infected by the logic plague by the Didact and that's why she's evil in H5?

    • @tweedilde8089
      @tweedilde8089 8 років тому +15

      The Didact isn't Flood so that most likely wouldn't of happened but she is most likely infected by the logic plague through Mendicant Bias and the Gave Mind in High Charity in Halo 2 and in the Domain in the time between Halo 4 & 5

    • @lennardchurch8483
      @lennardchurch8483 8 років тому +29

      If Cortana has the logic plague, she got it directly from the Gravemind during her captivity at the end of Halo 2. However, in the Forerunner Saga we are treated to evidence that the Flood uses the logic plague on organic beings as well, though to more subtle ends (causing them to make bad decisions which seem like the right thing to do, but ultimately play into the Flood's metaphorical hands).

    • @thehipinmyear
      @thehipinmyear 8 років тому +2

      +Lennard Church interesting... Thanks for te info!

    • @rafaelv3118
      @rafaelv3118 8 років тому +3

      what if Cortana is going to use the logic plague on MC?!

    • @lennardchurch8483
      @lennardchurch8483 8 років тому +18

      Lightsaber Cortana's actions are likely already the result of the logic plague. She is stable, but not truly sane. The evidence of this is her behavior in Halo 5. A sane person won't think she can make someone agree with her by imprisoning him for ages while she kills everyone else he's ever met. She's turned on humanity the same way Mendicant Bias turned on the Forerunners.
      As for Master Chief, the Flood has had many chances to kill him, but it didn't. I believe that Master Chief has been deliberately left as a free agent to enable humanity to attain the Mantle.
      This is based on extensive reading of the Forerunner Saga leading me to believe that the Flood's motives didn't change, and that though they're playing the villain throughout the story, their true end goal is the same as the Precursors' original goal (the Precursors existing as eternal beings outside of time would render them unchangeable, and as such their goals wouldn't actually change, so it makes sense that their avatars would pursue the same goals, even though differing tactics could be applied to different points in the timeline).

  • @TheRogueCommand
    @TheRogueCommand 2 роки тому

    It's so strange starting a HiddenXperia video without "Hey guys! Welcome back!" The man's come a long way in his work :)

  • @noblegamer5627
    @noblegamer5627 8 років тому +16

    hiddenxperia is there a chance offenses bias might make an appearance in halo wars 2 or future halo games and do you think that if mendicant bias was in halo wars 2 he would help the crew of sprit of fire. also would mendicant bias or offenses bias would help fight cortana.

    • @remi2317
      @remi2317 7 років тому +9

      noblegamer56 Offensive and Mendicant Bias are contender class A.I.s. If they were able to access the Domain the way Cortana has, they could easily stop her. Same with 343 Guilty Spark. Mendicant was made to be THE best, better then any other monitor. Offensive was made to be better then Mendicant to be able to beat Mendicant. They both were able to process VERY fast and control an entire fleet of ships at once.

    • @xshullaw
      @xshullaw 3 роки тому +1

      Unfortunately for us, Offensive Bias destroyed himself when he defeated Mendicant Bias.

  • @TaylorChildAkaWeapon
    @TaylorChildAkaWeapon 5 років тому

    Most clean cut and understandable summary I've found. Thanks man!

  • @tartarm
    @tartarm 7 років тому +6

    I Think that they should make a game similar to halo wars about Mendicant Bias

  • @25Erix
    @25Erix 2 роки тому

    One thing I like Halo's lore is the various naming conventions. Take the Forward Unto Dawn or In Amber Clad, for instance. To some people, those can come of as somewhat pretentious or even nonsenscial but there's a subtle poetic vibe to those names that make them sound more reverent. Even simple names like High Charity evoke this sense in me. Could just be my appreciation for the English language since I read and write a ton.
    Halo also introduced me to words I didn't know existed in the English language. I had to look up "mendicant" to find out what it meant and saw that "yes, this is a real word". It means "given to begging" if used as an adjective or "a beggar" if used as a noun. I don't know enough about Mendicant Bias to make a call on if his name reflects his nature and there's only so much this lore video could tell me.
    Same for "didact", which is means "a person who is overinclined instruct others". Again, people more versed in the lore could tell me if the Didact himself reflects the meaning of his title in his actions. From what little I've seen, it looks to be that way.

  • @lonelystarboy
    @lonelystarboy 8 років тому +1

    When the primordial described the flood... It was so horrifiying..most of his questioners commited suicide.

  • @lemerkin3633
    @lemerkin3633 8 років тому +1

    Maybe in Halo 6 Master Chief and Locke will go on a mission to contact and perhaps partially repair Mendicant Bias and use him against the created.

  • @riahisama
    @riahisama 8 років тому +2

    Keep up the great work, cant wait for the next video

  • @vantave9946
    @vantave9946 8 років тому +1

    Great video mate, very much enjoyed! :D

  • @spiffynub3202
    @spiffynub3202 8 років тому

    Great job man! You one of my favorite if not MY favorite halo lore UA-cam channel. I'm just looking forward to another podcast, I really liked the last one you did with LNG and the 2 other guys.

  • @RZIisRaw
    @RZIisRaw 8 років тому +2

    Very beautifully done, nice work as always :)

  • @glardian966
    @glardian966 7 років тому +7

    But if the prophets knew the rings we're just old forerunner weapons against the flood, why would they actually go through with trying to fire them?

    • @whatthefeebas2505
      @whatthefeebas2505 6 років тому +4

      glardian966 probably thought that they'd go to some sort of amazing afterlife if they were killed by the Halo's specifically.
      *shrug*

    • @hiraeth437
      @hiraeth437 6 років тому +5

      Because they’re assholes.

    • @negus_eater5984
      @negus_eater5984 6 років тому +1

      glardian966 Because it was a lie. They knew that if what they knew was leaked, the Covenant would be torn apart. And because there had been multiple Flood outbreaks on multiple rings, ships, and Earth itself. They thought that the Covenant would turn into a larger Schism.

  • @Filthy_Craft
    @Filthy_Craft 8 років тому +1

    Amazing video really helped me understand what I read in the forerunner trilogy!

    • @thehipinmyear
      @thehipinmyear 8 років тому

      Bahahahahaha!!! Riight?! xD
      No offence to the writer, Greg Bear!

  • @cmatrix98765
    @cmatrix98765 6 років тому

    Really good recap of a key character in the Halo Universe. Really hope he plays a part in the new Halo games.

  • @michaeledmunds7266
    @michaeledmunds7266 2 роки тому +1

    This makes me want a game that's set during the Forerunners time.

    • @1krani
      @1krani 2 роки тому

      I could dig it, even if the weapon selection would be rather limited.

    • @NotALotOfColonial_SpaghettiToG
      @NotALotOfColonial_SpaghettiToG 2 роки тому

      would be a great opportunity for a flood-focused horror game with massive lore dumps for people who hate reading books

  • @smileyfacism
    @smileyfacism 7 років тому

    I just gotta say how much that worm-type flood on the right side of the initial Mendicant Bias shot *fucking disturbs me.* imagine that piece of shit slurping you down into its assimilating stomach... I had nightmares of that thing coming after me in my halo games.

  • @anonymouslegion3603
    @anonymouslegion3603 3 роки тому

    Me sees “mendicant bias vs 343 guilty spark”: Mendicant obviously

  • @ishanghosh5923
    @ishanghosh5923 8 років тому

    damn bro! this is top notch and to the point stuff. you deserve more subscribers.

  • @MrRhysharwood
    @MrRhysharwood 8 років тому +1

    Amazing work man. Keep it up

  • @johnbornjohnborn
    @johnbornjohnborn 4 роки тому +2

    8:38 the flood wasn't killed by that activation of the array giving offensive control of those ships...I thought the activation killed the forerunner occupants thus giving offensive the freedom to accelerate the ships at velocities that would otherwise crush the crew to the walls?

  • @kennethgorman5524
    @kennethgorman5524 6 років тому

    Dude, great video! I just discovered you yesterday and Ive watched a good amount of your vids. I feel like a flood mastermind now!

  • @ACastillo2020
    @ACastillo2020 7 років тому +22

    Meaning Offensive Bias was a badass?

  • @moltenmadness7847
    @moltenmadness7847 6 років тому +1

    It would be amazing if mendicant bias and offensive bias were a big part of a halo game

    • @aydenbelcourt6035
      @aydenbelcourt6035 2 роки тому

      Offensive bias wouldn't last in this age. People would get offended.

  • @tonito_el_tigre
    @tonito_el_tigre 4 роки тому +2

    I need a breakdown to this breakdown video so I can actually understand lol

  • @Ardit1996
    @Ardit1996 7 років тому

    Halo has so many oportunites to expand in lore and also in storytelling. I think a new Halo trilogy on the ancient humans and their war against the forerunners ans flood would be great.

  • @nemo1716
    @nemo1716 3 роки тому

    Mendicant did not attack the Council and Capital World to save Fabar. The Master Builder clearly states in his deposition that Mendicant Bias' arrival during his trial was unexpected and terrifying, that he was acting under the influence of the Primordial and it was the Warden that rescued Fabar during the Capital World siege.

  • @thecopperiris
    @thecopperiris Рік тому

    I guess this is what happens when you don't program the 3 laws of robotics into your Skynet defense system..

  • @Dankumemes
    @Dankumemes 3 роки тому

    Now I know what that comment Cortina made in halo 2 about another construct with her in high charity in that mission where master chief was sent by the gravemind to high charity was all about

  • @darthgrievous8055
    @darthgrievous8055 5 років тому

    Oh, so THAT was the construct that Cortana said was fighting back on High Charity in Halo 2! I had always been wondering what that was supposed to be.

  • @albdamned577
    @albdamned577 Рік тому

    were the forerunners affected in the same way that the humans were that interrogated the primordial? If so, that would be an excellent explanation for not supervising the interrogation with mendicant bias and the primordial.

  • @ShellT4940
    @ShellT4940 3 роки тому +3

    Can you make another version of this video but dummy friendy

  • @ExtreamGaming100
    @ExtreamGaming100 6 років тому

    Actually, The Prophet of Mercy was the finologist and Regret was the Vice Minister of Tranquility. Love the video all the same!

  • @foxphire0093
    @foxphire0093 3 роки тому +1

    I hope Mendicant Bias has some part to play in Infinite

  • @gedoplanet
    @gedoplanet 2 роки тому

    The way this video starts is so epic

  • @XxlildramaxX
    @XxlildramaxX 7 років тому

    That is so awesome. I always wondered what those terminals were for

  • @tortilla_sqaures7597
    @tortilla_sqaures7597 8 років тому +1

    i love your editing style so fucking much. the video is nice too i guess ;)

  • @jal4science573
    @jal4science573 2 роки тому

    Wow, that was an interesting story! Halo lore is juicy.

  • @pops_approved
    @pops_approved 11 місяців тому

    Forerunner AI: I can hold off a unstoppable army of mushroom men for 43 years!
    Our AI: lOoK i CaN sHoW yOu WhAt YoU lOoK lIkE aS a BuNnY!

  • @elijahcaudle7365
    @elijahcaudle7365 4 роки тому +1

    Need more ai stories and vids

  • @charlesballiet7074
    @charlesballiet7074 4 роки тому +1

    7:45-8:30 what song is this? sounds like "under cover of night" but remixed?

  • @bromodragone8405
    @bromodragone8405 Рік тому

    Installation 07 was called Gyre 11 at the time. Omega Halo was Gyre 09.

  • @ibrokemyownheart4953
    @ibrokemyownheart4953 4 роки тому

    The precursors did say that humanity will be tested before they get the mantle. The forerunners were never worthy for the mantle but I believe that they were tested anyway but failed. They failed because the Mendicant was their test of their own creation rebelling against them. Now it’s Cortana, humanity’s own creation, rebelling against them.

  • @LockeTheChief
    @LockeTheChief 8 років тому

    I was here because of your Twitter. Thanks for the timings lol

  • @goldenfiberwheat238
    @goldenfiberwheat238 7 років тому +13

    7:50 maginot line? As in France's failed defensive line against the Germans in ww2? Ok calling something in Star Wars the ark is pushing it but this is absurd. Nice creativity, halo writers. I'm gonna assume that's from halo 5 I've never played it

    • @goldenfiberwheat238
      @goldenfiberwheat238 7 років тому

      Oh wait I forgot about the ark mentioned in this video. No I didn't think this was Star Wars it's just there is an ark in star wars

    • @richtofen4888
      @richtofen4888 7 років тому +2

      ZombieSlayer123four What are You talking about?

    • @astone05
      @astone05 7 років тому +8

      ZombieSlayer123four it is called multiple names in halo lore. The forerunners had a different name for it but when humans read about it, the advanced translation software used a term already familiar to humans. It would likely have a different name for each species if said species had a similar experience in there history. For humans it just happens to be Maginot.

  • @Devouring-Swarm
    @Devouring-Swarm 4 роки тому

    The forerunners actions towards the precursors and the beginning of the flood outbreaks pretty much proves they weren't worthy of the mantle

  • @GhostSlay3r
    @GhostSlay3r 8 років тому

    Another great video from you! :)

  • @Kojima93
    @Kojima93 7 років тому +1

    I'm so happy you love halo as much as I do. I hope halo rises from the ashes.

  • @abrhamcarranza7662
    @abrhamcarranza7662 4 роки тому

    One of Papa Xperia's greatest works

  • @0123456789j1000
    @0123456789j1000 6 років тому +1

    What would you call the constant pulsing background sound at 3:00

  • @PMW3
    @PMW3 4 роки тому

    032 Was a Contender Class AI, but I wonder what class was 343 Guilty Spark?

  • @westyorkshiremapping4851
    @westyorkshiremapping4851 6 років тому

    Mendicant bias would own spark

  • @Mateo310v
    @Mateo310v 2 місяці тому

    this was great info

  • @bryanhernandez7557
    @bryanhernandez7557 5 років тому

    Cool video, very informative! :)

  • @Grand_Master_Skywalker
    @Grand_Master_Skywalker 6 років тому

    I’m pretty sure that Lod Mron is the Prophet of Regret. Hod Rumt is the Philologist who later became the Prophet of Mercy

  • @miguelangelblancojimenez7268
    @miguelangelblancojimenez7268 6 років тому

    great video man

  • @odger3700
    @odger3700 4 роки тому

    Awesome work, thanks a lot :)

  • @GalihPratama-ky3ox
    @GalihPratama-ky3ox 2 роки тому

    man 343 should've make new halo game based on the forerunner saga timeline, maybe after the sequel of halo infinite

  • @PeppyCrazy
    @PeppyCrazy 8 років тому

    Love your videos!

  • @MarcDobby
    @MarcDobby 6 років тому

    I love hearing about the Halo lore, but this video was way too intense for me. I'll have to catch up and come back to this one