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Even at this late hour, the Forerunners were reluctant to use the Array, believing that they should continue to embrace the Mantle and to protect life rather than to destroy it. This led to great stretches of anguished debate and even civil war, but eventually it was decided that the Array was the only means of successfully stopping the Flood threat.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 172''</ref> The [[Gravemind]] managed to convince a [[Contender-class artificial intelligence|Contender-class AI]], 032 Mendicant Bias, to unite with the Flood. [[05-032 Mendicant Bias|Mendicant Bias]] soon led his massive fleet in an attack on the "[[Maginot Line]]", the final barrier between what the Forerunners could protect and what they were forced to abandon to the Flood. At last, the Forerunners exhausted every alternative and activated the Halo array, killing themselves and all sentient life of sufficient biomass in the [[Milky Way]], with the exception of those species safely placed on [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. | Even at this late hour, the Forerunners were reluctant to use the Array, believing that they should continue to embrace the Mantle and to protect life rather than to destroy it. This led to great stretches of anguished debate and even civil war, but eventually it was decided that the Array was the only means of successfully stopping the Flood threat.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 172''</ref> The [[Gravemind]] managed to convince a [[Contender-class artificial intelligence|Contender-class AI]], 032 Mendicant Bias, to unite with the Flood. [[05-032 Mendicant Bias|Mendicant Bias]] soon led his massive fleet in an attack on the "[[Maginot Line]]", the final barrier between what the Forerunners could protect and what they were forced to abandon to the Flood. At last, the Forerunners exhausted every alternative and activated the Halo array, killing themselves and all sentient life of sufficient biomass in the [[Milky Way]], with the exception of those species safely placed on [[Installation 00|the Ark]].{{fact}} | ||
After the Array was fired and the Flood had been eliminated, the species the Forerunners had placed on Installation 00 were returned to their home planets. Whether this was done by remaining Forerunners or through automated means is unknown. If some Forerunners remained, then it appears that they chose to leave the galaxy for unknown reasons,<ref>'''[[Halo Legends]]''': ''[[Origins]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''pages 16, 28, 171, and 289''</ref> or were exiled in remote locations.<ref name="gttv">[http://www.gametrailers.com/full-episodes/qevv7h/gt-tv-halo-4 '''GameTrailers''': ''GTTV: Halo 4'']</ref> | After the Array was fired and the Flood had been eliminated, the species the Forerunners had placed on Installation 00 were returned to their home planets. Whether this was done by remaining Forerunners or through automated means is unknown. If some Forerunners remained, then it appears that they chose to leave the galaxy for unknown reasons,<ref>'''[[Halo Legends]]''': ''[[Origins]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''pages 16, 28, 171, and 289''</ref> or were exiled in remote locations.<ref name="gttv">[http://www.gametrailers.com/full-episodes/qevv7h/gt-tv-halo-4 '''GameTrailers''': ''GTTV: Halo 4'']</ref> | ||