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*The term Forerunner means "one that goes before". Latin for Forerunner is ''[[Precursor]]'', which, ironically is the given name of the race that the Forerunner revere (as stated in the [[Bestiarum]]). | *The term Forerunner means "one that goes before". Latin for Forerunner is ''[[Precursor]]'', which, ironically is the given name of the race that the Forerunner revere (as stated in the [[Bestiarum]]). | ||
*Only appearing in ''[[Halo:Combat Evolved]]'', the Forerunner Symbols seemed to be present at the back of [[Zealots]], [[SpecOps Elites]] and [[Stealth Elites]]. It is unknown why it is absent in ''Halo 2'' and ''[[Halo 3]]''. The Forerunners were speculated to be related to the Elites because of their glyphs that appear on their backs in ''[[Halo:Combat Evolved]]''. | *Only appearing in ''[[Halo:Combat Evolved]]'', the Forerunner Symbols seemed to be present at the back of [[Zealots]], [[SpecOps Elites]] and [[Stealth Elites]]. It is unknown why it is absent in ''Halo 2'' and ''[[Halo 3]]''. The Forerunners were speculated to be related to the Elites because of their glyphs that appear on their backs in ''[[Halo:Combat Evolved]]''. | ||
*Many speculated that the Forerunners resembled humans. They show some similarities (their highly advanced technology and the fact that they mysteriously vanished) to the [[Marathon (video game series)#The_Jjaro|Jjaro]], a race of aliens from a previous [[Bungie]] game, [[Marathon (video game series)|Marathon]], the Eloh from the MMORPG ''[[Wikipedia:Tabula Rasa (video game)|Tabula Rasa]]'', the Protheans in ''[[Wikipedia:Mass Effect|Mass Effect]]'', the [[Wikipedia:Precursor (Star Control) | Precursors]] of [[Wikipedia::Star Control | Star Control]], the [http://www.starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rakatan Rakatan or Builder]s of ''[[Wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]'', the [[Wikipedia:Progenitors (Homeworld) | Progenitors]] of ''[[Wikipedia:Homeworld|Homeworld]]'', the Chozo of ''[[Wikipedia:Metroid|Metroid]]'', the [[Wikipedia:Ancients (Stargate)|Ancients]] of the [[Wikipedia:Stargate|Stargate]] television series, and the [http://biosector01.com/wiki/index.php/Great_Being Great Beings] of ''[[Wikipedia:Bionicle|Bionicle]]''. The concept of a highly advanced extinct race leaving technological relics behind is not a new concept and has appeared in several other media such as books and films. | *Many speculated that the Forerunners resembled humans. They show some similarities (their highly advanced technology and the fact that they mysteriously vanished) to the [[Marathon (video game series)#The_Jjaro|Jjaro]], a race of aliens from a previous [[Bungie]] game, [[Marathon (video game series)|Marathon]], the Eloh from the MMORPG ''[[Wikipedia:Tabula Rasa (video game)|Tabula Rasa]]'', the Protheans in ''[[Wikipedia:Mass Effect|Mass Effect]]'', the [[Wikipedia:Precursor (Star Control) | Precursors]] of [[Wikipedia::Star Control | Star Control]], the [http://www.starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rakatan Rakatan or Builder]s of ''[[Wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]'', the [[Wikipedia:Progenitors (Homeworld) | Progenitors]] of ''[[Wikipedia:Homeworld|Homeworld]]'', the Chozo of ''[[Wikipedia:Metroid|Metroid]]'', the [[Wikipedia:Ancients (Stargate)|Ancients]] of the [[Wikipedia:Stargate|Stargate]] television series, the Xel'Naga in Starcraft, and the [http://biosector01.com/wiki/index.php/Great_Being Great Beings] of ''[[Wikipedia:Bionicle|Bionicle]]''. The concept of a highly advanced extinct race leaving technological relics behind is not a new concept and has appeared in several other media such as books and films. | ||
*The Forerunner also bear a striking similarity to Larry Niven's Pak Protectors (Ringworld Series), whom also built a Ring-like Station but disappeared, leaving the Ringworld to go off balance from its own sun. It has long been speculated that Larry Niven's Ringworld Series inspired Halo's setting, [[Halo]]. | *The Forerunner also bear a striking similarity to Larry Niven's Pak Protectors (Ringworld Series), whom also built a Ring-like Station but disappeared, leaving the Ringworld to go off balance from its own sun. It has long been speculated that Larry Niven's Ringworld Series inspired Halo's setting, [[Halo]]. | ||
*The very first ideas and concepts on Forerunner structures and technology was that it would be sleek and curved to give it an advanced feel. However [[Bungie]] wanted the structures to feel as if they could stand the test of time and redesigned them to be solid and monolithic. The smooth, near-organic design would later be adopted by the [[Covenant]] in their architecture. | *The very first ideas and concepts on Forerunner structures and technology was that it would be sleek and curved to give it an advanced feel. However [[Bungie]] wanted the structures to feel as if they could stand the test of time and redesigned them to be solid and monolithic. The smooth, near-organic design would later be adopted by the [[Covenant]] in their architecture. | ||