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Later in their history, a Forerunner survey team came into contact with an extra-galactic parasite known as the [[Flood]] on the planet [[G 617 g]] (details of this first contact are unavailable). After this first contact, the Forerunner realized the great danger that the Flood posed to the entire galaxy and attempted to contain them. The attempt to contain the Flood was a failure, primarily because in the beginning, they treated the Flood as a disease, attempting to contain it and quarantine it, instead of treating it as a severe threat and declaring an all out war on the Flood. They did not start war until it was far too late.<ref>[http://blog.ascendantjustice.com/halo-3/the-terminals/a-voice-from-the-tomb-i/ Ascendant Justice's analysis on the terminals - '''''Voice From The Tomb''''']</ref> | Later in their history, a Forerunner survey team came into contact with an extra-galactic parasite known as the [[Flood]] on the planet [[G 617 g]] (details of this first contact are unavailable). After this first contact, the Forerunner realized the great danger that the Flood posed to the entire galaxy and attempted to contain them. The attempt to contain the Flood was a failure, primarily because in the beginning, they treated the Flood as a disease, attempting to contain it and quarantine it, instead of treating it as a severe threat and declaring an all out war on the Flood. They did not start war until it was far too late.<ref>[http://blog.ascendantjustice.com/halo-3/the-terminals/a-voice-from-the-tomb-i/ Ascendant Justice's analysis on the terminals - '''''Voice From The Tomb''''']</ref> | ||
When the Forerunners were unable to contain the Flood outbreak, war between the two species broke loose. During the 300 years of conflict, the Forerunner studied the Flood in labs such as the gas mine located in the atmosphere of [[Threshold]], looking for some sort of weakness. As the Forerunners soon realized that conventional naval tactics were ineffective against the parasitic onslaught, they developed new weapons and tactics to combat the Flood. The [[Sentinel]]s were deployed as a means of maintaining the Flood through surgical, localized tactics. The Forerunner Fleet Command even considered using naval battle groups to enact premature stellar collapse within compromised planetary systems, causing | When the Forerunners were unable to contain the Flood outbreak, war between the two species broke loose. During the 300 years of conflict, the Forerunner studied the Flood in labs such as the gas mine located in the atmosphere of [[Threshold]], looking for some sort of weakness. As the Forerunners soon realized that conventional naval tactics were ineffective against the parasitic onslaught, they developed new weapons and tactics to combat the Flood. The [[Sentinel]]s were deployed as a means of maintaining the Flood through surgical, localized tactics. The Forerunner Fleet Command even considered using naval battle groups to enact premature stellar collapse within compromised planetary systems, causing supernova to engulf entire worlds.<ref>''Halo Encyclopedia'', page 169</ref> Eventually, the Forerunners created the [[Halo Array]], a weapon of last resort designed to starve the Flood to death by killing all sentient life with enough biomass to sustain them.<ref>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', 343 Guilty Spark</ref> | ||
At first, 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. [[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 cede to the Flood. The Forerunners were given no choice but to activate the Halo rings, indexing most intelligent lifeforms, such as the [[human]]s and the [[Sangheili]], killing themselves and all life of sufficient biomass and cognitive ability in the [[Milky Way Galaxy|Milky Way]], with the exception of those species safely placed on [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. | At first, 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. [[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 cede to the Flood. The Forerunners were given no choice but to activate the Halo rings, indexing most intelligent lifeforms, such as the [[human]]s and the [[Sangheili]], killing themselves and all life of sufficient biomass and cognitive ability in the [[Milky Way Galaxy|Milky Way]], with the exception of those species safely placed on [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. | ||