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The '''Precursors''' were mentioned in the [[Bestiarum]] as the race preceding and mythologized by the [[ | The '''Precursors''' were mentioned in the [[Bestiarum]] as the race preceding and mythologized by the [[Forerunner]], being theoretical "Trans-sentient" beings, having the ability to travel between galaxies and accelerate the evolution of intelligent life. The Precursors achieved a higher level technological advancement than the Forerunner, Tier 0, or (Trans-sentience) on the Forerunners' [[Technological Achievement]] Scale.<ref>[[Bestiarum]], page 26: '''''Tier 0: Transsentient''' As the [Forerunners] had no examples of civilizations with technological accomplishment greater than themselves - with the exception of the Precursors - this is a theoretical ceiling. They can travel intergalactic and accelerate evolution of intelligent life. These may be creatures of legend.''</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Not much is known about them, but information that can be found by text from the logs stored in the [[Terminals]] around the [[Ark]] indicates it is possible that the Forerunner '[[Mantle]]' (Guardians of the Galaxy and all life) was handed down from "legends of the past": the Precursors. It has been presumed that the Precursors viewed the | Not much is known about them, but information that can be found by text from the logs stored in the [[Terminals]] around the [[Ark]] indicates it is possible that the Forerunner '[[Mantle]]' (Guardians of the Galaxy and all life) was handed down from "legends of the past": the Precursors. It has been presumed that the Precursors viewed the Forerunner as their own legacy, continuing their work after they departed, much in the same way Forerunner viewed [[Humanity]] before the activation of the [[Halo Array|rings]]. In this way, Humanity is related to the Precursors. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The term Precursor means "one that precedes and indicates the approach of another". The term supports that it surpassed the | *The term Precursor means "one that precedes and indicates the approach of another". The term supports that it surpassed the Forerunner. Also, Precursor in Latin can mean ''Forerunner'', but this is only due to the language's ambiguity. | ||
*The Precursors were the only civilization to achieve Tier 0 of the Forerunner [[Technological Achievement Tiers]] and to exceed the | *The Precursors were the only civilization to achieve Tier 0 of the Forerunner [[Technological Achievement Tiers]] and to exceed the Forerunner in technological advancement. | ||
*In [[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], [[Dr. Halsey]] uses the term Precursor to describe the alien race that created the crystal found on [[Sigma Octanus IV]]. | *In [[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], [[Dr. Halsey]] uses the term Precursor to describe the alien race that created the crystal found on [[Sigma Octanus IV]]. | ||
*The Precursors played the same part as the [[ | *The Precursors played the same part as the [[Forerunner]] after them, laying the seeds for another civilizaton. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 21:28, February 4, 2009
Template:Ratings The Precursors were mentioned in the Bestiarum as the race preceding and mythologized by the Forerunner, being theoretical "Trans-sentient" beings, having the ability to travel between galaxies and accelerate the evolution of intelligent life. The Precursors achieved a higher level technological advancement than the Forerunner, Tier 0, or (Trans-sentience) on the Forerunners' Technological Achievement Scale.[1]
History
Not much is known about them, but information that can be found by text from the logs stored in the Terminals around the Ark indicates it is possible that the Forerunner 'Mantle' (Guardians of the Galaxy and all life) was handed down from "legends of the past": the Precursors. It has been presumed that the Precursors viewed the Forerunner as their own legacy, continuing their work after they departed, much in the same way Forerunner viewed Humanity before the activation of the rings. In this way, Humanity is related to the Precursors.
Trivia
- The term Precursor means "one that precedes and indicates the approach of another". The term supports that it surpassed the Forerunner. Also, Precursor in Latin can mean Forerunner, but this is only due to the language's ambiguity.
- The Precursors were the only civilization to achieve Tier 0 of the Forerunner Technological Achievement Tiers and to exceed the Forerunner in technological advancement.
- In Halo: The Fall of Reach, Dr. Halsey uses the term Precursor to describe the alien race that created the crystal found on Sigma Octanus IV.
- The Precursors played the same part as the Forerunner after them, laying the seeds for another civilizaton.
References
- ^ Bestiarum, page 26: Tier 0: Transsentient As the [Forerunners] had no examples of civilizations with technological accomplishment greater than themselves - with the exception of the Precursors - this is a theoretical ceiling. They can travel intergalactic and accelerate evolution of intelligent life. These may be creatures of legend.
