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==Speculation taken from article==

===Forerunner = human race?===

Further evidence to suggest that the Forerunner and human race are one and the same manifests itself in one of the final cutscenes of Halo: Combat Evolved. Guilty Spark, upon scanning the files of human history aboard the severely damaged Pillar of Autumn, remarks on, "''Our'' lost time." This subtle distinction, coupled with the knowledge that guilty spark refers to Master Chief and Miranda Keyes as the "Reclaimer" and acts as if they have met before, allows one to reasonably conclude that the human race is all that remains of the Forerunner. It's incredibly ironic, especially when one considers how the Covenant have essentially worshipped Forerunner technology and, at the same time, are driven by their dogmatic beliefs to eradicate the human race.

*And let's not forget, the human race is believed to have come into origin in Africa, before migrating to Mesopatamia, where civilization began. -[[User:Chickenman|Chickenman]] 00:01, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

===Forerunners in the Ark?===

It is also believed, though this is purely speculative, that the Ark may have sheltered the [[Forerunners]] after Halo's first use, which then evolved into humanity. In the Bible, God floods the Earth to cleanse it of all life, which has grown evil and wicked. However, he saves a group of righteous humans and two of of all animals by telling them to build and seek refuge in a ship, called the Ark. Thus it is a possibility that in Halo, the Ark is a structure or device that shields those using it from the effects of the rings' activation and the Flood. The humans on Earth might have descended from those who were protected by the Ark during the first activation of the rings. This theory is purely speculative of course.

===Ark is a forerunner ship?===

Another speculative opinion assrets that the Ark is a forerunner ship which would jump into [[slipspace]] at the time of the activation of the seven Halo rings, thus removing the occupants from mass genocide that would purge the galaxy of all sentient life.

*We know from [[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]] that this cannot be the case, as the Onyx Instilsation was the doorway to the Forerunner Construct of Shield World. This is the "Shield" to the Halo rings "Sword," Unless at the center of the ark is possibly another enterance to the Shield World. --[[User:Simaster|Simaster]] 03:31, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

== Halo inside earth? ==

Some people have speculated that there is a halo inside the earth itself, The designs on the outside of the halos, the rings things look exactly like the ark structure, and that the forerunner ship is the key to unlock the halo, or installation 01 the first ring.--[[User:Darth nexes|Darth nexes]] 20:23, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

== The Ark in Ghosts of Onyx ==

I personally believe the Mini-Dyson Sphere / Halo Bomb Shelter is the ark. it does make sense, considering that it's the only thing in the galaxy that can keep them safe from something that can wipe out all sentient life (Sound familiar? Noah's ark.

-VikedaL, profile available at wikipedia.

:Except that the storyboard says Ark. --[[User:Dragonclaws|Dragonclaws]] 02:15, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

:So? think it could have been a recieveing beacon from the Sphere or something? it doesn't say The Ark, it says earth_ark_09 -V
::A Dyson sphere is a sphere, the thing in question is decidably not. --<b>[[User:ED|<font color="000000">ED</font>]]<sub>([[User talk:ED|<font color="000000">talk</font>]])</sub><sup>[http://halofanon.wikia.com/wiki/Halo:_Shock_Front<font color="000000">(shockfront)]</font></sup></b> 17:33, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

The only thing about that is that the Forerunners had a "Shield" and a "Sword." The Ark would be the sword. The "Halo Bomb Shelter" would logically be the shield. It can defend against Halo.

What if the Mini-Dyson Sphere is the prototype Ark as the thing in the Halo 3 trailer is the same basic design as the entree to the Mini-Dyson Sphere just on a bigger scale -- [[User:MCDBBlits|MCDBBlits]] 19:20, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

== Flash of Light ==

What if that huge flash of light was being angled towards the moon to awaken the ark there. What if it was some sort of signal or pulse laser communication to a different planet.--[[User:Halo3|Halo3]]Halo3

Intresting  very possible  but maybe it's just the power of this thing activating.
:We'll have to wait and see. --<b>[[User:ED|<font color="000000">ED</font>]]<sub>([[User talk:ED|<font color="000000">talk</font>]])</sub><sup>[http://halofanon.wikia.com/wiki/Halo:_Shock_Front<font color="000000">(shockfront)]</font></sup></b> 17:32, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

== The Ark or Ark ==

*Talk pages keep disappearing, including the Reach talk page and the Ark talk page. i've posted valid arguments on some things in both articles, and the day after i post them, they disappear. odd. [[User:Vikedal|Vikedal]] 01:48, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
:*The vandal you refer to is [[User:RelentlessRecusant]] who on 16:58, 9 December 2006 moved the article "The Ark" to "Ark" but didn't move the Talk page with comments on it. -- [[User:Esemono|Esemono]] 04:19, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
===Vote for Article Name===
*Change to '''The Ark''' (2)
*Change to '''Ark''' (4)

*Change to '''The Ark''' - Now I propose that this be reversed as "The Ark" is a better name for the article -- [[User:Esemono|Esemono]] 04:19, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
*<s>Agreed '''The Ark'''--[[User:JohnSpartan117]] [http://installation07.uk.to] 05:30, 17 December 2006 (UTC)</s>
*'''Ark''' - there is never a "the" in the article name, as per Wikipedia standards! <tt> -49 Proximal Secant ['''[[User:RelentlessRecusant|<font color="red">Relentless</font>]]''[[User talk:RelentlessRecusant|<font color="blue">Recusant</font>]]''[[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]]''']</tt> 20:16, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
:*Halopedia is not Wikipedia. -- [[User:Esemono|Esemono]] 03:02, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
*Why does it matter if they redirect to each other anyway?--[[User:JohnSpartan117]] [http://installation07.uk.to] 23:00, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
:*Besides broken redirects, it's not really a big issue.  This vote is more to prevent users from switching it back and forth every couple of weeks.  If there is a consensus then we can point to this vote and say this article title has been deemed "The Ark" or "Ark" -- [[User:Esemono|Esemono]] 03:02, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
::I would like to remind my esteemed colleagues that Wikipedia is the basis of all Wikias, and its guidelines are upheld by many Wikias, including the greatest in size of them all: Wookieepedia. Cheers, <tt> -49 Proximal Secant ['''[[User:RelentlessRecusant|<font color="red">Relentless</font>]]''[[User talk:RelentlessRecusant|<font color="blue">Recusant</font>]]''[[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]]''']</tt> 03:39, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
:::*Again [[Halopedia:What Halopedia is not|Halopedia IS NOT wikipedia or Wookiepedia]] for that matter -- [[User:Esemono|Esemono]] 23:10, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
*'''The Ark''' Simply because it's the name of the object O_o. As much as wikipedia standards say "No The in the title", this is halopedia, not wikipedia.<br />[[User:Vikedal|Vikedal]] 19:28, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
*'''Ark''' Not because of Wikipedia, but because it's simpler. To have an article say "Why, the [[Ark]], of course." is more natural than "Why, [[The Ark]], of course." --[[User:Dragonclaws|Dragonclaws]] 19:42, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
*'''Ark''' I change my mind, it should be '''Ark''' because "The" is not part of the name. The [[Master Chief]] dosnt have "The" in the name of the article, so neither should the [[Ark]].--[[User:JohnSpartan117]] [http://installation07.uk.to] 09:04, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
:*Master Chief doesn't have a The because it's his rank of Master Chief Petty Officer, not The Master Chief Petty Officer.

::*I know...but they kind of use it to refer to him now! And in the third person its "the Master Chief" and the same goes for "the Ark". So ergo the page should be called '''Ark'''--[[User:JohnSpartan117]] [http://installation07.uk.to] 20:55, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

:::[Coughs to cover his snickering at John's sudden vote change...] [[User:Spartan-091|<b><span style="color: olivedrab">SPARTAN-091</span></b>]] [[Image:UNSC.jpg|15 px]] <sup>[[User talk:Spartan-091|<b><span style="color: black">HelmetComm</span></b>]]</sup><sup><nowiki>||</nowiki></sup><sup>[[User:Spartan-091/askAI|<b><span style="color: purple">Juliet</span></b>]]</sup> 22:52, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

*'''Ark''' Its jus the way things should be.--[[User:ryanngreenday|<font color="red">'''ryan'''</font>]]''[[User talk:Ryanngreenday/Archive|<font color="blue">'''n'''</font>]]''[[User talk:Ryanngreenday|<font color="green">'''green'''</font>]]''[[Special:Contributions/Ryanngreenday|<font color="green">'''day'''</font>]] 21:01, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

:::'''Ark''' i don't think the "The" is neccessary. -- [[User:Specops306|SpecOps306]] 04:40, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

::: I'd just like to bring up the quote from spiderman.  He said "It's spiderman not the spiderman." [[User:Fork|Fork]] 23:36, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
*'''Ark''' - The is an adjective that doesn't belong in titles. If I am sereaching for the Master Chief or the Arbiter, I don't put halo.wikia.com/wiki/The_Arbiter, I just put 
halo.wikia.com/wiki/Arbiter. You'll note that when we talk about the Master Chief or the Arbiter, we talk about '''t'''he Master Chief, not '''T'''he Master Chief. Its the same with the Ark. We talk about '''t'''he Ark not '''T'''he Ark.--'''[[User:Rotaretilbo|Rot]]'''<sup>[[User talk:Rotaretilbo|Brandon]]</sup> 04:36, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

== picture name ==

does anyone notice that the sketch of the ark at the bottom of the page says "Earth_Ark"? and that it says "Chief/Dervish(the arbiter?)" something to think about :p lol- SPARTAN-410
I noticed that too and was about to post the same thing. Possible choice level or a clue that the Arbiter is going to return with

a diffrent name.[[User:Darth Gree|'''<font color="yellow">Envy</font>''']] [[User Talk:Darth Gree|'''<font color="Red">Skull</font>''']] [[Special:Contributions/Darth Gree|'''<font color="Orange">Effects</font>''']]
[[Image:ESE.JPG|100px]] 00:17, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

:"Dervish" was the old name for "Arbiter" that Bungie changed to be politically correct. --<b>[[User:Dragonclaws|<font color="000000">Dragon<font color="FF0000">c</font>laws</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Dragonclaws|<font color="000000">talk</font>]])</sup></b> 20:22, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

== Ark Location ==

If the Ark is truly is the structure on Earth, it is not on Mombasa Island, or even Mombasa mainland. It is because the Ark is completely outside the city boundary. I say this is because of what can be concluded from the Halo 3 trailer. In the trailer, the remains of a harp type cable-stayed bridge, similar Kilindini bridge, can be seen. Studying the surrounding terrain, it can be noted that this is not Kilindini bridge, and the Ark is 1-2 km away. Further more, there is a dirt road, (there are no dirt roads in Mombasa); except for the rubble in immediate vicinity of Master Chief, there is no evidence of that there had ever been human built structures; and finaly, there is a different geography and natural flora. The uncovering of the Ark is unrelated to the slipspace detonation caused by Regret's Flagship.

:Good point. FYI, the structures in the distance are bridge-like, but are actually parts of the giant tower that fell when Regret's explosion destroyed the base. --<b>[[User:Dragonclaws|<font color="000000">Dragon<font color="FF0000">c</font>laws</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Dragonclaws|<font color="000000">talk</font>]])</sup></b> 11:12, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

== Wondering about Ark... ==

Human history began, as far as we can tell, in Africa. Maybe Earth was a last-ditch emergency option. If the rings were fired, and the Forerunner didn't make it to the "Shield worlds", perhaps they left early forms of themselves and other animals on Earth, to hopefully reattain the Forerunner's legacy. Maybe?

== Similarity to structure on High Charity ==

Doesn't this structure that most assume is the Ark look just like a structure on High Charity?  If you look at a picture of the entire city/planetoid of High Charity, you can see a similar-looking structure on the end opposite the broken half with the light/energy-spire. [[User:Whelk|Whelk]] 20:52, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

== Time Gate ==

Perhaps the Ark contains some means of time-travel, allowing the Forerunners to travel to the future where the Flood has been starved to death. 

“This is how it all begins. Just in time to once again dance on the knife-edge of oblivion, to re-live what the Halos had hoped to destroy and more. For two enemies now stand where before there was only one. The fate we escaped a fate we may relive. I almost convinced myself that no one was listening, that the waves of the past had rolled through once again, but a chance remains to change the Universe anew. Learn of our past. Take these keys and dip from the wells of history. Perhaps there are others of us you may find how to save us all.”

== Ark on earth? ==

Could the Ark be the forerunner structure on earth in the trailer? The Ark is said to be the place where one can remotely activate the rings, thus destroying all sentient life. As the forerunner structure seems to activate on earth in the Halo 3 trailer you hear Cortana say; 'This is the way the world ends' meaning this is how all life is destroyed; by activating the rings from the Ark.