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Following the [[Human-Forerunner wars]] and the discovery of [[the Flood]], the Prometheans stood in opposition to the radical faction of [[Builder]]s who proposed the construction of the [[Halo Array]]. They lost the political battle, and were subsequently removed from the [[ | Following the [[Human-Forerunner wars]] and the discovery of [[the Flood]], the Prometheans stood in opposition to the radical faction of [[Builder]]s who proposed the construction of the [[Halo Array]]. They lost the political battle, and were subsequently removed from the [[Ecumene Council]]. | ||
The Prometheans were responsible for creating "Warrior Keeps" known as [[Cryptum]]s, where an exiled warrior could live in suspended animation for thousands of years. | The Prometheans were responsible for creating "Warrior Keeps" known as [[Cryptum]]s, where an exiled warrior could live in suspended animation for thousands of years. | ||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]] | *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' | ||
**''[[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|Terminals]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|Terminals]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'' {{1st}} | ||
Revision as of 01:51, November 16, 2011
- "Oh, but what I would not give to have even a single company of Prometheans here right now... oh, they would most certainly restore order with their trademark lethality..."
- — 343 Guilty Spark musing to himself as his Installation is about to be destroyed.[1]
The Prometheans were the highest and most respected group of Warrior-Servants in the Forerunner ecumene.[2] The Didact, the Confirmer, the Grammarian and the Strategos were Prometheans.
Physically, Prometheans were the highest form a Warrior-Servant could mutate to, standing around four meters tall and between 800 and 1,000 kilograms in weight. They were heavily muscled, their hands capable of easily crushing a human skull. Their mental capabilities were also very sophisticated; it was common for a Promethean to share information and sensory input with the warriors under their command.[3]
History
Following the Human-Forerunner wars and the discovery of the Flood, the Prometheans stood in opposition to the radical faction of Builders who proposed the construction of the Halo Array. They lost the political battle, and were subsequently removed from the Ecumene Council.
The Prometheans were responsible for creating "Warrior Keeps" known as Cryptums, where an exiled warrior could live in suspended animation for thousands of years.
Trivia
The name "Promethean" was probably inspired by the Titan Prometheus in Greek mythology, who gave the gift of fire to mankind. However, there is no in-universe relation between the names, as the Forerunners predated the Greeks by well over 100,000 years.
List of appearances
- Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
- Terminals (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Cryptum (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary - Terminal 10
- ^ Halo: Cryptum, page 54
- ^ Halo: Cryptum, page 162
