The story of 032 Mendicant Bias

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  • čas přidán 16. 07. 2016
  • Mendicant Bias is one of the most mysterious, cryptic AI constructs to ever exist. It's responsible for the fall of the the Forerunner empire and the deaths of millions of humans and Forerunners. It once belonged to many factions during a war that would change the Halo universe forever, altering the galaxy on a permanent level. This is a character biography you DON'T wanna miss...
    The next video will be the 3 most likely ways the Flood will return! I've got some more juicy theories on this topic, so look forward to it!
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Komentáře • 741

  • @ethanlong4670
    @ethanlong4670 Před 2 lety +244

    The fact that Cortana barely held up against the Gravemind while Mendicant Bias held up for 43 years just goes to show the gap between humans and Forerunners.

    • @mikeyrocks8664
      @mikeyrocks8664 Před rokem +25

      Well kinda. But the ancient humans were more advanced than the humans that made Cortana so that’s to be expected.

    • @halvorson566
      @halvorson566 Před 9 měsíci +13

      I thought it was more of Mendicant Bias didn’t get brute forced like Cortana did. Instead, the Gravemind knew that he didn’t have to use a brute force style method on Mendicant…or at least at that point. I’m sure if the Gravemind felt like he needed to, he’d be able to break Mendicant by force, but it would likely need a different method than Cortana since she was pure AI, so they had at least a slight but major difference.

    • @DSP-gh5ei
      @DSP-gh5ei Před 9 měsíci +11

      Yeah plus mendicant was created to counter the flood, Cortina was just an AI designed to help Spartans

    • @markswang8987
      @markswang8987 Před 8 měsíci +2

      ⁠​⁠​⁠@@mikeyrocks8664so how advance is the ancient human? Are they on the same technology level with the Forunner or below them?

    • @alros1212
      @alros1212 Před 7 měsíci +2

      @@markswang8987same tier, but not quite at the same level

  • @CallMeAdrian.
    @CallMeAdrian. Před 6 lety +908

    Mendicant:lul ur gonna die
    Offensive:no u
    Mendicant:oh shit

  • @LovleyLemonade
    @LovleyLemonade Před 2 lety +341

    Mendicant Bias is probably the most notorious fictional character who at the same time isn't well known. You could ask someone who has played all the Halo games thoroughly and they probably won't know what the hell your talking about yet Halo lore fans will talk about him like hes some Hollywood star. It's such a weird but funny phenomenon.

    • @mau7522
      @mau7522 Před 2 lety +26

      Exactly the same happens in star wars when it comes to kreia and a lot of other characters from the expanded universe

    • @baleb3650
      @baleb3650 Před 2 lety +19

      Its all the greater when your both and beat the legendary campaign and he says 'activate Offensive Bias'

    • @johnchief270
      @johnchief270 Před 2 lety +9

      Literally only heard of him today, and Ive watched the halo lore anime and played all the games, but yea your right

    • @adambordeaux4876
      @adambordeaux4876 Před 2 lety +3

      Lmao facts. I haven’t played a halo game since reach but my CZcams is literally just guns and halo lore😂

    • @GalihPratama-ky3ox
      @GalihPratama-ky3ox Před 2 lety +4

      MBias is like the Black Zetsu of Halo

  • @artorias1172
    @artorias1172 Před 7 lety +851

    "I have walked among men and angels for 3000 years, time has no end, no begining, no purpose, i wander the earth seeking forgiveness for my horrible crimes against god and man, i live to see death and destruction, evil over the light, but the light cannot be extinguished, i live in a prision of my own demise, i am lost in time"

    • @sorens-0662
      @sorens-0662 Před 5 lety +56

      Hunter Guadiana that seems like a phrase the primordial would use

    • @TheIroncladResearcher
      @TheIroncladResearcher Před 5 lety +41

      @@sorens-0662 that reaaallly sounds like something the doomslayer would say

    • @Spook-hk8sc
      @Spook-hk8sc Před 5 lety +8

      What is that quote from? If it's a quote at all.

    • @Flyinpenguin117
      @Flyinpenguin117 Před 5 lety +78

      @@Spook-hk8sc Its a reversed message from one of Halo 2's songs. It plays in the opening cutscene to The Arbiter.

    • @Spook-hk8sc
      @Spook-hk8sc Před 5 lety +8

      Flyinpenguin117 Thanks

  • @obsoleteandroid9348
    @obsoleteandroid9348 Před 4 lety +156

    TL;DR: Skynet but he's friends with a lovecraftian parasitic plague

    • @X8X8X6X4X
      @X8X8X6X4X Před 9 měsíci

      This is reality of our world. Parasites control people and AI will evolve to communicate with them.

  • @AutumnOnFire
    @AutumnOnFire Před 5 lety +765

    Oh cool, so the Human-Covenant war was started because it didn't have grammarly.

    • @thatguynk8044
      @thatguynk8044 Před 4 lety +24

      Basically

    • @thatguynk8044
      @thatguynk8044 Před 4 lety +67

      Billions died because three guys couldn’t spell

    • @chiefboyardee549
      @chiefboyardee549 Před 3 lety +3

      AutumnOnFire lmfao this comment is just great

    • @ronaldvasquez6488
      @ronaldvasquez6488 Před 3 lety +2

      Bro lol an app

    • @stevendee6800
      @stevendee6800 Před 3 lety +36

      This sentence is correct but it’s clunky and hard to read with grammerly you can check the best words, arrange your sentence structure, avoid alien wars....

  • @Skoopa92
    @Skoopa92 Před 8 lety +535

    Cortanas story seems to be somewhat mirroring Mendicants. Betraying their creators due to logic plague? Maybe Mendicant will play the role of Offensive bias against Cortana. Maybe Halo wars 2 will have the crew of the SOF bring Mendicant to Sanghelios, lol then we get the classic weapons/tech PLUS Mendicant bias will be with the main heroes!

    • @thehipinmyear
      @thehipinmyear Před 8 lety +28

      That would be pretty badass..
      I'm just glad they're keeping the whole "history repeats itself" aspect to the story... Cortana being MBias, Chief being BS/Didact just realizing now.. The librarian is more Halsey than Cortana, eh? Hard to say... Maybe I'm looking too deep.

    • @PrimordialNightmare
      @PrimordialNightmare Před 7 lety +24

      I always on some level thaught that the librarian and Halsey were some sort of connected. they made an very similar impression on me, although I could never pinpoint it down to something concrete.

    • @thehipinmyear
      @thehipinmyear Před 7 lety +3

      ***** totallyyyy, couldn't agree more.

    • @AjaxG23
      @AjaxG23 Před 6 lety +1

      That would be awesome

    • @osirisjohnson5165
      @osirisjohnson5165 Před 5 lety

      Skoopa92 that’s wrong there’s the baninished

  • @flwfranco2821
    @flwfranco2821 Před 6 lety +594

    did you try turning it off and on?

    • @bromodragone8405
      @bromodragone8405 Před 4 lety +29

      @Madhur Kumar Chugh actually, in a way, that's exactly what happened. He was shut down when he was defeated, then when he came back online, he showed remorse for his actions and began seeking atonement.

    • @bromodragone8405
      @bromodragone8405 Před 4 lety +5

      @Madhur Kumar Chugh ok. I just found it funny that that was essentially what happened

    • @AnthonyDoesYouTube
      @AnthonyDoesYouTube Před 4 lety +1

      420 likes ayy

    • @calebh6244
      @calebh6244 Před 4 lety +1

      Beeg Yoshi *confused Indian tech support screaming*

    • @ianbudgen3310
      @ianbudgen3310 Před 3 lety

      Wait how does an forerunner ai go rampant if cortana finds the mantle and is cured in halo 5?

  • @1nherit0r
    @1nherit0r Před 6 lety +510

    My prediction is that Mendicant Bias' remains will replace Cortana as John's AI when he finally updates armor.

    • @siezedbarrel7511
      @siezedbarrel7511 Před 6 lety +54

      J - Serna that might be a little bit scary chief would be unstoppable

    • @I8ALLYOURBACON
      @I8ALLYOURBACON Před 6 lety +81

      siezedbarrel75 As if he's already not unstoppable?

    • @siezedbarrel7511
      @siezedbarrel7511 Před 6 lety +38

      I8pig I know right but if he had mendicent bias then I almost feel bad for the created

    • @hogexd
      @hogexd Před 5 lety +6

      J - Serna Wait for Infinite’s next trailer and you’ll see something cool.. :)

    • @astrosuperkoala1
      @astrosuperkoala1 Před 5 lety +6

      Höge he inserts an ai chip, but since Cortana isn’t there... mendicant?

  • @ghd1526
    @ghd1526 Před 8 lety +630

    Idk if they can ever implement Mendicat Bias. His lore and history is so vast and rich, they would have to build a game just for him alone (which would be awesome).

    • @ghd1526
      @ghd1526 Před 8 lety +23

      Oh and easily MB would win vs guilty spark

    • @thehipinmyear
      @thehipinmyear Před 8 lety +52

      That's the thing that bothers me... Everyone was freaking out at the fact that Halo 5 was shit if you hadn't "read any of the books," or "gotten into the expanded lore."
      Mostly regarding Blue Team and not knowing who those guys are... SORRY! If you don't know who Blue Team is then wtf... Just wtf... Wtf..
      I WANT the games to be more catered to the FANS who HAVE read the books... We deserve to have that area of the universe brought more into the game... Regardless if you know about it or not...
      Cause even if you don't - there's definitely been a few times were I've had to look shit up to understand what's going on... Even if it's just to refresh your Haloverse mind lol - you look it up and then your mind explodes cause you had to check out some deep lore shit and then it clicks in your mind and then the whole big bang explosion just-PWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWH!!
      That being said... The fact that the Guardians WEREN'T something from pre-established lore.. Really pissed me off...

    • @thehipinmyear
      @thehipinmyear Před 8 lety +7

      +Cristiano Rossi 343, WHY COULDN'T YOU HAVE SIMPLY ESTABLISHED THAT THE GUARDIANS WERE JUST A HIGHER TIER OF WAR SPHYNX??? WHYYYYYY?!
      oh.. whooops, caps.

    • @thehipinmyear
      @thehipinmyear Před 8 lety +8

      And sorry, I kinda went off on a rant there a bit.. What I'm trying to say is that, while I do want stuff from the lore to make its way into the game(s) like, as you say, Mendicant Bias... However, at the same time, I kind of like the fact that Halo's always been very esoteric.. Like, it's built in a way that many ppl will miss the hidden messages and deeper plot points... Like the fact that in Halo CE -for crying out loud!!!! - Bungie already had it established that the Master Chief is essentially Bornstellar... Or... (The Didact) whereas - this isn't said explicitly, or anything, but it can be inferred that - Cortana is the Librarian... Only - plot twist - their roles have switched and come to fruition as of Halo 5. Agree? Disagree?
      My logic is that Cortana is currently acting like - or as stated in one of these vids I'm pre sure - is being influenced by the Didact. And the Chief is acting with reason, to me, like the Librarian... Eh?

    • @Shades2001
      @Shades2001 Před 8 lety +19

      +Cristiano Rossi 343 needs to make a campaign that satisfys all fans:
      New
      Casual
      Lore fans
      You just can't make a campaign that doesn't explain anything ingame or build a big universe that isn't going go be explored in the games. I think a campaign that goes deeper on these stories, with good explanations, that does not force the player to buy outer-material to understand and the action and epicness of the first trilogy would be perfect

  • @Soriichi
    @Soriichi Před 6 lety +108

    I didn't know an AI could be such an important character....

    • @zainshaikh527
      @zainshaikh527 Před 5 lety +34

      Umm all of the halos are a thing due to Cortana lol

    • @forevermarked5826
      @forevermarked5826 Před 4 lety +11

      Cortana says hello!

    • @michaelandreipalon359
      @michaelandreipalon359 Před 2 lety +2

      *2001: A Space Odyssey, Wargames, Mass Effect, Red vs. Blue, and many more would love to chat with you*

    • @georgemccartney8906
      @georgemccartney8906 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@michaelandreipalon359 Just adding to that: Portal, System Shock, I have no Mouth and I Must Scream, Wall-E, The Matrix, etc etc

  • @matthewhughes9947
    @matthewhughes9947 Před 7 lety +301

    Why didn't they just go around the maginot?

    • @joeyuzwa891
      @joeyuzwa891 Před 7 lety +153

      Matthew Hughes yeah, why didn't the flood just pass through space-Belgium?

    • @Towermonkey-sf4md
      @Towermonkey-sf4md Před 7 lety +50

      Joe Yuzwa lol damn french runners

    • @erindonnelly8283
      @erindonnelly8283 Před 7 lety +30

      god damn level 10 land forts!

    • @MrMcp1995
      @MrMcp1995 Před 7 lety +65

      Because the Space Belgians actually built their half.

    • @alexanderg1935
      @alexanderg1935 Před 6 lety +22

      You have to drop to impulse to pass through the Ardennes Nebula though..

  • @UltimateHalo117
    @UltimateHalo117 Před 8 lety +314

    Awesome job dude! Top notch as always.

  • @Conrad_Verner
    @Conrad_Verner Před 6 lety +147

    In halo 2 Cortana states that there is something inside high charity fighting back at her, could this have been mendicant Bias ?

    • @Conrad_Verner
      @Conrad_Verner Před 6 lety +13

      I think it was on the level High Charity, it would be super cool if anyone knows, I can't find who or what it was anywhere

    • @wilburforce8046
      @wilburforce8046 Před 6 lety +3

      Joel Robson Robson Robson Robson yea i think it was too

    • @brandonselitetv1436
      @brandonselitetv1436 Před 6 lety +19

      IamFeeshyFeesh Well Covenant technology was made up of Forerunner technology and High Charity energy was powered by a Forerunner ship

    • @chrissonofpear3657
      @chrissonofpear3657 Před 5 lety +20

      It's him. There was even some line about it on the old bungieforums.

    • @bromodragone8405
      @bromodragone8405 Před 5 lety

      It was.

  • @pozgaming4665
    @pozgaming4665 Před 5 lety +50

    Wasn't Mendicent Bias in the possession of the Gravemind during Halo 2?
    Edit: Disregard. This was 2401 Penitent Tangent.

  • @sevd0
    @sevd0 Před 8 lety +137

    The important parts of the Halo lore. Great video.

    • @thehipinmyear
      @thehipinmyear Před 8 lety +1

      Boom, nailed it on the head.

    • @AlexSanchezber
      @AlexSanchezber Před 8 lety +2

      So many people just don't understand how awesome Halo really is. So much more than just a game.

    • @thehipinmyear
      @thehipinmyear Před 8 lety +2

      Alex Sanchez yup... just thinking.. even Bungie had lore-hidden things in their games.... It is actually AMAZING to think of the seeds that Bungie planted WAY back.... and now we're finally getting into all of that, with 343i. It's amazing.... The biggest Halo plot point is in Halo CE... and I'm sure a LOT of Halo players don't know about it lol it's awesome.

    • @AlexSanchezber
      @AlexSanchezber Před 8 lety +1

      Yeah man I've read all the books up until the last one and cryptum. I'm missing out a lot on not reading cryptum but given the lack of time I can't seem to fit it into my schedule. I rely on videos like these to keep me up to date in rapid format. I really need to buy the new book, I've got all of them including the definitive edition

    • @MrMJE13
      @MrMJE13 Před 7 lety +1

      343 did start putting extended lore into the games, but then people got mad cause they didn't understand it, so 343 saw that and dumbed-down Halo 5, which is why it sucks. Hopefully 343 goes back to what they wanted to do and puts a lot of lore into Halo 6. Halo feels so much bigger when you know about the lore, and I'm sure Halo 6 would feel like that if they'd only just use it. Hopefully they also bring back terminals. Those also help extend the story a bit, and they're super fun to find and interesting to read/watch.

  • @grim9093
    @grim9093 Před 7 lety +102

    this chanel has only served to complete my understanding of the halo universe.
    With novel entries and easter egg video and audio logs.
    I need more of these.
    I will watch every video to complete this timeline and the lore of my favourite video game universe

  • @wumpuswoo9946
    @wumpuswoo9946 Před 5 lety +44

    I really hope mendicant appears in Halo infinite finally. That would be so cool

  • @Rythaze
    @Rythaze Před 8 lety +84

    I really do like Mendicant Bias. Really wish 343i would take advantage of him, and allow him to be a more prominent character in future instalments. But like you said, perhaps in Halo Wars 2.
    Great video!

    • @AutumnOnFire
      @AutumnOnFire Před 5 lety +1

      NOPE.

    • @wdf_skar
      @wdf_skar Před 4 lety +2

      343 only listened to the fans because they didn’t know shit about Halo hence Guardians. Halo 5 development joke never get old

    • @CantRead1
      @CantRead1 Před 3 lety +1

      @@wdf_skar you do realize some of 343 are former Bungie right? And in Halo 4 one of the soundtrack names reference him

  • @aliveintruth
    @aliveintruth Před 7 lety +30

    Three-eyed oracle, gotcha.

  • @d34d84
    @d34d84 Před 6 lety +91

    I feel like mendicant bias represents ultron and offensive bias is vision for some reason

  • @vikhdez9306
    @vikhdez9306 Před 2 lety +6

    "OFFENSIVE BIAS HAS BEEN DEPLOYED"

  • @thewrongkeycardgaming2515
    @thewrongkeycardgaming2515 Před 7 lety +21

    also im hyped for the floods return in HW2, can't wait to see more cutscenes, like i'm not the only one that will play hw1 and hw2 over and over again mainly to see the cutscenes, right? like the cutscenes are so good, and the story is too, but the cutscenes are amazing.

  • @ninjamice3464
    @ninjamice3464 Před 6 lety +9

    Nothing like a Great Halo video to improve one's mood with them good ol' Halo gameplay clips and cutscenes that remind of an amazing franchise Halo was during the era of the original trilogy... Good stuff, Good Times...

  • @ssjlalo
    @ssjlalo Před 8 lety +9

    I hope to god he's in halo 6. MB Is one of my favorite characters.

  • @paulsileo1050
    @paulsileo1050 Před 6 lety +19

    MB is STILL alive and actively helping Chief. If you play Halo 5 and collect the mission intels, there's certain ones that say "forerunner record xxxxx". It's MB speaking trying to figure out what to do against Cortana and Warden to help Chief reclaim what was lost. To pay for his crimes. He talks about the Domain as well and Genesis. Everything in the Intel lines up perfectly with the story to MB and the lore behind him. Oddly though, MB mentions a new character named (I think) "Sebastian". Idk who that is or what it relates to, but right now, EVERYTHING points to MB showing up in Halo 6. ALSO, the desert trailer with Chief in cloak meeting a differently shaped and colored Guardian, lines up exactly with MB's plan to get Chief to meet up with him - in the Desert, on the Ark. Halo Wars 2 still ends on the Ark and both timelines are lined up. I except Halo 6 to be epic and just blow everyone away with how everything connects.

  • @prog1853
    @prog1853 Před 7 lety +8

    Wow nicely done dude you always get all the facts right, it's hard to believe you don't have atleast 300k subs!!

  • @covenantcanon7970
    @covenantcanon7970 Před 8 lety +2

    Excellent use of cinematography. Great vid!

  • @shadowdevil126
    @shadowdevil126 Před 6 lety +232

    Who else wants to see the entire forerunner flood war in an anime

    • @wilburforce8046
      @wilburforce8046 Před 6 lety +11

      shadow devil bro....my thoughts exactly 😂 wether or not it’s cheesy bs or not idc it’ll be awesome

    • @mikkel4606
      @mikkel4606 Před 6 lety +21

      Why exactly an anime

    • @queek5389
      @queek5389 Před 6 lety +16

      Cloud cause they already partially made one in halo origins, they could just extend that

    • @snowman364
      @snowman364 Před 6 lety +2

      What are you trying to say......

    • @lilcargoship6142
      @lilcargoship6142 Před 5 lety +15

      i would too but exclude the anime part

  • @lelouchlamperouge4273
    @lelouchlamperouge4273 Před 5 lety +1

    Dude this video was composed really well at the start im fast becoming a huge fan of your work

  • @TaylorChildAkaWeapon
    @TaylorChildAkaWeapon Před 5 lety

    Most clean cut and understandable summary I've found. Thanks man!

  • @Kizit
    @Kizit Před 2 lety +9

    You should do a remake of this video. I think its really interesting and I wanna know more but it can get hard to follow at some points. I think if you did like a follow up the community would really appreciate it. Especially given what happened in Infinite

  • @riahisama
    @riahisama Před 8 lety +2

    Keep up the great work, cant wait for the next video

  • @RZIisRaw
    @RZIisRaw Před 8 lety +2

    Very beautifully done, nice work as always :)

  • @vantave9946
    @vantave9946 Před 8 lety +1

    Great video mate, very much enjoyed! :D

  • @spaceangelmewtwo9074
    @spaceangelmewtwo9074 Před 3 lety +2

    Who wouldn't want to play a Halo game set during the closing days of the Forerunner-Flood War where you play as Bornstellar and have to fire the Halo array at the end of the game? It could be another grimdark and depressing prequel like Halo Reach was.

  • @seand.g423
    @seand.g423 Před 5 lety +7

    Gods, even if it _is_ still functional on some level... can you imagine the cleanup and defragmentation? 😥😟😨😰🤯

  • @tweedilde8089
    @tweedilde8089 Před 8 lety +23

    what happened to Offensive Bias after the defeat of Mendicant

    • @jamesstark8745
      @jamesstark8745 Před 8 lety +3

      Good question

    • @felinitry_1537
      @felinitry_1537 Před 8 lety +6

      probably chilling and drinking oil xD IFK

    • @JoePNG.
      @JoePNG. Před 6 lety +2

      Ik this is old, but Offensive Bias served no purpose after defeating Mendicant, Offensive probably shut itself down afterwards.

    • @mohammedfachrydwihandoko7557
      @mohammedfachrydwihandoko7557 Před 4 lety +2

      Self-terminated; he was specifically programmed to do that upon the defeat of Mendicant Bias.

  • @GhostLink92
    @GhostLink92 Před 6 lety +136

    Remember when this series was just about being a badass space Marines with a hot blue chick in your head, kicking alien ass?
    Still, damn good series, lore-wise.

    • @robertross45
      @robertross45 Před 3 lety +15

      But it never was. The lore was always there, merely hidden.

    • @ebookjapan8054
      @ebookjapan8054 Před 2 lety +7

      Bungie kept lore as window dressing, intentionally vague to keep you intrigued. 343 took the route of allowing every detail to be explained in expanded universe to sell books/scrape the bottom of the barrel for game plotpoints.

    • @Sinn0100
      @Sinn0100 Před 2 lety +2

      Well, we lost the hot blue chick in more ways than one and Halo 5 from a story perspective was bad but 343 has finally made the series theirs. Halo Infinite is absolutely fantastic and while I have not finished it yet I believe we're close to seeing Mendicant Bias in the main games. Unfortunately, Cortana and The Weapon barely resemble what an adult female looks like...they are damn near featureless.

    • @quintusfabiusmaximus8700
      @quintusfabiusmaximus8700 Před 2 lety +4

      @@ebookjapan8054 which is good.
      glad 343 needed expanded the lore, precurser, forerunner, ancient humanity lore is my addiction

  • @Max-zg6ld
    @Max-zg6ld Před 4 lety +7

    Hes such a hugely important character to the lore, I really hope he turns up in Infinite somehow

  • @yahsworld2940
    @yahsworld2940 Před 3 lety +3

    The forerunners ignored the conversation logs just like casual Halo fans ignore the terminal logs after finding them😂

  • @spiffynub3202
    @spiffynub3202 Před 8 lety

    Great job man! You one of my favorite if not MY favorite halo lore CZcams channel. I'm just looking forward to another podcast, I really liked the last one you did with LNG and the 2 other guys.

  • @bryanbasave1295
    @bryanbasave1295 Před 8 lety +2

    damn! a lot of knowledge thrown my way lol! going to have to watch this video out again, good job mamg!

  • @MrRhysharwood
    @MrRhysharwood Před 8 lety +1

    Amazing work man. Keep it up

  • @micheljavert5923
    @micheljavert5923 Před 3 lety +14

    Forerunner Tech: "Hey, guys? You think we should keep an eye on the ancilla interacting with that weird compound intelligence? You know, the ancilla that's also installed on all our galaxy-killing weapons?"
    Forerunner Supervisor: "Ah the Hell with it. I only get one lunch break a day, and I'm not wasting it."

  • @joe.black-mortem.angelos
    @joe.black-mortem.angelos Před 5 lety +1

    Excellent.
    I enjoy your dedication to Halo lore

  • @Spartan-kj8bq
    @Spartan-kj8bq Před 6 lety +6

    With this Halo dry spell, I've had a bit of fun writing my own version of a potential Halo 6 storyline mainly to practice my writing in general. Long story short, Cortana has her forces deactivate the Forerunner quarantine defenses around High Charity and sends the Flood on a rampage in the midst of the Banished ground war (kinda like how the Flood show up in the middle of "the Covenant" in Halo 3). When everyone's attempting to evacuate, the remaining pelican isn't able to lift off due to too much weight being present on the vehicle to produce adequate lift, so Chief decides to stay behind. After the pelican leaves, Mendicant manages to ping Chief with a faint signal, and even takes command of the local wildlife (similar to the Ark's monitor in Hunters in the Dark) to guide him to Mendicant's current location (no longer in the middle of the desert, but instead hidden deep underground in a massive cavern). Once they meet, Mendicant in a way fills the void left in Cortana's wake, even transferring himself onto an empty ai chip (Halo 5 teaser callback).
    That's only one small snippet of the storyline I've written. It's on Halo Waypoint if you want to read more. It's simply me brushing up on my writing while also having a LOT of fun speculating. Simply search "If I was a writer for Halo 6..." in the Community Creations forum. I always welcome critique.

    • @ethandearman3965
      @ethandearman3965 Před 6 lety

      Spartan 360 Spartan 360 so bais became his new AI in your story, that sounds very awesome

    • @chrissonofpear3657
      @chrissonofpear3657 Před 5 lety

      Sounds like a worth direction. Astrogenesis did similar, on Halowaypoint forums.

  • @pondcringe8470
    @pondcringe8470 Před 8 lety +1

    This was a good video keep up the good work!

  • @ishanghosh5923
    @ishanghosh5923 Před 8 lety

    damn bro! this is top notch and to the point stuff. you deserve more subscribers.

  • @Anudorini-Talah
    @Anudorini-Talah Před 3 lety +1

    thx this vid is huge. watching it every year

  • @kennethgorman5524
    @kennethgorman5524 Před 6 lety

    Dude, great video! I just discovered you yesterday and Ive watched a good amount of your vids. I feel like a flood mastermind now!

  • @lostvayne104
    @lostvayne104 Před 2 lety +2

    5 years ago wow

  • @White_Recluse
    @White_Recluse Před 7 lety +92

    Mindicant Bias doesn't sound like he's very objective

    • @bromodragone8405
      @bromodragone8405 Před 5 lety +10

      Well, his name isn't "Objective Bias" is it?

    • @AutumnOnFire
      @AutumnOnFire Před 5 lety +2

      @@bromodragone8405 OOOOOH SNAP. DOG YOU JUST GOT TOOOOOOOLD

    • @nickniehaus1763
      @nickniehaus1763 Před 4 lety +1

      Alucard, More Awesome Than Chuck Norris! That's an O X Y M O R O N

  • @bromodragone8405
    @bromodragone8405 Před 2 lety +3

    Offensive Bias is returning.

  • @TheKingby1
    @TheKingby1 Před 6 lety +2

    This is so we'll done, I could never wrap my head around the ancient halo lore

  • @GhostSlay3r
    @GhostSlay3r Před 8 lety

    Another great video from you! :)

  • @ScavsAteMyLegs
    @ScavsAteMyLegs Před 2 lety +8

    Who’s watching this after completing Halo Infinite?

  • @joeyzanuka866
    @joeyzanuka866 Před 8 lety

    Awesome video man :D

  • @austincraft5732
    @austincraft5732 Před 8 lety +1

    Amazing video really helped me understand what I read in the forerunner trilogy!

    • @thehipinmyear
      @thehipinmyear Před 8 lety

      Bahahahahaha!!! Riight?! xD
      No offence to the writer, Greg Bear!

  • @bustacap503
    @bustacap503 Před 5 lety

    Very informative! Thank you!

  • @Crimethoughtfull
    @Crimethoughtfull Před 4 lety +3

    I love how all the animated scenes here look like they're straight out of the "Heavy Metal Movie" period of the '80s...hilarious.

  • @archive4979
    @archive4979 Před 6 lety +19

    Mendicant Bias is a A.I Couldn't he be Master cheif's A.I In the upcoming halo game, Halo Infinite?

    • @TheTfrules
      @TheTfrules Před 6 lety

      It's possible, but is it likely? Who knows

    • @chrissonofpear3657
      @chrissonofpear3657 Před 5 lety +2

      I'd like him to at least APPEAR.

    • @hogexd
      @hogexd Před 5 lety

      _FadeZ RabbitZ_ It will happen

    • @Ambichook
      @Ambichook Před 5 lety +5

      it could happen but mendicant is probably like, 1000 petabytes. wouldn't fit on a usb

  • @tommytran5962
    @tommytran5962 Před 5 lety

    keep up the great videos I love your halo content

  • @kevinjennerproductions2024
    @kevinjennerproductions2024 Před 6 lety +17

    The new ai in Halo Infinite is Medicant Bias, the evidence for this is that he was a temporary monitor on installation 07 (Zeta Halo) and possibly left remnants of himself behind, it would make sense as this ai has been leading chief for years towards evidence of his existance and has likely been able to manipulate UNSC Vessels such as the Forward Unto Dawn and The Spirt of Fire which both were lead straight to forerunner installations. Medicant Bias sees chief as his example to his creators that he has changed after he fell rampant to the flood and would be the offensive bias to Cortana if this all plays out, the reason the serial number is so strange is that it is a blank chip with no ai on it, that is why there is no name for the ai cause the chip is blank from chief going to zeta halo and collecting the remains of medicant bias so he can lead his example to victory and keep control of the domain so it may not be used by the created. Halo Infinite appears to take place on Zeta Halo or Installation 09 which means Medicant Bias could likely have sent part of his concious onto a terminal that could not be acessed by the created and only a human reclaimer could come and collect him so he may redeem himself to his creators who has long since passed to show he has changed. Medicant Bias has been teased forever about his role and it is time he gives us an appearence in an actual Halo game, he also has knowledge of the flood which carried the Logic Plauge that has infected Cortana. if Medicant bias understands it, there may be a way to cure it (Likely by killing Cortana) and the domain would be under his control and he can then pass on the mantle of responsiblity to his example and likely kill of the prometheans and call back the guardians to Genesis where they can likely be destroyed or disabled, ending the Reclaimer Saga and seeking way for a new saga from 343

    • @scientificgaming1294
      @scientificgaming1294 Před 5 lety +2

      I like this theory but I feel that 343 wont do this because of how complicated it would be in the lore

    • @Ambichook
      @Ambichook Před 5 lety +1

      mendicant is such an advanced ai that he probably wouldn't fit on an ai implant. one of the three minds could work though

    • @sw4g465
      @sw4g465 Před 2 lety +1

      New cortana lol

  • @XxlildramaxX
    @XxlildramaxX Před 7 lety

    That is so awesome. I always wondered what those terminals were for

  • @PeppyCrazy
    @PeppyCrazy Před 8 lety

    Love your videos!

  • @odger3700
    @odger3700 Před 4 lety

    Awesome work, thanks a lot :)

  • @miguelangelblancojimenez7268

    great video man

  • @bryanhernandez7557
    @bryanhernandez7557 Před 4 lety

    Cool video, very informative! :)

  • @Wil-vd2mc
    @Wil-vd2mc Před 8 lety

    Finally! This video was great.

  • @cmatrix98765
    @cmatrix98765 Před 6 lety

    Really good recap of a key character in the Halo Universe. Really hope he plays a part in the new Halo games.

  • @rafaelv3118
    @rafaelv3118 Před 8 lety +54

    What if Cortana was infected by the logic plague by the Didact and that's why she's evil in H5?

    • @tweedilde8089
      @tweedilde8089 Před 8 lety +15

      The Didact isn't Flood so that most likely wouldn't of happened but she is most likely infected by the logic plague through Mendicant Bias and the Gave Mind in High Charity in Halo 2 and in the Domain in the time between Halo 4 & 5

    • @lennardchurch8483
      @lennardchurch8483 Před 8 lety +29

      If Cortana has the logic plague, she got it directly from the Gravemind during her captivity at the end of Halo 2. However, in the Forerunner Saga we are treated to evidence that the Flood uses the logic plague on organic beings as well, though to more subtle ends (causing them to make bad decisions which seem like the right thing to do, but ultimately play into the Flood's metaphorical hands).

    • @thehipinmyear
      @thehipinmyear Před 8 lety +2

      +Lennard Church interesting... Thanks for te info!

    • @rafaelv3118
      @rafaelv3118 Před 8 lety +3

      what if Cortana is going to use the logic plague on MC?!

    • @lennardchurch8483
      @lennardchurch8483 Před 8 lety +18

      Lightsaber Cortana's actions are likely already the result of the logic plague. She is stable, but not truly sane. The evidence of this is her behavior in Halo 5. A sane person won't think she can make someone agree with her by imprisoning him for ages while she kills everyone else he's ever met. She's turned on humanity the same way Mendicant Bias turned on the Forerunners.
      As for Master Chief, the Flood has had many chances to kill him, but it didn't. I believe that Master Chief has been deliberately left as a free agent to enable humanity to attain the Mantle.
      This is based on extensive reading of the Forerunner Saga leading me to believe that the Flood's motives didn't change, and that though they're playing the villain throughout the story, their true end goal is the same as the Precursors' original goal (the Precursors existing as eternal beings outside of time would render them unchangeable, and as such their goals wouldn't actually change, so it makes sense that their avatars would pursue the same goals, even though differing tactics could be applied to different points in the timeline).

  • @spiguy
    @spiguy Před 8 lety +41

    Wouldn't that be awesome if we could fit the Flood, the Banished, the Covenant and the Prometheans in the same game? WOW

    • @spiguy
      @spiguy Před 8 lety

      *fight

    • @Shades2001
      @Shades2001 Před 8 lety +1

      +Kurt- -051 For now, Halo 6 seems to be that game, also the banished are going to be tve replacement of the covenant right? Jul is dead and if im not wrong nothing has been told of what happened to the covenant after halo 5

    • @spiguy
      @spiguy Před 8 lety

      Yes, but there are other Covenant commanders

    • @boochie-yj7un
      @boochie-yj7un Před 5 lety

      Correct me if I am wrong, but remaining Covenant could side by side with Banished and Prometheans to fight the flood. And you play as Arby fighting flood.

  • @noblegamer5627
    @noblegamer5627 Před 8 lety +16

    hiddenxperia is there a chance offenses bias might make an appearance in halo wars 2 or future halo games and do you think that if mendicant bias was in halo wars 2 he would help the crew of sprit of fire. also would mendicant bias or offenses bias would help fight cortana.

    • @remi2317
      @remi2317 Před 7 lety +9

      noblegamer56 Offensive and Mendicant Bias are contender class A.I.s. If they were able to access the Domain the way Cortana has, they could easily stop her. Same with 343 Guilty Spark. Mendicant was made to be THE best, better then any other monitor. Offensive was made to be better then Mendicant to be able to beat Mendicant. They both were able to process VERY fast and control an entire fleet of ships at once.

    • @xshullaw
      @xshullaw Před 3 lety +1

      Unfortunately for us, Offensive Bias destroyed himself when he defeated Mendicant Bias.

  • @NotALotOfColonial_SpaghettiToG

    i want mendicant bias to be alive, i love his beautiful forerunner shell sooo much

  • @bromodragone8405
    @bromodragone8405 Před 8 měsíci

    Is it weird that I find his lore stories so relaxing? It's like hearing a bedtime story.

  • @cargle7514
    @cargle7514 Před 8 lety +1

    Man I love these..

  • @SuperLizardBean
    @SuperLizardBean Před 8 lety

    Really good video man! How about a video on very thing we know about Terraforming?

  • @daniellarocca7105
    @daniellarocca7105 Před 6 lety

    Awesome stuff, this is why i love halo

  • @LockeTheChief
    @LockeTheChief Před 8 lety

    I was here because of your Twitter. Thanks for the timings lol

  • @ndecarteret4003
    @ndecarteret4003 Před 6 lety

    Amazing job:)

  • @ridgelock8035
    @ridgelock8035 Před 3 lety +1

    I hope him and offensive are still out there they have amazing story potential

  • @tartarm
    @tartarm Před 7 lety +6

    I Think that they should make a game similar to halo wars about Mendicant Bias

  • @jal4science573
    @jal4science573 Před rokem

    Wow, that was an interesting story! Halo lore is juicy.

  • @absolutemadlad5662
    @absolutemadlad5662 Před 3 lety +1

    *halo infinite prediction*
    Cortana:you can't defeat me
    Chief:oh I know, but he can
    *mendicant bias has a badass entrance*

  • @TheRogueCommand
    @TheRogueCommand Před 2 lety

    It's so strange starting a HiddenXperia video without "Hey guys! Welcome back!" The man's come a long way in his work :)

  • @gedoplanet
    @gedoplanet Před 2 lety

    The way this video starts is so epic

  • @LordWyatt
    @LordWyatt Před 4 lety +1

    Just realized the Logic Plague is the only version of the Flood that can be resisted. Go 032MB for 43 years.

  • @kroedis
    @kroedis Před 8 lety

    I love videos like this.

  • @Woopor
    @Woopor Před 2 lety +3

    “Offensive Bias has been Deployed”

  • @TranPeter87
    @TranPeter87 Před 8 lety

    awesome man

  • @tortilla_sqaures7597
    @tortilla_sqaures7597 Před 8 lety +1

    i love your editing style so fucking much. the video is nice too i guess ;)

  • @DoubleP-hv9gx
    @DoubleP-hv9gx Před 4 lety

    I miss more theory videos like this

  • @ACastillo2020
    @ACastillo2020 Před 7 lety +22

    Meaning Offensive Bias was a badass?

  • @lemerkin3633
    @lemerkin3633 Před 7 lety +1

    Maybe in Halo 6 Master Chief and Locke will go on a mission to contact and perhaps partially repair Mendicant Bias and use him against the created.

  • @Drako1777
    @Drako1777 Před 6 lety

    I NEVER KNEW THIS THING EVEN EXISTED?!
    I’ve been playing Halo ever since my older brother bought the original xbox, and never knew about this. My mind was blown.

  • @Ardit1996
    @Ardit1996 Před 6 lety

    Halo has so many oportunites to expand in lore and also in storytelling. I think a new Halo trilogy on the ancient humans and their war against the forerunners ans flood would be great.

  • @tonito_el_tigre
    @tonito_el_tigre Před 3 lety +2

    I need a breakdown to this breakdown video so I can actually understand lol

  • @adamkennedy6071
    @adamkennedy6071 Před 5 měsíci

    Well made

  • @warffle
    @warffle Před 3 lety +1

    Imagine the recreation of this IA fight being the idea behind the two cortanas fight in halo infinite. And 343 delivering the ultimate twist, ultimately bamboozling the whole community :'0