Precursors' History | Origins of the Flood (Halo Lore)

History of the Precursors.
Before the Covenant, Humanity and the Forerunners existed; the Precursors presided over the galaxy. As transentient beings, they could create life as easily as they could erase it. Tapping into ‘neural physics’, the Precursors could alter the fabric of the universe, creating star roads to traverse the galaxy. Seeking beings to assist with their ‘Mantle of Responsibility’, they created the Forerunners. However, as the Forerunners developed as a species, the Precursors deemed them unworthy of the Mantle, instead passing this responsibility down to one of their other creations: Humanity. The Forerunners rejected this. War broke out, ending with the destruction of almost all Precursors, with the survivors turning themselves into dust to wait for a safe time to reconstitute themselves. However, this dust became corrupted, and when it was found by humanity thousands of years later, it manifested as an infection known as ‘the Flood’. It was an almost indestructible hivemind that would spread quickly, mutating any living thing it touched, seeking revenge for the atrocities the Forerunners had committed against the Precursors. And at the helm is the last surviving precursor: the Primordial.

Chapters:
0:00 – Intro
0:39 – Origin of the Precursors
2:59 – Mantle of Responsibility Origins
3:42 – Creation of the Forerunners, and the Forerunner-Precursor War
5:05 – Precursor Myths
6:32 – The Origins of the Flood
8:29 – The Primordial
9:30 – Resurgence of the Flood and the defection of Mendicant Bias
12:25 – Destruction of the Forerunners
14:28 – 10,000 Subs, thank you so much!

[summanus]

"God like beings" *Shows a Jellyfish*

[flyingflamingflamingos]

I love the idea of the logic plague, a series of questions and philosophies that take years to deliver, and makes organics go insane and convince A.I.s that they're in the right

[zalrohglekgolo]

Cortana was never cured by the domain, all the info we have implies her ejected rampancy spike became a full AI via the domain. The old Cortana is destroyed and we are looking at a twisted copy.

[phurian_]

Forerunners: wipe out nearly every precursor in existence

Precursors millions of years later: *mom said it's my turn to play the xbox*

[deusexaethera]

Ancient Human #1: "Sir, we've found a strange white powder on the floor of the unknown alien starship."
Ancient Human #2: "Intriguing. A white powder you say? We should investigate its biochemical properties."
Ancient Human #1: "Should I quarantine a sample in a level-5 containment field and take it to the science lab for study?"
Ancient Human #2: "Nah, just go get me a mirror, a razor blade, and a rolled-up dollar bill. And fetch my pet bunnyrabbit from my quarters, I have another idea too."

Not much has changed.

[SuperUndying]

I would actually like to know more about why the Precursor molecular dust never reconstituted, despite their supposed omnipotence.

[Installation]

Excellent work buddy. If ever you fancy a little collab between the two of us, be sure to give me a shout!

[xGoodOldSmurfehx]

im not even exaggerating, this has to be the best Halo lore narration on youtube, its smooth and focuses on relevance
thats a big deal coming from me because i dont usually take time to compliment someone for quality unless its exquisite or if i have a huge interest in the video content, in this case the former mostly being the case

so in any case its also very rare for me to say that a video had a smooth narration/content and/or had ONLY relevant information without straying away from the relevance or subject
now i know where ill be getting my in-depth Halo lore info from

[SameToken]

14:28 - 10, 000 Subscribers, thank you so much!

[emanuelepetrino]

I’ve been on a Halo Lore binge the past few days and I have to say that halo has some of the greatest science fiction Lore I’ve ever encountered.

[Harry]

Why did this Precursor want to kill humans though? They were the true inheritors of the mantel and never brought harm to the precursors?

[jmanj]

Thank you for this deep lore. I love the games. But haven't delved into all the back story. You help me appreciate the depth of this universe. Much love

[freddyfrog]

I DON'T NEED SLEEP, I NEED ANSWERS

[MrHavk]

Been a fan of the games for almost two decades, yet I still didn't know all of this. Fascinating.

[samuelecasamassima]

Wow. This is no doubt the best precursor explanation on YouTube!

[Barold]

I've been on a big halo lore binge recently and I haven't found any better videos then I do here. You make it feel like you're talking about something beautiful and important, which I guess you could argue you are. Great videos man :)

[peterheinzo]

I only played Halo 2 for a few times a decade ago, but the lore and how you present it is just fascinating

[saenes]

Much better quality video and lore video then most others who decide to do the same here on youtube, well done!

[micahdeck]

So the thing is. In lore a Precursor could choose what they got reborn as at any time. And they could even choose to randomly die as that creature and become their original form

[yavizsalim]

The Primordial itself was a construct derived from an evolved hive mind. it seems the precursors were themselves evolved hiveminds, thus their various forms explained. I believe there was no corruption of the essence of the precursors, it exactly served its intended purpose.