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How did the covenant release the Flood back on Installation 04 if Forerunner technology could only be activated by Reclaimers?
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Only critical Forerunner systems can only be accessed by Reclaimers.
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So the greatest danger in the galaxy wasn't contained in a critical system?
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From what it sounds like, they forced their way through dozens of security systems after numerous warnings.
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But how does a hacking device pass through an encryption key that requires physical DNA contact?
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We don't know if it does. Who says that they didn't just pry open the doors.
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Edited by BaconShelf: 6/20/2014 11:34:56 AMThey could have captured humans. Like that Pelican Pilot in The Flood when the elites attempt to take Alpha Base. Edit- Someone already posted that. Never mind.
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Edited by Swasher: 6/17/2014 1:18:59 PMCould of had human hostages too. Used them to get in. Edit: well actually no. Because not all humans can be considered reclaimed right? And can't open forerunner relics I believe. Only a few can right?
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A possibility. However, Spark's comments on the matter imply it was just the Covenant.
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That is true. So the best assumption is just that they busted through.
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