originally posted in:Halo Archive
Something that I've wondered since I read Silentium: Why did the Flood even need Mendicant Bias when Key Minds were much more powerful?
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They needed bias to unlock forerunner tech and leave them defenseless to their onslaught. Otherwise, the forerunners would have stopped the flood without all the "resentment of holding a so called mantle of blamness and acting arrogant."
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Likewise, Mendicant had complete knowledge of a vast number of strategic facilities - like the locations of many of the Shield Worlds.