The helmet with the grass and mountains in the background was your noble 6's helmet only in the future, and the planet at the end of halo 3 has a metallic look to it with forerunner symbols and a seventh column. Reach has craters with an earthy look it

A Little late now. Reach was glassed.

The planet that show at the end of Halo 3 is a forerunner shield world. They were used to protect the forerunners from the flood and the halo array. Though the forerunners supposedly abandoned the idea of fleeing to shield world's, there is no confirmation that the Forerunner abandoned EVERY shield world. The planet gives off forerunner designs on the surface, which helps prove my point. The planets are artificial, and it's typical for forerunner to put their designs on their creations (such as the halo's and the ark.) [url=http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Shield_World]Click here if you're curious for more info.[/url]

ajw34307 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] ajw34307 Do not listen to anyone who tries to pull the following theories on you: - Marathon: That other thread is over 2 years old, it's outdated and is impossible because 343 Industries do not own the Marathon IP and can't use the characters or the universe. There is no "alternate universe travel" crap in Halo. - Onyx: Onyx was obliterated, the planet revealed itself to be trillions of Sentinels that disengaged and left behind a tiny Micro Dyson Sphere in a slipspace bubble of compressed dimensionality. The Antechamber portal leading to the Dyson Sphere closed so all that's left of Onyx is a trillion pissed off Sentinels flying around in space. - Reach: The planet was glassed, it has no atmosphere (Spartan-IIs only have 80/90 minutes of oxygen reserves) and there's no reason at all for John to go there. He never took part in the battle, Reach is just a floating wreck. - Time Travel: This doesn't happen in Halo. Sure, the Slipspace Crystal can bend time, but time travel is not (and never will be) a major plot device in Halo. * My theory is that it's a planet the Forerunners fled to once they reseeded the galaxy of life in the aftermath of the Halo's firing. Anyone who thinks the Forerunners all died are wrong. They had loads of Shield Worlds - which most of them made it to - and after the Flood was dormant, the galaxy safe, they left their Shield Worlds and reseeded the lives they'd catalogued over the final years of the Forerunner-Flood war. They then passed down their Mantle to humanity (making them Reclaimers and giving them the ability to use their technology) and exiled themselves from the galaxy for their failure to protect and uphold the Mantle - they sought a peaceful place to co-exist and follow in the wake of the Precursors. Further proof: [quote]You don't know the contortions I had to go through to follow you here, Reclaimer. I know what you're here for. What position do I take? Will I follow one betrayal with another? You're going to say I'm making a habit of turning on my masters. But the one that destroyed me long ago, in the upper atmosphere of a world far distant from here, was an implement far cruder than I. My weakness was capacity - unintentional though it was! - to choose the Flood. A mistake my makers would not soon forgive. [b]But I want something far different from you, Reclaimer. Atonement. And so here at the end of my life, I do once again betray a former master. The path ahead is fraught with peril. But I will do all I can to keep it stable - keep you safe. I'm not so foolish to think this will absolve me of my sins. One life hardly balances billions. But I would have my masters know that I have changed. And you shall be my example.[/b][/quote] ~ 032 Mendicant Bias, Terminal 7 on Legendary. The bolded parts are the important bits. Bias betrayed the Forerunners during the Forerunner-Flood war, he joined with the Gravemind and went rampant. During the 100,000 years of living on the Dreadnaught, he became meta-stable (the stage where an AI is a true person) and wanted to prove to the Forerunners he has become good again. He tells the Chief, [i]"and you shall be my example"[/i]. A previous Terminal states that he infiltrated the Ark's slipspace portal and has control over the destinations. Putting 2 and 2 together leads me to believe he's sending John (a Reclaimer) to where the Forerunners currently reside in order to prove that he's changed.[/quote] ajw34307 - I quite think you are the bestest person at explaining things. A*

very plausible theory, but i still think it could be reach. i have evidence. in the leaked last cutscene *spoiler alert* carters helmet is left on the ground and time passes and grass, mountains and stuff) this is important. 2nd most convincing of my points, when the planet is lit, you see a circle of darker land near the center with a faint line coming from it. on the reach cover art thing where the spartans are standing with the planet in the back, you can see a very similar circle and line above and to the left. really convinced reach naturally reset itself and master chief returns to reach. link to picture of cover art thing: [url]http://www.platformnation.com/2010/08/24/microsoft-swings-banhammer-at-halo-reach/[/url]

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] uhhoh [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] iownedu720 I think it's a glassed Reach.[/quote] this is impossible for many reasons... But you never know, it may be glassed reach, with forerunner structures under it... all that is known for sure about the ending is 3 things 1: the reason master chief goes to the planet is because of mendciant bias teleporting him there, in hopes of redemption 2: it is FAR from human space (according to cortana) 3: it is in a nebula with a blue star[/quote] That's right. Everyone listen to uhhoh, he's one of the few people who [i]get[/i] it.

And LOL at the "they carved in the glass" post. Stupidity. That planet is not glassed, you can make out land and water borders and outlines of continents. A glassed planet wouldnt look ANYTHING like that. Fail.

If it is far from human space, why would it be reach, which is a human colony? Makes no sense. It isnt Reach. Glassed planets have nothing on the surface, have no atmosphere, nothing. Gigantic ball of glass. The planet in the ending has easily defineable bodies of land and water, along with lights. Not Reach, not a glassed planet. End discussion.

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] iownedu720 I think it's a glassed Reach.[/quote] this is impossible for many reasons... But you never know, it may be glassed reach, with forerunner structures under it... all that is known for sure about the ending is 3 things 1: the reason master chief goes to the planet is because of mendciant bias teleporting him there, in hopes of redemption 2: it is FAR from human space (according to cortana) 3: it is in a nebula with a blue star [Edited on 08.30.2010 7:21 PM PDT]

I think it's a glassed Reach.

It is a forerunner planet, located in a nebula with a blue star, most likely the iris nebula. it is stated by Mendicant Bias that he plans to take you to his "makers" so obviously it is an important forerunner installation/colony. It is most likely in a nebula in real life called "The Iris Nebula" due to there being an ARG for halo 3 called "Iris" [Edited on 08.30.2010 7:16 PM PDT]

I'm not going to look that far back in this forum to prove anything to you. If you were on you'd know.

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Shoeman71894 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Jurubeba3 (before i say something, this is NOT Onyx , because Onyx is... is.. like.. BOOOOOOOOOOM, ok?)(PS[2]: i putted this here because of N0Obz saying "put this on halo 3 dumba**") i saw a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwz8aqiWOsk&feature=related and, on the last clip, Chief's ship looks like going to a planet, i wonder if it wasnt... y'now, Reach, maybe presenting people to Halo 4 or so...[/quote] No offense to you buddy, but this debate already happened when everyone beat Halo 3 on Legendary a long time ago.[/quote]Link please

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] ajw34307 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] AlmondJoy99 Well, i have thought of this, now ive only read one or two halo books not the fall of reach so tell me if i am wrong. That planet MC is drifting to COULD be reach, reach only got glased, which would leave those marks that u see on the planet. Once MC lands on it he might fine the remaining Noble team. good idea? or the planet is a forerunner world![/quote] No, it cannot be Reach. The [i]only[/i] time it is said the Covenant carved Glyphs into a planet is on Kholo in Halo Evolutions (The Return). "Reach only got glassed," do you know what that means? Glassing ends the life of a planetary body. Orbital plasma bombardment turns the surface to lechatelierite (a mineral similar to glass); disposes of the eco-system; flash-vaporizes bodies of water, and blackens out sunlight with ash. The atmosphere of the planet eventually collapses and the planet becomes nothing more than a rocky husk. The Legendary Planet's sun is blue, Epsilon Eridani is light orange. [url=http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100216220824/halo/images/c/c1/Overlayed.png]This[/url] is not [url=http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100214225910/halo/images/9/9f/Reach_glassed.png]this[/url].[/quote]But the legendary planet is the same that appears onsome Halo:Reach trailer, EXPLAIN THAT HOE!!

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Jurubeba3 (before i say something, this is NOT Onyx , because Onyx is... is.. like.. BOOOOOOOOOOM, ok?)(PS[2]: i putted this here because of N0Obz saying "put this on halo 3 dumba**") i saw a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwz8aqiWOsk&feature=related and, on the last clip, Chief's ship looks like going to a planet, i wonder if it wasnt... y'now, Reach, maybe presenting people to Halo 4 or so...[/quote] No offense to you buddy, but this debate already happened when everyone beat Halo 3 on Legendary a long time ago.

yeah, new theory, this could be one of the time m4ch1n3ss(lol kidding) but this could make MC go back in time and have its apearance on Halo:Reach, we need to wait till september to comfirm

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] AlmondJoy99 Well, i have thought of this, now ive only read one or two halo books not the fall of reach so tell me if i am wrong. That planet MC is drifting to COULD be reach, reach only got glased, which would leave those marks that u see on the planet. Once MC lands on it he might fine the remaining Noble team. good idea? or the planet is a forerunner world![/quote] No, it cannot be Reach. The [i]only[/i] time it is said the Covenant carved Glyphs into a planet is on Kholo in Halo Evolutions (The Return). "Reach only got glassed," do you know what that means? Glassing ends the life of a planetary body. Orbital plasma bombardment turns the surface to lechatelierite (a mineral similar to glass); disposes of the eco-system; flash-vaporizes bodies of water, and blackens out sunlight with ash. The atmosphere of the planet eventually collapses and the planet becomes nothing more than a rocky husk. The Legendary Planet's sun is blue, Epsilon Eridani is light orange. [url=http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100216220824/halo/images/c/c1/Overlayed.png]This[/url] is not [url=http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100214225910/halo/images/9/9f/Reach_glassed.png]this[/url].

Well, i have thought of this, now ive only read one or two halo books not the fall of reach so tell me if i am wrong. That planet MC is drifting to COULD be reach, reach only got glased, which would leave those marks that u see on the planet. Once MC lands on it he might fine the remaining Noble team. good idea? or the planet is a forerunner world! [Edited on 08.30.2010 4:30 AM PDT]

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Dr Ninja The planet at the end of Halo 3 is New Mombassa.[/quote] [i]*Universe asplodes.*[/i]

The planet at the end of Halo 3 is New Mombassa.

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Unique Trooper [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] egyptsFINEST8 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Cmneirfan117 it cant be reach i remember the pillar of autumn escaping a blue silver planet its harvest i think[/quote] lmao woww...[/quote] Read his name, 'Cmneirfan117' XD CMNeir is a guy who basically steals stuff, If someone found a glitch, Posted it on Youtube CMNeir would steal it and claim he found it, Also I remember once seeing him try and act like he created the map that is sideways and all (Forgot name), Also the 117 Part shows he is a little kid addicted to Halo[/quote] As much as I liked Halo 2/3 Tricks, this is right.

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] egyptsFINEST8 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Cmneirfan117 it cant be reach i remember the pillar of autumn escaping a blue silver planet its harvest i think[/quote] lmao woww...[/quote] Read his name, 'Cmneirfan117' XD CMNeir is a guy who basically steals stuff, If someone found a glitch, Posted it on Youtube CMNeir would steal it and claim he found it, Also I remember once seeing him try and act like he created the map that is sideways and all (Forgot name), Also the 117 Part shows he is a little kid addicted to Halo

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] egyptsFINEST8 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Noodie5 Sigh - you must be stupid, so before you start cursing at me, you need to sit up, open your ears, and shut your mouth. You can tell it is not REACH simply by appearance - Reach was GLASSED meaning NOTHING is on the surface, nothing. The planet literally looks like a gigantic ball of glass. No oceans, no surface, nothing. The planet on the end of that video shows all the aforementioned things that would not be there otherwise. Also, if you want people to read what you write, you need to make it sound more coherent.[/quote] not true at all, it is possible for the covenent to have inscribed symbols onto it when they glassed it, and it could very well easily be reach because you could make out the dried up lake at the top. [/quote] The only time the Covenant glassed Glyphs on a human colony was on Kholo.

[quote] not true at all, it is possible for the covenent to have inscribed symbols onto it when they glassed it, and it could very well easily be reach because you could make out the dried up lake at the top. [/quote] I doubt it. Why would they go through the trouble of inscribing Forerunner symbols onto a planet they were trying to destroy? If anything, and there was Forerunner technology on Reach, it would have been buried like it was on Earth. It is possible that during the glassing the buried structures could have been brought to the surface, but I really doubt that. One thing is for sure though, the planet is definately connected to the Forerunners. http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20081120092526/halo/images/0/08/Legendary_Planet.jpg

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Cmneirfan117 it cant be reach i remember the pillar of autumn escaping a blue silver planet its harvest i think[/quote] lmao woww...

sorry double post [Edited on 08.29.2010 6:05 PM PDT]