Noahās Halo Rant **PART FIVE**
Today Iām gonna rant about two things: Forerunner lore in Halo and Marty O Donnel, the Egomaniac.
First of, I do not care about the Forerunner lore or anything Forerunner in Halo. This whole debate about āMarty is right! Forerunners ARE Human!ā Vs. āForerunners arenāt humanā is the most childish debate Iāve ever heard in any fandom. Itās like the whole Star Wars vs. Star Trek nerd fight about whoās more realistic or moreās more pseudo-science. From what I can recall or argue, I think it would make sense that BOTH Forerunners and Humans are distinct races. Forerunners are ancient, sentient beings that built the Halo rings long before the evolution of mankind. To say they arenāt important in the lore is a huge understatement.
When Chief was assisted by the Librarian in Halo 4, yeah that would make sense because she wants to stop the Didact from going apeshit and kill everybody. Dont get me wrong the Didact-Urās character is very interesting and tragic both in the novels and the game. In fact I would say heās one of my niche favorite Halo characters. Also heās voiced by Joshua Graham so you canāt rebuke that.
Anyway, what was I saying? Ah yes Forerunner lore, look, I play video games to have fun. Not study a 30 hour lecture on every being or faction behind the scenes. I get that itās immersive and fascinating what a group of writers did. But you gotta step back and admit that itās too much⦠like when Star Wars (under Lucas) made that those who can be Jedi are suspected as āmidichloriansā, I know right? The most goofy decision in Star Wars lore. I overlook it. Because I know I donāt care too much about Jedis or the Force. Iām much rather interested in the Galactic Empire or background characters.
For this Halo Forerunner debate, I would like to direct the nerds who chronically spend all day on the Internet to go fuck themselves. Marty isnāt right, the people in the Halo Reclaimer saga arenāt right. Itās just a game.
That brings me to the next topic⦠Marty himself. Oh Marty, Marty, Marty. Considered one of the greatest composers in our generation in video game music. I love his work, but good grief the manās got an ego the size of a Roman colosseum. At first I was onboard with everything he stood for, especially the bullshit that went behind Destiny 1 where he got fired. But after 2020 he started showing his real character and letās just say⦠politics and music shouldnāt be paired.
From what I heard the man is a, ātransphobic, homophobic, piece of shitā with his conservative politics. YUCK! I hate politics! It wouldnāt surprise me that the man grew up from the mid-20th century where that climate was enforced on the American nuclear family. And especially when heās being interviewed by big YouTubers he puts on this big positive PR face that seems friendly & supportive. But you know thereās more than meets the eye. Anyway, to keep it short, I donāt like the manās personality and itās where I separate the art from the artist. Martyās āArmyā are also numbnuts and village idiots. So yeah, take anything with a grain of salt from him in current day gaming world/PR department. The man is definitely a fricking Ray of sunshine.