Are the Forerunners still alive?

Although they themselves are essentially extinct, evidence of their existence remained, spread across the galaxy in the form of numerous creations, installations and artifacts.
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Where did the surviving Forerunners go?

And we can follow in Their footsteps!” [

To my mind, the surviving Forerunners exiled themselves to Path Kethona, where their ancestors remained following their genocide of the Precursors over ten million years ago.
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What happened to the Forerunner?

The Forerunners were forced to activate the Halo network, killing themselves and any potential Flood hosts, in an effort to starve the Flood to death. The Covenant leadership discovered Humans could interact with Forerunner technology, and decide to destroy humanity in order to suppress this fact.
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Will the Forerunners return?

Several clues in Halo Infinite's early missions reveal the likely return of the Forerunners, signaling a major plot development for the game. It's no surprise that Halo Infinite contains hints and references pertaining to Halo's lore, including clues relating to the Forerunners' return.
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What happened to the last Forerunners?

At last, the Forerunners exhausted every alternative and activated the Halo Array, killing themselves and all sentient life of sufficient biomass in the Milky Way, with the exception of those species safely placed on the Ark. According to 343 Guilty Spark, The Librarian is alive, and he knows where to find her.
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Is the Master Chief a Forerunner?

MC is human, so Guilty Spark refered to him as a forerunner.
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Are the endless precursors?

A popular theory going around at the moment is that The Endless are either disciples of the Precursors out for revenge or may even just be the Precursors themselves. Along those same lines, some fans believe that the Harbinger is ultimately trying to resurrect the Precursors (and potentially The Flood alongside them).
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Is the primordial still alive Halo?

While its body was ultimately destroyed, the Primordial would transfer its consciousness into the Gravemind, the Flood's compound intelligence, using the parasite as an instrument with which to exact its final vengeance on the Forerunners.
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Is the Didact still alive?

The Didact did not die at the end of Halo 4. The Didact did not die during the events of Halo: Escalation. Contrary to the impression many have, he is, in fact, still out there…
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Are the flood precursors?

It was later revealed that the Flood was not a creation of the Precursors, but the Precursors' perverted and insane remains of themselves. The dust that humanity had discovered that led to the birth of the Flood threat was one of the failsafe measures the Precursors put into place to try and avoid their extinction.
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How long did Forerunners live?

I think the Didact had 10,000 years before he was imprisoned in his Cryptum, so we know they were very longevity, but, the Librarian died after the Halo activation, so, they are no immortals, at least. From the Forerunner Waypoint page, their lifespan is "+thousands".
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Are humans and Forerunners related?

“Humans are Forerunners, but they're actually the 'children' of Forerunners, which may have been because the Librarian seeded DNA into humans when she was on Earth, but neither Iris nor the Terminals make any reference to that, so they seem to be separate species…” and so on.
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Who are the endless halo infinite?

Theory 1: The Endless/Xalanyn are a form of the Precursors. This theory states that the Endless/Xalanyn are a form of the Precursors, the most advanced/transsapient race in the Halo Universe. The Precursors would evolve, advance, die out, and repeat the process several times over the course of the Universe.
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How did the flood survive Halo?

"Anything with sufficient biomass or cognitive capability to sustain them". So somehow, when the Halos activate, they target only large creatures, and creatures with sentience. The Flood are immune to the firings of the Halo. However, without food to sustain them, they went into deep hibernation.
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How long did the human-Forerunner war last?

The human-Forerunner wars, also referred to collectively as the Human-Forerunner War, were a series of major interstellar conflicts fought between the human-San'Shyuum alliance and the Forerunner ecumene for over a millennium from around 107,445 BCE to 106,445 BCE across the Orion Arm of the Milky Way galaxy.
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Is the librarian a Forerunner?

''" First-Light-Weaves-Living-Song, better known as the Librarian, was a highly influential Forerunner Lifeshaper and the head of the Lifeworker rate for ten thousand years. She was married to the Didact, the Promethean supreme commander of the Forerunner military.
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Why did Cortana turn evil?

For those not in the know, Cortana is well past the age an AI should be, and she now suffers from Rampancy, which has essentially turned her evil. This new Cortana seems based on Dr. Halsey — just like the original — but it's the AI effectively in her infancy.
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Is Master Chief human?

In Halo lore, Master Chief is a human with genetic enhancements. Also known by his full name, Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, the Chief is a type of supersoldier known as a “Spartan”, readied for combat from a young age.
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Are the precursors still alive?

iirc it's mentioned that all but a few Precursors were killed in the Forerunner-Precursor war, the survivors either turned themselves into what would become the flood or escaped to another galaxy.
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Are the flood on Zeta Halo?

Nope. Allusions are made in the early chapters of the Halo Infinite campaign that Zeta Halo hides a threat that stands to be far worse than the Flood. And the creepy parasitic species does not appear in any capacity.
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Did the Weapon name herself Cortana?

In Halo Infinite, the Weapon does not have a name. It was implied that The Weapon wanted to name herself Cortana after asking the Master Chief if it's okay to do so. In the final scene inside the Pelican, after the pilot introduced himself as Fernando Esparza, the pilot asked what to call The Weapon.
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Is Atriox still alive?

Halo Infinite's Legendary post-credit scene clears up a huge misconception that many players got after seeing it on other difficulties. Usually, the scene plays without voices, and it seems like somehow Atriox is still alive. However, beating the Halo Infinite on Legendary gives players a chance to see the whole thing.
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