: I'd hoped 343i would've learned something from the feedback they got for the
: Prometheans in H4. I mean, a "Promethean Gunship" that looks
: like a reskinned Sparrowhawk, complete with giant jet turbines? That's
: like if a modern army started fielding horse-drawn chariots. Sure, it'll
: probably look better in the game (marginally, as 343i's Promethean designs
: aren't all that impressive), but I'll wager the general shape won't differ
: that much. In any case, something as limited and traditional as a gunship
: is still a massive anachronism for a civilization on the Forerunners'
: scale and scope, particularly since we have a pretty good idea of how they
: go about warfare from 343i's very own lore.

: And with the little not-quite-Didact-looking figurine, it's probable we'll be
: seeing flesh-and-blood Prometheans as enemies too. On one hand anything is
: better than the impersonal blandness of the Knights, but then I don't see
: how you could feasibly implement a bona fide Promethean as a balanced
: enemy. They are these mythical warriors who evoke poetic images of
: ferocity and destruction on a vast scale... which does kind of shatter
: when the umpteenth Promethean Dropship appears to drop off a squad
: Promethean Riflemen, Promethean Grenadiers and a Promethean Sniper who,
: despite perhaps being slightly tougher than the average Elite, eventually
: all go down to the Chief's trusty 7.62mm NATO rounds.

What if these are constructed now, and they're not 100,000+ year old tech? If new armies are being created, then the ship, in context, would be developed with the current state of the universe in mind. And if humans are part and parcel of current promethean mentality, then in a way this (new) Forerunner tech may be a merging of FR ideas and human concepts and requirements...

I'd like to see some backstory about this first before casting judgement on why they are as they are.