: Actually, the strongest indication of Bungie's original
: intentions seem to be The Head = Balor. That was one
: of the first theories, and it makes a nice, neat,
: cyclical sense - it begins with a severed head being
: dug up in the desert, and ends with a severed head
: being thrown down a bottomless pit.
You seem to be insinuating that that's the case.
Problem: we see Balor with his head firmly attached in the cutscene before River of Blood. And don't give me that bit about the person in the cutscene being the watcher: I've already sent in very strong evidence against that to the legends section (though i doubt it's been added).
Sounds like he's trying to lead us off course.. but it's too late for that>:)