Solving Halo Infinite's Ancient Easter Egg 

Its very possible for you to solve it in a traditional non easter egg method. First thing you need to decode is which direction the text is supposed to be read. Is it left to right, right to left, top to bottom or bottom to top. Next you need to find repeating symbols and make a type of alphabet. Find lines of repeating symbols and find trends. How often is ~ used and where is it used. Things like that. And maybe you will be able to decode its meaning

@@benrussell460 I have done all of that and much more to no avail - it's not a simple substitution cipher if it is a cipher. Many others have done the same. I have a few methods I think are promising, but they're far to complex to type in a comment, which is why I'm working on a video covering the topic!

@@RedNomster awesome. Btw do you have a discord? I have been deeply interested in the easter eggs and lore of halo but dont have the attention span to look into it myself

@@benrussell460 check the video description :) I'll be announcing the "halo secret solving" channel in my next video inviting my viewers to discuss theories and ask questions there

@@gtaiv2993 this is called the secret of sandtrap, I mention that less than a minute into the video :P

Welcome to the rabbit hole buddy 😄

THE KING IS HERE.

I forgot about this mystery I vaguely remember from the old Archive community... definitely some food for thought if anyone can solve this I'd get in contact with rocket sloth 😎🙌 +1 sub for this sleuthing god damn

Ya looove to see it!

Co-llab-or-ation?

We can always go deeper 🤯

Were it so easy

Im so sick of seeing "Blah blah blah iceberg" all over my Feed.

@@OrangeTtop back in my day we had no fancy schmanzy iceberg! The corp gave us two sticks and a rock!

@@jacoblyman9441 and we had to share the rock

Perhaps! :)

Precisely. Here is a voice log to support my theory: Escharum: The Harbinger is free. I do not trust her, but I must believe in Atriox's plan. His sacrifice must not have been in vain. Especially now. His faith in what we learned on the Ark is all I need. The Harbinger is but a first move… To secure our position. Our future. Did Cortana know about all this when she chose this Ring? Did she expect it would be her tomb also? As I look upon this endless world. That question consumes me. *what we learned on the ark* Sandtrap was on the ark. :)

@@RedNomster it's crazy how many intricate details the halo community can find and 343 manages to bring in. I really hope they expand on this.

Perhaps sandtrap was initially used to contain the endless, but for one reason or another, they couldn't be kept there long term? The towers, the minefield, they weren't protecting sandtrap. They were containing what was inside of it Another idea. Sandtrap didnt have the endless, it merely contained the portal room connecting to their true chamber of captivity, just like the silent auditorium. I now bring forward sandbox. Powerfull turrets guard, what, a crater? No, they guard what came from underneath. That room under it, probably completely covered by the sand before, could've contained something. Who says there aren't more rooms alike it underneath and to the side of it? Sandbox was broken out of, the sand was pushed away from the center as the endless crawled out, the turrets and forerunners managed to contain them. The site was abandoned and its main exit, sandtrap, fell to the same fate. The old chambers were abandoned and their design was scraped, proving to be ineffective or dysfunctional in some way. Okay I put way too much work into this comment I'm copying and pasting this into an actual comment

Sounds right, as for WHY Atriox needs to awaken them, because they are the only way to defeat The Created... the Created control Installation 09, and thus they have a gun pointed at the head of the galaxy. The only way to defeat them is to make that gun useless, by awakening something the gun wont work on.

@@urktheturtle2988 what are the Created?

I appreciate the kind words 🤝 Working hard on similar videos as we speak!

I'm planning on doing another playthrough because this part of the map gets locked after beating the game - gotta do more digging :)

@@RedNomster Oh definitely there has to be something more in this part of the campaign, good hunting 👀

Now i mush go investigate for myself in the other parts of the map

Maybe it has something to do with the scattered rings over the map as the main monitor of Zeta installation was perplexed about how they came to be there and their meaning.

We still have to see Atriox

i think that this is correct. why else would they have him buried in a desert and the brutes wanting to free a part of bias? or even maybe learn a part of him?

@@ExtinctSenju and isn’t there a history of the Forerunners burying things of importance in deserts anyways? I thought I remember hearing something similar to that from Xperia

@@depressionmedication7851 mendicant bias yes he was buried in a desert to be forever lost but i think that this connects to bias and infinite, sandtrap's weird hieroglyphics are also in infinites campaign to release the endless. Even atriox somehow has a fragment of offensive bias or mendicant bias at the end of the campaign!

@@depressionmedication7851 that’s exactly right I believe the video was the one about the end of halo infinity and where you’re teleported you at the end which is believed to be where the endless are buried beneath the sand but that is just a theory of Xperia’s

Yo that’s kinda interesting

you should make a video on the lightning

OMG!!!! Thats true... This comment is underrated

Those pedestals are all over the place, I believe you find the weapon in one exactly like it

@@themichaelconnor42 yup

you mean the psilaxes?

@@Smasher517 uh, cylixes, and no

It was in no way planned. Clearly. None of halo lore is

Thanks Samir :)

Bornstellar, Faber, Livrarian are most likely long dead. I know Bornestellar died natural death from aging after he regained his own personaility after the great journey ended.

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I don't think the endless were digging, the text is forerunner so it isn't older than them at least, and the endless have been locked in the Silent Auditorium since 97,000 BCE. At 11:00 I make the connection that the holographic symbol on sandtrap is a Endless cylix too, and the sandtrap text appearing nearby is the same thing as the sandtrap text appearing in the Silent Auditorium: a warning, or a message of sorts, left by those who imprisoned the endless. Sort of like an... epitaph for the entire species

@@RedNomster So is it possible that sand trap is where the forerunners initially discovered the technology. Since in sand trap there were really no forerunner hints like statues etc other than the text obviously.

By the by, It'd be the covenant digging at sandtrap; not the banished. but the banished could've easily taken inspiration from what they did on sandtrap.

@@finisterre2415 well I don’t know much about the lore of that map so it could have specifically said that the covenant were the ones digging but if it didn’t it still could have been the banished because they did exist around that time since it’s been said that the covenant were both fighting the humans and the banished at the same time so they’re not entirely new

@@lance8515 True, but don't forget; from what we know (Unless it's retconned in future) the only time the banished were on forerunner installations, was during the ark conflict with the spirit of fire (HW2) and Zeta Halo, or Installation 07 if you want to be pedantic. (Infinite)

Welcome to the rabbit hole :D

@@RedNomster also bungie, and now I guess 343, are the only devs who would just throw an Easter egg in the game, and if people don’t figure it out, just say very little for like 15 years lmao.

Really appreciate the feedback man, very motivated to do more stuff like this now :) I really hope they have dlc that at least offers some answers to the sandtrap lore!

Personally, I'm almost sure the Endless are the thing contained in Sandtrap now.

maybe the "Brutes" were banished, since the banished was created by a brute (and I think most of them are brutes too)

@@odstat1949 is the endless a concept by 343? Infinite is the first I’ve heard of them. Could 343 be taking bungie’s original vision/Easter egg of sand trap and making it their own? I’m not too knowledgeable on halo lore

@@SanJose408Alex Yeah, before there really wasn't actually anything down there. It's just implied and suggested, but nothing is actually explored and fleshed out, at least from what I know. However, 343 created the Endless and that also managed to fill in the gap for what was under Sandtrap, and but this is more blurry to be honest. While it's basically saying the Endless is under there now, you really can't be sure since it hasn't been confirmed, but everything seems to be pointing at it.

It's a loose connection, of course. Though, I wanted to include it because holographic "wrench" shaped icons overlapping is a pretty obscure coincidence, especially considering the sandtrap text is engraved onto cylixes in halo infinite - the same cylixes that have the endless' wrenched-shaped icons overlapping.

Yes! There are roman symbols, digital symbols, runic symbols, and corruption lines. Much has been done by me and others in attempting to decipher the text, that's what my next video will be about :)

@@RedNomster I find it quite fascinating, I've been away from Halo for nearly a decade due to getting a syndrome (GBS) but now that I have my life back some, I'm debating if I should just buy all the Halos and play it straight from the start. I get insanely giddy at secretive stuff like this. I look forward to your video. :)

Appreciate the feedback :) took some work but it turned out well I think. Excited to upload more videos like this!

Thanks! I tried not to do all the things I hate seeing when I watch those types of videos, which is why my video is 12 minutes instead of 30 lol

Thanks, still glad you're here! I'm just scratching the surface I hope. Share this vid with whomever won't think you're crazy

Great to hear! There's lots I couldn't cover, but I thought it was more important to bring people along a journey to show them why I got invested in the first place :)

@@RedNomster I cant wait to see your next video about this topic

The endless are the og halo trilogy multi-player spartans confirmed!?!??!!?!??! Just joking, but still.

Agreed, the coincidence is too strong 🤯

I had thought it was a captured fragment of mendicant bias put under interrogation. Granted the time table was a bit wonky for it, yet now after this video. It makes me wonder if Sandtrap was one of the first sites of altercation between Endless and Forerunner. What if the forerunners committed a crime against the Endless under the guise of upholding the mantle of responsibility. They did the same with humanity, why not the Endless?

Elder scrolls comes close

Thanks man! I'm in too deep :D love your movies btw

Baskin Robbins always finds out

@@RedNomster Haha I wish I was *that* Paul Rudd and not just *a* Paul Rudd

Yess I was thinking the same thing. I wonder what the original vision was for the sandtrap mystery. Still cool asf tho to see it given a new life

Halo 3 was once Halo 2 part 2, and they were also writing for a potential Halo 4. A lot was unimplemented, there might be more stuff.

@@eyeballpapercut4400 Perhaps the Endless were originally part of that plan - or some variation of them. It will be interesting to see.

I'm happy you enjoyed! It's an fun story to tell so I wanted to make sure I did it right :D Part 2 comes tomorrow!

😁 thanks Enoch!

Thanks Volt! I tried to be inviting to newcomers, but not bore people who already know what a forerunner is, so I'm glad that there was something for everyone still :) Starting at "Playing halo 3 multiplayer" and traveling all the way to "digging into secrets nobody has the answers to" is a tough thing to do in 12 minutes but here we are lol Welcome back :D

@@RedNomster Makes sense. Great video! Editing, voice over, cinematography, script - all of it.

Thanks for the feedback Maxim! Easy to tell a story when the story tells itself

When did chief seemed to be teleported into a desert?

@@sireromen5364 At the end of the game when he comes out of the portal he jumps into when the silent auditorium is collapsing.

@@dovesr0478 No but then you go back to finish the fight and finish free roam activities.

@@sireromen5364 Not sure what you're trying to say. The story of the game ends with Chief and the Weapon boarding the pelican in a desert-like area, after popping out of the portal that they somehow spent 3 days inside. I don't see how being able to continue the game after that has anything to do with it.

@@sireromen5364 That is because the pilot picks you up and brings you back... Out of the portal you fall into a desert like biome

Welcome back to the hunt! :D

Thanks Niloc! Next video will be a deep dive into the text itself. Yes, dlc is one of the best possibilities for solving this mystery. Or even the ability to load different quicksaves - replaying the whole game to investigate previous areas is slow-going lol

and then they have Joe Staten back in

Nah. 343 is a company dedicated to making Halo products, not just games. Therefore, it's their job to find ways to expand upon the universe for each new story by adding onto what's already been established while filling in old gaps where necessary. None of this has to to with anything Bungie, especially since they only came up with new story aspects with each passing game. Sure, having old heads like Joe will allow for direct continuations, but pretty much all of what you're looking at was created for Infinite and beyond. For instance, all this stuff about the Ark(s) that we've seen in books and games since 2007 would have been very different had Bungie been able to actually finish Halo 2.

I'm glad you liked it! Almost finished with part 2 - it's way more technical, but it continues the journey all the same :)

@@RedNomster whenn

@@Fermi_Consistency part 2 and 3 are already out, check the description :)

@@RedNomster i am watching them all right now. i have been playing halo since i was 6, on the original xbox when it came out. do you have any way i can contact you regarding my own ideas? I'm a compsci major and mess with various cyphers/decoding puzzles as a hobby. maybe i can figure something out.

@@Fermi_Consistency I've got a community discord in the description as well with hundreds of people and resources if you'd like to join the discussion! I discuss in there often

I've been deep down in the 9th ring of hell, too. The glyphs are definitely on the same playing field as the ancient text!

Welcome! And thanks so much, working hard on part 2 ❤

I hope so too, I'm losing too much sleep 😅 thanks!

I think it's likely that they're playing into old concepts - Staten is the writer of infinite, and the writer of H2. Much of H2's story spilled into H3 according to Staten himself. :)

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Appreciate it Lengthy, stick around for my deep dive into the text itself!

I feel you, glad you like the content brother 🙏

I do remember someone on a community board somewhere back in the day said they believed it was the game credits in code. Could this be plausible?

It'd be awfully short credits tbh, but perhaps a signature of the artist/art team? Welcome back to the rabbit hole buddy, good to know the silly texture influenced others back in the day 🤝

@Red Nomster Not too often a creator replies to my comments, thank you :)

@@ALaughingMan I gotchu, I'm active in my discord as well! Check part 2 if you want to know more about the mystery too :)

Thanks Ryan! I try to only connect the logical possibilities, and base it off of discoveries and evidence I find as an imaginary archeologist :)

Appreciate it! Easier to find if you're actively looking for it haha

Thanks Riff! It's a story I've been wanting to tell for a while. Part 2 coming the 26th!

@@RedNomster Part 2 eh? I hope there are possible translations to delve into! Some of those shots almost looked like they could be similar to hex with some forerunner symbols or something. Maybe there's nothing there. Excited though!

Somehow my commentary turned into a chilling ghost story and I'm not even mad lol. I feel like that campaign dlc is very likely!

343i just copyrighted the name "Halo: The Endless". Campaign DLC will be coming soon.

Me too, makes me excited for halo again 😁

I'm in the rocket sloth discord - I don't think I've ever seen him in the sandtrap code channel. He basically takes the info that the community supplies and makes a video, he's not actively searching afaik unfortunately. Would be cool, though 😎

Thanks for sharing Walker 🥺 can't wait for forge, I miss halo 3 customs

yuh

Glad you're here Nick :D

"Spoiler" After chief gets teleported, you can see that the ring is broken on the complete other side. Meaning the desert is the other side of the planet relative to the main story. Would love if they introduce new dlc you can fast travel to, back and forth, the same way the pelican picks you up at takes you back to tremonious:)

Lifeworkers do be forerunners so it works out haha

Yes please 🙏

And then 3 numbers in the developers name 💀. Contains the number 3 💀💀💀💀

🥺 so great to hear. Hopefully you noticed this is just part 1 of 3!

He was busy monologing, obviously ;) thanks!

Maybe monitors have a ranking system (Like sub-monitors) and Spark was just a low ranking monitor during the meeting

Check out my main comment, my main theory now rests on some secret dialog that sheds more light on the timeline, and showcases a council of 3 who made the decision to imprison the endless. It's likely the statues are of those 3, but if so, it's not the Librarian, master builder, or didact. Faber and Librarian were dead before the conversation took place, and didact was outside the galaxy during this time

The Endless aren’t Precursors - they’re called Xalanyn, a species that the Forerunners didn’t even know of until after the firing of the Halo.

@@AlbertusSalvatierra I do have a theory that the Xalanyn are precursors, or rather a genetic branch that evolved and separated from precursors that could be harmed by the Halo Rings. That could explain why the endless didn't know the forerunners were hostile (getting themselves imprisoned), and explains how they survived. The precursors were known to evolve into many different forms over millions of years Logically, if you kill all precursors that can't survive the Halo Rings, you're left only with the ones who can. But, it's just a theory of course

@@RedNomster I believe they had a set form, and the only instance of mutation was observed through the Primordial- who really juts increased in size and grew more limbs. Naturally, Precursor were huge insect-like humanoids which had a sort of wide-head with a scorpions tale off its end, as well as a number of arms with three to four fingers.

@@AlbertusSalvatierra Or, the endless is a alliance of species. In the final boss fight The Harbinger tells the banished fighting chief if they can kill him they will be accepted into the endless. She also says that if chief didn't mess with the reformation he would have been let into the endless as well.

More videos on the way! Next, looking at the text itself 🤔

Welcome! Part 2 coming the 26th!