Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-71.79.101.59-20140402002122/@comment-4869470-20140823153803

It is a good topic to talk about but there is no SOLID evidence that he is alive and no solid evidence that he is DEAD, either.

from some one who saw him fall off the cliff and didnt think too much about it and never rewatched any of main's countless beatings they would assume he is dead without a second thought (especially because he hasnt made any aperences what so ever so far since his 'fall' not a cameo or flash back. nothing)

BUT for some one who is a bit more optimistic it's safe to say that he could be alive. especially because that is a way better option. here are some reasons why.

1)he has taken countless beatings, cuts and bullets in the past

2)His insanity could have prevented him from feeling much pain, allowing him to not pass out from it

3)The fall into the icey waters of sidewinder COULD have acted like a cryo chamber (obviously not as well because its not a cryo chamber, but it IS a planet made entirely out of ice water and snow. who knows how cold that water is)

4)Asuming that Main's Freelancer armor was either built with regulation lock down features or that he stole lock down (or better yet armor lock) he would have survived the fall. also normal spartan armor is extremly strong and is normaly capable of deflecting lower class bullets and most all environmental shrapnal, but theres no telling if Freelancer is the same armor or if its a cheeper version.

5)also asuming that his armor was built in with a regulation under layer in his armor that expands and puts preassure on wounds when they are created, some of his wounds should have been prevented from bleeding

There are many reasons as to why Main could have been dead but most are just the negatives of the reasons i listed above. and also i want maine to be alive, weather he apears as a new villan or a nut in a maximun security insaneasylum.

Maine, im sure, will always live on in peoples fannons and fan fic =)