- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Heres a little list of who hates who and why in the covenant castes, feel free to save this for future referances.
Prophets
Likes:
Brutes, thinks they are the perfect instrument. see first strike pg 339
And all the others too, they have no major enimies.
Dislikes:
No-one as such
Engineers
They seem to be in a trance and do their job they are not enemies with anyone, not even humans.
To make this easier assume that no covenant dislike the engineers.
Elites
Likes:
Hunters, due to a neutral respect between the two races, stated in the strategy guide
Prophets, due to the fact that out of all the covenant castes they are the most fanatically devoted to the religion and thus the prophets themselves.
Dislikes:
Brutes, due to the fact they are sharing their space as one of the upper castes. not happy about prophets new found favour towards them. they are interfering with their pride and there is mutual hatred between the two castes.
Grunts, see them as inferior cannon fodder and use them as such. Think nothing of them.
Jackals, same as Grunts. In an Elites eyes they are all equally pathetic. it states on the Elite figure that they hold the lower classes in equal contempt to the humans
Brutes
Likes: The Prophets whom they obey without question and seem to hold in equal awe as the Elites do.
Dislikes:
Probably, though no proof as such, every single other Covenant caste.
Elites due to a mutual hatred and each trying to become the higher caste and gain the favor of the Prophets.
Hunters
Likes: Elites due to their mutual respect (but this could be wrong as the elites plasma bombardment was what forced them into the covenant collective) but it seems that hunters only take commands off of elites.
Dislikes: Grunts and Jackals. sees them as a lower caste and will not think twice about walking over them and killing them if in the way. sees them as inferior beings. see fall of reach.
Jackals
Likes: No-one really but will take commands from Elites
Dislikes: Hunters because of their minimal concern for their kind but especially hate Grunts. in the caste system, jackals are equal to grunts, a lot like elites are to brutes. and like the brutes and elites this causes a lot of mutual hatred between the two. The Jackals see themselves as above the Grunts so pick on them and make brutal attacks to maintain above them. they seem to enjoy killing/maiming Grunts as in the flood Yayap thinks of the horrible punishment of being given to the Jackals. so such acts must occur within the society.
Grunts
Likes: No-one at all
Dislikes:
Hunters due to thier non-caring treatment of the Grunts and seeing them as pest like creatures.
Jackals because of their foul treatment of Grunts to maintain a sense of superiority
Elites for using them as cannon fodder, sending them on suicide missions, thinking of them in equal contempt to humans. It's quite clear in the flood that Grunts hate Elites. they wanted zamamee to die when he was injured on PoA
New mystery caste - lets find out :)
People on this Thread after reading this will find that so many possibilities are possible for certain groups of allies in a covenant civil war.