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it seems like no one understands what he is saying, covenant are more then they appear, their home life can be more complicated than ours

  • 06.27.2004 3:15 PM PDT
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Posted by: Zamamee
Each different species of the Covenant has their own Homeworld though there is like another homeworld for the Covenant as a whole, if Fall of Reach is anything to go by.

Jackals definately have members of both sexes. There are different colours of Jackal probably for each sex. Some also have like spiny feathers that protrude from their arms and crest of their head. This I believe is on the males, not only as a sign of aggression, for when they are fighting but also a a mating procedure like the birds of this world.
As Jackals are reptile/birdlike things I think their young are born from eggs.

Grunts have young, I know because it irritates Grunts that their young are taken away at a young age to be part of the Covenant empire. it doesn't specify how they reproduce but as they life in methane rich swamp environments i'd say they produce a lot via spawn, like toads so they are probably of both sexes though only males seem to fight. also explains why there are so many of them if you think of them reproducing in this way.

Prophets, god knows. maybe they clone themselves and live forever?

Engineers are like squidy/fish-like things so either they are all one sex and produce a-blam!-ly or they produce like squids do, menaing theres a possiblility that they are both sexes in one.

Hunters are like turtles, how they have long necks and they contract into their amour so maybe via eggs? as they have reptile properties.

Elites I believe have both sexes in their species but only the males it seems fight. the ones encountered all have male names, male personalities etc. So unless they reproduce by cloning themselves and therefore are all male or they reproduce by other means but females havn't been encountered.

What I have said is 99.5% speculation so don't take it as gospel, they are just logical guesses from a big Covenant fan who has read all the books and the strategy guide, absorbed all the information and made afew of my own judgemants


I think there are Elite females because if you beat the game on Legendary you see a elite grab the sargents arse and I dont think the elites are -blam!-.

  • 06.27.2004 3:22 PM PDT
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There are female elites because on legendary if you beat the maw you see a elite grab the sarges butt and I dont think the 2 r homos

  • 06.27.2004 3:25 PM PDT
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Sorry about that last pst I thought my last 1 didnt post

  • 06.27.2004 3:26 PM PDT

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Maybe the covies you are fighting against are actually females and the male elites are just miniture and die right after mating..... Kinda like ant colonies, the males mate with the queen and the workers and stuff are all females? Thought it could be kinda like that but not for all the castes of course.

  • 06.27.2004 3:27 PM PDT
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I wonder if we will see covenants without armor on on the covy home world.

  • 06.27.2004 3:28 PM PDT
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Posted by: Parasite
like a mega prophet or somethin like that


The highest ranking prophet is called "The High Prophet of Truth" and he resides in their Holy City, called "High Charity"

He is the leader of all the prophets, and it would be fun to just shoot him and watch the rest of the Covies panic in distress. MUAHAHAHAHAHA

  • 06.27.2004 3:31 PM PDT
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Yes, they won't have armor. Do normal civilians on Earth go around with balistics armor at hand? I think not. Therefore scoring a kill on alien civilians will be extremely easy. Because without their armor, none of them would stand more than a few bullets. Even if the Brutes could survive a few more, just shoot his freakin head off. easy.

It would be fun to play a mission where you go through the Covie Holy City and plant a NOVA (super bomb that destroys planets) to wipe all of them out. Maybe you go to each of the individual planets along with the major one to plant NOVA's and kill every last alien. I mean, MC does go to the grunt homeworld, because why else would we have a picture of a maskless grunt? they can't survive outside of the homeplanet, and Bungie said everything they make is going to be in the game, because they don't have the time to mess around with pictures they just release to the public and don't use.

  • 06.27.2004 3:39 PM PDT
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Posted by: Frag Master

I mean, MC does go to the grunt homeworld, because why else would we have a picture of a maskless grunt? they can't survive outside of the homeplanet, and Bungie said everything they make is going to be in the game, because they don't have the time to mess around with pictures they just release to the public and don't use.


Possibly but not for certain, they might be in their methane tents or in a section of the ship thats suited to their needs where the masks arn't needed. Not saying your wrong just saying theres other possibilities

  • 06.28.2004 2:52 AM PDT
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Posted by: ash55
Maybe the covies you are fighting against are actually females and the male elites are just miniture and die right after mating..... Kinda like ant colonies, the males mate with the queen and the workers and stuff are all females? Thought it could be kinda like that but not for all the castes of course.


Not really because the word 'He' is mentioned a lot in the flood for the character of Zuka 'Zamamee so 'He' is definately male and its a safe bet to say a lot of the others are that are mentioned in the book, if not all of them.

  • 06.28.2004 2:53 AM PDT
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Does anyone else have any Covenant theories or have I pretty much summed it up?

  • 06.28.2004 1:28 PM PDT
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i think u pretty much summed it up

  • 06.28.2004 1:29 PM PDT
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Posted by: gman762mm
i think u pretty much summed it up


LOL looks like it, unless people don't want to post on such topics

  • 06.28.2004 1:46 PM PDT
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I think Elites reproduce similar to humans. Think about it: We both have 2 arms, 2 legs, 2 eyes, we can run, jump, crouch, walk, and maniplulate our environment with our hands. If there's one species in Halo that I can relate to, it's definately Elites.

  • 06.28.2004 1:53 PM PDT
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And when Shishka said " erm... they don't have uh.... "male parts" I think that's just becuase Bungie didn't want to be sick.

  • 06.28.2004 1:55 PM PDT
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I think Brutes are closer to humans and reproduce like mammals, being ape like and all.

  • 06.28.2004 1:59 PM PDT
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Elites are the closest to Humans. We aren't coverd in 3 inches of arctic fur, you know...

  • 06.28.2004 2:02 PM PDT
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What groups would you say suits Elites the most, Mammal, Insect, Reptile, Amphibian?
I would say abit of reptile due to their skin but abit of insect characteristics due to their limb joints and mandibles

  • 06.28.2004 2:04 PM PDT
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I would say reptile

  • 06.28.2004 2:06 PM PDT
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Humans are mammals, yet we only have a little bit of hair! WHY can't Elites be mammals?!?!?!

  • 06.28.2004 2:14 PM PDT
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You know I generally try to keep out of the whole " How the F*** do the Covenant mate? " thing, but here goes.

I am assuming they all mate like nearly every land born creature on Earth does.

For Grunts and Jackals I am willing to assume that they breed in litters like Cats or Dogs having four or so children at a time. Hence their numbers and sacrificial convience.

Hunters probably have maybe one or two childer in their entire lives. Hence their numbers being way low. Maybe live birth or otherwise. I really don't want to think about it either way.

Elites are probably like Humans. That is a guess, but meh.

Brutes are probably like us as well, but go through some sort of "initiation rights" before they can.

Prophets. Rare breeding and it is probably done through some odd ritual. *squirms at the thought*

Engineers are the most likely the ones to have eggs out of all of the Covenant species. As to how they do it......I get this awful feeling it is a lot like a -blam!- video. *turns over and vomits*

But yeah those are my ideas.

[Edited on 6/28/2004 2:48:00 PM]

  • 06.28.2004 2:47 PM PDT
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Maybe they divide or something?

[Edited on 6/28/2004 2:50:41 PM]

  • 06.28.2004 2:49 PM PDT
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who gives a fuk about covie mating. ill i want to see is covie -blam!-!

  • 06.28.2004 2:49 PM PDT

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