- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
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!-.