- Spencer1519
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For the last time its TURRETS not TORRENTS. A TORRENT is either a peer to peer file sharing protocol or a violently fast stream of water. A TURRET is a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation. And TURRENT isn't even a word.
From what I've read in interviews, Regret took the Elites with him and left some Brutes behind to occupy New Mombasa. As for the time line. Technically it takes place 6 hours after the slipspace rupture, with flashbacks taking place earlier than that.
Its perfectly logical to just fight the Brutes, since they are an occupying force, while the Elites are a siege and front line soldier force. Regret took his Elites with him, and left his Brutes behind to hold the city until the Covenant could send a bigger force.
It is also possible that Regret's brutes were better outfitted before the schism than Truth's Brutes. Regret may have just been ahead of the curve on the upgrades. After all, it only took a short while between Halo 2 and Halo 3 for Truth to upgrade the rest of the Brutes.
Its also possible that only Brutes sent to Earth recieved upgrades, while everyone else in the fleet is still without armor. Think about it, only Brutes sent to Earth were ever seen with these upgrades. The High Charity Brutes were always without armor. Truth came to Earth, and that was the first time we saw armored Brutes. Halo 3: ODST will show Earth based armored troops left behind by Regret.
These armored Brutes could be the special elite (the descriptive word, not the species) that serve in the collection of Forerunner artifacts. Specifically, the ark. The High Charity Brutes were armorless, under equipped (they had fewer weapons and no equipment), and were generally dumber. Earth based Brutes have armor, more weapons, better equipment, and are way smarter. To me it seems these brutes are special and separate from the Brutes we met in Halo 2. I believe they are a special separate force and that is why Brutes in Halo 3: ODST are armored and look like Halo 3 Brutes.
In other words, I think that even though we see in ODST these upgraded Brutes, that elsewhere in the Covenant fleet, the Halo 2 Brutes still exist, even during Halo 3. We just don't fight them.
[Edited on 06.11.2009 6:05 PM PDT]