Posted by: Rubik Sniper
Firstly, yes, the only reasons Brutes and Drones were not in Halo: Combat Evolved was because Bungie hadn't developed them yet. Fine, they existed as a part of the Covenant during this time, whatever, I won't argue with that.
Second, peoples arguments as to why Brutes and Drones should be in Reach is that: "Oh there were so many ships attacking Reach, one was bound to have a few Brutes and Drones on it"
If this is true then why aren't there any Brutes or Drones on the first Halo? Master Chief was bound to run into a few of em.
Thirdly, I understand that gameplay would feel a little old if we only have Elites, Grunts, Jackals, and Hunters, with no Brutes, and Drones, and no new Covenant, but this is why making prequels are so tough. They're tough because you come up with new and advanced ideas even though the setting takes place before the first game. You have to be careful how you weave these new characters, or even weapons and vehicles into the story without the player saying; "Wow, that's awesome! But why isn't it in Halo: CE if it's in Reach which comes before it?"
Due to timeline, Brutes and Drones shouldn't be in Reach, but they're probably going to be to keep gameplay fresh. Hell, Bungie might even add more new Covenant, who knows?
Discuss?
Again as many people told you in the other thread they are involved in the covenant military during the time of Reach.
Brutes and Drones were part of the first battle against the Humans on Harvest.
If you understand why they weren't in the first Halo game then you obviously know the reason why they weren't included in it. Nevertheless the Covenant ship that followed the Pillar of Autumn to the first Halo ring was an Elite dominated ship. As you know Brutes and Elites have a bit of a feud so obviously the ship wouldn't have contained any of them.
Brutes were also present in Halo Wars.
Heres a time frame for you.
2525- First Battle of Harvest and first contact with the Humans is met by the following species. Brutes, Grunts, Jackals, an Engineer and Drones. Elites weren'teven involved in the battle.
2531- Spirit of Fire confronts a Brute Force on the Shield World they land in while searching for Anders.
2552- The Battle of Reach takes place.
That means the Brutes were a part of the covenant for 27 years before the Battle of Reach. And since the Drones were in the covenant longer than the Brutes than obviously they were participating in Battles for at least as long.