- Unseen Blade
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- Intrepid Heroic Member
I'm just curious. If I made a poll asking if you liked to fight Elites or Brutes, most people would say Elites. I want to know, why do you like Elites so much?
The Halo 3 and ODST Brutes are very similar to Elites. Brutes have shielding, just like Elites. The only difference is that once their shields are completely depleted, the armor falls off, leaving them vulnerable. However, they tend to take more shots to remove their shields. Basically, Elites have less shields but can take cover when shields are down, and Brutes take more shots to take out shields, but you don't have to worry about shields recovering once taken out. The two aren't very different to fight in that sense. Except for Brutes with jet packs. Those are different than anything an Elite can have.
Now, another difference is weapon type. Brutes tend to stray from plasma weaponry in Halo 3 and use their Spikers, Spike Grenades, and Brute Shot. Higher ranking Brutes use Gravity Hammers and Fuel Rod Cannons as well as Plasma Cannons. In ODST, the Brute plasma rifle will return to their arsenal. Elites use plasma instead of projectile and have a plasma rifle, which acts pretty similarly to the Spiker, as well as needlers on occasion. The Brutes have more powerful weaponry higher on because their War Chieftans can use Plasma Cannons and Fuel Rods, and higher Elites just have Energy Swords to improve on their weaponry. Both enemies use Carbines. To sum it up, Elites don't have the explosives like Brutes, but do have more plasma weaponry. Higher ranked Brutes have more diverse weapons than Elites.
In vehicles, Brutes have more powerful, yet less controllable vehicles like the Chopper and Prowler. The Spectre is weaker than a Prowler, but is a lot easier to control. The Chopper is to a Ghost as a Prowler is to a Spectre. Then, both sides do use Ghosts, as well as Wraiths and Banshees.
This gets me to my last point. Brutes are more aggressive than Elites. They will move up in cover if you start to shoot at them, they will look for every opportunity to kill you. Brutes like to pin you down and close in on you. Elites tend to fight at more of a distance, lobbing grenades and taking out your shields. However, should you get in cover, the Elite will not pursue like a Brute might. Brutes can also go berserk. While they have less protection in this mode, they can kill you with only a hit or two on higher difficulties.
So basically, Brutes have more explosive weaponry than Elites at the expense of powerful plasma, are more aggressive, but are similar to the Elites in their shields, and more powerful, yet harder to control vehicles. Are people afraid of more of a challenge?
[Edited on 07.31.2009 9:52 PM PDT]