- Justice One Duo
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Now, before you say "Oh, Justice One Duo, the Arbiter was not the Arbiter until Halo 2!! Why are you an idiot?", just put your typing fingers in your pockets and read the following sentences.
Alright, so as we all know, the Arbiter is a rank bestowed upon a sole Elite for the purpose of killing a bunch of -blam!- in times of needing a bunch of -blam!- dead. Most of the missions are suicidal, but hey, who cares? So, there have been Arbiters to "take care" of the Hunters and Grunts, but they were Elites from a long time ago, so they do not pertain to this discussion.
Next, we can assume that, after years of searching, the Covenant may have assumed that Reach, due to its stronghold like status, was the Human homeworld. I mean, who would not? Therefore, they send mucho Covenant to attack and destroy said world, while recovering any Reclamations.
Finally, Reach may or may not be a squad-based shooter (all signs point to yes, but lets just say it is for now).
So, the meat of my discussion. The Arbiter we first see (chronologically) is around 2531. He gets his ass beat by Forge. He dies. The next Arbiter we see is 2552, who is the "good" Arbiter. That is 21 years. Therefore, I assume that there would be a few more Arbiters in said 21 years.
Now, we know that the Fall of Reach is around Fall of 2552, and the "good" Arbiter was made around Fall-Winter of 2552 (I could easily find out the dates, but for the sake of speed, just roll with me here). So, lets say that there is another Arbiter during the Fall. It would make sense, right? They send him in to attack this "Homeworld" (which would be their best victory), and find some Forerunner stuff. He gets his ass beat, end of story.
This is how it could fit in with gameplay:
IF it is Squad Based, IF it has a Covenant Campaign:
"Reach" Arbiter is sent to Reach. with a group of Covenant to go with him. Maybe all are dishonored/not conformy, so that is why they are chosen.
"Base" Class: Arbiter (he is the leader)
"Heavy" Class: Hunter (Maybe his bond brother died, so life is not important to him, blah blah blah, goes with Arby)
"Close-Combat" Class: Brute (Crazy ass Chieftan, he and Arby vie for leader position, yadda yadda yadda, end up being friends)
"Tech" Class: Engineer/Drone (There you have it)
"Sniper" Class: Jackal
They could go about, do -blam!-, be awesome and whatnot. Then, at the end "New" Arbiter could die, paving the way for "Good" Arbiter.
So, what do you think? The time would be able to work out, it could shed some light on the Covenant race, how bout it?
Short version: Different Arbiter in Reach, different Covenant for teammates, Covenant Campaign, fleshed out Covenant Story, lots of fun.
Please keep discussion interesting, with lack of stupidity.