- spurkis
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Note that the Sangheili race is not like The Flood; a horde of individuals sharing one mind, one set of view points etc. Like the humans, Elites have different viewpoints on things, and like people already have said; some prefer victory over honor.
I think the Elites who despise things like active camouflage and use of vehicles in battle are solely the elder ones and the Zealots. Correct me if I'm wrong, but not until the war with the humans and the conflict with the Heretics in Halo 2 was stealth techniques actually neccessary to achieve victory in certain battles. The conflicts they had earlier (Grunts, Lekgolo, Drones, etc) didn't require such technologies, since they were superior enough to beat them without using said technologies.
The shipmaster of the cruiser Incorruptible, Tano 'Inananree, tried to purposedly let The Flood into the ship and infect everyone including himself possibly based on his rather extreme zealotry. Another Elite on the ship betrayed him with a Needler and ended his madness, with the rest of the crew on his side.
This incident shows that the Elites are different from eachother, and have different values and views on this Sangheili code of conduct. Some prefer victory, some prefer solely honor, even if it means oblivion and utter annihilation.
[Edited on 12.14.2010 6:41 AM PST]