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All this talk about different clans...this is fancy talk for "I'm excusing poor design"
I don't read those books, or watch Halo Legends. (Don't even get me started on that cartoon. That show gave me cancer.)
But, back on topic, I care very little for these books and these cartoons. If I am reading these books (which I doubt), then I can pictures these things in however fashion I want. But in Reach, I have to look at this...visual pollution that are Whoopnars (In case anyone missed it, I am calling Reach brutes Whoopnars, under the premise they are not Brutes, but some other, unnamed race thus far)
Anyone who talks about different clans...no...just no.
I will accept that different clans will have different names, traditions, etc...simply on the basis of established possibilities of what know. However, I refuse to accept that different clans have vastly different genetic structures to the point where the physical form has altered.
Humans have white people, black people, Asians, albinos, etc. But generally speaking, the humanoid form is 99% identical, with a difference in skin color, and perhaps physical size. Whoopnars vs Brutes however, there are too many differences to account for. Take a look at those photos and compare the two.
Brute
Whoopnar
There are two conclusions:
1. Whoopnars are not Brutes
2. Whoopnars suck
And for the people who were saying "You were looking at their eyes, and their feet?" Yes I was, because I was looking for every difference I could find. This is called analysis.
After what Bungie did to Brutes in Reach, I am happy I can sleep at night knowing Bungie can never again screw up something so amazing as the Brutes, as they will never work on another Halo project again. I am sorry if this sounds a bit extreme for something like this...but this is coming from a guy who was not going to buy this game if Brutes were not in it in the first place. Brutes were interesting to fight, if at least on a enjoyable level. They were funny, they were interesting, they were challenging. They are all around interesting. They were a slave race that managed to climb its way out of practical enslavement and second-tier status and actually make a name for themselves. Does this ring any bells (civil rights movement). All around, their entire concept was fascinating!
However, when I said I wasn't gonna buy Reach because of lack of Brutes...in hindsight...I kinda wish Brutes were NOT in Halo Reach...they would have fared better had they of been excluded.
If you are a Brute fan...then you can agree with me that we must never again call THIS a Brute...ever again. Call them whatever you want, just don't dirty the name of Brute.
[Edited on 02.21.2011 9:17 AM PST]