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Yes...I know about Maccabeus having a ship. But that ship was also stripped down. It didn't even have an engineer. How can a so severly under-equipped vessel compete with a fully armed one in terms of killing power?
I can say, that up until the Schism, a majority of the Covenant was controlled by Elites. This is a numbers a game. It is an established precedent that Brutes (almost) never had Engineers on their ships and they were given undermanned and under equipped ships as seen by the Maccabeus case. We don't know exact numbers...but...I found this on Halopedia
Throughout the majority of the Covenant Civil War or commonly known as the "Great Schism," (as referred to by the Covenant Separatists) the Covenant Military was violently splintered between the Covenant Loyalists, who continued to believe in the Prophet's wisdom and the Covenant Separatists, who followed the Arbiter against them. As the battle raged, the High Prophet of Truth formally transferred command of the Covenant Navy to the Jiralhanae, a position once exclusively held by the Sangheili. The Covenant Separatists wiped out the primary Loyalist fleet at the Battle of Installation 00.
lets get more precise
As the battle raged, the High Prophet of Truth formally transferred command of the Covenant Navy to the Jiralhanae, a position once exclusively held by the Sangheili.
lets get even more precise
a position once exclusively held by the Sangheili.
Now...as far as the military in general is concerned...I'm not an expert. I am not an expert in planetary invasions either. However...I do have several PhDs in common sense. I am pretty sure...exclusively is synonymous to monopoly...and a monopoly is when a single group holds full control of something.
But taking into account Maccabeus had a ship, than it can be inferred other Brutes had ships, but they were not the majority. Maccabeus was ONE OF THE FEW who had a ship. It stands to reason, the Elites AT LEAST had almost FULL control while the Brutes had almost NO control.
If the Elites hold almost full control of the Navy, than it stands to reason, that another group with limited control, could never do as much damage.
With:
-Undermanned ships
-under equipped ships
-fewer numbers
How, in the name of God, were the Brutes able to kill AS MANY people as the Elites? I can think of three reason:
1. Elites are VERY lazy
2. Elites are terribly ineffective and ineffeciant soldiers
3. You are full of it and you are wrong.
Elites do not strike me as lazy, ineffective, or, inefficient. This leaves one answer...and that answer is...
You are full of it...and you are wrong.
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Now...you call Brutes savage...ok...
They torture people? Alright...
We know this guy tortured James Ackerson for some reason.
We can surmise Gravemind tortured Cortana in some way...as Cortana looked weird...and she was acting weird...possible mental stress.
The Elites were also guilty of torture:
Keyes was taken aboard the Co venant CCS-Class Battlecruiser, the Truth and Reconciliation. There, he was interrogated, tortured, and held prisoner until the Master Chief, the ODSTs, and a group of Marines were able to rescue him with the help of Cortana.
I didn't see any brutes on the Truth and Reconciliation...did you?
Then there was Reth
When Reth was believed to be a rebel, 'Vadamee, Zhar, Saal, and Veer kidnapped him from The Redoubt for information. Saal then tortured him, refusing to believe that he was following the orders of the Hierarchs since they were under conflicting orders.
and the Elites do not torture people?
Did you know you're stupid?
Look at poor Noble 6. Although I am glad he is now feeding the worms, I am pretty sure he was shot 40 times, ganged up on by several Elites, and stabbed several times. This looked pretty painful.
In Halo 3...in the first level, a Marine was being held captive by a Brute. It was that part where the brute was standing on a log, and he was holding the marine by the neck. The brute killed the Marine with a single punch to the face. Now...I am not a medical doctor, nor am I an expert in medical science...but it is my understanding that if you are hit hard enough in the face, it can break the noes cartilage. If the cartilage is pushed into the brain, you are instantly, and painlessly, killed. I surmise this happened to the Marine.
From what I can tell...Brutes seem more merciful than Elites...
[Edited on 02.27.2011 11:50 AM PST]