- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
The Hunters are a weird race in the Covenant force. They seemed very removed from the other races. Like when John and the rest of Blue Team were infiltrating Corte D Azur they found the Jackal that had been trampled by the Hunter and just left in a pile of gore on the ground. The Hunters may not have had a role at all. Maybe none of the Covenant have certain roles. Maybe before they began studying humanity if they were not studying another species they were just a seperated force that had their own planets with their own priorities. If they were to have roles, the Grunts and Jackals are regarded as the lowest form in the Covenant force, so they may have been the workers or builders, they come in large numbers and are ordered around like pets of their elders. They Elites were probably the authority of the Grunts and Jackals, policing them, telling them what to do. The Prophets, I agree with you, seem to be the religious leaders of the Covenant. As for the Hunters and Brutes, they both seem very sucluded. Perhaps they are only called upon to fight during combat, but actually have no role in the Covenant society.