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Subject: What Happened to the Brutes?

Something I noted a short time ago: The Brutes were no longer seen in leadership positions after Harvest, only in infantry units. Were they demoted after Harvest because of their actions that ignited the Human-Covenant War? I haven't read Contact Harvest yet, so could someone clarify?

  • 08.26.2011 7:29 PM PDT

I believe they've always been kept from the leadership roles long before Harvest. Even in Contact Harvest they are shown as being looked down upon by the elites. Don't know really, my information may be outdated.

  • 08.26.2011 7:32 PM PDT

They has always been a certain amount of hatred between the Brutes and Elites, I just figured that the Brutes led Jackals and Grunts in small units, nothing too major.

  • 08.26.2011 7:34 PM PDT

Um, because brute leaders were rare. The brute chieftain in Contact Harvest got there by being a pain to the Elites.

I doubt they got demoted at all.

  • 08.26.2011 7:43 PM PDT

Oh, see, that's why I mentioned I hadn't read Contact Harvest

  • 08.26.2011 7:45 PM PDT

After reading Contact Harvest, I understand all the hate the Brutes had against the Elites. The Elites treated the Brutes like trash, giving them the worse ships in the fleet, and just not helping them.

The Brutes never had a high ranking role until a few months prior to the great schism.

  • 08.27.2011 12:06 AM PDT

Oh, okay, so that Chieftain was an anomaly basically

  • 08.27.2011 12:11 AM PDT

This
Basically that link, in the video it is said that the Brutes and Elites have been at war for 6 years and that some of his generals are still fighting them, so it is uncertain how it is going. The Brutes no longer have leadership and the Elites cannot maintain their ships, a book will solve it.

  • 08.27.2011 1:54 AM PDT