- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
I think at first, the Elites and other Covenant aliens who rebelled will still be enemies. I doubt the news of the split within the Covenant has reached Earth. Only a small fraction of the Covenant know of what the Brutes did. However, as you are playing the game with the odds against you, Johnson and the Arbiter could arrive. The Arbiter could update the Covenant on Earth about what happened during Halo 2. This would cause the rest of the Elites to fight against the Brutes and Prophets. They might not necessarily become "allies" with the Master Chief, but they would have a common enemy and a common goal ( stop the activation of the rings). Then again, the Elites on Earth might not believe the Arbiter because he does have the "Mark of Shame", which could prevent them from believing him.