- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Getting some details on the Hunters would be great. Apparently, they have a complex society with some sort of individual hive minds. I read somewhere (official, not just off a thread) that each Hunter is made up of a number of organisms. This gives a lot of possibilities as to different types of Hunters, such as civilian forms.
I find it really interesting that Hunters only fight in two-Hunter units with their spawn-brother. This creates some unique qualities between brothers and their relationship in fighting. Why is that though only fight in pairs though? I would assume the brothers have done everything together through their lives. Assuming there are other Hunter forms, are they not fit for combat? I'm speculating, but in their own individual society, not everyone will be a warrior, so there must be other types of Hunters.
Here's a crazy idea. Perhaps the Hunters are an elite part of that society. The Hunters could be just a specific section of that society bred for combat and were tamed by the Covenant. So many questions about a powerful species.
However, in H2, when talking about the role of the Arbiters and some of the situations they have been called upon to take care of, the Prophet of Mercy mentions the taming of the Hunters. This suggests that the Hunters also have a very anamilistic side to them. Also, since it was an Arbiter that took part in taming them, the Hunter society possibly swore allegiance to the Elites since the Arbiter was one. This could be why the Hunters sided with the Elites when the Covenant split in H2.
After all that, and back to the orginal topic, I don't believe that the Hunters will take over the Covenant leadership. Sorry about the theories.