- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
The main reasons someone would say that it's a brute is because it's bulky, and it's got what looks like hair on the arms. Now of course there are like, 6 more months for Bungie to finish the game, at LEAST, so of course this just an early version of something to come. However, the brutes never crouched, the were clearly bulky ass dudes, and here, they seem too slender, and the second one in the line is clearly crouching. Not to mention the back of the neck is slender, like an elites.
And the eyes. Yeah they're bulky, yeah they (may) have hair, but the eyes are totally wrong. The would be farther back. Even if this isn't the last version of the character, I just don't think they would place the eyes so close to the mouth if it was to be a brute. I really want to say it's an oversized grunt, because imagining like a grunt leader coming downa nd leading the poor midget bastards on a kickass rebellion suits my fancy, but realistically, I'm still sticking with either a new species, an oversized grunt, or an elite.
Also, take into consideration the guys in a line. They aren't all the same. God knows WHAT the third thing is, it looks brown, and almost 4 legged (cursury glance only!). We could be looking at a whole new faction for all we know. But that goes without saying...