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Hmmm...
The Covenant are a wierd bunch. First we have the Elites, they're vain and dramatic as few; if someone/something so much as gets in the way of their gracious and manneristic way of carrying on about their various businesses, they'll be offended, even starled, shocked that someone had the nerve to interrup them in thier splendor. They are bound to hierarchy, not only by expecting their subordinates to follow orders without questions, but also follow blindly when dealing with a higher authority, and if there isn't one, they stick to the principles and codes of the Covenant. This is why the Prophets lies were so heavy on them.
Then we have the Grunts, they're small (in comparison to the rest of the Covenant) and whiny and uncoordinated. Thier cowardice knows no limit, they flee when slightest sign of defeat appears, they often complain or regret their entire lives, whilst doing so, in hilarious ways. Far to curious and playfull too; just a moment of peace and they'll wander off and start touching random stuff, or fall asleep. A mix between a retarded (am I allowed to write that? I'll remove it if it's offencive) C3PO and an Ewok, is a good way of describing them, the comic relief of the Halo series. But that was then. During the era of darker, gritier, more realistic and more badass, Bungie wanted to be taken more seriously, so they changed their style a bit; in Halo 3 we had the suicide Grunts, and in Reach they made an attempt to make them more menecing all together. So at this point... ?
The Jackals had their crazed, intence, wide-open eyes, and dodgy, hunched, birdlike way of moving around once they became engadged in action. They never spoke, only made strange noises and...
Etc, etc.. Those behavious (many times due to their physiology) are what made the Covenant, that kind of distinct styles/characteristics they all hade, opposed to just look cool and dangeruos, and so on. If that's all still there, it's still the Covenant. The question is if it is?
EDIT: just because something has the same religious views as the Covenant, doesn't make it Covenant.
Posted by: ajw34307
Posted by: PhyscoRaiderS97
It just doesn't feel right killing Elites after Halo 3. I could understand killing Elites in Reach, that was part of the plot leading up to the main Trilogy etc. But to be fighting them again feels odd, due to the split in the Covenant. I do know that the Storm are extremely Zealous though.
The alliance between Elites and humanity was formed out of sheer need for survival in the face of a common enemy. They didn't suddenly love each other, and almost 30 years of genocide isn't going to suddenly go away because of this alliance.That's like saying that England nor France should be able to reconsile with Germany after the two world wars. Intellectual understanding, empathy and sympathy is everything. If there is no mutual understanding, there is no possibility of peace, so I think the Storm--due to their unwillingness to negotiate--works pretty well; I have no problem waging war against them.
[Edited on 10.14.2012 9:07 AM PDT]