- Spartan1995324
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Posted by: anton1792
Posted by: Spartan1995324
I think the ELites are thinking WAY too far into the future, but it makes sense they would want to prevent that.
Then they may as well worry about the Grunts overpopulating, or the Brutes, or the Drones, or the Jackals, or any other race. No reason to focus on just Humanity's rebuilding efforts if they are not specifically over-colonizing then.Humanity is the only species that lasted so long against the Covenant in a war. We are the most dangerous species in a sense.
They want to kick us while we are down. The Elites have nothing to fear from the other Covenant client species. The Brutes are a thorn in their side, and will continue to be if Halo Evolutions is to be believed. However the Elites are clearly more united against the Brutes and are better tacticians. Perhaps they feel confident they can repel Brute attacks?
Secondly, the Grunts don't really want to go to war, except for the ones who hate humanity as well and therefore will join the Storm. The Drones will mind their own business. The Hunters will join whomever gives me access to space travel (which seems to be the Storm). Jackals are just space pirates who are loyal to money, the Storm may have just hired Jackals. The Prophets have vanished, and there are some Engineers floating around, but the Engineers have never been violent.
The only two species the Elites truly have to watch out for are the Brutes, and the Humans.
However, the Brutes are not the greatest tacticians and fight amongst themselves. They will most likely lose their war against Elites for the same reason the Covenant lost against Humanity: infighting.
Humanity on the other hand survived the Covenant onslaught without being absorbed into it. Not that they could have joined but...even the Jackals and Hunters fell. The Jackals pirating skills were useful but eventually could not withstand the full might of the Covenant. Hunters were monsters at ground engagements but lacked war ships.
Humanity had it all. An air force, an army, and a navy. Something that the other Covenant species (except Elites) could only do together.
And then you have to take into account Humanity's society. It designed to sustain itself, because Humans were alone for the longest time. They had to fend for themselves.
In the Covenant, each species relied on the Prophets for technology and the Elites for military leadership. They forgot how to fend for themselves. The Elites now longer lead an empire's military, and no longer have the Prophets to manage things.
The Elites have to relearn how to have a functioning society again, since not everyone can be warriors. This will take time, and the Elites know it. Humanity doesn't have this problem and therefore can rebuild at a faster rate than the Elites. The Elites have a head start since none of their planets were glassed. However if Humanity grows at a faster rate, then they will eventually surpass the Elites.
This is what the Elites fear. That Humanity will surpass them eventually and seek revenge for all their dead, their planets, their dignity. They know that Humanity is perhaps their only equal in terms of leading a military. However the Elites' disadvantage is that they need to find a way to sustain themselves, and that will take time to figure it out.
Humanity on the other hand can just use their previous system and start rebuilding right away. The Elites feel the need to crush Humanity before it becomes "too late" and they have the strength to get their revenge.
NOTE: When I say "the Elites" I mean the ones that actually want Humanity dead. Sorry about that.
[Edited on 10.28.2012 12:26 PM PDT]