Not only was it established in Mortal Dictata that Skirmishers didn’t went extinct following Halo Reach, but also the comics Escalation and The Rise or Atriox has show that they are still willing to work within the remnant groups of the Covenant. With 343 apparently aiming for a classic Halo feel judging from the art style, now seems like a good time to reintroduce the Skirmisher Jackals to the games with Infinite.
I’d like this, enjoyed fighting them in Reach.
Would love to see them back. Awesome design, agile, different combat style than any other Covi before. I doubt we’ll see them in Hi again though. They’re going for a H3 kind of feel and look, so Brutes and Flood is going to be a focus - or at least that’s my guess.
I found them annoying to fight although they weren’t as bad as shielded Jackals.
I’d love skirmishers. Especially if they stick with halo 5 mechanics. Give them a jump pack to manuever from highgrounds and I think it’d complement the increased mobility of newer halos.
Great. Now we got JUMPING sniper jackals to worry about D: legendary has never been this terrifying…jk lol but i’d like them to return as well. All the Covenant species need to return.
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> Great. Now we got JUMPING sniper jackals to worry about D: legendary has never been this terrifying…jk lol but i’d like them to return as well. All the Covenant species need to return.
h2 jackel snipers legendary
They are a rare subspecies though so maybe like the BOB form reach they could have a random chance to spawn except it’s with a group of jackals. Like every jackal spawn has a random chance to bring one or two Skirmishers. Loved those feathered feckers
I would love Skirmishers to return, I thought they were a really cool enemy type in Reach. However, I think it depends on the presence of the “Covenant” in Infinite. I don’t doubt Covenant species will be present in the game as enemies. What remains to be seen is how big of an enemy faction they are and how they will be structured. Will it be its own enemy faction? If they are, will they be a small faction or large? Or will Covenant species appear as enemies having joined forces with Cortana following her “decree” at the end of Halo 5? If they are a large independent faction I think there will be room for subspecies enemies such as Skirmishers. If they are a small independent faction or appear as allies with Cortana supplementing her Promethean forces? I don’t think there would be a high likelihood at that point.
It’s not far-fetched (unfortunately for me). Cortana spoke to all species in the Galaxy to join her. If the game’s events are set in 2560 as suggested by some evidence in the trailer, then yeah, they could appear.
I’d love to see them in a dual role… Given the Kig-Yar preference for independence and piracy, perhaps some you would fight alongside to defeat the Created, while others fight alongside the Created on a contractual basis
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> I’d love to see them in a dual role… Given the Kig-Yar preference for independence and piracy, perhaps some you would fight alongside to defeat the Created, while others fight alongside the Created on a contractual basis
Fighting along side rogue elements of former covenant factions?! This would be my “happy place”.
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> Fighting along side rogue elements of former covenant factions?! This would be my “happy place”.
Glad you appreciate my gamer tag lol. A Zoidberg Easter Egg in an underwater level would also make me very happy