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> First off I doubt that it happens based fully on the need of 343 to keep enemy potentials intact for future games. The combination of grunts & elites/brutes is a tough combination to just get rid of.
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> That said, from a militaristic standpoint and logical standpoint, I think the Unggoy would make a fine addition to humanity in terms of an alliance. They were treated terribly, for the most part, by the Covenant, have proven themselves to be voracious when pushed, have proven themselves to be loyal if treated properly, and would do well with humanity in my view. As long as they didn’t begin populating human worlds, it would be absolutely fine.
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> Elites, on the other hand, would make a magnificent ally to humanity in the case that both factions maintained their own territory but also optioned to come together should the need arise. If memory serves, the Elites were not pleased with the Prophets for not offering humanity a chance to join the Covenant before the everything turned to -Yoink- with the Great Schism. In other words, I believe (again, if memory serves) the Elites respected humanity.
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> We’ll see what happens but it’s fairly obvious that the elites and humans will be working together, to some extent, in H5.
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> Good post.
The UNSC-Swords of Sanghelios alliance is increadibly fragile. The other Sangheili only accepted an alliance because the Arbiter convinced them that we are essential to their survival. If the Arbiter is killed, we’ll be at war very quickly. If lord Hood is killed, I also think the alliance would crumble. Combined with ONI’s scheming to exterminate them before another war starts, it’s not looking good.
I’m not sure if I would go as far as saying they respected us. They respect strong and noble warriors, so they did atleast respect the spartans. The impressions I got from the kilo-five triology is that they mostly view us as inferior.
They’ve also gone backwards technologically. They lost most huragoks and they no longer understand how to repair most of what they have left. They are almost back to scratch as they only had to focus on combat and everything else was supplied by the other species. Technology was provided to them by the San Shayuum which they are no longer allied with.
I would very much like for the alliance to last though. I like the Sangheili.
As for an Unggoy alliance, it would be interesting, but we would also loose a comical enemy. That’s the only reason why I think it won’t happen. From an in universe perspective, the rate they multiply is a bit concerning, even the Covenant feared what would happen if they were left unchecked. That’s the primary reason for them serving as cannon fodder. They sustained heavy casualties, shielding more valuable species and it prevented them from becoming too many. Now that the war is over, they could become a serious threat and I don’t think we have any leverage over them. That being said, they don’t strike me as a warring race. I think they just want to be left alone and won’t attack unless provoked. Unfortunately, ONI seems to like provoking the other species.