What do you think the odds are of the various Haloverse species attaining galactic peace in the distant or near future?
Let’s review what we know:
- Admiral Hood and the Arbiter were open to peace between their respective races.
- On the other hand, ONI wants the Sangheili anihilated, and a large sect of Sangheili still passionately despise humanity.
- The Elites and Brutes have a fierce hatred/rivalry toward each other.
- The Arbiter and a Brute Chieftan are supposedly discussing a peace treaty aboard the Infinity.
- The Prophets have always thought themselves superior, and most likely hold a deep xenophobic hatred of the other races after the Great Schism.
- The Jackals are natural pirates and mercenaries, and are only loyal to their next paycheck.
- There are still unaccounted for insurrectionists with a grudge toward the UNSC.
- One half of the Janus Key is in UNSC custody, while the other half was obtained by the Storm Covenant.
- The Unggoy, Yanme’e, Kig’Yar, and Lekgolo generally never shared in the deep hatred for mankind that the other races had. Furthermore, the Huragok are strictly neutral.
- The Flood is a threat that ALL of the races fear.
I think the fact that the Arbiter and a Brute ambassador are even ATTEMPTING a peace treaty says a lot (assuming that it’s legit). It’s also commonly speculated that the threat of the Flood/Precursors will unite all of the races against this common threat. The UNSC and the Storm Covenant each own a half of the Janus Key, and the Forerunner tech catalogued will no doubt help in defeating the Flood. Both sides will HAVE to come together to have a chance.
However, what happens AFTER this eventual conflict is what concerns me. Just like after the Human-Covenant War, old hatreds and rivalries could resurface. Some races/factions may attempt to take advantage of the others in their weakened state. Fighting a war together doesn’t change the fact that there is A LOT of bad blood between each species. It’s one thing to unite your own species (which everyone seems to be struggling with), but it’s another thing entirely to make peace with a multitude of alien species that are SO different from each other, and that wanted each other destroyed not too long ago.
Look at the piece our world currently exhibits now. A large portion of the worlds violence stems from races/factions taking advantage of the others in their weakened state. Despite all efforts there will always be prejudice hate and violence without reason, it seems to be a factor of life.
I don’t see it being any different when you extrapolate it to Halo’s scale of galactic conflict. Perhaps even worse when opposing factions have a much greater ability to kill each other.
Perhaps the threat of the Flood will, by force, forge some form of alliance between the UNSC and the Storm Covenant. Maybe at the end they’ll go their separate ways, or maybe either faction will find something to exploit in the other to finish them once and for all. Maybe the power granted by having both halves of the Janus Key is too great to suppress the want to exterminate either side.
You just have to take a look at humanitys history and present to answer this question. There has been and very likely always will be prejudice, hate and violence like Dragnet 38 has already said. It’s the sad truth because it is naturally.
In relation to the Haloverse, how should you expect that humanity can live in peace and harmony with entirely different species and cultures in the long run when it cannot even live in peace with its own species?
I also think, a common threat and enemy will likely unit the species but only for a certain amount of time.
Perhaps they can all learn to respect each other but true galactic peace is highly questionable in my opinion since there will always be individuals that would like to see this world/galaxy burn.
I still believe that peace is still possible. 200 years ago, would anybody expect the British or French to be allies? Hell no, but lo and behold they are today. Obviously peace wouldn’t be sudden, but it could happen gradually. Maybe a joint exploration effort here or some bits of trade there.
Unthought of alliances will be formed and past grudges can be broken. But there will always be conflict somewhere.
War. War never changes.
seeing as how its all based off a first person shooter war game im gonna say never. always have to have something to kill thats not human.
plus as others said, war never changes.
I would say it’s unlikely unless everything was the Flood. Yikes.
> I would say it’s unlikely unless everything was the Flood. Yikes.
Like the Gravemind said: “Don’t be afraid. I am peace. I am salvation.”
> seeing as how its all based off a first person shooter war game im gonna say never. always have to have something to kill thats not human.
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> plus as others said, war never changes.
The story has to conclude at some point. So when it does, do you think that the various races will have some form of peace?
How are you defining galactic peace here? Everyone getting along, or the vast majority getting along?
I’d say the former is not possible, for obvious reasons. The latter I think is inevitable though.
> > I would say it’s unlikely unless everything was the Flood. Yikes.
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> Like the Gravemind said: “Don’t be afraid. I am peace. I am salvation.”
In a way he’s right, everything is technically “unified” however I DO NOT wish this lol
> > > I would say it’s unlikely unless everything was the Flood. Yikes.
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> > Like the Gravemind said: “Don’t be afraid. I am peace. I am salvation.”
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> In a way he’s right, everything is technically “unified” however I DO NOT wish this lol
Yes, his words have a undertone of truth. That’s why it is one of my favorite Halo quotes. I think you can philosophize hours just about this quote.
However, all the individual differences and aspects are what forms life with all its good as well as bad sides.
So just like you and likely every conscious being, I would never wish for this to happen either. 
> > > > I would say it’s unlikely unless everything was the Flood. Yikes.
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> > > Like the Gravemind said: “Don’t be afraid. I am peace. I am salvation.”
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> > In a way he’s right, everything is technically “unified” however I DO NOT wish this lol
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> Yes, his words have a undertone of truth. That’s why it is one of my favorite Halo quotes. I think you can philosophize hours just about this quote.
> However, all the individual differences and aspects are what forms life with all its good as well as bad sides.
> So just like you and likely every conscious being, I would never wish for this to happen either.
JOIN UUUUUUUUUUUS!
They will be peacefull when I have killed every -yoinking- last one of 'em.
Depends completely and entirely on whether you follow 343i’s canon and interpretation/vision, or Bungie’s. The way the story is shaping up under 343i, there is never going to any kind of peace or anything of the sort ever. The only peace that will ever happen with 343i’s story is if all of humanity is wiped out, or humanity wipes out all aliens…and given 343i’s whole “humans, -Yoink- yeah!” attitude and pretty much all of the aliens in the series being portrayed as evil and out to get humanity and wipe them out…I think it’s easy to see which side is coming out on top. Pretty much the only good alien(s) that 343i has is Thel, aka, the Arbiter…and that’s about it. If they brought the Librarian or Bornstellar in they’d probably count too, but really that’s about it, all of the Elites are given the exact opposite of what their cultural views on humanity are supposed to be, the Forerunners were all turned into nothing more than arrogant -Yoink- who don’t care about anybody at all…343i’s take on the Halo universe is really just depressing and sad.
If Bungie were still writing the story, then yes, there would be peace, certainly none of this Covenant 2.0 or Human-Covenant Part 2 and essentially rehashing the first trilogy all over again (which is honestly what it all looks like it’s shaping up into). The only threat to peace would be humans out for or wanting revenge on the Covenant Separatists (Elites, Grunts, Hunters) or the other former Covenant species, since the Elites actually like the human race and consider them, if not their equals, then pretty darn near close to it. The Elites have always respected humans and the majority of them were human sympathizers during the war and questioning its necessity. The Elites’ positive opinions of humanity and their lack of enthusiasm about the goal of exterminating is one of the main reasons why the Great Schism happened when it did and before Truth was fully prepared for the expulsion of the Elites from the Covenant and the intended genocide on them.
> I still believe that peace is still possible. 200 years ago, would anybody expect the British or French to be allies? Hell no, but lo and behold they are today. Obviously peace wouldn’t be sudden, but it could happen gradually. Maybe a joint exploration effort here or some bits of trade there.
I see your point, but are we ever going to be allies with North Korea, Iran, Afghanistan and China at the same time, while maintaining our other allies?
> > I still believe that peace is still possible. 200 years ago, would anybody expect the British or French to be allies? Hell no, but lo and behold they are today. Obviously peace wouldn’t be sudden, but it could happen gradually. Maybe a joint exploration effort here or some bits of trade there.
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> I see your point, but are we ever going to be allies with North Korea, Iran, Afghanistan and China at the same time, while maintaining our other allies?
To add on to that, uniting with a multitude of alien species with much different societal structures is a VERY different challenge. Especially when they killed BILLIONS of your species and destroyed HUNDREDS of your worlds.
Maybe in the very distant future they will learn to get along.
> > I still believe that peace is still possible. 200 years ago, would anybody expect the British or French to be allies? Hell no, but lo and behold they are today. Obviously peace wouldn’t be sudden, but it could happen gradually. Maybe a joint exploration effort here or some bits of trade there.
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> I see your point, but are we ever going to be allies with North Korea, Iran, Afghanistan and China at the same time, while maintaining our other allies?
The world is a strange place, the right people can make the right things happen. Crook that he was, President Nixon did warm relations with Communist China at the height of the Cold War. Granted, it was to bolster support against the Soviet Union, but it was pretty significant.
Hood and the Arbiter seem like they can hammer out concrete peace if given a real chance.
> > > I still believe that peace is still possible. 200 years ago, would anybody expect the British or French to be allies? Hell no, but lo and behold they are today. Obviously peace wouldn’t be sudden, but it could happen gradually. Maybe a joint exploration effort here or some bits of trade there.
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> > I see your point, but are we ever going to be allies with North Korea, Iran, Afghanistan and China at the same time, while maintaining our other allies?
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> The world is a strange place, the right people can make the right things happen. Crook that he was, President Nixon did warm relations with Communist China at the height of the Cold War. Granted, it was to bolster support against the Soviet Union, but it was pretty significant.
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> Hood and the Arbiter seem like they can hammer out concrete peace if given a real chance.
“If” being the key word. I’m not so sure Hood and the Arbiter will ever get the chance. There’s too much backstabbing, undermining of authority, lying, and secret-keeping going on behind both of their backs.