What even are the end goals of the Banished?

[total_war1402]

@Shanesaw9

I actually got “sport” vibes from the Banished. It seemed like the conflict with the Master Chief was all about the legend and glory of trying to kill him.

Take the last mission for example, the banished took the pilot hostage to lure the Chief in to that firefight style arena where they conveniently sent waves of enemies to fight the Chief. If the goal was to kill the chief I’m sure they could have set a better trap for him, but I think the Banished wanted the challenge.

The Banished “hate” for “sport”, they live to fight.

See I would be fine with that if the end had been to mock and humiliate Escharum at the end. This arrogant and stupid Xenos who thinks he’s hunting you and this is some grand fight where he can achieve “glory”. Only to end up unceremoniously killed and in a puddle of his urine. Hubris like that would be punished from a villain in another story.

Instead you’re supposed to offer respect to the guy who tortured your friend and put you through a death maze. The Chief has zero reason to show any respect towards Escharum and the Banished.

My take on them is that they’re little better than animals and pathetic in how self important they act. I’ve killed the Didact and bested the Gravemind. Why should I take a barely sentient Brute seriously? Never mind offering them respect.

[BansheemanX]

@LITTLEFATMONKEY

It’s not actually a giant bomb tho, since it wouldn’t blow up planets or buildings, just people.

Perhaps atriox plan is to use the ring to wipe out everyone on a planet and then colonize it as the new brute homeworld without any casualties.

[LITTLEFATMONKEY]

but like… won’t it also kill all the banished on the ring?

[SergeantDavee]

@LITTLEFATMONKEY

The Covenant Remnants in Halo 4/5 could have been explored more, and could have been run by a San-Shyuum prelate, which would be a sweet development from the old prophets.

That would not work for two reasons.

1. The Elites were betrayed by the Prophets, having these Elites willing to be led by a San’Shyuum again would undermine the entire event of Halo 2. They have more reason to hate the San’Shyuum than humanity, which is why Halo 2 unfolded the way it did.

2. It would restore the status quo of the Covenant, making defeating them in the original trilogy pointless.

[LITTLEFATMONKEY]

Maybe then, they shouldn’t have just kept on tacking more story on after Halo 3?

If we are fighting the Banished reskin of the covenant , doesn’t that also make defeating the covenant equally pointless?

[total_war1402]

@LITTLEFATMONKEY

but like… won’t it also kill all the banished on the ring?

I know, it’s so dumb. The whole point of Halo is that the Forerunner knew they were dead so destroyed the Galaxy. They killed themselves.

Mendicant Bias could use it as a tactical pulse because he was a machine who wouldn’t instantly die.

Let’s build our civilisation on a flood infested super weapon that could kill us if somebody pulls the wrong lever. Genius!