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12/26/2012 1:57:22 AM
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Why did the Great Schism happen?

One thing I've never really understood in Halo lore, despite clocking hundreds of hours into games, books and expanded lore; why did the Great Schism occur? I know that it's because the Elites - speficially, Councilors - were being murdered by the Brutes in the uprising of power. But why would the Prophet of Truth want the Elites to be overthrown out of power? I've never understood this. Surely he must have realised that even trying to place the Brutes above them in the heirarchy would be enough to cause a rebellion at a crucial point in the Human-Covenant war.... Why were the Brutes chosen to replace the Elites? It certainly wasn't because the Elites were no longer capable of defending the Prophets; it's obvious to anyone including Truth that the Brutes aren't really any more capable at defending a prophet than Elite Honour Guards are. Can anyone clarify? Seems like a bizarre, unexplained move to me.

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  • I think the Prophets blamed the Elites for letting Installation 04 get wasted. I think it was silly to overthrow them at such a critical point in the war, but we all know that the Prophets don't have great judgment.

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