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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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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] charger544 I would think that they wanted to have a species that they could fully control, and keep in line. The Brutes weren't very smart.[/quote]This is the real reason behind the replacement of Elites with Brutes. [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] agent wash282 One there were some members who thought that the elites couldn't protect them.[/quote]Some Prophets perhaps, but Truth merely used the assasination as an excuse to say Elites weren't capable of it. It wasn't a REAL reason, merely a platform to start the Great Schism. [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] agent wash282 Two the elites were getting restless, most species they had encountered would be fought for awhile and then offered peace by joining the covenant which some elites believed humans were worthy of. And three some elites were learning that the prophets were lying (halo 2 heretics) thanks to 343.[/quote]These two things I think were the reasons that caused Truth to rush the Brutes into their position of power. In essence they caused the Great Schism as we know it. I don't think Truth intended it to be a civil war. Truth isn't retarded. He knew what such a drastic change would cause, but time was running out. The Elites were catching on. They had to be silenced, starting with the Elite councilors.
