So I popped out my copy for old times' sake, feeling nostalgic with H3 as well. The collector's edition I bought a few years ago actually has the Arbiter (before he was the Arbiter, obvz) on the manual cover, indeed the whole thing is written from a Covie perspective. Was that a wise move, Bungie? I thought the twist was playing as the Arbiter, and sure, the intro would have hinted at that, but this is an even bigger giveaway before the game is in the console. So which cover did you get? My copy from '04 was John. :D