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Re: Halo [R]Evolved - Keyes
Posted By: SonGoharotto <SonGoharotto@gmail.com>Date: 5/29/11 8:03 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Halo [R]Evolved - Keyes (sithhead)


: As I was reading, I was very unsure about use of the Arbiter here. Why would
: the huge antagonist boss man choose to go right into the center of a flood
: infestation, and risk contamination of his escape phantom? As I approached
: the end, I think having a big bad worked out pretty well.

My excuse is that when it comes to Sangheili, Asskicking Equals Authority. Thel didn't get to his position by hanging back and being an armchair general. T&R became the de facto forward operating base for Covenant ground forces on Halo, so it makes some sense that he'd want to oversee operations in person.

The rest of the fleet is either dropping troops all over Halo or otherwise securing this stellar system. Thel can easily have been ferried back and forth from Truth and Reconciliation to Seeker of Truth, so as not to contradict The Last Voyage. It's not until he decides T&R isn't worth fighting over with the Flood that he leaves, so it can be scuttled.

: Personally, I think I would have preferred to see Half-Jaw in place of
: Arbiter (he has a whole fleet to coordinate, after all), but reading up at
: the halo wiki suggests he's busy elsewhere at the time this is going on.

Don't get me wrong, Rtas is a hardcore badass. But as you say, he's busy elsewhere.

I also felt it was important to establish just who the Supreme Commander is, so it is more affecting to see him stripped of his rank and honor at the start of H2.

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Halo [R]Evolved - KeyesSonGoharotto 5/28/11 7:59 p.m.
     Re: Halo [R]Evolved - KeyesCaptainTony 5/28/11 9:53 p.m.
     Re: Halo [R]Evolved - KeyesImpervium 5/28/11 10:27 p.m.
           Re: Halo [R]Evolved - KeyesCaptainTony 5/28/11 10:32 p.m.
                 Re: Halo [R]Evolved - KeyesSonGoharotto 5/29/11 12:56 a.m.
                       Re: Halo [R]Evolved - KeyesCaptainTony 5/29/11 1:00 a.m.
           Re: Halo [R]Evolved - KeyesSonGoharotto 5/29/11 12:57 a.m.
     Re: Halo [R]Evolved - Keyessithhead 5/29/11 3:02 a.m.
           Re: Halo [R]Evolved - KeyesSonGoharotto 5/29/11 8:03 a.m.
                 Re: Halo [R]Evolved - KeyesCaptainTony 5/29/11 1:05 p.m.
                 Re: Halo [R]Evolved - Keyessithhead 5/29/11 7:37 p.m.
                       Re: Halo [R]Evolved - KeyesCaptainTony 5/29/11 8:42 p.m.
                             Re: Halo [R]Evolved - KeyesStephen L. (SoundEffect) 5/29/11 9:41 p.m.
                                   Re: Halo [R]Evolved - KeyesCaptainTony 5/29/11 11:31 p.m.
                                         Re: Halo [R]Evolved - KeyesZackDark 5/29/11 11:51 p.m.
                                               Re: Halo [R]Evolved - KeyesStephen L. (SoundEffect) 5/30/11 6:05 a.m.
                                                     Re: Halo [R]Evolved - KeyesCaptainTony 5/30/11 11:07 a.m.
                                                           Re: Halo [R]Evolved - KeyesSonGoharotto 5/30/11 6:45 p.m.
                       Re: Halo [R]Evolved - KeyesSonGoharotto 5/29/11 9:06 p.m.



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