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Re: More concerned about the fact....
Posted By: Sl'askia <dragatora@hotmail.com>Date: 4/21/12 12:06 p.m.

In Response To: Re: More concerned about the fact.... (scarab)


: Have you ever wondered about how Elites eat? Their mouth fingers could be
: derived from unfused branchial arches but there doesn't seem to be enough
: mechanical advantage to let them chew effectively. Their teeth don't seem
: to oppose (come together in opposition) and what to they do with those
: teeth at the front? Do they scrape bark with them? :-)

My theory is that they don't bother to chew, just use those teeth to rip pieces off and swallow them whole. Of course this would mean they would need very strong stomach acids.

: Even if they managed to bite and chew with those teeth - I would expect the
: bitten pieces to drop right out of the gap that the mouth fingers leave
: (visible from below when the Arbiter and Chief reached the top of the
: elevator b4 encountering Flood allies).

We know they have a tongue (thanks to the Cole Protocol). In my fiction I depict that tongue as being able to flatten out to cover that hole and manipulate the food toward the throat.

: Could an Elite pick up a bowl with its mouth fingers and nom the contents
: directly from the bowl without using its hands?

Maybe, especially with the tongue I described earlier.

: Its a pity that Halo 4 Elites now have codpieces. It suggests that they have
: external genitalia just like we do. Boring!

Indeed. My Sangheili will always have them internally. Though to be fair...it does make some sense to protect that area anyway. After all...female spartans have codpieces, remember?

: I imagined that the Elite gut had its origin and termination at the mouth.
: The cloaca would be evertable. Imagine putting your arm in a long sock and
: grabbing a tennis ball then pull your hand back until the sock is outside
: in. To have a dump like an Elite revers the process and deliver the tennis
: ball well outside of the mouth. Elite toilets could be at chest hight. :-)

HD cutscene of Thel being dragged toward the Masoluem shows that they have an asshole...so I seriously doubt this.

: Maybe their young are like marsupials, perhaps only the mouth fingers are
: developed and they latch onto a host and drink blood until the limbs
: develop and they are weaned. maybe that would be why the Elites would
: retain the mouth fingers even though they are next to useless for chewing
: and are too small to capture prey.

Bloodlines #3 said they hatch...thus are very likely to be egglayers.


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Halo 4 images released2900d4u 4/20/12 7:23 a.m.
     All I have say is: WOW! *NM*BWOLoneWolf 4/20/12 7:36 a.m.
           So...Nikko B201 4/20/12 8:02 a.m.
                 Re: So...Revenant1988 4/20/12 8:03 a.m.
                 Re: So...pete_the_duck 4/20/12 8:12 a.m.
                 Re: So...Bry 4/20/12 8:14 a.m.
                 Re: So...mc_leprechaun 4/20/12 9:24 a.m.
                 Re: So...Joony Joon 4/20/12 11:45 a.m.
                 More concerned about the fact....Sl'askia 4/20/12 12:14 p.m.
                       Re: More concerned about the fact....Quirel 4/20/12 12:16 p.m.
                             Re: More concerned about the fact....Sl'askia 4/20/12 12:29 p.m.
                                   Re: More concerned about the fact....Quirel 4/20/12 12:40 p.m.
                                         Re: More concerned about the fact....uberfoop 4/20/12 12:48 p.m.
                                               Re: More concerned about the fact....Quirel 4/20/12 2:57 p.m.
                                                     Re: More concerned about the fact....scarab 4/20/12 3:59 p.m.
                                                           Re: More concerned about the fact....tucsonbatman 4/20/12 5:13 p.m.
                                                                 Re: More concerned about the fact....scarab 4/21/12 5:03 a.m.
                                               There's one thing Halo can never claim...Gravemind 4/20/12 7:14 p.m.
                                                     Re: There's one thing Halo can never claim...Metalingus627 4/20/12 7:55 p.m.
                                                     Re: There's one thing Halo can never claim...General Vagueness 4/23/12 12:36 a.m.
                                                           ^^^^^^^^^^^ *NM*mattroe 4/23/12 12:57 a.m.
                                                           Simple!uberfoop 4/23/12 1:05 a.m.
                                                           Re: There's one thing Halo can never claim...TDSpiral 4/23/12 10:41 a.m.
                                                           Re: There's one thing Halo can never claim...padraig08 4/23/12 11:22 a.m.
                                                     Actually, a lot of weapons look the sameTDSpiral 4/23/12 10:36 a.m.
                                                           Re: Actually, a lot of weapons look the sameLeviathan 4/23/12 11:12 a.m.
                                                                 Re: Actually, a lot of weapons look the sameGilver 4/23/12 11:22 a.m.
                                                                       Re: Actually, a lot of weapons look the sameLeviathan 4/23/12 11:25 a.m.
                                                                             Re: Actually, a lot of weapons look the sameuberfoop 4/23/12 11:31 a.m.
                                                                                   Re: Actually, a lot of weapons look the sameLeviathan 4/23/12 7:10 p.m.
                                                                 Re: Actually, a lot of weapons look the sameTDSpiral 4/23/12 4:24 p.m.
                                                                       Re: Actually, a lot of weapons look the sameLeviathan 4/23/12 7:31 p.m.
                                                                 Re: Actually, a lot of weapons look the sameGeneral Vagueness 4/23/12 11:28 p.m.
                                                           Re: Actually, a lot of weapons look the sameGeneral Vagueness 4/23/12 11:13 p.m.
                                                           Re: Actually, a lot of weapons look the sameGravemind 4/24/12 2:30 a.m.
                       Re: More concerned about the fact....tucsonbatman 4/20/12 1:07 p.m.
                       Re: More concerned about the fact....Hawaiian Pig 4/20/12 1:12 p.m.
                             Re: More concerned about the fact....Cody Miller 4/20/12 2:00 p.m.
                                   You guys... :-) *NM*scarab 4/20/12 4:01 p.m.
                       Re: More concerned about the fact....Dervish 4/20/12 1:29 p.m.
                             Re: More concerned about the fact....Sl'askia 4/20/12 1:49 p.m.
                             District 9scarab 4/21/12 6:07 a.m.
                       I don't see the issueThe BS Police 4/20/12 2:05 p.m.
                             Re: I don't see the issuetucsonbatman 4/20/12 2:52 p.m.
                                   Re: I don't see the issueBeckx 4/20/12 2:56 p.m.
                                         Still doesn't explain the Brutes cosmetic changesThe BS Police 4/20/12 3:40 p.m.
                                               Re: Still doesn't explain the Brutes cosmetic chantucsonbatman 4/20/12 5:10 p.m.
                                                     Canon explanantion for midget brutes.NsU Soldier 4/21/12 2:14 a.m.
                                                           Re: Canon explanantion for midget brutes.tucsonbatman 4/23/12 11:23 a.m.
                                               The Halo 2 brute looks by far the best. *NM*bryan newman 4/20/12 6:03 p.m.
                                               There's something about that Reach Brute.Gravemind 4/21/12 2:41 a.m.
                             Re: I don't see the issueArchedThunder 4/22/12 2:46 p.m.
                                   Re: I don't see the issueTDSpiral 4/22/12 3:58 p.m.
                       Re: More concerned about the fact....Dervish 4/20/12 6:00 p.m.
                             Re: More concerned about the fact....scarab 4/21/12 5:47 a.m.
                                   Re: More concerned about the fact....OldNick 4/21/12 8:09 a.m.
                                         Wall of text alertscarab 4/21/12 5:35 p.m.
                                               Re: Wall of text alertOldNick 4/22/12 7:03 a.m.
                                   Re: More concerned about the fact....Sl'askia 4/21/12 12:06 p.m.
                                         Re: More concerned about the fact....scarab 4/21/12 4:16 p.m.
                                               Re: More concerned about the fact....Sl'askia 4/21/12 4:31 p.m.
                                   Re: More concerned about the fact....Quirel 4/21/12 2:32 p.m.
                                         Re: More concerned about the fact....scarab 4/21/12 4:32 p.m.
                                               Re: More concerned about the fact....Sl'askia 4/21/12 5:00 p.m.
                                                     Re: More concerned about the fact....Quirel 4/21/12 6:22 p.m.
                                                           Re: More concerned about the fact....Sl'askia 4/21/12 8:02 p.m.
                                                                 Re: More concerned about the fact....Quirel 4/21/12 11:45 p.m.
                                                                       Re: More concerned about the fact....Sl'askia 4/22/12 12:46 a.m.
                                                                             Re: More concerned about the fact....Quirel 4/22/12 2:14 a.m.
                             Re: More concerned about the fact....ArchedThunder 4/22/12 2:48 p.m.
     Re: Halo 4 images releasedbluerunner 4/20/12 8:01 a.m.
           Re: Halo 4 images releasedNikko B201 4/20/12 8:04 a.m.
                 Re: Halo 4 images releasedTDSpiral 4/20/12 11:18 a.m.
           Re: Halo 4 images releasedDeafhawk36 4/20/12 11:10 a.m.
           Re: Halo 4 images releasedChris101b 4/20/12 11:28 a.m.
     Better link, more imgs2900d4u 4/20/12 8:20 a.m.
           *shivers* *NM*thebruce0 4/20/12 8:58 a.m.
     Re: Halo 4 images released7he grunt w/a plasma pistol 4/20/12 8:26 a.m.
     Re: Halo 4 images releasedHedgemony 4/20/12 8:28 a.m.
           What the heck is this thing?sharkface217 4/23/12 3:39 a.m.
                 Re: What the heck is this thing?Quirel 4/23/12 3:49 a.m.
                 *cough*Atlas*cough* *NMNikko B201 4/23/12 4:16 a.m.
                       Re: *cough*Atlas*cough* *NMBeckx 4/23/12 10:17 a.m.
                             Re: *cough*Atlas*cough* *NMSonofMacPhisto 4/23/12 4:37 p.m.
                                   Re: *cough*Atlas*cough* *NMBeckx 4/23/12 5:06 p.m.
                 Re: What the heck is this thing?MacGyver10 4/23/12 8:50 a.m.
     Loving the HUD *NM*mattroe 4/20/12 8:53 a.m.
           HUD details...bluerunner 4/20/12 9:51 a.m.
                 DMRdogcom 4/20/12 10:10 a.m.
                 No reticles?OldNick 4/20/12 11:16 a.m.
                       Re: No reticles?bluerunner 4/20/12 11:40 a.m.
                 I would say it's Forerunner VisionChris101b 4/20/12 11:35 a.m.
                       I think you might be right...Hyokin 4/20/12 12:30 p.m.
                             Re: I think you might be right...Chris101b 4/20/12 4:45 p.m.
     Re: Halo 4 images releasediForge 4/20/12 8:55 a.m.
           Re: Halo 4 images releasedthebruce0 4/20/12 9:09 a.m.
                 Re: Halo 4 images releasediForge 4/20/12 9:25 a.m.
     Re: Halo 4 images releasedSonofMacPhisto 4/20/12 9:15 a.m.
           Re: Halo 4 images releasedTex 4/20/12 10:17 a.m.
           Re: Halo 4 images releasedJDQuackers 4/20/12 12:02 p.m.
     Re: Halo 4 images releasedArchedThunder 4/20/12 9:29 a.m.
           Re: Halo 4 images releasedpopcornintulsa 4/20/12 10:06 a.m.
                 ^^With you with that^^ *NM*BWOLoneWolf 4/20/12 10:13 a.m.
                       Re: The Jackals are pure canon too *img*Hedgemony 4/20/12 10:24 a.m.
                             Re: The Jackals are pure canon too *img*Tex 4/20/12 10:26 a.m.
                                   Re: Damn, you'd rock that too:) *NM*Hedgemony 4/20/12 10:27 a.m.
                 Re: Halo 4 images releaseddavidfuchs 4/20/12 10:21 a.m.
                       I have to agreenomis78 4/20/12 10:37 a.m.
                 Re: Halo 4 images releasedArchedThunder 4/20/12 11:44 a.m.
                       hyperbole is lulz *IMG*SonofMacPhisto 4/20/12 12:35 p.m.
                             But they at least looked like arthropods then....Sl'askia 4/20/12 12:41 p.m.
                                   Re: But they at least looked like arthropods then.SonofMacPhisto 4/20/12 12:48 p.m.
                                         Re: But they at least looked like arthropods then.uberfoop 4/20/12 12:48 p.m.
                                               Re: But they at least looked like arthropods then.SonofMacPhisto 4/20/12 12:52 p.m.
                                                     I'm with you, SoMP. *NM*Louis Wu 4/20/12 2:57 p.m.
                                                     Re: But they at least looked like arthropods then.serpx 4/20/12 3:12 p.m.
                                   Re: But they at least looked like arthropods then.General Vagueness 4/23/12 12:13 a.m.
                                         Re: But they at least looked like arthropods then.Stephen L. (SoundEffect) 4/23/12 5:40 a.m.
                                               Re: But they at least looked like arthropods then.ArchedThunder 4/23/12 10:23 a.m.
                                                     Re: But they at least looked like arthropods then.Stephen L. (SoundEffect) 4/23/12 1:40 p.m.
                                                     Re: But they at least looked like arthropods then.General Vagueness 4/23/12 11:04 p.m.
                                                           Re: But they at least looked like arthropods then.ArchedThunder 4/24/12 7:33 a.m.
                                                                 Re: But they at least looked like arthropods then.General Vagueness 4/26/12 5:10 p.m.
                                         Guess you forgot about this page then eh?Sl'askia 4/23/12 12:09 p.m.
                                               lolLouis Wu 4/23/12 12:23 p.m.
                                                     Re: loluberfoop 4/23/12 12:27 p.m.
                                                           Re: lolLouis Wu 4/23/12 12:43 p.m.
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                                                                       DittoSl'askia 4/23/12 5:27 p.m.
                                                                             Re: DittoHedgemony 4/23/12 5:31 p.m.
                                                                                   Re: DittoGeneral Vagueness 4/23/12 11:46 p.m.
                                                                 Re: lolCody Miller 4/23/12 1:10 p.m.
                                                                       Re: lolVandle Valsher 4/23/12 2:36 p.m.
                                                     Re: lolGeneral Vagueness 4/23/12 11:43 p.m.
                                                           Re: lolSl'askia 4/24/12 12:12 a.m.
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                                                                       Re: lolJDQuackers 4/24/12 9:51 a.m.
                                                                       Yeah that's what I meantSl'askia 4/24/12 12:10 p.m.
                       Re: Halo 4 images releasedmunky-058 4/20/12 1:51 p.m.
                             Re: Halo 4 images releasedArchedThunder 4/22/12 2:56 p.m.
           Elites Make me sadfaceMetalingus627 4/20/12 1:16 p.m.
                 Agreed so much *NM*Hawaiian Pig 4/20/12 1:22 p.m.
                 AyeAnton1792 4/20/12 2:15 p.m.
                 Re: Elites Make me sadfacePhoenix_9286 4/20/12 2:20 p.m.
                       Re: Elites Make me sadfaceLeviathan 4/20/12 3:18 p.m.
                             Re: Elites Make me sadfacetucsonbatman 4/20/12 5:36 p.m.
                 ^ IMO 1 of the best criticisms of the elite update *NM*thebruce0 4/20/12 3:23 p.m.
     Grunts look scary and mean and I dont like it :(Tex 4/20/12 10:19 a.m.
           Re: Grunts look scary and mean and I dont like it iForge 4/20/12 10:29 a.m.
           Re: Grunts look scary and mean and I dont like itkanbo 4/20/12 11:07 a.m.
                 Re: Grunts look scary and mean and I dont like itDeafhawk36 4/20/12 11:11 a.m.
                 While I'm having nightmares of thisTDSpiral 4/20/12 11:14 a.m.
                       Re: While I'm having nightmares of thisJDQuackers 4/20/12 12:04 p.m.
                 And it begins....padraig08 4/20/12 11:21 a.m.
                 Re: Grunts look scary and mean and I dont like itTex 4/20/12 11:27 a.m.
                       Re: Grunts look scary and mean and I dont like itMetalingus627 4/20/12 1:02 p.m.
                             Re: Grunts look scary and mean and I dont like itkanbo 4/20/12 2:20 p.m.
                                   Re: Grunts look scary and mean and I dont like itSonofMacPhisto 4/20/12 2:27 p.m.
                 Re: Grunts look scary and mean and I dont like itGeneral Vagueness 4/22/12 11:52 p.m.
           Re: Grunts look scary and mean and I dont like itBeckx 4/20/12 11:31 a.m.
     We got Wretches! :U *NM*munky-058 4/20/12 10:49 a.m.
     Re: Halo 4 images releasedHawaiian Pig 4/20/12 11:00 a.m.
     Re: Halo 4 images releasedBeckx 4/20/12 11:19 a.m.
           Re: Halo 4 images releasedyakaman 4/20/12 1:16 p.m.
                 Re: Halo 4 images releasedQuirel 4/20/12 3:13 p.m.
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                       Re: Halo 4 images releasedthebruce0 4/20/12 3:52 p.m.
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                       Re: Halo 4 images releasedGeneral Vagueness 4/23/12 12:25 a.m.
     Re: Halo 4 images releasedKalamari 4/20/12 11:23 a.m.
     The new grunt looks oddly familiar....bluerunner 4/20/12 11:52 a.m.
           Re: The new grunt looks oddly familiar....Hedgemony 4/20/12 11:59 a.m.
                 Re: The new grunt looks oddly familiar....Pkmnrulz240 4/20/12 3:47 p.m.
           Re: The new grunt looks oddly familiar....JDQuackers 4/20/12 12:06 p.m.
     =(Phoenix_9286 4/20/12 12:12 p.m.
           Re: =(SonofMacPhisto 4/20/12 12:37 p.m.
                 Re: =(Phoenix_9286 4/20/12 12:51 p.m.
                       Re: =(SonofMacPhisto 4/20/12 12:54 p.m.
     Re: Halo 4 images releasedQuirel 4/20/12 12:14 p.m.
           Re: Halo 4 images releasedJDQuackers 4/20/12 12:28 p.m.
                 Re: Halo 4 images releasedMid7night 4/20/12 1:42 p.m.
     Love the Spec Ops Elite, grunt's got an issue.Leviathan 4/20/12 2:23 p.m.
           Re: Love the Spec Ops Elite, grunt's got an issue.mnemesis 4/20/12 2:59 p.m.
                 Re: Love the Spec Ops Elite, grunt's got an issue.Leviathan 4/20/12 3:09 p.m.
                       Re: Love the Spec Ops Elite, grunt's got an issue.bluerunner 4/20/12 3:16 p.m.
                             Re: Love the Spec Ops Elite, grunt's got an issue.Quirel 4/20/12 3:17 p.m.
                             You don't understand Sangheilli mating ritualsLeviathan 4/20/12 3:20 p.m.
                                   Re: You don't understand Sangheilli mating ritualsbluerunner 4/20/12 3:41 p.m.
           Re: Love the Spec Ops Elite, grunt's got an issue.padraig08 4/20/12 4:17 p.m.
                 Re: Love the Spec Ops Elite, grunt's got an issue.Leviathan 4/20/12 4:51 p.m.
                       Re: Love the Spec Ops Elite, grunt's got an issue.padraig08 4/20/12 8:38 p.m.
     Re: Halo 4 images releasedCaneCutter 4/20/12 4:50 p.m.
           Re: Halo 4 images releasedPhoenix_9286 4/20/12 5:19 p.m.
                 Re: Halo 4 images releasedCaneCutter 4/20/12 5:28 p.m.
                       Oops! You said right shoulder :| *NM*CaneCutter 4/20/12 5:39 p.m.
                 Re: Halo 4 images releasedtucsonbatman 4/20/12 5:32 p.m.
                 Re: Halo 4 images releasedSonofMacPhisto 4/20/12 7:44 p.m.
                       Re: Halo 4 images releasedPhoenix_9286 4/20/12 8:18 p.m.
           Re: Halo 4 images released343winks. 4/20/12 9:37 p.m.
                 Forerunner integration.Leviathan 4/20/12 9:56 p.m.
                 Re: Halo 4 images releasedMetalingus627 4/21/12 4:44 a.m.
                       Re: Halo 4 images released343winks. 4/21/12 8:41 a.m.
                             Re: Halo 4 images releasedMetalingus627 4/21/12 10:51 a.m.
                                   Re: Halo 4 images released343winks. 4/22/12 12:55 a.m.
                                         Re: Halo 4 images releasedMetalingus627 4/22/12 12:58 p.m.
           Re: Halo 4 images releasedStephen L. (SoundEffect) 4/21/12 1:10 p.m.
     Some of my Likes and Dislikes.The Lionheart 4/22/12 3:38 a.m.
     Re: Halo 4 images releasedStealthyMangos 4/23/12 2:24 p.m.
           Re: Halo 4 images releasedGrimBrother One 4/23/12 3:15 p.m.
                 prophet/grunt/elitenillapuddin 4/23/12 4:41 p.m.



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