What are Elites in Halo?

Elites are the main fighters of the Covenant from Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, up until the events of Halo 2, serving also as the sole protectors of the Covenant Hierarchs. The race has a strong warrior culture, fighting for the glory of combat and to uphold the 'Covenant Oath'.
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Why are halos called Elites?

Named after their home planet, Sanghelios, they have historically been known to humans as Elites for their former role in the Covenant's military hierarchy.
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What race are Elites Halo?

The Sangheili (Macto cognatus, "I glorify my kin"), known to humans as Elites, are a saurian species of strong, proud, and intelligent warriors, as well as skilled combat tacticians. The Sangheili are named after their home planet, Sanghelios.
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How do Halo Elites reproduce?

Although it is not true biological reproduction because Huragok are artificial in origin and rely on microscopic nano-machinery to create new individuals, it still results in the creation of a new life.
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Are Elites stronger than brutes?

Brutes are 1200 pounds and elites are 300 pounds. 1200 divided by 300 is 4, so Brutes are 4x stronger than Elites. Brutes are physically stronger and heavier than Elites so they are superior in infantry combat in every circumstance.
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Halo Lore - The Honorable History of Elites



How do Halo Elites eat?

Elites use their Energy Swords to chop up their food into tiny winy pieces and then use the sword as a fork and eat it with their mouths wide open.
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How tall is a halo elite?

Elites are very tall, standing anywhere from 7 feet, 4 inches to 8 feet, 6 inches — making Master Chief himself (who stands about 6 feet, 10 inches without his armor and about 7 in full dress) look small in comparison. They also have four jaws, each with a row of teeth lining the inside.
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How strong are Elites Halo?

Characteristics. On average, Elites are about 8'6" tall standing at full height (though the overwhelming majority of the time they are hunched over) and are much stronger than an average human. Their strength is roughly equal to that of a Spartan in full MJOLNIR armour.
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Do Elites respect Master Chief?

Arbiter tells Spartan Locke that the demon moniker was both an insult and a sign of respect, meaning that though Master Chief was hated, even he managed to gain the Elite's respect.
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Who is the tallest Spartan in Halo?

Samuel's biography on Halo Waypoint originally listed his armored height as 238.8 cm (7 ft 10 in) and his unarmored mass as 155.6 kg (343 lb, though erroneously converted to 324 lb). This was consistent with his description as the largest of the Spartan-IIs and as being a head taller than John-117.
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Why did the hunters join the Elites?

The Hunters joined the Elites because the Elites had space travel & they were a proud warrior race, but Hunters still belived Humans were enemies. Neither Grunts nor Hunters had any wish to side with the Humans. The Hunters could get space travel from the Prophets so they were all right.
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Are Elites honorable?

As far as I know wiki says that Before, during and after the war Elites respect humans. Even they are enemy to them, they respect them with greather honor. They consider them as brave, honorable and even stronger to their own race.
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How do Elites talk Halo?

In Halo 2, their words are translated for the convenience of the player. Elites in Halo: CE spoke a deep, warbling tongue. This was achieved by reversing the voice acting of David Scully. The ever popular "Wort, wort, wort!" shouted by many Elites during gameplay is actually "Go, go, go!" reversed and sped up.
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What type of legs do Elites have?

Elites have hands with only four digits; two middle fingers and two opposing thumbs on the outside for grasping. Their legs are digitigrade, allowing them to run very quickly and jump large distances. It is stated in Halo: Contact Harvest that their knees bend in the opposite direction to that of humans.
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Do Spartans age slower Halo?

As a result, the growth of the Spartans was accelerated, placing them developmentally a year or two ahead of normal children.
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How old can Master Chief live?

6 He Is Over 40 Years Old

He was augmented as a child, he has spent many years in cryo-sleep, and the Librarian did the evolution thing to him in Halo 4. For all we know, the Chief is now immortal.
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Are humans from Earth in Halo?

Forerunner-Flood war

They also indexed the human species as a part of their Conservation Measure to preserve life in the galaxy after the activation of the Halo Array. After the array's activation, human life was planted back on Earth, where it successfully re-developed.
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Who is the shortest Spartan in Halo?

In order from largest to smallest, the smallest Spartans are: Daisy-023 at just under 6'3", Olivia-G291 at 5'10" and Lucy at 5'3" (age 12). It should also be noted that Lucy was one of the smallest, not the smallest, so it's possible that there were other shorter Spartans.
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Why are Halo Reach Elites so strong?

But why is that? It's simple really, they are your main enemy throughout the entire game, which is the first time this happens. This is the first and last time they are the main threat of the game. Reach didn't have the flood, so it needed to buff the Covenant to stand a chance.
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Do grunts eat humans?

Brutes, jackels, and grunts are known to eat humans and probably drones too.
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Do SPARTANs feel fear?

As the Spartans in ancient Greece, the Spartans have been trained to show no fear, or grief, or they are viewed as weak. They are taught only to be strong and to put their emotions aside, and focus more on the salvation and protection of humanity.
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Are the Covenant afraid of SPARTANs?

"Demon" is the Covenant name for all SPARTANs, but is most commonly used in reference to John-117 specifically. This is primarily due to the fact that the Covenant fear the SPARTANs, because of their ability to destroy hundreds or thousands of Covenant soldiers.
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