Why are the Covenant at war with humans?

The war was instigated by the High Prophets of the Covenant following a discovery which led them to believe that humans were directly related to the Forerunners, contradicting their ancient religion. The conflict was also the cause of the Great Schism within the Covenant.

Why do the Covenant want reach?

An artifact on Sigma Octanus IV led them to Reach. Also Reach had Humans. Covenant wanted all of Humanity dead. Therefore they attacked Reach.

How many humans were left after the Human Covenant War?

Out of the 39 billion humans that Catherine Halsey estimated in the early 2500s, 23 billion had died due in the Covenant War after the Fall of Reach, with an unknown number of casualties during the Battle of Earth, though we do know that only 120 million of the 10 billion that made up Earth’s population remained after …

Why did the grunts side with the brutes?

Some of them, their alliance was with the Elites so they helped them when they broke away. Others sided with the Brutes out of fear, blind faith, or they thought the Brutes would win. This went for all species besides Brutes, Elites and Prophets. Some Grunts stayed with Loyalists some left with the Sepratists.

Why did the elites join the humans?

In a nutshell, the Sangheili joined the humans because of the circumstances and the given Covenant forces who were too strong, hence they needed to combine forces if they are to both survive and win the war. Of course, out of this union emerged a friendship between the UNSC and the Swords of Sanghelios.

Why do the elites look different in Halo 4?

Prior to Halo 4, the Elites wore slim armor that made their bodies appear very streamlined. With Halo 4 and from what I’ve seen from Halo 5, the helmets are much wider, almost bulbous. They’ve lost their aerodynamic look in their suits. And the elites themselves look very top heavy and no longer as agile as before.

Who Killed Noble 6?

Sangheili