Elite Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Species Covenant Elites as they appeared early in Halo's development. To design the various species of the Covenant, Bungie's artists looked at live animals and films for inspiration;[7] as a result, the species within the Covenant bear simian, reptilian, avian, and ursine characteristics.[7] [edit] Elites (Sangheili) One of the strongest and toughest foes of the game, Elites (called Sangheili in the fictitious Covenant language) stand at nearly 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) and feature recharging personal shields. The Elites initially had simple mouths, which developed into pairs of split mandibles substituting for the lower jaws. Bungie concept artist Shi Kai Wang noted that project lead Jason Jones had, at one point, been insistent on giving the Elites a tail.[8] While Wang thought it made the aliens look too animalistic, the idea was eventually dropped due to practical considerations, including where the tail would go when the Elites were driving vehicles.[9] "At one point, we considered just having the Elites tuck their tails forward, between their legs," Wang noted, "But [we] abandoned that... for obvious reasons."[9] According to Paul Russel, when Bungie was bought by Microsoft and Halo was turned into an Xbox launch title, Microsoft took issue with the design of the Elites, as they felt that the Elites had a resemblance to cats that might alienate Japanese consumers.[10] Above is a direct extract. Kind of saying I don't have anything done there... That'll be freaky though, if I had a tail and had to tuck it once getting in a vehicle; how awkward will that be? Edit: Like if you agree that not giving Elites a tail is a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikslik7 Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Very awkward, be happy they decided not to give Sangheili tails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elite Posted July 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Yeah, I'd have that odd ODST teasing me whenever I walk past a bunch of Humans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M DooMknight Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Very awkward, be happy they decided not to give Sangheili tails Definitely happy they did not... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elite Posted July 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Yeah. I don't want a tail, heck, I don't even want split-jaws! You Humans can't imagine how awkward it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WonderWombat Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 They would look even more like what they based them off of, aliens from alien. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Wade Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Glad they changed that model lol and to Elite why do you use dark purple font? It strains my eyes trying to read your messages. :wallbash: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ςHϵΑƨϵMΩηεTΞr Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Lol gald they changed it never heard of this o.O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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