What's your favorite Elite and why? I want to know! What Covenant species should I cover next? Thanks for watching :)

Wait.
Halo 2 Elite’s glowing orange bits are shield indicators?!

"Noble hierarchs, surely you will not turn me into marketable plushies."

I never noticed that the orange sections in halo 2 elites were shield indicators!

A zealot running towards you in CE while you're reloading is absolutely terrifying.

Bungie Elites : Nobility made manifest
343 Elites : "These are the brutes right?"

Halo 3 Elites were domesticated

3:59 can we just appreciate the fact that the elite didnt just chase after him, and instead went the opposite direction to cut him off

I think the elites in Halo: Reach were probably the best elites. Faster, Stronger, smarter (sometimes). I really think it captured the whole "planetary invasion" scene, and then the detail and facelifts made them look exactly how I imagined them, playing CE as a kid.

"I think you're cute too" I was 9yo when I heard that for the first time... I'll never forget that elite...

I love the Reach elites. The combination of their intimidating appearance, intelligent AI, and speaking the Sangheili language makes them feel alien and frightening to fight. But their armor designs also retain that noble grace.

I love the Reach and Ce elites. Intelligent, cunning, aggressive, and fun to fight.

Grunts. Do them next, they deserve it.

I actually didn't know the elite ranks in halo:CE had matching eye colors

“They have shed our brother blood and for that they must die!” That line always so hard.

The halo reach elites are so much more difficult to land shots on because they are constantly evading from side to side

EBR: Reach Elites can be a little tough to kill.
Meanwhile*
You: Fires 2 rockets at point blank range at a Field Marshall.
Field Marshall appears out of the smoke, shields not even broken: All of that for a drop of blood.
*proceeds to draw Concussion rifle and blast you in 2 to 3 shots.

Halo 3’s Elites were by far the weakest. Hell, I even saw a Major die just by opening a door.

I think it goes to show there are three pillars when it comes to making the Elites good. 1. Have a very fast movement speed with a lot of strafing. 2. Take cover intelligently when shields are low or the odds are against them, especially for higher ranks. 3. Aggressively fire at and rush the player when they get close, or are vulnerable, especially for higher ranks.

I love how in CE all of the enemy AI behaviors fit their characteristics as a species. Grunts are cowardly and run away if they aren't being commanded. Jackals are devious agile, rolling out of the way of the player and ambushing them with charged plasma pistol shots. The flood.... floods you. The Hunters are always in a group of two.
Finally, the Elites are noble and zealous and care for victory over their own lives. Once when I was on legendary, I took down an Elite's shields at the same moment it took out mine. We both ran for cover, I waited for my shields to recharge. I was shocked that before my shields were recharged and while it's shields were still down and vulnerable, it charged around a corner and meleed me to finish me off. That gameplay loop perfectly fit the narrative the game was trying to push about them.