The title of Arbiter was given to a figure needed to do great things, but it was expected they would die fulfilling their role. They are remembered and hailed as heroes, but it is essentially a death sentence to be named Arbiter.

normal please direct your view to the title of the thread : P

i hate to de-rail a thread but as a halo fanatic i must point out that arbiter is indeed a rank of honor. but as seen in the halo legends cartoon the profet at the time used that to turn it into a mark of shame.

in halo 3 the elites bring it back to its original honorable origins.

That is what I was trying (and failing) to explain. Rep to you for being much more eloquent than I.

Gears of War Generics

GOW006 Mauler
GOW007 Locust Drone
GOW008 Kantus

Halo Generics

HALO001 Marine (SMG)
HALO002 Marine (Battle Rifle)
HALO003 ODST (Magnum Pistol)
HALO004 Brute (Brute Shot)
HALO005 Jackal (Plasma Pistol)
HALO006 Elite (Plasma Rifle)
HALO007 Drone (Plasma Pistol)
HALO008 Jackal (Beam Rifle)
HALO009 Spartan (Dual Magnums)
HALO010 Spartan (Battle Rifle)
HALO011 Flood Infection
HALO012 Spartan (Dual Needlers)
HALO014 Grunt (Plasma Pistol)
HALO015 Grunt (Fuel Rod Cannon)
HALO016 Elite (Carbine)
HALO017 Elite Zealot (Energy Sword)
HALO019 Spartan (Plasma Rifle)
HALO021 Infected Marine
HALO022 Infected Elite
HALO025 Flood Carrier
HALO026 Grunt (Plasma Grenade)
HALO029 Brute Honor Guard (Stave)
HALO030 Elite Honor Guard (Energy Sword)
HALO031 Cloaked Elite (Energy Sword)
HALO032 Brute (Spiker Rifle)
HALO033 Cloaked Elite (Carbine)

Arbiter is a rank, but there is only ever one Arbiter at a time.

Master Chief is a rank too, but in the context of Halo, they're probably talking about a particular Master Chief.

Arbiter is a revered rank, but as the right hand of the Prophets, it's also someone who gets sent on a lot of dangerous missions. The point that was made in Halo 2 was that the new Arbiter had been sentenced to death, and believing he was still useful, the Prophets elevated him to the rank of Arbiter because doing so would still eventually fulfill the sentence considering the types of missions he'd be sent on.

There is only one Arbiter at a time. When that Arbiter dies someone else dons the armor and become the Arbiter.

They get shamed, become Arbiter(which is considered a high honor, go figure) because they go on and survive suicide mission after suicide mission. Meaning they are one bad ### warrior.

BTW, for the Locust hierarchy, Drones and Maulers are canon fodder. Kantus generally act as field commanders, leading Drones and Maulers. Skorge is the head of the Kantus, and RAAM is the general of the entire Locust army.

Oh, I saw the title... but I still don't see why it really matters. Again, if he likes the characters, why not play two?

Agreed. This is a non-issue.

I've taken to considering the Master Chiefs as just the somewhat burlier Green Spartans... 'cause I have so many of them now, and I'm trying to prevent my Highlander gene from overwhelming my team-building options.

Condensed list

Halo Generics

Marine (All)
ODST (Magnum Pistol)
Brute (All)
Jackal (All)
Elite (All)
Drone (Plasma Pistol)
Jackal (All)
Spartan (All)
Flood Infection
Grunt (All)
Infected Marine
Infected Elite
Flood Carrier
Brute Honor Guard (Stave)
Elite Honor Guard (Energy Sword)
Cloaked Elite (All)

"Highlander Rule" can be only one... so if he's at a venue where there is a HL rule in effect, he couldn't play more than one Skorge on a team. THAT'S why not.

I think it'd be easier to list who isn't generic in the HALO set.

As in Generic: all characters from 1 to 33, except those named Arbiter, Master Chief, Cortana, or Sgt. Johnson.

But yeah, either way.

He was asking a question, based on a style of play that is common and commonly enjoyed. You don't like it, fine. You don't get to deride people for their style of play. Drop it and move on.