Why did the Elite design change between Halo 3 and Halo 4+5?

Something that has been highly debated and discussed in the Halo community for a long time has finally been put to rest! This video contains all the info you need to understand why the Arbiter and Swords of Sanghelios in Halo 5 didn't have the old (in my opinion, superior) Elite design!

The next theory video will either be looking at how and when the San’Shyuum (Prophets) will return, or looking at the different races of Sangheili!

►►Thanks for watching guys!

[metadude]

343 H4 elites: Just a different species
343 H5 elites: lol we lied

[chzyburrito]

So, basically put: artistic preference.

[rhys]

Do you know what the best solution for this is?



DON’T CHANGE THE DESIGN IN THE FIRST PLACE

[MsFrostitute]

It's not a subspecies, 343 simply wanted to make their own models.
From skillful ninja, to sluggish brute. (In cutscenes at least)
I miss Halo 2 CLASSIC elites. I personally hate 343's elites

[wafflingmean]

The reason they're different is the same reason 343 has changed all of the other art styles for Halo. It seems that reason is that they want to make Halo their own, and also conform to more standard conventions of shooters instead of actually being original (that last one is less related to elites specifically). Any lore reason was only made to fill in the gap where people were placing their frustrations that that the Halo franchise from an aesthetic standpoint, is getting to a point where it actually is not Halo. In a lot of ways the gameplay does this too.

[Nieumarlamalpa]

No offense, but thats a load of bollocks.
Why did master chiefs armour change in halo 4? Why did the Forward Unto Dawn change? why did the the Rocket launcher change? why did every thing else change instead of getting a graphical update?
If those stayed consistent then yeah I may have bought this story.
343 took all the things i liked about halo and made them different.... I don't even get the halo vibes for the new games anymore
*super salt mode engaged*

[TiVinese]

makes sense, the halo 5 elites sound more brute like and deeper, to where the halo 1-3 elites sounded calm and intelligent

[frostedwheatthins]

In halo 6 they BETTER have playable elites. I NEED TO PLAY AS THE ARBITER, and if the old design returned that would be sweet!

[sawyerskog]

thanks 343 for making the elites look horrible

[Kenwesrem]

Halo Reach Elites are best.
Three different types.

[Kenji-]

Bungies Halo 1-3 elites: just cool
343's Elites: trash Designed unprofessional Enemys
Bungies Halo Reach elites: Freakin' Savage roundhouse kickin' Chuck Norris duplicates

[tombraver]

Bungie Elites: "We are the proud and mighty warriors of the Covenant!"
343: "HEY *Spits everywhere*

[Taiya]

I'd almost be able to accept there being different races of the same species makes sense....
However...
Then explain the

[hrntt]

I prefer the new jackals but prefer the older elites and grunts

[weehoo]

Halo 1-Reach Elites are infinitely better

[pdc]

Really 343 wants their version on elites. Nothing else.

[lucashancock]

If the Elites in Halo 1-3 are different because Elites in Halo 4-5 are just different sub species, than why did the Arbiter or Thel' Vadam change into one of these so called "Sub Species."

[HaloCanon]

Mr. Xperia and I had this discussion on twitter when this video was in production, but it bears repeating for anyone who reads the comments:

Concerning the H2A bonus cutscenes, while the events depicted may not be 100% canon, the Sangheili we see, and their combat harnesses, are canon. The Swords of Sanghelios, like any Elite faction, utilizes a number of assets and combat harnesses. For example, in Escalation, we see Halo 3 era designs pop-up when the Arbiter firs appears, and we see a H3 Elite Minor with Sali 'Nyon during a later issue.

Grim also pointed out that, while the Arbiter uses the "new" Elite model in Halo 5, canonically, he would look like he does in H2A (though his new armor would be what we see in H5 rather than the slightly modified version from H2A).

Let the confusion begin :D

[goldenhedgehog]

1st they screw up by only having 3 chief missions, 2nd they screw up the arbiters appearance (and his followers), 3rd they forgot to add in his the arbiters right hand elite Rtas 'Vadum (known as half-jaw to the game only fans), 4th they fuck up grifball by giving hammers a 20ft radius of damage (so almost no one uses swords), they don't give Grif an over-shield so 1 hammer kills him (BS), the Spartan abilities shouldn't be on in grifball (all people do is ground pound into the goal to score), you can't solo to the goal as Grif because everyone swings their hammer at like 10+ft away and it still kills you (were as in halo 3/reach if you were good with the ball you could get freaking killing frenzies while working your way to the goal), also it's grifball not ricochet so you shouldn't be able to throw the BOMB, yes it's a bomb and should be called a bomb not a ball (doesn't matter if it has the word ball in its title, when you score it's supposed to go boom not make sparkles). 343 sucks

[clint.b.j.]

343 did not do a good job at carrying on the Halo story. Halo 4 and 5 are failures.