The Covenant from Halo could defeat the COG, Locusts, and Lambent from Gears of War

"You see, but this is a flaw in and of itself. Troop moral is probably the biggest and best factor when preparing for a full fledged war. If you want your troops to perform at their peak, then they must have faith in what they are doing, and know and believe in the fight and cause they are fighting for. The Marines of the UNSC have no problem with this. However the prophets, the leaders of the Covenant Army have lied to their people. The Elites see this, and no longer trust in the faction in which they are fighting for. But even worse than that, they don't just leave the cause, they completely work towards destroying it! How could the Covenant ever win a war with the humans if their own troops don't support what it is they are fighting for!?"== I quote myself here: "All four factions are at their prime" i.e. before the Great Shism (which is what you are reffering to) == "I think the instigator of this debate, does not know the true power of the humans that faced against it. Before the incident on reach, the Covenant Civil war was lost by the humans. Please see below." == I treuly am confused by the "order" of events you see happening in the Halo universe. Maybe I should clarify it for you. 1. The Covenant found Harvest, and after the first Contact went wrong, and the soon-to-be Prophets discovered who the Humans really were, they started a war (Note that the Prophets did not share the true information, and rallied ENTIRE empire to kill the Humans in which they labled Heretics. The war with the humans actually brought them out of a "dark age" that they had currently been in)2. 27-28 years of war between the Covenant and the Humans, spanning over hundreds of planets3. At the very last month of the war, the Prophets decided to move the Brutes into the dominant role, which angered the Elites. Soon the Brutes started a genocidal campaign against the Elites, cuasing the Covenant Civil War (The Great Shcism). This was amplified by the Elites soon discovering the Prophets had lied all along. These elites (The Covenant Seperatists) joined forces with the Humans. I am also ashamed at Con after reviewing his own source for the information. Not only was he taking things out of context and mix-matching events in the Halo Timeline, he is, seemingly with intention, leaving information out. "The war was instigated by the Covenant, whose Prophets discovered that humans were directly related to the Forerunners. In order to keep the Covenant intact, war was declared against humanity. Over the next few decades, the Covenant, with superior firepower, tactics, and technology, overpowered humanity on hundreds of worlds, including heavily defended strongholds such as Reach. The Humans would only win scattered and costly victories, most of which the Spartans contributed to immensely"I HIGHLY advise that Con (and the viewers of this debate) go through the Halo Timeline: http://www.halopedian.com... == "Not only can the chain saw rip through the armor of the Elite"== Personal. Energy. Shielding. You can't cut through energy shielding. This makes the entire function of a chainsaw irrelevent in a H2H fight against a Brute or Elite. Energy shields are taken down by amounts of energy applied to them, not cutting. As evident in all aspects of Halo Canon, Elite shielding can withstand 1 or 2 14.5x114mm APFSD rounds, each of which carry 40 kilojoules of kinetic energy. Granted someone could swing a gun+chainsaw at 13 meters per second (which is absurdly high), and that weapon weighed 20kg (again, absurdly high), that is only 1.69 kilojoules per swing. It would take 24 full force swings from the Chainsaw gun to take out an Elite's shield at minimum. Amazing what a little knowledge in the field of physics can do...... Conversely, I have a quote showing that an energy sword can "cut" (It doesn't really cut, but rather uses immensly hot plasma contained in a magnetic field to melt/burn through most anything on contact with the field. Also, hilariously enough, means that an Elite simply parrying a chainsaw strike will melt the gun, leaving the attacker weaponless) through three fully-shielded Elites at once: Halo: Ghosts of Onyx Pg 360 She followed with an elbow to the Elite's face--twisted the sword free and slashed, cutting it in half, as well as the two Elites on either side. If you were wondering who had the gall to fight 3 Elites in H2H, that would be Kelly-087, the fastest of the SPARTAN-IIs. SPARTAN-IIs, like John-117 (Master Chief), can run at speeds of 45mph, lift 6 tons, jump 3.5 meters into the air, react in 0.004 seconds (About 50x faster than a regular human), survive insane wounds (collapsed lung, broken ribs, insanely low blood pressure, dislocated joints, torn muscles, and 3rd degree burns all at the same time) while still maintaining maximum combat efficiency, and think on the level of a 150 IQ or higher. They weigh 500kg in armor, armor that has shields that withstand roughly 5 megajoules of energy. It also just-so-happens that SPARTAN-IIs are the leading causes of UNSC victories. Too bad only 30 were ever created, and roughly 20 of which died in the war. Another little fact, they each have about 30 years of combat experience and were trained day-in day-out from the age of 6. Each of them have mastered the craft of warfare 33 times over (http://www.artmetal.com...) Just thought I'd explain a little about the foe that could exceed an Elite's martial skill. Effects of the Energy Sword: The Type-1 Energy Weapon is an extremely powerful and effective melee weapon in close-quarters combat. A single strike can penetrate through the energy shield systems and into the armor and flesh of a SPARTAN or a Sangheili. This is due to the design of the weapon, which utilizes ionized gas rather than traditional shaped, solid matter - because the energy sword lacks any solid material in which to hold, or impale anything, the sword does not cut or carve in the traditional sense, but rather boils anything it comes into contact with.[5] This allows the weapon to pass through any type of material, including the toughest metal, with ease.[17][18] Injuries to living creatures by the Type-1 Energy Weapon can range from bad to gruesome. Stabs wounds by the Type-1 Energy Weapon are, in most cases, fatal — as the blade passes through the body, the innards of the body are burned and cauterized by the extreme temperatures produced by the blades.[19] Body fluids in the area of the stab wound are flash vaporized upon contact — organs within the area of the stab wounds can suffer life threatening damage dependent upon the type of organ struck, effects of fluids trapped in organs or arteries in addition to the expansion of heat would cause ruptures or small explosions causing additional damage to the victim. Survival is minimal at best and in the case of non-vital organs being stabbed with the energy sword, proper medical treatment must be applied as soon as possible to ensure long-term survival. Because of the sword's sheer destructive power, dismemberment is another common form of fatality to victims, ranging from decapitation[20] to bodies being sliced in half.[17][21] Loss of limbs is a common injury http://www.halopedian.com...== I will now continue the debate on the following thread, due to lack of characters. http://www.debate.org...