The Empire(Star Wars, Pro) vs Covenant(Halo,Con)

The covenant is a little be trickier to describe troops and I haven't found any canon on the their numbers but I'll start with each race and use their Human names so that it is easier to understand them. Races Prophets - they are basically the Research and development race of the covenant. They created the most of the technology the covenant used by studying forerunner technology. Elites - As their human name implies they are the elite warriors of the covenant, their entire race before being intergrated into the covenant was a warrior race. From birth to death all they know is battle, and battle strategies, they are also responsible for the quelling and taming of other race intergrating into the covenant. Brutes - ape like soldiers, they are extremely strong and when provoked enough will go into a fit of berserking rage. They tend to have warlike tendencies Grunts - front line units averaging about 5.5 feet and are very numerous as they reproduce exponentially. There are squads of kamikaze grunts Drones or buggers - are insectoid like race, they are extremely fast and agile especially during flight due to their homeworld having a higher than average gravity. Jackals - carrying superior senses they normally take up the position of a scout or sniper, or sharp shooter Engineers - artificially created species, they aren't really placed on the battle field as combatants but when needed they are able to repair ally equipment or be used as suicide bombers I saved my favorite for last Lek'golo or hunters - they are the assemblage of worm-like entities, they are very unique, and intelligent. Although we normally see them cladded in very resilient steal, they can slip don the armor of enemies and be used to get behind enemy lines, as well as controlling giant machines. Each race carries different armor the most noteable however are the elites and hunters, hunter clad nearly indestructible armor while the elites armor provides them with an energy shield that is rechargeable, when they have not taken damage for a while. Also elite armor contain added perks such as camo or flight. Jackals that work in platoons carry energy shields. I guess I will Give a brief description on weaponary cause they are just as diverse, however if I focus too much I'll run out of character space so. Weapons Most covenant Arsenal is plasma/based directed energy weapons, however the covenant are known to utilize pulse lasers- particle beam weapons, as well as antimatter, and even chemical crystal based weapons. Their ammunition based based weapons such as their chemical crystal homes in on organic target. While brutes tend to use metal spike based ammunition. For melee weapons energy swords are most popular and common among elites, white brutes uses a gravity hammer doing tremendous damage to anything within a close radius. I'd also like to add in a unique feature of the plasma pistol, that when charged up has a homing like feature that can disable vehicles for a short period of time. Vehicles Light armored ground vehicles - chopper, ghost, spectre, revenant. These are quick and agile have boosters and guns mounted, revenant light vehicles with 1 passenger that has boost as well as fire mortar like projectiles Heavy armored vehicles - wraith (has boost, a machine gun like turret some requires a passengers some have two turrets at the tip, they fire mortar like rounds that can hit their targets while being behind a barrier) Prowlers has a plasma turret capable of spinning 360 degrees as well as providing two passenger seats the prowlers are extremely difficult to flip over it, it's like the cats of vehicles, they always land stable and ready to go.. Shadow heavy transpiration vehicle that can also transport light vehicles As well as having a 360 turret mount. Anti-aircraft wraith, a variant of the wraith it is equipped with two rapid fire triple barreled fuel rod cannons. LOCUST it's an anti fortification vehicle that moved with legs and can climb over terrain as well as being used for mining Super heavy or giant - scarab, they come In 3 known types, 29, 36, and 47. All of them are all terrain, they have a propulsion system that can withstand shock from low orbital drop, max speed of 76km per hrs or 47 mph. Has a powerful main cannon that is nearly a capital-ship-scaled energy projector capable of mass destruction, as well as added AA cannons and normally deployed with a 40 man crew to protect it from being boarded. On top of that they have ultra heavy plasma cannons mounted as well, that range from anti infantry to anti ultra heavy vehicles. The 47 protos model is nearly indestructible and is piloted by elites Ships Banshees - carry rapid fire plasma cannons and a fuel rod cannon Lich - airborne deployment ship Spirit - carrier ship with turret Phantom - carrier ship with turret and can transport vehicles Vampire - atmospheric fighter, turret mounted be elders and 2 energy guns excellent anti aircraft ship. Seraph - multi roles firghtet equipped with standard energy shielding, like laser, plasma charges(similar to plasma pistol) heavy plasma cannon Spaceship frigates - Frigates, assault carriers, battle cruisers , stealth shops, corvette , scavenger craft, boarding ships Heavy destroyer Light cruiser and super cruisers Note that covenant are also capable of orbital drops, meaning they can drop elite troops into the battle field from space. Okay as far as arbiter, they are usually chosen from the most elite warriors of the elite race. They are very intelligent and wise as well as capable battle strategist. They usually are stuck doing the hardest job, such as quelling rebellions or taming new races. Although they tend to be considered the leader of their force if an arbiter were to fall moral would not be dropped as elites stem from a race of warriors all capable of being able to continue fighting without a leader and fight well. Sorry the troops and equipments are so diverse that when I got to the cruisers and ships there were so many different types that character count wouldn't be enough. Anyways all sources come from halopedia.org