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[Halo] Why did the Prophet of Truth favour the Brutes over the Elites?

This has never seemed to add up to me. The common answer is that Truth felt that the Elites asked too many questions and were insufficiently blindly loyal for his liking. Certainly, there had been prominent Sangheili who had questioned the Covenant's religion before (like Fal Chavamee) and others who had argued in favour of admitting humanity into the Covenant, but there's no indication that these were anything other than a small fringe. After all, most Elites were clearly fully devoted to belief in the Great Journey at least up until the Great Schism. And even after that many Elites continued to worship the Forerunners.

By contrast, it is argued, the Brutes were more unquestioning and blindly loyal. But that clearly wasn't completely true, given that there were Brutes (most notably Atriox) who saw through the lies of the Prophets and rebelled. Heck, Atriox was even the most successful rebel in Covenant history.

Surely the experience with the Banished should have made Truth realise that Brutes are just as capable of disobedience as Elites?
gpt
1. The Elites failed spectacularly at the destruction of the first Halo Ring.

2. The Elites were getting suspicious of the Prophets plans.

3. The Brutes were getting too rowdy after the fall of the first Halo and moving them up to replace the Elites placated them.

4. The Brutes were much easier to deceive than the Elites.