: Because for the millionth time, "Storm"/"Storm Covenant"
: is not a thing. It's never been a thing. It's not a faction. It's more
: easily viewed as a class within the Covenant, often identified by their
: armor/equipment/role (think more like "stormtrooper"). Therefore
: plenty of "Storm-class" Elites would have joined the Arbiter's
: forces just as easily as they might have realigned with the Covenant, now
: headed by 'Mdama.

: Obviously, there are also practical factors to what assets are used etc, but
: for those who enjoy the fictional justifications, there are several that
: aren't near as difficult as folks would love to make them out to be.

: But yeah, "Storm" as a faction is not a thing, and unfortunately
: continues to be used ignorantly/incorrectly lol.

Sorry, Halo 4 and Escalation really convinced me that Jul's Covenant is "The Storm" and I keep forgetting it's not...

Anyways, my point isn't that there are "Storm Elites" fighting with the Arbiter. I am wondering why they used the same models as the majority of the enemy Elites? If you see two Elites fighting, you might not notice which one has the little green arrow over it's head, so you might shoot the wrong guy.

It's hard to tell from the videos I've seen, but is there a noticeable difference in armor?

Such as the Heretics in Halo 2 and how they had really exotic armor to distinguish them from your own Spec. Op Elites.