Talk:Rio de Janeiro

Covenant Asylum Seekers
If their are Covenant asylum seekers, does this mean that the peace relations are still working with the Arbiter?
 * I've been wondering this too, I wasn't sure if he was joking or not. I most certainly hope that this means peace negotiations were still going on, it's been nagging at me for a while now. --Tent acle Torn ado  14:52, 16 December 2012 (EST)
 * Not at all. In this context, "Covenant" refers to any and all former member and client species of the defunct empire. It doesn't mean Thel 'Vadam has pursued a lasting peace with Earth and her colonies, simply that these refugees would take their chances with a former enemy rather than the harsh wilds of remnant-occupied space. Same thing happens after a lot of major conflicts here in real life.
 * It's comparable to a Nazi seeking safety in Israel immediately after World War Two. Then again it may be a subtle reference to Josef Mengele fleeing to Brazil.
 * Yep, because all Germans were Nazis and every Covenant soldier committed mass atrocities on their own accord.