. Image:Cquote1.pngNothing quite like the Heretics...at all.Image:Cquote2.png — An Elite stating that the Separatists are nothing like the traitorous Heretics A.K.A Geurillas The Covenant Separatists are a bunch of dudes who separated from the Covenant, because they decided they were too cool for them. They are led by Elites, who mind controlled Grunts and Hunters to join their cause in Halo 2. Though, the mind control power wore off in the beginning of Halo 3, so they only had Humans as their allies. The mind power still affected most Grunts and Hunters, though the Elites didn't want their species dying out in the battlefield, so they just kept them in a room called "Emergency Food Source". The Separatists' main cause to part from Covenant is because the Prophets abused their religious