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1. Who (in armor) has the most raw strength, spartan II's or elites? Like if Sam and Thel arm wrestled, who would win?
2. Are there any advantages that spartan IV's have over spartan II's? (Augmentation wise)
3. (This one might be confusing, or not make any sense, or based on false information) in halo CE I believe I remember Guilty Spark remarking on how effective human weapons are against the flood. Is this true? And if so is it just for gameplay or are human weapons actually better for killing flood?
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Hand to hand combat I would say the Spartans are a few steps ahead of the Elites. Not so much by strength, but by reflexes and skill in martial arts from years of training.
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[quote]1. Who (in armor) has the most raw strength, spartan II's or elites? Like if Sam and Thel arm wrestled, who would win?[/quote]It obviously depends on personal strength and what type of Combat Harness the Elite has. It'd pretty much be a tie match. [quote]2. Are there any advantages that spartan IV's have over spartan II's? (Augmentation wise)[/quote]More advanced digestive system, and cybernetic implants that monitor their vitals and dietary intake. [quote]3. (This one might be confusing, or not make sense, or based on false information) in halo CE I believe I remember Guilty Spark remarking on how effective human weapons are against the flood. Is this true? And if so is it just for gameplay or are human weapons actually better for killing flood?[/quote]He actually says he's puzzled why Chief brought such [i]in[/i]effective weapons to fight the Flood.
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Spartan-II master race
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[quote]More advanced digestive system, and cybernetic implants that monitor their vitals and dietary intake.[/quote] Don't forget the ability to breathe in vacuum... [spoiler]*malodorous cackling about Initiation*[/spoiler]
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My head canon is that they found some way to keep oxygen in the body longer so they don't need to breathe as much.
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If that actually was one, it was for the original SPARTAN-IV program.
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Palmer says she could breathe methane for a few hours, one could conceive they can survive space for a bit.
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Oh okay. Thanks for clearing that up
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For 3, Spark comments on how [i]ineffective[/i] they are, which is true, because in canon the best way to kill flood is with burning weapons like plasma to destroy the cellular structure.
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Oh thanks