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10/9/2013 6:45:38 PM
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Spartan IV´s Aren´t Even Spartans
Got this bit of information from Halo: Initiation, which was posted by a fellow member who go the comic on [url=http://w11.zetaboards.com/Halo_Archive/index/]Halo Archive[/url]. If you love Halo´s lore, check the site out. We´re always discussing any new news or information on anything Halo related.
[quote]The originals had augmentations not unlike the Spartan IIs, unbreakable bones, super strength, all of which the current IVs only have thanks to their armor. 8 of the 9 originals died after their augmentations[/quote]
Finally information about the SIV´s augmentations have been released and, just as I had thought, they don´t have augmentations on par with Spartan II´s or even Spartan III´s. All their strenght and reflexes come thanks to MJOLNIR gen 2 essentially, which literally doesn´t even make them Spartan´s anymore, just marines/ODST´s in fancy armor. Apart from the fact that the augmentations, on the first batch, were even more lethal than the Spartan II´s were and dozens of times more than the Spartan III´s first batch.
I´ve always stated that they were not up to level of the Spartan III´s and that they were objectively worse than Spartan III´s in pretty much all fields. Now we know that a Spartan III in SPI armor is pretty much equal to a Spartan IV in MJOLNIR in terms of physical prowess. With all the training and field experience Spartan III´s have, they curbstomp Spartan IV´s. And not let even talk about Spartan III´s with MJOLNIR armor...
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18 Replies[quote]. All their strenght and reflexes come thanks to MJOLNIR gen 2 essentially, which literally doesn´t even make them Spartan´s anymore, just marines/ODST´s in fancy armor.[/quote] I don't see how having strength and reflexes determines if they are Spartans or not. They are still super human just like the other Spartans. Also since we're on the strength thing the armor is also what makes a Spartan 2 and 3 stronger. It enhances their strength. So by your logic they are not Spartans since the armor is what gives them a strength boost. [quote]Just marines/ODST´s in fancy armor.[/quote] About that... -Bones are infused with a substance that makes them nearly unbreakable. -Muscles are injected with a material that allows them to work harder without breaking the subject's skeleton. -Corneal implants are provided to improve night vision. -Heart is implanted with a synthetic weave which significantly increases its capacity to pump blood, allegedly allowing a SPARTAN-IV to "outrun a horse". -Lungs are lined with a polymer that enhances oxygen intake and allows them to process toxins or foreign gas mixtures, potentially allowing a SPARTAN-IV to breathe methane for around an hour. -Intestinal bacteria are altered to enable the digestive system to absorb more nutrients out of food. Pancreas is replaced by a completely new, vat-grown organ. -Blood is altered to allow for faster clotting. [quote]Apart from the fact that the augmentations, on the first batch, were even more lethal than the Spartan II´s were and dozens of times more than the Spartan III´s first batch.[/quote] So in order to be a Spartan your program has to kill the majority of the subjects? Also with that logic the Spartan 3's are not Spartans since the survival rate for them is 100%.
