- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Grunt and Jackal AI aren't what I'd call cowardly, but rather more what I'd call realistic. Think about it for a second. You're a soldier on a battlefield against a strange alien race. One of them is completely undefeated. You look around and all your friends, allies and leaders are having their skulls aired out by this super-alien soldier. You've been through training and conditioning, you've seen a lot of bad situations and grizzly scenes, but this guy is the closest thing to death itself. Now tell me, do you stand up and fight this war-god until your painful and destined end? Of course not, you soil yourself in terror and run for your life.
Marines never seemed all that believable to me because they never got scared. I can understand them being courageous the majority of the time, but when elites are slaughtering everyone around them they never seem to lose their cool or try to retreat. The only time a marine ever seemed unsure is when one asks for a dropship on AotCR.
These guys are going to die. Chances are, they know that. I think that should bother them at least a little bit.