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Subject: What is Master chief??
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I know I know his name was John..... but is he a cyborg.... human.......cyborg.... WHAT THE HE!! is he?

  • 06.26.2004 8:28 PM PDT
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He is a .. Mechanicly engineered Cyborg (Human Brain-robotic Body) HE was buitl from the ground up for the single purpose of Combat. The Spartan II is the only hope for the Human Race. Spartan prototypes (which by the way are 100% human are called the Orbital Shock Troopers or HELL JUMPERS) are second to the Spartan II. I hope I have enlightened you.

  • 06.26.2004 8:46 PM PDT
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Master Chief is humanities salvation. He is basicly the culmination of human tech. and the last of a group of warriors bent on preserving the human race

  • 06.27.2004 1:08 PM PDT
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The Rank: Master Petty Officer Chief is about Luietenant(sp.) and of course Pettey Officer. He is the highest ranking of the Spartan II's.

The Master Chief: Was taken at 6 years of age, put through 15 years of vigorous trianing and AI sequences. He was then put through an augmentation sequece that allowed him the use the MJONLIR battle armor. After the Fall of Reach, he is the last remaining Spartan II alive.

  • 06.27.2004 1:14 PM PDT
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Hes not a human brain with robot body. Are you stupid? He is a human who was taken at 6 put through training and then augmentation.
The augmentation consisted of muscle enhancements, reflex improvements, they reinforced his bones with metal alloys so they would be almost impossible to break. He is 100% human, there is no robot inside him.

O and they also did something to his cerebral cortex so that he could have an AI jacked into him (like cortana). With the AI in him, he has even more enhanced reflexes and speed.

  • 06.27.2004 2:35 PM PDT
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One hell of warrior, with everything he needs to kick some major Covenant butt! That is what the Master Chief is!

PS If you're talking about what he is, meaning what's he made out of, then I don't know.

  • 06.27.2004 2:41 PM PDT
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If you read the Manual, he is more Byborg than Human.

  • 06.27.2004 4:19 PM PDT
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to correct whoever said this, for one, he is human with inhancements, kind of like robocop, but not quite to that extent. and secondly, he is not the last remaining spartan, there is kelly, who was wisked away by dr. halsey (if you dont know who this is you should try and read the books), and at least one or two more spartans other than chief and kelly.

  • 06.29.2004 9:42 PM PDT
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Well i havent read the book but i'm no fool either. If you've ever played Syndicate Wars or Dues Ex, then you know what MC is, only in a combat suit ment for harsh enviromental conditions etc etc etc.

he's more human than you think, the suit isnt attached to him but he does have implants and bio-mods that make him a much stronger, faster killing machine.

Who would put a robot in control of mankinds future... NO ONE, with above below average intelligence.

Sprtn044 was right the first time, read his post he knows what he's talking about you knobs.

  • 06.29.2004 10:28 PM PDT
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Spartn044 was half right. He was wrong about cortana being jacked into "him", she is jacked into his suit as it says in the manual that the suit needed to be configured.

  • 06.29.2004 10:50 PM PDT

XBL: FTG Spartan
But you were dead a thousand times. Hopeless encounters successfully won. A man long dead, grafted to machines your builders did not understand. You follow the path, fitting in to an infinite pattern.
Yours to manipulate, to destroy and rebuild.
Now, in the quantum moment before the closure, when all become one. One moment left. One point of space and time.
I know who you are.
You are Destiny.

The manual calls you a "cyborg" however a cyborg doesn't mean that you're a robot. The Master Chief (Master Petty Officer Chief-John-Spartan 117) is fully human. Not a human brain robot body. Christ, where'd you hear that. At the age of 14 he underwent genetic augmentation:

**SPOILERS**

Carbide ceramic ossification: which grafts metal material onto bones rendering them almost unbreakable.

Muscualar enancement injections: which is a protien complex, increases muscular density, decreases lactose recovery time and improves overall strength tremendously.

Catalytic thyroid implant: a platinum pellet containing the human growth hormone catalyst to boost growth of skeletal and muscle tissues.

Occipital capillary reversal: boosted blood vessel flow in retina causing increased visual perception and ability to see in the dark very well.

Superconducting fibrification of neural dendrites: alteration of bioelectrical nerve transduction to shielded electronic transduction. 300% increase in subject reflexes. Increase in intelligence, memory, and creativity.

(Summary)

The Fall of Reach
-pg 57-58

Not all of the children survived the augmentation. Several died and about a dozen were crippled for life. 30 survived the augmentation unchanged and enhanced.

All of the following genetic and bio-engineering augmentation was done to the Spartans at age 14. Keep in mind that the Spartans (Spartan-II program) are the closest to genetically perfect that the UNSC can find. The UNSC sent Dr.Halsey and Captain Keyes (Lieutenant Jacob Keyes at the time) to research the Spartan canidates. There were roughly 150 or so that showed the genetic markers the UNSC was looking for. 75 children were selected at age 6 and abducted from their homes. They were replaced with flash-clones who died after a few years. The children underwent rigorous training and eventually the augmentation. After awhile they were given the MJOLNIR armour. At the time it didn't have shields but it did enhance reflexes, strength, coordinated aiming through HUD in the helmet, and the visor could adjust to sudden changes in light and allow you to see better. Eventually the MJOLNIR armor was upgraded to MarkV and it had shields and was capable of holding an onboard AI. The armour also was capable of keeping your body tempature at a good temp (homeostatic). The AI is integrated into a special outlet in John's head which was surgically installed. He is not a machine, the AI just stays in his mind AND armour so she can be transported. He still has total control and the AI can just help him.

That's who the Master Chief is and what he is. Keep in mind he is WEARING the armour and he is completely human.

[Edited on 6/29/2004 10:51:45 PM]

  • 06.29.2004 10:50 PM PDT
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Dude, like i said in my original statement... no need quote from your book... i said, Sprtn044 had it down the first time... so he wasnt 100% accurate... he was on the right track and we all knew what he was saying.

Dont be an ass.

  • 06.29.2004 10:58 PM PDT

Me: "OMFG, Dude... wtf!"
AbolitionofMan: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to betray you."
Me: "That's the 4th time in this game alone!"
Chris: "Third, besides he had the flag I was trying to stop him, how was I supposed to know you were there."
Me: "I said, 'I got the Flag, don't shoot.'"
Chris: "Well those Wraith shots take a while to reach you."
Me: "You were right next to me, I had killed him and a minute passed before you decided to shoot."
Chris: "Hahahahaha, yeah... that was great."

Also, there are 5 Spartan II's left alive, John, Fred, Linda, Kelly and Will. Only 4 will be on Earth or at least they were headed toward Earth. Kelly is whisked away by Halsey in an ONI spy ship.

Achilles

  • 06.29.2004 11:53 PM PDT
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Posted by: SauerTotGott
He is a .. Mechanicly engineered Cyborg (Human Brain-robotic Body) HE was buitl from the ground up for the single purpose of Combat. The Spartan II is the only hope for the Human Race. Spartan prototypes (which by the way are 100% human are called the Orbital Shock Troopers or HELL JUMPERS) are second to the Spartan II. I hope I have enlightened you.


he is completely human. he was abducted when he was 6 years old along with others and they trained them for fighting. they augmented their bodies with chemicals that made them super strong, their bones harder than carbonized steel, the reaction times almost instant, and everything else basically is good. they are smart, too. ODST (orbital drop shock troopers) are just marines that volunteer to be ejected from a ship in a HEV sack, basically a ceramic single person drop ship. (it gets really hot inside, hence the name helljumpers) The second to Spartan II would probably be Spartan I.

  • 06.30.2004 8:09 AM PDT
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Sure thing Frag Master....

HELLJUMPERS!!

  • 06.30.2004 1:58 PM PDT
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Wort Wort Wort

You guys gotta read TFoR. It is soooooo awesome

  • 06.30.2004 2:06 PM PDT
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he is a human keyes even says it when Hiwoka or whatever asks

  • 06.30.2004 3:36 PM PDT
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Posted by: SauerTotGott
If you read the Manual, he is more Byborg than Human.


uuuuh the manual.......try reading the books like the rest of us. Maybe then you will learn something.

  • 06.30.2004 4:39 PM PDT
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Yeah? well, excuse me if the suit doesnt cause the master Chief to enhance his abilities. I forgot that the suit is just for protection and cortana is just John's Imagination and that he actually takes pills to be a better soldier. Yeah.. I forgot to mention that even though the so call books (which by the way were written in a period of a month) tell something about The Spartans II or the history of HALO (so on so forth) The covenant still Refer Him as a "CYBORG" and thats very officially liscenced by BUNGIE!

  • 06.30.2004 4:45 PM PDT
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Apart from my sarcasm above ^
I know master Cheif is HUman.. with Mechanical parts, like some one said, alot like Robocop. thats why is............. A CYBORG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 06.30.2004 4:47 PM PDT
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Read Shodowrun

  • 06.30.2004 4:48 PM PDT
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The definition of Cyborg is

Cyborg- a hypothetical human being modified for life in a hostile or alien environment by the substition of artificial organs and other body parts

so by definition, Master chief is somewhere between human and cyborg, because none of his organs where substuted (sorry if I am wrong, I am only reading a dictonary, never got to read the books, can't find them) but he was modified for an alien environment, I am just giving my piece on the matter, dont flame me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 07.12.2004 11:51 AM PDT