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I've cut a huge portion of your response out since the first part of it has nothing to do with the characters in the silhouette banner.
Posted by: Sanjeev
And despite their leg plates looking similar, they are not exactly the same as far as I can see.
I think you should look closer, then, because the shapes of their legplates are identical with the only difference being their scale.
Besides, those who tried to counter my Body Physique argument with the "Not all Spartans look the same" argument, let me ask you this. Look at the guy I pointed out. I think we can all agree that that is a Spartan. Okay, compare it to the dude next to him. Look at that dude.
If you read the Fall of Reach and some subsequent books, they mentioned how the Spartans were augmented and stuff and in "First Strike", I believe Corporal Locklear mentioned that he can't even distinguish the women from the men when it came to Spartans.
I've read every novel and am actually quite brushed up on them all since Reach discussion recently began to bolster. The reason that many are unable to distinguish between male and female Spartans isn't because they are identical in physique, build, height, etc., but because their MJOLNIR armor hides their gender-specific features. The Spartans do not share identical body structure, and that is also described in the very novels you have read several times.
Now use Master Chief as a reference and the dude I pointed out in the banner. They have the same physique, more or less. If the women can't be differentiated from the men, then basically, the master Chief model is more or less the standard model for both Male and Female Spartans. Hence, the person next to the "Spartan" in the banner is clearly not a Spartan.
Same argument for the rest of them.
Again, this is incorrect, and I've stated above as to why. Also, the middle Spartan's legs are too narrow to be the bulkier model of Master Chief that we've seen since Halo: CE, so your assumption that the middle silhouette could be substituted for the ideal of a Spartan's build is unfounded. To reiterate: Spartans are not identical in build.
I admit, at this point of time, I know just as much as any of you. But, look around you. There are so many details around you that help.
Yes, there are, and they conflict. As I said before, no one has a "credible" theory as to what or who the silhouette characters are because they are silhouettes, and because the Spartans, like most humans, have differing physiques, heights, weights, and overall biological structures.
It is just as likely that all of them are Spartans as it is that only one is or that even none of them are. You can not ignore the fact that they are wearing identical legplates and girdle bands that only differ in scale, and neither can you ignore that the books explicitly state that the Spartans are not defined by universal dimensions, especially in their suits.
And being frank is different from throwing around your frustration in the form of curse words and your impatience with "God, people, now do you see?"
There is no definitive answer to who they are. Hopefully this will change come Bungie Day.
[Edited on 07.02.2009 12:42 AM PDT]