Posted by: Yum Biscuit Man
It took at least 5 stabs... to the neck, for Buck to kill a Brute, to Elites and Brutes, our combat knives are just tooth picks.
For all you know that knife could be a carrot or cheese stick.
I'd also like to point out that that may just be part of the story. For example.
Sgt. Forge had a combat knife in Halo Wars, but he only really used it in a cutscene, gameplay wise it does nothing.
Gunny Buck had a combat knife, used it to stab a brute chieftain, but gameplay wise it was never used.
Get real buddy, Spartans were trained to kill efficiently, the combat knife is just for emergency close quarters situations when you are disarmed.Brutes had thicker skins than most Covenant and it was a raging Brute Chieftan. Also, on that last part, gameplay reasons. You're not a real Spartan so you can go around stabbing people if you feel like it.