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"Find where the liar hides, so that I may place my boot between his gums!" - Rtas 'Vadum
Posted by: Alfdog
Posted by: spurkis
A knife is a melee weapon, you have to get more up close and personal to an elite than what's considered healthy. And he did most of the work in killing him with his bare hands, like throwing him to the ground, and punching his face away right after that (neither the assault rifle nor the pistol did any effect on the Arbiter).
The Arbiter in Halo Wars is pathetic and inferior. Yes, he is strong as -blam!-, but he's stupid. He approached John Forge with active camo and TWO energy swords, somehow missed and lost his left sword. He then proceeds to swing his sword like a big, slow gorilla at John, who easily dodges it, and hurls into him, throwing him to the ground. John then is somehow able to hold the Arbiter's right arm to the ground, and pound it with lead. This is stupid, why didn't he just bite his head off or use his left arm to kill him?
He then, after punching him, let John get close enough to stab him.
I see your point. Though I think this was just for closing down the story with the main baddy dying. I mean I know Forge is a big guy but he really wouldn't stand a chance in a bare knuckle fight with a 8ft and a half angry Dino-hulk!
Or we could say that this is a Sangheili's true physical strength and speed. Arbiter armour is not as sophisticated as the combat harnesses, which act like Mjolnir in giving extra strength and speed.
Just a thought.
(Although he should still have won though.)