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"Find where the liar hides, so that I may place my boot between his gums!" - Rtas 'Vadum
Posted by: CTN 0452 9
I believe that the elite's health improvement is induced. This is based on two facts.
1) The Forerunner's armor saw to most of their medical needs when it was properly functioning.
2) The Covenant technology is actually reverse engineered Forerunner tech.
If elite's armor is based off of a Forerunner's personal armor then it makes sense that their armor would have some version of the medical instruments in Forerunner armor.
Add to this existing technologies like Halo 3's Regenerator unit and the Drop Shield in Reach, both of which cause near instantaneous health regeneration, it makes the idea of their armour doing the job a strong possibility.
The thing that makes it certainly not natural for me is the fact that Jora in The Cole Protocol was shot in the leg, and then some time after the engagement was still dragging that bleeding, useless leg around. If it was natural, then it would have healed regardless. He either must have not had this technology, or it got damaged. There are other examples as well, such as Rtas' half jaw and Voro's navigation officer having a damaged eye.