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I am Field Master Avu Med 'Telcam, Servant of the Abiding Truth, and I have many brothers.
A god who creates tools is still a god. It is not for us to impose qualifications upon the divine or presume to guess its intentions.
Posted by: Naked Crook
In reality, given any circumstance with the preconditions I listed...if you are outgunned, you are gonna lose. You give this Rtas guy WAY to much credit.
It's called talent and skill. That is how you win when you are outgunned. The brutes, as their name implies, are big dumb ogres. They have no tactic other than bull rush. Rtas used that against them to win.
Posted by: Naked Crook
The Elites didn't have superior positioning, they didn't have the advantage, they didn't have the high ground. They only thing they had, was a Commander who severely underestimated his opponent.
Or they have a badass who correctly analyzed his opponent, gave an inspiring speech, and beat the odds.
Posted by: Naked Crook
Remember in Halo Wars what happened to the Arbiter when he underestimated Forge?
Just about everyone on this forum, and any avid halo fan who has played the other halos, read the books, or some combination of the two knows that game completely trashed the elites. The average elite weighs around 320 pounds. Ripa is huge, roughly 370. There is no way Forge could have tackled him, let alone survived all the energy sword stabs. Halo Wars Elites aren't really a valid example, considering how downplayed the elite skill is in that game compared to every other example.
Posted by: Naked Crook
Perhaps he just sat there the entire battle and yelled out orders. Perhaps they were losing the battle.
That is called "Commanding". Something that the Brutes don't have. He organized his small number of ships, and used them in a way to defeat the disorganized brutes.
Posted by: Naked Crook
But luckily...This guy came up with a plan to save the day. Perhaps it was the commander of this ship or this Elite
There is no way a Sangheili below Rtas would have taken charge. They are an honorable species and respect their superiors. Rtas, being the "Commanding" Officer of the engagment, took charge and slaughtered the Jiralhanae.
Posted by: Naked Crook
you can say Rtas did this and that...but you cant prove it...so as far as I am concerned...he is just a dude with half a face who violates his own species' code of conduct.
I see nothing special about him.
You can prove he's done plenty of things. That engagement is just one of them. And yes, you can prove he did it, because, obviously, he came out alive, with the brutes beaten. As for your violation of his code of conduct, Not familiar with what your are talking about, but I'm sure it is, like the rest of your words, horse feces.
EDIT: Oh, forgot to add, great work anton, couldn't agree more. Rtas is among my favorite characters within the Haloverse. A treasured comrade.
[Edited on 02.23.2011 7:24 PM PST]