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Posted by: xZcNx MarcWagz
Knifes are used quite often to kill Elites, but shouldn't the shielding systems of elites block the knives?
The way I see it is this; We already know a Spartan has enough strength to pop shields with a melee attack. When using a knife the force is concentrated into a smaller area and when the shields pop the momentum carries the knife onwards and inwards. Basically a knife attack is like a punch with a blade attached.
John Forge kills the arbiter with his knife, it is arguable that the times he shoots him with his rifle and pistol put his shields down, but then the arbiter must have really old shields cause there was a big gap in between those actions.
As far as I can tell Rippa's armour did not have shields at all. If it did then it could be argued they were drop by getting shot.
Fred kills an elite with a knife, again, no mention of shields.
But in halo when you punch, you have to first punch through the shields. I remember in First Strike a brute has to beat through MC's shields before it can start beating him.
So Why can a combat knife bypass shields, but a fist cannot?
In reach when you assassinate should the shields not protect the elite from being stabbed?
See my first point.
And on a second lighter note, since I know mp is not cannon, do you think a combat knife should even be able to pierce Mjolnir armor, if so what is the point of even wearing it? Apparently it blocks pistol shots. If it's strong enough to block pistol shots and some rifle bullets shouldn't it be immune to being stabbed through by a knife?
I mean even Kevlar vests cops wear are pretty much stab proof...
Spartans have enough strength to push a knife through the under armour suit where the gel layer is not covered.