Posted by: MMO
Posted by: Fatal Factor
Posted by: Omanisat
Due to the suicidal nature of missions the Arbiter is sent on, it is rare for the Arbiter's armour to be recovered in a usable state. Thus every Arbiter receives a new set, built to a standard design.
Citation?
If each set of armour is made to order, why is there a very special storage pod thing in the mausoleum of the arbiter just to hold it? Am ornamental storage pod implying that this set is kept and revered upon until such a time as an arbiter is named once more and there is need of it again, as if it were very old and had a long history?
Also half-jaws comment on the gas mine, something like "Take care arbiter, your armour is not as new as ours, your camoflage will not last forever."
I actually prefer thinking that the armour is new each time, but there seems to be some discrepancies with the whole arbiter thing, like they havent really thought about it too hard yet.
There doesn't need to be a source for the info. Arbiters are made for suicide missions to redeem themselves, that we know. And of course the armor isn't always recoverable, like in the case of Halo Wars (you know, the whole exploding mini-sun).
But I do agree with your last paragraph.
I'm pretty sure the whole age thing is a giant scam. The Prophets pretty much screwed Thel over, I'm sure Truth planned the Schism well in advance and made Thel's armour accordingly.