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Posted by: a casual banana
Posted by: Cmdr DaeFaron
Any linkage to where it says the Mark VI has jetpack like thrusters auto-built in?It's quoted in almost all the books with S-II's in them.
It's a T-PACK, which was built into Mark VI.
Please quote where it says the thruster pack is built right into it.
So far today people have been saying that such a device existed for the Mark IV and V with great confidence saying it's "in the books" when in reality the books outright contradict their statements.
The Fall of Reach page 144:
"Spartans," John said, "grab thruster packs and make ready to go EVA. Everyone else-" He motioned to the three technicians.
"-get into the forward cabin. If we fail, they'll be coming after the Pelican. Protect Dr. Halsey."
He moved Aft. Kelly handed him a thruster pack and he slipped it on.
That was for Mark IV armor. NO integrated thruster pack.
Page 348:
James almost had the explosives rigged to the nose free. A shower of needles hit him. One stuck the tank of his thruster harness-penetrated.
Obviously if it was integrated there wouldn't be a harness for the thing since it's built right into the armor. Further down the same page:
Linda shrugged out of her thruster harness.
No need to delve into how that shows it's a separate piece. That's for Mk V.
I do not have the Halo Encyclopedia on me currently so I cannot directly quote it, but I know that of all the features listed of the Mk VI, there is no mention of an integrated thruster pack included in the standard issue Mk VI that the Chief possessed By all means though, if you have it on you and you know it says otherwise provide quotes and page numbers.
So please anyone taking the stance that it has been established the Mk VI has built in thrusters please show some proof.
Also for those wanting to say "it's just a CGI trailer and not a reflection of the final product" I say I'm quite well aware. This does not, however, in the slightest bit affect the perceptions of members of the community who believe or do not believe the Mk VI had thrusters built in. This is after all the Universe forum first of all, not the Halo 4 forum. This is a canon subject that should be clarified with finality before guilible users who have no access to canon materials first hand start mouthing off saying incorrect things just because they've seen someone say "it says so in the books" and nothing more past that.