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Note: This is a long read, however it is mainly bullet points explaining my theory and explanations to said bullet points.
I had a thought earlier today on another thread, where the Forerunner Combat Skin concept art from Bungie was brought into question.
After looking at it for a couple minutes I started to notice that it bears some resemblance to Master Chief's new MJOLNIR armor design.
Forerunner Combat Skin (Concept Art)
Master Chief's updated aesthetics
+ If you look at Chief's Torso, you can see that the breastplate is missing a piece in the center for whatever reason.
Now if you look at the Combat Skin, you can see that there's a particular spot in the middle of the chest but just underneath the collar bone, that resembles this gap.
In fact, the overall contours of the Combat Skin are very similar to how the MJOLNIR armor looks now...
+ Look at the abdomen of John's armor, notice where the basic shapes are, and compare it to the Forerunner Combat Skin. It's a shot in the dark, but from what I can see, the sides of the abdomen are similar in shape.
+ The shoulders are another feature that could be put into question. They've drastically changed since Halo:CE as they no longer have the typical hexagonal shape, now they're rather bulky and rounded. They don't exactly fit the shape of the shoulders on the Combat Skin, but it could be another similarity to be taken into account.
The main point I'm trying to get at is: I think there is some chance that the reason Master Chief looks so different now, is because he combined his MJOLNIR armor system with a set of Forerunner Combat Skin.
To elaborate, he could have either scavanged the armor from an armory or dead forerunner, or could have met someone along the way who knew how to integrate the systems.
+ If you picture the Forerunner Combat Skin and ditch the helmet/hood, remove the integrated weapon systems, and make the knee guards more form-fitting, you can basically turn the Combat Skin into a type of body-glove where the MJOLNIR armor plates could be attached on to, respectively.
- John could have ditched the helmet/hood to use his own Mark. VI that's been modified to be compatible with the new system.
- The same could be done with the integrated weapon systems on the hands; John could have replaced them for a pair of preferrable gauntlets, probably from his own MJOLNIR armor.
- The Knee guards could be modified so that the MJOLNIR Knee-Guards could be attached.
- The breastplate could have been remolded (I don't really know how, depending of the capabilities of the Forerunners, they could do this) to fit the shape of the Combat Skin; particularly, making space for that piece in the middle, and shaping the "pectorals" more inwards and sharper.
This is a crazy theory, I know, but this makes sense considering there would be no UNSC on that planet that we know of. (I am not going to be so naive to think ONI is stationed there based on some rumor with no primary sources)
Repairs for John's armor would not be feasible unless there is a miraculous chance of another set of MJOLNIR armor being on the planet/repair station, or he started using the native technology of that planet.
I'm going to make the assumption that there are little to no UNSC/Covenant weapons on the planet, and that the forerunner weaponry will be the primary weaponry for the game.
That being said, I don't think John's armor could withstand the potential damage that Forerunner technology is capable of, unless he integrated his armor with something along the lines of a Forerunner Combat Skin.
The combination of both these armor systems would make for an extremely resilient shielding system, which would most likely reduce the damage dealt by Forerunner weaponry to the equivalent of bullets/plasma hitting standard MJOLNIR shields.
This is all I can write for now, so comment and speculate. I'll be back to discuss this later.
[Edited on 06.16.2011 7:13 AM PDT]