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Posted by: Cmdr DaeFaron
Note, to start I'll point out why I believe the fight was exaggerated from what 'really' happened.
A: In many shots the chieftain is shown to be twice the size or more then Cal. Cal is, assuming she's typical, around 7 feet tall in armor. Brutes are 9 feet+. So, there would be height difference but not that drastically.
B: Power armor had no shields. I've yet to see any proof that'd point otherwise.
C: The brute being mildly clumsy/slow(despite the fact they aren't.), and Cal bouncing around like a ninja.
http://www.twitch.tv/knitepanda/b/258589541?id=258589541& %20channel=knitepanda 9:35 is roughly the start of the fight, but I'll place a blow by blow description(of hits) anyway.
Start off with Cal struggling to hold back the Chieftains hammer. With a roar, the chieftain swings the hammer *AND THE SPARTAN*, sending Cal and the ODST flying. Cal dodges two hits from the gravity hammer(the only two of the entire fight where the gravity hammer even does a little of what it normally does on a hit with the hammerhead)
Next blow we actually see if Cal doing a flying, kick into the Chieftains chest which does nothing more then send him into the river. After a number of ninja bounces and dodges, Cal gets a single punch in between the Chieftain's armor plating into his gut. Total damage: Lost his lunch and some breath.
THEN, we see a point which clearly supports my exaggeration theory. Cal is standing DIRECTLY beside the Gravity hammer striking the riverbed. In all other halo media with gravity hammers, at that range the target would be affected. Whether it's killed or sent flying depends. (Also, the fact the chieftain just sat there and stared at Cal instead of recovering and instantly striking *which he should have, and could have*...)
Cal then does an elbow strike against the chieftain, cracking helm and bruising his eye. Followed up with a kick to the same spot which causes him to be stunned more and do a roar.
Cal kicks the chieftain center of chest and he goes rolling over the edge of the waterfall.
While the time is unknown, I'd say it's the next morning when they are in the sniper spot. Chieftain arrives, the only damage done on him? Bruised eye. Cal tosses the ODST aside and has a "deer in headlights" expression pose. Meaning she honestly didn't think the Chieftain would still be alive. She takes the gravity hammer to the face, and dies.
So, intelligent folk here. Can you honestly, without a doubt, say Cal 'wiped' the floor with the chieftain? Take into account how little damage she actually did, including the massive waterfall fall. The chieftain was able to accurately track the humans despite a bloodied eye(+ time to get back to those ruins from the waterfall + possibly being swept downriver some) and caught up to them rather quickly.
Edit: Or, since ass-kicking seems to not be centered around damage dealt, do you know that was anything close to how a chieftain would behave during a fight?
Cause I know for a fact trying to melee and brute hammer chieftain in Reach or halo three is a stupid idea, as they'll quickly and accurately smash their hammers into your face.
I find it somewhat amusing that you decided to create a whole new thread on this.
The only point I agree with is the lack of splash damage shown when the Hammer impacted close to Cal.
We all know that you are extremely biased on this encounter. Let me ask you then, do you think the Brute won the fight? Lmao.
The fact is, The Spartan dodged every single swing, and counter attacked with punches and kicks. The Brute LOST the fight. He did not even land a SINGLE hit.
Now, your last point about engaging a Chieftain in Reach really gave me a good laugh. Do you know how easy it is to kill Chieftain's using Melee only? Here's the trick: You don't stand there like an idiot and watch as the hammer slowly descends on your head.
You melee once, step back to dodge the swing, and melee again. When they do that spin move, you can walk around them and get off two melee's, then jump back to avoid another blow. Repeat a few times, and the Chieftian is dead.