- Surperion93
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Posted by: Cmdr DaeFaron
Posted by: RKOSNAKE
I love how people keep bringing in the Thyroid implant to the argument, if the implant is so helpful, then how come Noble Team (who doesn't have it, because the III's didn't need them) is just 10 centimeters smaller than John? or how about Holly,a mere 12 year old with SPI armor, keeping up with Kelly who was 41 and wearing her MJOLNIR Mark V armor in a hand to hand fight?
Or that being taller somehow makes you stronger/better by default.
If we use a fantasy example, Dwarves are typically a very strong race, but are a good bit shorter then a human.
I like the fact that you try to underplay this augmentation by simply saying it's down to how tall it makes you. It also increases muscle mass, which I'm sure you are aware means having bigger muscles and therefor more strength. Fact is fact. S-III's don't have better augmentations but the same EXCEPT! One augmentation that S-II's have. This means they are not eaquals to S-II's as people keep bringing up. I'm sure a S-III could keep up with a S-II because the augmentations are ALMOST the same, that was never my point. The point is they are not S-II's and in an ideal world were logic actually matters then having more experience and slight extra aid by an extra augmentation means something.
Also if you're going to bring Holly into this (RKOSNAKE) then please note she ALSO has an extra augmentation that no other S-III's recieve. She was part of Gamma company, which ment she was in the only company of S-III's that under went extra augementations which enhances aggression, strength, endurance, and tolerance to injury. Although it has a downside... it has to be kept in check by the antipsychotic and bipolar-integration drugs. This is (if you think about it) eaqual to the Thyroid implant that S-II's recieve, in fact better because it increases their endurance aswell as strength. So the only thing I will agree with you is that S-III Gamma company were eaquals (if not superior) with S-II's...in augmentation wise, they still lack experience. But the rest of S-III's still lack the Thyroid implant which increases STRENGTH aswell as height.
As for Holly and Kelly. I think I remember that, not sure but thinking about it I can say that it makes little to no sense. MJOLNIR > SPI. No matter if they were eaqual or not doesn't MJOLNIR boost strength and speed by Synching with the user? If this is the case how does SPI even last more then 5 seconds against ANYONE in MJOLNIR. S-III or S-II. Obviously I'm looking for answers here so if you can then please do exaplain...as I said I don't remember a majority of the books, read them so long ago.
EDIT: Also as for the Dwarf refrence, I have read many fantasies where Dwarfs are said to be stronger then Humans so I would assume this is why they are decent, strong fighting race. Being able to wield classic giant dwarf axes to slay their enemies.
[Edited on 09.09.2011 5:57 PM PDT]