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"Find where the liar hides, so that I may place my boot between his gums!" - Rtas 'Vadum
Posted by: adzent
I didn't mention reaction time, we all know how fast Spartan reactions are.
Why did you mention this then? "Their anatomy means that they could likely outrun any spartan" It is not really relevant to CQC, unless of course, someone needs to run away.
Posted by: adzent
Sangheili feet are huge, providing a steady and firm anchor to the ground. Not only that, but their leg anatomy drops their center of gravity lower, making them more balanced if anything.
They are large with respect to us, but they are not with respect to the Sangheili that stand on them. That is what I said; that they have a small surface area with respect to the Sangheili's general height and weight.
Posted by: adzent
Ankle joints are irrelevant, because we dont know about the sangheili's. Saying we hhave a more developed one makes zero sense.
Your right, I should have said more developed for load bearing. Silly me.
Sangheili might get away with what they have got, but they evolved down the path of running and stealth. The leg structures evolved in Humans are down another path "designed" specifically for load bearing, weight distribution and stability on uneven terrain. I would put more stock in the latter than the former for ease in CQC.
Posted by: adzent
Them weighing less could be ANYTHING, not their muscle density. John could be heavier because of his skeletal ceramic ossification. The augmentations also made his bones denser, making him again, heavier. So its not always muscle mass. However, if he does actually weigh 395bs out of armour, then he would look more bulky than a brute. Which from depiction sin the game, isnt the case.
I don't see this making much of a difference. Both his bones and muscles were increased in density and the total comes out more than Thel's, and Sangheili in general. Additionally, skeletal weight is generally 14% of the total body weight whilst voluntary muscle is 40%. So unless his skeleton has been over-augmented whilst his muscles were largely neglected I don't see it making a difference. The ceramics also only cover 3% of his skeleton, so I doubt that it accounts for much of his weight. However, if it is attributed mostly to his bones, then that is still an advantage that he has. That would then indicate that whilst not necessarily being stronger, that his bones are most likely harder and stronger than Thel's. Thel would struggle to break John's bones whilst John would probably have no difficulty breaking Thel's. So as it is, either the Sangheili have weaker muscles, weaker bones or both because Spartans are still heavier in total.
Also, the reason he is not bulkier than a Brute is because Brutes are an insane weight. 1500lbs or something for those guys. And density can only increase without increase in volume, so he does not have to appear huge.