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Generalizations.
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A lot of people do not seem to understand the differences, so I'm going to map them out.
SUMMARY:
- Although both II's and III's were given similar augmentations, the II's adapted to them much better because of their naturally superior DNA. Spartan II's have higher quality natural DNA.
- Spartan II's are more effective in battle mainly because they have MJOLNIR armor, while the Spartan III's had the much weaker SPI armor.
- When the Spartan III candidates were first screened, they found that some of them had Spartan II quality DNA. These candidates were pulled out, given MJOLNIR, and dubbed Noble Team (Jorge was added later).
Augmentations
Spartan II's come from an extremely selective gene pool; only the very finest children with the very finest DNA were conscripted.
They were given chemical augmentations that gave them super speed, strength, agility, and reaction times. Due to their naturally superior DNA, the augmentations went beyond expectations and their abilities improved as they got older. For example, Kelly's speed increasing from 34 to 39mph as she grew older.
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Spartan III's came from a wider gene pool, and given very similar augmentations as the II's. Although they too gained super speed and strength, they are not quite as good as a Spartan II. This is because the III's had inferior DNA by comparison, so their bodies did not take to the augmentations as well as a Spartan II, although they still became incredible killing machines.
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Without their armor on, a Spartan II is better to a Spartan III; although they were given similar augmentations, the Spartan II's adapted to them better because of their superior DNA. This isn't a huge difference, but it's still notable.
Armor
Both II's and III's are capable of wearing MJOLNIR, but only the II's are issued it.
Although a Spartan II is powerful without battle armor, the MJOLNIR multiplies his abilities by tenfold. It drastically increases his strength and speed and is what makes the Spartan II so deadly in battle.
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Normally, Spartan III's are issued cheap SPI armor, which offers Active Camo and body armor, but has no energy shielding or power multipliers. It has none of the strength enhancements of the MJOLNIR.
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When compared in their respective armors, the Spartan II's vastly outmatch the Spartan III's, mainly because MJOLNIR armor is vastly superior to SPI armor.
Noble Team
This is where Noble Team comes in. Noble Team consists of Spartan III's that were issued MJOLNIR. Why do they get MJOLNIR, you ask?
Remember how the Spartan III's were chosen from a wider DNA pool? When they screened the candidates, they found that some of them had Spartan II quality DNA.
This meant that these higher quality candidates would adapt to the augmentations almost as well as a Spartan II. Although all Spartan III's are capable of MJOLNIR, these candidates were best qualified due to their better DNA.
These candidates were pulled out, given MJOLNIR. and dubbed Noble Team.
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Essentially, Noble Team consists of high quality Spartan III's and a Spartan II. These high quality III's are (almost) genetically and physically on parr with II's.
[Edited on 10.09.2011 12:32 AM PDT]