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Honestly im seeing this thousands of times, people saying how elites are faster, stronger and smarter than spartans. Hell people even go around saying that they can be compared to a monkey(spartans) and a gorilla(elite). Thats just some huge steaming hot pile of smelly BS. Its been confirmed soo many times in the books. Fall of reach john was struggling with an elite in hand to hand combat he said himself the alien was as strong as him. If the stupid elite fanboys are right why didn't the elite just pick john up and rip him in half with its bare hands or claws whatever its called? Or just beat john to death? Why was the elite struggling?
In first strike john takes a much higher ranked elite on in hand to hand combat a spec ops leader. The elite has an energy sword, john is out of ammo, his shields aren't working? Easy kill? No it still gets its ass kicked. Again they struggle with each other, their strength being equal. But master chief was more craftier and smarter and was able to find a way to kill. Plus if you have a copy of first strike please pick it up and read that part because john did some heavy damage to that elite of course since they're equal john also got some pretty bad wounds too.
Now in cole protoccol which confirms that spartans and elites are equal is when spartan jai-006 takes on THEL VADAMEE one of the best elites the covenant ever had. Thel admits himself that jai was completely equal to him. I don't have the copies if these books right now but please post the parts that I'm talking about so people can see! Thel was shocked that a spartan could completely match him in strength, speed etc. He even suffered a few injuries and broken bones.
Hell an advantage that spartans have that people don't ever remember this one is that spartans have nearly unbreakable bones from their augmentations. Remember? Their skeletal structure is virtually unbreakable. Its in halo wiki and fall if reach. But elites don't have as super hard bones you know why? Because they've had their bones broken before and it didn't take ALOT of force to get it broken yet spartans have jumped from orbit and they would suffer considerable damage yes, but barely broken bones. All fred got was a I think a broken arm and leg? Elites would've died doing that.
So basically in hand to hand combat elites can't break a spartans skull or arm or legs ir ribs. Makes it harder for them.
Not only that spartans have beaten elites so many times its not even funny. No its not a plot shield that's protecting them jesus christ no but its tactics which in every engagement in canon that I've seen spartans have better tactics. Plus no elite could even touch kelly in hand to hand because she's so damned fast.
Now am I saying that elites can NEVER kill spartans no? Noble six and many other spartans have died at the hands of elites. Its just not going to be easy in any way at all. And I really -blam!- hate it when people start arguing that elites are tougher, stronger and faster than humans. Look were not talking about regular humans, we are talking about superhuman, genetically superior armored human soldiers who've been trained to fight ever since they were six. And if you keep arguing then you don't know much about spartans.
Besides who would you rather want having your back john, kelly, fred or joshua or a squad of elites?
Me? Spartans baby. Still I like elites. But I hate people who worship them and say they can kill any spartan. Even a field marshall or honor guard would have trouble killing a spartan. They can still sure as hell do it but it will be hard for them too.
Sorry for the long read but I'm just trying to get this through peoples thick skulls.
EDIT: Can someone please post the examples I mentioned and some information from halo wiki for reference? If you can thank you that'd be great.
[Edited on 10.02.2011 12:57 PM PDT]