- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
It's not Fred, it's the Master Chief. Bungie isn't that evil. Seriously. Cortana doesn't appear to him either. Bungie is simply giving Cortana/Gravemind a monologue for dramatic effect. Nice try at formulating a theory, but it's just to out there to be considered valid. BTW, Fred and the other Reach ground team Spartans get Mark VI before the master chief. When they descend into the under-ground research facility Dr. Halsey gives them the new equipment. And BTW again, the assault rifle didn't just disappear from the Halo universe with Halo 2. Pending the end of First Strike, the MA5B assault rifle is still a viable standard issue weapon, so it isn't out of place for the Chief (Master Chief) to have one.