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Posted by: ElementalRunner
Posted by: Commander Stroll
Still using a pump-action shotgun over 500 years in the future I see.
omg not realistic stop game production plz
Posted by: And Im Here Too
Posted by: CoolCJ24
Posted by: And Im Here Too
A punch from a Spartan-III will still break those shields without much trouble. John's also a bigger target. He'll no doubt be able to hit Six, this is true, but Six will have an easier time hitting him. Having sturdier shields will mean little if Six is hitting him more often.
Spartan-IIIs are weaker than Spartan-IIs, that is a given fact I'm afraid. Spartan-IIs are capable of matching Elites in strength whilst Spartan-IIIs aren't. And arguing the size difference is just petty arguing really, we're talking less than half a foot size, it just gives John that slight better stance in terms of holding ground than N6. That slight size difference doesn't mean N6 is going to be hitting any faster; if anything, John has the armour more likely to react to his actions quicker, and with more power.
Experience in fighting elephants won't mean much when a crocodile attacks.
...wat
Master Chief has fought Insurrectionists, Elites, ODSTs, Brutes, Grunts, Hunters, Flood, Jackals, Sentinels, you name it. And he's fought them for longer. That's just a sure-fire advantage.
Luck isn't a measurable point; it hardly counts here. I could just as easily say "Six dodges all of John's punches because he's lucky".
And neither is "talent", but we all know that Linda the Spartan-II had an amazing talent for sniping; we still count that when we compare her as a Sniper to other Spartans. Luck can be considered a factor, it is stated throughout the Halo novels as an actual quality of John. And N6 is not known for his luck, John is, so no, that example won't work.
Stature, again, makes him easier to hit.
Sleeker armor will give Six something pretty to look at while they're beating each other up.
...the stature thing? Refer back to the start of this post.
Smaller size, more mobile because of smaller size, skilled to the point that he's considered as good as a Spartan-II and having a decade to back him up, whereas John has three decades but was pretty much average in terms of Spartan-II's.
Smaller size is only going to work against him in most situations due to being overwhelmed, he isn't any more mobile, he's in an inferior suit which is slower and less well protected AND easier to grapple, he's got less combat experience.
There is simply nothing to back up N6 winning...
MK. VI armor isn't any faster or stronger than MK. V. The only differences are slightly better shielding, greater motion tracker, maybe slightly more flexibility, and a few others that are not strength, speed, or reflex time.
"Talent" can be relied upon; "luck" cannot. If I can reliably land six bullets with a revolver, that's talent. If I somehow manage to land six shots in the first time I've ever held a revolver, that's luck. It isn't counted in a debate because it isn't a tangible trait. You can measure talent. You can't measure luck.
If Spartan-III's are weaker than Spartan-II's, it isn't by much, considering both can break shields quite easily. And remember, Brutes are stronger than Spartan-II's, and yet they're still beaten in hand-to-hand combat all the time.
John's fought everything seen so far in the Haloverse, yes, but he's never openly fought another Spartan to the death. Does he now how Six fights? Does Six know how Chief fights?
There may be several factors in John's favor, but there's certainly no guarantee he'd win.
The Mk. VI suit is still going to offer more protection on a sleeker profile, it's win-win.
Luck is a trait that should be considered. It's not a game changer but John is consistently lucky, part of the reason why Dr. Halsey chose him.
That slight strength advantage for John, is still an advantage. And Brutes do not get beaten all the time in CQC; for gameplay they're fairly easy, but in the novels, one Spartan is killed by Brutes and John himself is nearly killed in CQC with one, he only survives by having a spare frag grenade.
The simple fact is that there are things in John's favour, and none in Noble Six's favour. John is a lot more likely to win.