- Cmdr DaeFaron
- |
- Fabled Legendary Member
Posted by: cRiPpL3fIgHt45
Posted by: Cmdr DaeFaron
And in Halo 4, those parts are much more pronounced.
I see the back shoulder pieces on the torso, but they don't "Clearly" appear to be thrusters. Oh, and you know, Security helm in halo 3? Has a piece attached OVER those. So if they were always thrusters that'd be stupid as heck.
http://www.halopedian.com/images/4/47/SecurityArmor.png
That armor. If it was always thrusters/designed to 'pop out' and activate, it'd be impossible with that piece there. That seems to point more AGAINST "It was always thrusters" then not.
Oh, and I still haven't been given anything that proves they were always there. Just the piece of the model 343 turned into thrusters when they redesigned Mark VI armor.If you've actually read a Halo book, you would know right away that the armor was said to have zero G thrusters. It says it in Fall of Reach, don't know what page, but I believe once they get their Mk IV it says so (someone edit this if I'm off)
Now for the security armor part: Canon wise, Spartans don't go and mix and match armor pieces. The different armor perms are just for multiplayer so you can make your Spartan reflect you. You don't see Chief walking around with a damn sword on his back, or Haybusa armor, nor did any of the books say other Spartans used different variants of Mjolnir.
A: Those thruster packs are like backpacks. If they were the shoulder piece area, then how come... james, At the orbital station took a hit in his thruster pack, which both Chief AND Linda had unhooked and gotten rid of? If it was built in, then a needle damaging it and causing it to go haywire wouldn't be a problem. Literally every single reference to a thruster pack I remember is something they put on like a harnessed backpack, not part of the armor.
B: Canon wise, most of these pieces are canon, simply put Chief didn't use them/get a chance to. Spartans would use whatever armor piece is most effective for their role. Chief might not have used Security, but the armor is canon. Sword variant might not be canon, but we know for a fact CQB is, as a Spartan in Halo Legends used it. Likewise, EVA was used by Kelly. Then the various pieces of Noble Team. So those pieces are confirmed canon.
edit: http://www.halopedian.com/Thruster_pack. Yeah, that's totally always been built into the armor.
[Edited on 05.22.2012 7:19 PM PDT]