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Posted by: Cheeto666
He is a Spartan II, Noble 6 a Spartan III. Spartan III's were great soldiers, but never received the same level of training and biological modification that the Spartan II's received.
The Chief's reflexes will be faster, he is likely more intelligent, at the very least the same strength as Noble 6,and has decades more experience in all forms of combat.
That, and he's just lucky, while Noble 6 kind of got the short straw.
Spartan III training is actually labeled as "Better" then S2 training. Point A, null.
Spartan III and Spartan II share EVERY SINGLE AUGMENATION, bar the thyroid implant. Even then, according to what I've read, thyroid implant was required for the S2 augmentations to fully affect the body. s3 augmentations were improved to the point of not needing it.
Reflexes might be faster. Never seen evidence S2 reflexes were always better then S3. More intelligent... he might have some more academic knowledge then Six, but I'll just point out how the 'not as schooled' soldiers can be smarter in a battlefield then the officers who spend years in school. Strength, is literally the same. Chief might have a TINY edge due to Thyroid implant, but they are basically equal in that area.
Decades more experience... working in a team. Seriously, look at the missions we hear Chief doing. Every. Single. One. is a team mission. So, His realm of experience as a solo fighter is his 'lowest stat'. Even then, as I've heard it... at a certain point your skill just levels out. You can train for 20 years... and still be just as good as somebody who trained for six. Course, your point assumes he's spent decades in combat alone. I find that unlikely. You dismiss time spent in slipspace or cryo-sleep. He served for around 27 years from being 14 on the carrier and fighting the ODSTs. How much was in battle? How much in travel time?
Luck is no measure of winning a battle. You cannot account 'luck' as a factor. Course, I can also twist that to use the old saying that "Lady Luck favors the weak and foolish" I think it was?
Either way, Six didn't have to rely on luck. He relied on his own skill and experience to win his battles. He didn't have to get lucky to win. He died because HE chose to stay behind and protect the PoA as it launched. Luck wasn't involved. He knew he was going to die on the battlefield and fought till the end.
Edit: Augmentations got dealt with. S2's have thyroid implant. Otherwise everything is the exact same results. Nothing's proven the S2's are stronger, faster, or have better reflexes cause their augmentations were surgery instead of injections.
Six clearly has experience against the Covenant. He knew exactly how strong a Zealot shield strength was. You don't encounter those in just any battle. Even then, I'd say the fact he's described as taking out entire bases by himself says he is capable of handling what's thrown at him.
That and you know, they were capable of taking out large forces of Covenant including hand to hand combat...
[Edited on 07.03.2012 2:23 PM PDT]