- Bryanesie
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Posted by: ROBERTO jh
Posted by: Bryanesie
Posted by: ROBERTO jh
Posted by: Bryanesie
Evil? No. Necessary? Yes.
I don't even see how it was necessary. The missions they were sent on against the Insurrection did not require superhumans, just highly trained and intelligent black ops members. Maybe in theory having supersoldiers around was good idea, but they sure as hell weren't depicted as being necessary. A Spartan II won't stop a nuke any better than any other human. They won't assassinate a Rebel leader any better than a normal human could. They won't gather intel any better either. It did give them some advantages in areas like CQC and movement, but what black ops agent couldn't take on a random Innie in CQC?I don't see how having a supersoldier wouldn't be beneficial in these aspects. You can't sit there and say that increased reflexes, intelligence, and strength won't come in handy for any of the things you mentioned above. The missions that have been described thus far are few to begin with, so we don't really know how much damage the Spartans did against the Innies.
You could even use the example of Noble Six; where they say he's made whole militia groups disappear. Anyone could see the appeal of having a soldier who you simply point in a direction and he takes everything out in the process. And I think you overestimate what a normal human can do in these situations. ODSTs are tough, but note that the UNSC isn't taking chances when they have fire-and-forget methodology of using Spartans.
The mission against Robert Watts, their first ever assignment, and arguably one of the most major missions against the Insurrection, did not exploit any of their superhuman traits except for maybe intelligence, which can still be achieved by natural born humans. There is also the part where John deflected a bullet off his ribs, which either way is a perfectly survivable wound in the twenty-sixth century. Things like their reaction time, strength and speed? All a help, no doubt.
Their superhuman traits could help them in any given situation, even non-military, but you don't need to be a Spartan to be a pro-athlete for example. Regular humans could still get the job done, and I'm not even necessarily talking about ODSTs. I'm talking black ops, do-not-exist types of agents, like the Spartans, but still human.You just said John deflected a bullet off his ribs. That's a perfectly survivable wound for a regular human being in the 26th century? Seriously? In all likely hood even with biofoam the soldier would still be suffering from at least a broken rib, if not a punctured lung, or other injuries to vital organs in that area. Something like that would greatly hinder the soldier's ability to complete the mission. The chances of a liability are thus higher and the chances of success are thus diminished.
If you're arguing based off conjecture here then the argument still stands that the UNSC is going to use the best personnel available to them at the time of the mission, especially one in which it would deal a critical blow to the Innies. So that's the Spartans. Like I said before fire-and-forget methodology; they'll get the job done. There's a lot more insurance using a highly advanced super soldier over a regular, even highly trained agent or soldier. Spartans are still the best personnel for the job.
And you mention black ops agents, but you don't specify them. Who exactly? What organization or unit besides the Spartans are available? And you ruled out the ODSTs. The only others I can think of are ONI spooks, but they don't do the dirty field work like grunts do. Spartan III Headhunter teams would be next, but they're Spartans, so point still stands.