ssj12 said:
shouldnt the tech behind Spartan 3s be better? I mean seriously the first Spartan project was a failure. Spartan II nearly killed everyone but a small percentage. Spartan 3 should be more advanced to limit death but give similar strength and abilities as Spartan 2s. Only major difference would be the suits as Spartan 2 armor seems to be way stronger. |
You might think so, but Spartan II's are the ultimate case of "they don't build 'em like they used to."
Spartan II's were by far the most advanced - it's why so many died. Not because they didn't know what they were doing, but because the genetic enhancements were so vast, a lot of the subjects simply couldn't handle it. Spartan III's however are far less enhanced - in fact there's virtually no risk of them dying due to the far less intrusive modifications.
Spartan II's only had a very small pool of candidates that were even genetically suitable to TRY those modifications on. And even most of them died. Spartan III's were more along the lines of throw-away Spartans. Cheaper, weaker, but far more effective than marines or even ODSTs.







