TrulyBritish said:
The Lazy Blacksmith said:
(Eomega123) --- Isaac + Maxwell- 2 votes.
We're not voting anymore, sorry Blacksmith. We now seem to be doing some kind of Dragons Den type deal of pitching a team to SweetShark and if he likes it more than other suggestions he lets them through. This is going a bit low otherwise.
Very well.
I'll argue on behalf of my own pairing then.
(The Lazy Blacksmith): Master Chief + Scorch. On the surface, these two seem pretty similar; they are both fully-armored space marines who kill bad guys with their pew-pew-shooty-guns, and were each training for war since the were kids (and in Scorch's case, he was MADE for war). In reality, the two couldn't be more different. Master Chief is a power-armored badass who can punch holes in tanks and wears a big, bad suit of MJOLNIR power armor. Scorch's Clone Trooper armor is lauded as effective in Star Wars' extended universe, but the movies provide evidence quite contrary.
The two complement each other in terms of skill sets, a rare thing that could be said of any ally of the Chief. While Chief's training mainly extends to conventional and exotic training in weapons/vehicles, Scorch lives up to his namesake by wielding a flamethrower and having extensive explosives proficiency (Chief's demonstration of explosives prowess thus far encompasses hitting the reset button on a couple of bombs, often with Cortana at his side for tech support). Scorch's explosives training in particular is key. While the Chief's super-strength and incredible marksmanship is a force to be reckoned with, a good bomb could turn the tide of a battle against a bulletproof foe or a target Chief can't punch.
A second main reason why the duo would make such a good team is their complementary personalities. Chief is quiet, gruff, and is constantly serious. It's been implied throughout the Halo series, especially in 4, that the Chief could never psychologically grapple with civilian life. He's just too conditioned for war. Scorch, on the other hand, is a goofball. He makes snide remarks consistently, and is probably smiling pretty often under that helmet of his. While initially that may sound like terrible team chemistry, one must delve deeper into each character. The force mainly keeping Chief from becoming a completely dehumanized machine is Cortana. She's always there to crack a joke to lighten the situation aside from her usual jobs of conjuring whatever techno-magic is necessary to keep the plot rolling. Chief needs somebody who can make a joke to truly remind him what he's fighting for and not lose sight of himself.
Scorch, on the other hand, could benefit from having a disciplined companion to guide him in combat. A loose cannon like him needs somebody to keep him focused and efficient when the situation grows dire.
