Why John-117 is the best Spartan?

Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, or simply Master Chief, is a Spartan-II super-soldier. He served as one of the main figures in the war against the Covenant and other battles for humanity, and has single-handedly saved the human race on numerous occasions.
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Is John-117 the best Spartan?

That said, there are still plenty of Spartan-IIIs and IVs that can compete and even exceed what the Master Chief has accomplished. Updated May 31, 2021, by Tom Bowen: Though John-117 may top the list of the most memorable Spartans, Master Chief has plenty of competition when it comes to the very strongest.
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What was special about John-117?

Dr. Halsey always knew Spartan John-117 was special. She discovered him when he was just six years old, based on a system of genetic screening to identify traits she believed to be desirable for a potential supersoldier.
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Who is the greatest Spartan of all time?

Leonidas (540-480 BC), the legendary king of Sparta, and the Battle of Thermopylae is one of the most brilliant events of the ancient Greek history, a great act of courage and self-sacrifice.
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Who was the best Spartan soldier?

Leonidas was Sparta's legendary warrior king, who with his three hundred brave warriors defended the narrow pass at Thermopylae against the mighty Persian king Xerxes.
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Why is Master Chief So Special?



What made the Spartans so strong?

The Spartans' constant military drilling and discipline made them skilled at the ancient Greek style of fighting in a phalanx formation. In the phalanx, the army worked as a unit in a close, deep formation, and made coordinated mass maneuvers. No one soldier was considered superior to another.
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Who beat the Spartans?

The decisive defeat of the Spartan hoplite army by the armed forces of Thebes at the battle of Leuctra in 371 B.C. ended an epoch in Greek military history and permanently altered the Greek balance of power.
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Is John-117 the last Spartan?

There are few characters as famous in gaming as Spartan John-117, more commonly known as Master Chief, the so-called “Last Spartan” who saved humanity in its darkest hours.
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Who was the shortest Spartan?

Physical description. Lucy is one of the smallest Spartan-IIIs. At age 12, at the time of Operation: TORPEDO, she was only 160 centimeters (5 ft 3 in) tall and weighed 70 kilograms (150 lb) which was small for a Spartan-III of that age.
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How strong is Spartan 117?

As part of the SPARTAN-II Program's augmentations, John-117 can perform incredible feats of strength. He can lift up to three times his body's weight. And for those of you who aren't keeping minute track of how much Master Chief weighs, he is roughly about 290 pounds (130 kilograms).
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Who is the tallest Spartan in Halo?

Samuel's biography on Halo Waypoint originally listed his armored height as 238.8 cm (7 ft 10 in) and his unarmored mass as 155.6 kg (343 lb, though erroneously converted to 324 lb). This was consistent with his description as the largest of the Spartan-IIs and as being a head taller than John-117.
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Why are Spartan II the best?

Spartan II's have the strongest version of MJOLNIR, as there intense physical condition, thanks to the augmentations, can cope with the armour. For example, a Marine wearing Spartan armour would be crushed within the suit, while Spartans will not be. Spartan II's received energy shielding in 2552.
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Is Noble 6 as strong as Master Chief?

1 Verdict: Master Chief

Both Master Chief and Noble Six are respectable and capable Spartans. However, when considering every factor, one soldier stands well above the other. Master Chief is the superior Spartan overall.
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Is Noble 6 a Spartan?

SPARTAN-B312, better known as Noble Six, was a SPARTAN-III commando of the UNSC Naval Special Warfare Command, attached to Special Warfare Group Three. B312 served during the Fall of Reach as a member of Noble Team.
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Was Sgt Johnson a SPARTAN?

Johnson was a part of the SPARTAN-I project, originally called the ORION project. The Master Chief was a SPARTAN-II, the best of the best. Noble Six was a SPARTAN-III, whose only superior was the Chief himself.
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How fast is Kelly Halo?

She is the fastest of all the other Spartans, capable of running at bursts of up to 62 KPH (38.502 MPH), has quicker reflexes than all other Spartans and is even capable of accomplishing normal tasks quickly and more precisely than her fellow Spartans.
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Does Kelly like John?

Kelly is one of John's closest friends and the longest one to have worked as part of a team with him. After decades spent together, he knows her well enough to know when she is worried without even needing to see her face; just a tiny slump of her shoulders is enough.
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Do any Spartans survive Halo Infinite?

76 Spartans were killed at Laconia Station by Cortana in Halo 5. Overall, there was an estimated number of 7150 troops on The Infinity. It seems like Pablo Schreiber – sorry the Master Chief – is the only survivor of the Spartans.
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Why are Halo Spartans so tall?

Halo Infinite: How Spartans Are Made

Through a series of untested surgical operations, those enrolled in the Spartan-II program saw incredible physical enhancements, including a drastic increase in height and weight.
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How many Spartans 2 are left?

Sixteen Spartan-IIs are known to have survived the Covenant War: John-117, Frederic-104, Kelly-087, Linda-058, Naomi-010, Jai-006, Adriana-111, Michael-120, Leon-011, Robert-025, August-099, Randall-037, Otto-031, Victor-101, Margaret-053, and Roma-143; the last five have since been killed.
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Who betrayed Sparta?

In the 1962 film The 300 Spartans, Ephialtes was portrayed by Kieron Moore and is depicted as a loner who worked on a goat farm near Thermopylae. He betrays the Spartans to the Persians out of greed for riches, and, it is implied, unrequited love for a Spartan girl named Ellas.
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Why did Sparta only send 300?

The Spartans may have only sent 300, not because of the Olympics or Carneia, but because they didn't wish to defend so far north, although it does seem unusual they would have sent a King if so.
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Who destroyed Sparta?

Sparta's continued agitation spurred Rome's war on the Achaeans (146) and the Roman conquest of the Peloponnese. In 396 ce the modest city was destroyed by the Visigoths.
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