: Well, for a start the marine in this chapter screen looks a lot
: more threatening then the original marine did. This marine
: also doesn't look like he's wearing any real combat armour.
: Well, he has the helmet, the vest and some kind of protection
: on his arms, but underneath it looks like he's wearing a baggy
: shirt and baggy pants. You can clearly see (bottom left of the
: image) where his pants meet his boots. I guess this wouldn't
: be much protection against plasma, etc, but anyway.
How would you like to run around swampy Pfhor Prime in armour? We certainly have the ability to outfit our own soldiers with armour, but they'd be so weighted down that they couldn't move. Instead, they often wear Kevlar vests that can absorb the impact of bullets and shrapnel. If anything, the marine pictured here is a much more realistic representation - and by then we may likely have light-weight materials that offer much more protection than current armour. Perhaps his helmet might even generate an energy shield. I'd just chalk up this image to improvements in protective gear in the intervening years.
: I would say that this is a view from either Tycho or Haller. Most likely
: Haller because of the way the Marine is looking straight at whatever is
: watching him. ie he is approaching the Chimera.
But Haller is damaged, and the image might not be so detailed. I think that Tycho has already infiltrated the Chimera's network, and it's my guess that he's the one watching the marine.
