User blog comment:Sith Venator/Mandalorians vs Spartans/@comment-173.224.217.162-20110817061525/@comment-3166030-20110817182812

Spartan Armor is worthless in comparison to Mandalore Armor. It deflects LIGHTSABERS. Lightsabers, which cut through the toughest steel like a hot knife through butter. Not ONLY that, Mandalore weaponry comes from a highly advanced civilization, which is far superior to the Spartan technology.