User blog comment:Lasifer/The Console Wars: Master Chief vs. Samus Aran/@comment-5246633-20130404042333

I think I'm going to give it to the Chief.

Chief is limited by ballistic weapons, but he is used to fighting energy weapons thourgh engagements with Covenant and Foreunner/Promethean forces. Through a career spanning 30 years, he reguarly faced plasma weapons and even laser from more recent Forerunner engagements. I believe Samus's weapon advanatage is defintely weakened given the Chief's experience.

But this does mean the Chief will have to spend a lot more time dodging and that. Samus's weapons are very powerful and the Chief will have to be able to improvise againt superior weapons.

The one very powerful weapon that the Chief does have though is the Spartan Laser. This thing can shoot through a line of tanks. It will be devestating if Chief lands a hit.

At mid range I think Samus has the upper hand due to her diversity of weapons and abilities, but at close and long I think Chief gets the upper hand. Her missle launcher and lasers will prove terrfyign against the MA5C.

Chief has range at long range, with his sniper rifle far excedding the range of Plasma Beam. The sniper bullets are very powerful, and he can fire off four of them in rapid sucession.

Now at close range. It will most likely descend into melee combat. They both have tremendous amounts of training and martial-arts skills. However the Chief recieved heavy augmentations that greatly improved their strength, speed, and reactions speeds. In my opinion Samus faced enemies with weapons of atleast equal power, while the Chief's weapons were greatly underpowered compared to Coveneant plasma. He is used to using melee if nessasary, and often does so. Samus's grappling hook is useful, but I think the Chief's reaction times and strength will allow him to overcome this.

Overall I think although Samus's equipemnt is a better, Master Chief has faced foes stronger than him and is used to impossible situations. I think that this added experience will ultmately give him the edge.