Think about it: he is a Spartan III, and this was their trademark armor. Consider this: Halo 3's Armor screen (that tells you their backstory) states that EVA armor is for "Extra Vehicular Activity", i.e. fighting in space. Considering you're on the ground at Reach, this wouldn't make sense for him to be wearing it. SPI armor, on the other hand, was made especially for stealth.
[url=http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/SPI]SPI armor[/url]
Also, he has so far been seen with a rather nasty looking Combat Knife, and a new type of Shotgun. This may hint at his covert-nature. Additionally, he has a ghost painted/scratched onto his helmet, and since ghosts are seen as a horrifying, yet stealthy creature, it makes sense.
What do you guys think?
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] GeorgeBaggy There's no point in arguing that it's SPI, it's been confirmed to be EVA. and yes EVA existed even as a mark IV model (watch "The Package"). I have no idea why emile (who is a guy) picked EVA, maybe he just thought it looked cool or wanted the larger visor for better visibility.[/quote] Can you post a source to the exact confirmation of it being EVA? And the latter would only hold true if ONI doesn't assign armor (and scratching a skull onto your visor doesn't help much with visibility).