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12/14/2012 1:20:45 AM
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Didact seemed too small In-Game.
Did anyone else kind of catch this?
I loved Halo 4, but the only thing that bothered me in the game was the way Didact was presented. He seemed too small.
The Didact was said to be around 15 feet tall. Let's compare this to Master Chief, who is 7 feet and 2 inches in his armor. Didact is quite literally over [i] two times [/i] the size of Chief. But in-game, Chief is over half as tall as him as you can see in the cutscene at the end of the level 'Forerunner'. Didact was supposed to be absolutely towering, even compared to Master Chief. Another thing to note is even in the terminals, the other Prometheans under his command are around the same height.
Is there an explanation for this? I know when he was trying Flood immunity tests it distorted his face a bit, but I don't think it altered his height. Did 343 just overlook it? What do you guys think?
[Edited on 12.13.2012 5:23 PM PST]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Hongu [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Nocbl2 Probably for gameplay purposes. They'd then have to make all the Prometheans like 15 feet tall, or if they didn't it would be strange. It also might spoil it; if the Prometheans are only like 7 feet while the Didact is 15, people would guess the twist rather early.[/quote]I know I'm nitpicking, but I'm pretty sure Prometheans, (Knights specifically) are about 12 feet tall. For comparisons to Master Chief in height, try assassinating one. It's kinda funny how he just crawls over them.[/quote] Well, the Prometheans we fight are robots. Their shape doesn't even appear to be based on Forerunners.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] King Nis085 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Wolverfrog In [i]Cryptum[/i], it took around a week for the Didact to regain his full physical stature after being released from the Cryptum, and that was after a mere nap in comparison to his 100,000 year slumber.[/quote] I was going to say this. Thanks Wolverfrog.[/quote] I hope this is the case. I'd like to see him in full stature in Halo 5.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Wolverfrog In [i]Cryptum[/i], it took around a week for the Didact to regain his full physical stature after being released from the Cryptum, and that was after a mere nap in comparison to his 100,000 year slumber.[/quote] I was going to say this. Thanks Wolverfrog.
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In [i]Cryptum[/i], it took around a week for the Didact to regain his full physical stature after being released from the Cryptum, and that was after a mere nap in comparison to his 100,000 year slumber.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Hongu [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Nocbl2 Probably for gameplay purposes. They'd then have to make all the Prometheans like 15 feet tall, or if they didn't it would be strange. It also might spoil it; if the Prometheans are only like 7 feet while the Didact is 15, people would guess the twist rather early.[/quote]I know I'm nitpicking, but I'm pretty sure Prometheans, (Knights specifically) are about 12 feet tall. For comparisons to Master Chief in height, try assassinating one. It's kinda funny how he just crawls over them.[/quote] On waypoint, it says they are just one inch short of hitting 10 feet. Those things are huge. OT: Didact is smaller than I expected. I thought he would be much taller, but he is only about a foot taller than Chief. He is large, but much smaller than expected.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] SubtleSpartan He certainly towers over chief, who's no shorty himself.[/quote] Yeah, there's a few shots where they're almost standing level; there's a height difference.
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He certainly towers over chief, who's no shorty himself.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Nocbl2 Probably for gameplay purposes. They'd then have to make all the Prometheans like 15 feet tall, or if they didn't it would be strange. It also might spoil it; if the Prometheans are only like 7 feet while the Didact is 15, people would guess the twist rather early.[/quote]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Nocbl2 Probably for gameplay purposes. They'd then have to make all the Prometheans like 15 feet tall, or if they didn't it would be strange. It also might spoil it; if the Prometheans are only like 7 feet while the Didact is 15, people would guess the twist rather early.[/quote]I know I'm nitpicking, but I'm pretty sure Prometheans, (Knights specifically) are about 12 feet tall. For comparisons to Master Chief in height, try assassinating one. It's kinda funny how he just crawls over them. [Edited on 12.14.2012 3:38 AM PST]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Nocbl2 Probably for gameplay purposes. They'd then have to make all the Prometheans like 15 feet tall, or if they didn't it would be strange. It also might spoil it; if the Prometheans are only like 7 feet while the Didact is 15, people would guess the twist rather early.[/quote] I dont think this is true, The game never calls the promethians the forerunner. The Didact is a forerunner. Id much rather had seen the Didact as described in Cryptum.
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Probably for gameplay purposes. They'd then have to make all the Prometheans like 15 feet tall, or if they didn't it would be strange. It also might spoil it; if the Prometheans are only like 7 feet while the Didact is 15, people would guess the twist rather early.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Spartan1995324 ...Is it ever stated if the Didact in the game is the Ur-Didact or Bornsteller Didact? I'm only about halfway through the campaign.[/quote] It's the Ur-Didact. They never bother to say, but it is the only thing that makes sense.
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...Is it ever stated if the Didact in the game is the Ur-Didact or Bornsteller Didact? I'm only about halfway through the campaign.
