In Halo 2 and Halo 3, Brutes never had energy shields.
However, in Halo 3, the [i]did[/i] have power armor, but it never sparked when they were shot. So why do they appear to have them now?
My thoughts? Honestly, I think the VISR detects the power armor's energy, so it shows as energy shields. What are your thoughts though?
Discuss.
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In Halo 3, they have shields on their armor. If you shoot them enough so that their shields are gone, their armor will come off shortly after. If you shoot a Brute once, then back away, his shields recharge in Halo 3. In ODST, they just show it like they did in previous games.