@Wriggle
So augmentations don't work? That's... problematic, especially since most of them play in the realm of "science" and play off of one another to allow him to use the suit. -_-;
If that's the case, then in canon, he would get killed by his own armor if he so much as moved an inch in it, due to only Spartans being able to use it without suffering broken bones and lethal spasms...
Should I hand-wave his suit's canon for this?
When you say that he only benefits from the armor, are you also saying that he benefits from the armor's strength and speed multipliers, or are those out too?
I can overlook the reflexes, but if I tone down his strength, should I say that he's as strong as a human without the suit, or should I say that he's stronger than normal, due to his increased muscle mass, training, and size?
Based on his size compared to me, as well as considering that he's 400 lbs, I would say that he would be able to lift about 1,700 -2,500 lbs without the suit. It would be fair, considering that the strongest man on the planet can lift 6,000 lbs, which puts John into the realm of human possibility. It makes him strong, but on the human level.
Would he still have his indestructible bones? They are literally grafted onto his bones. What about his neurons being coated in a superconductive material?
I feel like I'm over-complicating things and stirring up trouble, but they are very valid questions on how to try and adapt John for the story without turning his armor and augmentations into literal dead weight.
What do you think?





