Which Sci-Fi Faction has the BEST POWER ARMOR? | Halo, Star Wars, WH40k, Fallout

on today's episode of factions compared we examine power armor [Music] hey guys this is Eckhart slaughter hello and welcome to another episode of sci-fi factions compare I'm happy to say that today's video is sponsored by what's probably my favorite video game right now fortnight if you want to support my channel check the link in the description where you can download fortnight for free for those who don't know fortnight is a free-to-play PvP game featuring 100 players all vying to be the last one standing it has fully destructible environments buildable structures and you can play alone or with your friends it's available on Xbox Playstation and PC I play PC and the nice thing is it runs even on kind of mid-level or low level PCs like mind and although I'm not the best I'm actually recording some footage also for my second channel if you want to check that out but seriously a big thank you to Epic Games it really helps in months like this where views are down and CPM is lower and I legitimately turn down sponsorship requests every day because I don't like or I'm not familiar with the product so I was super happy to get offered this one again if you want to support the channel and download fortnight link down in the description also feel free to add me if you play on PC my user name is Eckhart slaughter whitey anyway on to the content as I said today we are looking at four different types of science-fiction power armor specifically we're gonna draw from the star wars halo Fallout and Warhammer 40,000 universes the key here is that we're not going to be looking at which soldier is the most effective but rather which armor is itself best so it doesn't matter whether Space Marines or Spartans or fallout soldiers or whoever is more powerful because that's not what's important here let's look first at the Fallout universe and followed certainly has some of the most iconic power armor in gaming I wanted to pick one specific armor type for each universe and I actually had some difficulty with fallout there is the xo1 armor the enclave hellfire armor and the advanced power armor all of which are really the best options within the universe thankfully despite some minor differences most power armor types were pretty similar the armors most important aspect was obviously its extreme resistance to damage the suits were bulky they were thick and take a pounding well rudimentary versions only stopped projectiles more advanced versions could also stop things like heat radiation energy blasts etc however even the most common power armor could generally stand up to a tank round so we're dealing with a lot of protection here hydraulic systems micro motors and other internal components also increased the strength of the wearer allowing them to for example wield very heavy weapons these systems along with the suits internal energy source also allowed the user to move these suits however were very heavy even the most advanced suits which were made with the lightest materials restricted the users speed movement and flexibility so it's certainly a trade-off but when wearing power armor you turn into a tank you can absorb a lot of damage you can wield heavy weapons but you're not getting anywhere extremely quickly one final thing about power armor is that it was often modified to fit specific mission profiles so if you're going somewhere extremely hot for example where Hellfire armor if you're going to be facing down or perhaps wielding energy weapons then the Tesla armor is for you all right let's move on now and take a look at the Space Marine power armor from or a hammer 40,000 with war hammer I think it's important that we make a distinction between actual power armor and mech suits I think the suit that comes closest to that line without actually stepping over it is the mark 10 tactic US armor Space Marine armor is well good it offers protection but doesn't restrict the wearer's movements in the same way as fallouts power armor through neural sensors a Space Marines mind is tied directly into the armor the armor is then filled with mechanized bits which allows it to move as fast as the wearer would unencumbered the mark 10 tactic is takes this to the extreme the armor makes no sound it's very light you could probably almost forget that you were wearing it I mean you wouldn't want to forget you're wearing it however because it offers a host of benefits it increases the users strength through integrated electrical system it has automated first aid and life support and thrusters which allow the suit to fight effectively in zero-g some variants that the tactic s also had jump Jets and the suit is made so the user can operate heavy weaponry Dibley unsurprisingly Space Marine armor is very durable small arms aren't going to be effective against it and really if you want to do any serious damage you're going to want to pull out some anti vehicle weaponry there are more durable sets like the Terminator armor but I think the tactic as' offers the best combination of speed strength and defense another reminder though we have to actually separate the armor from the armor when being worn by someone in universe keep that in mind because we all know how powerful and pretty much godly Space Marines are let's move on now to halo and halo is famous for its iconic me only armor and let's be honest there are so many different variants it's super hard to keep it all straight however things got a little bit simpler in Halo 4 with the introduction of me only generation to all previous sets fall under various marks of Muller generation one let's just talk generally about what the Spartan armor does it offers not only protection but also significantly enhances the user's abilities a user's speed reflexes strength and basically everything else is massively changed when wearing their Milner set in the fall of reach Halsey says the armors inner structure is composed of a new reactive metal liquid crystal its amorphous yet fractally scales and amplifies the force in simplified terms the armor doubles the wearer's strength and enhances the reaction speed of a normal human being by a factor of five keep in mind this is all talking about Gen one mark one of the armor so things have drastically changed by the time we get to Gen 2 the armor is infused with Covenant and forerunner technology so those numbers will certainly not hold up the quality and skill of Spartan fours actually speaks to just how impressive in how advanced generation 2 is in fact the armor is probably the most important part of the program Spartan for recruits are fully grown and only undergo minimal augmentation however because of how good the generation 2 armor is and how heavily it augments the user they're basically as effective as a Spartan 2 or 3 wearing Gen 1 armor besides for these sort of paths on the fly augmentations Gentoo offered several advancements when compared to predecessor models it had built-in thrusters as well as advanced motion tracking communication enemy identification and visor HUD systems durability wise I think the me owner comes in at about the midway point it does have an energy shield but the physical armor itself is obviously not as bulky and likely as durable as some of the other entries on this list finally Muller gen - like most Milner models could be heavily customized to fit the wearer's needs whether that sniping close-range combat vehicle piloting or something else finally we have the dark trooper phase 3 arm although this phase of the dark trooper project is more commonly associated with battle droids as shown by general mock the armor also could be worn personally the armor is actually pretty cool I mean it does the standard things like enhancing durability and strength though it does seem to be rather slow sort of again like a walking tank we've talked about that for all the other entries I think it's expected but the key thing the phase 3 armor does differently is the fact that it's a weapons platform the armor has several integrated blasters grenade launchers seeker missile launchers which I think will be familiar to anyone who's played either shadows of the Empire or dark forces and of course a jetpack there's not a whole lot else to say I mean obviously that's a lot of firepower however if you're wearing powered armor you can probably secure weapons in some other fashion with that being said let's rank our power armor from worst to best coming in at number four is the power armor of the Fallout universe I don't think the individual model matters so much as most of the technology is pretty simple the armor is very durable it offers the user a lot of protection but even the lightest versions are still pretty slow and while the strength upgrade is nice I don't think it's really game-changing it's mostly there to help the user wield heavy weapons which brings us into number three the phase 3 dark trooper I see the dark trooper as basically a weaponized version of fallout power armor the user is fairly slow although the dark does have a jetpack but they can bring with them a lot of destruction I like how the dark trooper armor is packed to the brim with missile launchers and blasters and cannons and grenades but I think it would be more effective if it were just a little less bulky either that or if it made use of some sort of internal mechanized system like our number two spot the Space Marine armor from Warhammer 40k is a Space Marine deadlier than a spark probably but that's not what we're looking at here or looking at how good their actual armor is space green armor is unquestionably more durable and it's very fast but I don't think it offers the same advantages of the meal in their gym to the durability is incredible the fact that the user can move very fast much noise it's such a heavy piece of armor is very impressive but I think the number one spot still has to go to halos meola armor the owner isn't just an extension of one's person it's an amplification of one's person Mueller increases a user strength speed durability reflexes basically everything at top of wine systems that allows a I integration team communication basically anything else you'd want and know me on the armor is as impactful as me older Gen 2 which brings the hardly trained part of the augment at Spartan fors almost on par with Spartan tubes that's an incredible accomplishment of course the standard person can't operate in the only armor but that's true for every single piece on this list and of course it doesn't stop it from being the very best that of course is just my opinion let me know what you think am I totally off and is my own learn not as good a space marine armor and my discounting followed or Star Wars or something else let me know down in the comments section along with any ideas you guys have for future videos if you want to support the channel make sure to click the link down in the description download fortnight join the 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Length: 11min 3sec (663 seconds)

Published: Thu Mar 15 2018