I’m gonna admit right off the bat I have no clue what his age is during halo 5 (I’m guessing mid 50’s), but I’m starting to worry that since 343 keeps setting these games 3+ years apart, Chief is starting to become old and unrealistically fit.
Yeah, I know what I just said. What is realistic in this universe? But seriously, he’s a spartan II, which means he was born and trained years before the covenant war, and now nearly a decade post covenant war we’re to believe he’s still in tip top physical condition?
I know the spartan program made him much stronger. I know out of the entire pool of original soldiers, he was among the tallest and most gifted. I know the Librarian shot him with gene magic. I know he’s “lucky,” but damn man, if this trend continues, come halos 7 and 8 he’s gonna be in his mid 60’s (reference desparetely needed) and still be considered a god among men? I can suspend my disbelief to an extent, but I really feel like that could be stretching it.
Suspect he’ll age slower due to the changes made to him in Halo 4.
Well… the series does have Cryonic stasis, which allows people to sleep for extended periods without significantly aging. You know, like Ellen Ripley’s 57 year nap between the events of ALIEN (1979) and ALIENS (1986)? Don’t forget, Chief was in a cryo pod for several years between the events of Halo 3 and Halo 4, and he probably spent several years in cryo stasis combined throughout his military career. He may be chronologically around 50 plus years or so, but physically he’s probably still in good shape. Plus, he’s a super soldier who’s gone through genetic modification.
The only time you’ll need to be concerned about the Chief’s age is when his voice actor gets too old to keep on going.
And yes, Cryonic stasis is the correct term. Look up the difference between cryonic stasis and cryogenic stasis.
It brings up an interesting point about old spartans. When they get so old and if they do become weaker would they just take a no fighting command role? The Halo timeline hasn’t gone on long enough to see this yet. I imagine they can last a while though.
Maybe the Spartan II augmentations make them age slower? That would make sense.
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> Maybe the Spartan II augmentations make them age slower? That would make sense.
This is actually correct. They did get injected with some chemicals to slow the aging process so they could be on the battlefield for extended periods of time (they were talking as in a century or 2)
Would it be a stretch to say, that in 500 years, we can, through medical breakthroughs, age slower than we do now? Imagine a world with less disease, better quality food, improved genetics and an enhanced quality of life. I mean, that could mean that 50 is the new 30 right? What if people lived longer, healthier lives, and in the prime of their lives for much longer, would that be a stretch?
With that as a basis, the Chief’s physiology, down to the genetic level, has been altered. Hes stronger, faster, more agile. But hes also more resilient, not just in combat, but also in his body. He heals faster, less prone to disease, and because hes enhanced, he could very well outlive the typical human( 500 years from now) in tip top physical condition.
Imagine like Captain America, 500 years on the future, with powered armor.
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> Would it be a stretch to say, that in 500 years, we can, through medical breakthroughs, age slower than we do now? Imagine a world with less disease, better quality food, improved genetics and an enhanced quality of life. I mean, that could mean that 50 is the new 30 right? What if people lived longer, healthier lives, and in the prime of their lives for much longer, would that be a stretch?
> With that as a basis, the Chief’s physiology, down to the genetic level, has been altered. Hes stronger, faster, more agile. But hes also more resilient, not just in combat, but also in his body. He heals faster, less prone to disease, and because hes enhanced, he could very well outlive the typical human( 500 years from now) in tip top physical condition.
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> Imagine like Captain America, 500 years on the future, with powered armor.
The counter to all of these quality of life improvements is , you have to live in the Core. Frontier worlds ; (which in Halo 5 seemed like the norm , whether from rebuilds due to the Covenant , or just freshly inhabited worlds) ; surely have a much shorter life expectancy than say Harvest , Reach , or Earth in their respective prime.
I do agree with your point that science would deffinately extend the average human life span , but we also have to remember who that science is being created and distributed by.
Much like many other Science fiction universes , it seems the controlling powers are Core centrists , preferring to build a lavish life style for Core planets while letting rim worlds suffer from inequity.
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> > Would it be a stretch to say, that in 500 years, we can, through medical breakthroughs, age slower than we do now? Imagine a world with less disease, better quality food, improved genetics and an enhanced quality of life. I mean, that could mean that 50 is the new 30 right? What if people lived longer, healthier lives, and in the prime of their lives for much longer, would that be a stretch?
> > With that as a basis, the Chief’s physiology, down to the genetic level, has been altered. Hes stronger, faster, more agile. But hes also more resilient, not just in combat, but also in his body. He heals faster, less prone to disease, and because hes enhanced, he could very well outlive the typical human( 500 years from now) in tip top physical condition.
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> > Imagine like Captain America, 500 years on the future, with powered armor.
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> The counter to all of these quality of life improvements is , you have to live in the Core. Frontier worlds ; (which in Halo 5 seemed like the norm , whether from rebuilds due to the Covenant , or just freshly inhabited worlds) ; surely have a much shorter life expectancy than say Harvest , Reach , or Earth in their respective prime.
> I do agree with your point that science would deffinately extend the average human life span , but we also have to remember who that science is being created and distributed by.
> Much like many other Science fiction universes , it seems the controlling powers are Core centrists , preferring to build a lavish life style for Core planets while letting rim worlds suffer from inequity.
Very true, but even the frontier world’s have technology far more advanced than our own in current day. I’d like to think that it would extend to sustinnece and medicines as well. Plus 500 years of “evolution” of humanity can also factor in as well.
Currently were on the cusp of genetic engineering to improve our quality of life. Even many of our foods are genetically enhanced with better flavors, and increased nutrients.
While the frontier colonies are outside the reach of the core world’s, it doesn’t mean they’re a bunch of ghettos, or shanty towns.
But who knows what the quality of life truly is on the frontier of space. It’s fun to think about though.
John was born 2511. Halo Infinite occurs sometime In 2560-2562 so he’ll be in his early 50’s. Sargent Johnson was kicking -Yoink- in his 70’s.
Aging is slowed considerably during cryo sleep. John spent 4 years 7 months and 10 days in uninterrupted crypto sleep. On top of that, he revived some genetic alteration from the librarian. So I think it’s safe to say John will be around for a while. As long as Steve Downs wants to play him. For reference, Steve is 67 years old.
I dont think it’s as odd as it sounds, firstly it’s over 500 years into the future which could easily mean increased natural lifespawn for humans, dont really what augmentations do in the way of aging but usually increasing physical abilities beyond natural takes a toll on overall age but then there is the librarian space magic which basically sped up evolution? Which seems strange given evolution is not a singular line but rather forked road with dead ends included. Though it could mean Chief has become more alike ancient humanity in a way than average human being.
As for his age, in current day same aged soldier would still be in work and they retire far before they get completely out of shape, given they are willing to keep up their shape, even without the defence force/army or such routine. Definitely past their prime but definitely still a working force & when we add the likely case of increased lifespan. I dont think Chief being able to operate still is too far fetched.
And even if this one is set years apart from the latest events it doesn’t mean every installment will be. Cryosleep is also a thing for those timejumps. This particular timejump was more to try and sweep disaster of H5g under the rug. Or as much as possible of it.
He doesn’t seem to be showing any signs of aging with his reaction as soon as he had some power re-routed to him.
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> I’m gonna admit right off the bat I have no clue what his age is during halo 5 (I’m guessing mid 50’s), but I’m starting to worry that since 343 keeps setting these games 3+ years apart, Chief is starting to become old and unrealistically fit.
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> Yeah, I know what I just said. What is realistic in this universe? But seriously, he’s a spartan II, which means he was born and trained years before the covenant war, and now nearly a decade post covenant war we’re to believe he’s still in tip top physical condition?
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> I know the spartan program made him much stronger. I know out of the entire pool of original soldiers, he was among the tallest and most gifted. I know the Librarian shot him with gene magic. I know he’s “lucky,” but damn man, if this trend continues, come halos 7 and 8 he’s gonna be in his mid 60’s (reference desparetely needed) and still be considered a god among men? I can suspend my disbelief to an extent, but I really feel like that could be stretching it.
He’s around his mid to late 40s, but his augmentations mean that his age doesn’t affect his nearly as much as normal people when he gets older, and he has been cryogenic stasis multiple times which means that while he may look the age and have the age, internally he is still younger.
So he’s age wise between 47 and 51, however he’s spent like 10 years in Cryo, total (going back from the books and all that). Also, through this genetic engineering from the Spartan 2 augmentations, his “Prime” fighting shape will be around 1 century (100 years old). So as far as his age is concerned in the games, it’s a non issue.
Keep in mind, Stallone is like 75 and looks great. It’s only a matter of time with modern medicine that you can look like that into your 90s… 500 years in the future even more is possible.
cry-sleep actually slows down the aging process
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> Would it be a stretch to say, that in 500 years, we can, through medical breakthroughs, age slower than we do now? Imagine a world with less disease, better quality food, improved genetics and an enhanced quality of life. I mean, that could mean that 50 is the new 30 right? What if people lived longer, healthier lives, and in the prime of their lives for much longer, would that be a stretch?
> With that as a basis, the Chief’s physiology, down to the genetic level, has been altered. Hes stronger, faster, more agile. But hes also more resilient, not just in combat, but also in his body. He heals faster, less prone to disease, and because hes enhanced, he could very well outlive the typical human( 500 years from now) in tip top physical condition.
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> Imagine like Captain America, 500 years on the future, with powered armor.
I also might add that Spartans also got an enhancement to be able to breath pure methane for a solid hour without needing oxygen to operate properly and stay alive.