Forum:Murmillones and Champions

Since this is pertaining to two articles, I've decided to post this in the forums rather than the discussions (If my train of thought technically goes against the rules, please point that out. I will move this if need be).

I'm starting to think that the Skirmisher Murmillo rank and the Skirmisher Champion rank is mixed up. I believe that the Gold Skirmishers are actually the Champion ones, while the Shielded Orange Skirmishers are the Murmillones. I'm listing the following reasones as to why I believe this:

1.) Not only are they worth more points, but also the Firefight Score Board lists the Gold Skirmishers as Leaders. Orange Shielded Skirmishers, however, are listed as Specialists alongside Commandoes.

2.) The real life Murmillo Gladiators themselves used shields. This would make it a poor name for the Gold Skirmishers, who lack them.

3.) Gold Skirmishers' armor is not only gold (Which suggests very high rank to begin with), but is also more intricate. Just look at Jackal, Grunt, Elite, and Brute armor featured in Reach; the higher the rank, the more intricate the armor is.

4.) The Strategy Guide itself is full of errors. For instance, it mixes up Captain Keyes and Colonel Holland. For another, it calls the CCS-Battle Cruiser that was going to fry the Pillar of Autumn as a Corvette. We shouldn't have it as a "Go-To" when it comes to names.

5.) The McFarlane Figure of the Orange Shielded Skirmisher is called Murmillo. It can't be a typo; this is a name of a mass produced toy line of a popular series. Not only that, but McFarlane uses notes and computer models of Bungie and 343 Studios, meaning that they are getting their information for their products directly from the source. It is not comparable to something like a minor foot note in an encyclopedia. Missing Mandible 21:33, 12 October 2011 (EDT)


 * Makes sense to me, but I think we need a better source, something that tells us that which one is which one. — S331 Bubbleshieldhud.svg(Tank beats Everything!) 02:11, 13 October 2011 (EDT)

Good job! This definitely needs to be considered, finally. --  Chris  talk  17:16, 15 October 2011 (EDT)


 * I say go for it! — subtank  17:47, 15 October 2011 (EDT)