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It is generally inferior in strength to the shielding systems of the [[Sangheili Personal Energy Shield]] or [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR Armor]], although this is compensated for by the Brute's natural physical resilience even when unarmored. A standard Brute's shielding is almost half as powerful as that of a [[Elite Minor]] (collapsing after 7-9 assault rifle hits on Heroic difficulty, compared to 12 assault rifle shots for a Minor Elite's shields), and even the shielding of a [[Brute Captain]] or [[Brute Chieftain]] are only on par with an Elite Minor's shields (dropping after only 12-14 assault rifle shots or several plasma rifle bolts). | It is generally inferior in strength to the shielding systems of the [[Sangheili Personal Energy Shield]] or [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR Armor]], although this is compensated for by the Brute's natural physical resilience even when unarmored. A standard Brute's shielding is almost half as powerful as that of a [[Elite Minor]] (collapsing after 7-9 assault rifle hits on Heroic difficulty, compared to 12 assault rifle shots for a Minor Elite's shields), and even the shielding of a [[Brute Captain]] or [[Brute Chieftain]] are only on par with an Elite Minor's shields (dropping after only 12-14 assault rifle shots or several plasma rifle bolts). | ||
However, in ''[[Halo: ODST]]'', Brute Power Armor is noticeably improved, being more than twice as resistant to projectile weapons than it was in ''[[Halo 3]]'', making Brutes noticeably more durable opponents when fought with human projectile weaponry. Although the shields on Brute Power Armor in ''ODST'' take less than half as much damage from projectile weapons as in ''Halo 3'', they are not actually stronger; it still takes the same amount of fire from energy weaponry (including the [[Covenant Carbine]]) to bring them down in both ''ODST'' and ''Halo 3''. | |||
Additionally, it is easy to see how damaged the armor currently is via the luminosity of the armor's lights and the presence of sparks and smoke, which signifies that the armor's shielding is almost depleted. Finally, the armor is unable to recharge after complete overload (unlike Sangheili and Spartan shielding), and in fact, falls apart completely. | |||
This may be caused by the system being less robust than other shielding systems (but is most likely a game play design choice.) However, as long as the system is not overloaded completely, it recharges as rapidly as the other systems do. Still, the Brutes are already naturally resilient, and can withstand substantial amounts of damage even without their armor. However they are very susceptible to headshots once their power armor fails. | This may be caused by the system being less robust than other shielding systems (but is most likely a game play design choice.) However, as long as the system is not overloaded completely, it recharges as rapidly as the other systems do. Still, the Brutes are already naturally resilient, and can withstand substantial amounts of damage even without their armor. However they are very susceptible to headshots once their power armor fails. | ||