User blog comment:Legionwrex/Spectre vs Spartan II/@comment-182.237.182.192-20120917153036/@comment-74.179.194.68-20121223025137

That is because shit for brains they want to keep the Marines moral up hence the phrase "Spartan's don't die they are just Missing In Action."

By the way, A Spartan IV Would win hands down, they are superior to a Spectre in every way, I have yet to see one Spectre in Mass effect use a jetpack