#sub proposal 2: felix is responsible for knife simmons. he thought it would be funny to teach simmons how to use knives effectively

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i think more people should do something with the fact that we only see felix kill like 2 people tops with knives. in machinima he never assassinates anyone with one*, but because felix is often seen holding one, and inflicted a few non-lethal knife wounds, the fanbase went nuts about it. sure he nails that one guy with a knife but its like the only time we actually see him using one with any real level of skill.

i propose the "felix likes knives because he thinks they make him look more dangerous or cool but has only the absolute bare minimum proficiency with them" headcanon. not saying he's bad or doesnt know how to use them. just that he passed CQC training when he was in the UNSC and thats it.

*felix doesnt, to my knowledge, assassinate anybody in machinima. but locus does, in season 11. that adds something to it i think. some kind of commentary on locus using it as a skill but felix doing it for style points, or something.

[ spoilers for season 12 and 13. no i dont care that i spoiler warning nearly 10 year old content. yes i feel weird about the chorus trilogy being 10 years old. ]

besides, this makes the knife scene with wash in s13 infinitely funnier. felix gets caught out by someone being As Good As Him, if not better, with knives and his brain short circuits instantly. up to that point he got by in a knife fight simply through sheer luck and intimidation (the latter by virtue of his stupid showmanship), but wash has experience and felix is starting to piss him off. would explain why all felix says is a quiet little "huh" instead of getting bitchy about being bested like he did when fighting carolina in s12. it's a different kind of comeuppance. and also it's thematically appropriate for the ways in which felix is starting to fail by season 13.

#srs09:m:haix #srs09:a:you ever wonder #rvb #sub proposal 1: locus is more proficient and was the only reason felix is at the level he is at. locus just isnt flashy about it. #sub proposal 2: felix is responsible for knife simmons. he thought it would be funny to teach simmons how to use knives effectively #<would explain why a: knifemmons is kinda flashy about it but in his own simmons way #and b: i think it makes more sense than the common headcanon that simmons' dad taught him how to hunt #<you could argue that wash taught him but i dont think wash's training wouldve resulted in the kind of handling simmons shows