User blog comment:Echo 1/Samus vs. John 117. Who'd win?/@comment-1901106-20101206211415

We don't actually know how much of what we see Samus do intellect-wise is her and how much is the suit's computer. I had always sort of assumed she was of average intelligence, but that the Power Suit had a fair amount of AI. However, either way the fact is the Federation is years ahead of the UNSC technologically, to say nothing of the Chozo. That advantage is going to insure victory for Samus, regardless of the comparative skill levels of the two.