Board Thread:Episodic and Issue Discussion/@comment-47881-20130303202540/@comment-34954086-20130305104557

Few reasons I can think of, Specific Case by Case basis? In a few of those cases, preservation of the Team were Ends. If they've got Deep Bleeding Bones Wounds, they might not make it to be carried into stasis.

Another thing, the Scarab wasn't in control. The Reach were. The Scarab might have wanted to pierce bone, Ambassador may not have allowed that. Also, Scarab wanted to piece bone on criminals, not heroes. Scarab=/=Reach, which has been my position for a while, and is reinforced by the show entirely given his latest dialogue. Scarab is a good guy with extreme methods. And has a far more interesting characterisation then the meatsack wearing him