I sometimes play Halo 2 and other video games with my teenage son. One of the battles we like the most takes place on a bridge in Halo 2.

The Marines have been getting hit hard and the Halo 2 players--in this case my son and I--are airlifted in, along with a Marine commander, to try to take the bridge. We like that particular battle because:

a) it's challenging because there are so many enemies massed there

b) I get to use a tank (pictured), one of the very few weapons in the game I am able to use with at least a little effectiveness

Now here's the question. When the three of us land, the Marine commander talks to two soldiers on the ground who are giving us a report of the grim events that have occurred. One of them is brave and straightforward, the other is a sniveling coward who wants to evacuate as soon as possible. One of the two is a man, and the other is a woman.

My question is--is there a single person reading this who does not already know with 100% certainty which one, the man or the woman, is portrayed as the coward?

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