A lot of people are considering which enemy is easier to kill. This is a sophomoric analysis, since it compares each monster to the heros from different games, when the question is how they would do against each other. The right way to approach this is to examine each creature's capabilities, in absence of fanciful scenarios. It's terrific that a Rosie might kill a Hunter in one shot, by hitting its orange spot with a rivet gun round, but what if the Hunter has a Charm Big Daddy mod? The question is "Who would win in a fair fight?" If one combatant needs a special advantage in order to win, then it's not fair.
Weapons Analysis
The first issue is whether or not a fuel rod gun would penetrate a berserker's armor. We know that the Hammer of Dawn does achieve this effect. Now, the Hammer is not a terribly powerful weapon. It can impact a short range away from a human being with no ill effects. For a spaceborn laser system, the Hammer is not a GDI ion cannon. The Hammer does violently destroy humanoids when it comes into close contact with them. A fuel rod-type gun does quite demonstrate this effect, although one could argue this is due to the constraints of Halo's less violent presentation. A fuel rod gun can send a humanoid flying a great distance, indicating impart of significant kinetic energy. It is a reasonable theory that Hunter weaponry is sufficiently powerful to injure a Berserker, although arguments can be made either way. Berserkers seem to be weakened by the Hammers thermal effects, so the question is whether or not a fuel rod weapon can heat Berserker armor to the same degree as the Hammer.
A fuel rod gun would almost certainly hurt a Big Daddy. I don't think I have to make this argument.
As to a Bouncer Big Daddy's drill penetrating Berserker armor, this is more unlikely. Lancer chainsaw bayonets have no apparent effect on a Berserker, and the drill works on the same princicples. Although a Daddy drill would obviously be more powerful, it's debatable whether or not it would harm a Berserker.
The drill would cause massive damage to a Hunter, if the Bouncer managed to imbed it into the chinks in Hunter armor. Whether or not he would be able to do that while facing a Hunter's ranged and melee attacks is highly debatable.
It's highly unlikely that a Rosie Big Daddy's rivet gun would harm a Berserker. Berserker shrug off massive volumes of fire from projectile weapons.
Similarly, a rivet gun would likely have no effect on a Hunter's shield.
Tactics
Both the Daddy and the Berserker have an advantage of speed over a Hunter. However, this should not be a problem for the Hunter. Hunters, when faced with an opponent, tend to hunch up in a defensive stance, firing their weapon, waiting for an adversary to advance; they rarely press a close attack.
The Berserker and Bouncer both suffer from a lack of ranged attacks. They typically close the distance with enemies through a straightline charge, which could be very dangerous when faced with a Hunter's firepower. Furthermore, there's no guarantee their melee attacks would be any more effective than a Hunter's shield slam. We have never seen a Berserker or a Bouncer send a human flying dozens of yards through the air the way a Hunter has with its shield attack.
A confrontation between a Rosie Big Daddy and a Hunter would likely be a drawn out affair of continual weapons fire, until one opponent succumbs.
Conclusions
I give the fight to the Hunter. The Hunter has the best firepower, the second most resilient defense, and in a hand-to-hand fight, is just as lethal as the other contenders.
In second place, I put the Berserker. The Berserker has the best armor, and there's no hard evidence to suggest a Big Daddy's weapons will even harm it.
EDIT: ****ing typos.
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