User blog comment:Willbachbakal/Singleplayer Enemies: Sly Splicer/@comment-98.165.19.53-20101223045302/@comment-1330314-20101223183222

The main reasno that wouldn't work is that if he latches onto a standard Splicer (Thuggish, Leadhead, Houdini...) he'll be far too easy to kill, especially considering he's supposed to be on the same power level as a Brute. You can still shoot him while he's latched onto someone else, though.