Editing AKIS-class helmet

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{{Quote|The AKIS helmet and associated components were highly classified, leading some operatives to question its very existence.|Official description{{Ref/Site|Id=CFPenUmbra|https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/pen-umbra|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Pen Umbra}}}}

'''AKIS''' is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] helmet, compatible with [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR]] [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]] and [[Rakshasa]] platforms.{{Ref/Site|Id=MCCDevUpdateSept2020|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-development-update-september-2020|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=News, MCC Development Update - September 2020}}

==GEN1 Overview==

AKIS and its various permutations are unlockable in [[Series 5: Anvil]] of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''.{{Ref/Site|Id=MCCDevUpdateNov2020|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-development-update-november-2020|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=News, MCC Development Update - November 2020}}

|[[Series 5: Anvil|Series 5]] Tier 1, {{SeasonPoint|1}}

|[[Series 5: Anvil|Series 5]] Tier 60, {{SeasonPoint|1}}

|[[Series 5: Anvil|Series 5]] Tier 30, {{SeasonPoint|1}}

|[[Series 5: Anvil|Series 5]] Tier 100, {{SeasonPoint|1}}

 

[[File:HR Akis Comparison.png|thumb|250px|A comparison of AKIS, as it appeared in the Defiant Map Pack screenshots in 2011 (left), and a recreation of the same image in ''The Master Chief Collection'' (right).]]

A lack of official communication about or acknowledgement of the helmet from Bungie or 343 Industries led to a great deal of speculation about how it might be released, with some even suggesting that it could already be unlocked through some esoteric method.{{Ref/Reuse|GRDOrigin}} Eventually, these rumours were proven false when, on [[2012|February 11th, 2012]], [[343 Industries]] employee [[David Ellis]] confirmed that 343 had intended to release it alongside the ''[[Anniversary Map Pack]]'', but that it had been cut due to time and resource constraints.<ref name="NeoGAF">[https://www.neogaf.com/threads/halo-ot-halogaf-evolved.459213/page-166#post-35044917 '''''NeoGAF''' - Halo |OT| HaloGAF Evolved'']</ref> Ultimately, neither the AKIS helmet nor the EXO/TSCS chest piece were ever released for ''Reach'' on the [[Xbox 360]].

The [[Spartan dolls Easter egg]] in the ''Anniversary Map Pack'' features dolls of Spartans wearing the same armor configuration as the player in the ''Defiant Map Pack'' screenshots, including the AKIS helmet. This was a deliberate acknowledgement of the armor on 343 Industries' part.{{Ref/Reuse|NeoGAF}} This doll object was later made available as a placeable object in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''{{'}} [[Forge]] mode, in which it is known as the "5th Spartan" doll.<ref name="H5GForge">'''''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''''' - ''[[Forge]] mode''</ref>

In [[2019]], it was announced that ''Halo: Reach'' would be added to ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'', and that ''The Master Chief Collection'' would be ported to PC, with ''Reach'' being the first of the games in the collection to release on the platform.<ref name="MCCPCAnnouncement">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-pc-halo-reach '''''Halo Waypoint''''' - ''News'', MCC PC & Halo: Reach]</ref> This brought with it renewed interest in the unreleased helmet, with many requesting that it be included in the game's re-release.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/b2yhk8/mcc_pc_halo_reach_and_halo_insider_ama/eivwxnw/ '''Reddit''' - ''r/Gaming'', MCC PC, Halo: Reach, and Halo Insider AMA]</ref><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/f3681fbc78fa43878c4aec9a63a46224/topics/grd-helmet-in-halo-reach/53e23894-7e60-4dba-b563-5b9f7c14c7de/posts '''''Halo Waypoint''''' - ''Forums'', GRD helmet in Halo: Reach?]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/Dab1001_/status/1108429727537262593 '''Twitter''' - ''Dab1001'']</ref> 343 Industries would officially address these requests in a development update in July of that year, saying that they ''"[were] currently investigating it but [could not] commit to it being in the game at [that] time"'' and also noting that they were interested in expanding the pool of customization items in each game, potentially even including new armor.<ref name="MCCDevUpdateJuly2019">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-development-update-june-2019  '''''Halo Waypoint''''' - ''News'', MCC Development Update - June 2019]</ref>

Later the same year, a modder by the name of Gamecheat13 discovered customization renders for two cut armor sets in the game files of the second [[Halo Insider Program|Halo Insider]] flight (dubbed the "FireFlight") of ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection's'' PC port of ''Halo: Reach'',<ref name="GC13-renders">[https://twitter.com/Gamecheat13/status/1165451376111116288 '''Twitter''' - ''Gamecheat13''] - ''"Found 2 new armor sets in the new customization render for the current MCC Reach Flight. Looks like 343i might be adding GRD and another unknown armor set to Reach for MCC."''</ref> and also unearthed the internal codenames for both sets: <code>spartan_dlc_condemned</code> and <code>spartan_dlc_preserve</code>.<ref name="GC13-name">[https://twitter.com/Gamecheat13/status/1165451823744000000 '''Twitter''' - ''Gamecheat13''] - ''"Names are spartan_dlc_preserve and spartan_dlc_condemned. Both named after maps from the Defiant map pack."''</ref> The <code>spartan_dlc_preserve</code> set featured the AKIS helmet paired with [[Preserve|an unidentified chest piece]], while the <code>spartan_dlc_condemned</code> set included the EXO/TSCS chest piece with the [[Mariner]] helmet.

Eventually, in [[2020|September 2020]], it was confirmed in an [[MCC Development Update]] that these two armor sets would be making their way into ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' as part of [[Series 4: Reclaimer]]. This update also revealed the final name for the so-called "GRD" helmet: AKIS.{{Ref/Reuse|MCCDevUpdateSept2020}} However, due to issues in development, these armor sets did not meet a high enough quality standard to be included in the game as of Season 4's launch,{{Ref/Site|Id=MCCDevUpdateOct2020|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-development-update-october-2020|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=News, MCC Development Update - October 2020}} and so AKIS and Mariner were pushed back to Series 5: Anvil.{{Ref/Reuse|MCCDevUpdateNov2020}}

===''Halo: Reach''===

File:HR Screenshot DefiantArmour1.png|A Spartan wearing the AKIS helmet with GRD/CBRN attachments and wielding an [[SRS99-AM sniper rifle]], flanked by two other Spartans.

===''Halo 5: Guardians''===

===''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''===

File:MCC-HR CustomisationRender PreserveArmour-Prerelease.png|The customization render first discovered by Gamecheat13.{{Ref/Reuse|GC13-renders}}

File:MCC-HR Menu AKIS.jpg|The base AKIS helmet viewed in ''MCC''{{'}}s armor customization screen.

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