Editing AKIS-class helmet

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{{Center|''"GRD helmet" and "GRD armor" redirect here. For the GRD attachment, see [[Armor accessories/GRD|GRD]].''}}
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|type=MJOLNIR [GEN1]
*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]]
[[MJOLNIR (GEN3)]]
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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]].{{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}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
The armor set includes at least a helmet and a chest piece. Its helmet is quite blocky in shape, with the top and each of the sides being mostly flat. Its visor features a horizontal strip at the user's eye line which is set slightly deeper than the rest, leading to two parallel ridges in the glass. Two armored strips adorn the sides of the helmet, running along the sides of the helmet at the bottom of the visor, but stopping just before they meet, creating a 'V' shape by the user's mouth. There is a cylindrical protrusion on either side of the helmet made of grey metal, just behind where the wearer's ears would be located. 

When the CBRN module is equipped, some form of breathing equipment is placed in front of the user's mouth, and some new armored plating obscures the lower part of the visor, up to around where the user's nose would be. Meanwhile, the GRD attachment replaces the traditional visor with a grey metal plate set into the helmet, and adds a large circular lens-like apparatus in front of the wearer's right eye.

===Development history===
The AKIS helmet was developed to employ a wide arrange of targeting and surveillance features to maximise range-finding capabilities for both groundside operatives and aircraft such as the [[F-99 Wombat]] and [[S-14 Baselard]], among others. The helmet was developed parallel to several modular attachments including a specialised CBRN module for operations in noxious or irradiated areas, and the [[P237-THEIATEK optical suite]], which integrates with aerial reconnaissance platforms to provide the user with reliable intelligence from UAV and satellite imagery. These provide significant tactical advantages over the base helmet.{{Ref/Reuse|CFPenUmbra}}

AKIS and its associated components were highly classified, leading some operatives to doubt that it existed at all.{{Ref/Reuse|CFPenUmbra}}

===Attachments===
AKIS is usable with the [GEN1] Mark V platform. It supports the [[CBRN module|CBRN]] and [[Armor accessories/GRD|GRD]] attachments.{{Ref/Reuse|MCCDevUpdateSept2020}}

==In-game information==
===''Halo: Reach'' - Mark V===
AKIS and its various permutations are unlockable in [[Season 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}}

{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
! style="width: 15%"|Attachment(s)
! style="width: 40%"|Description
! style="width: 20%"|Unlock requirements (''Halo: Reach'')
! style="width: 30%"|Unlock requirements (''Halo: MCC'')
|- align="center"
|[[File:HR AKIS Helmet Icon.png|75px]]<br/>Base
|align="left"|The AKIS helmet and associated components were highly classified, leading some operatives to question its very existence.
|''N/A'' {{C|Cut}}
|[[Season 5: Anvil|Season 5]] Tier 1, {{SeasonPoint|1}}
|- align="center"
|[[File:HR AKIS GRD Helmet Icon.png|75px]]<br/>[[Armor accessories/GRD|GRD]]
|align="left"|[[Project SCLERA]]'s exclusive [[P237-THEIATEK optical suite]].
|''N/A'' {{C|Cut}}
|[[Season 5: Anvil|Season 5]] Tier 60, {{SeasonPoint|1}}
|- align="center"
|[[File:HR AKIS CBRN Helmet Icon.png|75px]]<br/>[[CBRN module|CBRN]]
|align="left"|For operations in hazardous zones.
|''N/A'' {{C|Cut}}
|[[Season 5: Anvil|Season 5]] Tier 30, {{SeasonPoint|1}}
|- align="center"
|[[File:HR AKIS GRDCBRN Helmet Icon.png|75px]]<br/>[[Armor accessories/GRD|GRD]]/[[CBRN module|CBRN]]
|align="left"|Project SCLERA's exclusive P237-THEIATEK optical suite; for operations in hazardous zones.
|''N/A'' {{C|Cut}}
|[[Season 5: Anvil|Season 5]] Tier 100, {{SeasonPoint|1}}
|}

===''Halo Infinite'' - GEN3===
AKIS returned, albeit heavily redesigned, in [[Season 02: Lone Wolves]] for ''[[Halo Infinite]]''. In ''Halo Infinite'', the AKIS helmet has been rebranded as the AKIS II-GRD, and is exclusively available for the [[RAKSHASA-class Mjolnir|Rakshasa]] armor core.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%;"
|-
! scope="col" style="width: 15%" |Helmet
! scope="col" style="width: 15%"|Manufacturer
! scope="col" style="width: 40%" |Lore
! scope="col" style="width: 10%" |Rarity
! scope="col" style="width: 20%" |Unlock Requirements
|- align="center"
|[[File:HINF AKIS II-GRD Helmet Icon.png|75px]]<br/>AKIS II-GRD
|Watershed Division 
|The AKIS II[[Armor accessories/GRD|-GRD]] was built for superhuman stalkers, killers, and assassins. After some detuning and removal of still-classified subsystems it serves the needs of Spartans as well.
|Epic
|[[Season 02: Lone Wolves]] Battle Pass Level 63 (Premium)
|-
|- align="center"
|[[File:HINF TAS LANTIFRID Helmet Attachment Icon.png|75px]]<br/>[[TAS/LANTIFRID]]
|Watershed Division 
|Most of the functionality of this THEIA-compatible targeting module remains locked and undocumented, even the highest-ranking ONI officers on the UNSC Infinity lack authority to access its low-level diagnostic functions.
|Legendary
|[[Season 02: Lone Wolves]] Battle Pass Level 69 (Premium)
|}

==Production notes==
[[File:HR Akis Comparison.png|thumb|right|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).]]
AKIS first appeared in promotional material for ''[[Halo: Reach]]''{{'}}s ''[[Defiant Map Pack]]'' in [[2011]], where it was worn by a player in three screenshots of the map [[Condemned]]. The player wore it, with the CBRN and GRD attachments, in combination with the [[Armor accessories/EXO|EXO/TSCS]] chest piece.<ref>[http://techgeek.com.au/2011/02/24/halo-reach-new-armor-with-defiant-map-pack/ '''''TechGeek''' - Halo Reach: New Armor with Defiant Map Pack?'']</ref><ref>[https://uk.ign.com/images/games/halo-reach-xbox-360-14276699/4fa6cb61cdc388ed13f59814 '''''IGN''' - Halo: Reach Images'']</ref> In the absence of an official name, the ''Halo'' community took to calling the helmet "GRD",<ref name="GRDOrigin">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/cdecc00475c645b9a4d0a156fb542d59/topics/the-only-thread-about-that-helmet/f1f8c897-0de0-4c0f-a2e6-e4d06f3845c8/posts?page=7#post126 '''''Halo Waypoint''' - Forums'' - The *only* thread about that helmet!] {{C|This thread features the first known use of the name "GRD"}}</ref> a nickname that stuck and eventually became the official name for one of the helmet's attachments.{{Ref/Reuse|MCCDevUpdateSept2020}}

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 armors.<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 customisation renders for two cut armour 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 armour sets would be making their way into ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' as part of [[Season 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 armors 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 [[Season 5: Anvil]].{{Ref/Reuse|MCCDevUpdateNov2020}}

==Gallery==
===''Halo: Reach''===
<gallery>
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.
File:HR Screenshot DefiantArmour1-Closeup.png|A close-up of the Spartan from the previous image.
File:HR Screenshot DefiantArmour2.jpg|Several combatants battling on [[Condemned]], one of whom wears the helmet.
File:HR Screenshot DefiantArmour2-Closeup.png|A close-up of the AKIS-clad Spartan in the previous image.
File:HR Screenshot DefiantArmour3.jpg|Another battle on Condemned, with the leftmost Spartan wearing the helmet.
File:HR Screenshot DefiantArmour3-Closeup.png|A close-up of the Spartan in the previous image.
File:GRD Doll.jpg|One of the dolls featuring the helmet in the ''Anniversary Map Pack''.
</gallery>

===''Halo 5: Guardians''===
<gallery>
File:H5G Screenshot 5thSpartanDoll.png|The "5th Spartan" doll from ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''{{'}} [[Forge]] mode.
</gallery>

===''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''===
<gallery>
File:MCC-HR CustomisationRender PreserveArmour-Prerelease.png|The customization render first discovered by Gamecheat13.{{Ref/Reuse|GC13-renders}}
File:HR Preserve Models.png|The AKIS helmet and its attachments, with an unknown chest piece, extracted from the files of ''The Master Chief Collection''.
File:HR Preserve Render.png|The base form of AKIS, with an unknown chest piece.
File:MCC-HR Menu AKIS.jpg|The base AKIS helmet viewed in ''MCC''{{'}}s armor customization screen.
File:MCC-HR Menu AKIS-GRD.jpg|AKIS with the GRD module attached, as seen in the ''MCC'' menus.
File:MCC-HR Menu AKIS-CBRN.jpg|AKIS with the CBRN attachment.
File:MCC-HR Menu AKIS-GRD+CBRN.jpg|Both GRD and CBRN attachments on the AKIS helmet.
</gallery>

===''Halo Infinite''===
<gallery>
File:HINF AKISII GRD Concept.jpg|Concept art for the AKIS-II GRD helmet in Season 2.
File:HINF - AKIS-II GRD - 00001.png|A Spartan-IV wearing the default AKIS-II helmet on [[Fragmentation]].
File:HINF - AKIS-II GRD - 00002.png|A Spartan-IV wearing AKIS-II GRD with the Lantifrid attachment.
File:HINF GRD Bear Charm Icon.png|GRD weapon charm in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
</gallery>

==List of apperances==
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Anniversary Map Pack]]'' {{C|Doll only}}
**''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' port {{C|First usable}}
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{C|Doll only}}
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
**''[[Season 02: Lone Wolves]]''

==Sources==
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{{Armor/Permutation|HR|HI}}
{{Mjolnir|V}}
[[Category:MJOLNIR armor]]
[[Category:Halo: Reach multiplayer armor permutations]]