Editing Armor customization (Halo: Reach)

{{Title|Armor permutations (''Halo: Reach'')}}

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{{Center|For other uses, see [[armor permutations]].}}

[[File:RE-Full Armory Customization.jpg|300px|right|thumb|The Armory in ''Halo: Reach'']]

Player customization returns in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', but with far deeper customization options than ''[[Halo 3]]''. In ''Halo 3'', unlocking armor permutations involved getting a certain [[Achievements (Halo 3)|achievement]], or a group of achievements. In ''Halo: Reach'', armor is mostly acquired by purchasing it with "[[credit]]s" (cR) in '''The Armory''', although some armor permutations may have to be unlocked first by reaching a certain rank. Credits are earned by winning or finishing games in the [[Campaign]], [[Matchmaking]], [[Custom game]], [[Firefight]], or [[Forge]] modes; by completing achievements; by getting [[commendations]]; or by completing daily and weekly challenges. As with ''Halo 3'', every armor permutation in ''Halo: Reach'' is purely for aesthetic purposes and does not impact gameplay whatsoever.

With ''Halo: Reach'' being added to ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'', [[343 Industries]] overhauled the game's unlock system. Credits are dropped in favor of a "battle pass"-esque manner of progression, with XP being earned contributing to levels that, when passed, grants the player a {{SeasonPoint|[[Season Point]]}}, which can be used to unlock the next tier in the progression system. ''Halo: Reach'' unlocks in ''Halo: the Master Chief Collection'' are contained within [[Season 1: Noble]], and [[Season 5: Anvil]]. Noble contains ''Reach's'' base unlocks present in the original title, while Anvil contains multiple planned, but cut armor permutations, including [[AKIS]].

In ''Halo: Reach'', there are ten available slots for SPARTAN armor customization. The ten available slots customizable to Spartans feature the '''Helmet''' (can be "upgraded" with various gadgets, known as ''Helmet Variants''), '''Left''' and '''Right Shoulder''', and the '''Chest piece''', which returned from ''Halo 3''. The new slots for customization include '''Wrist''', '''Utility''', '''Visor Color''', '''Knee Guards''', '''Armor Effect''', and '''Firefight Voice'''. In addition to armor customization, players can also choose Noble Six's gender. Any customization done to Noble Six will be reflected in the campaign's cutscenes.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_061810 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update 06.18.10'']</ref>

The game no longer allows players to use Elites as their default player model in matchmaking. Instead, Elites are limited to [[Slayer#Halo: Reach|Elite Slayer]], [[Invasion]] and [[Invasion Slayer]] gametypes. Elites are also usable in custom games (through a "Preferred Species" setting) and in Firefight. Armor customization for Elites has been largely simplified from ''Halo 3'': players can only choose a complete armor set rather than making individual armor changes to their Elite player model. Unlocking each armor set requires the player to reach a certain rank for certain armor; for example, to obtain the armor of an Ultra Elite, the player must reach the rank of [[Warrant Officer]].<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_061110 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 6/11/10'']</ref>

[[File:Armory_flaming.png|250px|thumb|right|Armor Effect choices with Legendary (Flaming helmet) selected.]]

Additionally, the [[Halo: Reach Limited Edition|Limited]] and [[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition|Legendary Editions]]  of ''Reach'' include exclusive armor permutations and effects for the player's character. The Limited Edition comes with the "Sangheili Officer" Elite permutation, while the Legendary Edition includes the aforementioned permutation, along with a Spartan "Flaming Head" effect. However, if the player is equipped with the exclusive flaming helmet effect, the flames will be visible during gameplay but will not be shown in cinematics.<ref name="update">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_060410 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 6/4/2010'']</ref> A redeemable token that gives the player access to an exclusive variant of the Recon helmet, featuring its own attachments, which was also bundled with the game to all sales made on the release date, and with all pre-orders outside of North America.

In [[Season 5: Anvil]] of ''The Master Chief Collection''{{'}}s post-launch support, ''Reach'' will see the addition of several new helmets and chest armour pieces, never-previously useable in any edition of ''Halo: Reach''. The two new helmets; AKIS and [[Mariner]]; are content cut from the original ''Halo: Reach'' game and intended for inclusion in the [[Anniversary Map Pack]] in 2011. These helmets both have three attachments. Additionally, six new chest armour pieces are to be added to ''Reach''. Five of these are "[R]" ([[Artificial limb|robot arm]]) variants of already available chest pieces, while the sixth - [[Armor accessories/EXO|EXO/TSCS]] - is a completely new armor piece brought back from the cutting room floor similarly to the AKIS and Mariner helmets.

==List of permutations==

|title2=Chests

|title4=Knee guards

|title6=Utility

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|title7=Visor colors

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|[[Season 1: Noble|Season 1]] Tier 8, {{SeasonPoint|1}}

|[[Season 1: Noble|Season 1]] Tier 21, {{SeasonPoint|1}}

|[[Season 1: Noble|Season 1]] Tier 45, {{SeasonPoint|1}}

|[[Season 1: Noble|Season 1]] Tier 50, {{SeasonPoint|1}}

|[[Season 1: Noble|Season 1]] Tier 65, {{SeasonPoint|1}}

|[[File:HR Elite FieldMarshal Icon.png|75px]]<br/>[[Field Marshal harness|Field Marshal]]

|[[Season 1: Noble|Season 1]] Tier 79, {{SeasonPoint|1}}

*The current cost of all the armor pieces in the ''Halo: Reach'' armory combined is 9,634,201 cR. {{Verify}}

*In ''Halo: Reach'', the mandibles of an Elite will protrude out after its death. This is most noticeable with the Ultra, Spec Ops and Ranger permutations as the mandibles will stick out of the helmet.

*''Halo: Reach'' armor permutations return in ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'', mostly identical to their original form. Notably, the soft case the mounts on the lower back of the Assault/Commando chest piece is missing in the armor customization menu, though it still appears in gameplay. Conversely, the smaller cases which appear in the same location on the Tactical/Recon chest piece can be seen in the armor customization menu, but do not appear in gameplay.

*Female Spartans have noticeably different gauntlet armor compared to their male counterparts, although they only display in third person. This is because both male and female spartans share the same first person viewmodels.

===Spartan===

File:Elitesv3.png|All Sangheili Armor Permutations in ''Halo: Reach''.

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