Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)/Armor
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![]() AIR ASSAULT |
AIR ASSAULT spin-offs were considered for adoption by unaugmented Delta-Six operators, but each suit costs as much as a dropship. |
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![]() ANUBIS |
Originally a technology demonstrator for Lethbridge Industrial's successor to the M805X thruster pack, the ANUBIS was retooled as a limited-production Mjolnir variant when thrusters were integrated into all GEN2 armor. |
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![]() ARGONAUT |
Rarely seen outside of ONI, ARGONAUT users must undergo an extensive synchronization process to "train" the suit's move-by-wire reflex enhancers. |
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![]() ARGUS |
The ARGUS suit's sophisticated battlenet control node provides situational and threat awareness in all environments, as well as hardware-accelerated cyberlink connections for intelligence collection networks. | Mythic | Introduced on launch. | ![]() |
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![]() ATHLON |
Multiply redundant safety systems in the ATHLON significantly reduce the chance of major injury during live War Games. |
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![]() AVIATOR |
The AVIATOR suite includes integral gravity compensators and hardware-accelerated flight combat interlinks. |
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![]() BREAKER |
Void-hardened and sealed to meet the demanding requirements of Spartan naval intercept operation (NIO) boarding teams, BREAKER armor is also well suited for missions in environmentally compromised zones. |
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![]() BUCCANEER |
Though heavily damaged, forensic analysis of remains codenamed BUCCANEER indicate it is a functional - if crude - MJOLNIR variant. |
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![]() CENTURION |
The CENTURION threat management system incorporates the latest situational awareness tacsofts and cognition enhancing neural interlinks. | Mythic | Introduced on launch. | ![]() |
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![]() CIO |
CIO's niche is information denial missions: hunting down enemy scouts and preventing them from acquiring data of tactical or strategic importance. | Ultra Rare | Introduced on launch. | N/A | |
![]() COMMANDO |
COMMANDO armor features an integrated Command Network Module (CNM) for real-time synchronization with the UNSC battlenet. |
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![]() COPPERHEAD |
A multipurpose armor system built from the ground-up for covert "special activities," COPPERHEAD armor is rarely seen since it is jealously guarded by ONI's direct action teams. Requires Eyes Only Top Secret clearance to review maintenance logs. | Mythic | Introduced on launch. | ![]() |
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![]() CYPHER |
Supposedly a pilot program, industrial espionage revealed the CYPHER actually entered mass production in early 2557. This discrepancy has prompted ONI to begin probing IMC's shadowy Io Design Lab. |
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![]() DEADEYE |
Tailored to the requirement of Spartan snipers, DEADEYE suits are fitted with emissions cloaking, heavy-duty waste recycling, and redundant rebreathers for extended combat excursions in any environment. | Ultra Rare | Introduced on launch. | N/A | |
![]() DEFENDER |
The placid DEFENDER faceplate is a symbol of both UNSC oppression and protection, due to use by Spartan anti-Insurrectionist units. |
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![]() ENFORCER |
ENFORCER-class armor includes hardware-accelerated VISR enhancements for infiltrating and co-opting local battlenets to aid in target-location, target-tracking, and counter-surveillance. |
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![]() ENGINEER |
ENGINEER-class armor serves as a testbed for numerous netwar-specific subsystems that target Covenant and Forerunner battlenets, security command protocols, and hardware interlocks. | Uncommon | Introduced on launch. | N/A | |
![]() EVA |
Though EVA-class armor is fully compliant with the strictest UNSC specifications for vacuum-rated environment suits, Material Groups has continued to optimize safety and protective features relevant for combat in the harshest microgravity regimes. |
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![]() FENRIR |
Spartans describe the FENRIR's embedded battle management AI as efficient, responsive, and bloodthirsty, in equal measure. |
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![]() FOEHAMMER |
The FOEHAMMER helmet features an ultra-wideband vehicle cyberlink which induces total body paralysis to allow for better pilot synchronization. |
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![]() FOTUS |
Hand-crafted from the finest locally-sourced materials and repurposed Forerunner technology, FOTUS-class powered assault armor has proven invaluable in Seattle's corporate shadow-wars. |
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![]() FREEBOOTER |
Meticulously engineered and hyperlethal, the FREEBOOTER is Beweglichkeitsrüstungsysteme's most advanced weapon system. |
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![]() GOBLIN |
The sensor-warping technology that GOBLIN prototypes were rumored to be fitted with did not appear in production models. |
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![]() GUNGNIR |
Originally an adjunct to the Spartan Laser program, GUNGNIR-class armor has evolved to become a well-rounded infantry suit. |
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![]() HELIOSKRILL |
The HELIOSKRILL is a work of art crafted by a Sangheili prodigy inspired to test her skill against the best that humanity could muster. |
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![]() HELLCAT |
Built of knowledge stolen from enigmatic ruins on a dead world and materials stripped from the vault of a shattered starship, the HELLCAT is both utterly alien and strangely familiar. |
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![]() HELLJUMPER |
Pet project of Cascade's CEO, a former ODST. A small number of HELLJUMPER prototypes have entered Spartan service under a research partnership between the UNSC and Cascade Stronghold Technology. | Mythic | Introduced on launch. | ![]() |
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![]() HERMES |
EVA-pattern prototype refitted for orbital raids. The Enhanced Mobility Subsystem embedded in the HERMES prototype is so powerful that only a handful of Spartans can use it safely. | Mythic | Introduced on launch. | ![]() |
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![]() HUNTER |
Sophisticated and lethal, HUNTER-class armor incorporates Watershed Division's latest warfighting technology. | Mythic | Introduced on launch. | N/A | Purchase a Gold REQ pack for ![]() |
![]() INFILTRATOR |
With its advanced sensor-veiling countermeasure suite, INFILTRATOR armor is well-suited for irruption maneuvers against heavily defended sites. |
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![]() INTERCEPTOR |
The INTERCEPTOR's highly configurable settings and programmable neural interface allow it to be tweaked and customized while still in a War Games environment. |
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![]() JUMPMASTER |
JUMPMASTER armor features an innovative inertial dampening system that allows the operator to conduct free-fall combat drops and arrest themselves mere feet above the ground without injury. |
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![]() LEGIONNAIRE |
Fully compliant with all UNSC interoperability and Mjolnir platform standards, RKD Group has offered their LEGIONNAIRE armor for licencing to smaller companies wishing to enter the competitive realm of powered armor manufacturing. |
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![]() LOCUS |
Designed to provide an answer to threats arising during assaults on heavily defended tactical nodes, the grim visage of LOCUS armor is a common sight among Spartan boarding parties and special responses teams. | Legendary |
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![]() MAKO |
The MAKO meets UNSC requirements for multi-environment adaptation and has additional systems that allow it to excel in maritime environments. |
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![]() MAVERICK |
MAVERICK-class armor uses a modular power pack that can be swapped out for a compact fusion reactor, radiothermal generator, or energy cell. |
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![]() Mark VI GEN1 |
Technically obsolete, the Mark VI[GEN1] Mjolnir armor maintains a legendary luster among Spartans and the general public. | Mythic | Introduced on launch. | N/A | Either:
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![]() Mark VI GEN1 Scarred |
The MARK VI was able to remain functional until all of its triply-redundant auto-repair and bypass nodes failed. | Mythic | Introduced on launch. | N/A | Either:
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![]() Mark VI |
Without question the most famous of all Mjolnir permutations, the GEN2 MARK VI has been completely updated to modern powered assault armor standards. |
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![]() Nightfall armor |
Spartans with Marine experience prefer NIGHTFALL armor when stationed on inhospitable worlds due to its best-of-class life support. | Mythic | Introduced on launch. | N/A | Either:
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![]() NOBLE |
Reborn from the ashes of the Covenant War, NOBLE-class armor integrates the best battle network management hardware with the latest GEN2 techsuit features and dissipative shields. |
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![]() NOMAD |
Remote expeditions outside charted Covenant and UNSC space are exceptional, but not without precedent. NOMAD armor features a modular data bus that can power and integrate a wide range of scientific sensors when Spartans are deployed on away teams. |
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![]() OPERATOR |
OPERATOR armor has proven itself an adaptable combat ensemble in Spartan service, utilized by both pilots and force reconnaissance operatives. | Rare | Introduced on launch. | N/A | Purchase a Silver REQ pack for ![]() |
![]() ORBITAL |
Patrolling Spartans equipped with ORBITAL-class Mjolnir armor are a common sight near Earth's orbital tethers and military space stations. |
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![]() PATHFINDER |
Already popular with Spartan force reconnaissance, PATHFINDER armor is now seeing extensive use with tactical signals intelligence elements. |
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![]() PIONEER |
The PIONEER is a reconnaissance and combat expedition Mjolnir variant, pairing advanced environmental sensors with Acheron's latest threat detection systems. | Uncommon | Introduced on launch. | N/A | |
![]() PROTECTOR |
Intended to be the first of a new line of "heavy" powered armor, procurement and design realities brought the PROTECTOR back to near-baseline standards. |
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![]() RAIDER |
RAIDER-class armor has become the unofficial standard for Spartans assigned to military police duties. | Legendary | Introduced on launch. | N/A | Purchase a Gold REQ pack for ![]() |
![]() RANGER |
Lethbridge no longer manufactures GEN2 RANGER armor, though it has been very aggressive in monitoring existing examples and acquiring suits slated for disposal. | Ultra Rare | Introduced on launch. | N/A | Purchase a Gold REQ pack for ![]() |
![]() REAPER |
Design features sourced from the remnants of Forerunner combat skins have been directly incorporated into REAPER-class armor, but their compatibility with human operators has yet to be fully assessed. |
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![]() RECLUSE |
The RECLUSE does not appear in any UNSC logistics tracking system, nor does it bare any manufacturing markings. It is a suit that doesn't exist, created for missions that never happened, by Spartans who never were. |
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![]() RECON |
RECON armor is fitted with emissions baffling and passive electronic support activity sensors for observation missions behind enemy lines. |
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![]() RECRUIT |
SPARTAN-IVs are required to use the RECRUIT-class armor until they demonstrate mastery over their many augmentations. |
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![]() ROGUE |
ROGUE operators tend to be lone wolves, stalking the outskirts of the battlefield to cull enemy forces of the weak, the inattentive, and the incautious. | Ultra Rare |
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![]() SCANNER |
The SCANNER is widely recognized as the best Mjolnir suit available for high value target and hostage recovery operations, though it is technically classified as a search-and-rescue variant. | Ultra Rare | Introduced on launch. | N/A | Purchase a Gold REQ pack for ![]() |
![]() SCOUT |
In addition to sensor shrouding, SCOUT armor incorporates AI-assisted forward observation uplinks to direct aerospace and orbital strikes. |
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![]() SECURITY |
Built to Spartan branch requirements for ship and station defense personnel, SECURITY armor seamlessly integrates with Navy networks and security constructs. |
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![]() SEEKER |
SEEKER-class armor has a full suite of signature masking mechanisms to help Spartan reconnaissance fireteams avoid dangerous encounters and unwanted attention. |
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![]() SOLDIER |
The SOLDIER armor system has proven so adaptable that design features have been integrated into the latest ODST combat ensembles. |
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![]() STALKER |
Built with a "black box" of electronics copied from Jiralhanae hunting gear, the STALKER is an eccentric Mjolnir variant that proved an ideal match for UNSC combat trackers. | Rare |
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![]() STRIDER |
The STRIDER has become the unofficial base for heavily customized "frankensuits" due to its relative simplicity and extensively documented subassemblies. | Rare | Introduced on launch. | N/A | Purchase a Silver REQ pack for ![]() |
![]() TECHNICIAN |
Variant used by Spartan combat engineers and field techs. The TECHNICIAN Mjolnir system features a battlenet node and custom machine interlink that can process and curate vast amounts of data. | Mythic | Introduced on launch. | ![]() |
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![]() TEISHIN |
Designed for a new breed of augmented soldier serving in paramilitary and clandestine agencies, TEISHIN suits are at the cutting edge of privately developed powered assault armor technology. |
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![]() TRACKER |
ONI asset recovery specialists make extensive use of the TRACKER armor's biological and information forensics functionality to locate their assigned targets - whether man or machine. | Rare | Introduced on launch. | N/A | Purchase a Silver REQ pack for ![]() |
![]() VALKYRIE |
VALKYRIE armor features integral inertial dampeners and full compatibility with all known human and Covenant flight systems. |
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![]() VECTOR |
VECTOR-class Mjolnir armor is a hybrid pilot/infantry design first used by the Spartan reconnaissance team tasked with covert assessment of Alpha Halo debitage scattered across the surface of Basis. |
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![]() VENATOR |
Lethbridge Industrial has incorporated feedback from Requiem veterans to improve the VENATOR's power management subsystem and reduce its maintenance requirements. |
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![]() VENTURE |
VENTURE-class Mjolnir armor was intended for survey missions in extreme environments, but the line between boarding action and peaceful exploration is often thin. |
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![]() VIPER |
The Viper is fully compatible with Mjolnir standards but uses a proprietary power pack and neural interface of Vestol Corporation's own design. |
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![]() VOID DANCER |
The VOID DANCER answers many tactical questions for the UNSC special forces community, but its unique design features has raised alarms in ONI. | Legendary |
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![]() WARRIOR |
The WARRIOR's dual channel gel layer can disperse kinetic and thermal energy quickly and efficiently, while still preserving mobility. |
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![]() WAR MASTER |
WAR MASTER-class armor is a de-facto standard among the elite Headhunters: Spartan-IV covert operatives tasked with sabotage, counterinsurgency operations, and strategic reconnaissance. |
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![]() WETWORK |
Rarely employed by Spartan combat teams due to its rarity and unsavory reputation as an assassin's tool, WETWORK armor remains popular with Delta-Six operatives. | Ultra Rare |
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![]() SHINOBI |
Discovered aboard a derelict freighter in Lacaille 9352, SHINOBI armor has no known manufacturer or intended user. ONI continues to probe the recovered suits to unlock what appears to be several levels of restricted functionality. |
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![]() TRACER |
TRACER-class armor combines features of other field intelligence data collection Mjolnir variants into a new, integrated, package. |
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![]() Mark IV GEN1 |
As the basis for the GEN1 Mjolnir standard, many components of the original Mark IV can be used with GEN2 techsuits and VISRs after firmware updates. This hybrid GEN2/MARK IV [GEN1] suit is still used by select Spartan-II's. | Mythic |
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![]() RAIJIN |
The RAIJIN next-generation powered assault armor leverages the latest exoskeleton advances and Mjolnir BIOS extensions for a new breed of super-soldier serving corporate and government interests. |
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![]() ACHILLES |
Only Spartans who have mastered themselves, bound their wrath and passion within a shell of hyperdense steel fueled by starfire, are granted access to the ACHILLES. Lesser warriors will lose themselves in a storm of blood. | Ultra Rare | Infinity's Armory | N/A | Achieve level 3 in all of the Spartan Company Mastery Commendations' Kill Commendations |
![]() ATLAS |
ATLAS suits are heavy, over-engineered tactical assault armors that excel in high-threat boarding actions and urban assaults. When its modular add-on armor and weapon modules enter production it will serve as the Spartan equivalent of a main battle tank. |
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![]() MARK V ALPHA |
The Mark V and its product-improved variant, the Mark V [B], were the first Mjolnir armors to fully integrate shield emitters and sufficient computing power for an onboard Smart AI. The MARK V ALPHA is a highly configurable revamp of the original. | Mythic |
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![]() DECIMATOR |
The DECIMATOR is Materials Group's attempt to reengineer key improvements of the Mjolnir Mark VII prototypes. The most successful of these efforts is the suit's protean energy shield, which can be partially reshaped and sculpted. | Ultra Rare | Hammer Storm | N/A | Purchase a Gold REQ pack for REQ Points ![]() |
![]() MARAUDER |
A rarity in an age of highly-specialized Mjolnir variants, MARAUDER is a general-purpose powered assault armor that takes full advantage of line-replaceable modules and reprogrammable sensor arrays for maximum flexibility. |
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![]() DYNAST |
Having in many ways effectively replaced older CQB and CQC designs, the DYNAST helmet shell is covered by layers of compressed carbon nanotubes and hyperdiamond sheets, making it fantastically durable... and expensive. |
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![]() INDOMITABLE |
Created to save lives and not to take them, the INDOMITABLE is an engineering and explosives ordnance disposal Mjolnir variant. Its combat effectiveness is simply fortuitous. | Mythic |
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![]() INTRUDER |
INTRUDER armor was commissioned by the Spartan branch as part of a research initiative seeking to leverage synergistic outcomes between specialized Mjolnir suits. | Ultra Rare |
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![]() VIGILANT |
The VIGILANT was originally a one-off upgrade for an unnamed VIP within the Spartan branch. Not intended for production, interest in the suit's feature set among Spartan scout-snipers has led to several being assembled for full evaluation. | Ultra Rare |
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![]() WRATH |
Formally an upgrade of existing Mark V EVA suits, the WRATH project was actually a cover to develop a new Mjolnir variant specifically tailored to the needs of future Headhunter teams. | Mythic |
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![]() STINGER |
Developed in conjunction with the AV-49 Attack VTOL, the STINGER-class Mjolnir helmet has two neural interface controllers that allows the Spartan operator to switch from flight to ground combat modes at the speed of thought. | Uncommon | Hog Wild | N/A | Purchase a Silver REQ pack for ![]() |
![]() CINDER |
Used by Spartan special containment teams, CINDER armor features thermal superconducting coatings and a reinforced shock-absorbing gel layer to mitigate the risk of using thermobaric and incendiary weapons at close range. | Uncommon | Warzone Firefight | N/A | Purchase a Silver REQ pack for ![]() |
![]() CYCLOPS |
CYCLOPS suits are urban predators, created to hunt in dense urban and industrial environments. The UNSC Infinity's increased engagement on rebellious human colonies and Covenant worlds present ideal testing grounds. | Uncommon | Warzone Firefight | N/A | Purchase a Silver REQ pack for ![]() |
![]() ICARUS |
The ICARUS is one of several armor system prototypes from Meyer e.V. tailored for hunter-killer operations in built-up areas, such as space habitats and arcologies. | Rare | Monitor's Bounty | N/A | Purchase a Silver REQ pack for ![]() |