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'''Equipment''' is a type of special gameplay items introduced in ''[[Halo 3]]'' and featured in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' and ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.

While prior ''Halo'' games featured [[power-up]]s in the form of [[Overshield]] and [[Active camouflage]], these on-map pickups were activated immediately upon acquisition. ''Halo 3'' introduced equipment as a new addition to the "golden triangle" of ''Halo'' gameplay alongside weapons, grenades and melee. Equipment can be found in campaign and multiplayer as pickups in the game world - once picked up, they can be activated at any time with a single button press.  

In ''Halo 3'', equipment can be found in campaign and multiplayer modes. Equipment in ''Halo 3'' are single-use pickups and only one such item can be carried at a time. In the [[campaign]], equipment can be employed by the player and by [[Jiralhanae|Brute]] AI enemies, with several equipment pieces reserved for the campaign not available in [[multiplayer]]. Most equipment can be found in multiplayer placed on the map like any other [[power weapon]]. The mainstay list of equipment found in multiplayer includes the [[TR/9 trip mine|trip mine]], [[Z-4190 bubble shield|bubble shield]], [[deployable cover]], [[flare]], [[Portable gravity lift|gravity lift]], [[power drain]], [[regenerator]] and [[radar jammer]]. The campaign features all of the prior-listed equipment with the addition of the [[Invincibility]], [[Cloaking]] and [[Forerunner automated turret|Auto-Turret]].  

In ''Halo 3'' Forge, equipment can be used to [[Overload Glitch (Halo 3)|overload]] a map, allowing the player to escape the map's confines.

Almost all equipment - with the exception of the gravity lift, auto-turret, regenerator and radar jammer - can be found again in ''Halo 3: ODST''. Unlike ''Halo 3'', equipment cannot be used by the player, and only exists within the game to be used by Brute enemies against the player.

''Halo Infinite'' features the return of ''Halo 3''-style equipment pick ups, with several abilities new to the series including the [[Grappleshot]] and [[Drop wall]]. Unlike ''Halo 3'', four pieces of equipment in ''Halo Infinite'' can be equipped at once in campaign.{{Ref/Site|Id=IIFeb2021|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/inside-infinite-february-2021|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Inside Infinite - Februrary 2021}} Multiplayer will only allow one piece of equipment at a time like ''Halo 3''.

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*In the January 2008 issue of EGM, in an interview with [[Brian Jarrard]] and [[Tyson Green]], it was revealed that there was a piece of equipment cut from the final game known as The Vortex. It was said to be deployed the same as a Power Drain, but would instead create a mini black hole that would "suck" in any object within range, and diverting its course into the black hole, and away from your face. It was even able to affect nearby objects such as the [[Fusion core|Fusion Coil]] and even other players. The design was cut due to the fact that it was too "expensive" from a networking and performance standpoint.{{citation needed}}