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HELLCAT-class Mjolnir

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Hellcat
Upgraded Mark IV
HINF HELLCAT Helmet Icon.png
Production overview

Manufacturer(s):

Watershed Division[1]

Type:

 

HELLCAT-class Mjolnir is a variant of the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor manufactured by Watershed Division.[2][1]

GEN2 overview[edit]

Development history[edit]

The GEN2 Hellcat armor was designed using artifacts from humanity's prehistoric interstellar empire, mostly collected by the Office of Naval Intelligence from ruins of a dead world and the vault of a shattered starship, presumably the ancient human cruiser found at Site Yankee-002-G3, documented in ONI XENO-MATERIALS EXPLOITATION REPORT 15Y1198, and assigned to Project ARC DREAM. Spartan-IIs testing the armor showed near-perfect synchronization with the armor, though compatible Spartan-IV operators required an acclimatization period and tweaks to their augmentation maintenance before deployment.[2]

Mark IV overview[edit]

Design details[edit]

The Hellcat helmet and associated armor components are compatible with the upgraded Mark IV MJOLNIR platform. The Hellcat helmet and its black-box neural interface are remarkably compatible with Spartan physiology,[3] and the helmet was designed with the capability to interface with the Marauder's Sigil module which includes a target acquisition system adept at detecting and eliminating Forerunner-derived electronic countermeasures.[4]

Development history[edit]

Because of the danger and unpredictability inherent of researching and reverse-engineering Forerunner technology, the Office of Naval Intelligence has accelerated the development of Hellcat armor and other technologies derived from other, more exotic, sources.[5] Hellcat armor was designed and manufactured by ONI's Watershed Division using an amalgamation of recovered ancient technology and breakthroughs in materials engineering procured with Project ARC DREAM.[3] Alongside the development of the Hellcat armor, the Project GABRIEL utility acts as a testbed for exotic systems interlink and munitions programmer supporting weapons research associated with Project ARC DREAM.[6] Still in the process of being reverse-engineered by Watershed Division, the Modulated Instrument wrist-mounted device associated with the Hellcat armor suite is, in theory, analogous to a Forerunner tool-weapon hardlight projector.[7]

In-game information[edit]

Halo 5: Guardians[edit]

Hellcat would be among the launch-era armor that was first introduced in Halo 5: Guardians as an armor permutation unlockable via the Requisition system. The Hellcat set has two alternate skin designs: Marauder and Onslaught.

Armor Description Rarity Introduced in Unlock requirements
REQ icon for the Hellcat armor.
Hellcat (helmet) 		Tests with Spartan-II veterans show near-perfect synchronization with HELLCAT armor, but compatible Spartan-IV operators require an acclimatization period and tweaks to their augmentation maintenance before deployment. Uncommon Introduced on launch. Purchase a Silver REQ pack for REQ Points 5,000 REQ points.
REQ icon for the Hellcat armor.
Hellcat Marauder (helmet skin) 		Rare
REQ icon for the Hellcat armor.
Hellcat Onslaught (helmet skin) 		Ultra Rare Purchase a Gold REQ pack for REQ Points 10,000 REQ points.
REQ icon for the Hellcat armor.
Hellcat (body) 		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. Uncommon Purchase a Silver REQ pack for REQ Points 5,000 REQ points.
REQ icon for the Hellcat armor.
Hellcat Marauder (body skin) 		Rare
REQ icon for the Hellcat armor.
Hellcat Onslaught (body skin) 		Ultra Rare Purchase a Gold REQ pack for REQ Points 10,000 REQ points.

Halo Infinite[edit]

The Hellcat armor would return, being made available for multiplayer Spartan armor customization in Halo Infinite, primarily for the Mark IV armor core.

Armor Manufacturer Lore Rarity Introduced In Unlock Requirements
HINF HELLCAT Helmet Icon.png
Hellcat 		Watershed Division HELLCAT helmets are an amalgamation of recovered ancient craftsmanship and breakthroughs in materials engineering procured with Project ARC DREAM. Though derived from non-Forerunner technology, the helmets and their black-box neural interfaces have proven to be remarkably compatible with Spartan physiology. Legendary Frontlines Frontlines Operation Pass level 50 (Premium)
Marauder's Sigil helmet attachment icon
Marauder's Sigil 		The target acquisition system built into this module is remarkably adept at detecting and defeating Forerunner-derived electronic countermeasures.
Hellcat Mantle left shoulder iconHellcat Mantle right shoulder icon
Hellcat Mantle 		A legacy of loss, bitter fate, and dreams for a better tomorrow weighs heavily on humanity's defenders. Frontlines Operation Pass level 49 (Premium)
Hellcat Plating chest icon
Hellcat Plating 		The legacy of the Forerunners has proven to be a dangerous and unpredictable prize. For ONI, this means accelerating development of HELLCAT armor and other technologies derived from other, more exotic, founts of knowledge. Frontlines Operation Pass level 45 (Premium)
Project GABRIEL utility icon
Project GABRIEL 		Testbed for exotic systems interlink and munitions programmer supporting ARC DREAM weapons research. Frontlines Operation Pass level 44 (Premium)
Modulated Instrument wrist icon
Modulated Instrument 		Once fully reverse-engineered, this device will be analogous to a Forerunner tool-weapon hardlight projector. Frontlines Operation Pass level 43 (Premium)
Hellcat Reinforcement kneepads icon
Hellcat Reinforcement 		Not made for kneeling. Frontlines Operation Pass level 42 (Premium)

Production notes[edit]

Internally, during the armor's development for Halo 5: Guardians, Hellcat was known by the codename "A084", with the in-game model produced by Airborn Studios.[8] The armor's original design was created by 343 Industries concept artist Kory Lynn Hubbel, in conjunction with fan Andrew Thivyanathan, who had won a contest with the charity Child's Play to design a set of armor for the game. Thivyanathan wanted to base the armor on that worn by Ancestor soldiers, and the two worked to come up with a design based on the armor seen in Halo 4's terminals. Thivyanathan was also featured in-game as the character Andrew Thivyanathan, a de-glasser working on Meridian.[9][10] The Hellcat variant later featured in Halo Infinite possesses an attachment dubbed the "Marauder's Sigil", which was designed to closely mirror the depiction of the Ancestor soldier armor seen in Halo 4's terminals.[11]

Gallery[edit]

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Development images[edit]

  • The Ancestor warriors used as inspiration for the set.

    The Ancestor warriors used as inspiration for the set.

  • Concept art of the armor for Halo 5: Guardians.

    Concept art of the armor for Halo 5: Guardians.

  • Concept art of the armor for Halo 5: Guardians.

    Concept art of the armor for Halo 5: Guardians.

  • Renders of the Hellcat armor for Halo 5: Guardians.

    Renders of the Hellcat armor for Halo 5: Guardians.

Screenshots[edit]

  • The default skin for Hellcat in Halo 5: Guardians.

    The default skin for Hellcat in Halo 5: Guardians.

  • The Marauder skin for Hellcat.

    The Marauder skin for Hellcat.

  • Onslaught skin for Hellcat.

    Onslaught skin for Hellcat.

  • A Spartan in GEN2 Hellcat armor in Halo 5: Guardians.

    A Spartan in GEN2 Hellcat armor in Halo 5: Guardians.

  • A Spartan in GEN2 Hellcat armor on Tyrant.

    A Spartan in GEN2 Hellcat armor on Tyrant.

  • A Hellcat-clad Spartan.

    A Hellcat-clad Spartan.

  • A Hellcat-clad Spartan ground pounds.

    A Hellcat-clad Spartan ground pounds.

  • A Hellcat-clad Spartan slides.

    A Hellcat-clad Spartan slides.

  • A Hellcat-clad Spartan fires a Z-130 Suppressor.

    A Hellcat-clad Spartan fires a Z-130 Suppressor.

  • A Spartan clad in Mark IV-based Hellcat armor in Halo Infinite.

    A Spartan clad in Mark IV-based Hellcat armor in Halo Infinite.

  • A Spartan clad in Mark IV-based Hellcat armor.

    A Spartan clad in Mark IV-based Hellcat armor.

  • A Spartan clad in Mark IV-based Hellcat armor.

    A Spartan clad in Mark IV-based Hellcat armor.

  • A Spartan clad in Mark IV-based Hellcat armor with the Marauder's Sigil attachment.

    A Spartan clad in Mark IV-based Hellcat armor with the Marauder's Sigil attachment.

  • A Spartan clad in Mark IV-based Hellcat armor with the Marauder's Sigil attachment.

    A Spartan clad in Mark IV-based Hellcat armor with the Marauder's Sigil attachment.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Halo Infinite, Armor Hall: Hellcat - Helmet Manufacturer "Watershed Division"
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Halo 5: Guardians, Armory: Hellcat armor description
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Halo Infinite, Armor Hall: Hellcat - Helmet Description "HELLCAT helmets are an amalgamation of recovered ancient craftsmanship and breakthroughs in materials engineering procured with Project ARC DREAM. Though derived from non-Forerunner technology, the helmets and their black-box neural interfaces have proven to be remarkably compatible with Spartan physiology."
  4. ^ Halo Infinite, Armor Hall: Marauder's Sigil - Helmet Attachment Description "The target acquisition system built into this module is remarkably adept at detecting and defeating Forerunner-derived electronic countermeasures."
  5. ^ Halo Infinite, Armor Hall: Hellcat Plating - Chest Description "The legacy of the Forerunners has proven to be a dangerous and unpredictable prize. For ONI, this means accelerating development of HELLCAT armor and other technologies derived from other, more exotic, founts of knowledge."
  6. ^ Halo Infinite, Armor Hall: Project GABRIEL - Utility Description "Testbed for exotic systems interlink and munitions programmer supporting ARC DREAM weapons research."
  7. ^ Halo Infinite, Armor Hall: Modulated Instrument - Wrist Description "Once fully reverse-engineered, this device will be analogous to a Forerunner tool-weapon hardlight projector."
  8. ^ Artstation, Halo 5 Multiplayer Armor Hellcat: The render's filename, airborn-studios-h5-a084-marmo-hellcat.jpg, reveals the armor's codename. (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
  9. ^ Twitter, Kory Lynn Hubbell: "Oh also, fun fact: The Hellcat came to be when a guy won a charity auction to come in and design a Halo armor. He wanted to base it on the Ancient Human soldiers and I sat with him to get the rough sketch. It was a great experience. I wish I could remember his name :/" (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
  10. ^ Thivyanathan's discussion of the armor creation on Halopedia
  11. ^ YouTube - Halo, Spring Update Community Livestream | Halo Infinite

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List of armor permutations by game title

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List of armor permutations in Halo 5: Guardians
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List of armor permutations in Halo Infinite
Spartan armor
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Mark V [B Air Assault • Commando • CQB • CQC • EOD • EVA • Grenadier • GUNGNIR • HAZOP • JFO • Mark V • Mark V [B] • Mark VI • Military Police • ODST • ODST Hardshell • Operator • Pilot • Recon • Scout • Security
Rakshasa AKIS II-GRD • Artaius • Assailer • Bunyip • Cambion • Conqueror • Cutthroat • Echo Nine • Lechuza • Locus • Morrigan • Negotiator • Rakshasa • Rasetsu • Scorn • Shikari • Stribog • Taskmaster • Ullr • Viper
Mirage IIC Athlon • Balor • Belus • Bruma • Erinyes • Extender • Hermes IIC • Inciter • Infractor • Mirage IIC • Neith • Nexus • Responder • Savage • Skymarcher • Squire • Street Viper • Tyro • Veles
HAZMAT Ashmaw • Burrowlens • Farkas • Mark VI CBRN • Notus • Oberon • OSTEO • Ogun • Project CORSAC • Serket • Skarbnik • Steelheart • Temfor • Voidspear
Mark IV Ardent • Emil • Hellcat • Isidor • Mark IV • Orcus • Paladin • Theodor • Ulrich • Valiant • Wilhelm • Ypsilon • Zacharias • Ärger • Ökonom
Spartan armor accessories
AAP • FC • FCI • SAP • TAC (Assault) • UA (Collar • Type FJ) • UTIL (HP)
Other
Fractures Spartan armor
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For a complete list, check out our armor category.

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List of armor permutations by generation

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MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor
Mainline armor generations
Mark I • Mark II • Mark III • GEN1 (Mark IV • Mark V • Black • Mark VI • Mark VII) • GEN2 • GEN3
Armor components
Competing and related projects
ARTAIUS • Buccaneer • COBALT • HAYABUSA • HRUNTING • MELAENO • Mirage • OSTEO • Rakshasa • Orcus • Shinobi • SPI • YGGDRASIL
Armor permutations (by generation)
Supplemental equipment
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GEN1
Marks
Variants
Air Assault • AKIS • Argus • B • Centurion • COBALT • Commando • CQB • CQC • Emil • EOD • EVA • Grenadier • GUNGNIR • HAYABUSA • HAZOP • Hoplite • Isidor • JFO • Mariner • Military Police • Mirage • MJOLNIR/Black • ODST • Operator • Orbital • Pilot • Raider • Ranger • Recon • Rogue • Scout • Security • Strider • Theodor • Tracker • Ulrich • Valiant • Venator • Wilhelm • Ypsilon • Zacharias • Ärger • Ökonom
Post-War Mark IV sets
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GEN2
Mark variants
Mark IV (GEN2) • Mark V (GEN2 • Alpha • Delta) • Mark VI (GEN1 • GEN2 • MOD) • Mark VII (GEN2)
Variants originating from GEN1
Air Assault • Argus • Commando • Centurion • EOD • EVA • GUNGNIR • HAZOP • ODST • Operator • Orbital • Raider • Ranger • Recon • Rogue • Scout • Security • Strider • Venator
Variants based on GEN1
New variants
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Forearms/Legs
Other
For a complete list, check out our MJOLNIR armor category.
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