Editing Jiralhanae power armor

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[[File:Halo3-BruteCaptainMajor.png|thumb|200px|A [[Jiralhanae Captain Major]] clad in golden power armor.]]

Power armor serves as a means of extra protection to the Jiralhanae, who, with a few exceptions, such as the crew of the ''[[Rapid Conversion]]'', were generally poorly armored before the Great Schism.<ref name="Contact Harvest">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'''</ref><ref name="Halo 2">'''Halo 2'''</ref><ref name="Reach">'''Halo: Reach'''</ref><ref>'''Halo Legends:''' ''[[The Package (animated short)|The Package]]''</ref> Unlike the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] worn by [[SPARTAN programs|Spartans]] or the [[Sangheili harness]]es, Jiralhanae power armor does not augment the wearer's strength or speed, though due to natural strength of Jiralhanae, this isn't much of an issue.<ref name="enc142">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 142''</ref> It provides protection from ballistic and plasma weaponry, and well as light shrapnel and small explosions, until failure of the shielding. When the shielding fails, plasma often leaks from the armor. Once the shielding has failed, the armor typically falls apart, becoming unusable.{{Ref/Reuse|Halo 3}}{{Ref/Reuse|ODST}}{{Ref/Reuse|Contact Harvest}}

The armor is produced in many varieties. The suits worn by higher-ranked Jiralhanae are more resilient than those worn by their subordinates. The suits worn by [[Jiralhanae Stalker|Stalkers]] feature [[Active Camouflage|active camouflage systems]]. The power armor worn by most chieftains can not be stuck by [[Anskum-pattern plasma grenade|plasma]] or [[Type-2 spike grenade|spike grenades]] and prevents [[Type-33 Needler]] and {{Pattern|Gadulo|needle rifle}} rounds from forming a combined explosion.

[[File:H3 Brute Chieftain and Bodyguards.jpg|thumb|A Jiralhanae Chieftain and two Jiralhanae Body Guards in a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] base [[Crow's Nest (location)|Crow's Nest]].]]

In ''Halo 3'', Brute power armor is generally inferior in strength to the shielding systems of Elites and SPARTANs, although this is compensated for by the Brute's natural physical resilience. A standard Brute's shielding is a little over half as powerful as that of a [[Sangheili Minor]], collapsing after seven to nine assault rifle hits on the [[Heroic]] difficulty, compared to twelve assault rifle shots for a Minor Elite's shields. The shielding of a [[Jiralhanae Captain|Brute Captain]] or chieftain are only on par with an Elite Minor's shields, dropping after only twelve to fourteen [[MA5C assault rifle]] shots or several plasma rifle bolts. However, in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', Brute power armor is more than twice as resistant to projectile weapons than it was in ''Halo 3'', making Brutes noticeably more durable opponents when fought with human projectile weaponry.  

In ''Halo Wars'', [[Avitus]] and the Brutes under his command wear power armor. While the Army Commander is highly resistant to damage, the mechanics of his power armor are not depicted in-game. When Brutes are killed, their power armor leaks plasma but remains intact, unlike in ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 3: ODST''.

File:H3ODST_Captain_Shields.jpg|A Jiralhanae wearing power armor illuminated by [[Visual Intelligence System, Reconnaissance|VISR]] mode in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.