Editing OPERATOR-class Mjolnir

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[[File:Operator.jpg|thumb|right|The Operator helmet.]]

The '''MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V/Operator variant''', commonly known as the '''Operator armor''', is a variant of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V MJOLNIR armor]] and [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR (GEN2) armor]].<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 133''</ref><ref name="Bulletin 8.15.2012">[https://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/08/15/The-Halo-Bulletin-81512.aspx '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''The Halo Bulletin 8.15.2012'']</Ref> The Mark V variant was designed for use by [[SPARTAN Program|Spartan]] operators within the [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] [[Beta-5 Division]]'s [[Asymmetrical Action Group]].<ref name="EVG"/><ref name="Armory">'''Halo: Reach''', ''[[Armor permutations (Halo: Reach)|The Armory]]''</ref>

==Overview==

===GEN1===

[[File:OperatorNoAttachment.jpg|thumb|An Operator helmet without any attachments, including the base attachment.]]

While the non-Spartan members of the Asymmetrical Action Group wear their own standard-issue armor, the Beta-5 Division contracted [[Chalybs Defense Solutions]] to develop a MJOLNIR variant designed to improve the performance of the AAG's Spartan personnel. The armor, which was jointly developed at the [[Beta-5 Division Ordnance Testing Facility]] and at Chalybs' Testing Preserve, and was tested at the latter location,<ref group="note">According to the Armory in ''Halo: Reach'', the Operator armor was developed at the Beta-5 Division Ordnance Testing Facility. According to ''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide'', the armor was developed by Chalybs Defense Solutions and was tested at Chalybs' Testing Preserve. The article assumes that the two organizations jointly developed the armor.</ref> can provide the wearer with detailed, on-the-fly intelligence through secure transmissions that can bypass most [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] security networks.<ref name="EVG"/>

The standard version of the helmet features a B5D-O/Optics suite,<ref name="EVG"/> which is mounted on the forehead. The UA/HUL variant replaces the standard optics suite with an [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/UA|up-armor plate]] featuring a [[External Hardened Uplink|Hardened Uplink Module]] on the left side. Another variant, which is issued to unit commanders,<ref name="Armory"/> features [[External Command Network Module|Command Network Module-Improved]] on the right side.

The Operator systems's shoulder pauldrons are simply armored bands mounted on the user's base shoulder guards, with two string-like attachments descending from the bottom. There is a geometrical pattern emblazoned on the plate as well.

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===GEN2===

Sometime after the [[Fall of Reach]], the Operator armor was taken over by the [[Naphtali Contractor Corporation]], after the abandonment of all CDS facilities on [[Meridian]], and was tested extensively with live fire exercises in the NCC's abandoned shipyards on the outskirts of Abilene.<ref>[http://youtube.com/watch?v=PUnnftLRSzs&feature=player_detailpage#t=284s '''YouTube''': ''PAX Prime 2012 Day 1'']</ref><ref>[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide ''Halo 4 Interactive Guide'']</ref> The Operator variant is available for the MJOLNIR (GEN2) armor system. It optimizes a [[SPARTAN-IV Program|Spartan]] for the operation and control of vehicles. The armor utilizes the Wheelman armor mod which draws more stamina and durability out of a vehicle that's being operated by the Spartan.<ref name="Bulletin 8.15.2012"/> The armor also has a variant called Operator SURFACE (SRFC), which is unlocked in the order of Torso, Shoulders, and Helmet from ranks Operator-7 to Operator-9

==Trivia==

*The helmet looks very similar to an updated concept of the MJOLNIR armor drawn by [[Eddie Smith]] which is featured in ''[[The Art of Halo]]''.

*Although the Operator armor is used solely by the Asymmetrical Action Group, [[Emile-A239]] wore an Operator shoulder piece on his left shoulder.

*[[Hoya]] of [[Fireteam Majestic]] in [[Halo 4]] wears Operator armor.

File:OperatorSitting.jpg|A Spartan sitting in a [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] while wearing an Operator helmet.

File:H4-Specialization-Operator.png|The Operator armor featured in [[Halo 4]].

File:H4 MJOLNIR Operator.png|Another view of the [GEN2] Operator armor.

==Note==

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