Editing RECON-class Mjolnir

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{{Rename|MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI/R variant|Waypoint confirms that the Recon and Scout variants were developed on the Mark VI's framework. They are backwards-compatible with the Mark V, though they were not designed for it.}}
[[File:ReconArmor.png|thumb|right| The MJOLNIR Mark VI Recon variant.]]
The '''MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/R variant''', colloquially known as '''Recon armor''', is a stealth-oriented variant of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] that was commissioned and developed by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].<ref name="Waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/video/the-mjolnir-project-2/46e89c1a-f619-41e2-ad7f-ab65c61ca2df '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''MJOLNIR Project 2'']</ref> Though it was developed on the framework of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI]],<ref name="Waypoint"/> it is also compatible with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]]. The helmet is also used with a specialized variant of the [[ODST armor]].<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST'''</ref>

==Development history==
The Recon armor was developed parallel to the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI/S variant|Scout armor]] in the Office of Naval Intelligence's [[ONI Ordnance Testing Facility B5D|Ordnance Testing Facility B5D]] in [[Swanbourne]], [[Perth]], [[Western Australia|Western]] [[Australia]]. The main purpose of the Recon Armor was to create armor with stealth capabilities and with little or no loss of endurance, specifically by reducing its infrared signature, reflective surfaces, and [[Cherenkov radiation]] emission. A similar helmet was also used in the [[ODST armor#Recon|Recon variant]] of the ODST armor. Developed alongside the MJOLNIR Mark VI, the Recon helmet was still undergoing field tests by mid-2552.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''Armory description''</ref>

==Characteristics==
===Helmet characteristics===
'''Unlock''': Complete the [[Vidmaster Challenges]]. Click "Unlock My Recon" in Bungie.net Service Record.<br />
The helmet has large, rounded features, with a rise along the top of the head with two black triangles pointing out the front of the head on each side of the rise. It has a thin visor and an area of black alloy beneath it that covers the nose, surrounded by armor. The helmet is largely angular with a pair of what look like breathers, on each side of the mouth and a small outdent on the forehead. [[List of Marathon references in Halo|''Marathon'' symbols]] can be found on the sides of the helmet.

In ''Halo: Reach'' two upgrades are available for the helmet, the first adds a Hardened Uplink Module on the right side (HUL), and the second adds an Up-Armor plate with a Hardened Uplink Module-3rd Generation on the right side (UA/HUL[3]). The UA/HUL[3] variant was only available by picking up the game on launch day.

===Shoulder pauldron characteristics===
'''Unlock''': Complete the [[Vidmaster Challenges]]. Click "Unlock My Recon" in Bungie.net Service Record.<br />
The shoulder pauldrons look like a more angular version of the [[EVA]], with a box-like shoulder piece and a section jutting out and down the arm, at a 90-degree angle from the shoulder piece.

===Chest characteristics===
'''Unlock''': Complete the [[Vidmaster Challenges]]. Click "Unlock My Recon" in Bungie.net Service Record.<br />
The chest piece is similar to the [[Mark VI]] but instead of being made up of smooth plates reflecting the human body, it is more angular and flat like the other parts of the armor and reflects it with a few small changes. This chest piece like all armor permutations, is an attachment on to the standard Mark VI armor.

==Trivia==
*The Recon Armor with flaming helmet came 10th in the ''Top 10 Videogame Armor'', a feature by Machinima.com.<ref>http://www.machinima.com/film/view&id=28266</ref>
*On [[Bungie Day|7/7/09]], players that beat a team of Bungie employees in [[Matchmaking]] were awarded Recon Armor.
*Unlockinh the [[Endure|Vidmaster Endure Achievement]] will unlock Dare's Recon helmet as a wearable "hat" for the player's Xbox LIVE avatar.
*The Recon helmet with attachments was an exclusive permutation in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' to those who buy the game on the launch day at North American retail stores, or by making a pre-order reservation at participating retailers such as GameStop for those outside of North America. It was also available in some post-launch copies. The helmet can be purchased for 100,000 cR.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="150" captionalign="left">
File:874123-04reconchestshot_super.jpg|The Recon helmet.
File:Halo3 ODST-Dare.jpg|[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Veronica Dare]] wearing an ONI-issued variant of the ODST armor with a Recon helmet.
File:Dare's Face.jpg|Dare's Recon helmet with its visor depolarized.
File:Reachrecon.jpg|The first render of the Recon helmet appearing in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:Mark V Recon Armour.jpg|A render of the Recon helmet in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:Recon smg.jpg|The updated Recon helmet for ''Halo: Reach'', shown in a [[Bungie Weekly Update]].
File:reach_4838012_Medium.jpg|The Recon base in gameplay in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:Gameplay Reach Recon.jpg|Recon, with the UA/HUL[3] attachment, in ''Halo: Reach'' gameplay.
File:Reach_concept-Recon.jpg|Concept art of the Recon helmet for ''Halo: Reach''.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''

==Sources==
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