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{{Armor infobox | {{Armor infobox | ||
|name=Recruit | |name=Recruit | ||
|image=[[File: | |image=[[File:Recruit pure.png|275px]] | ||
|manufacturer= | |manufacturer=[[Hannibal Weapon Systems]]<ref name="H4EVG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''' ''- Page 20, 164''</ref><br> | ||
[[Materials Group]] (Forearms and greaves)<ref name="H4">'''[[Halo 4]]''' ''- Armor description''</ref> | |||
|testsite=[[WG/Facility 93-00/Kotka]]<ref name="H4EVG"/><br> | |||
|testsite= | [[Chi Ceti IV]] (Manufacturing location for greaves)<ref name="H4"/><br> | ||
[[FFG-045]]'s combat lab (Forearms)<ref name="H4"/> | |||
|type=[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR [GEN2]]]<ref name="H4EVG"/> | |||
|role=Standard default armor configuration for all recruited Spartan personnel. | |||
|type=[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR [GEN2]]] | |features=*Class-A hardened reactor case | ||
|role | *Common solid-plate pauldrons | ||
|features=*Class-A hardened reactor case | |hideb=yes | ||
*Common solid-plate pauldrons | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Article | {{Article Quote|Standard default armor configuration for all recruited Spartan personnel.}} | ||
'''RECRUIT-class Mjolnir''' is the | '''RECRUIT-class Mjolnir''' is a variant of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)]] manufactured by [[Hannibal Weapon Systems]] and [[Materials Group]]. It is the standard armor for all newly recruited [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IV]] personnel.<ref name="H4"/><ref name="H5G">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''' ''- Armory description''</ref> | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
=== | ===Specifications=== | ||
The reactor is covered by a "Class-A hardened reactor case". The shoulders are called " | The reactor is covered by a "Class-A hardened reactor case". The shoulders are called "Common solid-plate pauldrons". There is a power conduit on the cuisse. The feet have segmented plates to increase mobility. The armor is designed to cope with the strain and duress experienced by newly augmented Spartan-IV.<ref name="H4EVG"/> | ||
The standard color scheme for Recruit-equipped Spartans aboard | The standard color scheme for Recruit-equipped Spartans aboard {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} consists of orange-yellow stripes at various points, most notably along the center of the helmet, though the suit remains largely unpainted.{{Ref/Note|All SPARTAN-IV NPCs encountered in ''Halo 4'' (both in the campaign and in ''Spartan Ops'') wear Recruit armor with the aforementioned color scheme. [[Jared Miller]] of the ship's Spartan Command also wears Recruit armor with this color scheme in ''Spartan Ops''<nowiki>'</nowiki> prerendered "talking head" vignettes.}} Whether this color scheme is common among all recently inducted SPARTAN-IVs is unknown. | ||
===Development History=== | ===Development History=== | ||
The majority of the Recruit variants were manufactured by [[Hannibal Weapon Systems]] and tested at [[WG/Facility 93-00/Kotka]]. Both the forearms and greaves were manufactured by the [[Materials Group]], with the forearms tested at [[FFG-045]]'s combat lab, and the greaves manufactured on [[Chi Ceti IV]]. | The majority of the Recruit variants were manufactured by [[Hannibal Weapon Systems]] and tested at [[WG/Facility 93-00/Kotka]]. Both the forearms and greaves were manufactured by the [[Materials Group]], with the forearms tested at [[FFG-045]]'s combat lab, and the greaves manufactured on [[Chi Ceti IV]].<ref name="H4"/> Testing for the GEN2 version was swiftly done, as by [[2553#January|January 2553]] a copy of the armor was onboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.<ref>'''[[Halo: Initiation]]''' ''- [[Halo: Initiation Issue 2|Issue 2]]''</ref> | ||
Decades of combat experience with Mjolnir suits informed the design and electronics hardware architecture of the RECRUIT helmet. | Decades of combat experience with Mjolnir suits informed the design and electronics hardware architecture of the RECRUIT helmet.<ref name="H5G"/> | ||
===Skins=== | ===Skins=== | ||
The Prime skin is part of the [[Infinity Actual Kit]] recommended for Spartan-IV first contact and asymmetrical operations. | The Prime skin is part of the [[Infinity Actual Kit]] recommended for Spartan-IV first contact and asymmetrical operations.<ref>'''[[Halo 4 Limited Edition]]''' - ''Bonus content marketplace description''</ref> | ||
===Usage=== | ===Usage=== | ||
Newly inducted Spartans are required to use the Recruit-class armor for an individually determined time frame before requisitioning custom kits. | Newly inducted Spartans are required to use the Recruit-class armor for an individually determined time frame before requisitioning custom kits.<ref name="H4"/> The armor's performance consistency raises eyebrows among the more experienced Spartans, however, and despite its popularity, many Spartan-IVs opt to diversify the armor with other variants.<ref name="H4EVG"/> | ||
Spartans in the Recruit variant armor were sold as [[toy]]s. One child had painted his Recruit Spartan action figure to resemble the [[John-117|Master Chief]]. | Spartans in the Recruit variant armor were sold as [[toy]]s. One child had painted his Recruit Spartan action figure to resemble the [[John-117|Master Chief]].<ref>'''[[A Hero Falls]]'''</ref> | ||
==In-game information== | ==In-game information== | ||
===''Halo 4''=== | ===''Halo 4''=== | ||
'''Available skins''': Prime (PRME) and Tiger (TIGR)<br> | |||
'''Default unlock''': Unlocked by default.<br> | |||
'''Prime unlock''': Obtained by getting the [[Halo 4 Limited Edition|''Halo 4'' Limited Edition]]. It is also available in the [[Halo 4 Game of the Year Edition|''Halo 4'' Game of the Year Edition]].<br> | |||
'''Tiger unlock''': Complete the [[List of Halo 4 Commendations|Exterminator - Master commendation]] | |||
*'''Description''': Standard default armor configuration for all recruited Spartan personnel. | |||
*'''Forearms description''': Standardized RECRUIT-class vambrace systems, vetted in the 'FFG-045' combat lab. | |||
*'''Legs description''': Conventional RECRUIT-class full greave system manufactured on Chi Ceti IV. | |||
====MCC descriptions==== | |||
*'''Helmet description''': Standard-issue helmet for Spartan-IV personnel | |||
*'''Shoulder description''': Modular left/right spaulder from Recruit-class armor. | |||
*'''Chest description''': Simple, reliable, and able to be manufactured in large numbers. | |||
*'''Forearms description''': Recruit-class vambrace vetted in the FFG-045 combat lab. | |||
*'''Legs description''': Recruit-class greaves manufactured on Chi Ceti IV. | |||
===''Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta''=== | ===''Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta''=== | ||
In the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta]]'' | In the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta]]'' there was a "BRN" skin which became the "Charred" skin in the final game. This skin had descriptions for it as follows: | ||
*'''Helmet description''': Though largely confined to War Games, custom patterns can be applied to RECRUIT armor before fitting. | *'''Helmet description''': Though largely confined to War Games, custom patterns can be applied to RECRUIT armor before fitting. | ||
*'''Body description''': Personalized RECRUIT armor suits the needs of a diverse segment of Spartan combatants. | *'''Body description''': Personalized RECRUIT armor suits the needs of a diverse segment of Spartan combatants. | ||
===''Halo 5: Guardians''=== | ===''Halo 5: Guardians''=== | ||
'''Available skins''': Charred, Marked, and Proven<br> | |||
'''Default unlock''': Unlocked by default.<br> | |||
'''Charred unlock''': Common [[REQ]] card<br> | |||
'''Marked unlock''': Uncommon REQ card<br> | |||
'''Proven unlock''': Rare REQ card | |||
*'''Helmet description''': Decades of combat experience with Mjolnir suits informed the design and electronics hardware architecture of the RECRUIT helmet. | |||
*'''Body description''': SPARTAN-IVs are required to use the RECRUIT-class armor until they demonstrate mastery over their many augmentations. | |||
In ''Halo 5: Guardians'' due to the "Body" having a predefined customisation this armor set permanently has the following parts from ''Halo 4'': | |||
*'''Body''': Recruit | |||
*'''Shoulders''': Recruit {{c|left shoulder is unknown}} | |||
*'''Forearms''': [[RICOCHET-class Mjolnir|Ricochet]] | |||
*'''Legs''': Recruit | |||
== | ==Trivia== | ||
In ''[[Halo 4]]'', the Recruit right shoulder and forearms available to the player in multiplayer are different from those seen elsewhere in the game, such as on SPARTAN-IV NPCs in campaign and on characters in the ''[[Spartan Ops]]'' cutscenes. Curiously, the SPARTAN-IVs in ''Halo 4'' | *In ''[[Halo 4]]'', the Recruit right shoulder and forearms available to the player in multiplayer are different from those seen elsewhere in the game, such as on SPARTAN-IV NPCs in campaign and on characters in the ''[[Spartan Ops]]'' cutscenes. Curiously, the SPARTAN-IVs in ''Halo 4'''s campaign appear to be wearing what the game classifies as [[RICOCHET-class Mjolnir|Ricochet]] forearms. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of MJOLNIR Recruit}} | {{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of MJOLNIR Recruit}} | ||
=== | ===Normal gallery=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:H4-SpartanIVRecruit-ScanRender.png|A SPARTAN-IV wearing the Recruit armor with the standard coloration used on ''Infinity''. | |||
File:H4 default fullbody.png|A render of a Spartan-IV in Recruit armor from ''[[Halo Waypoint]]''. | |||
File:H4 Recruit 3d model.jpg|Front and back views of the Recruit armor for ''[[Halo 4]]''. | |||
File:Halo 4 - Infinity - Recruit-class Mjolnir.png|A Spartan-IV wearing Recruit armor aboard the [[UNSC Infinity|UNSC ''Infinity'']]. | File:Halo 4 - Infinity - Recruit-class Mjolnir.png|A Spartan-IV wearing Recruit armor aboard the [[UNSC Infinity|UNSC ''Infinity'']]. | ||
File:H4-Exile-2.jpg|A Spartan-IV wearing Recruit armor during War Games training. | File:H4-Exile-2.jpg|A Spartan-IV wearing Recruit armor during War Games training. | ||
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File:Spartan Ops - GG 2.jpg|HUD of the Recruit armor in the ''[[Spartan Ops]]'' teaser trailer. | File:Spartan Ops - GG 2.jpg|HUD of the Recruit armor in the ''[[Spartan Ops]]'' teaser trailer. | ||
File:Recruit_Hud.png|HUD of the Recruit armor in ''Spartan Ops''. | File:Recruit_Hud.png|HUD of the Recruit armor in ''Spartan Ops''. | ||
File:HSA-Cinematic-SpartanIV-Recruit.jpg|[[Edward Davis]] in his Recruit armor in ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''. | |||
File:Initiation - S-Deck's decompression.png|Edward Davis in Recruit armor in ''[[Halo: Initiation]]''. | |||
File:HE Spartan Ability.jpg|Gabriel Thorne using his Recruit armor's thrusters against Kig-Yar pirates during the [[Mission to Ven III]] in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''. | |||
File:HE13 Joel Thomas.jpg|[[Joel Thomas]] in his Recruit armor during the [[Battle of Oban]]. | |||
File:HE20-VISR-mode.jpg|HUD of Gabriel Thorne's Recruit armor using VISR during [[Operation: ATHENA]]. | |||
File:H5-Empire-Beta-1.jpg|A Spartan-IV wearing the default Recruit armor in the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta]]''. | File:H5-Empire-Beta-1.jpg|A Spartan-IV wearing the default Recruit armor in the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta]]''. | ||
File:H5-Empire-Beta-7.jpg|A Spartan-IV wearing a Recruit Charred helmet in the ''Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta''. | File:H5-Empire-Beta-7.jpg|A Spartan-IV wearing a Recruit Charred helmet in the ''Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta''. | ||
File:Spartan action figure.png|A Recruit armored toy painted to look like Master Chief. | File:Spartan action figure.png|A Recruit armored toy painted to look like Master Chief. | ||
File:H5G - MJOLNIR Recruit render.png|Recruit in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. | |||
File:H5G-Hydra&RocketLauncher.jpg|Four Spartans in Recruit armor in ''Halo 5: Guardians''. | File:H5G-Hydra&RocketLauncher.jpg|Four Spartans in Recruit armor in ''Halo 5: Guardians''. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===''Halo 4'' skins=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:H4 MJOLNIR Recruit.png|Default skin. | |||
File:H4 Recruit Armor.png|Prime skin. | |||
</gallery> | |||
===''Halo 5: Guardians'' skins=== | ===''Halo 5: Guardians'' skins=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | ==Note== | ||
{{Ref/Notes}} | {{Ref/Notes}} | ||
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*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' | *''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
{{Armor/Permutation | {{Armor/Permutation|H5G}} | ||
{{ | {{Mjolnir|GEN2}} | ||
[[Category:MJOLNIR armor]] | [[Category:MJOLNIR armor]] | ||
[[Category:Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer armor permutations]] | [[Category:Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer armor permutations]] | ||
[[Category:Halo 4 multiplayer armor permutations]] | [[Category:Halo 4 multiplayer armor permutations]] | ||
