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WAR MASTER-class Mjolnir

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War Master
GEN3
Icon of the War Master helmet.
GEN2
H5G-WarMaster.png
Production overview

Manufacturer(s):

Lethbridge Industrial[1]

Testing site(s):

Lethbridge Combat Fields[1]

Type:

Role(s):

Versatility[1]

Technical specifications

Feature(s):

  • R-42 case-filter rebreather
  • Corsica-102 shield recoupler
  • Plane-reactor coupling
 
“ Lethbridge Industrial's most popular armor set is ironically its most exotic.[3] ”

WAR MASTER-class Mjolnir is a variant of the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor developed by Lethbridge Industrial.[3][4]

GEN2 overview[edit]

Design details[edit]

The War Master's helmet visor is designed in such a way as to ensure the visor's contours intimidate enemies. The helmet is equipped with an R-42 case-filter rebreather, and the suit's chestplate features a Corsica-102 shield recoupler that works to improve armor resiliency. The cuirass' "shoulders" contain the suit's plane-reactor couplings; a feature which increases mobility through weight distribution. The suit's low-set shoulder pauldrons lend themselves to variability in the operator's usage.[1]

Unlike specifically-combat focused MJOLNIR variants such as the VANGUARD-class, the War Master set is designed to offer the broadest possible array of functionality available in the GEN2 platform. The suit is able to match the resiliency of heavier Mjolnir variants with the speed and dexterity of lighter variants, allowing it an extremely broad range of use cases. To aid in this, War Master also includes a full communication suite, networked sensors, and remote deployment componentry.[1]

Development history[edit]

The War Master variant is manufactured by Lethbridge Industrial. It is Lethbridge Industrial's most popular and most exotic armor system. It was tested at the Lethbridge Combat Fields. War Master-class armor is a multi-use, multi-functional configuration, which, when utilized properly, can benefit the user in almost any combat scenario propagated on the battlefield.[3]

The WAR MASTER's neural interface was intentionally throttled after early testing showed inexperienced Spartans would dangerously overextend themselves in combat due to the euphoric side-effects.[5] These states have induced a similar "last stand" side effect to the issues surrounding Project CHRYSANTHEMUM—the augmentation procedures for SPARTAN-III Gamma Company. As such, should mortal wounds be sustained, the neural interface throttling is suspended.[6]

Usage[edit]

War Master is one of the most versatile MJOLNIR suits available, and equipped to perform a huge variety of tasks, Due to this, fears around the overextended performance specs have abated since the suit hit the field.[1] In keeping with the wide versatility of the armor, it is the de facto standard worn by Spartan-IV Headhunter units.[5] Followng the Didact's attack on New Phoenix Incident in July 2557, an Unidentified Spartan-IV employed this armor in a series of tactical simulations recreating a number of historic battles.[7] Later in 2558, Spartan To of Fireteam Jackknife employed the War Master armor during peace talks on Ealen IV.[8][9][10]

GEN3 overview[edit]

Design details[edit]

WAR MASTER was one of the GEN2 MJOLNIR designs selected for upgrade to the GEN3 design specification. This was, in part, due to an ongoing top-priority directive issues by the Office of Naval Intelligence regarding the retrieval of the Conduit—a missing Forerunner artifact considered a potential key asset in evening humanity's odds in fighting the Created.[6] The GEN3 War Master helmet is considered by many veteran Spartans to be the optimal choice for most tactical modalities, despite it's well documented history of inducing minor neurological side-effects.[11]

In-game information[edit]

Halo 4[edit]

War Master was first introduced into the Halo games as an armor set in Halo 4. The armor has one available skin: Primal (PRML). As with all Halo 4 armor, the skins were not included in the initial release of Halo: The Master Chief Collection, though the release of Halo 4 on PC and the start of Series 4: Reclaimer saw the skins added into the collection as default unlocks.

Armor Description Unlock requirements (Halo 4) Unlock requirements (Halo: MCC)
War Master armor in Halo 4 with no skin.
War Master 		Description (H4): Lethbridge Industrial's most popular armor set is ironically its most exotic. Reach Rank (Halo 4)Rank (Halo 4)Rank (Halo 4) Unlocked by default.
Helmet description (MCC): Lethbridge Industrial's most popular helmet design.
Shoulders description (MCC): Modular left/right spaulder from War Master-class armor.
Chest description (MCC): A tailored combination of style and substance.
War Master armor in Halo 4 with PRML skin.
War Master Primal (PRML) skin 		Description (H4): Customized with PRML armor skin. Complete the King of the Hill Victory - Master commendation. Unlocked by default as of Series 4.
Helmet description (MCC) War Master helmet customized with PRML coating.
Shoulder description (MCC) War Master left/ right spaulder customized with PRML coating.
Chest description (MCC) War Master chassis customized with PRML coating.

Halo 5: Guardians[edit]

The War Master set returns in Halo 5: Guardians. The helmet and body armor are unlockable as armor permutations through the Requisition system. The body armor is not a fully-original design, and as such includes a number of supplementary Halo 4 pieces - primarily the Contoured forearms and legs. The War Master set has three alternate skins; Tiberian, Augustan and Scipio.

Helmet Description Unlock requirements
H5G REQ Helmets War Master Rare
War Master (helmet) 		The WAR MASTER's neural interface was intentionally throttled after early testing showed inexperienced Spartans would dangerously overextend themselves in combat due to the euphoric side-effects. Rare REQ card
H5G REQ Helmets War Master Tiberian Ultra Rare
War Master Tiberian (helmet skin) 		The WAR MASTER's neural interface was intentionally throttled after early testing showed inexperienced Spartans would dangerously overextend themselves in combat due to the euphoric side-effects. Ultra Rare REQ card
H5G REQ Helmets War Master Augustan Legendary
War Master Augustan (helmet skin) 		The WAR MASTER's neural interface was intentionally throttled after early testing showed inexperienced Spartans would dangerously overextend themselves in combat due to the euphoric side-effects. Legendary REQ card
H5G REQ Helmets War Master Scipio Legendary
War Master Scipio (helmet skin) 		The WAR MASTER's neural interface was intentionally throttled after early testing showed inexperienced Spartans would dangerously overextend themselves in combat due to the euphoric side-effects. Legendary REQ card
REQ Card - Armor War Master.png
War Master (body) 		WAR MASTER-class armor is a de-facto standard among the elite Headhunters: Spartan-IV covert operatives tasked with sabotage, counterinsurgency operations, and strategic reconnaissance. Rare REQ card
REQ Card - Armor War Master Tiberian.png
War Master (body skin) 		WAR MASTER-class armor is a de-facto standard among the elite Headhunters: Spartan-IV covert operatives tasked with sabotage, counterinsurgency operations, and strategic reconnaissance. Ultra Rare REQ card
REQ Card - Armor War Master Augustan.png
War Master Augustan (body skin) 		WAR MASTER-class armor is a de-facto standard among the elite Headhunters: Spartan-IV covert operatives tasked with sabotage, counterinsurgency operations, and strategic reconnaissance. Legendary REQ card
REQ Card - Armor War Master Scipio.png
War Master Scipio (body skin) 		WAR MASTER-class armor is a de-facto standard among the elite Headhunters: Spartan-IV covert operatives tasked with sabotage, counterinsurgency operations, and strategic reconnaissance. Legendary REQ card

Halo Infinite[edit]

The War Master helmet returned in Halo Infinite, during Season 02: Lone Wolves. Unlike Halo 4, or Halo 5: Guardians, only the helmet was carried forward, with it and its attachments being available for multiplayer Spartan armor customization on the Mark VII armor core.

Helmet Manufacturer Lore Rarity Unlock Requirements
Icon of the War Master helmet.
WAR MASTER 		Lethbridge Industrial Many veteran Spartans consider WAR MASTER helmets to be the optimal choice for most tactical modalities, despite it's well documented history of inducing minor neurological side effects. Legendary Purchase "War Master Armor Set" Bundle from the Shop for 1,200 cR
HINF MK12T2 CBRN TRAILWATCH Helmet Attachment Icon.png
MK12T2 CBRN/TRAILWATCH 		Lethbridge Industrial Filters and backup life support components certified at the Lethbridge Combat Fields shortly before Concord was interdicted by Created Guardians. Legendary Purchase "War Master Armor Set" Bundle from the Shop for 1,200 cR

Attachments[edit]

The following attachments are not exclusive to War Master, and are compatible with other helmets on the Mark VII core.

Production notes[edit]

Main article: Armor customization (Halo Online)

During the pre-alpha stages of Halo Online, War Master was featured, though renamed to "Iron". The suit was later also given a concept pass by Theo Stylianides during the development of Halo Infinite, wherein explorations were conducted to update the suit to the visual style of MJOLNIR GEN3. The helmet would later appear during Season 02.[12]

Trivia[edit]

  • The three alternate skins for the War Master armor in Halo 5: Guardians all bear the names of various Roman leaders and generals.
    • Augustan is named after Gaius Octavianus Augustus, who was nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar and later the first emperor of the Roman Empire.
    • Scipios were part of one of Rome's oldest families, the Cornelia families. They had several generals and politicians in their ranks, including Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus who defeated Hannibal in the Second Punic War.
    • The last skin is named after Tiberius, one of Rome's greatest generals who was adopted by Augustus, eventually becoming emperor himself.

Gallery[edit]

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Development images[edit]

  • Concept art for the War Master armor (top row, third-right).

    Concept art for the War Master armor (top row, third-right).

  • Concept art of the War Master armor for Halo 4.

    Concept art of the War Master armor for Halo 4.

  • Concept art of GEN3 War Master for Halo Infinite.

    Concept art of GEN3 War Master for Halo Infinite.

  • More Halo Infinite concept art of GEN3 War Master.

    More Halo Infinite concept art of GEN3 War Master.

  • Concept art of the GEN3 War Master helmet (bottom row) for Halo Infinite.

    Concept art of the GEN3 War Master helmet (bottom row) for Halo Infinite.

  • A render of the high-poly source model for Halo Infinite.

    A render of the high-poly source model for Halo Infinite.

Illustrations[edit]

Screenshots[edit]

Halo 5: Guardians skins[edit]

  • Default skin.

    Default skin.

  • Tiberian skin.

    Tiberian skin.

  • Augustan skin.

    Augustan skin.

  • Scipio skin.

    Scipio skin.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 169
  2. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 83
  3. ^ a b c Halo 4, Armory description
  4. ^ Halo Waypoint, Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Armor Types: War Master (Retrieved on May 1, 2013) [local archive] [external archive]
  5. ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, Armory description
  6. ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Ship Strike (Retrieved on Apr 20, 2023) [archive]
  7. ^ Halo: Spartan Strike
  8. ^ Halo: Escalation, issue 1
  9. ^ Halo: Escalation, issue 2
  10. ^ Halo: Escalation, issue 3
  11. ^ Halo Infinite, Armor Hall description
  12. ^ ArtStation, HALO Infinite (Retrieved on Mar 5, 2022) [archive]

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List of armor permutations by game title

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List of armor permutations in Halo 4
Armor

Regular: Air Assault • Aviator • CIO • Commando • Deadeye • Defender • EOD • Enforcer • EVA • FOTUS • GUNGNIR • HAZOP • Infiltrator • Locus • Mark VI • Oceanic • Orbital • Protector • Raider • Ranger • Recon • Recruit • Scanner • Scout • Soldier • Strider • Vanguard • Venator • Warrior • War Master

Specialization: Engineer • Operator • Pathfinder • Pioneer • Rogue • Stalker • Tracker • Wetwork
Forearms/Legs
MCC-exclusive
Cut armor
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List of armor permutations in Halo 5: Guardians
Achilles • Air Assault • Anubis • Argonaut • Argus • Athlon • Atlas • Aviator • Breaker • Buccaneer • CQB • Centurion • Challenger • Cinder • CIO • Commando • Copperhead • Cyclops • Cypher • Deadeye • Decimator • Defender • Dynast • EOD • Enforcer • Engineer • EVA (GEN1 and GEN2) • Fenrir • Foehammer • FOTUS • Freebooter • Goblin • GUNGNIR • Helioskrill • Hellcat • Helljumper • Hermes • Hunter • Icarus • Indomitable • Infiltrator • Interceptor • Intruder • Jumpmaster • Legionnaire • Locus • Mako • Marauder • Mark IV • Mark V (Alpha and Delta) • Mark VI (GEN1 and GEN2) • Maverick • Military Police • Nightfall • NOBLE • Nomad • Olive • Operator (GEN1 and GEN2) • Orbital • Pathfinder • Pioneer • Pilot • Protector • Raider • Raijin • Ranger • Reaper • Recluse • Recon (GEN1 and GEN2) • Recruit • Rogue • Scanner • Scout • Security (GEN1 and GEN2) • Seeker • Shinobi • Soldier • Stalker • Stinger • Strider • Teishin • Technician • Timmy • Tracer • Tracker • Valkyrie • Vector • Venator • Venture • Vigilant • Viper • Void Dancer • Warrior • War Master • Wetwork • Wrath
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List of armor permutations in Halo Infinite
Spartan armor

Mark VII (Achilles • Agitator • Anubis • Armet • Aviator • Barrister • Brawler • Camazotz • Cavallino • Celox • Cestus • Champion • Courier • Deadeye • Dokkaebi • Eclipse • Emissary • Enigma • Firefall • Flanker • Hawker • Helioskrill • ISR • Kai-125 • Linebreaker • Magister • Mark V Zeta • Mark VI • Mark VI MOD • Mark VII • Menachite • Mercury • Rampart • Renegade • Riz-028 • Rockeye • Security GEN3 • Soldier • Sovereign • Spartanstein • Stormfall • Talon • Thremaleon • Trailblazer • Trendlock • Torchbearer • Tormenter • Vannak-134 • Volant • War Master • Winterknight • XM55 ACH • Zvezda)
Mark V [B] (Air Assault • Commando • CQB • CQC • EOD • EVA • Grenadier • GUNGNIR • HAZOP • JFO • Mark V • Mark V [B] • Mark VI • Military Police • ODST • Operator • Pilot • Recon • Scout • Security)
Rakshasa (AKIS II-GRD • Artaius • Assailer • Bunyip • Cambion • Conqueror • Cutthroat • Lechuza • Locus • Morrigan • Negotiator • Rakshasa • Rasetsu • Scorn • Shikari • Stribog • Taskmaster • Ullr • Viper)
Mirage IIC (Athlon • Balor • Belus • Bruma • Erinyes • Extender • Infractor • Mirage IIC • Neith • Nexus • Responder • 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 • Isidor • Mark IV • 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

Yoroi (Azechi • Chonmage • Hakushika • Hikeshi • Ikari • Jingasa • Kabuto • Kawari • Kendo • Otomosho • Yokai)
Eaglestrike (Boggart • Brodie • Eaglestrike • Kerberos • Lancejack • Leadbelcher • M199X • Sky Marshal)

Chimera (Abatur • Chimera • Deltajock • Flenser • Fomorian • Geist • Grendel • Grimghast • Merrow • Mimir • Peaceweaver • Strigoi • Thresher • Wendigo)
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 • Shinobi • SPI • YGGDRASIL
Armor permutations (by generation)
Supplemental equipment
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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
Achilles • Anubis • Argonaut • Athlon • Atlas • Aviator • Barvo • Breaker • Challenger • Cinder • CIO • Copperhead • Cyclops • Cypher • Deadeye • Decimator • Defender • Dynast • Enforcer • Engineer • Fenrir • Foehammer • FOTUS • Freebooter • Goblin • Helioskrill • Hellcat • Helljumper • Hermes • Hunter • Icarus • Infiltrator • Interceptor • Jumpmaster • KEYSTONE • Legionnaire • Locus • Mako • Marauder • Maverick • Mirmillion • Nightfall • Nomad • Oceanic • Oppressor • Pathfinder • Pioneer • Prefect • Protector • Raijin • Reaper • Recluse • Recruit • Ricochet • Scanner • Seeker • Soldier • Stalker • Stinger • Teishin • Technician • Tracer • Tracker • Valkyrie • Vanguard • Vector • Venture • Viper • Void Dancer • Warrior • War Master • Wetwork
Forearms/Legs
Other
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GEN3
Mark variants
Mark V (Zeta) • Mark VI (GEN3) • Mark VII (GEN3)
Variants based on GEN1
Variants based on GEN2
New variants
For a complete list, check out our MJOLNIR armor category.
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