64,865
edits
MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV: Difference between revisions
m
Link cleanup
Tag: Mobile edit |
m (Link cleanup) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Status|Canon}} | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
{{Armor infobox | {{Armor infobox | ||
|image={{tabcontainer|title1=GEN2|content1=[[File:H5G-MarkIV.png|300px]]|title2=GEN1|content2=[[File:Douglas-042.png|300px | |image={{tabcontainer|title1=GEN2|content1=[[File:H5G-MarkIV.png|300px]]|title2=GEN1|content2=[[File:Douglas-042.png|300px]]}} | ||
|manufacturer=[[Materials Group]] | |manufacturer=[[Materials Group]] | ||
|testsite=[[Damascus Testing Facility]] | |testsite=[[Damascus Testing Facility]] | ||
| Line 29: | Line 29: | ||
==Development== | ==Development== | ||
[[File: | [[File:Mark IV schematic.jpg|200px|thumb|A Mjolnir schematic dated September 25, 2524.{{Ref/Note|Although the in-universe filename of this diagram, ''MkIV-schem_092524-B109.tif'', identifies the armor as "MkIV", it is dated to more than decade before the Mark system was adopted.}}]] | ||
The Mark IV underwent several generational design changes throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]], becoming a testbed for new technologies and hardware to help improve its integrity and efficiency in certain combat conditions.<ref name="mjolnir">'''[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/video/the-mjolnir-project-1/cf313a1a-e1e5-4be8-a9a2-7071eda6ca8f Halo Waypoint: The MJOLNIR Project Part 1]'''</ref> While some of these variants are rumors and have never been witnessed in the field, others have become common knowledge.<ref name="eync8889">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''' ''pages 88-89''</ref> 14 variants had been developed by [[2535#January|January 7, 2535]].<ref name="journal">'''Dr. Halsey's Personal Journal''' ''January 7th, 2535 entry''</ref> The armor's external design went through multiple iterations;<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/07/19/The-Halo-Bulletin-71812.aspx ''The Halo Bulletin: 7.18.12'']</ref> variants designed for a specific purpose tend, by necessity, to look different from the contemporary core model.{{Ref/Reuse|way-mjol}} However, each generational "Mark" is categorized by its internal components and software suite, not by its superficial appearance; therefore, while some Mark IV suits may look drastically different from one another, they are still essentially the same model.<ref name="way-mjol">'''[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/video/the-mjolnir-project-2/46e89c1a-f619-41e2-ad7f-ab65c61ca2df Halo Waypoint: The MJOLNIR Project Part 2]'''</ref> | The Mark IV underwent several generational design changes throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]], becoming a testbed for new technologies and hardware to help improve its integrity and efficiency in certain combat conditions.<ref name="mjolnir">'''[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/video/the-mjolnir-project-1/cf313a1a-e1e5-4be8-a9a2-7071eda6ca8f Halo Waypoint: The MJOLNIR Project Part 1]'''</ref> While some of these variants are rumors and have never been witnessed in the field, others have become common knowledge.<ref name="eync8889">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''' ''pages 88-89''</ref> 14 variants had been developed by [[2535#January|January 7, 2535]].<ref name="journal">'''Dr. Halsey's Personal Journal''' ''January 7th, 2535 entry''</ref> The armor's external design went through multiple iterations;<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/07/19/The-Halo-Bulletin-71812.aspx ''The Halo Bulletin: 7.18.12'']</ref> variants designed for a specific purpose tend, by necessity, to look different from the contemporary core model.{{Ref/Reuse|way-mjol}} However, each generational "Mark" is categorized by its internal components and software suite, not by its superficial appearance; therefore, while some Mark IV suits may look drastically different from one another, they are still essentially the same model.<ref name="way-mjol">'''[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/video/the-mjolnir-project-2/46e89c1a-f619-41e2-ad7f-ab65c61ca2df Halo Waypoint: The MJOLNIR Project Part 2]'''</ref> | ||