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[[File:Black Team.png|thumb|Spartan Black Team wearing MJOLNIR: Black]]
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'''MJOLNIR: Black''' is a "skunkworks" prototype of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]], likely part of MJOLNIR's Advanced Hardware Program.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 88''</ref> It was designed by a top-secret parallel development lab in [[Songnam]], [[United Korea]].<ref name="black195">'''Halo: Evolutions''' - ''Blunt Instruments'', ''page 195''</ref> [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[Black Team]] were equipped with MJOLNIR: Black from at least the summer of [[2552]] until their deaths in [[2557#July|July 2557]].<ref>''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 8]]''</ref>
'''MJOLNIR: Black''' is a "skunkworks" prototype of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]], likely part of MJOLNIR's Advanced Hardware Program.<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', page 88</ref> It was designed by a top-secret parallel development lab in [[Songnam]], [[Korea]].<ref name="black195">''Halo: Evolutions'', Blunt Instruments</ref> [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[Black Team]] was equipped with MJOLNIR: Black from at least the summer of [[2552]] until their deaths in [[2557#July|July 2557]].<ref>''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 8]]''</ref>


==Overview==
==Overview==
MJOLNIR: Black is superficially identical to the later [[Mark VI]] variant. However, it features several unique internal design elements. The [[heads up display]] has a field of view of nearly five kilometers, allowing extreme-range reconnaissance.<ref name="black195"/> Black Team's armor (the only know examples of the model) was colored jet black rather than the standard olive green, increasing the user's ability to hide in shadows. One arm includes a device nicknamed the "[[Interrogator]]", featuring a built-in microphone, processor, and speaker for translation of [[Covenant]] languages to [[English]] and from English to Covenant speech.<ref name="black197">'''Halo: Evolutions''' - ''Blunt Instruments'', ''page 197''</ref> The armor is capable of carrying a seventh-generation [[smart AI]]. Black (like the contemporary [[Mark V]] and later models) features recharging [[energy shielding]].  
MJOLNIR: Black is superficially identical to the [[Mark VI]] variant. However, it features several unique internal design elements. The [[heads-up display]] has a field of view of nearly five kilometers, allowing extreme-range reconnaissance.{{Ref/Reuse|black195}} Black Team's armor (the only known examples of the model) was colored black rather than the standard olive green, increasing the user's ability to hide in shadows. One arm hosts a device nicknamed the "[[Interrogator]]", featuring a built-in microphone, processor, and speaker for translation of [[Covenant]] languages to [[English]] and from English to Covenant speech.{{Ref/Reuse|black195}} The armor is capable of carrying a [[smart AI]]. Black is the third known Mjolnir variant to feature recharging [[energy shielding]] as standard, following the [[B-class Mjolnir|Mark V[B]]] and [[Mark V]] armors.  


Being a prototype, it features some flaws: it has trouble displaying exact altitude, making three-dimensional tracking difficult, and the biofoam injectors were known to mistakenly set broken bones into the wrong shape to heal.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''' - ''Blunt Instruments'', ''page ??''</ref>
Being a prototype, Mjolnir: Black features some flaws. It has trouble displaying exact altitude, making three-dimensional tracking difficult. The biofoam injectors are known to mistakenly set broken bones incorrectly.{{Ref/Reuse|black195}}


==Production note==
==Production note==
The armor's visor is said to be reflective gray in ''[[Blunt Instruments]]'',<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', ''Blunt Instruments'', page 200</ref> but in ''[[Halo: Blood Line]]'' ''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' it is gold like the default Mjolnir visor.
Mjolnir: Black's faceplate is said to be reflective gray in "[[Blunt Instruments]]",{{Ref/Reuse|black195}} but in ''[[Halo: Blood Line]]'' is shown as gold, even during a flashback to the [[Raid on Verge|events of the short story]]. The faceplate is also shown as gold in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Mjolnir Black.png|MJOLNIR: Black's [[heads-up display]]
File:Mjolnir Black.png|MJOLNIR: Black's heads-up display.
File:Three vs Four.png|[[Otto-031]] and [[Victor-101]] fighting in their Mjolnir: Black armor.
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==Sources==
==Sources==
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Halo: Blood Line image of 4 Spartans standing in a burning ship
Spartan Black Team wearing MJOLNIR: Black.

MJOLNIR: Black is a "skunkworks" prototype of the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor, likely part of MJOLNIR's Advanced Hardware Program.[1] It was designed by a top-secret parallel development lab in Songnam, Korea.[2] Spartan Black Team was equipped with MJOLNIR: Black from at least the summer of 2552 until their deaths in July 2557.[3]

Overview[edit]

MJOLNIR: Black is superficially identical to the Mark VI variant. However, it features several unique internal design elements. The heads-up display has a field of view of nearly five kilometers, allowing extreme-range reconnaissance.[2] Black Team's armor (the only known examples of the model) was colored black rather than the standard olive green, increasing the user's ability to hide in shadows. One arm hosts a device nicknamed the "Interrogator", featuring a built-in microphone, processor, and speaker for translation of Covenant languages to English and from English to Covenant speech.[2] The armor is capable of carrying a smart AI. Black is the third known Mjolnir variant to feature recharging energy shielding as standard, following the Mark V[B] and Mark V armors.

Being a prototype, Mjolnir: Black features some flaws. It has trouble displaying exact altitude, making three-dimensional tracking difficult. The biofoam injectors are known to mistakenly set broken bones incorrectly.[2]

Production note[edit]

Mjolnir: Black's faceplate is said to be reflective gray in "Blunt Instruments",[2] but in Halo: Blood Line is shown as gold, even during a flashback to the events of the short story. The faceplate is also shown as gold in Halo: Escalation.

Gallery[edit]

  • MJOLNIR: Black's heads-up display.

    MJOLNIR: Black's heads-up display.

  • Otto-031 and Victor-101 fighting in their Mjolnir: Black armor.

    Otto-031 and Victor-101 fighting in their Mjolnir: Black armor.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 88
  2. ^ a b c d e Halo: Evolutions, Blunt Instruments
  3. ^ Halo: Escalation Issue 8

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