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The '''MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Void Dancer''' is a variant of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR [GEN2] armor]].<ref name="HO">'''[[Halo Online]]'''</ref> Hardened against the perils of exoatmospheric operation and equipped with the latest threat-assessment firmware, the Void Dancer armor is [[Acheron Security]]'s entry for the [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]' Generation After Next armor upgrade competition. Costly and temperamental, the Void Dancer is a risky gambit for Acheron in the UNSC's post-[[2552]] "procurement wars".<ref>[http://www.haloarchive.com/forum/index.php?/topic/333-halo-online-closed-beta-launching-in-russia/page-3#entry8090 '''Halo Archive Forums''' - ''Halo: Online (Closed Beta launching in Russia) - Page 3'']</ref>
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|manufacturer=[[Emerson Tactical Systems]]{{Ref/Game|Id=H5 Armory|H5G|[[Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|Armory]] description}}
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'''VOID DANCER-class Mjolnir''' is a variant of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR [GEN2] armor]] developed by [[Emerson Tactical Systems]].{{Ref/Reuse|H5 Armory}}
 
==Overview==
===Development history===
The VOID DANCER suit does not meet all Mjolnir standards, sacrificing compatibility so that [[Emerson Tactical Systems]] can integrate its own black-box components. This answers many tactical questions for the UNSC special forces community, but its unique design features has raised alarms in ONI.{{Ref/Reuse|H5 Armory}}
 
==In-game information==
===''Halo 5: Guardians''===
Void Dancer was first introduced as an [[Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|armor set]] in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. The Void Dancer set has one alternate skin design, Comet, which was implemented in the [[Battle of Shadow and Light]] update.
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
! style="width: 15%"|Helmet
! style="width: 70%"|Description
! style="width: 15%"|Unlock requirements
|- align="center"
|[[File:H5G_REQ_Helmets_Void_Dancer_Legendary.png|100px]]<br>Void Dancer (helmet)
|align="left"|The VOID DANCER does not meet all Mjolnir standards, sacrificing compatibility so that Emerson Tactical Systems can integrate its own black-box components.
|align="left"|Legendary [[List of REQ cards|REQ card]]
|- align="center"
|[[File:H5G_REQ_Helmets_Void_Dancer_Comet_Legendary.png|100px]]<br>Void Dancer Comet (helmet)
|align="left"|The VOID DANCER does not meet all Mjolnir standards, sacrificing compatibility so that Emerson Tactical Systems can integrate its own black-box components.
|align="left"|Legendary [[List of REQ cards|REQ card]]
|- align="center"
|[[File:REQ_Card_-_Armor_Void_Dancer.png|100px]]<br/>Void Dancer (body)
|align="left"|The VOID DANCER answers many tactical questions for the UNSC special forces community, but its unique design features has raised alarms in ONI.
|align="left"|Legendary [[List of REQ cards|REQ card]]
|- align="center"
|[[File:REQ_Card_-_Armor_Void_Dancer_Comet.png|100px]]<br/>Void Dancer Comet (body)
|align="left"|The VOID DANCER answers many tactical questions for the UNSC special forces community, but its unique design features has raised alarms in ONI.
|align="left"|Legendary [[List of REQ cards|REQ card]]
|}
 
==Production notes==
{{Quote|Hardened against the perils of exoatmospheric operation and equipped with the latest threat assessment firmware, the VOID DANCER is Acheron's entry for the ODST's Generation After Next armor upgrade competition. Costly and tempermental, the VOID DANCER is a risky gambit for Acheron in the UNSC's post-2552 "procurement wars."|Void Dancer's description in ''Halo Online''.}}
While Void Dancer debuted in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', it was at one point slated to appear as a useable [[Armor customization (Halo Online)|armor set]] in ''Halo Online'', with strings in the game's pre-alpha builds providing a full description for the armour - though now non-canon due to the game's cancellation.
 
The Void Dancer armour in ''Halo 5'' was created by the Berlin-based outsource studio Airborn Studios.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/n4Yr9|Site=ArtStation|Page=Halo 5 Multiplayer Armor Void Dancer|D=18|M=02|Y=2022}} Internally, the armour was known by the codename ''A082'' during development.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/001/601/159/large/airborn-studios-h5-a082-marmo-voiddancer.jpg?1449263702|Site=ArtStation|Page=Halo 5 Multiplayer Armor Void Dancer|Detail=Original filename <code>h5-a082-marmo.jpg</code>|D=18|M=02|Y=2022}}
 
==Trivia==
Void Dancer was the nickname used by [[343 Industries]] franchise writer [[Kenneth Peters]] on the [[Spartan Games]] forums, prior to their closure.{{Ref/Generic|[[Archive:Spartan Games - Kenneth Peters interview]]}}
 
==Gallery==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of MJOLNIR Void Dancer}}
<gallery>
File:H5-ConceptArt-VoidDancer.jpg|Concept art of Void Dancer for ''Halo 5: Guardians'', used in the [[Make Your Mark]] achievement art.
File:Void dancer renders.jpg|Renders of Void Dancer for ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5-Waypoint-VoidDancer.png|Void Dancer on [[Halo Waypoint]]'s armor customization for ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Online]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{1st}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


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{{Navbox/Universe/Mjolnir|Overview|GEN2}}
[[Category:MJOLNIR armor]]
[[Category:Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer armor permutations]]

Latest revision as of 13:49, September 10, 2023

Void Dancer
H5G-VoidDancer.png
Production overview

Manufacturer(s):

Emerson Tactical Systems[1]

Type:

MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)

 

VOID DANCER-class Mjolnir is a variant of the MJOLNIR [GEN2] armor developed by Emerson Tactical Systems.[1]

Overview[edit]

Development history[edit]

The VOID DANCER suit does not meet all Mjolnir standards, sacrificing compatibility so that Emerson Tactical Systems can integrate its own black-box components. This answers many tactical questions for the UNSC special forces community, but its unique design features has raised alarms in ONI.[1]

In-game information[edit]

Halo 5: Guardians[edit]

Void Dancer was first introduced as an armor set in Halo 5: Guardians. The Void Dancer set has one alternate skin design, Comet, which was implemented in the Battle of Shadow and Light update.

Helmet Description Unlock requirements
H5G REQ Helmets Void Dancer Legendary
Void Dancer (helmet) 		The VOID DANCER does not meet all Mjolnir standards, sacrificing compatibility so that Emerson Tactical Systems can integrate its own black-box components. Legendary REQ card
H5G REQ Helmets Void Dancer Comet Legendary
Void Dancer Comet (helmet) 		The VOID DANCER does not meet all Mjolnir standards, sacrificing compatibility so that Emerson Tactical Systems can integrate its own black-box components. Legendary REQ card
REQ Card - Armor Void Dancer.png
Void Dancer (body) 		The VOID DANCER answers many tactical questions for the UNSC special forces community, but its unique design features has raised alarms in ONI. Legendary REQ card
REQ Card - Armor Void Dancer Comet.png
Void Dancer Comet (body) 		The VOID DANCER answers many tactical questions for the UNSC special forces community, but its unique design features has raised alarms in ONI. Legendary REQ card

Production notes[edit]

"Hardened against the perils of exoatmospheric operation and equipped with the latest threat assessment firmware, the VOID DANCER is Acheron's entry for the ODST's Generation After Next armor upgrade competition. Costly and tempermental, the VOID DANCER is a risky gambit for Acheron in the UNSC's post-2552 "procurement wars.""
— Void Dancer's description in Halo Online.

While Void Dancer debuted in Halo 5: Guardians, it was at one point slated to appear as a useable armor set in Halo Online, with strings in the game's pre-alpha builds providing a full description for the armour - though now non-canon due to the game's cancellation.

The Void Dancer armour in Halo 5 was created by the Berlin-based outsource studio Airborn Studios.[2] Internally, the armour was known by the codename A082 during development.[3]

Trivia[edit]

Void Dancer was the nickname used by 343 Industries franchise writer Kenneth Peters on the Spartan Games forums, prior to their closure.[4]

Gallery[edit]

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  • Concept art of Void Dancer for Halo 5: Guardians, used in the Make Your Mark achievement art.

    Concept art of Void Dancer for Halo 5: Guardians, used in the Make Your Mark achievement art.

  • Renders of Void Dancer for Halo 5: Guardians.

    Renders of Void Dancer for Halo 5: Guardians.

  • Void Dancer on Halo Waypoint's armor customization for Halo 5: Guardians.

    Void Dancer on Halo Waypoint's armor customization for Halo 5: Guardians.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Halo 5: Guardians, Armory description
  2. ^ ArtStation, Halo 5 Multiplayer Armor Void Dancer (Retrieved on Feb 18, 2022) [archive]
  3. ^ ArtStation, Halo 5 Multiplayer Armor Void Dancer: Original filename h5-a082-marmo.jpg (Retrieved on Feb 18, 2022) [archive]
  4. ^ Archive:Spartan Games - Kenneth Peters interview

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List of armor permutations by game title

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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
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
For a complete list, check out our MJOLNIR armor category.
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