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[[File:H4 MJOLNIR Recruit.png|thumb|right|250px|The Recruit armor]]
{{Armor infobox
{{Article Quote|Standard default armor configuration for all recruited Spartan personnel.}}
|name=Recruit
The '''MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Recruit''' is a variant of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)]]. It is the standard armor for all newly recruited [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IV]] personnel.<ref name="H4IG">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide ''Halo 4 Interactive Guide'']</ref><ref>''Halo 4'' armor description</ref>
|image=[[File:HTMCC H4 Recruit Base.png|275px]]
|manufacturer=
*[[Hannibal Weapon Systems]]{{Ref/Book|Id=H4EVG|H4EVG|Page=20, 164}}
*[[Materials Group]] (Forearms and greaves){{Ref/Game|Id=H4a|H4|Armor permutations (Halo 4)|Spartan Armor Customization}}
|testsite=
*[[WG/Facility 93-00/Kotka]]{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}
*[[Chi Ceti IV]] (Manufacturing location for greaves){{Ref/Reuse|H4}}
*[[FFG-045]]'s combat lab (Forearms){{Ref/Reuse|H4}}
|type=[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR [GEN2]]]{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}
|role=Standard default armor configuration for all recruited Spartan personnel{{Ref/Game|Id=H4|H4|Armor permutations (Halo 4)|Spartan Armor Customization|Detail=Recruit Description|Quote=Standard default armor configuration for all recruited Spartan personnel.}}
|features=*Class-A hardened reactor case{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}
*Common solid-plate pauldrons{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}
}}
{{Article quote|Standard default armor configuration for all recruited Spartan personnel.{{Ref/Reuse|H4}}}}
'''RECRUIT-class Mjolnir''' is the standard-issue [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR GEN2 armor set]] manufactured by [[Hannibal Weapon Systems]] and [[Materials Group]]. It is the standard armor for all newly recruited [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IV]] personnel.{{Ref/Reuse|H4}}{{Ref/Game|Id=H5G|H5G|Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|Spartan Appearance Customization|Detail=Recruit - Body Description|Quote=SPARTAN-IVs are required to use the RECRUIT-class armor until they demonstrate mastery over their many augmentations.}}


==Overview==
==Overview==
The Recruit variant was manufactured by [[Hannibal Weapon Systems]] and was tested at [[Kotka]], [[Pori]] on [[New Carthage]]. Newly inducted Spartans are required to use the Recruit-class armor for an individually determined time frame before requisitioning custom kits.<ref name="H4IG"/> 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 group="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.</ref> Whether this color scheme is common among all recently inducted SPARTAN-IVs is unknown.
===Design details===
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of MJOLNIR Recruit}}
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/Reuse|H4EVG}}
 
The standard color scheme for Recruit-equipped Spartans aboard the {{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''{{'}} prerendered "talking head" vignettes.}} Whether this color scheme is common among all recently inducted SPARTAN-IVs is unknown.
 
===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]].{{Ref/Reuse|H4a}} 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/Comic|HInit|Issue=[[Halo: Initiation Issue 2|2]]}}
 
Decades of combat experience with Mjolnir suits informed the design and electronics hardware architecture of the RECRUIT helmet.{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}}
 
===Skins===
The Prime skin is part of the [[Infinity Actual Kit]] recommended for Spartan-IV first contact and asymmetrical operations.{{Ref/Game|H4|Halo 4 Limited Edition|Limited Edition|Detail=Bonus content marketplace description}}
 
===Usage===
Newly inducted Spartans are required to use the Recruit-class armor for an individually determined time frame before requisitioning custom kits.{{Ref/Reuse|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/Reuse|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]].{{Ref/Marketing|H5|Hunt the Truth|A Hero Falls}}


==In-Game Information==
==In-game information==
===Halo 4===
===''Halo 4''===
'''Unlock''': Default<br>
Reruit was first introduced as an [[Armor customization (Halo 4)|armor set]] in ''[[Halo 4]]''. The player default, Recruit featured two additional variants with Recruit Prime and Recruit Tiger.
*Description: Standard default armor configuration for all recruited Spartan personnel.
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
'''Available skins''': PRME(Prime) and TIGR(Tiger)
! style="width: 15%"|Armor
*The PRME skin was obtainable by getting the [[Halo 4 Limited Edition]]. It is also available in the [[Halo 4 Game of the Year Edition]].
! style="width: 55%"|Description
*The TIGR skin is unlocked by achieving [[List of Halo 4 Commendations|Exterminator -Master commendation]]
! style="width: 15%"|Unlock requirements</br>(''Halo 4'')
! style="width: 15%"|Unlock requirements</br>(''Halo: MCC'')
|- align="center"
|rowspan="8"|[[File:H4 MJOLNIR Recruit.png|75px]]<br/>Recruit
|align="left"|'''Description (H4):''' Standard default armor configuration for all recruited Spartan personnel.
|rowspan="8"|Unlocked by default.
|rowspan="8"|Unlocked by default.
|- align="center"
|align="left"|'''Forearms Description (H4):''' Standardized RECRUIT-class vambrace systems, vetted in the 'FFG-045' combat lab.
|- align="center"
|align="left"|'''Legs Description (H4):''' Conventional RECRUIT-class full greave system manufactured on Chi Ceti IV.
|- align="center"
|align="left"|'''Helmet description (MCC):''' Standard-issue helmet for Spartan-IV personnel.
|- align="center"
|align="left"|'''Shoulders description (MCC):''' Modular left/right spaulder from Recruit-class armor.
|- align="center"
|align="left"|'''Chest description (MCC):''' Simple, reliable, and able to be manufactured in large numbers.
|- align="center"
|align="left"|'''Forearms description (MCC):''' Recruit-class vambrace vetted in the FFG-045 combat lab.
|- align="center"
|align="left"|'''Legs description (MCC):''' Recruit-class greaves manufactured on Chi Ceti IV.
|- align="center"
|rowspan="5"|[[File:H4 Recruit Armor.png|50px]]<br/>Recruit Prime (PRME) skin
|align="left"|'''Description (H4):''' Customized with PRME armor skin.
|rowspan="5"|Purchase the [[Halo 4 Limited Edition|''Halo 4'' Limited Edition]] or [[Halo 4 Game of the Year Edition|''Halo 4'' Game of the Year Edition]].
|rowspan="5"|Unlocked by default on [[Series 4: Reclaimer]] update.
|- align="center"
|align="left"|'''Helmet description (MCC):''' Recruit helmet customized with PRIME coating.
|- align="center"
|align="left"|'''Shoulder description (MCC):''' Recruit left/right spaulder customized with PRIME coating.
|- align="center"
|align="left"|'''Chest description (MCC):''' Recruit chassis customized with PRIME coating.
|- align="center"
|align="left"|'''Forearms description (MCC):''' Recruit vambrace customized with PRIME coating.
|- align="center"
|<br/>Recruit Tiger (TIGR) skin
|align="left"|'''Legs description (MCC):''' Recruit-class greaves customized with TIGER coating.
|Complete the [[List of Halo 4 commendations|Exterminator - Master commendation]].
|Unlocked by default on Series 4: Reclaimer update.
|}
===''Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta''===
Recruit would return in the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta]]'' as the default armor within the beta. Additionally, a second variant dubbed "Recruit BRN" was unlockable through the beta's progression system.
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
! scope="col" style="width: 10%" |Armor
! scope="col" style="width: 15%" |Manufacturer
! scope="col" style="width: 25%" |Description
! scope="col" style="width: 20%" |Unlock requirements
|- align="center"
|rowspan="2"|[[File:H5GB - Armor - Recruit.jpg|100px]]<br/>Recruit
|rowspan="4"|Hannibal Weapon Systems
|align="left"|'''Helmet description''': Decades of combat experience with Mjolnir suits informed the design and electronics hardware architecture of the RECRUIT helmet.
|rowspan="2"|Unlocked by default.
|-align="center"
|align="left"|'''Body description''': Personalized RECRUIT armor suits the needs of a diverse segment of Spartan combatants.
|- align="center"
|rowspan="2"|[[File:H5GB - Armor - Recruit (BRN).jpg|100px]]<br/>Recruit BRN
|align="left"|'''Helmet description''': Though largely confined to War Games, custom patterns can be applied to RECRUIT armor before fitting.
|Reach {{Rank/H4|1|4}}
|-align="center"
|align="left"|'''Body description''': Personalized RECRUIT armor suits the needs of a diverse segment of Spartan combatants.
|Reach {{Rank/H4|1|5}}
|}
===''Halo 5: Guardians''===
The Recruit armor would be among the launch-era armor that returned in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' as an [[Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|armor permutation]] that was a player default, with unlockable variants via the [[Requisition system]]. The body armor includes the Recruit chest, right shoulder, and legs, an unknown left shoulder, and [[RICOCHET-class Mjolnir|Ricochet]] forearms. The Recruit set has three skins: Charred, Marked, and Proven. The "Charred" variant is a renamed "BRN" variant from ''Halo 5's'' beta.
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
! scope="col" style="width: 10%" |Armor
! scope="col" style="width: 25%" |Description
! scope="col" style="width: 10%" |Rarity
! scope="col" style="width: 15%" |Introduced in
! scope="col" style="width: 20%" |Unlock requirements
|- align="center"
|[[File:H5G - REQ icon - Recruit (helmet).png|100px]]<br/>Recruit (helmet)
|rowspan="4" align="left"|Decades of combat experience with Mjolnir suits informed the design and electronics hardware architecture of the RECRUIT helmet.
|rowspan="2"|{{H5Rarity|Common}}
|rowspan="8"|Introduced on launch.
|rowspan="8"|Purchase a Silver REQ pack for {{RP|5,000}} REQ points.
|- align="center"
|[[File:H5G - REQ icon - Recruit Charred (helmet).png|100px]]<br/>Recruit Charred (helmet skin)
|- align="center"
|[[File:H5G - REQ icon - Recruit Marked (helmet).png|100px]]<br/>Recruit Marked (helmet skin)
|{{H5Rarity|Uncommon}}
|- align="center"
|[[File:H5G - REQ icon - Recruit Proven (helmet).png|100px]]<br/>Recruit Proven (helmet skin)
|{{H5Rarity|Rare}}
|- align="center"
|[[File:H5G - REQ icon - Recruit (body).png|100px]]<br/>Recruit (body)
|rowspan="4" align="left"|SPARTAN-IVs are required to use the RECRUIT-class armor until they demonstrate mastery over their many augmentations.
|rowspan="2"|{{H5Rarity|Common}}
|- align="center"
|[[File:H5G - REQ icon - Recruit Charred (body).png|100px]]<br/>Recruit Charred (body skin)
|- align="center"
|[[File:H5G - REQ icon - Recruit Marked (body).png|100px]]<br/>Recruit Marked (body skin)
|{{H5Rarity|Uncommon}}
|- align="center"
|[[File:H5G - REQ icon - Recruit Proven (body).png|100px]]<br/>Recruit Proven (body skin)
|{{H5Rarity|Rare}}
|}


===Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta===
==Production notes==
'''Unlock''': Default<br>
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.
*Helmet Description: Decades of combat experience with Mjolnir suits informed the design and electronics hardware architecture of the RECRUIT helmet.
*Body Description: Personalized RECRUIT armor suits the needs of a diverse segment of Spartan combatants.
'''Available skins''': BRN
*The BRN skin is obtainable at SR-14 (Helmet), SR-15 (Body armor)
*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.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of MJOLNIR Recruit}}
===Illustrations===
<gallery>
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]] in ''Halo: Escalation''.
File:HE20-VISR-mode.jpg|HUD of Gabriel Thorne's Recruit armor using VISR during [[Operation: ATHENA]] in ''Halo: Escalation''.
</gallery>
===Renders===
<gallery>
File:H4 Recruit 3d model.jpg|Front and back views of the Recruit armor in ''[[Halo 4]]''.
File:H4-SpartanIVRecruit-ScanRender.png|A SPARTAN-IV wearing the Recruit armor with the standard coloration used on ''Infinity'' in ''Halo 4''.
File:Recruit pure.png|A Recruit-clad Spartan-IV wielding an [[M6H magnum]] in ''Halo 4''.
File:H4 default fullbody.png|A render of a Spartan-IV in Recruit armor from [[Halo Waypoint]].
File:H5G - MJOLNIR Recruit render.png|Recruit in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
</gallery>
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
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:CoreSpartans.jpg|A Spartan-IV wearing Recruit armor during a ''Spartan Ops'' operation.
File:Spartan Ops - GG 3.jpg|[[Gabriel Thorne]] donning his Recruit helmet.
File:Spartan Ops - GG 4.jpg|Newly issued Recruit armor.
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: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:Spartan action figure.png|A Recruit armored toy painted to look like Master Chief.
File:H5G-Hydra&RocketLauncher.jpg|Four Spartans in Recruit armor in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:HINF-Recruitposter.png|A poster of a Spartan-IV wearing Recruit armor on [[Bazaar]] in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
</gallery>
===''Halo 5: Guardians'' skins===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H4 Recruit 3d model.jpg|Front and back views of the Recruit armor
File:H5-Waypoint-Recruit.png|Default skin.
File:H4 Recruit Armor.png|The Recruit armor with the PRIME skin
File:H5-Waypoint-Recruit-CHARRED.png|Charred skin.
File:H4-Exile-2.jpg|A SPARTAN-IV wearing Recruit armor during War Games training
File:H5-Waypoint-Recruit-MARKED.png|Marked skin.
File:H4-SpartanIVRecruit-ScanRender.png|A SPARTAN-IV wearing the Recruit armor with the standard coloration used on ''Infinity''
File:H5-Waypoint-Recruit-PROVEN.png|Proven skin.
File:H4-E3-Campaign-9.jpg|The SPARTAN-IVs behind [[John-117]] can be seen wearing Recruit armor.
File:Spartan Ops - GG 3.jpg|[[Gabriel Thorne]] donning his Recruit helmet
File:Spartan Ops - GG 4.jpg|Newly issued Recruit armor
File:HSA-Cinematic-SpartanIV-Recruit.jpg|[[Edward Davis]] in his Recruit armor
File:H5-Empire-Beta-7.jpg|A SPARTAN-IV wearing a Recruit BRN helmet in the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta]].
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Note==
==Notes==
<references group="note"/>
{{Ref/Notes}}


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{C|''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' only; Forearms only, identified as "Warrior forearms"}}
*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
**''[[Infinity Briefing Packet]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
*''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
*''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo Online]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{C|Poster only}}


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


{{Armor/Permutation}}
{{Armor/Permutation|H4|H5G}}
[[Category: MJOLNIR Armor]]
{{Navbox/Universe/Mjolnir|Overview|GEN2}}
[[Category:MJOLNIR armor]]
[[Category:Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer armor permutations]]
[[Category:Halo 4 multiplayer armor permutations]]

Latest revision as of 14:11, February 24, 2025

Recruit
Recruit armor in Halo 4 with no skin.
Production overview

Manufacturer(s):

Testing site(s):

Type:

MJOLNIR [GEN2][1]

Role(s):

Standard default armor configuration for all recruited Spartan personnel[3]

Technical specifications

Feature(s):

  • Class-A hardened reactor case[1]
  • Common solid-plate pauldrons[1]
 
“ Standard default armor configuration for all recruited Spartan personnel.[3] ”

RECRUIT-class Mjolnir is the standard-issue MJOLNIR GEN2 armor set manufactured by Hannibal Weapon Systems and Materials Group. It is the standard armor for all newly recruited SPARTAN-IV personnel.[3][4]

Overview[edit]

Design details[edit]

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.[1]

The standard color scheme for Recruit-equipped Spartans aboard the UNSC Infinity consists of orange-yellow stripes at various points, most notably along the center of the helmet, though the suit remains largely unpainted.[Note 1] Whether this color scheme is common among all recently inducted SPARTAN-IVs is unknown.

Development History[edit]

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.[2] Testing for the GEN2 version was swiftly done, as by January 2553 a copy of the armor was onboard the UNSC Infinity.[5]

Decades of combat experience with Mjolnir suits informed the design and electronics hardware architecture of the RECRUIT helmet.[4]

Skins[edit]

The Prime skin is part of the Infinity Actual Kit recommended for Spartan-IV first contact and asymmetrical operations.[6]

Usage[edit]

Newly inducted Spartans are required to use the Recruit-class armor for an individually determined time frame before requisitioning custom kits.[3] 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.[1]

Spartans in the Recruit variant armor were sold as toys. One child had painted his Recruit Spartan action figure to resemble the Master Chief.[7]

In-game information[edit]

Halo 4[edit]

Reruit was first introduced as an armor set in Halo 4. The player default, Recruit featured two additional variants with Recruit Prime and Recruit Tiger.

Armor Description Unlock requirements
(Halo 4) 		Unlock requirements
(Halo: MCC)
H4 MJOLNIR Recruit.png
Recruit 		Description (H4): Standard default armor configuration for all recruited Spartan personnel. Unlocked by default. Unlocked by default.
Forearms Description (H4): Standardized RECRUIT-class vambrace systems, vetted in the 'FFG-045' combat lab.
Legs Description (H4): Conventional RECRUIT-class full greave system manufactured on Chi Ceti IV.
Helmet description (MCC): Standard-issue helmet for Spartan-IV personnel.
Shoulders description (MCC): Modular left/right spaulder from Recruit-class armor.
Chest description (MCC): Simple, reliable, and able to be manufactured in large numbers.
Forearms description (MCC): Recruit-class vambrace vetted in the FFG-045 combat lab.
Legs description (MCC): Recruit-class greaves manufactured on Chi Ceti IV.
H4 Recruit Armor.png
Recruit Prime (PRME) skin 		Description (H4): Customized with PRME armor skin. Purchase the Halo 4 Limited Edition or Halo 4 Game of the Year Edition. Unlocked by default on Series 4: Reclaimer update.
Helmet description (MCC): Recruit helmet customized with PRIME coating.
Shoulder description (MCC): Recruit left/right spaulder customized with PRIME coating.
Chest description (MCC): Recruit chassis customized with PRIME coating.
Forearms description (MCC): Recruit vambrace customized with PRIME coating.

Recruit Tiger (TIGR) skin 		Legs description (MCC): Recruit-class greaves customized with TIGER coating. Complete the Exterminator - Master commendation. Unlocked by default on Series 4: Reclaimer update.

Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta[edit]

Recruit would return in the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta as the default armor within the beta. Additionally, a second variant dubbed "Recruit BRN" was unlockable through the beta's progression system.

Armor Manufacturer Description Unlock requirements
Recruit armor in the Halo 5 beta.
Recruit 		Hannibal Weapon Systems Helmet description: Decades of combat experience with Mjolnir suits informed the design and electronics hardware architecture of the RECRUIT helmet. Unlocked by default.
Body description: Personalized RECRUIT armor suits the needs of a diverse segment of Spartan combatants.
Recruit (BRN) armor in the Halo 5 beta.
Recruit BRN 		Helmet description: Though largely confined to War Games, custom patterns can be applied to RECRUIT armor before fitting. Reach Rank (Halo 4)Rank (Halo 4)Rank (Halo 4)
Body description: Personalized RECRUIT armor suits the needs of a diverse segment of Spartan combatants. Reach Rank (Halo 4)Rank (Halo 4)Rank (Halo 4)

Halo 5: Guardians[edit]

The Recruit armor would be among the launch-era armor that returned in Halo 5: Guardians as an armor permutation that was a player default, with unlockable variants via the Requisition system. The body armor includes the Recruit chest, right shoulder, and legs, an unknown left shoulder, and Ricochet forearms. The Recruit set has three skins: Charred, Marked, and Proven. The "Charred" variant is a renamed "BRN" variant from Halo 5's beta.

Armor Description Rarity Introduced in Unlock requirements
REQ icon for the Recruit armor.
Recruit (helmet) 		Decades of combat experience with Mjolnir suits informed the design and electronics hardware architecture of the RECRUIT helmet. Common Introduced on launch. Purchase a Silver REQ pack for REQ Points 5,000 REQ points.
REQ icon for the Recruit armor.
Recruit Charred (helmet skin)
REQ icon for the Recruit armor.
Recruit Marked (helmet skin) 		Uncommon
REQ icon for the Recruit armor.
Recruit Proven (helmet skin) 		Rare
REQ icon for the Recruit armor.
Recruit (body) 		SPARTAN-IVs are required to use the RECRUIT-class armor until they demonstrate mastery over their many augmentations. Common
REQ icon for the Recruit armor.
Recruit Charred (body skin)
REQ icon for the Recruit armor.
Recruit Marked (body skin) 		Uncommon
REQ icon for the Recruit armor.
Recruit Proven (body skin) 		Rare

Production notes[edit]

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 forearms.

Gallery[edit]

Main-Superintendent.png Browse more images in this article's gallery page.

Illustrations[edit]

Renders[edit]

  • Front and back views of the Recruit armor in Halo 4.

    Front and back views of the Recruit armor in Halo 4.

  • A SPARTAN-IV wearing the Recruit armor with the standard coloration used on Infinity in Halo 4.

    A SPARTAN-IV wearing the Recruit armor with the standard coloration used on Infinity in Halo 4.

  • A Recruit-clad Spartan-IV wielding an M6H magnum in Halo 4.

    A Recruit-clad Spartan-IV wielding an M6H magnum in Halo 4.

  • A render of a Spartan-IV in Recruit armor from Halo Waypoint.

    A render of a Spartan-IV in Recruit armor from Halo Waypoint.

  • Recruit in Halo 5: Guardians.

    Recruit in Halo 5: Guardians.

Screenshots[edit]

  • A Spartan-IV wearing Recruit armor aboard the UNSC Infinity.

    A Spartan-IV wearing Recruit armor aboard the UNSC Infinity.

  • A Spartan-IV wearing Recruit armor during War Games training.

    A Spartan-IV wearing Recruit armor during War Games training.

  • A Spartan-IV wearing Recruit armor during a Spartan Ops operation.

    A Spartan-IV wearing Recruit armor during a Spartan Ops operation.

  • Gabriel Thorne donning his Recruit helmet.

    Gabriel Thorne donning his Recruit helmet.

  • Newly issued Recruit armor.

    Newly issued Recruit armor.

  • HUD of the Recruit armor in the Spartan Ops teaser trailer.

    HUD of the Recruit armor in the Spartan Ops teaser trailer.

  • HUD of the Recruit armor in Spartan Ops.

    HUD of the Recruit armor in Spartan Ops.

  • A Spartan-IV wearing the default Recruit armor in the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta.

    A Spartan-IV wearing the default Recruit armor in the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta.

  • A Spartan-IV wearing a Recruit Charred helmet in the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta.

    A Spartan-IV wearing a Recruit Charred helmet in the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta.

  • A Recruit armored toy painted to look like Master Chief.

    A Recruit armored toy painted to look like Master Chief.

  • Four Spartans in Recruit armor in Halo 5: Guardians.

    Four Spartans in Recruit armor in Halo 5: Guardians.

  • A poster of a Spartan-IV wearing Recruit armor on Bazaar in Halo Infinite.

    A poster of a Spartan-IV wearing Recruit armor on Bazaar in Halo Infinite.

Halo 5: Guardians skins[edit]

  • Default skin.

    Default skin.

  • Charred skin.

    Charred skin.

  • Marked skin.

    Marked skin.

  • Proven skin.

    Proven skin.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ 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' prerendered "talking head" vignettes.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 20, 164
  2. ^ a b Halo 4, Spartan Armor Customization
  3. ^ a b c d e f Halo 4, Spartan Armor Customization: Recruit Description "Standard default armor configuration for all recruited Spartan personnel."
  4. ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, Spartan Appearance Customization: Recruit - Body Description "SPARTAN-IVs are required to use the RECRUIT-class armor until they demonstrate mastery over their many augmentations."
  5. ^ Halo: Initiation, issue 2
  6. ^ Halo 4, Limited Edition: Bonus content marketplace description
  7. ^ Halo 5: Guardians marketing, Hunt the Truth campaign, A Hero Falls

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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
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 • Orcus • 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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