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(Looking into it. Recruit is a Materials Group armor also. Kinda. Thank Halo 4 descriptions for the Forearms and Legs.)
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{{Armor infobox
{{Armor infobox
|name=Recruit
|name=Recruit
|image=[[File:Recruit_pure.png|275px]]
|image=[[File:HTMCC H4 Recruit Base.png|275px]]
|manufacturer=[[Hannibal Weapon Systems]]<ref name="H4:EVG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''pages 20, 164''</ref><br>
|manufacturer=
[[Materials Group]](Forearms and greaves)<ref name="H4">'''[[Halo 4]]''' armor description</ref>
*[[Hannibal Weapon Systems]]{{Ref/Book|Id=H4EVG|H4EVG|Page=20, 164}}
|testsite=[[Chi Ceti IV]] (Manufacturing location for greaves)<br>
*[[Materials Group]] (Forearms and greaves){{Ref/Game|Id=H4a|H4|Armor permutations (Halo 4)|Spartan Armor Customization}}
[[WG/Facility 93-00/Kotka]]<ref name="H4:EVG"/><br>
|testsite=
[[FFG-045]]'s combat lab (Forearms)
*[[WG/Facility 93-00/Kotka]]{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}
|type=[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR [GEN2]]]<ref name="H4:EVG"/>
*[[Chi Ceti IV]] (Manufacturing location for greaves){{Ref/Reuse|H4}}
|role=Standard default armor configuration for all recruited Spartan personnel.
*[[FFG-045]]'s combat lab (Forearms){{Ref/Reuse|H4}}
|weight=
|type=[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR [GEN2]]]{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}
|features=
|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.}}
|hideb=yes
|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.}}
{{Article quote|Standard default armor configuration for all recruited Spartan personnel.{{Ref/Reuse|H4}}}}
'''RECRUIT-class Mjolnir''' 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="H4"/><ref name="H5G">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'''</ref>
'''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.}}


==Description==
==Overview==
The reactor is covered by an "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 name="H4:EVG"/>
===Design details===
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 {{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.
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.


==History==
===Development History===
Majority of the Recruit variant was manufactured by [[Hannibal Weapon Systems]] and was tested at [[WG/Facility 93-00/Kotka]], in [[Kotka]], [[Pori]] on [[New Carthage]]. Though both the forearms and greaves were manufactured by the [[Materials Group]]. The Forearms were tested at [[FFG-045]]'s combat lab. The greaves were manufactured on [[Chi Ceti IV]].  
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]]}}


Newly inducted Spartans are required to use the Recruit-class armor for an individually determined time frame before requisitioning custom kits.<ref name="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 name="H4:EVG"/>
Decades of combat experience with Mjolnir suits informed the design and electronics hardware architecture of the RECRUIT helmet.{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}}


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>'''[[A Hero Falls]]'''</ref>
===Skins===
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of MJOLNIR Recruit}}
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==
===''Halo 4''===
Reruit was first introduced into the ''Halo'' games as an [[Armor customization (Halo 4)|armor set]] in ''[[Halo 4]]''.
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
! style="width: 15%"|Armor
! style="width: 55%"|Description
! 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''===
In the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta]]'', there was a "BRN" skin which became the "Charred" skin in the final game. This skin had descriptions for it as follows:
*'''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.
 
===''Halo 5: Guardians''===
The Recruit armor returns in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. The helmet and body armor are unlockable as [[Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|armor permutations]] through the [[Requisition system]]. The body armor includes the Recruit chest and right shoulder, an unknown left shoulder, [[RICOCHET-class Mjolnir|Ricochet]] forearms, and Recruit legs. The Recruit set has three skins: Charred, Marked, and Proven.


==In-Game Information==
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
===Halo 4===
! style="width: 15%"|Helmet
'''Unlock''': Default<br>
! style="width: 70%"|Description
*Description: Standard default armor configuration for all recruited Spartan personnel.
! style="width: 15%"|Unlock requirements
*Forearms Description: Standardized RECRUIT-class vambrace systems, vetted in the 'FFG-045' combat lab.
|- align="center"
*Legs Description: Conventional RECRUIT-class full greave system manufactured on Chi Ceti IV.
|[[File:REQ Card - Recruit.png|100px]]<br/>Recruit (helmet)
'''Available skins''': PRME(Prime) and TIGR(Tiger)
|align="left"|Decades of combat experience with Mjolnir suits informed the design and electronics hardware architecture of the RECRUIT helmet.
*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]].
|align="left"|Common [[List of REQ cards|REQ card]]
*The TIGR skin is unlocked by achieving [[List of Halo 4 Commendations|Exterminator -Master commendation]]
|- align="center"
|[[File:REQ Card - Recruit Charred.png|100px]]<br/>Recruit Charred (helmet skin)
|align="left"|Decades of combat experience with Mjolnir suits informed the design and electronics hardware architecture of the RECRUIT helmet.
|align="left"|Common REQ card
|- align="center"
|[[File:REQ Card - Recruit Marked.png|100px]]<br/>Recruit Marked (helmet skin)
|align="left"|Decades of combat experience with Mjolnir suits informed the design and electronics hardware architecture of the RECRUIT helmet.
|align="left"|Uncommon REQ card
|- align="center"
|[[File:H5G REQ Helmets Recruit Proven Rare.png|100px]]<br/>Recruit Proven (helmet skin)
|align="left"|Decades of combat experience with Mjolnir suits informed the design and electronics hardware architecture of the RECRUIT helmet.
|align="left"|Rare REQ card
|- align="center"
|[[File:REQ Card - Armor Recruit.png|100px]]<br/>Recruit (body)
|align="left"|SPARTAN-IVs are required to use the RECRUIT-class armor until they demonstrate mastery over their many augmentations.
|align="left"|Common REQ card
|- align="center"
|[[File:REQ Card - Armor Recruit Charred.png|100px]]<br/>Recruit Charred (body skin)
|align="left"|SPARTAN-IVs are required to use the RECRUIT-class armor until they demonstrate mastery over their many augmentations.
|align="left"|Common REQ card
|- align="center"
|[[File:REQ Card - Armor Recruit Marked.png|100px]]<br/>Recruit Marked (body skin)
|align="left"|SPARTAN-IVs are required to use the RECRUIT-class armor until they demonstrate mastery over their many augmentations.
|align="left"|Uncommon REQ card
|- align="center"
|[[File:REQ Card - Armor Recruit Proven.png|100px]]<br/>Recruit Proven (body skin)
|align="left"|SPARTAN-IVs are required to use the RECRUIT-class armor until they demonstrate mastery over their many augmentations.
|align="left"|Rare REQ card
|}


===Halo 5: Guardians===
==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: SPARTAN-IVs are required to use the RECRUIT-class armor until they demonstrate mastery over their many augmentations.
'''Available skins''': Charred, Marked, and Proven<br>
'''Charred Unlock''': Common [[REQ]] card
*Charred Helmet Description: Though largely confined to War Games, custom patterns can be applied to RECRUIT armor before fitting.
*Charred Body Description: Personalized RECRUIT armor suits the needs of a diverse segment of Spartan combatants.
'''Marked Unlock''': Uncommon REQ card<br>
'''Proven Unlock''': Rare REQ card


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Normal Gallery===
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of MJOLNIR Recruit}}
===Illustrations===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H4 Recruit 3d model.jpg|Front and back views of the Recruit armor for ''[[Halo 4]]''.
File:H4-Exile-2.jpg|A Spartan-IV wearing Recruit armor during War Games training
File:H4-SpartanIVRecruit-ScanRender.png|A SPARTAN-IV wearing the Recruit armor with the standard coloration used on ''Infinity''
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 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:Spartan Ops - GG 4.jpg|Newly issued Recruit armor
File:HSA-Cinematic-SpartanIV-Recruit.jpg|[[Edward Davis]] in his Recruit armor in ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''.
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: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: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]].
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]].
File:HE20-VISR-mode.jpg|HUD of Gabriel Thorne's Recruit armor using VISR during [[Operation: ATHENA]] in ''Halo: Escalation''.
File:H5-Empire-Beta-7.jpg|A Spartan-IV wearing a Recruit Charred helmet in the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta]].
</gallery>
File:Spartan action figure.png|A Recruit armor toy painted to look like Master Chief.
===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]]''.
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: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>
</gallery>
 
===''Halo 5: Guardians'' skins===
===Skins===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H4 MJOLNIR Recruit.png|''Halo 4'' - Default skin
File:H5-Waypoint-Recruit.png|Default skin.
File:H4 Recruit Armor.png|''Halo 4'' - Prime skin
File:H5-Waypoint-Recruit-CHARRED.png|Charred skin.
File:H5-Waypoint-Recruit.png|''Halo 5'' - Default skin
File:H5-Waypoint-Recruit-MARKED.png|Marked skin.
File:H5-Waypoint-Recruit-CHARRED.png|''Halo 5'' - Charred skin
File:H5-Waypoint-Recruit-PROVEN.png|Proven skin.
File:H5-Waypoint-Recruit-MARKED.png|''Halo 5'' - Marked skin
File:H5-Waypoint-Recruit-PROVEN.png|''Halo 5'' - Proven skin
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Note==
 
<references group="note"/>
==Notes==
{{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]]''
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*''[[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 13:30, September 10, 2023

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 into the Halo games as an armor set in Halo 4.

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]

In the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta, there was a "BRN" skin which became the "Charred" skin in the final game. This skin had descriptions for it as follows:

  • 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.

Halo 5: Guardians[edit]

The Recruit armor returns in Halo 5: Guardians. The helmet and body armor are unlockable as armor permutations through the Requisition system. The body armor includes the Recruit chest and right shoulder, an unknown left shoulder, Ricochet forearms, and Recruit legs. The Recruit set has three skins: Charred, Marked, and Proven.

Helmet Description Unlock requirements
REQ Card - Recruit.png
Recruit (helmet)
Decades of combat experience with Mjolnir suits informed the design and electronics hardware architecture of the RECRUIT helmet. Common REQ card
REQ Card - Recruit Charred.png
Recruit Charred (helmet skin)
Decades of combat experience with Mjolnir suits informed the design and electronics hardware architecture of the RECRUIT helmet. Common REQ card
REQ Card - Recruit Marked.png
Recruit Marked (helmet skin)
Decades of combat experience with Mjolnir suits informed the design and electronics hardware architecture of the RECRUIT helmet. Uncommon REQ card
H5G REQ Helmets Recruit Proven Rare
Recruit Proven (helmet skin)
Decades of combat experience with Mjolnir suits informed the design and electronics hardware architecture of the RECRUIT helmet. Rare REQ card
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Recruit (body)
SPARTAN-IVs are required to use the RECRUIT-class armor until they demonstrate mastery over their many augmentations. Common REQ card
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Recruit Charred (body skin)
SPARTAN-IVs are required to use the RECRUIT-class armor until they demonstrate mastery over their many augmentations. Common REQ card
REQ Card - Armor Recruit Marked.png
Recruit Marked (body skin)
SPARTAN-IVs are required to use the RECRUIT-class armor until they demonstrate mastery over their many augmentations. Uncommon REQ card
REQ Card - Armor Recruit Proven.png
Recruit Proven (body skin)
SPARTAN-IVs are required to use the RECRUIT-class armor until they demonstrate mastery over their many augmentations. Rare REQ card

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.

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Halo 5: Guardians skins[edit]

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.

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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