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{{Armor Infobox
{{Armor infobox
|name=Centurion
|name = Centurion
|image=[[File:H5G-Render-Fred.png|250px]]
|image = {{tabcontainer|title1=GEN2|content1=[[File:H5G-Render-Fred.png|250px]]|title2=GEN1 Mark VI|content2=[[File:H2A-Centurionmodel.png|250px]]}}
|manufacturer=[[Watershed Division]]<ref name="CF">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-conventional-warfare '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder 6/12/2015: Conventional Warfare'']</ref>
|manufacturer = [[Watershed Division]]{{Ref/Site|Id=CF|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-conventional-warfare|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Conventional Warfare|D=15|M=5|Y=2021}}
|testsite=
|testsite =  
|type=MJOLNIR (GEN1)
|type =  
*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI]]
[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR (GEN1)]]
* [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI]]
[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR (GEN2)]]
[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR (GEN2)]]
|role=Combine GEN2 enhancements with the GEN1 platform (Mark VI)<br>
|role = Combine GEN2 enhancements with the GEN1 platform (Mark VI)<br/>
Battlespace shaping and operation planning (GEN2)
Battlespace shaping and operation planning (GEN2){{Ref/Reuse|H5b}}
|hideb=]]
}}
}}
{{Quote|I'm wearing three layers of armor. Those man-droppers in your clip would just flatten themselves against my chest.|LTJG [[Frederic-104]] to [[Veta Lopis]], referring to the ammunition of the latter's [[SAS-10]] pistol{{Ref/Novel|HLL|Page=76}}}}
'''CENTURION-class Mjolnir''' is a variant of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] manufactured by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[Watershed Division]].{{Ref/Reuse|CF}}


{{Quote|I'm wearing three layers of armor. Those man-droppers in your clip would just flatten themselves against my chest.|Lt. [[Fred-104]] to [[Veta Lopis]], referring to the ammunition of the latter's [[SAS-10]] pistol<ref>'''[[Halo: Last Light]]''' ''- Page 76''</ref>}}
==GEN1 overview==
 
===Design details===
'''CENTURION-class Mjolnir''' is a variant of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] manufactured by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[Watershed Division]].<ref name="CF"/>
The [[Mark VI]] Centurion set was an experimental platform designed to combine the Mark VI armor's architecture with GEN2-era upgrades.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-marching-on|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Marching On|D=15|M=5|Y=2021}}
 
==GEN1 Information==
===Overview===
The [[Mark VI]] Centurion set was an experimental platform designed to combine the Mark VI armor's architecture with GEN2-era upgrades.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-marching-on '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder 3/21/2015: Marching On'']</ref>


===Development history===
===Development history===
The Centurion armor was manufactured by [[ONI]]'s [[Watershed Division]]. In [[2552#October|October 2552]] a Mark VI version of the armor was available.<ref name="terminal">'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''' ''- [[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminal Unyielding]]''</ref>
The Centurion armor was manufactured by [[ONI]]'s [[Watershed Division]]. In [[2552#October|October 2552]] a Mark VI version of the armor was available.{{Ref/Game|Id=terminal|H2A|Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal - Unyielding}}


One of the testers was [[Fred-104]], with his suit having a primary purpose to serve as a testbed for new technologies before they were incorporated into the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR (GEN2) platform]], a more modern armor that would later be utilized by [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IVs]].<ref name="HWFred">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/frederic-104 '''Halo Waypoint''' ''- Universe: Frederic-104'']</ref>
One of the testers was [[Frederic-104]], with his suit having a primary purpose to serve as a testbed for new technologies before they were incorporated into the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR (GEN2) platform]], a more modern armor that would later be utilized by [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IVs]].{{Ref/Site|Id=HW|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/frederic-104|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Universe - Frederic-104|D=15|M=5|Y=2021}}


===Usage===
===Usage===
[[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[Fred-104]] used the Mark IV Centurion helmet during the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]] in [[2525]].<ref name="falla"/> Fred later received a prototype Centurion armor upon upgrading to the Mark VI platform at his return to [[Earth]] in [[2552#October|October 2552]], shortly before the [[Battle of Earth]].<ref name="terminal"/> With it, Frederic fought numerous battles on Earth, and later participated in the [[Battle of Onyx]]. Following his return to Earth in [[2553]], he continued to field-test multiple variants of the Centurion armor during highly confidential operations,<ref name="HWFred"/> until at least October [[2558]].<ref name="CF"/>
[[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[Frederic-104]] received a prototype Centurion armor upon upgrading to the Mark VI platform at his return to [[Earth]] in [[2552#October|October 2552]], shortly before the [[Battle for Earth]].{{Ref/Reuse|terminal}} With it, Frederic fought numerous battles on Earth, and later participated in the [[Onyx Conflict]]. Following his return to Earth in [[2553]], he continued to field-test multiple variants of the Centurion armor during highly confidential operations,{{Ref/Reuse|HW}} until at least October [[2558]].{{Ref/Reuse|CF}}


<gallery>
<gallery class=center>
File:H2A-Centurionmodel.jpg|Prototype Mark VI Centurion armor.
File:H2A-Centurionmodel.png|Mark VI Centurion armor.
File:Mark_VI_Centurion.png|Mark VI Centurion armor.
File:Mark_VI_Centurion.png|Prototype Mark VI Centurion armor, as worn by Fred-104.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==GEN2 Information==
==GEN2 overview==
===Overview===
===Design details===
The GEN2 variant is equipped with C4I2SR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Information, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance)<ref>[http://www.acronymfinder.com/Command,-Control,-Communications,-Computers,-Intelligence,-Information,-Surveillance,-and-Reconnaissance-%28C4I2SR%29.html '''Acronym Finder''' - ''What does C4I2SR stand for?'']</ref> technology which, combined with the warfighting skills of the [[Spartan]] wearer, has had major ramifications on UNSC doctrine on battlespace shaping and operations planning. The suit's threat management system also features the latest situational awareness tactical software and cognition-enhancing neural interlinks.<ref name="H5G">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''' ''- Armory description''</ref><ref name="CF"/>
The GEN2 variant is equipped with C4I2SR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Information, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance){{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.acronymfinder.com/Command,-Control,-Communications,-Computers,-Intelligence,-Information,-Surveillance,-and-Reconnaissance-%28C4I2SR%29.html|Site=Acronym Finder|Page=What does C4I2SR stand for?|D=13|M=7|Y=2023}} technology which, combined with the warfighting skills of the [[Spartan]] wearer, has had major ramifications on UNSC doctrine on battlespace shaping and operations planning.{{Ref/Game|Id=H5h|H5G|Armor permutations (Halo 5: Guardians)|Armor Permutations|Detail=CENTURION - Helmet Description|Quote=The CENTURION's C4I2SR technology combined with Spartan warfighting talent is a game-changer for UNSC operational planning and battlespace shaping doctrine.}} The suit's threat management system also features the latest situational awareness tactical software and cognition-enhancing neural interlinks.{{Ref/Reuse|CF}}{{Ref/Game|Id=H5b|H5G|Armor permutations (Halo 5: Guardians)|Armor Permutations|Detail=CENTURION - Body Description|Quote=The CENTURION threat management system incorporates the latest situational awareness tacsofts and cognition enhancing neural interlinks.}}


===Development history===
===Development history===
The GEN2 variant was still being developed by the [[Watershed Division]].
The GEN2 variant was developed by the [[Watershed Division]].


===Usage===
===Usage===
By 2558, a GEN2 variant of Centurion is in use by [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[Fred-104]].
By 2558, a GEN2 variant of Centurion was in use by [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] Fred-104.


==In-game information==
==In-game information==
===Halo 2: Anniversary===
===''Halo 2: Anniversary''===
Cannon Fodder Description: When the Watershed Division began testing next-generation CENTURION-class Mjolnir armor, they created multiple prototypes designed to marry Mk.VI underpinnings with GEN2 enhancements.
The CENTURION armor is an [[Armor customization (Halo 2: Anniversary)|armor permutation]] for Spartan characters in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
! style="width: 15%"|Armor
! style="width: 55%"|Description
! style="width: 15%"|Unlock requirements
|- align="center"
|rowspan=2|[[File:HTMCC H2A Centurion Menu Render.png|100px]]<br/>Centurion
|align="left"|'''[[Canon Fodder]] description''': When the Watershed Division began testing next-generation CENTURION-class Mjolnir armor, they created multiple prototypes designed to marry Mk.VI underpinnings with GEN2 enhancements.
|rowspan=2|Unlocked by default.
|-align="center"|
|align="left"|'''MCC description''': This CENTURIAN-class Mjolnir prototype was the first to marry Mk.VI underpinnings with GEN2 enhancements.
|}


===Halo 5: Guardians===
===''Halo 5: Guardians''===
'''Unlock''': Legendary Mythic [[REQ]] card
Centurion was introduced as an [[Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|armor permutation]] in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. The helmet and body armor are unlockable as [[Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|armor permutations]] through the [[Requisition system]]. The Argus set has one alternate skin, Ironside. 
*Helmet Description: The CENTURION's C4I2SR technology combined with Spartan warfighting talent is a game-changer for UNSC operational planning and battlespace shaping doctrine.
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
*Body Description: The CENTURION threat management system incorporates the latest situational awareness tacsofts and cognition enhancing neural interlinks.
! style="width: 15%"|Armor
'''Available skins''': Ironside<br>
! style="width: 70%"|Description
'''Ironside Unlock''': Legendary Mythic REQ card
! style="width: 15%"|Unlock requirements (''Halo 5: Guardians'')
|- align="center"
|[[File:H5G REQ Helmets Centurion Legendary.png|100px]]<br/>Centurion (helmet)
|align="left"|The CENTURION's C4I2SR technology combined with Spartan warfighting talent is a game-changer for UNSC operational planning and battlespace shaping doctrine.
|align="left"|Mythic [[List of REQ cards|REQ card]]
|- align="center"
|[[File:H5G REQ Helmets Centurion Ironside Legendary.png|100px]]<br/>Centurion Ironside (helmet skin)
|align="left"|The CENTURION's C4I2SR technology combined with Spartan warfighting talent is a game-changer for UNSC operational planning and battlespace shaping doctrine.
|align="left"|Mythic REQ card
|- align="center"
|[[File:REQ Card - Armor Centurion.png|Centurion - Armor.|100px]]<br/>Centurion (body)
|align="left"|The CENTURION threat management system incorporates the latest situational awareness tacsofts and cognition enhancing neural interlinks.
|align="left"|Mythic REQ card
|- align="center"
|[[File:REQ Card - Armor Centurion Ironside.png|Centurion Ironside - Armor.|100px]]<br/>Centurion Ironside (body skin)
|align="left"|The CENTURION threat management system incorporates the latest situational awareness tacsofts and cognition enhancing neural interlinks.
|align="left"|Mythic REQ card
|}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of MJOLNIR Centurion}}
* In the ancient [[Wikipedia:Roman army|Roman army]], a [[Wikipedia:Centurion|centurion]] was an officer in command of a century—a company of a hundred soldiers.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/centurion|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Centurion|D=13|M=7|Y=2023}} The MJOLNIR Centurion armor bears a Roman-like crest on top of its helmet.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/canon-fodder-3-21-15-marching-on/bbac6734-f6bb-449e-8c79-0098a02c7884/posts?page=1#post16|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder 3-21-15: Marching On Thread|D=15|M=5|Y=2021}}
*A [[Wikipedia:Centurion|centurion]] was an officer in the ancient [[Wikipedia:Roman army|Roman army]], in command of a century—a company of a hundred soldiers.<ref>[http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/centurion '''Oxford Dictionaries''': ''Centurion'']</ref> The MJOLNIR Centurion armor bears a Roman-like crest on top of its helmet.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/canon-fodder-3-21-15-marching-on/bbac6734-f6bb-449e-8c79-0098a02c7884/posts?page=1#post16 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder 3-21-15: Marching On Thread'']</ref>
* All Centurion armors in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' have "104" stenciled on the chest plate in Braille.
*All Centurion armors in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' have "104" stenciled on the chest plate in Braille.
* In the final version of ''Halo 5: Guardians'', Fred's GEN2 Centurion armor has the techsuit gloves in two colors (pale blue and light turquoise), in the same two-tone coloring scheme as [[Kelly-087]]'s [[HERMES-class Mjolnir|Hermes]] and [[Linda-058]]'s [[ARGUS-class Mjolnir|Argus]] armors.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Normal Gallery===
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of MJOLNIR Centurion}}
===Concept art===
<gallery>
File:H2A - MJOLNIR armor sketches.jpg|Concept art for MJOLNIR armors in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
File:H2A - Centurion concept art.jpg|Concept art for the Mark VI Centurion armor.
File:H2A_Concept_CenturionHoplite.jpg|Concept art of the Centurion and [[HOPLITE-class Mjolnir|Hoplite]] armor.
File:H2A_Concept_Centurion1.png|Concept art of the Centurion armor.
File:H2A_Concept-Render_Centurion.png|A render version of the concept art for Centurion.
File:H5G-Fred concept 2.jpg|Early concept art of Fred's Centurion armor for ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
File:H5-ConceptArt-Fred-Centurion.jpg|Near-finalized concept art of Fred's Centurion armor for ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
</gallery>
===Illustrations===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Blue Team Escalation.jpg|Fred (left) wearing the Centurion armor without its helmet in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.
File:Blue Team Escalation.jpg|Fred (left) wearing the Centurion armor without its helmet in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.
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File:HE-Fred&Linda.jpg|Fred discussing with Linda.
File:HE-Fred&Linda.jpg|Fred discussing with Linda.
File:HE-Blue-4.jpg|Fred escaping the [[Promethean]]s with the rest of Blue Team.
File:HE-Blue-4.jpg|Fred escaping the [[Promethean]]s with the rest of Blue Team.
File:H2A - MJOLNIR armor sketches.jpg|Concept art for MJOLNIR armors in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
File:Halo_Last_Light_cover.jpg|Fred-104 wearing Centurion armor on the cover of ''[[Halo: Last Light]]''.
File:H2A - Centurion concept art.jpg|Concept art for the Mark VI Centurion armor.
</gallery>
 
===Developmental images===
<gallery>
File:H2A_Render_Centurion-FrontBack-2View.png|Front and back render of the Centurion armor.
File:H2A_Render_Centurion-Side-2View.png|Side render of the Centurion armor.
File:H2A - Centurion render.jpg|Render of the Mark VI Centurion armor.
File:H2A - Centurion render.jpg|Render of the Mark VI Centurion armor.
File:H2A Terminals - BlueTeam.jpg|Fred (right) in his newly received Mark VI Centurion armor in [[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|''Halo 2: Anniversary''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> terminals]].
File:H2A - Centurion exploded view.jpg|Render of the Mark VI Centurion armor, lacking an undersuit.
File:H2ACenturion.png|The Mark VI Centurion armor in the ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' customization menu.
File:H5GFL - Centurion render.png|An early model of the GEN2 Centurion armor.
File:H2ACenturion1.jpg|A Spartan wearing Mark VI Centurion on [[Bloodline]].
File:Halo_Last_Light_cover.jpg|Fred-104 wearing Centurion armor on the cover of ''[[Halo: Last Light]]''.
File:TFoR AS - Baby Blue Team.jpg|Fred-104 (far right) wearing Mark IV Centurion armor during the Battle of Chi Ceti in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''.
File:Fred104 TFoR.jpg|Fred wearing GEN2 Centurion on [[Reach]].
File:H5G-Fred concept 2.jpg|Early concept art of Fred's Centurion armor for ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
File:H5-ConceptArt-Fred-Centurion.jpg|Near-finalized concept art of Fred's Centurion armor.
File:Halo5 MjolnirBlue.png|An early model of the GEN2 Centurion armor.
File:H5-Fred-Centurion-Render.jpg|High-poly renders of textured and untextured armor.
File:H5-Fred-Centurion-Render.jpg|High-poly renders of textured and untextured armor.
File:H5GBCenturion.png|The Centurion helmet in the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta]]''.
File:H5GBCenturion.png|The Centurion helmet in the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta]]''.
File:H5G-Fred GI.jpg|Fred wearing GEN2 Centurion armor seen in a ''Halo 5: Guardians'' prerelease screenshot.
</gallery>
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
File:HTMCC H2A Centurion Menu Render.png|The Mark VI Centurion armor in the ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' customization menu.
File:HTMCC H2A Insider Centurion Armor.png|The Mark VI Centurion armor in the ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' customization menu, now rendered in ''Unreal Engine 4''.
File:H2A - Centurion - Bloodline.png|A Spartan wearing Mark VI Centurion on [[Bloodline]].
File:H2A Terminals - BlueTeam.jpg|Fred (right) in his newly received Mark VI Centurion armor in [[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|''Halo 2: Anniversary''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> terminals]].
File:Fred104 TFoR.jpg|Fred wearing GEN2 Centurion on [[Reach]].
File:H5G-Fred&M395B.png|Fred wearing his GEN2 Centurion armor in the final version of ''Halo 5: Guardians''. Note the dual-colored techsuit gloves.
File:H5G-GEN2 Centurion BIOS.png|The HUD of the Centurion armor in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G-Centurion&OmegaBeam.png|A Centurion-clad [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV]] with a {{Pattern|Zubo|beam rifle}} on [[Molten]].
</gallery>
</gallery>


===Halo 5: Guardians armor skins===
===''Halo 5: Guardians'' skins===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H5-Waypoint-Centurion.png|''Halo 5'' - Default Skin
File:H5-Waypoint-Centurion.png|Default skin.
File:H5-Waypoint-Centurion-IRONSIDE.png|''Halo 5'' - Ironside Skin
File:H5-Waypoint-Centurion-IRONSIDE.png|Ironside skin.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' {{1st}}
* ''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
* ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary#Armor permutations|Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
**''[[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminals]]''
** ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]''
* ''[[Hunt the Truth]]''
**''[[The Hunt Begins]]''
** ''[[The Hunt Begins]]''
*''[[Halo: Last Light]]''
* ''[[Halo: Last Light]]''
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''
* ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
* ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
**''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition|Limited Edition]]''
** ''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition|Limited Edition]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]''
* ''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''
* ''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''
**''[[On the Brink]]''
** ''[[On the Brink]]''
* ''[[Halo: Retribution]]''
* ''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]''
* ''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''
*''[[Halo: Lone Wolf]]''
*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]'' {{Im}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
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[[Category:Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer armor permutations]]

Latest revision as of 01:53, November 2, 2023

Centurion
GEN2
H5G-Render-Fred.png
GEN1 Mark VI
A render of the CENTURION-class Mjolnir set.
Production overview

Manufacturer(s):

Watershed Division[1]

Type:

MJOLNIR (GEN1)

MJOLNIR (GEN2)

Role(s):

Combine GEN2 enhancements with the GEN1 platform (Mark VI)
Battlespace shaping and operation planning (GEN2)[2]

 

"I'm wearing three layers of armor. Those man-droppers in your clip would just flatten themselves against my chest."
— LTJG Frederic-104 to Veta Lopis, referring to the ammunition of the latter's SAS-10 pistol[3]

CENTURION-class Mjolnir is a variant of the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor manufactured by the Office of Naval Intelligence's Watershed Division.[1]

GEN1 overview[edit]

Design details[edit]

The Mark VI Centurion set was an experimental platform designed to combine the Mark VI armor's architecture with GEN2-era upgrades.[4]

Development history[edit]

The Centurion armor was manufactured by ONI's Watershed Division. In October 2552 a Mark VI version of the armor was available.[5]

One of the testers was Frederic-104, with his suit having a primary purpose to serve as a testbed for new technologies before they were incorporated into the MJOLNIR (GEN2) platform, a more modern armor that would later be utilized by Spartan-IVs.[6]

Usage[edit]

Spartan Frederic-104 received a prototype Centurion armor upon upgrading to the Mark VI platform at his return to Earth in October 2552, shortly before the Battle for Earth.[5] With it, Frederic fought numerous battles on Earth, and later participated in the Onyx Conflict. Following his return to Earth in 2553, he continued to field-test multiple variants of the Centurion armor during highly confidential operations,[6] until at least October 2558.[1]

GEN2 overview[edit]

Design details[edit]

The GEN2 variant is equipped with C4I2SR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Information, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance)[7] technology which, combined with the warfighting skills of the Spartan wearer, has had major ramifications on UNSC doctrine on battlespace shaping and operations planning.[8] The suit's threat management system also features the latest situational awareness tactical software and cognition-enhancing neural interlinks.[1][2]

Development history[edit]

The GEN2 variant was developed by the Watershed Division.

Usage[edit]

By 2558, a GEN2 variant of Centurion was in use by Spartan Fred-104.

In-game information[edit]

Halo 2: Anniversary[edit]

The CENTURION armor is an armor permutation for Spartan characters in Halo 2: Anniversary.

Armor Description Unlock requirements
Centurion armor in Halo 2 Anniversary.
Centurion
Canon Fodder description: When the Watershed Division began testing next-generation CENTURION-class Mjolnir armor, they created multiple prototypes designed to marry Mk.VI underpinnings with GEN2 enhancements. Unlocked by default.
MCC description: This CENTURIAN-class Mjolnir prototype was the first to marry Mk.VI underpinnings with GEN2 enhancements.

Halo 5: Guardians[edit]

Centurion was introduced as an armor permutation in Halo 5: Guardians. The helmet and body armor are unlockable as armor permutations through the Requisition system. The Argus set has one alternate skin, Ironside.

Armor Description Unlock requirements (Halo 5: Guardians)
H5G REQ Helmets Centurion Legendary
Centurion (helmet)
The CENTURION's C4I2SR technology combined with Spartan warfighting talent is a game-changer for UNSC operational planning and battlespace shaping doctrine. Mythic REQ card
H5G REQ Helmets Centurion Ironside Legendary
Centurion Ironside (helmet skin)
The CENTURION's C4I2SR technology combined with Spartan warfighting talent is a game-changer for UNSC operational planning and battlespace shaping doctrine. Mythic REQ card
Centurion - Armor.
Centurion (body)
The CENTURION threat management system incorporates the latest situational awareness tacsofts and cognition enhancing neural interlinks. Mythic REQ card
Centurion Ironside - Armor.
Centurion Ironside (body skin)
The CENTURION threat management system incorporates the latest situational awareness tacsofts and cognition enhancing neural interlinks. Mythic REQ card

Trivia[edit]

  • In the ancient Roman army, a centurion was an officer in command of a century—a company of a hundred soldiers.[9] The MJOLNIR Centurion armor bears a Roman-like crest on top of its helmet.[10]
  • All Centurion armors in Halo 5: Guardians have "104" stenciled on the chest plate in Braille.
  • In the final version of Halo 5: Guardians, Fred's GEN2 Centurion armor has the techsuit gloves in two colors (pale blue and light turquoise), in the same two-tone coloring scheme as Kelly-087's Hermes and Linda-058's Argus armors.

Gallery[edit]

Concept art[edit]

Illustrations[edit]

Developmental images[edit]

Screenshots[edit]

Halo 5: Guardians skins[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Conventional Warfare (Retrieved on May 15, 2021) [archive]
  2. ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, Armor Permutations: CENTURION - Body Description "The CENTURION threat management system incorporates the latest situational awareness tacsofts and cognition enhancing neural interlinks."
  3. ^ Halo: Last Light, page 76
  4. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Marching On (Retrieved on May 15, 2021) [archive]
  5. ^ a b Halo 2: Anniversary, Terminal - Unyielding
  6. ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Universe - Frederic-104 (Retrieved on May 15, 2021) [archive]
  7. ^ Acronym Finder, What does C4I2SR stand for? (Retrieved on Jul 13, 2023) [archive]
  8. ^ Halo 5: Guardians, Armor Permutations: CENTURION - Helmet Description "The CENTURION's C4I2SR technology combined with Spartan warfighting talent is a game-changer for UNSC operational planning and battlespace shaping doctrine."
  9. ^ Halo Waypoint, Centurion (Retrieved on Jul 13, 2023) [archive]
  10. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder 3-21-15: Marching On Thread (Retrieved on May 15, 2021) [archive]