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[[File:FJ-PARA.png|thumb|right|FJ/PARA shoulder pad]]
[[File:HTMCC HR Spartan FJ PARA.png|275px|thumb|A Spartan clad in [[B-class Mjolnir|Mark V<nowiki>[B]</nowiki>]], employing the FJ/PARA shoulders and knees.]]
[[File:FJ-PARAKnee.png|thumb|right|FJ/PARA knee guard]]
The '''FJ/PARA''' is a variant of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]. Compatible with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]], it is designed specifically for airborne units, and is intended to offer maximum protection with minimum weight.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta]]''' - ''Armory''</ref> Some members of [[Noble Team]] wear FJ/PARA knee guards, with [[Catherine-B320]] wearing the shoulder pauldrons.


The FJ/PARA variant includes shoulder pauldrons, which cost 250 [[Credit|cR]] each, as well as knee guards, available for 10,000 cR.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WD0RK578PY '''YouTube''': ''Halo: Reach - The Armory Montage '']</ref>
'''FJ/PARA''', also designated as '''FJ''' or nicknamed '''"para"''',{{Ref/Game|HINF|Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|Armor Hall|Detail=SAP/FJ - Shoulder Description|Quote=Design for the airborne units, the "para" armor attachments minimize weight without sacrificing protection.}} is a category of supplemental armor for the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]].{{Ref/Game|Id=HR|HR|Armor permutations (Halo: Reach)|Armory|Detail=FJ/PARA - Shoulders and Knee Guards Descriptions|Quote=Designed specifically for airborne units; maximum protection, minimum weight.}}


==Shoulder==
==Overview==
===FJ/PARA===
===Design details===
[[File:Halo Reach shoulder armor para.jpg]]
Compatible with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]], from [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]] to [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|the [GEN2] platform]], the FJ/PARA shoulder pauldron were designed specifically for airborne units, with the purpose of maximum protection with minimum weight,{{Ref/Reuse|HR}} while the knee guards function as lightweight and shock-absorbing armor.{{Ref/Game|HINF|Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|Armor Hall|Detail=UA/Type FJ - Knee Guard Description|Quote=Lightweight, shock-absorbing knee armor.}}


''Designed specifically for airborne units; maximum protection, minimum weight.''
===Usage===
In 2552, [[Catherine-B320]] of [[NOBLE Team]] wore the FJ/PARA shoulder pauldrons. Four other members of NOBLE Team wore the FJ/PARA knee guards: [[Carter-A259]], [[Jun-A266]], [[Emile-A239]], and [[Thom-A293]].{{Ref/Game|HR}}{{Ref/Generic|[[Deliver Hope]]}} After the [[Human-Covenant War]], the knee guards of [[NOBLE-class Mjolnir|NOBLE-]], [[VIGILANT-class Mjolnir|VIGILANT-]], and [[WRATH-class Mjolnir|WRATH-classes]] Mjolnir featured physical architecture similar to FJ/PARA knee guards due to the armors being recreations of the customized armors which belonged to the Spartan-IIIs from NOBLE Team.{{Ref/Game|Id=noble|H5G|Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|Armor customization|Detail=NOBLE - In-game model}}{{Ref/Game|Id=vigilant|H5G|Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|Armor customization|Detail=VIGILANT - In-game model}}{{Ref/Game|Id=wrath|Game=H5G|Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|Armor customization|Detail=WRATH - In-game model}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-noble-intentions|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Noble Intentions|D=31|M=7|Y=2021}} Similarly, the shoulder pauldron of [[INTRUDER-class Mjolnir]] also resembled the FJ/PARA shoulder pauldrons of Kat-B320's armor.{{Ref/Game|Id=intruder|H5G|Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|Armor customization|Detail=INTRUDER - In-game model}}


'''Price:'''250 [[cR]]
==In-game information==
===''Halo: Reach''===
The FJ/PARA armor types are unlockable in the game's purchase system via the use of [[Credits|cR]]. In ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'', the FJ/PARA armor types are attainable in the [[Season 1: Noble]] progression system. The knee guards are unique as the only set of knee guards that are colored according to the player's secondary armor color.
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
! style="width: 15%"|Armor
! style="width: 55%"|Description
! style="width: 15%"|Unlock requirements<br/>(''Halo: Reach'')
! style="width: 15%"|Unlock requirements<br/>(''Halo: MCC'')
|- align="center"
|[[File:HR FJPara LShoulder Icon.png|75px]][[File:HR FJPara RShoulder Icon.png|75px]]<br/>FJ/PARA shoulders
|rowspan=2 align="left"|Designed specifically for airborne units; maximum protection, minimum weight.
|{{Rank/HR|recruit|link=yes}}, 250 cR
|[[Series 1: Noble|Series 1]], Tier 11 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
|- align="center"
|[[File:HR FJPara Knee Icon.png|75px]]<br/>FJ/PARA knee guards
|{{Rank/HR|recruit|link=yes}}, 10,000 cR
|[[Series 1: Noble|Series 1]], Tier 33 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
|}


==Knee Guard==
===''Halo 5: Guardians''===
===FJ/PARA===
The FJ/PARA shoulder pauldrons are built into the [[INTRUDER-class Mjolnir]].{{Ref/Reuse|intruder}} The FJ/PARA knee guards are built into the [[NOBLE-class Mjolnir|NOBLE-]], [[VIGILANT-class Mjolnir|VIGILANT-]], and [[WRATH-class Mjolnir|WRATH-classes]] Mjolnir variants.{{Ref/Reuse|noble}}{{Ref/Reuse|vigilant}}{{Ref/Reuse|wrath}} All these variants are unlockable in [[Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|armor customization]] through the [[Requisition system]].
[[File:Halo reach knee guards fjpara.jpg]]


''Designed specifically for airborne units; maximum protection, minimum weight.''
===''Halo Infinite''===
The FJ/PARA shoulder pads and knee guards return on the Mark V[B] armor core in ''[[Halo Infinite]]'', designated as the [[SAP attachments|SAP]]/FJ shoulder pads and [[UA attachments|UA]]/Type FJ knee guard, respectively. During [[Season 01: Heroes of Reach]], the SAP/FJ shoulder pads was designated as the SAP/MKVB.{{Ref/Site|Id=xbox|D=14|M=6|Y=2021|URL=https://www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/halo-infinite|Site=Xbox|Page=Halo Infinite}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%;"
|-
! scope="col" style="width: 15%" |Shoulders
! scope="col" style="width: 15%" |Manufacturer
! scope="col" style="width: 40%" |Lore
! scope="col" style="width: 10%" |Rarity
! scope="col" style="width: 20%" |Unlock Requirements


'''Price:'''10,000 cR
|-
|align="center"|[[File:HINF SAP MKVB LShoulder Icon.png|75px]][[File:HINF SAP MKVB RShoulder Icon.png|75px]]<br/>[[SAP attachments|SAP]]/FJ{{Ref/Note|Id=mkvbtofj|SAP/MKVB in Season 01: Heroes of Reach.}}
|Materials Group
|Design for the airborne units, the "para" armor attachments minimize weight without sacrificing protection.{{Ref/Note|Id=mkvbtofjdesc|"Standard-issue shoulder armor." in Season 01: Heroes of Reach.}}
|Common
|Unlocked by default
|-
|align="center"|[[File:HINF-DefiledPlateLshoulder.png|75px]][[File:HINF-DefiledPlateRshoulder.png|75px]]<br/>Defiled Plate
|The Flood
|[[Flood Super Cell|Flood cells]] can be reconfigured and grafted into non-biological material.
|Legendary
| [[Season 05: Reckoning]] [[Battle Pass]] level 42 (Premium)
|-
|align="center"|[[File:HINF UAType FJ Knee Icon.png|75px]]<br/>[[UA attachments|UA]]/Type FJ
|[[Cascade Stronghold Technologies]]
|Lightweight, shock-absorbing knee armor.
|Epic
|[[Season 01: Heroes of Reach]] [[Battle Pass]] level 52 (Premium)
|-
|align="center"|[[File:HINF-DefiledDrive.png|75px]]<br/>Defiled Drive
|The [[Flood]]
|What you can't see is even more horrific.
|Legendary
|Purchase the "Contaminator" bundle from the [[Shop]] for 2,000 cR
|}


==Trivia==
==Production notes==
*"FJ" is an abbreviation of ''[[Wikipedia:Fallschirmjäger|Fallschirmjäger]]'', the German word for "paratrooper".
*"FJ" is likely an abbreviation of ''[[Wikipedia:Fallschirmjäger|Fallschirmjäger]]'', the German word for "paratrooper".
*The current model for the FJ/PARA shoulder pauldron was titled as the Mark V[B] shoulder in the [[Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta]]. The Beta's FJ/PARA shoulders became the UA/Multi-threat shoulders in the final game.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WD0RK578PY '''YouTube''': ''Halo: Reach - The Armory Montage'']</ref><ref>[http://www.spawn.com/news/news6.aspx?id=13704 '''SPAWN.COM''': ''HALO: REACH SERIES 2 ANNOUNCED'']</ref> It is possible that the FJ/PARA knee guards were intended to be the default in-game knee guards instead of a variant. Prior to the game's finalization, what would become the FJ/PARA knee guards were present on [[SPARTAN-B312]], representing the character wearing basic armor prior to to the player's customization. Even after being given fully default armor, most videos and images showed the SPARTAN wearing FJ/PARA kneeguards with otherwise fully default armor; Six's Xbox Avatar armor also still has FJ/PARA knees.
*During the ''[[Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta]]'', the final model for the FJ/PARA shoulder pauldron was designated as the [[B-class Mjolnir|Mark V[B]]]. The FJ/PARA shoulders from the ''Beta'' then became the [[Armor accessories/UA|UA/Multi-threat shoulder pauldrons]] in the final game.  
*[[Catherine-B320]]'s FJ/PARA shoulder pauldron pictured in a cover art image for ''Game Informer'' magazine started a recurring joke among the fan community as the shoulder can be seen resembling a face. This "character" was jokingly dubbed "Oonsk" as a humorous pronunciation of the "UNSC" labeled to the shoulder.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.org/news.html?item=28577 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''The Birth of an Icon'']</ref> The character was later acknowledged by [[Bungie]] in their [[Bungie Weekly Update|weekly updates]],<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_012210 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 01.22.10'']</ref> and was included in a painting created by [[Frank O'Connor]].<ref>[http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive32.pl?read=963223 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Re: kjfsklg;'']</ref> The painting was later auctioned off by IGN as a part of a charity event.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.org/news.html?item=28772 '''IGN''': ''IGN for Haiti - Oonsk Sells Big'']</ref>
*It is possible that the FJ/PARA knee guards were intended to be the default in-game knee guards instead of a variant. Prior to the game's finalization, what would become the FJ/PARA knee guards were present on [[SPARTAN-B312]], representing the character wearing basic armor prior to the player's customization. Even after being given fully default armor, most videos and images showed the SPARTAN wearing FJ/PARA kneeguards with otherwise fully default armor; the Xbox Avatar of Noble Six also still has FJ/PARA knee guards.
*The shoulder pauldrons are similar in geometry to the UNSC [[health pack]].
*[[Catherine-B320]]'s FJ/PARA shoulder pauldron pictured in a cover art image for ''Game Informer'' magazine started a recurring joke among the fan community as the shoulder can be seen resembling a face. This "character" was jokingly dubbed "Oonsk" as a humorous pronunciation of the "UNSC" labeled to the shoulder.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.bungie.org/news.html?item=28577|Site=halo.bungie.org|Page=The Birth of an Icon}} The character was later acknowledged by [[Bungie]] in their [[Bungie Weekly Update|weekly updates]],{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_012210|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Bungie Weekly Update: 01/22/10|D=13|M=10|Y=2021}} and was included in a painting created by [[Frank O'Connor]].{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive32.pl?read=963223|Site=halo.bungie.org|Page=Re: kjfsklg;}} The painting was later auctioned off by IGN as a part of a charity event.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.bungie.org/news.html?item=28772|Site=halo.bungie.org|Page=IGN for Haiti - Oonsk Sells Big}}
*The knee guards are unique as the only set of knee guards that are colored according to the player's secondary armor color.
*Four members of [[Noble Team]] wore the FJ/PARA kneeguards: [[Carter-A259]], [[Jun-A266]], [[Emile-A239]], and [[Thom-293]]. The only exceptions to this are [[Jorge-052]] and [[Catherine-B320]], who wear MJOLNIR Mark IV[G] and default knee guards respectively. SPARTAN-B312 may also wear FJ/PARA kneeguards if the player so chooses.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:FJ_PARA.png|The original model for the FJ/PARA shoulder piece, in the Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta. (Now called the UA/MULTI-THREAT.)
File:FJ_PARA.png|The FJ/PARA shoulder piece in the ''Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta'', now titled UA/Multi-Threat.
File:FJ-PARA.png||FJ/PARA shoulder pauldron in ''Halo: Reach'' Armory.
File:FJ-PARAKnee.png|FJ/PARA knee guard in ''Halo: Reach'' Armory.
File:Noble 2.jpg|Kat-B320 wearing FJ/PARA shoulder pauldrons.
File:HINF Mjolnir Mark V(B) front.png|A Spartan wearing FJ attachments in ''Halo Infinite''.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Remember Reach]]''
**''[[Deliver Hope]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''  
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''  
*''[[Deliver Hope]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
 
==Notes==
{{Ref/Notes}}


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


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Latest revision as of 13:19, October 30, 2023

FJ/PARA-class Mjolnir from Halo: Reach armor permutation in Halo: The Master Chief Collection menu.
A Spartan clad in Mark V[B], employing the FJ/PARA shoulders and knees.

FJ/PARA, also designated as FJ or nicknamed "para",[1] is a category of supplemental armor for the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor.[2]

Overview[edit]

Design details[edit]

Compatible with the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor, from Mark V to the [GEN2] platform, the FJ/PARA shoulder pauldron were designed specifically for airborne units, with the purpose of maximum protection with minimum weight,[2] while the knee guards function as lightweight and shock-absorbing armor.[3]

Usage[edit]

In 2552, Catherine-B320 of NOBLE Team wore the FJ/PARA shoulder pauldrons. Four other members of NOBLE Team wore the FJ/PARA knee guards: Carter-A259, Jun-A266, Emile-A239, and Thom-A293.[4][5] After the Human-Covenant War, the knee guards of NOBLE-, VIGILANT-, and WRATH-classes Mjolnir featured physical architecture similar to FJ/PARA knee guards due to the armors being recreations of the customized armors which belonged to the Spartan-IIIs from NOBLE Team.[6][7][8][9] Similarly, the shoulder pauldron of INTRUDER-class Mjolnir also resembled the FJ/PARA shoulder pauldrons of Kat-B320's armor.[10]

In-game information[edit]

Halo: Reach[edit]

The FJ/PARA armor types are unlockable in the game's purchase system via the use of cR. In Halo: The Master Chief Collection, the FJ/PARA armor types are attainable in the Season 1: Noble progression system. The knee guards are unique as the only set of knee guards that are colored according to the player's secondary armor color.

Armor Description Unlock requirements
(Halo: Reach)
Unlock requirements
(Halo: MCC)
HR FJPara LShoulder Icon.pngHR FJPara RShoulder Icon.png
FJ/PARA shoulders
Designed specifically for airborne units; maximum protection, minimum weight. Halo: Reach rank icon Recruit, 250 cR Series 1, Tier 11 (Spartan Point 1)
HR FJPara Knee Icon.png
FJ/PARA knee guards
Halo: Reach rank icon Recruit, 10,000 cR Series 1, Tier 33 (Spartan Point 1)

Halo 5: Guardians[edit]

The FJ/PARA shoulder pauldrons are built into the INTRUDER-class Mjolnir.[10] The FJ/PARA knee guards are built into the NOBLE-, VIGILANT-, and WRATH-classes Mjolnir variants.[6][7][8] All these variants are unlockable in armor customization through the Requisition system.

Halo Infinite[edit]

The FJ/PARA shoulder pads and knee guards return on the Mark V[B] armor core in Halo Infinite, designated as the SAP/FJ shoulder pads and UA/Type FJ knee guard, respectively. During Season 01: Heroes of Reach, the SAP/FJ shoulder pads was designated as the SAP/MKVB.[11]

Shoulders Manufacturer Lore Rarity Unlock Requirements
Icon image of the UA/MKVB Left Shoulder.Icon image of the UA/MKVB Right Shoulder.
SAP/FJ[Note 1]
Materials Group Design for the airborne units, the "para" armor attachments minimize weight without sacrificing protection.[Note 2] Common Unlocked by default
Defiled Plate FJ/PARA left shoulderDefiled Plate FJ/PARA right shoulder
Defiled Plate
The Flood Flood cells can be reconfigured and grafted into non-biological material. Legendary Season 05: Reckoning Battle Pass level 42 (Premium)
Season Pass Icon
UA/Type FJ
Cascade Stronghold Technologies Lightweight, shock-absorbing knee armor. Epic Season 01: Heroes of Reach Battle Pass level 52 (Premium)
Defiled Drive FJ/PARA knee pads.
Defiled Drive
The Flood What you can't see is even more horrific. Legendary Purchase the "Contaminator" bundle from the Shop for 2,000 cR

Production notes[edit]

  • "FJ" is likely an abbreviation of Fallschirmjäger, the German word for "paratrooper".
  • During the Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta, the final model for the FJ/PARA shoulder pauldron was designated as the Mark V[B]. The FJ/PARA shoulders from the Beta then became the UA/Multi-threat shoulder pauldrons in the final game.
  • It is possible that the FJ/PARA knee guards were intended to be the default in-game knee guards instead of a variant. Prior to the game's finalization, what would become the FJ/PARA knee guards were present on SPARTAN-B312, representing the character wearing basic armor prior to the player's customization. Even after being given fully default armor, most videos and images showed the SPARTAN wearing FJ/PARA kneeguards with otherwise fully default armor; the Xbox Avatar of Noble Six also still has FJ/PARA knee guards.
  • Catherine-B320's FJ/PARA shoulder pauldron pictured in a cover art image for Game Informer magazine started a recurring joke among the fan community as the shoulder can be seen resembling a face. This "character" was jokingly dubbed "Oonsk" as a humorous pronunciation of the "UNSC" labeled to the shoulder.[12] The character was later acknowledged by Bungie in their weekly updates,[13] and was included in a painting created by Frank O'Connor.[14] The painting was later auctioned off by IGN as a part of a charity event.[15]

Gallery[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ SAP/MKVB in Season 01: Heroes of Reach.
  2. ^ "Standard-issue shoulder armor." in Season 01: Heroes of Reach.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo Infinite, Armor Hall: SAP/FJ - Shoulder Description "Design for the airborne units, the "para" armor attachments minimize weight without sacrificing protection."
  2. ^ a b Halo: Reach, Armory: FJ/PARA - Shoulders and Knee Guards Descriptions "Designed specifically for airborne units; maximum protection, minimum weight."
  3. ^ Halo Infinite, Armor Hall: UA/Type FJ - Knee Guard Description "Lightweight, shock-absorbing knee armor."
  4. ^ Halo: Reach
  5. ^ Deliver Hope
  6. ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, Armor customization: NOBLE - In-game model
  7. ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, Armor customization: VIGILANT - In-game model
  8. ^ a b Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians), Armor customization: WRATH - In-game model
  9. ^ Halo Waypoint, Noble Intentions (Retrieved on Jul 31, 2021) [archive]
  10. ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, Armor customization: INTRUDER - In-game model
  11. ^ Xbox, Halo Infinite (Retrieved on Jun 14, 2021) [archive]
  12. ^ halo.bungie.org, The Birth of an Icon (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
  13. ^ Bungie.net, Bungie Weekly Update: 01/22/10 (Retrieved on Oct 13, 2021) [archive]
  14. ^ halo.bungie.org, Re: kjfsklg; (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
  15. ^ halo.bungie.org, IGN for Haiti - Oonsk Sells Big (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]