Armor customization

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Armor Permutations are a feature in Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, and Halo: Reach that lets players customize their multiplayer character's armor to their liking. In Halo 3 and Halo: Reach, this feature allows players to change the helmet, shoulders, and chest armor pieces worn by their multiplayer character. Players also have the option of choosing between being a Spartan or Elite in Halo 3's multiplayer, while Halo: Reach features the Elite character models only in specific gametypes such as Invasion.

SPARTAN Armor Permutations

There is a wide variety of SPARTAN-II armor permutations in Halo 3. There are eleven helmets, eight shoulder pieces, and eight chest pieces, for a total of 5,632 different SPARTAN-II armor permutation possibilities: one helmet, two shoulder pieces, and one chest piece per permutation, not including the Bungie Armor chest piece. It should be noted the Rogue, Mark V, and ODST armor only have helmet pieces, and Security Armor has both helmet and shoulder pieces but no chest permutation. The HAYABUSA Project includes the HAYABUSA and Katana permutations.

Sangheili Armor Permutations

There is a wide variety of Sangheili armor permutations, with five helmets, five shoulder pieces, and five chest pieces for a total of 625 different Sangheili armor permutations, with one helmet, two shoulder pieces, and one chest piece per permutation.

Unlocking Permutations

Spartan Armor Permutations
	Chest	Shoulder	Helmet
Mark VI	(Starter)	(Starter)	(Starter)
CQB	(Starter)	(Starter)	(Starter)
EVA	Beat Template:Levelname (Normal)	Beat Template:Levelname (Normal)	Campaign Complete: Normal
EOD	Beat Tsavo Highway (Legendary)	Beat The Ark (Legendary)	Campaign Complete: Legendary
Hayabusa	Collect 5 skulls	Collect 9 skulls	Collect all 13 skulls
Katana	Earn 49 Achievements or 1000 Gamerscore	N/A	N/A
Bungie	Bungie employees only	N/A	N/A
Security	N/A	Get 750 Gamerscore	Get 1000 Gamerscore
Recon	Complete all the Vidmaster Challenges of Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST.	Complete all the Vidmaster Challenges of Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST.	Complete all the Vidmaster Challenges of Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST.
Scout	Get the Achievement Too Close to the Sun	Get the Achievement Mongoose Mowdown	Get the Achievement Used Car Salesman
ODST	N/A	N/A	Become a Spartan Graduate
Mark V	N/A	N/A	Become a UNSC Spartan
Rogue	N/A	N/A	Become a Spartan Officer
Sangheili Armor Permutations
Combat	(Starter)	(Starter)	(Starter)
Assault	(Starter)	(Starter)	(Starter)
Flight	Beat Tsavo Highway (Heroic)	Beat The Ark (Heroic)	Campaign Complete: Heroic
Ascetic	Get the Achievement Up Close and Personal	Get the Achievement Overkill	Get the Achievement Steppin' Razor
Commando	Get the Achievement Triple Kill	Halo 3 Auto-Updates/Steppin' Razor	Get the Achievement Overkill

ODST Permutations

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Choosing not to wear a helmet will not affect gameplay.

Halo 3: ODST features armor customization, though it is not as complex as Halo 3's. One can play as each member of the squad having their own unique aesthetic Bungie-created armor. Players can choose primary and secondary armor colors, but the armor's main color remains the same (dark gray). Players can also choose not to wear a helmet unless they are using the Rookie character model. Choosing not to wear a helmet does not affect gameplay. Without a helmet, the player still has the same health and stamina, and they can still use VISR mode.

Characters

• Rookie: Unlocked by default.
• Dare: Complete the Campaign on Legendary.
• Buck: Unlock the Tayari Plaza Achievement.
• Dutch: Unlock the Uplift Reserve Achievement.
• Romeo: Unlock the NMPD HQ Achievement.
• Mickey: Unlock the Kizingo Boulevard Achievement.
• Sergeant Johnson: Came with the pre-order of Halo 3: ODST.

The Armory (Halo: Reach Permutations)

The Armory now allows players to customize their Spartans in a much broader manner, including Knee Guards, Visor Colors, Armor Effect, Utility, Wrist, and Firefight Voice.

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All the Armor Permutations that are viewable from the start

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A female Spartan's appearance in Halo: Reach. Note the more slender body type.

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Some of the customization options in Halo: Reach.

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An example of customization in Reach.

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Customizing armor details.

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Customizing visor colors.

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Concepts for various armor permutations in Halo: Reach.

Halo: Reach offers a new and more abundant amount of player customizations. As a new feature, the customized character will appear in Campaign mode as well as Multiplayer as Noble Six. Players will also be able to choose whether their character is male or female, which will change their body type. The Firefight Voice of the player can also be changed. There are ten available slots for armor customization in accordance with the attached picture for the section. The ten available slots customizable to Spartans feature the ordinary Helmet, Right and Left Shoulders, and Chest Pieces, returning from Halo 3. The new slots are the customization of the player's Knee Guards, Visor Color, Wrist, Armor Effects, Utility, and Firefight voice. Halo: Reach also grants players the ability to add various accessories to their armor, such as helmet cameras and bandoleers, which affect aesthetics only.

Armor Effects are effects on your character model performed while either living or dead, depending on the one chosen. Two post-mortem Armor Effects icons have been released through Bungie's weekly update on 7.16.2010. They include a confetti explosion from your corpse, similiar to the Grunt Birthday Party skull from Halo 3. Also, an explosion of winged hearts appears to be included in the final game. Two other effects appear to take place when you are alive (whereas the other ones had skulls as backgrounds, these have normal helmets). These effects include what appears to be a stink cloud around your head and lightning bolts shooting out from the side of your head.

Firefight voices include: Master Chief, Cortana, GYSGT Buck, Sergeant Johnson, GYSGT Stacker , Auntie Dot [A.I.], and members of Noble Team.

By winning or finishing Matchmaking games, beating Campaign levels, playing Firefight, getting Commendations, completing Achievements, or by completing daily and weekly challenges, players will be able to earn "credits" (cR) which will allow them to purchase new armor. Elite armor customization does not cost additional cR, but requires the player to reach a certain rank; for example, to obtain the armor of an Ultra Elite, the player must reach the rank of Warrant Officer.

Additionally, the Limited and Legendary Editions of Reach include exclusive armor permutations/effects for your player character. The Limited Edition comes with the "Sangheili Officer" Elite permutation, while the Legendary Edition includes the aforementioned permutation, along with a Spartan "Flaming Head" effect. A redeemable token that gives the player access to the Recon Helmet will be bundled with the game to all sales made on the release date, and with all pre-orders outside of the United States. However, if the player is equipped with the exclusive flaming helmet effect, the flames will be visible during gameplay but will not be shown in cinematics.

Spartan customization in Reach is increased from the four areas in Halo 3 and the Multiplayer Beta to ten areas in Reach. These areas are: Helmet, Left Shoulder, Right Shoulder, Chest, Knee Pads, Visor Color, Armor Effect, Utility, Wrist, and Firefight Voice.

It was demonstrated in Red vs. Blue Halo: Reach PSA: Deja View that Jun-A266's ghillie suit was usable, and that a combat knife can be placed on various places on the body.

SPARTAN

Armor	Price
Mark V[B]
Helmet CNM HUL	Starter 1000 cR 5000 cR
Shoulders	5000 cR
CQC
Helmet UA (Up-armored) HUL	1000 cR 2000 cR 5000 cR
Chest (Assault/CQC)	2000 cR
Military Police
Helmet CNM HESA-E	2000 cR 5000 cR 20,000 cR
Chest (MP/Base Security)	200 cR
Scout
Shoulders	200 cR
Chest (Assault/Scout)	400 cR
EOD
Helmet	Unknown
Shoulders	1000 cR
ODST Armor
Helmet	Unknown
Shoulders	Unknown
Others
FJ/PARA (Shoulders)	3500 cR
Mark V (Helmet)	Unknown
Mark VI (Helmet)	Unknown
CQB (Helmet)	Unknown
Recon	Pre-Order Exclusive

Sangheili

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An Elite Armor Permutation in Halo: Reach.

Armor	Rank
Sangheili Officer	Limited and Legendary editions only
Spec-Ops	Corporal
Sangheili Ultra	Warrant Officer
Sangheili Ranger	Unknown
Sangheili Zealot	Unknown
Sangheili General	Unknown
Sangheili Field Marshall	Unknown

Trivia

• There was originally going to be an Arbiter Armor Permutation in Halo 3, but it was taken out before the game's release. Bungie, however, did not explain why. The armor was thought going to be released as a DLC but was scrapped due to coding conflicts.
• In Halo 3, the neck of an Elite (regardless what Armor Permutation used) is completely immune to any form of damage except for a shot from a charged Plasma Pistol. In addition, the projectile will simply pass through the neck, as though the neck wasn't there, without a blood spatter. This is because both Elites and Spartans share the same hitbox (where you can hit the character), but have different models.
  • Each Elite also has a modified neck, either sleek black or a different model such as scale-like plating at the back of the neck.
• It is currently unclear when players will be able to use the Elite character models in Halo: Reach Custom Games. In a recently released picture, it is stated that you will be able to play "as a member of the Covenant onslaught" in appropriate gametypes. It is possible that this extends beyond Invasion, Invasion Slayer, etc. to include gametypes such as Infection.

Gallery

Spartans All of the Spartan Permutations in Halo 3. Note: If a part of the armor set doesn't exist, it has been substituted with its Mark VI counterpart. Halo3 Spartan-pistol-01.jpg A Khaki CQB Spartan wielding an M6G. Flaminghayabusa.jpg Flaming Helmet. Note: It is the Bungie chest permutation that makes the flaming helmet, and can be equipped with any helmet and shoulders. 753777342 19c07c569a o.jpg The Recon armor permutation wielding a Machine Gun Turret ripped off its tripod. The back is covered by a knee that was blocking the picture. Mark V mix.jpg A mix and match with the original Mark V helmet from Halo Combat Evolved. IMGP0819.JPG Three conceptual armor sets from The Art of Halo 3. Recon armor.jpg Halo 3 Recon armor, was a very rare armor set until Halo 3: ODST was released. 1208737266 Scout.jpg The Scout variant dual-wielding Brute Spikers. EOD Red.JPG The EOD variant in a fire, wielding a Mauler. 1233418918-12Hayabusa-KatanaRightShot.jpg The Katana chest plate on the Hayabusa variant. Please note that the Katana is not a usable part of the game and is only placed there for decoration. Armor permutation customization in Halo: Reach. The exclusive "flaming helmet" Spartan armor effect included in the Halo: Reach Legendary Edition, much like the Bungie armor from Halo 3. Reach Recon.jpg The Recon helmet, available to all who purchase Reach on launch date in North America and pre-order in other countries. UA Multi Threat MJOLNIR Mk. V[B] Armor available exclusively for those who pre-order Halo: Reach at a Gamestop location or Gamestop.com. | width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0" | Sangheili Elite Armor Permutations.png All of the Elite armor permutations in Halo 3. Assaultarmor.jpg A light green Elite Assault armor permutation. The updated Elite Combat armor permutation. An Elite in the Commando armor being burned (Ascetic shoulders due to an old bug). An Elite armor that is only shown in the campaign level Floodgate (it is not usable). This is simply a glitch from the making of the game. 1224212556 Ascetic Combat Harness.jpg An Elite wearing the Ascetic Harness permutation holding an Energy Sword. The exclusive Sangheili Officer armor included in the Limited and Legendary Editions of Halo: Reach. SpecOpsPic.png Elite Spec-Ops armor in Halo: Reach.

External links

• Armor Permutation Generator
• Player Generator