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 2 and Halo 3.

Halo 3 Permutations

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 have only 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 gold 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, Gender, Visor Colors, Armor Effect, Utility, Wrist, and Firefight Voice.

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.

In Halo: Reach, players will no longer be able to use Elites as their default player model in Matchmaking, likely for balancing reasons. Instead, Elites will be used in Matchmaking for the new Spartan-vs-Elite gametypes. Players will still be able to use Elites in Custom Games, through a "Preferred Species" setting.

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 revealed.

Firefight voices include John-117, Cortana, Edward Buck, Avery Johnson, Pete Stacker, Auntie Dot, and members of Noble Team. It is currently unknown if others will be available.

By winning or finishing Matchmaking games, beating Campaign levels, playing Firefight, using Forge, 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 North America. 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.

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

SPARTAN

Spartan Armor Permutations
	Chest	Shoulder	Helmet	Upgrades	Knees
Mark V[B]	N/A	N/A	(Starter)	UA Unknown UA/HUL Unknown	(Starter)
Commando	12000 cR	40000 cR	85000 cR	CBRN/CNM Unknown UA/FC-I[2] Unknown	N/A
CQC	2000 cR	N/A	1000 cR	CBRN Unknown UA/HUL Unknown	N/A
Military Police	0 cR	N/A	0 cR	CNM 0 cR HESA-E 0 cR	N/A
Scout	400 cR	200 cR	40000 cR	HU/RS Unknown CBRN/CNM Unknown	N/A
EOD	UNKNOWN	1000 cR	15000 cR	CNM Unknown UA/HUL Unknown	N/A
ODST Armor	750 cR	25000 cR	2000 cR	UA/CNM 1000 cR CBRN/HUL 500 cR	N/A
FJ/PARA	N/A	250 cR	N/A	N/A	10000 cR
Mark V	(Starter)	100000 cR	130000 cR	CNM Unknown UA Unknown	N/A
Recon	Unknown	Unknown	Pre-Order and Release-Day Purchase Only	CNM UNKNOWN	N/A
Mark VI	N/A	N/A	300000 cR	N/A	N/A
CQB	N/A	N/A	0 cR	0 cR	N/A
AA	N/A	N/A	15000 cR	UNKNOWN	N/A
Grenadier	40000 cR	65000 cR	2500 cR	UNKNOWN	45000 cR
Operator	N/A	N/A	7000 cR	UA/HUL UNKNOWN CNM UNKNOWN	N/A
HAZOP	N/A	500 cR	7000 cR	CRBN/HUL 2000 cR CNM-I 1000 cR	N/A
JFO	N/A	1000 cR	60000 cR	N/A	N/A
Gungnir	N/A	N/A	250000 cR	N/A	25000 cR
HP/HALO	UNKNOWN	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Counterassault	600 cR	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
EVA	N/A	N/A	30000 cR	Unknown	N/A

Sangheili

Armor	Rank
Sangheili Officer	Limited and Legendary editions only (Officer)
Minor	Default
Spec-Ops	Corporal
Sangheili Ranger	Sergeant
Sangheili Ultra	Warrant Officer
Sangheili Zealot	Unknown
Sangheili General	General
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. Many fans expected it to be released as DLC, but due to the nature of the game that would be impossible.
• 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.
• The armor in Halo 3 was originally planned to be more detailed, with dents and other details in the armor, but this detail was never implemented.
• In Halo: Reach Elite models are earned rather than bought. Unlike Spartan permutations, Elite armor comes in a full set and can't be altered.
• Some exclusive Spartan armor permutations for Halo: Reach would be avaliable on Halo Waypoint by earning achievements.

Gallery

Spartans

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  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.

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  Three conceptual armor sets from The Art of Halo 3.

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  Hayabusa in Halo 3

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  Recon in Halo 3

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  Rouge in Halo 3

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  Scout in Halo 3

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  Security in Halo 3

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  CQB in Halo 3

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  EOD in Halo 3

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  EVA in Halo 3

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  ODST in Halo 3

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  Mark V in Halo 3

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  Mark V helmet in Halo: Reach

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  The exclusive "flaming helmet" Spartan armor effect included in the Halo: Reach Legendary Edition, much like the Bungie armor from Halo 3.

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  The Recon helmet, available to all who purchase Reach on launch date in North America and pre-order in other countries.

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  UA Multi Threat MJOLNIR Mk. V[B] Armor available exclusively for those who pre-order Halo: Reach at a Gamestop location or Gamestop.com.

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  FJ Para Shoulders as they appear in the Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta.

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  CQB in Halo: Reach

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  CQC in Halo: Reach

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  EVA in Halo: Reach

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  Millitary Police in Halo: Reach

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  EOD in Halo: Reach

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  Mark Vl in Halo: Reach

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  Grenadier in Halo: Reach

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  ODST in Halo: Reach

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  The AA in Halo: Reach

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  The Operator helmet in Halo: Reach

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  Armor permutation customization in the Halo: Reach beta.

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  Initial Halo: Reach Armor Options

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  All Known Halo: Reach Helmet Variants

Sangheili

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  All of the Elite armor permutations in Halo 3.

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  Ascetic in Halo 3

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  Assault in Halo 3

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  Combat in Halo 3

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  Commando in Halo 3

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  Flight in Halo 3

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  This is a "Glitched" armor from Floodgate, It resembles the Sangheili Ultra armor of Halo: Reach, Minus the spikes.

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  Ultra in Halo: Reach

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  Spec-Ops in Halo: Reach

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  General in Halo: Reach

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  Field Marshall in Halo: Reach

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  Zealot in Halo: Reach

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  Ranger in Halo: Reach

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  The exclusive Sangheili Officer armor included in the Limited and Legendary Editions of Halo: Reach.

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  Sangheili Officer

External links

• Armor Permutation Generator
• Player Generator