Armor customization (Halo 3)

For other uses, see armor permutations.

Halo 3 introduces an armor permutation feature to the Halo series, allowing players to customise their character's armor to their liking.

List of permutations

SPARTAN

There are 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 Recon 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. All armor permutations do not show in Campaign

Elite

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

Unlocking Permutations

Spartan Armor Permutations
	Chest	Shoulder	Helmet
Mark VI	(Starter)	(Starter)	(Starter)
CQB	(Starter)	(Starter)	(Starter)
EVA	Beat Tsavo Highway (Normal)	Beat The Ark (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

Trivia

• There was originally going to be an Arbiter Armor Permutation in Halo 3, but it was taken out before the game's release.
• 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 an overcharged 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 have similar models.
• Many people speculate that hitboxes of the Spartans and Elites are shared but this is not true. While Bungie has officially commented on the hitboxes, they regard the size of the hitbox not the arrangement. Hitboxes are an unseen registry mechanic, which fall into the player models. They determine whether or not something has collided with the player. If an Elite is facing profile (sideways), and a shot is fired underneath the head (to where a Spartan's chest would be), the game will not register a hit. The head "hitbox" is forward more on Elites than it is Spartans.
• The armor in Halo 3 was originally planned to be more detailed, with scratches and other details in the armor, but this detail was only implemented in campaign models.

Gallery

SPARTAN

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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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  Four conceptual armor sets from The Art of Halo 3. The Scout helmet is visible.

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  Hayabusa in Halo 3

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  Recon in Halo 3

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  Rogue 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

Elite

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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.

External links

• Armor Permutation Generator
• Player Generator