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[[File:B312.png|thumb|[[SPARTAN-B312]] wearing the Mark V[B] helmet without additional upgrades or attachments.]]
[[File:B312.png|thumb|[[SPARTAN-B312]] wearing the standard Mark V[B] helmet.]]


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==Background==
==Background==
Along with the [[Mark V(m) MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|Mark V[M]]] and [[Mark VI(A) MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|Mark VI[A]]] variants, the Mark V[B] is designed and manufactured by private organizations hired by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] rather than developed by the UNSC specifically, due to numerous problems with funding. The Mark V[B]'s prototype entered service in [[2526]] along with the standard Mark IV armor set.<ref>[http://youtu.be/WbBYG77VeCE '''Youtube''': ''Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn Episode 3'']</ref> In 2551 the final Mark V variant would be given exclusively to members of [[Special Warfare Command|SPECWAR]] [[Special Warfare Group Three|Group Three]], where the Mark V[B] served as the default helmet for Spartans. The Mark V[B] helmet has a built in [[night vision device]].
Along with the [[Mark V(m) MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|Mark V[M]]] and [[Mark VI(A) MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|Mark VI[A]]] variants, the Mark V[B] is designed and manufactured by private organizations hired by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] rather than developed by the UNSC specifically, due to numerous problems with funding. On [[2551|November 24, 2551]], the initial Mark V model entered service; the Mark V[B] was given exclusively to members of [[Special Warfare Command|SPECWAR]] [[Special Warfare Group Three|Group Three]]. [[Thom-293]] of [[NOBLE Team]] wore a full set of Mark V[B] armor.<ref>''Deliver Hope''</ref>


Notable users of the Mark V[B] helmet include [[Frederic-104]], [[Thom-293]], and [[SPARTAN-B312]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''Armory''</ref>
The Mark V[B] helmet's external design can be traced back to a variant of the first-generation Mark IV. [[Fred-104]] wore such a helmet during the [[Battle of Circinius IV]] in [[2526]].<ref>''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''</ref><!--There is no proof that Fred's helmet is a Mark IV[B]. Don't call it that.--> Similarly, the [[:File:MarkIV model.jpg|original Mark IV helmet]] was later modified for the second-generation Mark V and [[:File:FUD-Master-Chief.jpg|another Mark IV variant]] served as the basis of the Mark VI.


==Characteristics==
==Gameplay characteristics==
The helmet is the only component of the Mark V[B] that has been named and identified in the armory. The rest of the default suit of armor is the first generation of the Mark V with the second and final generation of the Mark V seen in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 119''</ref>
The helmet is the only component of the Mark V[B] that has been named and identified in the armory. The rest of the default suit of armor is the first generation of the Mark V with the second and final generation of the Mark V seen in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 119''</ref>


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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In the ''Halo: Reach'' Multiplayer Beta, there were two upgrades available for the Mark V[B] helmet. An [[External Command Network Module]] or "CNM", standard issue to [[UNSC Special Forces|Special Force]] unit commanders (1000 cR), and an [[External Hardened Uplink]] or "HUL", required for sensitive operations (5000 cR).<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta]]''', ''Armory''</ref>
*In the ''Halo: Reach'' Multiplayer Beta, there were two upgrades available for the Mark V[B] helmet. An [[External Command Network Module]] or "CNM", standard issue to [[UNSC Special Forces|Special Forces]] unit commanders (1000 cR), and an [[External Hardened Uplink]] or "HUL", required for sensitive operations (5000 cR).<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta]]''', ''Armory''</ref> The CNM and HUL attachments as seen in the Beta were merged into a single attachment, the UA upgrade, for the final game. The HUL is now an additional camera/sensor-like attachment on the side of the helmet, rather than being located on the top.
*While both the Mark V[B] and [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/FJ/PARA variant|FJ/PARA]] shoulder pauldrons were present in the [[Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta]], the Mark V[B] shoulders were changed to the FJ/PARA variant in the final game. Currently, the Mark V[B] has no shoulder pauldron permutations.<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>
*While both the Mark V[B] and [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/FJ/PARA variant|FJ/PARA]] shoulder pauldrons were present in the [[Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta]], the Mark V[B] shoulders were changed to the FJ/PARA variant in the final game. Currently, the Mark V[B] has no shoulder pauldron permutations.<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>
*The CNM and HUL attachments as seen in the Beta were merged into a single attachment, the UA upgrade, for the final game. The HUL is now an additional camera/sensor-like attachment on the side of the helmet, rather than being located on the top.
*In the Beta, both the helmet's attachments were implied to be intelligence gathering/communications devices; however, in the final game, it appears that the first of these upgrades is just extra armor added to the helmet for increased protection.
*The UA attachment from the beta strongly resembles the classic MJOLNIR sun visor, seen on both the Mark V and Mark VI helmets.
*The UA attachment from the beta strongly resembles the classic MJOLNIR sun visor, seen on both the Mark V and Mark VI helmets.
*In the marketing campaign for ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', an exclusive armor piece would be given to players who pre-ordered the game. During this time the armor piece was known as the "UA/Multi-Threat Mark V[B]." Any relation of this armor piece to the Mark V [B] is absent in the game.
*In the marketing campaign for ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', an exclusive armor piece would be given to players who pre-ordered the game. During this time the armor piece was known as the "UA/Multi-Threat Mark V[B]." Any relation of this armor piece to the Mark V [B] is absent in the game.
*In ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'', [[Frederic-104|Fred-104's]] helmet closely resembles the Mark V[B], despite the show being set in [[2526]] when [[MJOLNIR Mark IV]] was the only generation available to Spartan-II's. It is possible that the Mark V[B]'s external design was carried over from this presumed Mark IV variant; similarly, the [[:File:MarkIV model.jpg|original Mark IV helmet]] was later modified for the Mark V, while [[:File:FUD-Master-Chief.jpg|a variant helmet]] served as the basis of the Mark VI. The external design of any MJOLNIR component is irrelevant to its internal design. Or perhaps, the appearance in ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn'' is simply a prototype of the Mark V[B], similar to how [[Carter-A259|Carter-A259's]] [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/K variant|Commando armor]] in ''[[Birth of a Spartan]]'' is based on the Mark V prototype .
*In ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn'', Fred-104's helmet resembles the Mark V[B]'s. In the real world, this is because the production team reused [[Thom-293]]'s Mark V[B] helmet from the ''Deliver Hope'' short.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Mark V (B).png|Front and side views of the Mark V[B] helmet.
File:Mark V (B).png|Front and side views of the Mark V[B] helmet.
File:Noble Six.png|Noble Six sprinting, equipped with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/FJ/PARA variant|FJ/PARA]] knees.
File:Noble Six.png|Noble Six sprinting, equipped with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/FJ/PARA variant|FJ/PARA]] knees.
File:Vanity-Spartan-B312.png|A detailed full-body portrait of Noble Six in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:Vanity-Spartan-B312.png|A detailed full-body portrait of Noble Six.
File:Six M-F Comparison.png|A comparison of the male and female Noble Six, respectively.
File:Six M-F Comparison.png|A comparison of the male and female Noble Six, respectively.
File:Default Noble 6.png|A Spartan wearing the Mark V[B].
File:Default Noble 6.png|A Spartan wearing the Mark V[B].
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File:Reach_concept-MkV(B).jpg|Concept art of the Mark V[B] helmet.
File:Reach_concept-MkV(B).jpg|Concept art of the Mark V[B] helmet.
File:Reach Armory Mark V Shoulder.jpg|The Mark V[B] shoulder plate as seen in ''[[Halo: Reach|Halo: Reach Beta]]'' Armory. Note that the pauldron is a part of the FJ/PARA variant in the final game.
File:Reach Armory Mark V Shoulder.jpg|The Mark V[B] shoulder plate as seen in ''[[Halo: Reach|Halo: Reach Beta]]'' Armory. Note that the pauldron is a part of the FJ/PARA variant in the final game.
File:FUD-Fred-104.jpg|The Mark V[B] prototype appearance in ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''.
File:FUD-Fred-104.jpg|Fred-104's Mark IV variant helmet, which later served as the basis for the Mark V[B]'s design.
</gallery>
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==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Deliver Hope]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Deliver Hope]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''<!--Fred's helmet in Forward Unto Dawn is not a Mark V[B]. The web series should not be listed here.-->
*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==

Revision as of 13:49, April 20, 2013

SPARTAN-B312 wearing the standard Mark V[B] helmet.


The MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V[B] is a variant of the Mark V MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor.

Background

Along with the Mark V[M] and Mark VI[A] variants, the Mark V[B] is designed and manufactured by private organizations hired by the UNSC rather than developed by the UNSC specifically, due to numerous problems with funding. On November 24, 2551, the initial Mark V model entered service; the Mark V[B] was given exclusively to members of SPECWAR Group Three. Thom-293 of NOBLE Team wore a full set of Mark V[B] armor.[1]

The Mark V[B] helmet's external design can be traced back to a variant of the first-generation Mark IV. Fred-104 wore such a helmet during the Battle of Circinius IV in 2526.[2] Similarly, the original Mark IV helmet was later modified for the second-generation Mark V and another Mark IV variant served as the basis of the Mark VI.

Gameplay characteristics

The helmet is the only component of the Mark V[B] that has been named and identified in the armory. The rest of the default suit of armor is the first generation of the Mark V with the second and final generation of the Mark V seen in Halo: Combat Evolved.[3]

Helmet

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The Mark V[B] helmet is similar to the standard Mark V MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor, with a few key differences. The helmet has a sleeker design, resembling both the standard Mark V helmet and the ODST helmet, and seems to be somewhat of a combination of the two. Whilst the rear of the helmet is similar to the Mark V, the front strongly resembles the ODST helmet's triangular jaw guard and rounded top, with a flatter visor shape.

This helmet is the starting helmet for all players, and is purchased and equipped by default. Currently, there are two upgrades available for the Mark V[B] helmet; the UA (up-armored) upgrade for 750 cR (This is a combination of both of the Beta upgrades); and the UA/HUL, for 1500 cR, which adds an External Hardened Uplink to the right side of the helmet, redesigned from the Beta.

Trivia

  • In the Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta, there were two upgrades available for the Mark V[B] helmet. An External Command Network Module or "CNM", standard issue to Special Forces unit commanders (1000 cR), and an External Hardened Uplink or "HUL", required for sensitive operations (5000 cR).[4] The CNM and HUL attachments as seen in the Beta were merged into a single attachment, the UA upgrade, for the final game. The HUL is now an additional camera/sensor-like attachment on the side of the helmet, rather than being located on the top.
  • While both the Mark V[B] and FJ/PARA shoulder pauldrons were present in the Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta, the Mark V[B] shoulders were changed to the FJ/PARA variant in the final game. Currently, the Mark V[B] has no shoulder pauldron permutations.[5][6]
  • The UA attachment from the beta strongly resembles the classic MJOLNIR sun visor, seen on both the Mark V and Mark VI helmets.
  • In the marketing campaign for Halo: Reach, an exclusive armor piece would be given to players who pre-ordered the game. During this time the armor piece was known as the "UA/Multi-Threat Mark V[B]." Any relation of this armor piece to the Mark V [B] is absent in the game.
  • In Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, Fred-104's helmet resembles the Mark V[B]'s. In the real world, this is because the production team reused Thom-293's Mark V[B] helmet from the Deliver Hope short.

Gallery

  • Front and side views of the Mark V[B] helmet.

    Front and side views of the Mark V[B] helmet.

  • Noble Six sprinting, equipped with the FJ/PARA knees.

    Noble Six sprinting, equipped with the FJ/PARA knees.

  • Vanity-Spartan-B312.png

    A detailed full-body portrait of Noble Six.

  • A comparison of the male and female Noble Six, respectively.

    A comparison of the male and female Noble Six, respectively.

  • Default Noble 6.png

    A Spartan wearing the Mark V[B].

  • A Spartan with the Mark V[B] helmet.

    A Spartan with the Mark V[B] helmet.

  • MJOLNIR Mk. V B.png

    MJOLNIR Mk. V[B] with the up-armored upgrade attached.

  • Up-armored Mark V[B] worn by Thom-293.

    Up-armored Mark V[B] worn by Thom-293.

  • The base Mark V[B], and its two upgrades.

    The base Mark V[B], and its two upgrades.

  • Reach concept-MkV(B).jpg

    Concept art of the Mark V[B] helmet.

  • The Mark V[B] shoulder plate as seen in Halo: Reach Beta Armory. Note that the pauldron is a part of the FJ/PARA variant in the final game.

    The Mark V[B] shoulder plate as seen in Halo: Reach Beta Armory. Note that the pauldron is a part of the FJ/PARA variant in the final game.

  • Fred-104's Mark IV variant helmet, which later served as the basis for the Mark V[B]'s design.

    Fred-104's Mark IV variant helmet, which later served as the basis for the Mark V[B]'s design.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Deliver Hope
  2. ^ Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
  3. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 119
  4. ^ Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta, Armory
  5. ^ YouTube: Halo: Reach - The Armory Montage
  6. ^ SPAWN.COM: HALO: REACH SERIES 2 ANNOUNCED

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