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Locus
Production overview
Manufacturer(s):	Lethbridge Industrial
Testing site(s):	Lethbridge Combat Fields
Type:	MJOLNIR (GEN2) ; Rakshasa
Role(s):	Stealth kit for tactical and strategic infiltration
Technical specifications
Feature(s):	Heavily armored case-locked visor system; Multiple visual feeds; Interlocking helmet soft-mesh; R4-100 dial audio sensors; Passive cyberintrusion package; Battlenet cache;

Revision as of 23:55, July 12, 2022

This article is about the Spartan armor permutation. For the Covenant vehicle, see Locust.

Template:Article Quote LOCUS-class Mjolnir is a variant of the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor [GEN2] manufactured by Lethbridge Industrial.^[2]

Overview

Design details

The LOCUS helmet has a heavily armored case-locked visor system that relies on multiple visual feeds. It also has an interlocking helmet soft-mesh loosely based on Covenant armor technology, and R4-100 dial audio sensors used for noise tracking.^[1]

Development history

The Locus variant was manufactured by Lethbridge Industrial. Tested at the Lethbridge Combat Fields, the armor system is a contemporary stealth kit conceived specifically for tactical and strategic infiltration with focus on survivability and durability. Despite its exotic design, the primary differential from similar systems is its incredible durability in the field.^[1]^[3]

Lethbridge also tested the armor for both resiliency and its attention to stealth and anti-security measures outside the megacity of Lethbridge on Concord in a number of heavily secured facilities lying across Corsica's hardscrabble northern outskirts. These tests confirmed that Locus was fully able to survive extreme opposition and firepower.^[1]

Usage

Most operators choose this suit due to its resiliency.^[2]

In-game information

Halo 4 - GEN2

Locus was introduced in Halo 4. Unlike other armor sets, Locus was limited to only a helmet, and also possessed no skins.

Armor	Description	Unlock requirements (Halo 4)	Unlock requirements (Halo: MCC)
Locus	Description (H4): Despite its exotic design, most operators select this armor based on its resiliency.	Pre-order bonus through MightyApe.co.nz or HMV.com. Also available in the Halo 4 Game of the Year Edition.	Unlocked by default.
	Helmet description (MCC): Exotic and resilient. Often leveraged by Headhunter units.

Halo 5: Guardians - GEN2

The Locus armor returned in Halo 5: Guardians. The helmet and body armor are unlockable as armor permutations through the Requisition system. The body armor employs the full AVIATOR set, including the body, shoulders, forearms, and legs.

Helmet	Description	Unlock requirements
Locus (helmet)	The LOCUS' passive cyberintrusion package and battlenet cache allows the user to stay aware of the strategic situation while remaining invisible to any hackers in the network.	Legendary REQ card
Locus (body)	Designed to provide an answer to threats arising during assaults on heavily defended tactical nodes, the grim visage of LOCUS armor is a common sight among Spartan boarding parties and special responses teams.	Legendary REQ card
Locus Edge (helmet skin)	The LOCUS' passive cyberintrusion package and battlenet cache allows the user to stay aware of the strategic situation while remaining invisible to any hackers in the network.	Legendary REQ card
Locus Edge (body skin)	Designed to provide an answer to threats arising during assaults on heavily defended tactical nodes, the grim visage of LOCUS armor is a common sight among Spartan boarding parties and special responses teams.	Legendary REQ card

Halo Infinite

The Locus helmet along with a solitary attachment, returned and was made available for multiplayer Spartan armor customization on the Rakshasa armor core in Halo Infinite.

Helmet	Manufacturer	Lore	Rarity	Unlock Requirements
Locus	Lethbridge Industrial	The offline battlenet cache and innate stealth features of the LOCUS are invaluable for information sanitization missions on the occupied Inner Colonies. It also has a niche among cyberwarfare liaisons working with Swords of Sanghelios subversion lances.	Epic	Purchase "Locus Armor Set" Bundle from the Shop for 1,100 cR
PROJECT ENOCH	Watershed Division	Another esoteric experiment of ARC DREAM's labs brought into use by dire need, this mechanism allows the user to "speak" with tonal patterns that are understood by nearby humans but cannot be interpreted through recordings or remote monitoring.	Epic	Purchase "Locus Armor Set" Bundle from the Shop for 1,100 cR

Trivia

In Halo 4, Locus is one of four helmet-only armor sets alongside the Deadeye, Scanner, and Strider helmets.
In Halo 4's full body renders, and Halo: The Master Chief Collection, the Locus armor is the same as the Recruit armor.
The Locus helmet is used as the base for the Yokai helmet on the "Fractures: Tenrai" event in Halo Infinite.
The head of a Hive Thrall (an enemy from Bungie's game Destiny), bears a striking resemblance to the Locus armor's helmet.

Gallery

Developmental images

Concept art of the Locus armor for Halo 4.
Concept art of the Locus helmet and skin.
Alternate piece of concept art, featuring a new color scheme.
A render of the Locus helmet.
H4 - Locus helmet render (John Turner).jpg

A render featuring an unreleased skin.

Screenshots

A Spartan-IV wearing the Locus helmet with an undefined skin on Solace.
Another shot of the undefined armor pattern on Ragnarok.
Locus armor, as seen in Halo 5: Guardians.
The back of the Locus armor.
The Locus armor, as seen in Halo Infinite.
A Spartan-IV wearing Locus on Live Fire.
A Spartan-IV wearing Locus with the PROJECT ENOCH attachment.

Halo 4 skin

The Locus helmet in Halo 4.

Halo 5: Guardians skins

Default Locus armor in Halo 5: Guardians.
Locus Edge armor in Halo 5: Guardians.

List of appearances

Halo 4 (First appearance)
Halo 5: Guardians
Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo
Halo Infinite
- Season 02: Lone Wolves

Sources

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide - Page 180
^ ^a ^b Halo 4 - Armory description
^ Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Armor Types: Locus

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[H4EVG-1] Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide - Page 180

[Halo_4-2] Halo 4 - Armory description

[h4guide-3] Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Armor Types: Locus

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@@ Line 34: / Line 34: @@
 ==In-game information==
-===''Halo 4''===
+===''Halo 4'' - GEN2===
-'''Unlock''': The helmet was a pre-order bonus through MightyApe.co.nz or HMV.com. It is also available in the [[Halo 4 Game of the Year Edition|''Halo 4'' Game of the Year Edition]].
+Locus was introduced in ''[[Halo 4]]''. Unlike other armor sets, Locus was limited to only a helmet, and also possessed no skins.
-*'''Description''': Despite its exotic design, most operators select this armor based on its resiliency.
+{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
+! style="width: 15%"|Armor
-====MCC descriptions====
+! style="width: 55%"|Description
-*'''Helmet description''': Exotic and resilient. Often leveraged by Headhunter units.
+! style="width: 15%"|Unlock requirements (''Halo 4'')
+! style="width: 15%"|Unlock requirements (''Halo: MCC'')
-===''Halo 5: Guardians''===
+|- align="center"
-'''Available skins''': Edge<br>
+|rowspan="4"|[[File:H4 MJOLNIR Locus.png|75px]]<br/>Locus
-'''Default unlock''': Legendary [[REQ card]]<br>
+|align="left"|'''Description (H4)''': Despite its exotic design, most operators select this armor based on its resiliency.
-'''Edge unlock''': Legendary REQ card
+|rowspan="4"|Pre-order bonus through MightyApe.co.nz or HMV.com. Also available in the [[Halo 4 Game of the Year Edition|''Halo 4'' Game of the Year Edition]].
-*'''Helmet description''': The LOCUS' passive cyberintrusion package and [[UNSC battle network|battlenet]] cache allows the user to stay aware of the strategic situation while remaining invisible to any hackers in the network.
+|rowspan="4"|Unlocked by default.
-*'''Body description''': Designed to provide an answer to threats arising during assaults on heavily defended tactical nodes, the grim visage of LOCUS armor is a common sight among Spartan boarding parties and special responses teams.
+|- align="center"
+|align="left"|'''Helmet description (MCC):''' Exotic and resilient. Often leveraged by Headhunter units.
-In ''Halo 5: Guardians'' due to the "Body" having a predefined customisation this armor set permanently has the following parts from ''Halo 4'':
+|}
-*'''Body''': [[AVIATOR-class Mjolnir|Aviator]]
+===''Halo 5: Guardians'' - GEN2===
-*'''Shoulders''': Aviator
+The Locus armor returned in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. The helmet and body armor are unlockable as [[Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|armor permutations]] through the [[Requisition system]]. The body armor employs the full [[AVIATOR-class Mjolnir|AVIATOR]] set, including the body, shoulders, forearms, and legs.
-*'''Forearms''': [[GV-09 Locking]]
-*'''Legs''': [[Contoured]]
+{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
+! style="width: 15%"|Helmet
+! style="width: 70%"|Description
+! style="width: 15%"|Unlock requirements
+|- align="center"
+|[[File:H5G REQ Helmets Locus Legendary.png|100px]]<br/>Locus (helmet)
+|align="left"|The LOCUS' passive cyberintrusion package and [[UNSC battle network|battlenet]] cache allows the user to stay aware of the strategic situation while remaining invisible to any hackers in the network.
+|align="left"|Legendary [[List of REQ cards|REQ card]]
+|- align="center"
+|[[File:REQ Card - Armor Locus.png|100px]]<br/>Locus (body)
+|align="left"|Designed to provide an answer to threats arising during assaults on heavily defended tactical nodes, the grim visage of LOCUS armor is a common sight among Spartan boarding parties and special responses teams.
+|align="left"|Legendary [[List of REQ cards|REQ card]]
+|- align="center"
+|[[File:H5G-Helmet-LocusEdge.png|100px]]<br/>Locus Edge (helmet skin)
+|align="left"|The LOCUS' passive cyberintrusion package and [[UNSC battle network|battlenet]] cache allows the user to stay aware of the strategic situation while remaining invisible to any hackers in the network.
+|align="left"|Legendary [[List of REQ cards|REQ card]]
+|- align="center"
+|[[File:H5G-Armor-LocusEdge.png|100px]]<br/>Locus Edge (body skin)
+|align="left"|Designed to provide an answer to threats arising during assaults on heavily defended tactical nodes, the grim visage of LOCUS armor is a common sight among Spartan boarding parties and special responses teams.
+|align="left"|Legendary [[List of REQ cards|REQ card]]
+|}
+===''Halo Infinite''===
+The Locus helmet along with a solitary attachment, returned and was made available for [[multiplayer]] Spartan [[Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|armor customization]] on the [[RAKSHASA-class Mjolnir|Rakshasa armor core]] in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
+{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
+! scope="col" style="width: 15%" |Helmet
+! scope="col" style="width: 15%" |Manufacturer
+! scope="col" style="width: 45%" |Lore
+! scope="col" style="width: 10%" |Rarity
+! scope="col" style="width: 15%" |Unlock Requirements
+|-
+|align="center"|[[File:HINF Locus Helmet Icon.png|75px]]<br/>Locus
+|Lethbridge Industrial
+|The offline battlenet cache and innate stealth features of the LOCUS are invaluable for information sanitization missions on the occupied Inner Colonies. It also has a niche among cyberwarfare liaisons working with Swords of Sanghelios subversion lances.
+|Epic
+|Purchase "Locus Armor Set" Bundle from the [[Shop]] for 1,100 cR
+|-
+|align="center"|[[File:HINF PROJECT ENOCH Helmet Attachment Icon.png|75px]]<br/>[[PROJECT ENOCH]]
+|Watershed Division
+|Another esoteric experiment of ARC DREAM's labs brought into use by dire need, this mechanism allows the user to "speak" with tonal patterns that are understood by nearby humans but cannot be interpreted through recordings or remote monitoring.
+|Epic
+|Purchase "Locus Armor Set" Bundle from the [[Shop]] for 1,100 cR
+|}
 ==Trivia==
 *In ''Halo 4'', Locus is one of four helmet-only armor sets alongside the [[Deadeye]], [[Scanner]], and [[Strider]] helmets.
 *In ''Halo 4's'' full body renders, and ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'', the Locus armor is the same as the [[RECRUIT-class Mjolnir|Recruit armor]].
-*The body of the Locus armor in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' is the same as the [[AVIATOR-class Mjolnir|Aviator armor]].
+*The Locus helmet is used as the base for the Yokai helmet on the "[[Fractures]]: [[Tenrai]]" event in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
 *The head of a [[Destinypedia:Thrall|Hive Thrall]] (an enemy from [[Bungie]]'s game ''[[Destinypedia:Destiny|Destiny]]''), bears a striking resemblance to the Locus armor's helmet.
-*The Locus helmet is used as the base for the Yokai helmet on the "[[Fractures]]: [[Tenrai]]" event in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
 ==Gallery==
 {{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of MJOLNIR Locus}}
-===Normal gallery===
+===Developmental images===
 <gallery>
 File:H4 Locus Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of the Locus armor for ''[[Halo 4]]''.
 File:Halo 4 - Locus helmet - Pre-order page.jpg|Concept art of the Locus helmet and skin.
 File:Halo 4 - Locus helmet - Pre-order page - Alt colors.jpg|Alternate piece of concept art, featuring a new color scheme.
-File:H4 Locus Helmet.jpg|The Locus helmet.
+File:H4 Locus Helmet.jpg|A render of the Locus helmet.
+File:H4 - Locus helmet render (John Turner).jpg|A render featuring an unreleased skin.
+</gallery>
+===Screenshots===
+<gallery>
 File:Halo 4 - Locus flag.png|A Spartan-IV wearing the Locus helmet with an undefined skin on [[Solace]].
 File:Halo 4 - Locus - Undefined skin.jpg|Another shot of the undefined armor pattern on [[Ragnarok]].
+File:H5G-M739SS.png|Locus armor, as seen in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
 File:H5-Guardians-Locus-Edge-Red-Back.png|The back of the Locus armor.
-File:HM-Palmer.png|Locus as seen in ''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo|Halo Mythos]]''.
+File:HINF - Locus armor bundle icon.png|The Locus armor, as seen in ''Halo Infinite''.
+File:HINF - Locus - 00001.png|A Spartan-IV wearing Locus on [[Live Fire]].
+File:HINF - Locus - 00002.png|A Spartan-IV wearing Locus with the PROJECT ENOCH attachment.
 </gallery>
@@ Line 84: / Line 131: @@
 File:H5-Waypoint-Locus.png|Default Locus armor in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
 File:H5-Guardians-Locus-Edge-Red-Front.png|Locus Edge armor in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
-</gallery>
-===''Halo 5: Guardians'' REQ cards===
-<gallery>
-File:H5G-Helmet-LocusEdge.png|REQ card for the Locus Edge helmet.
-File:H5G-Armor-LocusEdge.png|REQ card for the Locus Edge armor.
 </gallery>