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===Hardened External Sensor Array - External===
===Hardened External Sensor Array - External===
{{Quote|Hardened external sensor array - external; standard issue for [[Outer Colony]] [[Beta-5 Division|Beta-5]] security units.}}
{{Quote|Hardened external sensor array - external; standard issue for [[Outer Colony]] [[Beta-5 Division|Beta-5]] security units.}}
The Hardened External Sensor Array - External (HESA-E) was a helmet attachment available in the ''[[Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta]]''. The attachment is useable on the [[MP-class Mjolnir|Military Police]] helmet, and cost 20,000 [[Credits|cR]] to buy. In the final game, this attachment is still available though under the name of the [[Hardened uplink/remote sensor package|HU/RS]] attachment.
The Hardened External Sensor Array - External (HESA-E) was a helmet attachment available in the ''[[Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta]]''. The attachment is useable on the [[MP-class Mjolnir|Military Police]] helmet, and costs 20,000 [[Credits|cR]] to buy. In the final game, this attachment is still available though under the name of the [[Hardened uplink/remote sensor package|HU/RS]] attachment.
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File:HESA E MP.jpg|The HESA-E attachment in the Beta.
File:HESA E MP.jpg|The HESA-E attachment in the Beta.
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A lack of official communication about or acknowledgement of the mystery helmet from Bungie or 343 Industries led to a great deal of speculation about how it might be released, with some even suggesting that it could already be unlocked through some esoteric method.{{Ref/Reuse|GRDOrigin}} Eventually, these rumours were proven false when, on [[2012|February 11th, 2012]], [[343 Industries]] employee [[David Ellis]] confirmed that 343 had intended to release it alongside the ''[[Anniversary Map Pack]]'', but that it had been cut due to time and resource constraints.{{Ref/Site|Id=NeoGAF|URL=https://www.neogaf.com/threads/halo-ot-halogaf-evolved.459213/page-166#post-35044917|Site=NeoGAF|Page=Halo <nowiki>|OT|</nowiki> HaloGAF Evolved|Quote=We were prototyping and experimenting with adding new armor variants as part of the Anniversary release. Unfortunately, that feature was cut due to time/resource constraints. The Spartan plushies on the Anniversary Maps are an acknowledgement of that via easter egg.|Quotee=David Ellis|D=15|M=10|Y=2021}} Ultimately, neither the AKIS helmet nor the EXO/TSCS chest piece were ever released for ''Reach'' on the [[Xbox 360]].
A lack of official communication about or acknowledgement of the mystery helmet from Bungie or 343 Industries led to a great deal of speculation about how it might be released, with some even suggesting that it could already be unlocked through some esoteric method.{{Ref/Reuse|GRDOrigin}} Eventually, these rumours were proven false when, on [[2012|February 11th, 2012]], [[343 Industries]] employee [[David Ellis]] confirmed that 343 had intended to release it alongside the ''[[Anniversary Map Pack]]'', but that it had been cut due to time and resource constraints.{{Ref/Site|Id=NeoGAF|URL=https://www.neogaf.com/threads/halo-ot-halogaf-evolved.459213/page-166#post-35044917|Site=NeoGAF|Page=Halo <nowiki>|OT|</nowiki> HaloGAF Evolved|Quote=We were prototyping and experimenting with adding new armor variants as part of the Anniversary release. Unfortunately, that feature was cut due to time/resource constraints. The Spartan plushies on the Anniversary Maps are an acknowledgement of that via easter egg.|Quotee=David Ellis|D=15|M=10|Y=2021}} Ultimately, neither the AKIS helmet nor the EXO/TSCS chest piece were ever released for ''Reach'' on the [[Xbox 360]].


The [[Spartan dolls Easter egg]] in the ''Anniversary Map Pack'' features dolls of Spartans wearing the same armor configuration as the player in the ''Defiant Map Pack'' screenshots, including the AKIS helmet. This was a deliberate acknowledgement of the armor on 343 Industries' part.{{Ref/Reuse|NeoGAF}} This doll object was later made available as a placeable object in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''{{'}} [[Forge]] mode, in which it is known as the "5th Spartan" doll.{{Ref/Mode|Id=H5GForge|H5G|Forge/Halo 5: Guardians|Forge}}
The [[Spartan dolls Easter egg]] in the ''Anniversary Map Pack'' features dolls of Spartans wearing the same armor configuration as the player in the ''Defiant Map Pack'' screenshots, including the AKIS helmet. This was a deliberate acknowledgment of the armor on 343 Industries' part.{{Ref/Reuse|NeoGAF}} This doll object was later made available as a placeable object in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''{{'}} [[Forge]] mode, in which it is known as the "5th Spartan" doll.{{Ref/Mode|Id=H5GForge|H5G|Forge/Halo 5: Guardians|Forge}}


In [[2019]], it was announced that ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' would be added to ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'', and that ''The Master Chief Collection'' would be ported to PC, with ''Reach'' being the first of the games in the collection to release on the platform.{{Ref/Site|Id=MCCPCAnnouncement|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-pc-halo-reach|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=MCC PC & Halo: Reach|D=15|M=10|Y=2021}} This brought with it renewed interest in the unreleased armour, with many requesting that it be included in the game's re-release.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/b2yhk8/mcc_pc_halo_reach_and_halo_insider_ama/eivwxnw/|Site=Reddit|Page=MCC PC, Halo: Reach, and Halo Insider AMA|D=15|M=10|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/f3681fbc78fa43878c4aec9a63a46224/topics/grd-helmet-in-halo-reach/53e23894-7e60-4dba-b563-5b9f7c14c7de/posts|Site=Halo Waypoint Forums|Page=GRD helmet in Halo: Reach?|D=15|M=10|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Twitter|Dab1001_|1108429727537262593|Dab1001|D=15|M=10|Y=2021|Quote=My question would be: Will the fan-dubbed GRD helmet and chestplate that was cut from the Defiant Map Pack will be featured in the port of Halo: Reach?<br>Very likely not.|Quotee=Jeff Easterling}} 343 Industries would officially address these requests in a development update in July of that year, saying that they ''"[were] currently investigating it but [could not] commit to it being in the game at [that] time"'' and also noting that they were interested in expanding the pool of customization items in each game, potentially even including new armors.{{Ref/Site|Id=MCCDevUpdateJuly2019|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-development-update-june-2019|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=MCC Development Update - June 2019|D=15|M=10|Y=2021}}
In [[2019]], it was announced that ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' would be added to ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'', and that ''The Master Chief Collection'' would be ported to PC, with ''Reach'' being the first of the games in the collection to release on the platform.{{Ref/Site|Id=MCCPCAnnouncement|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-pc-halo-reach|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=MCC PC & Halo: Reach|D=15|M=10|Y=2021}} This brought with it renewed interest in the unreleased armour, with many requesting that it be included in the game's re-release.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/b2yhk8/mcc_pc_halo_reach_and_halo_insider_ama/eivwxnw/|Site=Reddit|Page=MCC PC, Halo: Reach, and Halo Insider AMA|D=15|M=10|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/f3681fbc78fa43878c4aec9a63a46224/topics/grd-helmet-in-halo-reach/53e23894-7e60-4dba-b563-5b9f7c14c7de/posts|Site=Halo Waypoint Forums|Page=GRD helmet in Halo: Reach?|D=15|M=10|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Twitter|Dab1001_|1108429727537262593|Dab1001|D=15|M=10|Y=2021|Quote=My question would be: Will the fan-dubbed GRD helmet and chestplate that was cut from the Defiant Map Pack will be featured in the port of Halo: Reach?<br>Very likely not.|Quotee=Jeff Easterling}} 343 Industries would officially address these requests in a development update in July of that year, saying that they ''"[were] currently investigating it but [could not] commit to it being in the game at [that] time"'' and also noting that they were interested in expanding the pool of customization items in each game, potentially even including new armors.{{Ref/Site|Id=MCCDevUpdateJuly2019|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-development-update-june-2019|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=MCC Development Update - June 2019|D=15|M=10|Y=2021}}
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====AKIS====
====AKIS====
{{Main|AKIS}}
{{Main|AKIS}}
The most famous piece of content developed for this initiative, the helmet named in ''The Master Chief Collection'' as AKIS and dubbed by fans as "GRD" was featured heavily in a handful of promotional materials for the Defiant Map Pack. The helmet went on to be featured in Season 5 with three helmet attachments; one of which named GRD in reference to the fan name. This helmet is the subject of the [[Spartan dolls Easter egg]].
The most famous piece of content developed for this initiative, the helmet named in ''The Master Chief Collection'' as AKIS and dubbed by fans as "GRD" was featured heavily in a handful of promotional materials for the Defiant Map Pack. The helmet went on to be featured in Season 5 with three helmet attachments; one of which was named GRD in reference to the fan name. This helmet is the subject of the [[Spartan dolls Easter egg]].
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File:HR AKIS Helmet Icon.png|AKIS - Base.
File:HR AKIS Helmet Icon.png|AKIS - Base.

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Promotional image for Halo: Reach Defiant Map Pack featuring the AKIS helmet and EXO/TSCS chest piece. From the Halo: Reach press kit.
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During the production of the downloadable content for Halo: Reach, a number of armor permutations were developed but ultimately cut. The sets were originally teased in a trailer for the game's Defiant Map Pack, and intended to be included in the Anniversary Map Pack - though were ultimately scrapped.

Base game

Hardened External Sensor Array - External

"Hardened external sensor array - external; standard issue for Outer Colony Beta-5 security units."

The Hardened External Sensor Array - External (HESA-E) was a helmet attachment available in the Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta. The attachment is useable on the Military Police helmet, and costs 20,000 cR to buy. In the final game, this attachment is still available though under the name of the HU/RS attachment.

  • The HESA-E attachment in the Beta.

    The HESA-E attachment in the Beta.

DLC armor

Background

These cut armour sets first appeared in promotional material for Halo: Reach's Defiant Map Pack in 2011, where some of them were worn by a player in three screenshots of the map Condemned. The player wore the AKIS helmet, with the CBRN and GRD attachments, in combination with the EXO/TSCS chest piece.[1][2] In the absence of an official name, the Halo community took to calling the then-unknown helmet "GRD",[3] a nickname that stuck and eventually became the official name for one of the helmet's attachments.[4]

A lack of official communication about or acknowledgement of the mystery helmet from Bungie or 343 Industries led to a great deal of speculation about how it might be released, with some even suggesting that it could already be unlocked through some esoteric method.[3] Eventually, these rumours were proven false when, on February 11th, 2012, 343 Industries employee David Ellis confirmed that 343 had intended to release it alongside the Anniversary Map Pack, but that it had been cut due to time and resource constraints.[5] Ultimately, neither the AKIS helmet nor the EXO/TSCS chest piece were ever released for Reach on the Xbox 360.

The Spartan dolls Easter egg in the Anniversary Map Pack features dolls of Spartans wearing the same armor configuration as the player in the Defiant Map Pack screenshots, including the AKIS helmet. This was a deliberate acknowledgment of the armor on 343 Industries' part.[5] This doll object was later made available as a placeable object in Halo 5: Guardians' Forge mode, in which it is known as the "5th Spartan" doll.[6]

In 2019, it was announced that Halo: Reach would be added to Halo: The Master Chief Collection, and that The Master Chief Collection would be ported to PC, with Reach being the first of the games in the collection to release on the platform.[7] This brought with it renewed interest in the unreleased armour, with many requesting that it be included in the game's re-release.[8][9][10] 343 Industries would officially address these requests in a development update in July of that year, saying that they "[were] currently investigating it but [could not] commit to it being in the game at [that] time" and also noting that they were interested in expanding the pool of customization items in each game, potentially even including new armors.[11]

Later the same year, a modder by the name of Gamecheat13 discovered customisation renders for two cut armour sets in the game files of the second Halo Insider flight (dubbed the "FireFlight") of Halo: The Master Chief Collection's PC port of Halo: Reach,[12] and also unearthed the internal codenames for both sets: spartan_dlc_condemned and spartan_dlc_preserve.[13] The spartan_dlc_preserve set featured the AKIS helmet paired with an unidentified chest piece, while the spartan_dlc_condemned set included the EXO/TSCS chest piece with the Mariner helmet.

Eventually, in September 2020, it was confirmed in an MCC Development Update that several of these armour sets would be making their way into Halo: The Master Chief Collection as part of Series 4: Reclaimer. This update also revealed the final name for the so-called "GRD" helmet: AKIS.[4] However, due to issues in development, these armors did not meet a high enough quality standard to be included in the game as of Season 4's launch,[14] and so AKIS, EXO/TSCS and Mariner were pushed back to Series 5: Anvil.[15] To-date, the Preserve chest has yet to be implemented in the collection.

Helmets

AKIS

Main article: AKIS

The most famous piece of content developed for this initiative, the helmet named in The Master Chief Collection as AKIS and dubbed by fans as "GRD" was featured heavily in a handful of promotional materials for the Defiant Map Pack. The helmet went on to be featured in Season 5 with three helmet attachments; one of which was named GRD in reference to the fan name. This helmet is the subject of the Spartan dolls Easter egg.

  • AKIS - Base.

    AKIS - Base.

  • AKIS - GRD.

    AKIS - GRD.

  • AKIS - CBRN.

    AKIS - CBRN.

  • AKIS - GRD/CBRN.

    AKIS - GRD/CBRN.

  • The original, widely-circulated screenshot of the GRD helmet on Condemned.

    The original, widely-circulated screenshot of the GRD helmet on Condemned.

  • A side-by-side comparison of AKIS in the original Defiant screenshot, and AKIS as it appears in The Master Chief Collection.

    A side-by-side comparison of AKIS in the original Defiant screenshot, and AKIS as it appears in The Master Chief Collection.

Mariner

Main article: Mariner

Another helmet developed for this collection of DLC armor, the Mariner helmet was never showcased in any promotional materials - the first time it was ever revealed was with its inclusion in The Master Chief Collection.

Chests

EXO/TSCS

Main article: Armor accessories/EXO

The chest named in The Master Chief Collection as EXO/TSCS was also featured in the originally-released Defiant screenshots, though was partially-obscured by weapons and character positioning. It was later released as part of Season 5.

  • EXO/TSCS.

    EXO/TSCS.

  • The AKIS-equipped Spartan in the Defiant image can be seen wearing EXO/TSCS, if looking closely.

    The AKIS-equipped Spartan in the Defiant image can be seen wearing EXO/TSCS, if looking closely.

Preserve

The chest piece known in the game files as "preserve" has yet to be officially acknowledged or implemented in The Master Chief Collection, making it the only known cut Reach armor to have not been resurrected.[13] The "Preserve" chest piece features two large armour plates which curve downward from the user's shoulders, towards the centre of their chest. At the join between these two plates, there is a wedge-shaped protrusion pointing downwards, directly beneath the user's head. Additionally, below the left and right plates, there is an additional piece of armor on either side, just above where the wearer's ribcage would end. These meet beneath the wedge-shaped protrusion, at the user's solar plexus, where there is a piece of unidentified apparatus jutting out of the front of the armor.

  • A fan render of the Preserve chest, using models and textures extracted from the files of The Master Chief Collection.

    A fan render of the Preserve chest, using models and textures extracted from the files of The Master Chief Collection.

  • The customization render discovered by Gamecheat13.[12]

    The customization render discovered by Gamecheat13.[12]

  • The "Preserve" chest piece, found in the files of The Master Chief Collection, shown paired with the AKIS helmet and its various attachments.

    The "Preserve" chest piece, found in the files of The Master Chief Collection, shown paired with the AKIS helmet and its various attachments.

  • The chest piece with the base form of AKIS.

    The chest piece with the base form of AKIS.

  • The chest piece textured and complete on a Spartan wearing the AKIS helmet. Textures found and rendered by DeanInHD.

    The chest piece textured and complete on a Spartan wearing the AKIS helmet. Textures found and rendered by DeanInHD.

  • An AKIS-clad Spartan wearing Preserve from both a front and side view. Textures found and rendered by DeanInHD.

    An AKIS-clad Spartan wearing Preserve from both a front and side view. Textures found and rendered by DeanInHD.

Sources

  1. ^ TechGeek, Halo Reach: New Armor with Defiant Map Pack? (Retrieved on Oct 15, 2021) [archive]
  2. ^ IGN, Halo: Reach Images (Retrieved on Oct 15, 2021) [archive]
  3. ^ a b Halo Waypoint Forums, - The *only* thread about that helmet!: This thread features the first known use of the name "GRD" (Retrieved on Oct 15, 2021) [archive]
  4. ^ a b Halo Waypoint, News, MCC Development Update - September 2020 (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
  5. ^ a b NeoGAF, Halo |OT| HaloGAF Evolved: "We were prototyping and experimenting with adding new armor variants as part of the Anniversary release. Unfortunately, that feature was cut due to time/resource constraints. The Spartan plushies on the Anniversary Maps are an acknowledgement of that via easter egg." - David Ellis (Retrieved on Oct 15, 2021) [archive]
  6. ^ Halo 5: Guardians, gamemode Forge
  7. ^ Halo Waypoint, MCC PC & Halo: Reach (Retrieved on Oct 15, 2021) [archive]
  8. ^ Reddit, MCC PC, Halo: Reach, and Halo Insider AMA (Retrieved on Oct 15, 2021) [archive]
  9. ^ Halo Waypoint Forums, GRD helmet in Halo: Reach? (Retrieved on Oct 15, 2021) [archive]
  10. ^ Twitter, Dab1001 (@Dab1001_): "My question would be: Will the fan-dubbed GRD helmet and chestplate that was cut from the Defiant Map Pack will be featured in the port of Halo: Reach?
    Very likely not."     - Jeff Easterling (Retrieved on Oct 15, 2021) [archive]
  11. ^ Halo Waypoint, MCC Development Update - June 2019 (Retrieved on Oct 15, 2021) [archive]
  12. ^ a b Twitter, Gamecheat13 (@Gamecheat13): "Found 2 new armor sets in the new customization render for the current MCC Reach Flight. Looks like 343i might be adding GRD and another unknown armor set to Reach for MCC." (Retrieved on Oct 15, 2021) [archive]
  13. ^ a b Twitter, Gamecheat13 (@Gamecheat13): "Names are spartan_dlc_preserve and spartan_dlc_condemned. Both named after maps from the Defiant map pack." (Retrieved on Oct 15, 2021) [archive]
  14. ^ Halo Waypoint, News, MCC Development Update - October 2020 (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
  15. ^ Halo Waypoint, News, MCC Development Update - November 2020 (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]

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List of armor permutations by game title

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List of armor permutations in Halo: Reach
Spartan armor
Air Assault • Commando • CQB • CQC • EOD • EVA • Grenadier • GUNGNIR • HAZOP • JFO • Mark V • Mark V[B] • Mark VI • Military Police • ODST • Operator • Pilot • Recon • Scout • Security • AKIS (MCC only) • Mariner (MCC only)
Spartan supplemental armor
Assault • Collar • FJ/PARA • Hard-point (HP) • Jump Jet restraints • Sniper • Tactical • Up-armored (UA) • GRD (MCC only) • EXO/TSCS (MCC only)
Elite armor sets
Fractures Spartan armor
Cut armor
For a complete list, check out our armor category.

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