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[[File:GUNGNIR_helmet.jpg|thumb|The GUNGNIR helmet, as seen in the armory.]]'''Project GUNGNIR''' was a top-secret [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] program under the supervision of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].<ref>'''''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''''', level ''[[ONI Alpha Site (level)|ONI Alpha Site]]'' ([[ONI Memorial]])</ref> [[Rear Admiral (Lower Half)|Rear Admiral]] [[Hieronymus Michael Stanforth]] had some degree of involvement with the project.
[[File:GUNGNIR_helmet.jpg|thumb|The GUNGNIR helmet, as seen in the armory.]]'''Project GUNGNIR''' was a top-secret [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] program under the supervision of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].<ref>'''''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''''', level ''[[ONI Alpha Site (level)|ONI Alpha Site]]'' ([[ONI Memorial]])</ref> [[Rear Admiral (Lower Half)|Rear Admiral]] [[Hieronymus Michael Stanforth]] had some degree of involvement with the project.


The project is known to have produced many supplementary armor systems, including the GUNGNIR knee guards, helmet, and pauldrons for the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]. These armor components are also utilized by the [[UNSC Army]] and the [[UNSC Marine Corps]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WD0RK578PY '''YouTube''': ''Halo: Reach - The Armory Montage '']</ref> It also oversaw the development of the [[Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle|W/AV M6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle]], more commonly known as the SPARTAN Laser.<ref>'''''[[Halo: Reach]]''''', GUNGNIR Armory description</ref>
The project is known to have produced many supplementary armor systems, including the GUNGNIR knee guards, helmet, and pauldrons for the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]. Some of these armor components, including the shoulders and knee guards, are also utilized by the [[UNSC Army]] and the [[UNSC Marine Corps]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WD0RK578PY '''YouTube''': ''Halo: Reach - The Armory Montage '']</ref> The program also oversaw the development of the [[Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle|W/AV M6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle]], more commonly known as the SPARTAN Laser.<ref>'''''[[Halo: Reach]]''''', GUNGNIR Armory description</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In [[Wikipedia:Norse Mythology|Norse mythology]], [[Wikipedia:Gungnir|Gungnir]] ("swaying one") is [[Wikipedia:Odin|Odin]]'s magical spear, which is an infallibly accurate weapon. The [http://i36.tinypic.com/10gmnio.jpg symbol for Gungnir] is located on the [http://i34.tinypic.com/68t0gp.jpg side of the Spartan Laser]. The weapon's abbreviation, W/A M6 '''G/GNR''', bears a notable resemblance to the name "Gungnir." Like the Spartan Laser, the Gungnir of mythology is an extremely accurate weapon.
*In [[Wikipedia:Norse Mythology|Norse mythology]], [[Wikipedia:Gungnir|Gungnir]] ("swaying one") is [[Wikipedia:Odin|Odin]]'s magical spear, which is an infallibly accurate weapon. The [http://i36.tinypic.com/10gmnio.jpg symbol for Gungnir] is located on the [http://i34.tinypic.com/68t0gp.jpg side of the Spartan Laser]. The weapon's abbreviation, W/A M6 '''G/GNR''', bears a notable resemblance to the name "Gungnir." Like the Spartan Laser, the Gungnir of mythology is an extremely accurate weapon.
*The GUNGNIR helmet has only one video camera "eye" on one side of the face; in Norse mythology, the god Odin also had one eye.
*The GUNGNIR helmet has only one video camera "eye" on one side of the face; in Norse mythology, the god Odin also had one eye.
*The GUNGNIR knee guards are practically identical to the knee guards of the [[ODST battle armor]] and UNSC Marine armor seen in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
*The GUNGNIR symbol can be seen on the side of the [[S-2 Traxus Cargo Transporter|Forklift]] in ''Halo: Reach''.
 


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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The GUNGNIR helmet, as seen in the armory.

Project GUNGNIR was a top-secret UNSC program under the supervision of the Office of Naval Intelligence.[1] Rear Admiral Hieronymus Michael Stanforth had some degree of involvement with the project.

The project is known to have produced many supplementary armor systems, including the GUNGNIR knee guards, helmet, and pauldrons for the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor. Some of these armor components, including the shoulders and knee guards, are also utilized by the UNSC Army and the UNSC Marine Corps.[2] The program also oversaw the development of the W/AV M6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle, more commonly known as the SPARTAN Laser.[3]

Trivia

  • In Norse mythology, Gungnir ("swaying one") is Odin's magical spear, which is an infallibly accurate weapon. The symbol for Gungnir is located on the side of the Spartan Laser. The weapon's abbreviation, W/A M6 G/GNR, bears a notable resemblance to the name "Gungnir." Like the Spartan Laser, the Gungnir of mythology is an extremely accurate weapon.
  • The GUNGNIR helmet has only one video camera "eye" on one side of the face; in Norse mythology, the god Odin also had one eye.
  • The GUNGNIR symbol can be seen on the side of the Forklift in Halo: Reach.

Gallery

  • Gungnir.jpg

    The GUNGNIR knee guard.

  • All current GUNGNIR Armour Permutations in Halo: Reach

    All current GUNGNIR Armour Permutations in Halo: Reach

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo 3: ODST, level ONI Alpha Site (ONI Memorial)
  2. ^ YouTube: Halo: Reach - The Armory Montage
  3. ^ Halo: Reach, GUNGNIR Armory description

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