Armor customization

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Armor Permutations are a feature in Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, and Halo: Reach that lets players customize their multiplayer character's armor to their liking. In Halo 3 and Halo: Reach, this feature allows players to change the helmet, shoulders, and chest armor pieces worn by their multiplayer character. Players also have the option of choosing between being a Spartan or Elite in Halo 2 and Halo 3.

Halo 3 Permutations

SPARTAN Armor Permutations

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

Sangheili Armor Permutations

There is a wide variety of Sangheili armor permutations, with five helmets, five shoulder pieces, and five chest pieces for a total of 625 different Sangheili 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

ODST Permutations

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Choosing not to wear a helmet will not affect gameplay.

Halo 3: ODST features armor customization, though it is not as complex as Halo 3's. One can play as each member of the squad having their own unique aesthetic Bungie-created armor. Players can choose primary and secondary armor colors, but the armor's main color remains the same (dark gray). Players can also choose whether or not to wear a helmet, unless they are playing as the Rookie or Sergeant Johnson, who cannot remove his helmet and cannot put one on, respectively. Choosing not to wear a helmet does not affect gameplay. Without a helmet, the player still has the same health and stamina, and they can still use VISR mode.

Characters

• Rookie: Unlocked by default.
• Dare: Complete the Campaign on Legendary.
• Buck: Unlock the Tayari Plaza Achievement.
• Dutch: Unlock the Uplift Reserve Achievement.
• Romeo: Unlock the NMPD HQ Achievement.
• Mickey: Unlock the Kizingo Boulevard Achievement.
• Sergeant Johnson: Came with the pre-order of Halo 3: ODST.

The Armory (Halo: Reach Permutations)

The Armory now allows players to customize their Spartans in a much broader manner, including Knee Guards, Gender, Visor Colors, Armor Effect, Utility, Wrist, and Firefight Voice.

Player customization returns in Halo: Reach, but with far deeper customization options than Halo 3. In Halo 3, unlocking armor permutations involved getting a certain Achievement, or a group of achievements. In Halo: Reach, armor is acquired by purchasing it with "credits" (cR) in The Armory, although some armor permutations may have to be unlocked through Halo: Reach's Achievements, previous purchases, or by reaching a certain rank. Credits are earned by winning or finishing games in Campaign, Matchmaking, Firefight, and Forge, or by completing Achievements, getting Commendations, or completing daily and weekly challenges.

In Halo: Reach, there are ten available slots for Spartan armor customization. The ten available slots customizable to Spartans feature the Helmet, Left and Right Shoulder, and the Chest piece, returning from Halo 3. The new slots for customization include Wrist, Utility, Visor Color, Knee Guards, Armor Effect, and Firefight Voice. In addition, the player's helmet can be "upgraded" with various gadgets, known as Helmet Variants. The player will also be able to choose their character's gender, but unlike Halo 3, the Spartan's gender will also be reflected in their body type, instead of just their voice. Additionally, the player's character will also appear in Campaign mode, as Noble Six.

In Halo: Reach, players will no longer be able to use Elites as their default player model in Matchmaking, likely for balancing reasons. Instead, Elites will be used in Matchmaking for the new Spartan-vs-Elite gametypes, and will still be able to use Elites in Custom Games, through a "Preferred Species" setting. Elite armor customization in Halo: Reach has been downgraded from Halo 3 to a complete model swap. Elite armor does not cost additional cR, but instead requires the player to reach a certain rank for certain armor; for example, to obtain the armor of an Ultra Elite, the player must reach the rank of Warrant Officer.

Additionally, the Limited and Legendary Editions of Reach include exclusive armor permutations/effects for your player character. The Limited Edition comes with the "Sangheili Officer" Elite permutation, while the Legendary Edition includes the aforementioned permutation, along with a Spartan "Flaming Head" effect. A redeemable token that gives the player access to the Recon Helmet is bundled with the game to all sales made on the release date, and with all pre-orders outside of North America. However, if the player is equipped with the exclusive flaming helmet effect, the flames will be visible during gameplay but will not be shown in cinematics. As with Halo 3, every armor permutation in Halo: Reach is purely for aesthetic purposes and do not impact gameplay whatsoever.

Armor Effect choices with Legendary (Flaming Helmet) selected.

The last two sets of helmets for Halo: Reach are available through Halo Waypoint only. Using Waypoint will show you how to unlock said armour pieces, which each have a base and two additional styles. The unlocks are linked to overall Halo Career Milestones (linked to universal Halo Gamerscore) and specialist acheivements throughout the Halo game. For example: the Military Police helmet requires the user to have completed Halo: Reach on Normal Difficulty, Stage two of the helmet requires the user to have the A Spoonful of Blamite achievements and Halo 3 Fear the Pink Mist achievement (accompanied by the right Career Milestone award and the base helmet variant).

SPARTAN

Spartan Armor Permutations
	Helmet	Helmet Attachments	Shoulder	Chest	Wrist	Utility	Knee Guards
AIR ASSAULT	Warrant Officer, 15,000 cR	UA/CNM - Warrant Officer, 7,500 cR FC-I - Warrant Officer, 5,000 cR	-	-	-	-	-
ASSAULT	-	-	-	SAPPER - Commander, 14,000 cR COMMANDO - Colonel, 12,000 cR SAPPER [R] - General, SAPPER, 250,000 cR	BREACHER - Colonel, TACTICAL/TACPAD, 200,000 cR	-	-
COLLAR	-	-	-	GRENADIER - Captain, 4,000 cR BREACHER - Lt. Colonel, 8,000 cR GRENADIER [UA] - General, 40,000 cR BREACHER [R] - Lt. Colonel, BREACHER, 75,000 cR	-	-	-
COMMANDO	Commander, 85,000 cR	CBRN/CNM - Commander, 40,000 cR UA/FC-I[2] - Commander, 40,000 cR	Commander, 40,000 cR	-	-	-	-
CQB	Downloaded Free From Halo Waypoint	HU/RS/CNM - 0 cR UA/HUL - 0 cR	-	-	-	-	-
CQC	(Starter)	CBRN - Recruit, 750 cR UA/HUL - Corporal, 1,500 cR	Lt. Colonel, 20,000 cR	-	-	-	-
EOD	Sergeant, 15,000 cR	CNM - Sergeant, 5000 cR UA/HUL - Sergeant, 3000 cR	-	-	-	-	-
EVA	Major, 30,000 cR	CNM - Major, 7,000 cR UA/HUL[3] - Lt. Colonel, 15,000 cR	3,000 cR	-	-	-	-
EVA[C]	Commander, EVA Base, 120,000 cR	CNM - Commander, 25,000 cR UA/HUL[3] - Commander, 120,000 cR	-	-	-	-	-
FJ/PARA	-	-	Recruit, 250 cR	-	-	-	10,000 cR
GRENADIER	Warrant Officer, 25,000 cR	UA - Warrant Officer, 5,000 cR UA/FC - Warrant Officer, 2,000 cR	Colonel, 65,000 cR		-	-	Lt. Colonel, 45,000 cR
GUNGNIR	Brigadier, 250,000 cR	HU/RS - Brigadier, 125,000 cR CBRN - Mythic, 400,000 cR	8,000 cR	-	-	-	Captain, 25,000 cR
HAZOP	Recruit, 7,000 cR	CBRN/HUL - Sergeant, 2,000 cR CNM-I - Captain, 1,000 cR	Recruit, 500 cR	-	-	-	-
HP	-	-	-	HALO - Recruit, 600 cR PARAFOIL - Colonel, 8,000 cR PARAFOIL [R] - Brigadier, PARAFOIL, 175,000 cR	-	-	-
JFO	Lt. Colonel, 60,000 cR	HUL-I - Lt. Colonel, 20,000 cR UA - Lt. Colonel, 10,000 cR	Recruit, 1,000 cR	-	-	-	-
JUMP JET	-	-	5,000 cR	-	-	-	-
Mark V[B]	(Starter)	UA - Recruit, 750 cR UA/HUL - Corporal, 1,500 cR	(Starter)	(Starter)	(Starter)	(Starter)	(Starter)
MILITARY POLICE	Downloaded Free From Halo Waypoint	CBRN/HU/RS - 0 cR HU/RS/CNM - 0 cR	-	-	-	-	-
MJOLNIR Mk. V	Lt. Colonel, 130,000 cR	CNM - Lt. Colonel, 10,000 cR UA - Lt. Colonel, 15,000 cR	Left - Brigadier, 100,000 cR Right - Brigadier, 80,000 cR	-	-	-	-
MJOLNIR Mk. VI	Brigadier, 300,000 cR	FC-I[2] - Brigadier, 75,000 cR UA/HUL-I - Brigadier, 75,000 cR	-	-	-	-	-
ODST	Recruit, 2,000 cR	UA/CNM - Corporal, 1,000 cR CBRN/HUL - Sergeant, 500 cR	Captain, 25,000 cR	-	-	-	-
OPERATOR	Sergeant, 7,000 cR	UA/HUL - Sergeant, 2,000 cR CNM - Sergeant, 1,000 cR	Commander, 28,000 cR	-	-	-	-
PILOT	Commander, 90,000 cR	HUL[3] - Commander, 25,000 cR UA/HUL[3] - Commander, 55,000 cR Haunted - Inheritor, Purchase all helmets, 1 cR	-	-	-	-	-
RECON	Colonel, 100,000 cR	HUL - Colonel, 75,000 cR UA/HUL(3) - Pre-Order or Release Day Only	Corporal, 1,500 cR	-	-	-	-
SCOUT	Captain, 40,000 cR	HU/RS - Captain, 5,000 cR CBRN/CNM - Captain, 5,000 cR	-	-	-	-	-
SECURITY	General, 250,000 cR	UA/HUL - General, 200,000 cR CBRN/CNM - General, 200,000 cR	Left - General, 70,000 cR Right - General, 275,000 cR	-	-	-	-
SNIPER	-	-	Left - Brigadier, 80,000 cR Right - Brigadier, 75,000 cR	-	-	-	-
TACTICAL	-	-	-	LRP - 1,000 cR RECON - Warrant Officer, 1,500 cR PATROL - Major, 4,000 cR	TACPAD - Major, 50,000 cR UGPS - Lt. Colonel, 80,000 cR	HARD CASE - Captain, 40,000 cR TRAUMA KIT - Lt. Colonel, TACTICAL/HARD CASE, 60,000 cR SOFT CASE - Colonel, 100,000 cR	-
UA	-	-	MULTI-THREAT - 2,000 cR BASE SECURITY - Major, 12,000 cR	MULTI-THREAT [W] - Pre-Order Only COUNTERASSAULT - 600 cR ODST - Warrant Officer, 750 cR BASE SECURITY [W] - Downloaded Free From Halo Waypoint	BUCKLER - 5,000 cR BRACER - 10,000 cR	CHOBHAM - TACTICAL/HARD CASE, 30,000 cR NxRA - Major, TACTICAL/HARD CASE, 40,000 cR	-

Other SPARTAN Attachments

Visor Color
Color	Cost
Silver	Sergeant, 35,000 cR
Blue	Warrant Officer, 50,000 cR
Black	Lt. Colonel, 100,000 cR
Gold	Colonel, 250,000 cR

Armor Effect
Effect	Cost
Birthday Party	200,000 cR
Legendary (Flaming Helmet)	0 cR - Included with the Legendary Edition of Halo: Reach
Heart Attack	300,000 cR
Pestilence	1,000,000 cR
Inclement Weather	2,000,000 cR

Firefight Voice
Voice	Cost
Noble Six	(Starter)
Jorge S-052	10,000 cR
Jun S-266	10,000 cR
Emile S-239	10,000 cR
Kat S-320	10,000 cR
Auntie Dot [A.I.]	15,000 cR
Carter S-259	100,000 cR
GYSGT Stacker	5,000 cR
GYSGT Buck	15,000 cR
SGTMAJ Johnson	100,000 cR
Cortana [A.I.]	100,000 cR
John S-117	150,000 cR

Sangheili

Sangheili Armor Permutations
Armor	Rank
Minor	(Starter)
Officer	Halo: Reach Xbox 360, Limited and Legendary editions only
Spec Ops	Corporal
Ranger	Sergeant
Ultra	Warrant Officer
Zealot	Captain
General	Major
Field Marshall	Lieutenant Colonel

Trivia

• There was originally going to be an Arbiter Armor Permutation in Halo 3, but it was taken out before the game's release. Bungie, however, did not explain why. Many fans expected it to be released as DLC, but due to the nature of the game that would be impossible.
• 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.
• Each Elite also has a modified neck, either sleek black or a different model such as scale-like plating at the back of the neck.
• The armor in Halo 3 was originally planned to be more detailed, with dents and other details in the armor, but this detail was never implemented. The detail was added into Halo reach, though.
• Some exclusive Spartan armor permutations for Halo: Reach are available on Halo Waypoint by earning achievements.
• The description of the black visor in Halo: Reach states, "You can have it in any color you want... as long as it's black." This is a reference to a quote made by Henry Ford, speaking about the Ford Model T in 1909.
• The description of the silver visor in Halo: Reach states "Jumping feet first into hell isn't your job; making sure it's crowded when you get there is." This is an obvious reference to the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers.
• There is a total of 12,899,450,880 different combinations of armor in Halo: Reach excluding the choice of gender. Including gender, there are 25,798,901,760 different combinations.
• The current cost of all the armor pieces in the Halo: Reach armory combined is 9,634,201 cR.
• In Halo: Reach, the mandibles of an Elite will protrude out after its death. This is most noticeable with the Ultra, Spec Ops and Ranger permutations as the mandibles will stick out of the helmet.
• The player's Combat Knife is not visible during cutscenes in Halo: Reach.

Gallery

Spartans

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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

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  Mark V helmet with the UA attachment in Halo: Reach

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  The exclusive "flaming helmet" Spartan armor effect included in the Halo: Reach Legendary Edition, much like the Bungie armor from Halo 3.

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  The Recon helmet, available to all who purchase Reach on launch date in North America and pre-order in other countries.

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  UA Multi Threat MJOLNIR Mk. V[B] Armor available exclusively for those who pre-order Halo: Reach at a Gamestop location or Gamestop.com.

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  FJ Para Shoulders as they appear in the Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta.

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  CQB in Halo: Reach

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  CQC in Halo: Reach

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  EVA in Halo: Reach

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  Millitary Police in Halo: Reach

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  EOD in Halo: Reach

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  Mark Vl in Halo: Reach

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  Grenadier in Halo: Reach

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  ODST in Halo: Reach

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  The AA in Halo: Reach

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  The Operator helmet in Halo: Reach

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  Armor permutation customization in the Halo: Reach beta.

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  Initial Halo: Reach Armor Options

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  All Known Halo: Reach Helmet Variants

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  Most armor permutations in Halo: Reach.

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  Concept art of Spartan armor permutations.

Sangheili

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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.

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  Minor in Halo: Reach

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  Spec-Ops in Halo: Reach

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  Ranger in Halo: Reach

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  Ultra in Halo: Reach

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  General in Halo: Reach

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  Zealot in Halo: Reach

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  Field Marshall in Halo: Reach

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  The exclusive Sangheili Officer armor included in the Limited and Legendary Editions of Halo: Reach.

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  All Sangheili Armor Permutations in Halo: Reach.

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  Concept art of the Elite Officer armor permutation.

External links

• Armor Permutation Generator
• Player Generator