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===MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor===
===MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor===
Smitten by the perceived failures of the Mark I, II, and III exoskeletons, Halsey decided to completely overhaul the program, starting in Project: MJOLNIR. The Materials Group was then reassigned to this project, which Halsey felt was the realization of the powered armor program's overall goals.<ref name="EVG 44"/><ref name="TFoR2"/><ref name="EVG 118"/> The team abandoned the "Mark" system used when developing the exoskeletons, as Halsey wished to distance herself and the project from past failures.<ref>'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''', ''date ???''</ref> MJOLNIR, rather than being a bulky powered exoskeleton, would be a self-contained, nearly form-fitting body suit; it would augment the wearer's physical abilities to superhuman levels, though it would require [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|dangerous genetic modification]] to function safely. The [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|first iteration of MJOLNIR]] was developed at the Materials Group's [[Damascus Materials Testing Facility]] on [[Chi Ceti IV]], and was introduced to the recently graduated Spartans on [[2525#November|November 27, 2525]].  
Smitten by the perceived failures of the Mark I, Mark II, and Mark III exoskeletons, Halsey decided to completely overhaul the program, starting Project: MJOLNIR. The Materials Group was then reassigned to this project, which Halsey felt was the realization of the powered armor program's overall goals.<ref name="EVG 44"/><ref name="TFoR2"/><ref name="EVG 118"/> The team abandoned the "Mark" system used when developing the exoskeletons, as Halsey wished to distance herself and the project from past failures.<ref>'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''', ''date ???''</ref> MJOLNIR, rather than being a bulky powered exoskeleton, would be a self-contained, nearly form-fitting body suit; it would augment the wearer's physical abilities to superhuman levels, though it would require [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|dangerous genetic modification]] to function safely. The [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|first iteration of MJOLNIR]] was developed at the Materials Group's [[Damascus Materials Testing Facility]] on [[Chi Ceti IV]], and was introduced to the recently graduated Spartans on [[2525#November|November 27, 2525]].  


Halsey intended for MJOLNIR to remain a system that would be continuously upgraded as possible. However, in [[2535]] the Materials Group mandated that subsequent iterations of MJOLNIR be released in distinct stages as a means of fiscal oversight; thus, the original version of MJOLNIR was retroactively named the Mark IV, suggesting continuity with the long-abandoned Mark I, II, and III exoskeletons.<ref>'''Dr. Halsey's personal journal''', ''January 7, 2535''</ref> The Materials Group [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV#Advanced Hardware Program|continued to develop the main MJOLNIR series]], resulting in several superficially distinct versions which, despite their drastically different appearances, were all classified as the Mark IV due to their internal architecture.<ref name="way-mjol">'''[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/video/the-mjolnir-project-2/46e89c1a-f619-41e2-ad7f-ab65c61ca2df Halo Waypoint: The MJOLNIR Project Part 2]'''</ref>
Halsey intended for MJOLNIR to remain a single, continuous system that would be incrementally updated as upgrades became available. However, in [[2535]] the Materials Group mandated that subsequent iterations of MJOLNIR be released in distinct stages as a means of fiscal oversight; thus, against Halsey's wishes, the original version of MJOLNIR was retroactively named the Mark IV, suggesting continuity with the long-abandoned Mark I, II, and III exoskeletons.<ref>'''Dr. Halsey's personal journal''', ''January 7, 2535''</ref> The Materials Group [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV#Advanced Hardware Program|continued to develop the main MJOLNIR series]], resulting in several superficially distinct versions which, despite their drastically different appearances, were all classified as the Mark IV due to their internal architecture.<ref name="way-mjol">'''[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/video/the-mjolnir-project-2/46e89c1a-f619-41e2-ad7f-ab65c61ca2df Halo Waypoint: The MJOLNIR Project Part 2]'''</ref>


On [[2551|November 24, 2551]], the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]] generation was introduced.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_012910 '''Bungie Weekly Update - 1/29/10''']</ref><ref name="EVG 119"/> This version featured [[energy shielding]] technology, which was previously thought to be impossible to reverse-engineer from [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] technology. It also introduced the ability to accommodate a starship-grade [[smart artificial intelligence]]. In late 2552, the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI]] was introduced. Though it offered few groundbreaking improvements over the Mark VI, aside from an automated [[biofoam]] injection system, numerous components were refined, making the Mark VI among the most powerful pieces of technology ever created by [[human]]ity.
On [[2551|November 24, 2551]], the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]] generation was introduced.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_012910 '''Bungie Weekly Update - 1/29/10''']</ref><ref name="EVG 119"/> This version featured [[energy shielding]] technology, which was previously thought to be impossible to reverse-engineer from [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] technology. It also introduced the ability to accommodate a starship-grade [[smart artificial intelligence]]. In late 2552, the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI]] was introduced. Though it offered few groundbreaking improvements over the Mark VI, aside from an automated [[biofoam]] injection system, numerous components were refined, making the Mark VI among the most powerful pieces of technology ever created by [[human]]ity.
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