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Cestus

Production overview
Manufacturer(s):	Korolev Heavy Industries^[1]
Type:	MJOLNIR [GEN3]^[1]

CESTUS-class Mjolnir is a MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor helmet variant, designed for the GEN3 platform.^[1]

Overview

Design details

The Cestus helmet is compatible with the XAH-23 Acoustic Hailer attachment, which is a prototype acoustic hailer configured for use against non-human species.^[2]

Development history

The Cestus helmet was developed by Korolev Heavy Industries for use with the MJOLNIR GEN3 platform. The creation of the Cestus helmet was spurred on by necessity as well as desperation.^[1]

In-game information

Halo Infinite

The Cestus helmet is available for multiplayer Spartan armor customization in Halo Infinite.

Helmet	Manufacturer	Lore	Rarity	Unlock Requirements
Cestus	Korolev Heavy Industries	Necessity is the mother of invention, but desperation is the father.	Epic	Purchase "Cestus" Bundle from the Shop for 2,400 cR
XAH-23 Acoustic Hailer	Korolev Heavy Industries	Prototype acoustic hailer configured for use against non-human species.	Epic	Purchase "Cestus" Bundle from the Shop for 2,400 cR

Trivia

A cestus is a boxing glove used by the ancient Greeks and Romans. It can also be used to refer to a girdle or belt worn by women in ancient Greece.
The description for the Cestus helmet reads: "Necessity is the mother of invention, but desperation is the father." The first half of the description is a famous proverb commonly associated with the story The Crow and the Pitcher found in Aesop's Fables, as well as Plato's Republic.

Gallery

A Cestus-clad Spartan-IV with a Banished Mk50 Sidekick.

List of appearances

Halo Infinite
- Content Update 29 (First appearance)

Sources

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Halo Infinite, Armor Hall: Cestus - Helmet Description "Necessity is the mother of invention, but desperation is the father."
^ Halo Infinite, Armor Hall: XAH-23 Acoustic Hailer - Helmet Attachment Description "Prototype acoustic hailer configured for use against non-human species."

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List of armor permutations by game title

v • d • e List of armor permutations in Halo Infinite

Spartan armor	Mark VII (Achilles • Agitator • Anubis • Armet • Aviator • Barrister • Brawler • Camazotz • Cavallino • Celox • Cestus • Champion • Courier • Deadeye • Dokkaebi • Eclipse • Emissary • Enigma • Firefall • Flanker • Hawker • Helioskrill • ISR • Kai-125 • Linebreaker • Magister • Mark V Zeta • Mark VI • Mark VI MOD • Mark VII • Menachite • Mercury • Rampart • Renegade • Riz-028 • Rockeye • Security GEN3 • Soldier • Sovereign • Spartanstein • Stormfall • Talon • Thremaleon • Trailblazer • Trendlock • Torchbearer • Tormenter • Vannak-134 • Volant • War Master • Winterknight • XM55 ACH • Zvezda) Mark V [B] (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) Rakshasa (AKIS II-GRD • Artaius • Assailer • Bunyip • Cambion • Conqueror • Cutthroat • Lechuza • Locus • Morrigan • Negotiator • Rakshasa • Rasetsu • Scorn • Shikari • Stribog • Taskmaster • Ullr • Viper) Mirage IIC (Athlon • Balor • Belus • Erinyes • Extender • Mirage IIC • Neith • Nexus • Skymarcher • Squire • Street Viper • Tyro • Veles) Hazmat (Ashmaw • Burrowlens • Farkas • Mark VI CBRN • Notus • Oberon • OSTEO • Ogun • Project CORSAC • Serket • Skarbnik • Steelheart • Temfor • Voidspear) Mark IV (Ardent • Emil • Isidor • Mark IV • Paladin • Theodor • Ulrich • Valiant • Wilhelm • Ypsilon • Zacharias • Ärger • Ökonom)

Spartan armor accessories	AAP • FC • FCI • SAP • TAC (Assault) • UA (Collar • Type FJ) • UTIL (HP)

Other	Artificial limb • Banished trophy • CBRN module • Command Network Module • Doisac Kiss • Hardened Uplink • HUL-I/RS • HIGHCOM Sentinel • LifeGuard • MEDAUX Unit • PRO-TEK • Purrfect Audio • Remote sensor • Skullbearer trophy • Target acquisition system

Fractures Spartan armor	Yoroi (Azechi • Chonmage • Hakushika • Hikeshi • Ikari • Jingasa • Kabuto • Kawari • Kendo • Otomosho • Yokai) Eaglestrike (Boggart • Brodie • Eaglestrike • Kerberos • Leadbelcher • M199X • Sky Marshal) Chimera (Abatur • Chimera • Deltajock • Flenser • Fomorian • Geist • Grendel • Grimghast • Merrow • Mimir • Peaceweaver • Strigoi • Thresher • Wendigo)

For a complete list, check out our armor category.

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List of armor permutations by generation

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Mainline armor generations	Mark I • Mark II • Mark III • GEN1 (Mark IV • Mark V • Black • Mark VI • Mark VII) • GEN2 • GEN3

Armor components	BIOS (Mark V • Mark VI • GEN2 • GEN3) • Brokkr Armor Mechanism • Fail-safe detonation system • HIGHCOM Sentinel • Hydrostatic gel • Liquid metal crystal layer • Power supply control unit • Portable Spartan Support Module • Pressure seal • Quantum mirror • Reactive circuits • VISR

Competing and related projects	ARTAIUS • Buccaneer • COBALT • HAYABUSA • HRUNTING • MELAENO • Mirage • OSTEO • Rakshasa • Shinobi • SPI • YGGDRASIL

Armor permutations (by generation)	GEN1 • GEN2 • GEN3 • Miscellaneous

Supplemental equipment	General (Tactical • UA • UTIL) Armor (AAP • Assault • Collar • FJ/PARA • Gloves • HP • Jump Jet • LifeGuard • MEDAUX Unit • OB • PRO-TEK • Sniper • UTIL) Helmet (Breach • CBRN module • Command Network Module • FC attachments • FCI-I • Hardened Uplink • Hardened uplink/remote sensor package • Oppressor Mark II • Remote sensor • TAS)

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Mark variants	Mark V (Zeta) • Mark VI (GEN3) • Mark VII (GEN3)

Variants based on GEN1	Cohort • GUNGNIR • Security

Variants based on GEN2	Achilles • Anubis • Aviator • Celox • Deadeye • Firefall • Hermes • Soldier • Trailblazer • Viper • Volant • War Master

New variants	Armet • Barrister • Brawler • Cavallino • Cestus • Courier • Enigma • Flanker • ISR • Linebreaker • Menachite • Mercury • Rampart • Rockeye • Stormfall • Talon • Trendlock • Torchbearer • Zvezda • Unknown GEN3 variant

For a complete list, check out our MJOLNIR armor category.

CESTUS-class Mjolnir

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