Bioroid armor
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This article contains information from the Bioroid Fractures universe, and is not a part of the established Halo canon. To learn more information about the Bioroid universe, see its article. |
Bioroids on Lockdown.
The Bioroid armors are a suite of multiplayer armor sets in Halo 2: Anniversary that were implemented into the game with the Series 9 update.[1][2]
In-game information
Helmets
| Helmet | Description | Unlock requirements (Halo 2: Anniversary) |
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 Bioroid Apollyon |
The bioroids are weapon-parasites created by the Forerunners that transform those who possess the Reclaimer spark into killing machines. | The Exchange,  2
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 Bioroid Israfil |
The first type of bioroid to erupt from its unsuspecting Reclaimer host when she stumbled upon a nest of the Thinking Death. | The Exchange |
 Bioroid Tithonus |
Bioroids can face down most threats, but those who erupt into this form are particularly adept at sensing the taint of the Thinking Death. | The Exchange, 2
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Shoulders
| Shoulder | Description | Unlock requirements (Halo 2: Anniversary) |
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 Bioroid Eliminator-type |
Most bioroid forms are optimized for one role: combat. | The Exchange, 2
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 Bioroid Guardian-type |
Few other things can claim to be proofed against the insidious touch of the Thinking Death. | The Exchange, 2
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 Bioroid Meld-type |
Bioroids with this gift can link with other Reclaimers to meld mind and memory. | The Exchange, 2
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 Bioroid Sensor-type |
Bioroids with these strange growths can intuitively sense the causal disruptions caused by slipspace manifolds opening and closing. | The Exchange |
Chest
| Chest | Description | Unlock requirements (Halo 2: Anniversary) |
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 Bioroid Alpha Strain |
The Alpha strain has many gifts, and it is up to their Reclaimers to discover and exploit them. | The Exchange, 2
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 Bioroid Beta Strain |
The secrets of how to expel vorpal blasts from this bioroid still eludes the Reclaimers. | The Exchange, 2
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Forearms
| Forearm | Description | Unlock requirements (Halo 2: Anniversary) |
|---|---|---|
 Bioroid Vambrace |
The bioroid transformation process reshapes the body in seemingly impossible ways. | The Exchange, 2
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Legs
| Leg | Description | Unlock requirements (Halo 2: Anniversary) |
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 Bioroid Greaves |
Once the transformation is mastered a bioroid may walk the unseen roads between space and time. | The Exchange, 2
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Trivia
- The Bioroid Fracture appears to pay homage to the Bio-Booster Armor Guyver series of manga and anime written by Yoshiki Takaya, in which the titular Guyver Unit is a suit of symbiotic armor designed to amplify the wearers lifeforce.
- Given this, the term "Bioroid" is possibly a play on the word "Zoanoid," which are genetically augmented humans and the foot soldiers of the Chronos corporation in the Guyver series.
- The Israfil helmet bears a distinct resemblance to the Guyver Unit armor itself.
- The Bioroid helmets are named after mythological beings of multiple human cultures and religions:
- Apollyon is the Greek name for Abaddon, an important term for both Judaism (a place) and Christianity (a fallen angel) religions. In both religions, however, Apollyon/Abaddon is related to the concept of destruction.
- Israfil is the name of one of the four angels who will blow the trumpet twice to signal the Qiyamah (the Judgement Day) in Islam: the first blow will kill all living creatures and the second blow will revive them.
- Tithonus is a Greek figure, who's described as Goddess Eos' lover; in the myth, Tithonus became immortal but continued to age. Eos, unable to help him, made him into a cicada.
Gallery
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Concept art
Concept art of the Bioroid Apollyon set.
Concept art of the Bioroid Israfil set.
Concept art of the Bioroid Tithonus set, along with four sets of helmets, including that of a proposed fourth set.
Screenshots and promotional images
The first teaser image released for the Bioroid armors.
A Bioroid-equipped Spartan on Lockdown.
Bioroid-equipped Spartans wielding an M7S SMG and an MA5D assault rifle.
List of appearances
- Halo 2: Anniversary (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Bioroid Boogaloo (Retrieved on Aug 27, 2022) [archive]
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Halo: MCC - August Update (Retrieved on Aug 27, 2022) [archive]
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