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RECRUIT-class Mjolnir

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Recruit
Recruit armor in Halo 4 with no skin.
Production overview

Manufacturer(s):

Hannibal Weapon Systems[1]
Materials Group (Forearms and greaves)[2]

Testing site(s):

WG/Facility 93-00/Kotka[1]
Chi Ceti IV (Manufacturing location for greaves)[2]
FFG-045's combat lab (Forearms)[2]

Type:

MJOLNIR [GEN2][1]

Role(s):

Standard default armor configuration for all recruited Spartan personnel

Technical specifications

Feature(s):

  • Class-A hardened reactor case
  • Common solid-plate pauldrons
 
“ Standard default armor configuration for all recruited Spartan personnel. ”

RECRUIT-class Mjolnir is the standard-issue MJOLNIR GEN2 armor set manufactured by Hannibal Weapon Systems and Materials Group. It is the standard armor for all newly recruited SPARTAN-IV personnel.[2][3]

Overview

Design details

The reactor is covered by a "Class-A hardened reactor case". The shoulders are called "Common solid-plate pauldrons". There is a power conduit on the cuisse. The feet have segmented plates to increase mobility. The armor is designed to cope with the strain and duress experienced by newly augmented Spartan-IV.[1]

The standard color scheme for Recruit-equipped Spartans aboard the UNSC Infinity consists of orange-yellow stripes at various points, most notably along the center of the helmet, though the suit remains largely unpainted.[Note 1] Whether this color scheme is common among all recently inducted SPARTAN-IVs is unknown.

Development History

The majority of the Recruit variants were manufactured by Hannibal Weapon Systems and tested at WG/Facility 93-00/Kotka. Both the forearms and greaves were manufactured by the Materials Group, with the forearms tested at FFG-045's combat lab, and the greaves manufactured on Chi Ceti IV.[2] Testing for the GEN2 version was swiftly done, as by January 2553 a copy of the armor was onboard the UNSC Infinity.[4]

Decades of combat experience with Mjolnir suits informed the design and electronics hardware architecture of the RECRUIT helmet.[3]

Skins

The Prime skin is part of the Infinity Actual Kit recommended for Spartan-IV first contact and asymmetrical operations.[5]

Usage

Newly inducted Spartans are required to use the Recruit-class armor for an individually determined time frame before requisitioning custom kits.[2] The armor's performance consistency raises eyebrows among the more experienced Spartans, however, and despite its popularity, many Spartan-IVs opt to diversify the armor with other variants.[1]

Spartans in the Recruit variant armor were sold as toys. One child had painted his Recruit Spartan action figure to resemble the Master Chief.[6]

In-game information

Halo 4

Available skins: Prime (PRME) and Tiger (TIGR)
Default unlock: Unlocked by default.
Prime unlock: Obtained by getting the Halo 4 Limited Edition. It is also available in the Halo 4 Game of the Year Edition.
Tiger unlock: Complete the Exterminator - Master commendation

  • Description: Standard default armor configuration for all recruited Spartan personnel.
  • Forearms description: Standardized RECRUIT-class vambrace systems, vetted in the 'FFG-045' combat lab.
  • Legs description: Conventional RECRUIT-class full greave system manufactured on Chi Ceti IV.

MCC descriptions

  • Helmet description: Standard-issue helmet for Spartan-IV personnel
  • Shoulder description: Modular left/right spaulder from Recruit-class armor.
  • Chest description: Simple, reliable, and able to be manufactured in large numbers.
  • Forearms description: Recruit-class vambrace vetted in the FFG-045 combat lab.
  • Legs description: Recruit-class greaves manufactured on Chi Ceti IV.

Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta

In the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta there was a "BRN" skin which became the "Charred" skin in the final game. This skin had descriptions for it as follows:

  • Helmet description: Though largely confined to War Games, custom patterns can be applied to RECRUIT armor before fitting.
  • Body description: Personalized RECRUIT armor suits the needs of a diverse segment of Spartan combatants.

Halo 5: Guardians

Available skins: Charred, Marked, and Proven
Default unlock: Unlocked by default.
Charred unlock: Common REQ card
Marked unlock: Uncommon REQ card
Proven unlock: Rare REQ card

  • Helmet description: Decades of combat experience with Mjolnir suits informed the design and electronics hardware architecture of the RECRUIT helmet.
  • Body description: SPARTAN-IVs are required to use the RECRUIT-class armor until they demonstrate mastery over their many augmentations.

In Halo 5: Guardians due to the "Body" having a predefined customisation this armor set permanently has the following parts from Halo 4:

  • Body: Recruit
  • Shoulders: Recruit (left shoulder is unknown)
  • Forearms: Ricochet
  • Legs: Recruit

Trivia

  • In Halo 4, the Recruit right shoulder and forearms available to the player in multiplayer are different from those seen elsewhere in the game, such as on SPARTAN-IV NPCs in campaign and on characters in the Spartan Ops cutscenes. Curiously, the SPARTAN-IVs in Halo 4's campaign appear to be wearing what the game classifies as Ricochet forearms.

Gallery

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Normal gallery

  • A SPARTAN-IV wearing the Recruit armor with the standard coloration used on Infinity.

    A SPARTAN-IV wearing the Recruit armor with the standard coloration used on Infinity.

  • A render of a Spartan-IV in Recruit armor from Halo Waypoint.

    A render of a Spartan-IV in Recruit armor from Halo Waypoint.

  • A Recruit-clad Spartan-IV wielding an M6H magnum.

    A Recruit-clad Spartan-IV wielding an M6H magnum.

  • Front and back views of the Recruit armor for Halo 4.

    Front and back views of the Recruit armor for Halo 4.

  • A Spartan-IV wearing Recruit armor aboard the UNSC Infinity.

    A Spartan-IV wearing Recruit armor aboard the UNSC Infinity.

  • A Spartan-IV wearing Recruit armor during War Games training.

    A Spartan-IV wearing Recruit armor during War Games training.

  • A Spartan-IV wearing Recruit armor during a Spartan Ops operation.

    A Spartan-IV wearing Recruit armor during a Spartan Ops operation.

  • Gabriel Thorne donning his Recruit helmet.

    Gabriel Thorne donning his Recruit helmet.

  • Newly issued Recruit armor.

    Newly issued Recruit armor.

  • HUD of the Recruit armor in the Spartan Ops teaser trailer.

    HUD of the Recruit armor in the Spartan Ops teaser trailer.

  • HUD of the Recruit armor in Spartan Ops.

    HUD of the Recruit armor in Spartan Ops.

  • Edward Davis in his Recruit armor in Halo: Spartan Assault.

    Edward Davis in his Recruit armor in Halo: Spartan Assault.

  • Edward Davis in Recruit armor in Halo: Initiation.

    Edward Davis in Recruit armor in Halo: Initiation.

  • Gabriel Thorne using his Recruit armor's thrusters against Kig-Yar pirates during the Mission to Ven III in Halo: Escalation.

    Gabriel Thorne using his Recruit armor's thrusters against Kig-Yar pirates during the Mission to Ven III in Halo: Escalation.

  • Joel Thomas in his Recruit armor during the Battle of Oban.

    Joel Thomas in his Recruit armor during the Battle of Oban.

  • HUD of Gabriel Thorne's Recruit armor using VISR during Operation: ATHENA.

    HUD of Gabriel Thorne's Recruit armor using VISR during Operation: ATHENA.

  • A Spartan-IV wearing the default Recruit armor in the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta.

    A Spartan-IV wearing the default Recruit armor in the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta.

  • A Spartan-IV wearing a Recruit Charred helmet in the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta.

    A Spartan-IV wearing a Recruit Charred helmet in the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta.

  • A Recruit armored toy painted to look like Master Chief.

    A Recruit armored toy painted to look like Master Chief.

  • Recruit in Halo 5: Guardians.

    Recruit in Halo 5: Guardians.

  • Four Spartans in Recruit armor in Halo 5: Guardians.

    Four Spartans in Recruit armor in Halo 5: Guardians.

  • A poster of a Spartan-IV wearing Recruit armor on Bazaar in Halo Infinite.

    A poster of a Spartan-IV wearing Recruit armor on Bazaar in Halo Infinite.

Halo 4 skins

  • Default skin.

    Default skin.

  • Prime skin.

    Prime skin.

Halo 5: Guardians skins

  • Default skin.

    Default skin.

  • Charred skin.

    Charred skin.

  • Marked skin.

    Marked skin.

  • Proven skin.

    Proven skin.

Notes

  1. ^ All SPARTAN-IV NPCs encountered in Halo 4 (both in the campaign and in Spartan Ops) wear Recruit armor with the aforementioned color scheme. Jared Miller of the ship's Spartan Command also wears Recruit armor with this color scheme in Spartan Ops' prerendered "talking head" vignettes.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d e Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide - Page 20, 164
  2. ^ a b c d e f Halo 4 - Armor description
  3. ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians - Armory description
  4. ^ Halo: Initiation - Issue 2
  5. ^ Halo 4 Limited Edition - Bonus content marketplace description
  6. ^ A Hero Falls

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List of armor permutations by game title

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List of armor permutations in Halo 4
Armor

Regular: Air Assault • Aviator • CIO • Commando • Deadeye • Defender • EOD • Enforcer • EVA • FOTUS • GUNGNIR • HAZOP • Infiltrator • Locus • Mark VI • Oceanic • Orbital • Protector • Raider • Ranger • Recon • Recruit • Scanner • Scout • Soldier • Strider • Vanguard • Venator • Warrior • War Master

Specialization: Engineer • Operator • Pathfinder • Pioneer • Rogue • Stalker • Tracker • Wetwork
Forearms/Legs
MCC-exclusive
Cut armor
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List of armor permutations in Halo 5: Guardians
Achilles • Air Assault • Anubis • Argonaut • Argus • Athlon • Atlas • Aviator • Breaker • Buccaneer • CQB • Centurion • Challenger • Cinder • CIO • Commando • Copperhead • Cyclops • Cypher • Deadeye • Decimator • Defender • Dynast • EOD • Enforcer • Engineer • EVA (GEN1 and GEN2) • Fenrir • Foehammer • FOTUS • Freebooter • Goblin • GUNGNIR • Helioskrill • Hellcat • Helljumper • Hermes • Hunter • Icarus • Indomitable • Infiltrator • Interceptor • Intruder • Jumpmaster • Legionnaire • Locus • Mako • Marauder • Mark IV • Mark V (Alpha and Delta) • Mark VI (GEN1 and GEN2) • Maverick • Military Police • Nightfall • NOBLE • Nomad • Olive • Operator (GEN1 and GEN2) • Orbital • Pathfinder • Pioneer • Pilot • Protector • Raider • Raijin • Ranger • Reaper • Recluse • Recon (GEN1 and GEN2) • Recruit • Rogue • Scanner • Scout • Security (GEN1 and GEN2) • Seeker • Shinobi • Soldier • Stalker • Stinger • Strider • Teishin • Technician • Timmy • Tracer • Tracker • Valkyrie • Vector • Venator • Venture • Vigilant • Viper • Void Dancer • Warrior • War Master • Wetwork • Wrath
For a complete list, check out our armor category.

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List of armor permutations by generation

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MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor
Mainline armor generations
Mark I • Mark II • Mark III • GEN1 (Mark IV • Mark V • Black • Mark VI • Mark VII) • GEN2 • GEN3
Armor components
Competing and related projects
ARTAIUS • Buccaneer • COBALT • HAYABUSA • HRUNTING • MELAENO • Mirage • OSTEO • Rakshasa • Shinobi • SPI • YGGDRASIL
Armor permutations (by generation)
Supplemental equipment
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GEN2
Mark variants
Mark IV (GEN2) • Mark V (GEN2 • Alpha • Delta) • Mark VI (GEN1 • GEN2 • MOD) • Mark VII (GEN2)
Variants originating from GEN1
Air Assault • Argus • Commando • Centurion • EOD • EVA • GUNGNIR • HAZOP • ODST • Operator • Orbital • Raider • Ranger • Recon • Rogue • Scout • Security • Strider • Venator
Variants based on GEN1
New variants
Achilles • Anubis • Argonaut • Athlon • Atlas • Aviator • Barvo • Breaker • Challenger • Cinder • CIO • Copperhead • Cyclops • Cypher • Deadeye • Decimator • Defender • Dynast • Enforcer • Engineer • Fenrir • Foehammer • FOTUS • Freebooter • Goblin • Helioskrill • Hellcat • Helljumper • Hermes • Hunter • Icarus • Infiltrator • Interceptor • Jumpmaster • KEYSTONE • Legionnaire • Locus • Mako • Marauder • Maverick • Mirmillion • Nightfall • Nomad • Oceanic • Oppressor • Pathfinder • Pioneer • Prefect • Protector • Raijin • Reaper • Recluse • Recruit • Ricochet • Scanner • Seeker • Soldier • Stalker • Stinger • Teishin • Technician • Tracer • Tracker • Valkyrie • Vanguard • Vector • Venture • Viper • Void Dancer • Warrior • War Master • Wetwork
Forearms/Legs
Other
For a complete list, check out our MJOLNIR armor category.
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