Jiralhanae armor

The Jiralhanae employ a wide range of armor for fighting.

Overview

Jiralhanae armor can be fairly diverse, depending on the individual and pack employing it. Many Brute infantry, typically those of Minor rank, employ little to no armor save for a small cap covering the upper head.^[1]^[2]^[3] Of those that do employ more extensive armor protection, this armor can be shown in the form of heavy, thick plating with angular and brutalistic visual appearances. Some Jiralhanae employ a padded cloth undersuit beneath their armor, while others may employ a layer of chain mail to assist in close-quarters combat. Jiralhanae officers, such as Captains, typically employ a distinctive V-shaped headdress on their helmet.

Jiralhanae armor does not typically employ energy shielding, with the exception of the power armor employed by the forces serving the Prophet of Truth in 2552.

Armor variants

Algolis armor

This armor was worn by Atriox and his pack during the Algolis Invasion, under Covenant servitude. This armor is donned in a blue-purple paint and is noticeably rounded and segmented, with a chain undersuit.

Fall of Reach armor

These armor designs were seen employed by the Jiralhanae Minors and Captains involved with the Siege of New Alexandria and Battle of Asźod during the Fall of Reach. Like the armor seen worn during the Great Schism, this armor is not energy shielded and is fairly minimal, leaving large swaths of skin exposed. However, this armor design also blends in elements of the power armor later worn during the final weeks of the war, notably in the Captains' distinctive helmets and shoulder plating.

A Jiralhanae Minor wearing this armor scheme.
A Jiralhanae Captain wearing this armor scheme.

Great Schism Era Armor

Jiralhanae serving under Tartarus leading up to the Great Schism and its first days, among other events, bore little in the way of armor, with even Captains and the Chieftain Tartarus himself bearing almost no equipment beyond the odd shoulder plate or bandolier. These Jiralhanae wear small cap-like helmets similar to the ones used in the Fall of Reach, with Captains employing a small holographic red flag.

A Jiralhanae Minor employing very little armor protection.
A Jiralhanae Captain employing very little armor protection.
Tartarus employing very little armor protection.

Powered armor

Main article: Jiralhanae power armor

Jiralhanae Power Armor is a broad category encompassing a wide variety of unique armor permutations, used by both the Covenant and its remnants^[4]. Jiralhanae power armor offers far more protection than its non-powered counterparts - though contrary to what its name suggests - does not typically augment its wearer's strength or speed like the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor and harnesses employed by Spartans and Sangheili warriors, respectively. The Covenant-era power armor is typically seen in an iridescent blue, purple, gold, red or brown coloration depending on rank. Select high-ranking Banished personnel incorporate strength-boosting mechanisms into their power armor, most notably Atriox's right gauntlet.

Maccabeus' clan employing power armor on Harvest in 2525.
A Jiralhanae Ultra wearing the infantry power armor type.
A Jiralhanae Captain wearing the officer power armor type.
A Chieftain wearing powered armor.
A Chieftain wearing an alternate powered armor.
Castor wearing power armor in the signature blue and gold of the Keepers of the One Freedom, donned as early as the hunt for the Menachite Portal Complex.
A Banished Jiralhanae Captain wielding a Veporokk Workshop Ravager on Installation 07.
A Banished Jiralhanae Chieftain wielding a Grenflekt Workshop Scrap Cannon.
Atriox in his unique power armor.
Pavium in his unique power armor.
Voridus (Center) and several other Banished Jiralhanae wearing power armor.