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Hannibal Weapon Systems[1] |
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WG/Facility 93-00/Kotka[1] |
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Standard default armor configuration for all recruited Spartan personnel. |
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Template:Article Quote RECRUIT-class Mjolnir is a variant of the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2) manufactured by Hannibal Weapon Systems and Materials Group. It is the standard armor for all newly recruited SPARTAN-IV personnel.[2][3]
Overview
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 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.
Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta
In the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta there was a "BRN" 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.
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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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.
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 during War Games training.
A Spartan-IV wearing Recruit armor during a Spartan Ops operation.
Gabriel Thorne donning his Recruit helmet.
Newly issued Recruit armor.
HUD of the Recruit armor in the Spartan Ops teaser trailer.
HUD of the Recruit armor in Spartan Ops.
Edward Davis in his Recruit armor in Halo: Spartan Assault.
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.
Joel Thomas in his Recruit armor during the Battle of Oban.
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 a Recruit Charred helmet in the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta.
A Recruit armored toy painted to look like Master Chief.
Recruit in Halo 5: Guardians.
Four Spartans in Recruit armor in Halo 5: Guardians.
Halo 4 skins
Default skin.
Prime skin.
Halo 5: Guardians skins
Default skin.
Charred skin.
Marked skin.
Proven skin.
Note
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c d e Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide - Page 20, 164
- ^ a b c d e f Halo 4 - Armor description
- ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians - Armory description
- ^ Halo: Initiation - Issue 2
- ^ Halo 4 Limited Edition - Bonus content marketplace description
- ^ A Hero Falls