The FJ/PARA is a variant of the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor. Compatible with the Mark V, it is designed specifically for airborne units, and is intended to offer maximum protection with minimum weight.[1] Some members of NOBLE Team wear FJ/PARA knee guards, with Kat-B320 wearing the shoulder pauldrons.
In-game information
Shoulders
| Attachment(s) | Description | Unlock requirements (Halo: Reach) | Unlock requirements (Halo: MCC) |
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  FJ/PARA |
Designed specifically for airborne units; maximum protection, minimum weight. |  Recruit, 250 cR
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Season 1, Tier 11 ( 1)
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Knee guards
| Attachment(s) | Description | Unlock requirements (Halo: Reach) | Unlock requirements (Halo: MCC) |
|---|---|---|---|
 FJ/PARA |
Designed specifically for airborne units; maximum protection, minimum weight. | Recruit, 10,000 cR
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Season 1, Tier 33 ( 1)
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Trivia
- "FJ" is an abbreviation of Fallschirmjäger, the German word for "paratrooper".
- The current model for the FJ/PARA shoulder pauldron was titled as the Mark V[B] shoulder in the Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta. The Beta's FJ/PARA shoulders became the UA/Multi-threat shoulders in the final game.[2] It is possible that the FJ/PARA knee guards were intended to be the default in-game knee guards instead of a variant. Prior to the game's finalization, what would become the FJ/PARA knee guards were present on SPARTAN-B312, representing the character wearing basic armor prior to the player's customization. Even after being given fully default armor, most videos and images showed the SPARTAN wearing FJ/PARA kneeguards with otherwise fully default armor; Six's Xbox Avatar armor also still has FJ/PARA knees.
- Kat-B320's FJ/PARA shoulder pauldron pictured in a cover art image for Game Informer magazine started a recurring joke among the fan community as the shoulder can be seen resembling a face. This "character" was jokingly dubbed "Oonsk" as a humorous pronunciation of the "UNSC" labeled to the shoulder.[3] The character was later acknowledged by Bungie in their weekly updates,[4] and was included in a painting created by Frank O'Connor.[5] The painting was later auctioned off by IGN as a part of a charity event.[6]
- The knee guards are unique as the only set of knee guards that are colored according to the player's secondary armor color.
- Four members of Noble Team wore the FJ/PARA kneeguards: Carter-A259, Jun-A266, Emile-A239, and Thom-A293. The only exceptions to this are Jorge-052 and Kat-B320, who wear MJOLNIR Mark IV[G] and default knee guards respectively. SPARTAN-B312 may also wear FJ/PARA kneeguards if the player so chooses.
Gallery
The original model for the FJ/PARA shoulder piece, in the Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta. (Now called the UA/MULTI-THREAT.)
List of appearances
- Halo: Reach
- Deliver Hope (First appearance)
Sources
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