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The DECIMATOR-class Mjolnir is a MJOLNIR armor variant designed by the Materials Group.[1][2]
Overview
Design details
The DECIMATOR is the closest GEN2 armor variant to the MJOLNIR Mark VII,[3] and features a versatile energy shielding system that can be partially reshaped and sculpted.[1][2] Like the Mark VII suit worn by Naomi-010, DECIMATOR's physical architecture closely resembles MJOLNIR Mark V [B].
Development history
The DECIMATOR-class Mjolnir is an attempt by the Office of Naval Intelligence's Materials Group to re-engineer major improvements of the Mjolnir Mark VII prototypes into the second generation of the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor. The most successful of these efforts is the DECIMATOR armor's sophisticated energy shielding system.[1][2] Elements from DECIMATOR would later go on to be used in Project KEYSTONE.[4]
Usage
DECIMATOR is mostly unknown outside the Spartan branch,[5] with even few Spartan or UNICOM commanders privy to the full details of the armor's development history.[1][2]
In-game Information
Halo 5: Guardians
Argonaut was first introduced as an armor set in the Hammer Storm update for Halo 5: Guardians. The suit has no skin variants.
| Helmet | Description | Unlock requirements |
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 Decimator (helmet) |
DECIMATOR helmets have a design lineage that stretches back to the final years of the Covenant War, though few Spartan or UNICOM commanders are privy to the full details. | Ultra Rare REQ card |
 Decimator (body) |
The DECIMATOR is Materials Group's attempt to reengineer key improvements of the Mjolnir Mark VII prototypes. The most successful of these efforts is the suit's protean energy shield, which can be partially reshaped and sculpted. | Ultra Rare REQ card |
Production notes
First mentioned in Canon Fodder Issue 48 "Reqlamation Begins",[5] the DECIMATOR-class Mjolnir was later confirmed to appear in Halo 5: Guardians in Canon Fodder Issue 50 "Fifty Caliber".[3] On February 24, 2016 the armor was made available in the Hammer Storm update for Halo 5: Guardians.[6]
The Decimator armour was created by the Berlin-based outsource studio Airborn Studios.[7] Internally, the armour was known by the codename A092 during development.[8]
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Concept art of the Decimator armor in Halo 5: Guardians.
Renders of the Decimator armor for Halo 5: Guardians.
A render of the Decimator armor presented in games leading up to the Halo World Championship of 2016.
A Decimator armor-clad Spartan using a Zubo-pattern beam rifle on Riptide.
A Decimator-clad Spartan during a game of Grifball.
List of appearances
- Halo 5: Guardians (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ a b c d e f Halo 5: Guardians, Armory description
- ^ a b c d e f Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Storm Surge (Retrieved on Oct 30, 2021) [archive]
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Fifty Caliber (Retrieved on Oct 30, 2021) [archive]
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Parallel Threads (Retrieved on Jun 25, 2021) [archive]
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Reqlamation Begins (Retrieved on Oct 30, 2021) [archive]
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Halo 5: Guardians Updates, Hammer Storm (Retrieved on Oct 30, 2021) [archive]
- ^ ArtStation, Halo 5 Multiplayer Armor Decimator (Retrieved on Feb 18, 2022) [archive]
- ^ ArtStation, Halo 5 Multiplayer Armor Decimator: Original filename
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