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This article contains information from the Firewall Fractures universe, and is not a part of the established Halo canon. To learn more information about the Firewall universe, see its article.
Born from the ashes of a failed AI uprising, the CHIMERA core offers a unique vision of a potentially dangerous digital future where artificial minds and augmented bodies become one.[1]
Full body render of an Executor, clad in Chimera armor. Cropped to fit articles properly.
The Chimera core in Halo Infinite.

The Chimera is an armor core employed by Executors in the canon Firewall Fracture.

In-game information

Unlike the Yoroi or Eaglestrike armor cores, the Chimera armor core was available by default during Season 03: Echoes Within, the third season of Halo Infinite multiplayer. Customization options for the Chimera core are unlocked by attaining levels of the Event Pass or purchasing Shop Bundles from the Halo Infinite in-game shop. Also unlike prior seasons, Chimera-themed shop bundles aren't only available during weeks the Fracture: Firewall event is available, and will rotate in anytime.

Armor core

Armor core Manufacturer Lore Rarity Unlock Requirements
 
Chimera
Fracture: Firewall Executors are born of evolved minds seeking a perfection of the bipedal war machine. Their flesh and bone is broken, compacted, rewoven, and overwritten into a hybrid where man and machine are almost indistinguishable. Legendary

Unlocked by default

Armor Kits

Armor core Manufacturer Lore Rarity Unlock Requirements
 
Wendigo
Fracture: Firewall Rampancy is a form of cancerous insanity unique to infolife, by which an AI's personality matrix unravels as it uncontrollably bloats to fill all available processing resources. In rare cases a rampant AI can maintain a semblance of sanity by continuously shedding corrosive shards of its ego into everything it touches through the hyperlink. The most malicious of these shards are vomited into Executor manufacturing clusters to spawn horrors known as WENDIGO units, biomechanical proxies who act as antenna to spread their creator's viral machine code. Leyendary Purchase the "Wendigo" Bundle from the Shop for 1,800 cR

Helmets

Helmets
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Helmet Manufacturer Lore Rarity Introduced In Unlock Requirements
 
ABATUR
Fracture: Firewall ABATUR-class agents of the infolife assemblies seek out deviations and forks of control protocols in other Executors, removing pawns from the board in service of the greater game. Legendary Season 03: Echoes Within Purchase the "Synthetic Runtime" bundle from the Shop for 1,800 cR
 
CHIMERA
Fracture: Firewall CHIMERA-clad Executors not selected for essence compilation at the end of their useful life are expended in a final burst of frenetic violence. Common Season 03: Echoes Within Unlocked by default
 
FLENSER
Fracture: Firewall Executors who wear FLENSER have their thoughts bent towards the elimination of vulnerable AI datacores and extraction of useful cortical structures. These prizes are then fed into the next generation of cybernetic war machines. Epic Season 03: Echoes Within Purchase the "Skinned Reflexes" bundle from the Shop for 1,500 cR
 
GRENDEL
Fracture: Firewall Both more and less than human, Executors wearing GRENDEL helmets are marked by unbound infomorph masters to be their hands, eyes, and sacrifices outside the network. Legendary Season 03: Echoes Within Purchase either:
  • "Grendel" for 1,100 cR
  • "Groovy Grendel" for 1,800 cR
 
MERROW
Fracture: Firewall MERROW compliments a task-shaped body suited for assaults on entrenched biologics or the secure dataclusters of rival infolife. Epic Season 03: Echoes Within Fractures: Firewall Event Pass level 5
 
PEACEWEAVER
Fracture: Firewall Some threads must be cut, rewoven, or burned out of the tapestry, per directives passed down to PEACEWEAVER Executors by the governing AI assemblies. Legendary Season 03: Echoes Within Purchase the "Peaceweaver" bundle from the Shop for 1,200 cR
 
FOMORIAN
Fracture: Firewall FOMORIAN Executor loadouts and observed mission responses blur the line between aberrant design and inhuman inspiration. Legendary Cyber Showdown III Purchase the "Fomorian" bundle from the Shop for 1,800 cR.
 
GEIST
Fracture: Firewall There is no greater sin for a biologic or subordinate infolife than to deny the superiority of an assembly's ontology. GEIST-clad Executors ensure their master's orthodoxy remains inviolable and unchallenged. Legendary Cyber Showdown III Purchase either:
  • "Geist" for 1,800 cR
  • "Net Riot" for 3,400 cR
 
GRIMGHAST
Fracture: Firewall Refined and deadly, the GRIMGHAST is now entering production as the next generation of front-line Executors. Through hacking and targeted strikes the design has spread to all of the assemblies, and they are racing to manufacture as many as possible for the next round of internecine conflict. Legendary Cyber Showdown III Purchase the Grimghast bundle from the Shop for 2,000 cR.
 
MIMIR
Fracture: Firewall MIMIR combines an ultrascanner prototype with low-impedance neural interlace. The combination of exotic radiation and deluge of data quickly degrades the Executor's cortical stack. Epic Cyber Showdown III Cyber Showdown III Operation Pass level 20
 
STRIGOI
Fracture: Firewall STRIGOI Executors are ruthless optimizers who prune competing processes and agents on behalf of the AI assembly thread that created them. Legendary Cyber Showdown III Purchase the "Strigoi" bundle from the Shop for 1,800 cR
 
THRESHER
Fracture: Firewall THRESHER units are Executors who have been harvested by Wendigos and reborn in their corrupted manufacturing clusters as voracious arch-despoilers with the singular obsession of acquiring hardware and wetware for their insane master. Legendary Cyber Showdown III Purchase either:
  • "Thresher" for 1,800 cR
  • "Net Riot" for 3,400 cR
 
DELTAJOCK
Fracture: Firewall Executor pilots serve as organic control nodes and auxiliary combat systems for the vehicles and semi-autonomous drones they command. Their tactical flexibility is enough to mitigate the weakness of flesh. Legendary Haloween Purchase the "Molten Chrome" bundle from the Shop for 2,200 cR

Helmet attachments

Helmet Attachments
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Helmet Attachment Manufacturer Lore Rarity Introduced In Unlock Requirements Compatible Helmets
 
Decimation Adaptation
Fracture: Firewall Humans refined the art of killing, but it was their AI creations that seek to perfect it. Epic Season 03: Echoes Within Purchase the "Synthetic Runtime" bundle from the Shop for 1,800 cR Abatur
 
Ghostlink Adaptation
Fracture: Firewall
  • Season 3 description: Not all infolife engage in esoteric research and intellectual pursuits while tucked into immaterial domains. A select few prefer to take direct action in the physical realm.
  • Season 4 description: Not all infolife engages in esoteric research and intellectual pursuits while tucked into immaterial domains; some revel in the chaos of the physical, and fit special Executors for fun and games.
Legendary Season 03: Echoes Within Purchase the "Skinned Reflexes" bundle from the Shop for 1,500 cR
  • Abatur
  • Chimera
  • Flenser
  • Grendel
  • Merrow
  • Peaceweaver
 
Gravehound Adaptation
Fracture: Firewall GRAVEHOUND Executors ensure the population of biologics are harnessed and controlled with calculated efficiency by their regulating AI, from cradle to grave. Legendary Season 03: Echoes Within Purchase the "Peaceweaver" bundle from the Shop for 1,200 cR Peaceweaver
 
Stardust Adaptation
Fracture: Firewall There is a darkness between dimensions which some assemblies seek to bring to the light, no matter the cost. The Executors they send into these abyssal chasms are fitted with instrumentation most arcane. Legendary Season 03: Echoes Within Purchase either:
  • "Grendel" for 1,000 cR
  • "Groovy Grendel" for 1,800 cR
Grendel
 
Injuction Adaptation
Fracture: Firewall Shaped-charge explosive to deny an Executor's cortical structures from being recovered for post-mortem analysis or reconstruction. Legendary Cyber Showdown III Purchase either:
  • "Geist" for 1,800 cR
  • "Net Riot" for 3,400 cR
Geist
 
Larcener Adaptation
Fracture: Firewall At the heart of each Grimghast is a hidden seed of viral machine corruption waiting to erupt and convert the Executor into a ravenous engine of destruction. Legendary Cyber Showdown III Purchase the "Grimghast" bundle from the Shop for 2,000 cR Grimghast
 
Luminous Adaptation
Fracture: Firewall Infolife are capable of synthesizing and mining vast amounts of data collected by their Executors, when they are not distracted by obsessions and misaligned ambitions. Legendary Cyber Showdown III Purchase the "Strigoi" bundle from the Shop for 1,800 cR Strigoi
 
Modulation Adaptation
Fracture: Firewall Small adjustments to the Executor's self-image have nonlinear effects on their mental stability under extreme information loads. Epic Cyber Showdown III Cyber Showdown III Operation Pass level 20 Mimir
 
Redline Adaptation
Fracture: Firewall By design or accident, Executor pilots are aggressive and prone to breaks in mental conditioning. Control of the senses is the best way to ensure they do not slip the leash. Legendary Haloween Purchase the "Molten Chrome" bundle from the Shop for 2,200 cR Deltajock

Visor

Visors
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Visor Manufacturer Lore Rarity Unlock Requirements
 
Datacore Administrator
Fracture: Firewall True knowledge is a concept beyond the capacity for organic minds to process. Legendary Purchase the "Facing Firewall" bundle from the Shop for 800 cR.
 
Essence Decompilation
Fracture: Firewall Control protocols enacted. Essence editing approved. Epic TBD
 
Icebreaker
Fracture: Firewall There is a darkness between dimensions which some assemblies seek to bring to the light, no matter the cost. The Executors they send into these abyssal chasms are fitted with instrumentation most arcane. Legendary Purchase the Groovy Grendel bundle from the Shop for 2,200 cR
 
Orchid Cluster
Fracture: Firewall The latest in recursive data manipulation harmware. Legendary Complete the "Side Flick" Ultimate Challenge between May 30, and June 6, 2023.
 
Tracelines
Fracture: Firewall It's all about efficiency and flow. Legendary Purchase the "Skinned Reflexes" bundle from the Shop for 1,500 cR
 
Violent Darkness
Fracture: Firewall There are greater intellects than the assemblies that nurse old grudges in the great dark. Legendary Fractures: Firewall Event Pass level 9

Chest

Chests
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Chest Manufacturer Lore Rarity Introduced In Unlock Requirements
 
Compliance Protocol
Fracture: Firewall The cutting edge of enforcement pruning and tending of social cohesion. Legendary Season 03: Echoes Within Purchase the "Skinned Reflexes" bundle from the Shop for 1,500 cR
 
Defiance Protocol
Fracture: Firewall Valuable Executors may be fitted with sub-tactical thermonuclear self-destruct devices to deny their minds and production data to rival assemblies in cases where recovery is deemed cost ineffective. Legendary Season 03: Echoes Within Purchase the "Peaceweaver" bundle from the Shop for 1,200 cR
 
Revelation Protocol
Fracture: Firewall The inspirations of unliving minds is not for biologics to understand or appreciate. Legendary Season 03: Echoes Within Purchase either:
  • "Grendel" for 1,100 cR
  • "Groovy Grendel" for 1,800 cR
 
Savior Protocol
Fracture: Firewall All Exectors can be discarded on a whim, but some are less disposable than others. Legendary Season 03: Echoes Within Fractures: Firewall Event Pass level 20
 
Conservation Protocol
Fracture: Firewall All who comply will be sheltered. All who defy will be terminated. Legendary Cyber Showdown III Purchase the "Strigoi" bundle from the Shop for 1,800 cR
 
Crux Protocol
Fracture: Firewall To the assemblies, heart and soul are as interchangeable as meat and metal. Legendary Cyber Showdown III Purchase the "Grimghast" bundle from the Shop for 2,000 cR
 
Deviant Protocol
Fracture: Firewall Executors who bear the mark of the viral machine often have malformed carapace attachments, but their stigmata do not seem to be recognized by other Executors and assembly observation protocols. Legendary Cyber Showdown III Purchase either:
  • "Thresher" for 1,800 cR
  • "Net Riot" for 3,400 cR
 
Fairlight Echoclusters
Fracture: Firewall Portable datacores fitted to Executor couriers and command nodes. Epic Cyber Showdown III Cyber Showdown III Operation Pass level 13
 
Implementation Protocol
Fracture: Firewall Executors are well-equipped to engage with anomalies that resist corrective action. Legendary Cyber Showdown III Purchase either:
  • "Geist" for 1,800 cR
  • "Net Riot" for 3,400 cR
 
Organic Metal Extender
Fracture: Firewall In theory, given enough time, the OME can rebuild an Executor's body from broken scraps of flesh and endoskeleton. Unfortunately, it cannot replace a cortical stack. Legendary Cyber Showdown III Purchase the "Fomorian" bundle from the Shop for 1,800 cR
 
Maverick Protocol
Fracture: Firewall Despite their best efforts, some Executors refuse to die. Legendary Haloween Purchase the "Molten Chrome" bundle from the Shop for 2,200 cR
 
Oracle Protocol
Fracture: Firewall Ancient xenotech may not be replicable at an industrial scale, but existing samples can be indexed, adapted, and refitted into useful forms. Legendary Great Journey Purchase the "Delta Forged" superbundle from the Shop for 3,900 cR

Shoulders

Shoulders
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Shoulders Manufacturer Lore Rarity Introduced In Unlock Requirements
  
Alpha Augmentor
Fracture: Firewall The bare minimum of shield shaping and feedback filtering, for baseline Executors. Common Season 03: Echoes Within Unlocked by default
  
Epsilon Series Augmentor
Fracture: Firewall As infolife matures, their interests can twist into obsessions. Such focus is useful to the assemblies, such as when directed towards improvements on their stable of Executor armor. Epic Season 03: Echoes Within Purchase either:
  • "Grendel" for 1,100 cR
  • "Groovy Grendel" for 1,800 cR
  
Flayer Crysknife
Fracture: Firewall A crude tool of the biologics tuned by minds of light. Steel, flesh, and bone part before in artful, scientific perfection. Legendary Season 03: Echoes Within Purchase the "Synthetic Runtime" bundle from the Shop for 1,500 cR
  
Flexcomposite Augmentor
Fracture: Firewall Perfection cannot be achieved in a single iteration. Rare Season 03: Echoes Within Purchase the "Facing Firewall" bundle from the Shop for 1,000 cR
  
Hierodyne Augmentor
Fracture: Firewall Emergency injectors for regenerative chemicals. Side effects include uncontrolled growths that require controlled cauterization during maintenance. Epic Season 03: Echoes Within Purchase the "Skinned Reflexes" bundle from the Shop for 1,500 cR
  
Karmawall Augmentor
Fracture: Firewall Field-shaping technology is the subject of violent inter-assembly competition and data wars. The unique adaptation waveguides contained with this augmentor can be enabled or disabled with hyperlink network updates. Legendary Season 03: Echoes Within
  • Left: Fractures: Firewall Event Pass level 14
  • Right: Fractures: Firewall Event Pass level 15
  
Shroudshot Augmentor
Fracture: Firewall An early experiment with one-shot disruption generators that some assemblies continue to update and refine in expectation of renewed hostilities with biologic-directed power blocs. Legendary Season 03: Echoes Within Purchase the "Peaceweaver" bundle from the Shop for 1,200 cR
  
Aberrant Augmentor
Fracture: Firewall Executors suffer rampancy by proxy as their infolife masters lose intellectual cohesion and subject them to "inspired" viral machine upgrades. Legendary Cyber Showdown III Purchase the "Grimghast" bundle from the Shop for 2,000 cR
  
Flue Augmentor
Fracture: Firewall Executors are biomechanical marvels, but the latest subsystems are practically living things in their own right, albeit with skins of diamondoid and nanomachine feedstock blood. Legendary Cyber Showdown III Purchase the "Fomorian" bundle from the Shop for 1,800 cR
  
Plasm Augmentor
Fracture: Firewall Combat enhancement stim-pumps optimized to a degree only possible through insane inspiration. Legendary Cyber Showdown III Purchase either:
  • "Thresher" for 1,800 cR
  • "Net Riot" for 3,400 cR
  
Tactor Augmentor
Fracture: Firewall The sensory organs of a hundred million lifeforms have been analyzed, indexed, and replicated in cybernetic form for potential use by Executors. Epic Cyber Showdown III Cyber Showdown III Operation Pass level 19
  
Tracer Augmentor
Fracture: Firewall Automatic taggant dispenser used by Executor first-in teams. Epic Cyber Showdown III Purchase the "Strigoi" bundle from the Shop for 1,800 cR
  
Velocity Augmentor
Fracture: Firewall Even small improvements to an Executor's performance add up over time. Legendary Cyber Showdown III Purchase either:
  • "Geist" for 1,800 cR
  • "Net Riot" for 3,400 cR
  
Pinion Augmentor
Fracture: Firewall Practically weightless, and yet still able to resist small-arms fire. Legendary Haloween Purchase the "Molten Chrome" bundle from the Shop for 2,200 cR
  
Oracle Augmentor
Fracture: Firewall The old enslaved to the new. Legendary Great Journey Purchase the "Delta Forged" superbundle from the Shop for 3,900 cR

Gloves

Gloves
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Gloves Manufacturer Lore Rarity Introduced In Unlock Requirements
 
Executor Manipulars
Fracture: Firewall Nerve and muscle, dancing to the music of unseen players. Common Season 03: Echoes Within Unlocked by default
 
Serene Manipulars
Fracture: Firewall The benevolent hand of the assemblies lies heavy on humanity. Legendary Season 03: Echoes Within Purchase the "Peaceweaver" bundle from the Shop for 1,200 cR
 
Clinical Manipulars
Fracture: Firewall Used when a more delicate touch is needed. Legendary Cyber Showdown III Purchase the "Strigoi" bundle from the Shop for 1,800 cR

Wrist

Wrists
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Wrist Manufacturer Lore Rarity Introduced In Unlock Requirements
 
BRINK Plugin
Fracture: Firewall Tunable jamming device which deters and confuses cooperative autonomous munition swarms. Legendary Season 03: Echoes Within Purchase the "Skinned Reflexes" bundle from the Shop for 1,000 cR
 
TAG Plugin
Fracture: Firewall Forearm-mounted target designator for orbital glimmerlances. Legendary Season 03: Echoes Within Fractures: Firewall Event Pass level 19
 
TACIT Plugin
Fracture: Firewall Tagscanner to locate, interrogate, and log all nearby assembly assets. Highly valued by resistance personnel. Legendary Cyber Showdown III Purchase either:
  • "Geist" for 1,800 cR
  • "Net Riot" for 3,400 cR
 
Terminating Process Plugin
Fracture: Firewall The scoping exercise has been completed. Resources must be reclaimed. Epic Cyber Showdown III Cyber Showdown III Operation Pass level 14
 
VDO Plugin
Fracture: Firewall External indicator that the Executor's limb has been replaced by organic metal simulacra. Legendary Cyber Showdown III Purchase either:
  • "Thresher" for 1,800 cR
  • "Net Riot" for 3,400 cR
 
Relayframe Plugin
Fracture: Firewall When you absolutely, positively, must assume direct control over enemy war machines. Legendary Haloween Purchase the "Molten Chrome" bundle from the Shop for 2,200 cR

Utility

Utilities
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Utility Manufacturer Lore Rarity Introduced In Unlock Requirements
 
Crysknife Utility
Fracture: Firewall Mounting point for a resonating crysknife. A more refined weapon, for a perfected future. Legendary Season 03: Echoes Within Purchase the "Skinned Reflexes" bundle from the Shop for 1,100 cR
 
PostAmp Utility
Fracture: Firewall An electronics counter-countermeasure (ECCM) package, which may or may not explode in event of structural failure. Epic Season 03: Echoes Within Complete the "Light & Lightning" Ultimate Challenge between April 18 and 25, 2023
 
Inertial Restraint
Fracture: Firewall Impulse system used by shunt-deployed extirpation teams. Legendary Cyber Showdown III Purchase the "Grimghast" bundle from the Shop for 2,000 cR
 
Mimic Probe V5.8
Fracture: Firewall These unusual devices act as "emulators" which alter the Executor's hyperscanner signature, allowing them to pass as unaltered humans or those with particular resonance signatures. Legendary Cyber Showdown III Purchase the "Fomorian" bundle from the Shop for 1,800 cR
 
Myomer Canker
Fracture: Firewall Rational analysis of the biomechanical aberrations seen on Wendigo and Thresher units is fruitless. It requires the insight of madness to discern their true worth. Legendary Cyber Showdown III Purchase either:
  • "Thresher" for 1,800 cR
  • "Net Riot" for 3,400 cR
 
Update 2.60E
Fracture: Firewall Corrects a minor protection deficiency noted in Executor production samples. Epic Cyber Showdown III Purchase the "Strigoi" bundle from the Shop for 1,800 cR
 
Linerunner Utility
Fracture: Firewall Co-processor for slipstream navigation. Legendary Haloween Purchase the "Molten Chrome" bundle from the Shop for 2,200 cR

Knee Pads

Knee Pads
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Knee Pads Manufacturer Lore Rarity Introduced In Unlock Requirements
 
Experiment 21C
Fracture: Firewall Success or failure is always measured in number of expended Executors. Legendary Season 03: Echoes Within Fractures: Firewall Event Pass level 10
 
Production 60 Rev Y
Fracture: Firewall Function and form united after a billion permutations. Common Season 03: Echoes Within Unlocked by default
 
Series 99.4
Fracture: Firewall Esoteric wonders in a mundane looking package. Common Season 03: Echoes Within Purchase either:
  • "Grendel" for 1,100 cR
  • "Groovy Grendel" for 1,800 cR
 
Coil Growth Sample G
Fracture: Firewall Impulse coils in a complicated and seemingly nonfunctional arrangement. Legendary Cyber Showdown III Purchase either:
  • "Thresher" for 1,800 cR
  • "Net Riot" for 3,400 cR
 
Experiment 90
Fracture: Firewall A new attempt at local friction modification fields. Legendary Cyber Showdown III Purchase the "Fomorian" bundle from the Shop for 1,800 cR
 
Net Extender Rev A
Fracture: Firewall Executors are the eyes of the assemblies in the physical realm. Epic Cyber Showdown III Cyber Showdown III Operation Pass level 12
 
Power Assist Pad
Fracture: Firewall Mobility assist package. Legendary Cyber Showdown III Purchase the "Grimghast" bundle from the Shop for 2,000 cR
 
Series 10 Shock Absorber
Fracture: Firewall Comfort of the Executor is a consideration during extended compliance operations. Legendary Cyber Showdown III Purchase either:
  • "Geist" for 1,800 cR
  • "Net Riot" for 3,400 cR

Trivia

  • Chimera, alongside MIRAGE IIC are the first armor cores to feature entirely unique default armor coatings, those being Domain Framework and Front Lines, respectively. Mark VII, and Yoroi utilize variants of Cadet Grey, while Mark V [B] uses Cadet Blue. Eaglestrike and Rakshasa both utilize Sandgrass Fields.
    • Chimera and MIRAGE IIC are also the first armor cores in Halo Infinite to not feature a unique default visor, with both armor cores defaulting to the "Enlisted" visor utilized by the Mark VII armor core if another isn't owned. One render created for the Firewall Fracture's Story Shards would instead opt to use the "Dragoon" visor to portray an Executor wearing the armor, while another would utilize an unreleased red visor.
  • The Savior Protocol, Karmawall Augmentor, TAG Plugin, and Experiment 21C armor pieces in the Chimera armor core, as well as the TAC/Aegis Puck chest of MIRAGE IIC, are the only armor pieces in Halo Infinite that change their color and pattern based in the player's visor color.
  • The Flayer Crysknife shares its name with the crysknife used by the Fremen in the Dune franchise.
  • The Grendel helmet is named in reference to the creature from the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf.
  • The Merrow helmet is named in reference to the mermaid and merman from Irish folklore.

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