"Armor Permutations" is a feature in Halo 3, allowing the player to aesthetically customize his/her multiplayer character.
Introduction
Armor Permutations allows a player to customize his/her multiplayer character as either a UNSC SPARTAN-II or a Covenant Elite, and change between different helmets, shoulder pads, chest armor, and detailed colors (primary color, secondary color, and armor detail). All permutations are aesthetic only and do not change gameplay.
They were originally discovered in the Halo 3 Beta hexadecimal code by modders and were confirmed to provide high levels of player customization by GamePro's June magazine issue[1]. There are "thousands"[2] of possible combinations.
Armor Permutations are unlocked by accomplishments in either the campaign or multiplayer modes of Halo 3.
SPARTAN Armor Permutations
There are a wide variety of SPARTAN armor permutations, with 12 helmets, 8 shoulder pieces, and 8 chest pieces for a total of 5,376 different SPARTAN armor permutation combinations: one helmet, two shoulder pieces, and chest piece per permutation.
Helmets
- Mark VI: Default Unlocked
- CQB: Default Unlocked
- EVA: Complete Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary
- EOD: Complete Campaign on Legendary
- Hayabusa: Collect all skulls
- Security: Get all achievements in Halo 3.
- Scout: Complete "Used Car Salesman" Achievement
- ODST: Complete "Spartan Graduate" Achievement
- Mark V: Complete "UNSC Spartan" Achievement
- Rogue: Complete "Spartan Officer" Achievement
- Recon: Bungie Employees only and selected few Bungie like/feels sorry for
- Flaming Helmet: Bungie Employees only
Shoulder Pieces
- Mark VI: Default Unlocked
- CQB: Default Unlocked
- EVA: Complete The Ark on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary
- EOD: Complete The Ark on Legendary
- Hayabusa: Collect 9 skulls
- Security: Get 850 of 1000 gamerscore on Halo 3
- Scout: Complete "Mongoose Mowdown" Achievement
- Recon: Bungie Employees only and selected few Bungie likes/feels sorry for
Chest Armor
- Mark VI: Default Unlocked
- CQB: Default Unlocked
- EVA: Complete Tsavo Highway on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary
- Hayabusa: Collect 5 skulls
- EOD: Complete Tsavo Highway on Legendary
- Scout: Complete "Too Close to the Sun" Achievement
- Recon:Bungie Employees only and selected few Bungie likes/feels sorry for
- Bungie:Bungie Employees only
Elite Armor Permutations
There are a wide variety of Elite armor permutations[5], with 5 helmets, 5 shoulder pieces, and 5 chest pieces for a total of 625 different Elite armor permutation combinations: one helmet, two shoulder pieces, and chest piece per permutation.
Helmets
- Combat: Default Unlocked
- Assault: Default Unlocked
- Flight: Complete Campaign on Heroic or Legendary
- Ascetic: Unlock "Steppin' Razor" Achievement
- Commando: Unlock "Overkill" Achievement
Shoulder Armor
- Combat: Default Unlocked
- Assault: Default Unlocked
- Flight: Complete The Ark on Heroic or "The Storm" on Legendary
- Ascetic: Unlock "Overkill" Achievement
- Commando: Unlock "Killing Frenzy" Achievement (Still Bugged as of 10/21/07)
Body Armor
- Combat: Default Unlocked
- Assault: Default Unlocked
- Flight: Complete Tsavo Highway on Heroic or Legendary
- Ascetic: Complete "Up Close and Personal" Achievement
- Commando: Complete "Triple Kill" Achievement
Unlocking Permutations
| Body | Shoulder | Helmet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spartan Armor Permutations | |||
| Mark VI | (Default) | (Default) | (Default) |
| CQB | (Default) | (Default) | (Default) |
| EVA | The Road (Normal) | Refuge (Normal) | Campaign Complete: Normal |
| EOD | The Road (Legendary) | Refuge (Legendary) | Campaign Complete: Legendary |
| Hayabusa | Collect 5 skulls | Collect 9 skulls | Collect all skulls |
| Katana | Unlock all achievements. | ||
| Security | Earn 850 G. | Unlock all achievements. | |
| Recon | Given to select people by Bungie. | Given to select people by Bungie. | Given to select people by Bungie. |
| Scout | Too Close to the Sun | Mongoose Mowdown | Used Car Salesman |
| ODST | Spartan Graduate | ||
| Mark V | UNSC Spartan | ||
| Rogue | Spartan Officer | ||
| Elite Armor Permutations | |||
| Combat | (Default) | (Default) | (Default) |
| Assault | (Default) | (Default) | (Default) |
| Flight | The Road (Heroic) | Refuge (Heroic) | Campaign Complete: Heroic |
| Ascetic | Up Close and Personal | Overkill | Steppin' Razor |
| Commando | Triple Kill | Killing Frenzy | Overkill |
Images
Human Spartans
- CQB-Halopedia.jpg
The finished image of the Close Quarters Battle Armor
The Extra Vehicular Armor finished image
- MJOLNIR V Halo 3.jpg
The Mjolnir Mark V in Halo 3
- Halo-3-custom-armor.jpg
An EVA SPARTAN wielding an M6G
- Halo3 Spartan-pistol-01.jpg
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Elites (Sangheili)
- Assaultarmor.jpg
The Elite Assault armor permutation
The updated Elite combat armor permutation
An Elite in the 'Commando' Armor.
Miscellaneous
- DSCF0943.JPG
Magazine scan of most of the known armor, the Arbiter's armor is included in this picture as well
- Halo 3 Armor Models.jpg
Spartan and Elite armor models
- 753777342 19c07c569a o.jpg
"Recon" armor permutation.
- Modhelm.jpg
MJOLNIR Mk. VI, Extravehicular, Close Quarters Battle, and the Recon armor, without the skin.
the pre-skin form of the E.O.D. armor "leaked" from bungie
- Halo 3 Customization.jpg
An example of the customization.
Sources
- ^ "Halo 3's online mode offers new armor permutations that allow players to customize their personas from head to toe." GamePro June 2007
- ^ http://nikon.bungie.org/bwu/index.html?item=140
- ^ http://forums.xbox.com/2/15861069/ShowPost.aspx#15875841
- ^ http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/09/30/the-hayabusa-saga-continues-sword-time/
- ^ http://flamesoffeenix.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/customarmorelites.jpg