Armor Permutations are a feature in Halo 3, allowing the player to aesthetically customize their multiplayer character.
Introduction
Permutations allow a player to customize his/her multiplayer character as either a UNSC SPARTAN-II or a Covenant Elite by swapping 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 actual gameplay in any way or matter.
They were originally discovered in the Halo 3 Beta hexadecimal codes by modders and were later confirmed to provide high levels of player customization by GamePro's June magazine issue[1]. Calculated together, there are 187,947,000 combinations for the player to choose from.
Armor Permutations are available only in Halo 3 (in the earlier parts there is only Mark VI Spartan Armor and CQB Spartan Armor), and are unlocked by achievements in either the Campaign or multiplayer modes of Halo 3 or by getting the skulls.
SPARTAN Armor Permutations
There are a wide variety of SPARTAN II armor permutations, with 11 helmets, 8 shoulder pieces, and 8 chest pieces for a total of 6,144 different SPARTAN armor permutation combinations: one helmet, two shoulder pieces, and chest piece per permutation, with the exception of the Rogue, Mark V, and ODST, which do not have either chest nor shoulder pieces.
Helmets
- Mark VI: Default Unlocked.
- CQB: Default Unlocked.
- EVA: Unlock either Campaign Complete: Normal, Campaign Complete: Heroic or Campaign Complete: Legendary achievements.
- EOD: Unlock the Campaign Complete: Legendary achievement.
- Hayabusa: Collect all Skulls.
- Security: Unlock all Halo 3 achivements
- Scout: Unlock the Used Car Salesman achievement.
- ODST: Unlock the Spartan Graduate achievement.
- Mark V: Unlock the UNSC Spartan achievement.
- Rogue: Unlock the Spartan Officer achievement.
- Recon: Bungie employees, winners of tournaments/double exp weekends, and those that impress (or amuse) Bungie in any other way.
Shoulder Pieces
- Mark VI: Default Unlocked.
- CQB: Default Unlocked.
- EVA: Unlock the Refuge achievement.
- EOD: Complete the level The Ark on Legendary difficulty.
- Hayabusa: Collect at least 9 skulls.
- Security: Earn 750 of 1000 gamerscore on Halo 3. Due to inconsistency, this armor permutation is not always given at 750, whereas there are some reports that the Security Shoulders need a minimum of 800 gamerpoints, but the official guide to Halo 3 lists the requirements as 750. Even then the armor permutation may appear for a short time and then disappear, as has been reported. This permutation may need the player's model to have accessed online to unlock it. Another way to unlock is to gain 30 achievements.
- Scout: Unlock the Mongoose Mowdown achievement.
- Recon: Bungie employees, winners of tournaments/double exp weekends, and those that impress Bungie in any other way.
Chest Armor
- Mark VI: Default Unlocked.
- CQB: Default Unlocked.
- EVA: Unlock the The Road achievement.
- Hayabusa: Collect 5 skulls.
- Katana (Add-On): Unlock all achievements in Halo 3. (Note, Katana is a sword on the back of your armor, which is a Hayabusa chest plate. Not a chest plate) [2]
- EOD: Complete the level Tsavo Highway on Legendary difficulty.
- Scout: Unlock the Too Close to the Sun Achievement.
- Recon: Bungie employees, winners of tournaments/double exp weekends, and those that impress Bungie in any other way.
- Bungie: Bungie employees. The Piece looks similar to the EOD piece, and makes any Helmet piece appear to be on fire. The disadvantage is that the flames can be seen with the Active Camouflage on, lessening it's popularity, even though it is the Bungie staff trademark.
NOTE: Bungie has confirmed that there will not be DLC armor permutations.
Sangheili Armor Permutations
There are a wide variety of Elite armor permutations, 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: Unlock either Campaign Complete: Heroic or Campaign Complete: Legendary achievements.
- Ascetic: Unlock the Steppin' Razor achievement.
- Commando: Unlock the Overkill achievement.
Shoulder Pieces
- Combat: Default Unlocked.
- Assault: Default Unlocked.
- Flight: Complete the level The Ark on Heroic or Legendary difficulties.
- Ascetic: Unlock the Overkill achievement.
- Commando: Unlocked automatically after Auto Update 1 was applied on February 19, 2008. Originally, the Killing Frenzy achievement was needed to unlock the piece, but a bug prevented this.
Chest Armor
- Combat: Default Unlocked.
- Assault: Default Unlocked.
- Flight: Complete the level Tsavo Highway on Heroic or Legendary difficulties.
- Ascetic: Unlock the Up Close and Personal achievement.
- Commando: Unlock the Triple Kill achievement.
Unlocking Permutations
| Body | Shoulder | Helmet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spartan Armor Permutations | |||
| Mark VI | (Default) | (Default) | (Default) |
| CQB | (Default) | (Default) | (Default) |
| EVA | Tsavo Highway (Normal) | The Ark (Normal) | Campaign Complete: Normal |
| EOD | Tsavo Highway (Legendary) | The Ark (Legendary) | Campaign Complete: Legendary |
| Hayabusa | Collect 5 skulls | Collect 9 skulls | Collect all skulls |
| Katana | Unlock all achievements | ||
| Security | Earn 750 G. | Unlock all achievements. | |
| Recon | Given to few people selected by Bungie. | Given to few people selected by Bungie. | Given to few people selected by Bungie. |
| Bungie | Given to Bungie employees. | ||
| 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 | Tsavo Highway (Heroic) | The Ark (Heroic) | Campaign Complete: Heroic |
| Ascetic | Up Close and Personal | Overkill | Steppin' Razor |
| Commando | Triple Kill | Default | Overkill |
Note: The Arbiter's armor cannot be unlocked. Note: The Rcon Armor does in fact have Shoulder/Chest pieces, but they are not featured here. 300px All of the armor permutations.
FLAMING HELMET LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il0a_fKuOJQ&feature=related
Images
Human (Spartans)
- CQB-Halopedia.jpg
The finished image of the CQB armor.
The EVA permutation's 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
A CQB Spartan.
- Spartan Variants Ahoy.jpg
Different varieties of Spartan armor in battle.
- Blemo's Spartan.jpg
You can mix and match different armor parts to create your own Spartan as seen in this image.
- Recon.jpg
Recon Armor can be obtained by winning different competitions, or "performing valuable community service". By some it is believed that simply impressing Bungie is enough, but the Community must love it, like the one that shot himself in the head with a sniper rifle.
- Flaminghayabusa.jpg
Flaming Helmet.Nte: It is the chestpiece that makes the Flaming helmet, and can be used with any helmet.
- ODST Spartan.jpg
An ODST Spartan with a Sniper Rifle
- 11RogueHelmetRightShot.jpg
A Profile view of a Spartan with Rouge helmet.
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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 (Ascetic Shoulders due to the old bug).
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An Ascetic Elite.
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An Elite about to engage in combat.
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An Elite with a Assult Rifle.
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An Elite attacking its foe.
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An Elite Tea-bagging a Spartan
Miscellaneous
- DSCF0943.JPG
Magazine scan of most of the known armor; the Arbiter's armor (not available in multiplayer) is included in this picture as well.
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The Recon armor permutation
- Modhelm.jpg
MJOLNIR Mark VI, EVA, CQB, 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 multiplayer armor customization.
Trivia
- Among the most popular helmets for the Elite armour classification is the Assault and Ascetic.
- Among the most popular helmets for the Spartan classification is the Security, Rogue, and Hayabusa.
- Among the least popular helmets for the Spartan armour classification is the EVA.
- The Arbiter's armor was originally going to be included in the Elite armour selection.
External Links
http://php.badrouter.net/bnet/ - Player Generator
http://zaamit.com/content/h3modelgenerator.aspx - Player Generator
Sources
- ^ "Halo 3's online mode offers new armor permutations that allow players to redesign and customize their persona from head to toe." GamePro June 2007
- ^ http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/09/30/the-hayabusa-saga-continues-sword-time/