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RECON-class Mjolnir

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RECON-class Mjolnir, also designated as the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/R variant, is a stealth-oriented variant of the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor that was originally commissioned by the Office of Naval Intelligence and developed by the Materials Group,[1] with the GEN2 version being manufactured by the Imbrium Machine Complex.[2]

GEN1 information

Overview

The visor used was the B5D-R/Optics Suite.[3]

There is also a non-Mjolnir version of the Recon variant used by ONI, the ODST S-1/ONI Recon BDU.[4]

Development history

A prototype was created prior to the Fall of Reach concurrently with the Mark VI Prototype. Field tests from the armor where to improve the final model. But the armor was already shown to reduce armor silhouettes without decreasing survivability.[5]

The Recon armor was developed parallel to the Scout armor in the Office of Naval Intelligence's Beta-5 Division Ordnance Testing Facility in Swanbourne, Perth, Western Australia. The armor was designed to provide the wearer with stealth capabilities and with little or no loss of endurance, specifically by reducing its infrared signature, reflective surfaces, and Cherenkov radiation emission.[3]

Usage

SPARTAN-B312 applied to use the Recon armor in its Mark V testing phase, and was given permission to use it.[6]

ONI operative Veronica Dare wore the S-1/ONI Recon BDU version of the helmet.[7]

  • Mark V Recon.png

    Mark V Recon prototype variant.

  • Upgraded Mark V Recon prototype variant ordered by SPARTAN-B312.

    Upgraded Mark V Recon prototype variant ordered by SPARTAN-B312.

  • Mark VI Recon variant.

    Mark VI Recon variant.

GEN2 information

Overview

The helmets visor system was changed to a APL-72 visor system. The chest has a infrared signature modulator, and a X900-Boulder emission shroud (IMC-spec). The reactor pack has a Bravado-120-B4 fitted stabilizer for masking reactor footprint.[8]

It offers improved movement stabilizers and adjustable shield distribution channels for versatility during deep-field reconnaissance.[9]

The GEN2 Recon helmet also contains a highly-classified Auspex battlenet uplink featuring state-of-the-art ONI counter-cyberintrusion and firewall routines. The armor itself is fitted with emissions baffling and plasma electronic support activity sensors for observation missions behind enemy lines.[10]

The greaves are an off-market system that feature exposed shield conduits.[8]

Development history

As a result of the UNSC Ordnance Commission in 2553, Imbrium Machine Complex took over production of the Recon variant after the Human-Covenant War, where they refined and improved the existing architecture.[8] The GEN2 variant was tested at Anakara Resiliency Chamber[8] with it being quickly done, as by January 2553 a copy of the armor was onboard the Template:UNSCship.[11]

Usage

Most operators indicate the armor has a notably higher resiliency and much leaner reaction-time margin.[8]

GEN2 compatibility

In the post-war era, custom-built upgraded and up-armored RECON [GEN1] helmets remain in service with individual ONI operatives. Such helmets, equipped with cutting-edge stealth and cyberwarfare suites, were used by ONI teams responsible for information sanitation operations on Created-occupied Earth.[12]

In-game information

Halo 3

Unlock: After March 2012, unlocked for online profiles by default. Previously, it was unlocked by completing the Vidmaster Challenges and clicking "Unlock My Recon" in Bungie.net Service Record.

  • Helmet Description: The Mjolnir VI/R variant was developed concurrently with the Mjolnir Mark VI Powered Assault Armor. The goal was to increase stealth capability without impacting endurance.
  • Shoulders Description: In developing the Mjolnir VI/R variant, the goal was to increase the armor's overall stealth capabilities with little or no loss of endurance. This was achieved by relying on several tried-and-true methods.
  • Body Description: In developing the Mjolnir Mark VI Powered Assault Armor/R, the emphasis was to increase stealth capability, specifically by reducing it's IR signiture, reflective surfaces, and Cherenkov radiation emission.

Halo: Reach

Helmet

The MJOLNIR, Prototype[R] is being developed concurrently with the Mark VI MJOLNIR PAA.
Base Price: 100,000 cR, Colonel

  • Description: Data gathered from these field tests will be used to improve the final production model.

HUL Price: 75,000 cR, Colonel

  • Description: External hardened uplink for MILINT acquisistion; reserved for sensitive OPs.

UA/HUL[3]: Pre-order

  • Description: Up-armored variant with hardened 3rd-generation uplink module for MILINT acquisition.

Shoulders

Unlock: 1,500 cR, Corporal

  • Description: The MJOLNIR[R] prototype reduces armor silhouette without decreasing survivability.

Halo 4

Unlock: Available at Spartan Rank 26

  • Description: Ankara's reowned IMC took ownership of RECON production after the war.

Available skins: SURG(Surge)

Halo 5: Guardians

GEN2

Unlock: Common REQ card

  • Helmet Description: The heavily classified Auspex battlenet uplink in the RECON helmet contains the latest counter-cyberintrusion and firewall routines from ONI.
  • Body Description: RECON armor is fitted with emissions baffling and passive electronic support activity sensors for observation missions behind enemy lines.

Available skins: BDA, ITG, and RSO
BDA Unlock: Rare REQ card
ITG Unlock: Ultra Rare REQ card
RSO Unlock: Uncommon REQ card

GEN1

Unlock: Rare REQ card

  • Helmet Description: ONI teams responsible for information sanitization operations on Created-occupied Earth have access to cutting-edge stealth and cyberwarfare suites. Among these tools are upgraded and up-armored RECON [GEN1] helmets custom-made for individual operatives.

Trivia

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  • On 7/7/09, players that beat a team of Bungie employees in Matchmaking were awarded Recon Armor.
  • Unlocking the Vidmaster Endure Achievement will unlock Dare's Recon helmet as a wearable "hat" for the player's Xbox LIVE avatar.
  • On March 31, 2012 Bungie.net transferred all Halo 3 and Halo: Reach record-keeping to Halo Waypoint. As part of the transition Recon armor was unlocked by default for all online Halo 3 profiles.[13]
  • BDA is a military acronym for "battle damage assessment", and ITG is "Initial Terminal Guidance"

Gallery

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  • 874123-04reconchestshot super.jpg

    The Recon armor in Halo 3.

  • Captain Veronica Dare wearing an ONI-issued variant of the ODST armor with a Recon helmet in Halo 3: ODST.

    Captain Veronica Dare wearing an ONI-issued variant of the ODST armor with a Recon helmet in Halo 3: ODST.

  • Dare's Recon helmet with its visor depolarized.

    Dare's Recon helmet with its visor depolarized.

  • Reach concept-Recon.jpg

    Concept art of the Recon helmet for Halo: Reach.

  • The first render of the Recon helmet appearing in Halo: Reach.

    The first render of the Recon helmet appearing in Halo: Reach.

  • A render of the Recon helmet in Halo: Reach.

    A render of the Recon helmet in Halo: Reach.

  • The Recon base in gameplay in Halo: Reach.

    The Recon base in gameplay in Halo: Reach.

  • Recon, with the UA/HUL[3] attachment, in Halo: Reach gameplay.

    Recon, with the UA/HUL[3] attachment, in Halo: Reach gameplay.

  • Halo 4 Concept Art by Albert Ng 07a.jpg

    Concept art of the Recon armor for Halo 4.

  • Three-dimensional models of the MJOLNIR (GEN2) Recon helmet and torso armor.

    Three-dimensional models of the MJOLNIR (GEN2) Recon helmet and torso armor.

  • Three-dimensional models of the Recon leg armor.

    Three-dimensional models of the Recon leg armor.

  • Front render of the Recon armor in Halo 4.

    Front render of the Recon armor in Halo 4.

  • MJOLNIR Recon.png

    Recon armor in Halo 4.

  • Spartan Anthony Madsen wearing GEN2 Recon armor during the Requiem Campaign in Spartan Ops.

    Spartan Anthony Madsen wearing GEN2 Recon armor during the Requiem Campaign in Spartan Ops.

  • Yeong-hao Holst in his Recon armor in Halo: Initiation.

    Yeong-hao Holst in his Recon armor in Halo: Initiation.

  • Spartan Newman wearing GEN2 Recon armor during the Battle of Ealen IV in Halo: Escalation.

    Spartan Newman wearing GEN2 Recon armor during the Battle of Ealen IV in Halo: Escalation.

  • A Spartan-IV wearing GEN2 Recon armor preparing for War Games in the HCS season 2 trailer.

    A Spartan-IV wearing GEN2 Recon armor preparing for War Games in the HCS season 2 trailer.

  • The Recon helmet in the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta.

    The Recon helmet in the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta.

  • The GEN 1 Recon helmet in Halo 5: Guardians.

    The GEN 1 Recon helmet in Halo 5: Guardians.

Halo 5: Guardians REQ Cards

  • RECON Helmet - BDA Skin

    RECON Helmet - BDA Skin

Armor skins

  • Default skin

    Default skin

  • RSO skin

    RSO skin

  • BDA skin

    BDA skin

  • ITG skin

    ITG skin

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo Waypoint: MJOLNIR Project 2
  2. ^ Halo 4 - Armory description
  3. ^ a b Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named EVG
  4. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide - Page 45
  5. ^ Halo: Reach - Armory description
  6. ^ Pre-order Recon image
  7. ^ Halo 3: ODST - Veronica Dare model
  8. ^ a b c d e Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named H4EVG
  9. ^ Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Armor Types: Recon
  10. ^ Halo 5: Guardians - Armory description
  11. ^ Halo: Initiation - Issue 2
  12. ^ Halo 5: Guardians - Recon [GEN1] Armory description
  13. ^ Halo Waypoint: Final Transition of Halo Services - Halo 3 Recon Armor

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List of armor permutations by game title

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List of armor permutations in Halo 3
Bungie Armor • CQB • EOD • EVA • HAYABUSA • Mark V • Mark VI • ODST • Recon • Rogue • Scout • Security • Katana
MCC-exclusive Spartan armor
Air Assault • Aviator • COS • Compass • Deadeye • Demo • Hammerhead • Hivemind • Infiltrator • Lancer • Mirage • Navigator • Nomdagro • ODST (COMM • DEMO • HVY • TAC) • Pioneer • Rhine • Soldier • Suture • Tanker • Warrior
MCC-exclusive Elite armor
Fractures Spartan armor
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List of armor permutations in Halo: Reach
Spartan armor
Air Assault • Commando • CQB • CQC • EOD • EVA • Grenadier • GUNGNIR • HAZOP • JFO • Mark V • Mark V[B] • Mark VI • Military Police • ODST • Operator • Pilot • Recon • Scout • Security • AKIS (MCC only) • Mariner (MCC only)
Spartan supplemental armor
Assault • Collar • FJ/PARA • Hard-point (HP) • Jump Jet restraints • Sniper • Tactical • Up-armored (UA) • GRD (MCC only) • EXO/TSCS (MCC only)
Elite armor sets
Fractures Spartan armor
Cut armor
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List of armor permutations in Halo 4
Armor

Regular: Air Assault • Aviator • CIO • Commando • Deadeye • Defender • EOD • Enforcer • EVA • FOTUS • GUNGNIR • HAZOP • Infiltrator • Locus • Mark VI • Oceanic • Orbital • Protector • Raider • Ranger • Recon • Recruit • Scanner • Scout • Soldier • Strider • Vanguard • Venator • Warrior • War Master

Specialization: Engineer • Operator • Pathfinder • Pioneer • Rogue • Stalker • Tracker • Wetwork
Forearms/Legs
MCC-exclusive
Cut armor
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List of armor permutations in Halo 2: Anniversary
Spartan armor
Canon Spartan armor Centurion • Hoplite • Mark VI • Orion
Canon Spartan armor attachments Breach • TAC/SRV-III • UA/GRT78 • UA/KOTIN • UA/WAYLAND
Fractures Spartan armor Bioroid • Megaframe • Panzerdoll • Trooper
Elite harness
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List of armor permutations in Halo 5: Guardians
Achilles • Air Assault • Anubis • Argonaut • Argus • Athlon • Atlas • Aviator • Breaker • Buccaneer • CQB • Centurion • Challenger • Cinder • CIO • Commando • Copperhead • Cyclops • Cypher • Deadeye • Decimator • Defender • Dynast • EOD • Enforcer • Engineer • EVA (GEN1 and GEN2) • Fenrir • Foehammer • FOTUS • Freebooter • Goblin • GUNGNIR • Helioskrill • Hellcat • Helljumper • Hermes • Hunter • Icarus • Indomitable • Infiltrator • Interceptor • Intruder • Jumpmaster • Legionnaire • Locus • Mako • Marauder • Mark IV • Mark V (Alpha and Delta) • Mark VI (GEN1 and GEN2) • Maverick • Military Police • Nightfall • NOBLE • Nomad • Olive • Operator (GEN1 and GEN2) • Orbital • Pathfinder • Pioneer • Pilot • Protector • Raider • Raijin • Ranger • Reaper • Recluse • Recon (GEN1 and GEN2) • Recruit • Rogue • Scanner • Scout • Security (GEN1 and GEN2) • Seeker • Shinobi • Soldier • Stalker • Stinger • Strider • Teishin • Technician • Timmy • Tracer • Tracker • Valkyrie • Vector • Venator • Venture • Vigilant • Viper • Void Dancer • Warrior • War Master • Wetwork • Wrath
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List of armor permutations in Halo Infinite
Spartan armor

Mark VII (Achilles • Agitator • Anubis • Armet • Aviator • Barrister • Brawler • Camazotz • Cavallino • Celox • Cestus • Champion • Courier • Deadeye • Dokkaebi • Eclipse • Emissary • Enigma • Firefall • Flanker • Hawker • Helioskrill • ISR • Kai-125 • Linebreaker • Magister • Mark V Zeta • Mark VI • Mark VI MOD • Mark VII • Menachite • Mercury • Rampart • Renegade • Riz-028 • Rockeye • Security GEN3 • Soldier • Sovereign • Spartanstein • Stormfall • Talon • Thremaleon • Trailblazer • Trendlock • Torchbearer • Tormenter • Vannak-134 • Volant • War Master • Winterknight • XM55 ACH • Zvezda)
Mark V [B] (Air Assault • Commando • CQB • CQC • EOD • EVA • Grenadier • GUNGNIR • HAZOP • JFO • Mark V • Mark V [B] • Mark VI • Military Police • ODST • Operator • Pilot • Recon • Scout • Security)
Rakshasa (AKIS II-GRD • Artaius • Assailer • Bunyip • Cambion • Conqueror • Cutthroat • Lechuza • Locus • Morrigan • Negotiator • Rakshasa • Rasetsu • Scorn • Shikari • Stribog • Taskmaster • Ullr • Viper)
Mirage IIC (Athlon • Balor • Belus • Bruma • Erinyes • Extender • Infractor • Mirage IIC • Neith • Nexus • Responder • Skymarcher • Squire • Street Viper • Tyro • Veles)
Hazmat (Ashmaw • Burrowlens • Farkas • Mark VI CBRN • Notus • Oberon • OSTEO • Ogun • Project CORSAC • Serket • Skarbnik • Steelheart • Temfor • Voidspear)

Mark IV (Ardent • Emil • Isidor • Mark IV • Paladin • Theodor • Ulrich • Valiant • Wilhelm • Ypsilon • Zacharias • Ärger • Ökonom)
Spartan armor accessories
AAP • FC • FCI • SAP • TAC (Assault) • UA (Collar • Type FJ) • UTIL (HP)
Other
Fractures Spartan armor

Yoroi (Azechi • Chonmage • Hakushika • Hikeshi • Ikari • Jingasa • Kabuto • Kawari • Kendo • Otomosho • Yokai)
Eaglestrike (Boggart • Brodie • Eaglestrike • Kerberos • Lancejack • Leadbelcher • M199X • Sky Marshal)

Chimera (Abatur • Chimera • Deltajock • Flenser • Fomorian • Geist • Grendel • Grimghast • Merrow • Mimir • Peaceweaver • Strigoi • Thresher • Wendigo)

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