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LOCUS-class Mjolnir

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This article is about the Spartan armor permutation. For the Covenant vehicle, see Locust.
Locus
Rakshasa
Icon of the Locus helmet.
GEN2
H5-Guardians-Locus-Edge-Red-Front.png
Production overview

Manufacturer(s):

Lethbridge Industrial[1]

Testing site(s):

Lethbridge Combat Fields[1]

Type:

Role(s):

Stealth kit for tactical and strategic infiltration

Technical specifications

Feature(s):

  • Heavily armored case-locked visor system
  • Multiple visual feeds
  • Interlocking helmet soft-mesh
  • R4-100 dial audio sensors
  • Passive cyberintrusion package
  • Battlenet cache
 
“ Despite its exotic design, most operators select this armor based on its resiliency.[2] ”

LOCUS-class Mjolnir is a variant of the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor [GEN2] manufactured by Lethbridge Industrial.[2]

GEN2 overview

Design details

The LOCUS helmet has a heavily armored case-locked visor system that relies on multiple visual feeds. It also has an interlocking helmet soft-mesh loosely based on Covenant armor technology, and R4-100 dial audio sensors used for noise tracking.[1]

Development history

The Locus variant was manufactured by Lethbridge Industrial. Tested at the Lethbridge Combat Fields, the armor system is a contemporary stealth kit conceived specifically for tactical and strategic infiltration with focus on survivability and durability. Despite its exotic design, the primary differential from similar systems is its incredible durability in the field.[1][3]

Lethbridge also tested the armor for both resiliency and its attention to stealth and anti-security measures outside the megacity of Lethbridge on Concord in a number of heavily secured facilities lying across Corsica's hardscrabble northern outskirts. These tests confirmed that Locus was fully able to survive extreme opposition and firepower.[1]

Usage

Most operators choose this suit due to its resiliency.[2]

Rakshasa overview

Design details

The offline battlenet cache and innate stealth features of the LOCUS are very useful for information sanitization missions.[4]

Usage

The Locus helmet is used by Spartans during information sanitization missions on the Created-occupied Inner Colonies. It also has a niche among cyberwarfare liaisons working with Swords of Sanghelios subversion lances.[4]

In-game information

Halo 4 - GEN2

Locus was introduced in Halo 4. Unlike other armor sets, Locus was limited to only a helmet, and also possessed no skins.

Armor Description Unlock requirements (Halo 4) Unlock requirements (Halo: MCC)
H4 MJOLNIR Locus.png
Locus 		Description (H4): Despite its exotic design, most operators select this armor based on its resiliency. Pre-order bonus through MightyApe.co.nz or HMV.com. Also available in the Halo 4 Game of the Year Edition. Unlocked by default.
Helmet description (MCC): Exotic and resilient. Often leveraged by Headhunter units.

Halo 5: Guardians - GEN2

The Locus armor returned in Halo 5: Guardians. The helmet and body armor are unlockable as armor permutations through the Requisition system. The body armor employs the full AVIATOR set, including the body, shoulders, forearms, and legs.

Helmet Description Unlock requirements
H5G REQ Helmets Locus Legendary
Locus (helmet) 		The LOCUS' passive cyberintrusion package and battlenet cache allows the user to stay aware of the strategic situation while remaining invisible to any hackers in the network. Legendary REQ card
REQ Card - Armor Locus.png
Locus (body) 		Designed to provide an answer to threats arising during assaults on heavily defended tactical nodes, the grim visage of LOCUS armor is a common sight among Spartan boarding parties and special responses teams. Legendary REQ card
H5G-Helmet-LocusEdge.png
Locus Edge (helmet skin) 		The LOCUS' passive cyberintrusion package and battlenet cache allows the user to stay aware of the strategic situation while remaining invisible to any hackers in the network. Legendary REQ card
H5G-Armor-LocusEdge.png
Locus Edge (body skin) 		Designed to provide an answer to threats arising during assaults on heavily defended tactical nodes, the grim visage of LOCUS armor is a common sight among Spartan boarding parties and special responses teams. Legendary REQ card

Halo Infinite - Rakshasa

The Locus helmet along with a solitary attachment, returned and was made available for multiplayer Spartan armor customization on the Rakshasa armor core in Halo Infinite.

Helmet Manufacturer Lore Rarity Unlock Requirements
Icon of the Locus helmet.
Locus 		Lethbridge Industrial The offline battlenet cache and innate stealth features of the LOCUS are invaluable for information sanitization missions on the occupied Inner Colonies. It also has a niche among cyberwarfare liaisons working with Swords of Sanghelios subversion lances. Epic Purchase "Locus Armor Set" Bundle from the Shop for 1,100 cR
Icon of the Locus helmet's attachment, PROJECT ENOCH.
PROJECT ENOCH 		Watershed Division Another esoteric experiment of ARC DREAM's labs brought into use by dire need, this mechanism allows the user to "speak" with tonal patterns that are understood by nearby humans but cannot be interpreted through recordings or remote monitoring. Epic Purchase "Locus Armor Set" Bundle from the Shop for 1,100 cR

Production notes

In Halo 4, Locus is one of four helmet-only armor sets alongside the Deadeye, Scanner, and Strider helmets. Renders that featured the helmet opted to utilize Recruit armor as a base. Additionally, the helmet in Halo 4 was intended to feature a striped design, akin to the Soldier helmet, which can be seen in pre-release builds and screenshots. At some point, the design was changed, with the striped pattern becoming an X-shaped pattern.

  • A Spartan-IV wearing the Locus helmet, featuring its original striped design on Ragnarok.

    A Spartan-IV wearing the Locus helmet, featuring its original striped design on Ragnarok.

  • Another view of the helmet's original pattern, as seen on Solace.

    Another view of the helmet's original pattern, as seen on Solace.

While Locus would not return for Halo Infinite's launch, the helmet's design would serve as the basis for the YOKAI helmet seen in Infinite's Tenrai event during Season 01: Heroes of Reach. Eventually, the Locus helmet would return as a shop offering during Season 02: Lone Wolves.

Gallery

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Development images

  • Concept art of the Locus armor for Halo 4.

    Concept art of the Locus armor for Halo 4.

  • Concept art of the Locus helmet and skin.

    Concept art of the Locus helmet and skin.

  • Alternate piece of concept art, featuring a new color scheme.

    Alternate piece of concept art, featuring a new color scheme.

  • A render of the Locus helmet's high-poly model.

    A render of the Locus helmet's high-poly model.

  • The Locus helmet's in-game model wireframe.

    The Locus helmet's in-game model wireframe.

  • A render featuring the helmet's original striped design.

    A render featuring the helmet's original striped design.

  • A render of the Locus helmet with its final X-shaped design.

    A render of the Locus helmet with its final X-shaped design.

  • Concept art of the Locus helmet for Halo Infinite.

    Concept art of the Locus helmet for Halo Infinite.

  • Concept art of attachments for the Locus helmet.

    Concept art of attachments for the Locus helmet.

  • Concept art of the PROJECT ENOCH attachment.

    Concept art of the PROJECT ENOCH attachment.

  • More concept art of the PROJECT ENOCH attachment.

    More concept art of the PROJECT ENOCH attachment.

Screenshots

  • A Spartan-IV wearing the default Locus helmet on Longbow.

    A Spartan-IV wearing the default Locus helmet on Longbow.

  • A Spartan-IV wearing default Locus armor in Halo 5: Guardians on Stasis.

    A Spartan-IV wearing default Locus armor in Halo 5: Guardians on Stasis.

  • A Spartan-IV wearing Locus with the Edge skin on Fathom.

    A Spartan-IV wearing Locus with the Edge skin on Fathom.

  • The back of the Locus armor.

    The back of the Locus armor.

  • The Locus armor in Halo Infinite.

    The Locus armor in Halo Infinite.

  • A Spartan-IV wearing Locus on Live Fire.

    A Spartan-IV wearing Locus on Live Fire.

  • A Spartan-IV wearing Locus with the PROJECT ENOCH attachment.

    A Spartan-IV wearing Locus with the PROJECT ENOCH attachment.

Halo 4 skin

  • The Locus helmet in Halo 4.

    The Locus helmet in Halo 4.

Halo 5: Guardians skins

  • Default Locus armor in Halo 5: Guardians.

    Default Locus armor in Halo 5: Guardians.

  • Locus Edge armor in Halo 5: Guardians.

    Locus Edge armor in Halo 5: Guardians.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d e Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide - Page 180
  2. ^ a b c Halo 4 - Armory description
  3. ^ Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Armor Types: Locus
  4. ^ a b Halo Infinite, Armor Hall: Locus - Helmet Description "The offline battlenet cache and innate stealth features of the LOCUS are invaluable for information sanitization missions on the occupied Inner Colonies. It also has a niche among cyberwarfare liaisons working with Swords of Sanghelios subversion lances."

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List of armor permutations by game title

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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 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 • 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 • Erinyes • Extender • Mirage IIC • Neith • Nexus • 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
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Other
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For a complete list, check out our armor category.

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MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor
Mainline armor generations
Mark I • Mark II • Mark III • GEN1 (Mark IV • Mark V • Black • Mark VI • Mark VII) • GEN2 • GEN3
Armor components
Competing and related projects
ARTAIUS • Buccaneer • COBALT • HAYABUSA • HRUNTING • MELAENO • Mirage • OSTEO • Rakshasa • Shinobi • SPI • YGGDRASIL
Armor permutations (by generation)
Supplemental equipment
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GEN2
Mark variants
Mark IV (GEN2) • Mark V (GEN2 • Alpha • Delta) • Mark VI (GEN1 • GEN2 • MOD) • Mark VII (GEN2)
Variants originating from GEN1
Air Assault • Argus • Commando • Centurion • EOD • EVA • GUNGNIR • HAZOP • ODST • Operator • Orbital • Raider • Ranger • Recon • Rogue • Scout • Security • Strider • Venator
Variants based on GEN1
New variants
Achilles • Anubis • Argonaut • Athlon • Atlas • Aviator • Barvo • Breaker • Challenger • Cinder • CIO • Copperhead • Cyclops • Cypher • Deadeye • Decimator • Defender • Dynast • Enforcer • Engineer • Fenrir • Foehammer • FOTUS • Freebooter • Goblin • Helioskrill • Hellcat • Helljumper • Hermes • Hunter • Icarus • Infiltrator • Interceptor • Jumpmaster • KEYSTONE • Legionnaire • Locus • Mako • Marauder • Maverick • Mirmillion • Nightfall • Nomad • Oceanic • Oppressor • Pathfinder • Pioneer • Prefect • Protector • Raijin • Reaper • Recluse • Recruit • Ricochet • Scanner • Seeker • Soldier • Stalker • Stinger • Teishin • Technician • Tracer • Tracker • Valkyrie • Vanguard • Vector • Venture • Viper • Void Dancer • Warrior • War Master • Wetwork
Forearms/Legs
Other
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Other Mjolnir
Anvil station armor
Air Assault • Aviator • Compass • COS • Deadeye • Demo • Hammerhead • Hivemind • Infiltrator • Lancer • Navigator • Nomdagro • Pioneer • Rhine • Soldier • Suture • Tanker • Warrior
Rakshasa
AKIS II-GRD • Artaius • Bunyip • Cambion • Lechuza • Locus • Morrigan • Rakshasa • Rasetsu • Scorn • Shikari • Stribog • ULLR • Viper
Mirage IIC
Athlon • Balor • Belus • Erinyes • Extender • Mirage IIC • Neith • Nexus • Skymarcher • Squire • Street Viper • Tyro • Veles
Hazmat
Other
For a complete list, check out our MJOLNIR armor category.
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