In the Halo Campaign you take the role of a living legend of the Covenant War Master Chief a SPARTAN-II super-soldier wearing heavily modified GEN1 Mjolnir armor. However in War games and Spartan Ops, players take the role of a highly specialized SPARTAN-IV super-soldier, deployed from UNSC Infinity and utilizing a state-of-the-art Mjolnir GEN2 armor system.
Power, speed, dexterity, and resilience far beyond that of a normal human are the expected abilities you can leverage in both roles while playing as a Spartan. Armor Abilities offer players individualized specializations such as Hardlight Shield, Active Camouflage, or Jet Pack. SPARTAN-IVs can integrate additional armor modifications, such as Support Upgrades and Tactical Packages, which apply incremental yet valuable improvements to a Spartan’s combat functionality.
ARMOR ABILITIES
THRUSTER PACK
DESIGNATION: M805X Forward Acceleration System/Fulcrum Mitigating
MANUFACTURER: Lethbridge Industrial
The M805X Thruster Pack, similar to other EVA-focused thrust modules, is a movement acceleration system that mitigates the user’s need for a fulcrum or pivoting articulation. This ability allows the user to move quickly and aggressively in combat, whether closing the gap between the user and an enemy or finding cover.
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HARDLIGHT SHEILD
DESIGNATION: Z-90 Photonic Coalescence Emitter/Aegis
MANUFACTURER: Unknown/Forerunner Origin
The recently recovered Z-90 Hardlight Shield appears to be a photon emitter that can fuse particles of light into a rigid, dissipative barrier. For Spartans who choose to integrate it, the technology functions as a full-size aegis-class, anti-personnel defensive shield.
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PROMETHEAN VISION
DESIGNATION: Z-5080 Short-Range Spectrum Augmenter/Vision
MANUFACTURER: Unknown/Forerunner Origin
The Z-5080 Vision Modification system, colloquially referred to as “Promethean Vision,” is a short-range full-spectrum enhancement package that enables users to detect shapes and movement through solid barriers. Coupled with the VISR 4.0 tech suite, this software is one of the most formidable leveraged by GEN2 armor systems.
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HOLOGRAM
DESIGNATION: T-27 Responsive Holographic Form Emulator
MANUFACTURER: Materials Group
The T-27 Decoy package, referred in shorthand as “Hologram,” is a responsive emulator that generates an extremely realistic holographic copy of the user’s physical form and movement. Once used exclusively by the Covenant, this decoy technology has now been reverse engineered for Mjolnir armor systems, and is used as a ruse in the field to trick enemy infantry and armor into revealing their position, thereby placing them at a disadvantage.
Armor abilities are just the beginning we still have a lot more information to share with you such as Tactical Packages, Support Upgrades, Ordnance Drops, Armor Customization and Player Progression but all that stuff will be saved for later blog posts so keep an eye on
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i find that the armor abilities and the way it is set up is really great. am especially looking forward to use the thruster pack and hologram in this game. am looking forward to this game so much can’t wait until it comes out ^_^
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