Editing Emblems

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In ''Halo 2'', when a character profile is created, there is an option to make an '''emblem''' for the player's in-game avatar. Emblems are the primary means of identifying players in multiplayer games and online play; they also appear in the game type [[Territories]], where they are displayed on the flags that denote captured territories.  In-game, a player's emblem can be seen glowing on their back and shoulders.

There are 101 background options, a number of which return having been absent since ''Halo 2'' (i.e. X1, X2, Plus).

When the ''Collection'' was first released, emblems appeared in the matchmaking lobby and post-game menu and on a player's scoring HUD in campaign, but otherwise did not appear in gameplay. In ''Halo 2'' classic multiplayer the "Bullseye" emblem was used for all players in the in-game scoreboard and as their player identifier. In ''Halo 3'' the "Grunt" emblem was displayed in the scoreboard, and also appeared on all players' armor; in all other games the players' armor remained blank. In ''Halo 4'' the scoreboard assigned all players the "Recruit" emblem (interestingly, the only emblem from the original ''Halo 4'' not available to players in ''The Master Chief Collection''). By design, emblems did not appear at all in ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' multiplayer matches. This was updated in 2019 so that the player's emblem is displayed in all in-game scoreboards and as the identifier image in ''Halo 2''. The armor remained blank in ''Halo 2'', ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' and ''Halo 4''; it displayed a random emblem in ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo: Reach''. Another update in 2020 resulted in emblems being displayed on players' armor in ''Halo 3'', ''Halo 4'', ''Halo 3: ODST'', and ''Halo: Reach''; it remains blank in the other games.

Following the release of Hammer Storm, players can once again choose individual primary, secondary and tertiary colors for their emblem, just as they have in previous instalments. In addition, the number of colors was increased from 33 to 60. This change exponentially increased the number of possible emblems, however the continued absence of backgrounds and toggling means that the total of 63,504,000 possible emblems{{Ref/Note|1=294*60*60*60=63,504,000}} remains the lowest of any emblem-featuring ''Halo'' game to date.

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Emblems return to ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' as preset designs that may be unlocked and applied to [[armor customization (Halo Infinite)|chest armor]], and the player's [[nameplates|nameplate]]. Additionally, emblems may also be individually applied to each customizable [[weapon customization|weapon]] and [[vehicle customization|vehicle]]. Players are now free to equip any emblem of their choosing on weapons, vehicles and armor cores, rather than being limited to a single emblem like in previous titles.

Player can no longer choose their own colors for an emblem. Instead, each emblem has a unique set of color palettes which can be used to adjust its color scheme. Because emblems are categorized by nameplate, armor, weapon and vehicle, they are treated as separate unlockable items. This means that unlocking a nameplate emblem, for example, will not necessarily reward the vehicle emblem as well. However, the same emblem in other categories will typically always be unlockable via the same process (i.e. through a [[Battle Pass|battle pass]], [[Shop Bundles|store bundle]], campaign etc.).

Nameplate emblems also determine the appearance of a user's player card. These background designs are unique to the equipped emblem, and may be customized via the color palettes available for that emblem.

{{Center|For the list of emblems in Halo Infinite, see [[Emblems/Halo Infinite#List of emblems|here]].}}