Editing Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)

{{Title|Armor customization (''Halo 5: Guardians'')}}
{{Status|Gameplay}}
{{Disambig header|the armor customization in Halo 5: Guardians|other games|armor customizations}}
[[File:H5-Spartan-Customization.png|thumb|400px|Some of the armor variants in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.]]
'''Armor customization''' in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' allows players to customize their [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan]] player model. Unlike earlier titles, ''Halo 5'' featured a revised and scaled back player customization suite. Expanding on ''[[Halo 4|Halo 4's]]'' [[Champions Bundle]] armor, new armor permutations were released post-launch via REQ content updates, as was the case for [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|Mark IV]] and [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]], and likewise, certain armor could be unlocked through [[Achievement|achievements]] and [[Commendations]]. Most armor within ''Halo 5'' is unlocked through the [[Requisition system]].

==Overview==
''Halo 5: Guardians'' features more customization slots than launch ''[[Armor customization (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Halo 2: Anniversary]]'', yet, features much less than ''[[Armor customization (Halo 4)|Halo 4]]''. The three slots available for armor customization include the '''Helmet''', the '''Armor''', and the '''Visor''' with previously player-decided armor pieces such as the legs, wrists, and shoulders being determined by the base armor the player chooses. Aesthetically, the armor of ''Halo 5: Guardians'' is based upon the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|[GEN2]]] model, much like ''Halo 4'', and also allows for armor skins, enabling further unique customization options. ''Halo 5'' doesn't allow the player to switch to an Elite, be it for multiplayer, [[Forge]], or custom games.
===''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' and Halo Channel===
''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' allowed players to unlock achievements, which would subsequently unlock armor that would carry over to both the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta]]'' and the final title. For example, unlocking "[[Legend (Halo: The Master Chief Collection achievement)|Legend]]", grants the player [[HELIOSKRILL-class Mjolnir|HELIOSKRILL]] armor, while unlocking the "[[Your Journey Begins]]" and "[[Cairo Station (achievement)|Cairo Station]]" would unlock two distinct variants of [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|[GEN1] Mark VI]].

The [[Halo Channel]] app on the Xbox One platform also allowed players to unlock [[Nightfall armor]] by watching ''[[Halo: Nightfall|Halo: Nightfall's]]'' five episodes and certain special features within it. This could be done as early as November 11, 2014, which allowed for the armor's use in the ''Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta'', alongside the three other achievement-based armor sets.

All armor unlocked through these methods would be released through ''Halo 5: Guardians''' general REQ pool on launch, although they could still be unlocked through these methods following launch.
===''Halo 5: Guardians''===
The general method of unlocking permutations upon ''Halo 5's'' launch involves the use of REQ packs, which provide pseudo-randomized armor and visor unlocks to the player, among other items such as [[Emblems and Nameplates (Halo 5: Guardians)|emblems]]. Certain REQ packs also exist that can grant truly exclusive armor to the player. These include the HCS pack, which contains a specific variant of [[ATHLON-class Mjolnir|ATHLON]] armor known as "Champion", and the Halo World Championship 2016 pack, which was only available if the player watched the event on a stream with their Xbox Live account linked to social media during a certain time frame. This pack gave out the [[CHALLENGER-class Mjolnir|CHALLENGER]] armor. Both the Champion variant and CHALLENGER armor are exclusive to their specific REQ packs and aren't in the general pool. 

During [[Monitor's Bounty]] in February of 2017, a special REQ pack known as the "Classic Helmet REQ pack" was released as a standalone purchasable item containing nine helmets: [[CQB-class Mjolnir|CQB]], [[EOD-class Mjolnir|EOD]], [[EVA-class Mjolnir|EVA GEN1]], [[Mark V Delta|MARK V DELTA]], [[MP-class Mjolnir|Military Police]], [[OPERATOR-class Mjolnir|OPERATOR GEN1]], [[PILOT-class Mjolnir|PILOT]], [[RECON-class Mjolnir|RECON GEN1]] and [[SECURITY-class Mjolnir|SECURITY GEN1]]. These nine helmets were not a part of the general REQ pool, much like HCS-branded items, although it could be purchased for {{RP|150,000}}.

[[ACHILLES-class Mjolnir|ACHILLES]] armor follows a unique unlock trend, as it requires the completion of the 31 "Kill" commendations that are available to [[Spartan Company|Spartan Companies]]. Upon the completion of level 3 for all "Kill" commendations, the body armor for Achilles was granted to the player, and upon the completion of level 5 for all, the helmet was granted. With the release of ''Halo 5's'' "evergreen" season, and the cessation of support for older elements of ''Halo Waypoint'', Achilles armor was made generally inaccessible at the end of 2021; Companies could no longer be joined, and tracking commendation progress was made impossible, although earning the armor should commendation milestones happen to be met is still possible, and grants the reward REQ packs.

[[TIMMY-class Mjolnir|TIMMY]] and [[OLIVE-class Mjolnir|OLIVE]] would also feature unique unlock prerequisites, with the former being unlocked through playtime in [[Custom game|custom games]], and the latter being awarded to players who had their [[Forge]] maps featured in ''Halo 5: Guardians''' matchmaking following Monitor's Bounty. Neither were unlockable through the REQ system. Of note, unlike ''[[Halo 3|Halo 3's]]'' [[Bungie Armor|Bungie armor]], and ''[[Halo: Reach|Halo: Reach's]]'' Eternal [[Armor effects|armor effect]], ''Halo 5: Guardians'' featured no exclusive armor cosmetics for [[Halo Studios|343 Industries employees]].
==List of permutations==
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==Gallery==
===Concept art===
<gallery>
File:H5G MultiplayerCustomisation Concept.jpg|Early concept art for multiplayer customisation.
File:H5G MJOLNIRArmours Concept 1.jpg|Concept art of various miscellaneous potential armour sets.
File:H5G MJOLNIRArmours Concept 2.jpg|Concept art of various miscellaneous potential armour sets.
File:H5G MJOLNIRArmours Concept 3.jpg|Concept art of various miscellaneous potential armour sets.
File:H5G MJOLNIRArmours Concept 4.jpg|Concept art of various miscellaneous potential armour sets.
</gallery>

===Menu images===
<Gallery>
File:H5GBCustomization.png|Customization in the ''Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta''.
File:H5G-Armorcustomization.png|Customization user interface in ''Halo 5: Guardians'' upon the game's launch.
File:H5G - Armor customization - Final.png|Customization user interface in ''Halo 5: Guardians'' in the present day.
File:H5G-LaunchArmor.jpg|All the armor variants at launch.
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
====''Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta''====
<gallery>
File:H5GBWin.png|Some of the armor variants in the ''Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta''.
File:H5-Empire-Beta-4.jpg|Multiple Spartans with various armor permutations on [[Eden]] in the ''Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta''.
File:H5MB Empire15.jpg|A Spartan using [[RECRUIT-class Mjolnir]] in the ''Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta''.
</gallery>

====''Halo 5: Guardians'' multiplayer====
<gallery>
File:H5-Mutliplayer-SpartanIVs-GEN2-Armors.jpg|Various armor variants and colors, used to promote the [[Hammer Storm]] update's new user color selection.
File:H5-Coliseum2.jpg|Multiple Spartans using different armor permutations on [[Coliseum]] in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5-TheRig3.jpg|A Spartan using the more esoteric [[BREAKER-class Mjolnir]] on [[The Rig]] in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
</Gallery>

==Sources==
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