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HUNTER-class Mjolnir

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Hunter
GEN3
Icon of the "Hunter" bundle.
GEN2
A render of Jameson Locke.
Production overview

Manufacturer(s):

Watershed Division[1]

Type:

Role(s):

Target acquisition

 

HUNTER-class Mjolnir is a prototype variant of the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor manufactured by the Office of Naval Intelligence's Watershed Division.

Overview[edit]

A standard, non-customised Hunter armor set.

Design details[edit]

Intended to be lethal and sophisticated, the HUNTER suit incorporates the Watershed Division's latest warfighting technology. While a prototype, the Hunter variant's sensor suite—implemented in the armor's helmet—enhances situational and threat awareness to the user.[2]

The Hunter variant's bodysuit bears a set of patterns of glowing lines on the upper arms, chest, and the back, the latter of which begin at the upper thighs and connect at the nape.[3]

Development history[edit]

Designed by the Office of Naval Intelligence's Watershed Division, the Hunter variant was made to impress even jaded ONI bureaucrats.[1]

Usage[edit]

A custom-made variant of the GEN2 Hunter armor was used by Spartan Jameson Locke in 2558.[4][5] By May 2560, during the Battle for Zeta Halo, the Banished Jiralhanae Hyperius was in possession of Locke's Hunter helmet and chest piece, which he had mounted to his shoulder pauldron as trophies.[6] This fact was used by Banished propaganda officer Glibnub to taunt the surviving UNSC forces on Installation 07, around the same time.[7] It is unclear how Hyperius came to possess these armour pieces, and Locke's fate is currently unknown.

In-game information[edit]

Halo 5: Guardians[edit]

Hunter was introduced in Halo 5: Guardians as an armor permutation unlockable via the Requisition system. Like Copperhead, Helljumper, and Technician, the armor acts as a pseudo-recreation of Jameson Locke's armor within Halo 5's campaign; only lacking the uniquely designed techsuit Locke's variant possesses. Hunter features no variants.

Armor Description Rarity Introduced in Unlock requirements
REQ icon for the Hunter armor.
Hunter (helmet) 		Though still considered a prototype implementation, the HUNTER's sensor suite enhances situational and threat awareness. Mythic Introduced on launch. Purchase a Gold REQ pack for REQ Points 10,000 REQ points.
REQ icon for the Hunter armor.
Hunter (body) 		Sophisticated and lethal, HUNTER-class armor incorporates Watershed Division's latest warfighting technology.

Halo Infinite[edit]

Hunter would later make a return in an updated form in Halo Infinite, added during the Fall Update's Haloween II Operation on October 28, 2025 in celebration of Halo 5: Guardians' 10th anniversary. It is available both through the Shop and The Exchange. The Hunter helmet and its associated armor parts are primarily available for the Mark VII armor core.[8]

Armor Manufacturer Lore Rarity Introduced In Unlock Requirements
Spartans who use HUNTER helmets prize its surveillance capabilities and interface customizability. (Watershed Division/Legendary)
Hunter 		Watershed Division Spartans who use HUNTER helmets prize its surveillance capabilities and interface customizability. Legendary Haloween II

Purchase either:

  • "Hunter" for 2,000 cR (Shop) or 150,000 SP (The Exchange)
  • "Vault of Osiris" for 3,900 cR
Detect the threat, designate the threat, destroy the threat. (Watershed Division/Legendary)
TAS/CORSON 		Detect the threat, designate the threat, destroy the threat.
When Watershed hands off the Hunter blueprints to Materials Group for full production it will benefit from years of testing and evaluation by elite ONI operatives. (Watershed Division/Legendary)
Hunter Harness 		When Watershed hands off the Hunter blueprints to Materials Group for full production it will benefit from years of testing and evaluation by elite ONI operatives.
Supplemental deltoid/shoulder armor. (Watershed Division/Legendary)Supplemental deltoid/shoulder armor. (Watershed Division/Legendary)
UA/Piran 		Supplemental deltoid/shoulder armor.
Stab resistant. (Watershed Division/Legendary)
UA/S-ONI 		Stab resistant.
Auxiliary tactical encryption module. (Watershed Division/Legendary)
Project TASKMANTIS 		Auxiliary tactical encryption module.
Supplemental leg armor. (Watershed Division/Legendary)
UA/Type AA 		Supplemental leg armor.

Attachments[edit]

The following helmet attachments are not exclusive to Hunter, and are usable across various other helmets.

Gallery[edit]

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Concept art and illustrations[edit]

  • Concept art of Locke's Hunter armor for Halo 5: Guardians.

    Concept art of Locke's Hunter armor for Halo 5: Guardians.

  • Concept art of Locke's armour.

    Concept art of Locke's armour.

  • Concept art of Locke's helmet.

    Concept art of Locke's helmet.

  • Additional helmet concepts.

    Additional helmet concepts.

Halo 2: Anniversary[edit]

  • The helmet of the Hunter suit from Halo 2: Anniversary cutscenes.

    The helmet of the Hunter suit from Halo 2: Anniversary cutscenes.

  • Full render of the Halo 2: Anniversary Hunter.

    Full render of the Halo 2: Anniversary Hunter.

  • View of the back. Note the patterns of glowing lines.

    View of the back. Note the patterns of glowing lines.

  • Hunter armor in Halo 2: Anniversary

    Hunter armor in Halo 2: Anniversary

Halo 5: Guardians[edit]

  • The armor's heads-up display in All Hail

    The armor's heads-up display in All Hail

  • The armor's visor flickering while damaged in The Cost.

    The armor's visor flickering while damaged in The Cost.

  • Hunter armor in Hunt the Signal.

    Hunter armor in Hunt the Signal.

  • A closeup of Locke's Hunter armor in The Hunt Begins.

    A closeup of Locke's Hunter armor in The Hunt Begins.

  • Several renders of Locke.

    Several renders of Locke.

  • Several renders of Locke.

    Several renders of Locke.

  • Front and back of Hunter armor.

    Front and back of Hunter armor.

  • ATS with the Hunter armor.

    ATS with the Hunter armor.

  • A GameStop advertisement for Hunter armor

    A GameStop advertisement for Hunter armor

  • HUD of the Hunter armor in a Halo 5: Guardians prerelease screenshot.

    HUD of the Hunter armor in a Halo 5: Guardians prerelease screenshot.

  • HUD of the Hunter armor in Halo 5: Guardians' final release.

    HUD of the Hunter armor in Halo 5: Guardians' final release.

  • Locke using the Hunter armor on the level Battle of Sunaion.

    Locke using the Hunter armor on the level Battle of Sunaion.

  • Locke using the Hunter armor on the level Battle of Sunaion.

    Locke using the Hunter armor on the level Battle of Sunaion.

  • Locke using the Hunter armor on the level Battle of Sunaion.

    Locke using the Hunter armor on the level Battle of Sunaion.

  • Locke using the Hunter armor on the level Battle of Sunaion.

    Locke using the Hunter armor on the level Battle of Sunaion.

  • Locke using the Hunter armor on the level Battle of Sunaion.

    Locke using the Hunter armor on the level Battle of Sunaion.

  • Locke using the Hunter armor on the level Battle of Sunaion.

    Locke using the Hunter armor on the level Battle of Sunaion.

  • Locke using the Hunter armor on the level Battle of Sunaion.

    Locke using the Hunter armor on the level Battle of Sunaion.

  • A Hunter-clad Spartan-IV using a Sentinel BR85N during a match of Warzone on Escape from ARC.

    A Hunter-clad Spartan-IV using a Sentinel BR85N during a match of Warzone on Escape from ARC.

  • A Spartan-IV wearing Hunter armor and using a M6D Magnum Pistol on Eden.

    A Spartan-IV wearing Hunter armor and using a M6D Magnum Pistol on Eden.

  • A wallpaper made resembling Jameson Locke’s HUNTER-class Mjolnir visor.

    A wallpaper made resembling Jameson Locke’s HUNTER-class Mjolnir visor.

Halo Infinite[edit]

  • Hyperius with a Hunter helmet on his shoulder in Halo Infinite.

    Hyperius with a Hunter helmet on his shoulder in Halo Infinite.

  • Hyperius with Locke's Hunter helmet during the Battle for Zeta Halo.

    Hyperius with Locke's Hunter helmet during the Battle for Zeta Halo.

  • A Spartan wearing the GEN3 Hunter armor.

    A Spartan wearing the GEN3 Hunter armor.

  • The Hunter armor in Halo Infinite alongside the COPPERHEAD-class Mjolnir and HELLJUMPER-class Mjolnir armor.

    The Hunter armor in Halo Infinite alongside the COPPERHEAD-class Mjolnir and HELLJUMPER-class Mjolnir armor.

  • The Hunter armor in Halo Infinite alongside the COPPERHEAD-class Mjolnir armor.

    The Hunter armor in Halo Infinite alongside the COPPERHEAD-class Mjolnir armor.

  • A GEN3 Hunter-clad Spartan.

    A GEN3 Hunter-clad Spartan.

  • A GEN3 Hunter-clad Spartan with an M41D SPNKr.

    A GEN3 Hunter-clad Spartan with an M41D SPNKr.

  • A GEN3 Hunter-clad Spartan with the TAS/CORSON helmet attachment equipped.

    A GEN3 Hunter-clad Spartan with the TAS/CORSON helmet attachment equipped.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Conventional Warfare (Retrieved on Oct 30, 2021) [archive]
  2. ^ Halo 5: Guardians, Armory description
  3. ^ Halo 2: Anniversary, Prologue & Epilogue
  4. ^ Square Enix - Square Enix/Halo 5: Guardians: File:Locke box.webp
  5. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Have S'moa (Retrieved on Mar 18, 2021) [archive]
  6. ^ Halo Infinite, campaign mission Graveyards: Pelican Down
  7. ^ Halo Infinite, random Banished propaganda tower dialogue: "Man, that Spartan Locke sure did know how to get ahead - which is why Hyperius used his helmet as arm decoration!" - Glibnub
  8. ^ Happy 10th Birthday Halo 5 (Retrieved on Oct 28, 2025) [archive]

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List of armor permutations by game title

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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 • Argus • Aviator • Barrister • Brawler • Camazotz • Cavallino • Celox • Cestus • Champion • Cohort • Copperhead • Courier • Deadeye • Dirgesinger • Dokkaebi • Dominar • Eclipse • Emissary • Enigma • Firefall • Fire Serpent • Flanker • FOTUS• Hawker • Hayabusa • Helioskrill • Helljumper • Helsinger • Hermes • Hunter • ISR • Kai-125 • Linebreaker • Magister • Mark V Zeta • Mark VI • Mark VI MOD • Mark VII • Mark VII [H] • Menachite • Mercury • Prefect • Raider • Rampart • Renegade • Riz-028 • Rockeye • Scanner • SECOPS • Security GEN1 • Security GEN3 • Shinobi • Soldier • Sovereign • Spartanstein • Stormfall • Talon • Thremaleon • Trailblazer • Trendlock • Tribune • Trooper • Torchbearer • Tormenter • Vannak-134 • Venator • Vindicator • Volant • War Master • Warmonger • Wetwork • Winterknight • XM55 AICH • Zvezda
Mark V [B] Air Assault • Commando • CQB • CQC • EOD • EOD GEN1 • EVA • EVA GEN1 • Grenadier • GUNGNIR • HAZOP • JFO • Liberator • Mark V • Mark V [B] • Mark VI • Military Police • ODST • ODST Hardshell • Operator • Pilot • Recon • Rogue • Scarred Comet • Scout • Scout GEN1 • Security
Rakshasa AKIS II-GRD • Artaius • Assailer • Bunyip • Cambion • Conqueror • Cutthroat • Direwolf • Echo Nine • Firbolg • Lechuza • Locus • Morrigan • Negotiator • Rakshasa • Rasetsu • Scorn • Shikari • Stribog • Taskmaster • Ullr • Viper
Mirage IIC Athlon • Balor • Belus • Bruma • Erinyes • Extender • Hermes IIC • Inciter • Infractor • Mirage IIC • Neith • Nexus • Orion IIC • Responder • Savage • Skymarcher • Squire • Street Viper • Tyro • Veles • Whisper
HAZMAT Ashmaw • Burrowlens • Exo • Farkas • Gourdian Knight • Mark VI CBRN • Notus • Oberon • OSTEO • Ogun • Project CORSAC • Serket • Skarbnik • Steelheart • Temfor • Voidspear
Mark IV Ardent • Emil • Heartguard • Hellcat • Isidor • Lancer • Mark IV • Orcus • Paladin • Theodor • Ulrich • Valiant • Wilhelm • Xantippe • 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 • Aristos • Chimera • Deltajock • Flenser • Fomorian • Geist • Grendel • Grimghast • Merrow • Mimir • Peaceweaver • Rectifier • Strigoi • Sundered Star • Thresher • Wendigo
For a complete list, check out our armor category.

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List of armor permutations by generation

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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 • Orcus • 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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GEN3
Mark variants
Mark V (Zeta) • Mark VI (GEN3 • MOD) • Mark VII (GEN3)
Variants based on GEN1
Variants based on GEN2
New variants
For a complete list, check out our MJOLNIR armor category.
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