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VENATOR-class Mjolnir

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Venator
H5G-Venator.png
Production overview

Manufacturer(s):

Lethbridge Industrial[1]

Testing site(s):

Lethbridge Combat Fields[1]

Type:

Role(s):

  • Hand-to-hand combat
  • Long-Range Combat
Technical specifications

Feature(s):

Enemy tracking software

 
Gained prominence during the defense of Concord from the Covenant in 2551.[3]

VENATOR-class Mjolnir is a variant of the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor [GEN2] manufactured by Lethbridge Industrial.[3]

GEN1 overview[edit]

Development history[edit]

The GEN1 Venator armor gained prominence during the Covenant's attack on Concord in 2551 for its improvement of user opportunity in hand-to-hand and single-enemy combat.[3]

GEN2 overview[edit]

Design details[edit]

The helmet has spatial recognition functionality. The suit has full-mobility, overlocking movement packages. The pauldrons are embedded, minimal silhouette pauldrons for improved close-quarters combat.[1]

Development history[edit]

The lessons learned from Concord and advancements made with the project during the waning years of the Covenant War were only fully realized by the VENATOR model built upon the new GEN2 Mjolnir platform.[2] Engineered for a variety of uses in the field, Lethbridge Industrial’s philosophical approach on improving user opportunity during hand-to-hand or single-enemy combat helped define the benefits that make VENATOR-class armor so effective.[4]

After the Requiem Campaign, Lethbridge Industrial improved the Venator's power management subsystem and reduced its maintenance requirements.[5] By October 2558, the armor's firmware had incorporated a generalization of predictive targeting algorithms originally created to assist new Spartans in close-quarters combat.[6]

Usage[edit]

Many advocate this suit as the full realization of CQB's time-honored methodology.[1]

In-game information[edit]

Halo 4[edit]

Venator was first introduced into the Halo games as an armor set in Halo 4. The armor has three available skins: Raptor (RPTR), Bayonet (BYNT), and Refractive (RFCT). The Bayonet and Refractive skins are not usable in Spartan Ops. As with all Halo 4 armor, the skins were not included in the initial release of Halo: The Master Chief Collection, though the release of Halo 4 on PC and the start of Series 4: Reclaimer saw the skins added into the collection as default unlocks.

Armor Description Unlock requirements
(Halo 4)
Unlock requirements
(Halo: MCC)
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Venator
Description (H4): Gained prominence during the defense of Concord from the Covenant in 2551. Complete the Assassin - Master commendation Unlocked by default.
Helmet description (MCC): Gained prominence during the defense of Concord, in 2551.
Shoulders description (MCC): Modular left/right spaulder from Venator-class armor.
Chest description (MCC): Spartan-IVs are fond of the suit's overlocking movement package.
Halo 4 preorder bonus (Venator Raptor).png
Venator Raptor (RPTR) skin
Description (H4): Customized with RPTR armor skin. Unlocked by default as of Series 4.
Helmet description (MCC) Venator helmet customized with RAPTOR coating.
Shoulder description (MCC) Venator left/ right spaulder customized with RAPTOR coating.
Chest description (MCC) Venator chassis customized with RAPTOR coating.

Venator Bayonet (BYNT) skin
Description (H4): Customized with BYNT armor skin. Purchase the Champions Bundle. Unlocked by default as of Series 4.
Helmet description (MCC) Venator helmet customized with BAYONET coating.
Shoulder description (MCC) Venator left/ right spaulder customized with BAYONET coating.
Chest description (MCC) Venator chassis customized with BAYONET coating.
Render of the Venator armor with Refractive.
Venator Refractive (RFCT) skin
Description (H4): Customized with RFCT armor skin.

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Unlocked by default as of Series 4.
Helmet description (MCC) Venator helmet customized with REFRACTIVE coating.
Shoulder description (MCC) Venator left/ right spaulder customized with REFRACTIVE coating.
Chest description (MCC) Venator chassis customized with REFRACTIVE coating.

Halo 5: Guardians[edit]

The Venator set returns in Halo 5: Guardians. The helmet and body armor are unlockable as armor permutations through the Requisition system. The body armor is not a fully-original design, and as such includes a number of supplementary Halo 4 pieces—primarily the Outer-plated forearms and XG-89 Narrow legs. The Venator set has three alternate skins: Cestus, Retiarus, and Thraex.

Armor Description Unlock requirements
H5G REQ Helmets Venator Ultra Rare
Venator (helmet)
The latest VENATOR firmware incorporates a generalization of predictive targeting algorithms originally created to assist new Spartans in close-quarters combat. Ultra Rare REQ card
H5G REQ Helmets Venator Retiarus Ultra Rare
Venator Retiarus (helmet skin)
The latest VENATOR firmware incorporates a generalization of predictive targeting algorithms originally created to assist new Spartans in close-quarters combat. Ultra Rare REQ card
H5G REQ Helmets Venator Cestus Legendary
Venator Cestus (helmet skin)
The latest VENATOR firmware incorporates a generalization of predictive targeting algorithms originally created to assist new Spartans in close-quarters combat. Legendary REQ card
H5G REQ Helmets Venator Thraex Legendary
Venator Thraex (helmet skin)
The latest VENATOR firmware incorporates a generalization of predictive targeting algorithms originally created to assist new Spartans in close-quarters combat. Legendary REQ card
REQ Card - Armor Venator.png
Venator (body)
Lethbridge Industrial has incorporated feedback from Requiem veterans to improve the VENATOR's power management subsystem and reduce its maintenance requirements. Ultra Rare REQ card
REQ Card - Armor Venator Retiarus.png
Orbital Perihelion (body skin)
Lethbridge Industrial has incorporated feedback from Requiem veterans to improve the VENATOR's power management subsystem and reduce its maintenance requirements. Ultra Rare REQ card
REQ Card - Armor Venator Cestus.png
Venator Cestus (body skin)
Lethbridge Industrial has incorporated feedback from Requiem veterans to improve the VENATOR's power management subsystem and reduce its maintenance requirements. Legendary REQ card
REQ Card - Armor Venator Thraex.png
Venator Thraex (body skin)
Lethbridge Industrial has incorporated feedback from Requiem veterans to improve the VENATOR's power management subsystem and reduce its maintenance requirements. Legendary REQ card

Trivia[edit]

  • "Venator" is Latin for "hunter". The word commonly refers to men who hunted wild animals in Roman amphitheaters such as the Colosseum. Following this theme, the three skins for Venator armor in Halo 5: Guardians are named after three types of gladiators.
  • The Venator helmet bears a great deal of resemblance to that of the Advanced Suit from the Dead Space series.
  • In the alpha build of Halo Online, the STEALTH-class Mjolnir armor reuses the Venator design, albeit with more glowing lights on the body.

Gallery[edit]

Development images[edit]

Screenshots[edit]

Halo 5: Guardians skins[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 168
  2. ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder: Bits & Pieces (Retrieved on Jul 11, 2019) [archive]
  3. ^ a b c Halo 4, Spartan Armor Customization: Venator Description "Gained prominence during the defense of Concord from the Covenant in 2551."
  4. ^ Halo Waypoint, Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Armor Types: Venator (Retrieved on May 1, 2013) [local archive] [external archive]
  5. ^ Halo 5: Guardians, Spartan Appearance Customization: Venator - Body Description "Lethbridge Industrial has incorporated feedback from Requiem veterans to improve the VENATOR's power management subsystem and reduce its maintenance requirements."
  6. ^ Halo 5: Guardians, Spartan Appearance Customization: Venator - Helmet Description "The latest VENATOR firmware incorporates a generalization of predictive targeting algorithms originally created to assist new Spartans in close-quarters combat."