Editing Mark I prototype exoskeleton

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{{Center|''Not to be confused with [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor#Mark I|MJOLNIR Mark I]] or [[HRUNTING Mark I exoskeleton|HRUNTING Mark I]], two unrelated exoskeletons bearing the same "Mark I" moniker.''}}
{{Armor infobox
|name=Mark I exoskeleton
|image=[[File:HFoRBC-MarkIProfile.png]]
|manufacturer=[[UNSC Navy]]
|testsite=
|type=[[Powered exoskeleton]]
|role=
|weight=
|features=
*Able to run at up to 32 km/h
*Able to lift up to 2 tonnes
*Self-targeting shoulder mount for additional weaponry
}}

The '''Mark I exoskeleton''' was a prototype [[powered exoskeleton]] produced by the [[UNSC Navy]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=TFoR|TFoR|8}}

==History==
The Mark I exoskeletons were the product of the [[UNSC Navy]]'s first experiments with [[powered exoskeleton]]s, some time before the initiation of {{Project|MJOLNIR}}. The exoskeleton allowed its wearer to run at up to 32 kilometres per hour, and lift a weight of up to 2 tonnes. They also featured shoulder mounts for heavy weapons, with self-targeting armatures. However, as a result of these, the prototypes consumed an enormous amount of energy, and as a result, had to either be physically connected to a generator, or use [[broadcast power]], where energy would be wirelessly transmitted to the exoskeleton from a nearby generator. Neither option was practical for use on a battlefield, significantly limiting the usefulness of the design.{{Ref/Reuse|TFoR}}

Ultimately, the Mark I exoskeletons became defunct. While some were scrapped, many of the remaining units saw use as dock loaders, and others still were put into storage. Dozens of suits were stored in an abandoned [[titanium]] mine on [[Reach]] that had been repurposed as a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] storage facility.{{Ref/Reuse|TFoR}}

[[Catherine Halsey]] was aware of the Mark I prototypes during the [[SPARTAN-II program]], but considered them antiques and stated that for {{Project|MJOLNIR}}, they had scrapped all previous attempts at a powered exoskeleton and designed from the ground up. Nevertheless, the Mark I prototypes still had a role to play in the SPARTAN-II program; after the candidates underwent [[Project ASTER|augmentation]], their instructors had to don Mark I exoskeletons during training exercises, for their own safety. These particular suits had been upgraded with modern motion detectors and IR sensors, and equipped with a 30mm minigun on the shoulder mount, loaded with stun rounds.{{Ref/Reuse|TFoR}} These suits were further modified at the behest of [[John-117]], to present more of a challenge to his squad during training exercises.{{Ref/Comic|Id=FoRBC|FoR|Story=Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|StoryLinkText=Boot Camp}}

==Production notes==
Many sources, including the [[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)|2009 edition]] and [[Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition)|2011 edition]] of the ''Halo Encyclopedia'', conflate this Mark I prototype with [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor#Mark I|MJOLNIR Mark I]], with the ''Encyclopedia'' even ascribing the statistics given by ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' to MJOLNIR Mark I.{{Ref/Book|Enc09|Pg=88}}{{Ref/Book|Enc11|Pg=90}} However, ''The Fall of Reach'' never identifies them as such.{{Ref/Reuse|TFoR}} Thus, Halopedia chooses to treat them as separate entities until otherwise confirmed.

The Mark I exoskeletons were first visualised in ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'', a comic adaption of the novel. Their appearance in the comic was heavily based upon that of [[ODST armor]].{{Ref/Reuse|FoRBC}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
HFoRBC-MarkIHelmet.png|A trainer clad in Mark I, about to be ambushed by a Spartan-II trainee.
HFoRBC-MarkIAttacking.png|A trained with Mark I, opening fire on [[Kelly-087]].
File:HFoRBC-MarkIREQd.png|An engagement between two trainers and Kelly.
HFoRBC-MarkISideProfile.png|Kelly kicking a Mark I-clad trainer in the face.
HFoRBC-MarkIBackandShoulder.png|The shoulder and back of a Mark I suit.
File:HFoRBC-MarkIbroke.png|A damaged Mark I exoskeleton in the aftermath of the training exercise.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''

==Sources==
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