Editing ORCUS exoskeleton

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Armor infobox
|name=ORCUS exoskeleton
|image={{Pageimage|HINF - Orcus - 00002.png}}[[File:HINF - Orcus - Infobox.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Cascade Stronghold Technologies]]
|testsite=[[Perihelion Station]]
|type=*[[Powered exoskeleton|Semi-Powered exoskeleton]]{{Ref/Reuse|soil}}<br>
*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] {{C|Compatible}}
|role=General combat
|weight=
|features=
}}
The '''ORCUS exoskeleton''' is a semi-powered exoskeleton that was tested by [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]],{{Ref/Game|Id=OrcusWristDesc|HINF|Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|Armor Hall|Detail=EXO-X/O-Module Echo FPM - Wrist description|Quote=ODST tested, Spartan approved.}} before eventually being utilized by [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan personnel]] operating with older [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR ensembles]].

==Overview==
===Design details===
Fitting its intended use, the ORCUS exoskeleton utilizes many shock-dampening and impact dispersal methods to aid the end user.{{Ref/Game|Id=OrcusShoulderDesc|HINF|Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|Armor Hall|Detail=EXO-X/ORCUS - Shoulder description|Quote=Formulated with the latest Titanium-A composites and impact dispersal structures.}}{{Ref/Game|Id=OrcusHipDesc|HINF|Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|Armor Hall|Detail=EXO-X/O-Module Delta Rev 1 - Utility description|Quote=The thigh up-armor plates have shock-dampening honeycomb interior structures and attachment points for recovery lines.}} The EXO-X/O-Module Alpha Rev 2 also features a filtration system for extended activities in tainted or toxic atmospheres.

===Development history===
The ORCUS exoskeleton was manufactured by [[Cascade Stronghold Technologies]], a company already familiar with adapting [[ODST armor]] to the MJOLNIR platform. The ORCUS was based on an armor variant worn by the [[Drop Jet Platoon]] troopers — predecessors of the ODSTs — from the [[Interplanetary War]] in the twenty-second century.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFTomes|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-tasty-tomes|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Tasty Tomes|D=24|M=03|Y=2025}} While tested by ODSTs,{{Ref/Reuse|OrcusWristDesc}} the armor's development would fall into a state of limbo, with final production models intending to sport unique additions including a tactical computer and holoprojectors.{{Ref/Game|Id=OrcusChestDesc|HINF|Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|Armor Hall|Detail=EXO-X/O-Module Beta Rev 11 - Chest description|Quote=Final production models will feature a integral tactical computer and holoprojectors in the armor yoke.}} The armor would come into use by Spartans at a later time.

After watching and taking umbrage with ORCUS components being used by Spartans, Cascade's CEO — a former ODST herself — formally revived the project, and sent the initial prototypes to [[Perihelion Station]] in 2559.{{Ref/Reuse|soil}}

===Usage===
The ORCUS exoskeleton was tested on [[2559#September|September 20, 2559]] by ODSTs of the [[Ninth Platoon]], alongside [[Blue Team]] and their [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN3)|MJOLNIR [GEN3] armor]].{{Ref/Site|Id=soil|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/halo-from-the-soil-to-the-stars|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo: From the Soil to the Stars|D=11|M=3|Y=2025}}

==In-game information==
===''Halo Infinite''===
The ORCUS exoskeleton was introduced in [[Frontlines]], being made available for [[multiplayer]] Spartan [[Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|armor customization]] primarily on the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|Mark IV armor core]] in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
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! scope="col" style="width: 15%" |Armor
! scope="col" style="width: 15%" |Manufacturer
! scope="col" style="width: 25%" |Lore
! scope="col" style="width: 10%" |Rarity
! scope="col" style="width: 15%" |Introduced In
! scope="col" style="width: 15%" |Unlock Requirements
|-
|align="center"|[[File:HINF - Helmet icon - Orcus.png|75px]]<br/>Orcus
|rowspan="7"|Cascade Stronghold Technologies
|The ORCUS exoskeleton program remains in development limbo due to ODST prioritization of tactical initiatives, but several of its subassemblies have found a new purpose among Spartans as drop-in upgrade packages for older Mjolnir ensembles.
|rowspan="7"|Legendary
|rowspan="7"|[[Frontlines]]
|Frontlines [[Event|Operation]] Pass level 14 (Premium)
|-
|align="center"|[[File:HINF - Helmet attachment icon - EXO-X-O-Module Alpha Rev 2.png|75px]]<br/>EXO-X/O-Module Alpha Rev 2
|Experimental chemscanner and filter/rehabilitation unit for extended operation in tainted atmospheres.
|Frontlines Operation Pass level 18 (Premium)
|-
|align="center"|[[File:HINF - Chest icon - EXO-X-O-Module Beta Rev 11.png|75px]]<br/>EXO-X/O-Module Beta Rev 11
|Final production models will feature a integral tactical computer and holoprojectors in the armor yoke.
|Frontlines Operation Pass level 3 (Premium)
|-
|align="center"|[[File:HINF - Left shoulder icon - EXO-X-ORCUS.png|75px]][[File:HINF - Right shoulder icon - EXO-X-ORCUS.png|75px]]<br/>EXO-X/ORCUS
|Formulated with the latest Titanium-A composites and impact dispersal structures.
|Frontlines Operation Pass level 13 (Premium)
|-
|align="center"|[[File:HINF - Wrist icon - EXO-X-O-Module Echo FPM.png|75px]]<br>EXO-X/O-Module Echo FPM
|ODST tested, Spartan approved.
|Frontlines Operation Pass level 6 (Premium)
|-
|align="center"|[[File:HINF - Utility icon - EXO-X-O-Module Delta Rev 1.png|75px]]<br>EXO-X/O-Module Delta Rev 1
|The thigh up-armor plates have shock-dampening honeycomb interior structures and attachment points for recovery lines.
|Frontlines Operation Pass level 7 (Premium)
|-
|align="center"|[[File:HINF - Knee pad icon - EXO-X-O-Module Charlie FPM.png|75px]]<br>EXO-X/O-Module Charlie FPM
|ODSTs may drop from orbit, but once they hit the dirt its back to bipedal basics.
|Frontlines Operation Pass level 12 (Premium)
|-
|}

==Production notes==
While Orcus was introduced in ''Halo Infinite''{{'}}s Frontlines Operation, the armor and its lore are based on concept art pieces and a model for an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', which would eventually be [[Cut Halo 5: Guardians enemies#ODSTs|cut from the game]]. ODSTs wearing this armor were at one point intended to be introduced in the ''Halo 5's'' premiere [[Warzone]] game mode, dropping onto the battlefield through the [[M9407 drop pod]]. Ultimately, only the M9407 would remain in-game, acting as the player's spawn in [[Warzone Assault]].{{Ref/Site|Id=H5Orcus|URL=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/r8NlG|Site=Artstation|Page=Halo 5: Guardians ODST|D=31|M=05|Y=2018}}
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File:H5G ODST Concept 1.jpg|The ''Halo 5: Guardians'' concept art that served as the inspiration for Orcus, by [[:Category:Images by Alex Cunningham|Alex Cunningham]].
File:H5G-CutODST.jpeg|The model for the ''Halo 5'' ODST.
</gallery>

==Gallery==
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<gallery>
File:HINF PK Frontlines 08.jpg|Two Spartan-IVs, one clad in the ORCUS with the EXO-X/O-Module Alpha Rev 2 attachment.
File:HINF PK Frontlines 06.jpg|A Spartan-IV clad in the ORCUS with the EXO-X/O-Module Alpha Rev 2 attachment.
File:HINF - Orcus - 00001.png|An ORCUS-clad Spartan-IV with an [[Mk50 Sidekick|Automag Sidekick.]]
File:HINF - Orcus - 00002.png|An ORCUS-clad Spartan-IV utilizing the EXO-X/O-Module Alpha Rev 2 attachment with the [[CQS48 Bulldog|Trenchbroom Bulldog.]]
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Infinite]] {{1st}}''
*''[[Halo: From the Soil to the Stars]]''

==Sources==
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