Editing RECRUIT-class Mjolnir

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Armor infobox
|name=Recruit
|image={{Pageimage|Halo 4 - Infinity - Recruit-class Mjolnir.png}}[[File:HTMCC H4 Recruit Base.png|275px]]
|manufacturer=
*[[Hannibal Weapon Systems]]{{Ref/Book|Id=H4EVG|H4EVG|Page=20, 164}}
*[[Materials Group]] (Forearms and greaves){{Ref/Game|Id=H4a|H4|Armor permutations (Halo 4)|Spartan Armor Customization}}
|testsite=
*[[WG/Facility 93-00/Kotka]]{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}
*[[Chi Ceti IV]] (Manufacturing location for greaves){{Ref/Reuse|H4}}
*[[FFG-045]]'s combat lab (Forearms){{Ref/Reuse|H4}}
|type=[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR [GEN2]]]{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}
|role=Standard default armor configuration for all recruited Spartan personnel{{Ref/Game|Id=H4|H4|Armor permutations (Halo 4)|Spartan Armor Customization|Detail=Recruit Description|Quote=Standard default armor configuration for all recruited Spartan personnel.}}
|features=*Class-A hardened reactor case{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}
*Common solid-plate pauldrons{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}
}}
{{Article quote|Standard default armor configuration for all recruited Spartan personnel.{{Ref/Reuse|H4}}}}
'''RECRUIT-class Mjolnir''' is the standard-issue [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR GEN2 armor set]] manufactured by [[Hannibal Weapon Systems]] and [[Materials Group]]. It is the standard armor for all newly recruited [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IV]] personnel.{{Ref/Reuse|H4}}{{Ref/Game|Id=H5G|H5G|Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|Spartan Appearance Customization|Detail=Recruit - Body Description|Quote=SPARTAN-IVs are required to use the RECRUIT-class armor until they demonstrate mastery over their many augmentations.}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
The reactor is covered by a "Class-A hardened reactor case". The shoulders are called "common solid-plate pauldrons". There is a power conduit on the cuisse. The feet have segmented plates to increase mobility. The armor is designed to cope with the strain and duress experienced by newly augmented Spartan-IV.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}

The standard color scheme for Recruit-equipped Spartans aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} consists of orange-yellow stripes at various points, most notably along the center of the helmet, though the suit remains largely unpainted.{{Ref/Note|All SPARTAN-IV NPCs encountered in ''Halo 4'' (both in the campaign and in ''Spartan Ops'') wear Recruit armor with the aforementioned color scheme. [[Jared Miller]] of the ship's Spartan Command also wears Recruit armor with this color scheme in ''Spartan Ops''{{'}} prerendered "talking head" vignettes.}} Whether this color scheme is common among all recently inducted SPARTAN-IVs is unknown.

===Development History===
The majority of the Recruit variants were manufactured by [[Hannibal Weapon Systems]] and tested at [[WG/Facility 93-00/Kotka]]. Both the forearms and greaves were manufactured by the [[Materials Group]], with the forearms tested at [[FFG-045]]'s combat lab, and the greaves manufactured on [[Chi Ceti IV]].{{Ref/Reuse|H4a}} Testing for the GEN2 version was swiftly done, as by [[2553#January|January 2553]] a copy of the armor was onboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.{{Ref/Comic|HInit|Issue=[[Halo: Initiation Issue 2|2]]}}

Decades of combat experience with Mjolnir suits informed the design and electronics hardware architecture of the RECRUIT helmet.{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}}

===Skins===
The Prime skin is part of the [[Infinity Actual Kit]] recommended for Spartan-IV first contact and asymmetrical operations.{{Ref/Game|H4|Halo 4 Limited Edition|Limited Edition|Detail=Bonus content marketplace description}}

===Usage===
Newly inducted Spartans are required to use the Recruit-class armor for an individually determined time frame before requisitioning custom kits.{{Ref/Reuse|H4}} The armor's performance consistency raises eyebrows among the more experienced Spartans, however, and despite its popularity, many Spartan-IVs opt to diversify the armor with other variants.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}

Spartans in the Recruit variant armor were sold as [[toy]]s. One child had painted his Recruit Spartan action figure to resemble the [[John-117|Master Chief]].{{Ref/Marketing|H5|Hunt the Truth|A Hero Falls}}

==In-game information==
===''Halo 4''===
Reruit was first introduced as an [[Armor customization (Halo 4)|armor set]] in ''[[Halo 4]]''. The player default, Recruit featured two additional variants with Recruit Prime and Recruit Tiger.
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
! style="width: 15%"|Armor
! style="width: 55%"|Description
! style="width: 15%"|Unlock requirements</br>(''Halo 4'')
! style="width: 15%"|Unlock requirements</br>(''Halo: MCC'')
|- align="center"
|rowspan="8"|[[File:H4 MJOLNIR Recruit.png|75px]]<br/>Recruit
|align="left"|'''Description (H4):''' Standard default armor configuration for all recruited Spartan personnel.
|rowspan="8"|Unlocked by default.
|rowspan="8"|Unlocked by default.
|- align="center"
|align="left"|'''Forearms Description (H4):''' Standardized RECRUIT-class vambrace systems, vetted in the 'FFG-045' combat lab.
|- align="center"
|align="left"|'''Legs Description (H4):''' Conventional RECRUIT-class full greave system manufactured on Chi Ceti IV.
|- align="center"
|align="left"|'''Helmet description (MCC):''' Standard-issue helmet for Spartan-IV personnel.
|- align="center"
|align="left"|'''Shoulders description (MCC):''' Modular left/right spaulder from Recruit-class armor.
|- align="center"
|align="left"|'''Chest description (MCC):''' Simple, reliable, and able to be manufactured in large numbers.
|- align="center"
|align="left"|'''Forearms description (MCC):''' Recruit-class vambrace vetted in the FFG-045 combat lab.
|- align="center"
|align="left"|'''Legs description (MCC):''' Recruit-class greaves manufactured on Chi Ceti IV.
|- align="center"
|rowspan="5"|[[File:H4 Recruit Armor.png|50px]]<br/>Recruit Prime (PRME) skin
|align="left"|'''Description (H4):''' Customized with PRME armor skin.
|rowspan="5"|Purchase the [[Halo 4 Limited Edition|''Halo 4'' Limited Edition]] or [[Halo 4 Game of the Year Edition|''Halo 4'' Game of the Year Edition]].
|rowspan="5"|Unlocked by default on [[Series 4: Reclaimer]] update.
|- align="center"
|align="left"|'''Helmet description (MCC):''' Recruit helmet customized with PRIME coating.
|- align="center"
|align="left"|'''Shoulder description (MCC):''' Recruit left/right spaulder customized with PRIME coating.
|- align="center"
|align="left"|'''Chest description (MCC):''' Recruit chassis customized with PRIME coating.
|- align="center"
|align="left"|'''Forearms description (MCC):''' Recruit vambrace customized with PRIME coating.
|- align="center"
|<br/>Recruit Tiger (TIGR) skin
|align="left"|'''Legs description (MCC):''' Recruit-class greaves customized with TIGER coating.
|Complete the [[List of Halo 4 commendations|Exterminator - Master commendation]]. 
|Unlocked by default on Series 4: Reclaimer update.
|}
===''Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta''===
Recruit would return in the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta]]'' as the default armor within the beta. Additionally, a second variant dubbed "Recruit BRN" was unlockable through the beta's progression system. 
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
! scope="col" style="width: 10%" |Armor
! scope="col" style="width: 15%" |Manufacturer
! scope="col" style="width: 25%" |Description
! scope="col" style="width: 20%" |Unlock requirements
|- align="center"
|rowspan="2"|[[File:H5GB - Armor - Recruit.jpg|100px]]<br/>Recruit
|rowspan="4"|Hannibal Weapon Systems
|align="left"|'''Helmet description''': Decades of combat experience with Mjolnir suits informed the design and electronics hardware architecture of the RECRUIT helmet.
|rowspan="2"|Unlocked by default.
|-align="center"
|align="left"|'''Body description''': Personalized RECRUIT armor suits the needs of a diverse segment of Spartan combatants.
|- align="center"
|rowspan="2"|[[File:H5GB - Armor - Recruit (BRN).jpg|100px]]<br/>Recruit BRN
|align="left"|'''Helmet description''': Though largely confined to War Games, custom patterns can be applied to RECRUIT armor before fitting.
|Reach {{Rank/H4|1|4}}
|-align="center"
|align="left"|'''Body description''': Personalized RECRUIT armor suits the needs of a diverse segment of Spartan combatants.
|Reach {{Rank/H4|1|5}}
|}
===''Halo 5: Guardians''===
The Recruit armor would be among the launch-era armor that returned in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' as an [[Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|armor permutation]] that was a player default, with unlockable variants via the [[Requisition system]]. The body armor includes the Recruit chest, right shoulder, and legs, an unknown left shoulder, and [[RICOCHET-class Mjolnir|Ricochet]] forearms. The Recruit set has three skins: Charred, Marked, and Proven. The "Charred" variant is a renamed "BRN" variant from ''Halo 5's'' beta.
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
! scope="col" style="width: 10%" |Armor
! scope="col" style="width: 25%" |Description
! scope="col" style="width: 10%" |Rarity
! scope="col" style="width: 15%" |Introduced in
! scope="col" style="width: 20%" |Unlock requirements
|- align="center"
|[[File:H5G - REQ icon - Recruit (helmet).png|100px]]<br/>Recruit (helmet)
|rowspan="4" align="left"|Decades of combat experience with Mjolnir suits informed the design and electronics hardware architecture of the RECRUIT helmet.
|rowspan="2"|{{H5Rarity|Common}}
|rowspan="8"|Introduced on launch.
|rowspan="8"|Purchase a Silver REQ pack for {{RP|5,000}} REQ points.
|- align="center"
|[[File:H5G - REQ icon - Recruit Charred (helmet).png|100px]]<br/>Recruit Charred (helmet skin)
|- align="center"
|[[File:H5G - REQ icon - Recruit Marked (helmet).png|100px]]<br/>Recruit Marked (helmet skin)
|{{H5Rarity|Uncommon}}
|- align="center"
|[[File:H5G - REQ icon - Recruit Proven (helmet).png|100px]]<br/>Recruit Proven (helmet skin)
|{{H5Rarity|Rare}}
|- align="center"
|[[File:H5G - REQ icon - Recruit (body).png|100px]]<br/>Recruit (body)
|rowspan="4" align="left"|SPARTAN-IVs are required to use the RECRUIT-class armor until they demonstrate mastery over their many augmentations.
|rowspan="2"|{{H5Rarity|Common}}
|- align="center"
|[[File:H5G - REQ icon - Recruit Charred (body).png|100px]]<br/>Recruit Charred (body skin)
|- align="center"
|[[File:H5G - REQ icon - Recruit Marked (body).png|100px]]<br/>Recruit Marked (body skin)
|{{H5Rarity|Uncommon}}
|- align="center"
|[[File:H5G - REQ icon - Recruit Proven (body).png|100px]]<br/>Recruit Proven (body skin)
|{{H5Rarity|Rare}}
|}

==Production notes==
In ''[[Halo 4]]'', the Recruit right shoulder and forearms available to the player in multiplayer are different from those seen elsewhere in the game, such as on SPARTAN-IV NPCs in campaign and on characters in the ''[[Spartan Ops]]'' cutscenes. Curiously, the SPARTAN-IVs in ''Halo 4''{{'}}s campaign appear to be wearing what the game classifies as [[RICOCHET-class Mjolnir|Ricochet]] forearms.

==Gallery==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of MJOLNIR Recruit}}
===Illustrations===
<gallery>
File:HSA-Cinematic-SpartanIV-Recruit.jpg|[[Edward Davis]] in his Recruit armor in ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''.
File:Initiation - S-Deck's decompression.png|Edward Davis in Recruit armor in ''[[Halo: Initiation]]''.
File:HE Spartan Ability.jpg|Gabriel Thorne using his Recruit armor's thrusters against Kig-Yar pirates during the [[Mission to Ven III]] in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.
File:HE13 Joel Thomas.jpg|[[Joel Thomas]] in his Recruit armor during the [[Battle of Oban]] in ''Halo: Escalation''.
File:HE20-VISR-mode.jpg|HUD of Gabriel Thorne's Recruit armor using VISR during [[Operation: ATHENA]] in ''Halo: Escalation''.
</gallery>
===Renders===
<gallery>
File:H4 Recruit 3d model.jpg|Front and back views of the Recruit armor in ''[[Halo 4]]''.
File:H4-SpartanIVRecruit-ScanRender.png|A SPARTAN-IV wearing the Recruit armor with the standard coloration used on ''Infinity'' in ''Halo 4''.
File:Recruit pure.png|A Recruit-clad Spartan-IV wielding an [[M6H magnum]] in ''Halo 4''.
File:H4 default fullbody.png|A render of a Spartan-IV in Recruit armor from [[Halo Waypoint]].
File:H5G - MJOLNIR Recruit render.png|Recruit in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
</gallery>
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
File:Halo 4 - Infinity - Recruit-class Mjolnir.png|A Spartan-IV wearing Recruit armor aboard the [[UNSC Infinity|UNSC ''Infinity'']].
File:H4-Exile-2.jpg|A Spartan-IV wearing Recruit armor during War Games training.
File:CoreSpartans.jpg|A Spartan-IV wearing Recruit armor during a ''Spartan Ops'' operation.
File:HTMCC-H4 Recruit 3.png|A Recruit-clad Spartan with an [[M6/X Spartan Laser]] in ''Halo 4''.
File:HTMCC-H4 Recruit 2.png|A Recruit-clad Spartan firing an [[M247H machine gun]] in ''Halo 4''.
File:HTMCC-H4 Recruit 1.png|A Recruit-clad Spartan with an [[M41 SPNKr]] in ''Halo 4''.
File:Spartan Ops - GG 3.jpg|[[Gabriel Thorne]] donning his Recruit helmet.
File:Spartan Ops - GG 4.jpg|Newly issued Recruit armor.
File:Spartan Ops - GG 2.jpg|HUD of the Recruit armor in the ''[[Spartan Ops]]'' teaser trailer.
File:Recruit_Hud.png|HUD of the Recruit armor in ''Spartan Ops''.
File:H5-Empire-Beta-1.jpg|A Spartan-IV wearing the default Recruit armor in the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta]]''.
File:H5-Empire-Beta-7.jpg|A Spartan-IV wearing a Recruit Charred helmet in the ''Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta''.
File:Spartan action figure.png|A Recruit armored toy painted to look like Master Chief.
File:H5G-Hydra&RocketLauncher.jpg|Four Spartans in Recruit armor in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:HINF-Recruitposter.png|A poster of a Spartan-IV wearing Recruit armor on [[Bazaar]] in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
</gallery>
===''Halo 5: Guardians'' skins===
<gallery>
File:H5-Waypoint-Recruit.png|Default skin.
File:H5-Waypoint-Recruit-CHARRED.png|Charred skin.
File:H5-Waypoint-Recruit-MARKED.png|Marked skin.
File:H5-Waypoint-Recruit-PROVEN.png|Proven skin.
</gallery>

==Notes==
{{Ref/Notes}}

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{C|''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' only; Forearms only, identified as "Warrior forearms"}}
*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
**''[[Infinity Briefing Packet]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
*''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{C|Poster}}
**''[[Warpath]]''

==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}

{{Armor/Permutation|H4|H5G}}
{{Navbox/Universe/Mjolnir|Overview|GEN2}}
[[Category:MJOLNIR armor]]
[[Category:Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer armor permutations]]
[[Category:Halo 4 multiplayer armor permutations]]