Emblems

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Emblems, first introduced in Halo 2, are small designs that are associated with a Character Profile and used to represent a player's identity in multiplayer games and online play. They consist of a two-colored design or pattern overlaid upon a background (typically a geometric shape), with a user-selected color scheme applied to the result. The feature was later carried on into Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, and Halo: Reach.

Halo 2 Emblems

In Halo 2, when a Character Profile is created, there is an option to make an Emblem for the player's in-game avatar. Emblems are the primary means of identifying players in multiplayer games and online play; they also appear in the game type Territories, where they are displayed on the flags that denote captured territories. The color and background of the emblems are usually determined by the primary and secondary armor colors. In-game, a player's emblem can be seen glowing on their back and shoulders.

Halo 3 Emblems

Emblems also appear in Halo 3. All of the designs from Halo 2 (except for Sergeant, Waypoint, Cleave, and Race) are available, along with numerous new designs unique to Halo 3. The background shape's color is now determined by a third, user-selected color, as opposed to Halo 2, where it took on the same color as the player's armor. Also, in both games, a design can be "toggled" — the secondary Emblem color can be hidden.

Emblems in Halo 3 are less prominent than they were in Halo 2; in Halo 3, a Spartan player's emblem is only shown on their right shoulder, whereas in Halo 2, it could be seen on both shoulders and the player's back. Elite players' emblems are shown on their right shoulder and upper back. Emblems are no longer used to uniquely identify a player; that job has been taken on by a new, user-customizable call sign composed of a letter followed by two digits.

Some clans encourage their members to use the same emblem to signify unity; in such cases, the emblem functions similarly to a US Army Shoulder Sleeve Insignia.

The 80 primary emblem designs, the 80 "toggles" of those designs, the 48 possible emblem backgrounds, and the 30 possible colors for each of the above all allow for a combined total of 7,680 possible Emblems in Halo 3.

Halo 3: ODST Emblems

Emblems are also featured in Halo 3: ODST's Firefight mode. All Emblem designs from Halo 3 are available, along with 16 new designs unique in Halo 3: ODST, bringing the total to 96. Emblem designs appear on the player's chest plate.

Halo: Reach Emblems

Emblems return in Halo: Reach. They were also featured in the Multiplayer Beta. Once again there are 80 different emblems; 15 new emblems are available, while 31 of the emblems available in Halo 3: ODST have been removed. Notable among the deleted emblems are several which date back to Halo 2, including "Mark of Shame", "Snake", "Hawk", "Marathon" and "Trident." Three of the new designs featured in Halo: Reach were selected after Bungie held a contest where players could send in their ideas for emblem designs, similar to the contest that was held before Halo 3 was released.

Emblems are far less prominent on player armor in Halo: Reach than in previous games. Very small emblems appear on the upper right side of the player's chest piece; a UNSC logo is found in a similar position on the left side of the chest piece. In addition some of the unlockable chest pieces obscure the emblem entirely. Halo: Reach also marks the first appearance of emblems in campaign, being found on the player-customized SPARTAN-B312. The emblems are not present on Elite armor variants. Emblems only appear on player armor in campaign and Firefight; they are not visible in multiplayer.

List of Emblems

Multiplayer Emblems
	Halo 2	Halo 3	Halo 3: ODST	Halo: Reach	Halo 4
Seventh Column	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Bullseye	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Vortex	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Halt	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Spartan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Da Bomb	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Trinity	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Delta	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Rampancy	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Sergeant	Yes	No	No	No	No
Phoenix	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Champion	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Jolly Roger	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Marathon	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Cube	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Radioactive	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Smiley	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Frowney	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Spearhead	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Waypoint	Yes	No	No	No	No
Yin Yang	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Helmet	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Triad	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Grunt Symbol	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Cleave	Yes	No	No	No	No
Thor	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Skull King	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Triplicate	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Subnova	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Flaming Ninja	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Double Crescent	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Spades	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Clubs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Diamonds	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Hearts	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Wasp	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Mark of Shame	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Snake	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Hawk	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Lips	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Capsule	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Cancel	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Gas Mask	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Grenade	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Tsantsa	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Race	Yes	No	No	No	No
Valkyrie	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Drone	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Grunt	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Grunt Head	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Brute Head	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Runes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Trident	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
"0"-"9"	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Stuck	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Surf	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Pirate	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Spartan Helmet	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Crossed Swords	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Unicorn	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Wolf	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Bubble Shield	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Trip Mine	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Daisho	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Daisy	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Crosshairs	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
The Librarian	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Tomcat	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Supernova	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Fleur de Lis	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Bear Claw	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Flaming Horns	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Black Widow	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Peaceafist	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Keep it Clean	No	No	Yes	No	No
Superintendent	No	No	Yes	No	No
(New) Mombasa	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
ONI	No	No	Yes	No	No
Optican	No	No	Yes	No	No
Planet	No	No	Yes	No	No
Tycho	No	No	Yes	No	No
Chaos	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Leo	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Webmaster	No	No	Yes	No	No
Chicken (Active Rooster)	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Bulltrue	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Elephant	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Zebra	No	No	Yes	No	No
Spartan League	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Infected	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Power is On	No	No	No	Yes	No
Noted	No	No	No	Yes	No
Campfire	No	No	No	Yes	No
No Camping	No	No	No	Yes	No
Cup of Death	No	No	No	Yes	No
Rose	No	No	No	Yes	No
Dog Tags	No	No	No	Yes	No
Castle	No	No	No	Yes	No
Buffalo	No	No	No	Yes	No
Jokers	No	No	No	Yes	No
Atomic	No	No	No	Yes	No
Headshot	No	No	No	Yes	No
Cone'd	No	No	No	Yes	No
Arrowhead	No	No	No	Yes	No
Anchor	No	No	No	Yes	No
Assassin	No	No	No	No	Yes
Bonebreaker	No	No	No	No	Yes
Bulletproof	No	No	No	No	Yes

Trivia

• In the Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta, emblems were not visible on the players' armor.
• The player can "toggle" a design by pressing X while modifying his/her emblem's design, background, or colors; doing so hides all portions of the Emblem that use the secondary emblem color.
  • Some players have formed unique emblems by toggling the designs. As an example, toggling the Grunt design and using the Arrow background makes "The Bat". On a similar note, a chicken can be created by using a Bullseye with the Ball of Fire.
  • Toggling the Seventh Column design makes it completely invisible, as the entire design is shown using the secondary emblem color. This, in combination with the Blank background, makes it possible to have a completely transparent emblem.
• The Bubble Shield and Trip Mine emblems return in Halo 3: ODST, despite the player not using Equipment in Halo 3: ODST while playing as an ODST. These emblems probably returned due to the fact that Brutes can still carry and use them.
• The Marathon symbol is available as an emblem in Halo 2, Halo 3, and in Halo 3: ODST.
• Prior to Halo 3's release, Bungie held a contest in which people could send in their ideas for Emblem designs. The Pirate Emblem was the winner, and can be used in Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, and Halo: Reach.
• The three Spartans from Red Team in Halo Wars have emblems from Halo 3 and are also the first characters to use emblems in Campaign.
• Emblems, when shown on a player's armor, are most prominent on a Spartan CQB Right Shoulder armor part.
• In Halo 3: ODST, one of the many new emblems added is the seal of the rampant UESC AI Tycho. Tycho's seal is the second emblem to be added to the list that makes reference to Bungie's previous game, Marathon.
• Every player on Live that played a Halo 3 or Halo 3: ODST game on the 21st/22nd of January with the "Hearts" icon colored red and white, Bungie donated $100 for every 1,000 players, up to $77,000, to Red Cross for Haiti earthquake relief efforts. The campaign was called:Be a Hero! with the slogan: Help us help Haiti.
• The new Halo: Reach emblem that is a human skull with a bullet hole through the head was designed by a fan in an emblem contest Bungie held. The emblem has since been made into a T-shirt available on the Xbox Live Avatar Marketplace.
• The "Triad" emblem looks just like the Triforce from the Zelda games.
• The "Grunt Symbol" emblem resembles the Slavic Kolovrat, however the emblem has six spokes rather than the full eight.
• In Halo: Reach, the "4 Diamonds" background is a duplicate of the "4 Plots" background, unlike in previous games where it has been it's own design.

Gallery

• 1210644830 Emblems.gif

  A picture of all the emblem foregrounds available in Halo 3.

• Beahero.PNG

  The Halo 3 and ODST emblem used to help Haiti relief efforts, courtesy of Bungie.