RECON-class Mjolnir



The Mark VI MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armour/R variant, colloquially known as Recon Armour, Recon, or the Reconnaissance Raiment by Bungie Employees, is a type of United Nations Space Command body armor.

Introduction
The Recon Armour is a very rare variant of the standard Mark VI MJOLNIR powered assault armour, that can be worn only by a Bungie employee, or by a special person whom Bungie has given it to for special events. It will also be available to the public when Halo 3: ODST is released in fall 2009. With it, players would have to attain all of the Vidmaster achievements.

Development and History
The Recon armor was developed parallel to the Scout Armor in the B5D Ordnance Testing Facility in Swanbourne, Perth, Western Australia. The main aim of it was to create armor with stealth capabilities with little or no loss of endurance, specifically by reducing its IR signature, reflective surfaces, and Cherenkov radiation emission.

Helmet Characteristics
The Helmet has large, rounded, ODST-esque features, with a rise along the top of the head with two black triangles pointing out the front of the head on each side of the rise. It has a thin visor and an area of black alloy beneath it, surrounded by armour. The helmet is largely angular with a pair of what look like breathers, on each side of the mouth and a small indent on the forehead.

Shoulder Characteristics
The shoulder pads are a more angular version of the EVA, with a box-like shoulder pad and a section jutting out and down the arm. It also features a slanted rectangular strip of metal jutting outwards, at a 90-degree angle from the shoulder pad.

Chest Characteristics
The Chest piece is similar to the Mark VI but instead of being made up of smooth plates reflecting the human body, it is more angular like the other parts of the armor and reflects it with a few small changes. This chest piece, like all armor permutations, is an attachment on to the standard Mark VI armor.

Unlock

 * Head: Unlock Vidmaster Challenge Achievements.


 * Shoulders: Unlock Vidmaster Challenge Achievements.
 * Chest: Unlock Vidmaster Challenge Achievements.

Trivia

 * Perhaps even more coveted than the Recon armour is a chest piece that has flame on the collar, simulating a flaming head. As a misconception, many people believe that there is "Flaming Recon," along with other flaming helmets. This is, in fact, a chestpiece exclusive to Bungie that produces the flame effect around the head.
 * The Armour Permutation was first discovered in the Bungie update on the 7th of July and then later with videos from PAX 07 and other leaked images.
 * Recon was mistakenly labeled E.O.B. in many pictures, being translated as meaning Employee of Bungie.
 * The game guide makes no mention of the Recon armour. It is noted that Bungie requested that some of the armour permutations not be in the guide.