RECON-class Mjolnir

The Recon Armor is a type of United Nations Space Command body armor.

Introduction
The Recon Armor is a variant of the standard Mark VI MJOLNIR powered battle armor. It is an armor permutation in Halo 3 multiplayer. Bungie has confirmed all of the armor permutations have no effect on gameplay.

Helmet Characteristics
The Helmet features largely rounded 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 a area of black alloy beneath it, surrounded by armor. 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.

Unlock
Note: Some have said that getting all Meta-Game achievements will unlock the armor, however, most, if not all, people who have done so do not have the armor.
 * Head: Currently Unknown. Suspected to be given only to Bungie Employees.
 * Shoulders: Currently Unknown. Suspected to be given only to Bungie Employees.
 * Body: Currently Unknown. Suspected to be given only to Bungie Employees.

The correct way to unlock this armor is by beating all the Meta-Game achievements,this however is glitched and only works for certain people, many have seen non Bungie employees in matchmaking with the helmet. Will be fixed in the next update.

The above information is nothing more than speculation. Several Bungie.net members have noticed a pattern with all GamerTags that have unlocked the Recon Armor. At some point in their game logs, they have played the level The Covenant on normal with meta-scoring off and ONLY the Cowbell skull and Grunt Birthday Party skull activated. This is obviously more than a mere coincidence, but no one is sure of the importance of only having only those activated on that specific level.

Getting the Meta-Game achievements is the only way to unlock this armor. Confirmed in the Hex-Code. It is glitched and will be fixed in the next update.

Trivia

 * The armor permutation was first discovered in the Bungie update on the 7th of July then later with videos from PAX ’07 and leaked images.
 * The game guide makes no mention of the Recon armor, however, it is noted that Bungie requested that some of the armor permutations not be in the guide.