Mariner-class helmet

"Condemned" is a helmet compatible with MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor Mark V.

Overview
The helmet features a mostly rounded top, bisected by an extra piece of plating that curves over the top of the wearer's head and stops just shy of the helmet's eyepiece. The eyepiece itself is a rounded, goggle-like apparatus that sits where the visor would be on a traditional helmet. In front of the left eye, the eyepiece module features a large lens jutting out from its front. Meanwhile, in front of the right eye, it features two smaller circular protrusions above and below the user's eyeline. At the bottom of the helmet's front, there sits what appears to be breathing equipment of some form. Either side of the helmet, there is an additional layer of armor that follows the wearer's jawbone up to their ear and the side of their head.

In-game information
The "Condemned" helmet will be unlockable in Season 4 of Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

Production notes
During the production of the Defiant Map Pack, two additional armour sets were also produced, codenamed  and. These were intended to be released alongside the Anniversary Map Pack later that year, but were cut due to time and resource constraints, as confirmed by 343 Industries employee David Ellis. "Condemned" consisted of an unidentified helmet and the chest piece now known as EXO/TSCS, meanwhile "Preserve" consisted of the helmet now called AKIS with an unidentified chest piece. Ultimately, none of the new armor was released for Halo: Reach on Xbox 360, though the AKIS helmet and EXO/TSCS chest piece were both seen in promotional material for the Defiant Map Pack, leading to much fan speculation.

The existence of the "Condemned" helmet was not discovered until modder Gamecheat13 uncovered customisation renders of these two cut armor sets in the game files of the second Halo Insider flight (dubbed the "FireFlight") of Halo: The Master Chief Collection's PC port of Halo: Reach, in 2019. The "Condemned" helmet was not featured in the port at launch, however.

Eventually, in September 2020, 343 Industries confirmed that the armor had been finalised and polished for inclusion in the game, would be available as part of Season 4 of MCC, alongside all of the other armor pieces from the two sets: AKIS, EXO/TSCS and "Preserve".

List of appearances

 * Halo: Reach