Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)

Armor customization in Halo 5: Guardians allows players to customize their Spartan player model. These armor sets can be obtained by getting to a certain rank in the game along with unlocking achievements in Halo: The Master Chief Collection and obtaining armor in REQ packs. Unlike Halo 4, armor customization in Halo 5: Guardians is limited to the helmet, armor, and visor. In addition, new armor permutations were released post-launch via REQ content updates as was the case for Mark IV and Mark V sets, for example.

Overview
Halo 5: Guardians features more customization slots than launch Halo 2: Anniversary, yet, features much less than Halo 4. The three slots available for armor customization include the Helmet, the Armor, and the Visor with previously player decided armor pieces (such as legs, wrists, and shoulders) being determined by the base armor the player chooses. Aesthetically, the armor of Halo 5: Guardians is based upon the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor [GEN2] model, much like Halo 4, and also allows for armor skins, enabling further unique customization options. Halo 5 doesn't allow the player to switch to an Elite, be it for multiplayer, Forge, or custom games.

Unlocking armor can be done in a few potential ways; for example, earning achievements present in Halo: The Master Chief Collection such as "Legend", which grants the player Helioskrill armor. It should be noted that armor unlocked by achievements in The Master Chief Collection were later able to be obtained in the general REQ pool.

The Halo Channel app on the Xbox One platform also allows players to unlock Nightfall armor by watching Halo: Nightfall's five episodes. This could be done as early as November 11, 2014, which allowed for the armor's use in the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta, alongside Helioskrill, and two variants of Mark VI (GEN1).

Another method of unlocking permutations involves the use of REQ packs, which provide randomized armor and visor unlocks to the player, among other things. Certain REQ packs also exist that can grant truly exclusive armor to the player. These include the HCS pack, which contains a specific variant of Athlon armor known as "Champion", and the Halo World Championship 2016 pack, which was only available if the player watched the event on a stream with their Xbox Live account linked to said stream during a certain time frame. This pack gave out the Challenger armor. Both the Athlon's Champion variant and Challenger armor are exclusive to their specific REQ packs and aren't in the general pool.

In February 2017, a special REQ pack known as the "Classic Helmet REQ pack" was released as a standalone purchasable item containing nine helmets: Mark V Delta, CQB, Recon [Gen1], Military Police, EOD, Pilot, Operator [Gen1], Security [Gen1], and EVA [Gen1]. These nine helmets were not a part of the general REQ pool, much like HCS branded items.

Achilles armor follows a unique unlock trend, as it requires the completion of the 31 "Kill" commendations that are available to Spartan companies. Upon the completion of level 3 for all "Kill" commendations, the body armor for Achilles is granted to the player, and upon the completion of level 5 for all, the helmet is granted. With the release of Halo 5's "evergreen" season, and the cessation of support for older elements of Halo Waypoint, Achilles armor was made inaccessible at the end of 2021 as challenges involving companies could no longer be completed.

Armor

 * Achilles
 * Air Assault
 * Air Assault Disrupt
 * Air Assault Impact
 * Air Assault Specialist
 * Anubis
 * Anubis Nephthys
 * Anubis Set
 * Argonaut
 * Argonaut Idmon
 * Argonaut Nestor
 * Argus
 * Argus Arestor
 * Athlon
 * Athlon Champion
 * Athlon Cynisca
 * Athlon Iccus
 * Athlon Lycinus
 * Athlon Varazdat
 * Atlas
 * Atlas Unbound
 * Atlas Vigilant
 * Aviator
 * Aviator Ace
 * Aviator CSAR
 * Aviator Delta
 * Breaker
 * Breaker Doomsday
 * Breaker Hatchetman
 * Buccaneer
 * Buccaneer Illyri
 * Buccaneer TYR
 * Centurion
 * Centurion Ironside
 * Challenger
 * Cinder
 * CIO
 * Commando
 * Commando Arius
 * Commando Matrix
 * Commando Verde
 * Copperhead
 * Copperhead Fangs
 * CQB
 * Cyclops
 * Cypher
 * Cypher Copiale
 * Cypher Voynich
 * Deadeye
 * Decimator
 * Defender
 * Defender Castle
 * Defender Fortress
 * Defender Redoubt
 * Dynast
 * Dynast Cincindel
 * Dynast Lilioc
 * Enforcer
 * Enforcer Strongarm
 * Engineer
 * EOD
 * EVA
 * EVA GEN 1
 * EVA Hadfield
 * EVA Leonov
 * EVA Solovyev
 * EVA Zhigang
 * Fenrir
 * Fenrir Unchained
 * Fenrir Woebringer
 * Fenrir Wolffriend
 * Foehammer
 * Foehammer Echo
 * Foehammer Victor
 * FOTUS
 * FOTUS Chillrose
 * FOTUS Synchronize
 * Freebooter
 * Freebooter Privateer
 * Goblin
 * Goblin Dokkaebi
 * Goblin Erlking
 * GUNGNIR
 * GUNGNIR Dvalin
 * Helioskrill
 * Helioskrill Bloodgorger
 * Helioskrill Warbound
 * Hellcat
 * Hellcat Marauder
 * Hellcat Onslought
 * Helljumper
 * Helljumper Feet First
 * Hermes
 * Hermes Dolios
 * Hunter
 * Icarus
 * Indomitable
 * Indomitable Erőd
 * Infiltrator
 * Infiltrator Saboteur
 * Interceptor
 * Interceptor Cutter
 * Interceptor Imperaptor
 * Interceptor Rictus
 * Intruder
 * Intruder Trespasser
 * Jumpmaster
 * Jumpmaster Dispatcher
 * Jumpmaster Ripcord
 * Jumpmaster Sky Soldier
 * Legionnaire
 * Legionnaire Alaris
 * Legionnaire Optio
 * Locus
 * Locus Edge
 * Mako
 * Mako Chthonic
 * Mako Darkwater


 * Marauder
 * Marauder Keres
 * Marauder Kratos
 * Maverick
 * Maverick Jester
 * Military Police
 * Mark IV
 * Mark IV Arcadia
 * Mark V Alpha
 * Mark V Alpha Reflex
 * Mark V Delta
 * Mark VI GEN1
 * Mark VI Scarred
 * Mark VI GEN2
 * Mark VI Primus
 * Mark VI Regent
 * Mark VI Satrap
 * Nightfall
 * NOBLE
 * NOBLE Honor
 * NOBLE Valor
 * Nomad
 * Nomad Unchained
 * Nomad Wanderlust
 * Olive
 * Operator
 * Operator GEN 1
 * Orbital
 * Orbital Aphelion
 * Orbital Equinox
 * Orbital Perihelion
 * Pathfinder
 * Pathfinder Trailbreaker
 * Pioneer
 * Pilot
 * Protector
 * Protector Stalwart
 * Raider
 * Raijin
 * Raijin Sprite
 * Raijin Stormstrike
 * Ranger
 * Reaper
 * Reaper Grim
 * Reaper Mortician
 * Recluse
 * Recluse Laeta
 * Recluse Seri
 * Recon
 * Recon BDA
 * Recon GEN 1
 * Recon ITG
 * Recon RSO
 * Recruit
 * Recruit Charred
 * Recruit Marked
 * Recruit Proven
 * Rogue
 * Rogue Cutthroat
 * Scanner
 * Scout
 * Scout Decoy
 * Scout Observer
 * Scout Outrider
 * Security
 * Security GEN 1
 * Security Oppressor
 * Security Watchdog
 * Seeker
 * Seeker Horizon
 * Seeker Intrepid
 * Shinobi
 * Shinobi Heartless
 * Soldier
 * Soldier Dogface
 * Soldier Leatherneck
 * Soldier Rebel
 * Stalker
 * Stalker Arrow
 * Stinger
 * Strider
 * Technician
 * Technician Override
 * Teishin
 * Teishin Raikou
 * Teishin Shuurai
 * Timmy
 * Tracer
 * Tracer Jackpoint
 * Tracer Signal
 * Tracker
 * Valkyrie
 * Valkyrie Eir
 * Valkyrie Hrist
 * Vector
 * Vector Interrupt
 * Vector Sequence
 * Venator
 * Venator Cestus
 * Venator Retiarus
 * Venator Thraex
 * Venture
 * Venture Outward Bound
 * Viper
 * Viper Strike
 * Viper Venom
 * Vigilant
 * Vigilant Watcher
 * Void Dancer
 * Void Dancer Comet
 * Warrior
 * Warrior Blade
 * Warrior Helm
 * Warrior Shield
 * War Master
 * War Master Augustan
 * War Master Scipio
 * War Master Tiberian
 * Wetwork
 * Wetwork Cleaner
 * Wrath
 * Wrath Anhur

Menu images
 File:H5GBCustomization.png|Customization in the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta. File:H5G-Armorcustomization.png|Customization user interface in Halo 5: Guardians upon the game's launch. File:H5G - Armor customization - Final.png|Customization user interface in Halo 5: Guardians in the present day. File:H5G-LaunchArmor.jpg|All the armor variants at launch.

Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer
File:H5-Mutliplayer-SpartanIVs-GEN2-Armors.jpg|Various armor variants and colors, used to promote the Hammer Storm update's new user color selection. File:H5-Coliseum2.jpg|Multiple Spartans using different armor permutations on Coliseum in Halo 5: Guardians. File:H5-TheRig3.jpg|A Spartan using the more esoteric BREAKER-class Mjolnir on The Rig in Halo 5: Guardians. 