Ascetic harness



The Ascetic Harness is a type of Elite body Harness. It is for decorative purposes.

Introduction
The Ascetic Harness is one of many Armor Permutations employed by Sangheili warriors in battle. Like all Sanghelli Combat Harnesses, it is similar in form and function to the UNSC MJOLNIR Armor, and features a dynamic recharging Energy Shield.

Development and History
In-game descriptions indicate that Ascetic armor is often worn by troops during internal crises as its intimidating design assists in keeping order. In Halo 3 players using the Elite model can wear this Armor Permutation in Multiplayer. Bungie has confirmed that all Armor Permutations have absolutely no effect on gameplay.

Helmet Characteristics
The helmet appears completely sealed. Two yellowish-orange bulbs mark the location of the wearer's eyes. If you look closely enough you can see slight bulges where the jaws are. Along the jaw-line and for about fifteen centimeters (six inches) beyond, extend two silvery tusk-like protrusions similar in design to those found on stealth Brute headpieces.These tusks also look strikingly similar to a Brute Spiker's blades. Judging by the description offered in-game, the helmet-mounted blades are likely meant to further augment the wearer's already frightening appearance. This is the single rarest Elite helmet as the Steppin' Razor achievement is quite difficult to get.

Deltoid Protection Characteristics
The deltoid protection is made up of a quarter-circle shape with two blue lights in them and a number of indentations.

Thoracic Cage Characteristics
Similar to the standard Combat Harness. The only noticeable difference is a protrusion, shaped like the English letter I, filling what would otherwise be a gap between the right and left breastplate.

Unlock

 * Head: Unlock the Steppin' Razor achievement. (Triple Kill with an Energy Sword)


 * Shoulders: Unlock the Overkill achievement. (Four kills in a row within 4 seconds or less of each other)


 * Body: Unlock the Up Close and Personal achievement. (Five kills with melee attacks)

Trivia

 * The body is the easiest part of the harness to unlock as many players use melee attacks during games getting the Up Close and Personal achievement.
 * All of the achievements to unlock this armor are online.
 * The eyes or visors of the helmet will glow orange on low light environments. This can be exploited to find snipers with this helmet on maps like Blackout or on the shadowy areas of Last Resort.
 * Even though the Ascetic Helmet comes out farther than any other Elite helmet it still has the same hitbox as any other Elite helmet.
 * If you shoot at the "tusks" the bullets or plasma will go through the tusks and not effect the player.
 * The shoulders of the Ascetic armor seem to come down while the other Elites shoulder armor seems to be going up.
 * If you look closely enough at an Ascetic helmet, if you're playing Team Slayer or something, the covering that protects the jaws is either a faint red or a faint blue depending on what color team you're playing as.