Commando harness

The Commando Harness is a type of Sangheili body armor used by the Commando Unit.

Introduction
The Commando Harness is a Harness of the Elite race. It is converse to the UNSC MJOLNIR Armour, featuring a self-motivated recharging Energy Shield. It is used by the Sangheili Commandos. It is an Armor Permutation in Halo 3 Multiplayer. Bungie has confirmed all of the Armour Permutations have no effect on gameplay. The Commando armour is considered as one of the most popular for the Elite due to its rounded look. However, it is uncommon to see it due to the Achievements required to gain it.

History and Development
It is the standard harness of the newly formed Commandos, (a branch of the Special Warfare Group) unit based upon pre-contact ground forces. The helmet features hardened communication gear and up-link capabilities, and the thoracic cage is streamlined for greater maneuverability in close environments. Lightweight construction materials and advanced internal components increase overall performance making the wearer more deadly in combat.

Helmet Characteristics
It is similar to the Assault Harness but is more smoothed and unlike the Flight Harness it is more rounded than angular. Unlike the Assault Harness it features separate mandible guards. There is a small blue light on the forehead, one on the chin and one under each eye, which are also small blue lenses. The helmet also angles and slopes forward, giving the head a narrower appearance. This is the rarest Elite helmet due to the high level of skill required to unlock. Some players feel that the helmet looks similar to the Arbiter helmet.

Deltoid Protector Characteristics
The deltoid protectors for this armour model appear to be similar to the Combat Harness model, but more smooth and curved.

Thoracic Cage Characteristics
The thoracic cage has a line of separation in the centre, with a small, silver, half oval-shaped block protruding in the centre.

Unlock

 * Head: Earn the Overkill achievement in any ranked free-for-all playlist.


 * Shoulders: The shoulders were originally unlocked by earning the Killing Frenzy achievement, but due to a glitch they would not unlock. On Feb. 20, 2008 Bungie made an Auto-Update where the shoulders were available to everyone.


 * Body: Earn the Triple Kill Achievement in any ranked free-for-all playlist.

Trivia

 * A glitch with the shoulder pieces made unlocking them impossible. This has been fixed in an Automatic Update.
 * Due to the angle of the mouth guards, the user always looks like he or she is grinning, an effect which can be used effectively in machinima.
 * Both the head and the chest pieces are unlocked by online achievements.
 * This is the rarest seen Elite armour in Multiplayer because of the difficulty of the achievements needed to unlock it.
 * There are seven ridges on the neck of the helm, which again references the number seven, possibly resembling the 7 halo rings.