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[[File:H4FUD-MasterChief- | [[File:H4FUD-MasterChief-MkIVArmor.png|thumb|185px|A secondary design of the original MJOLNIR platform, worn by John-117.]] | ||
Throughout the Human-Covenant War, the Mark IV saw several generational design changes and became a testing bed for new technologies and hardware to help improve the integrity of both the system and the efficiency of it in certain combat conditions.<ref name="mjolnir">'''[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/video/the-mjolnir-project-1/cf313a1a-e1e5-4be8-a9a2-7071eda6ca8f Halo Waypoint: The MJOLNIR Project Part 1]'''</ref> While some of these variants of the Mark IV MJOLNIR armor are rumors and have never been witnessed in the field, some have become common knowledge.<ref name="eync8889">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''' ''pages 88-89''</ref> By [[2535]], fourteen variants had already been developed.<ref name="journal">'''Dr. Halsey's Personal Journal''' ''January 7th, 2535 entry''</ref> Mark IV went through multiple external design iterations,<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/07/19/The-Halo-Bulletin-71812.aspx ''The Halo Bulletin: 7.18.12'']</ref> and variants designed for a specific purpose tend, by necessity, to look different from the contemporary core model.<ref name="way-mjol"/> However, each generational Mark is categorized by its internal components and software suit, not by its superficial design, so while a first-generation Mark IV suit may look drastically different from a third-generation suit, they are still essentially the same model.<ref name="way-mjol">'''[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/video/the-mjolnir-project-2/46e89c1a-f619-41e2-ad7f-ab65c61ca2df Halo Waypoint: The MJOLNIR Project Part 2]'''</ref> | Throughout the Human-Covenant War, the Mark IV saw several generational design changes and became a testing bed for new technologies and hardware to help improve the integrity of both the system and the efficiency of it in certain combat conditions.<ref name="mjolnir">'''[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/video/the-mjolnir-project-1/cf313a1a-e1e5-4be8-a9a2-7071eda6ca8f Halo Waypoint: The MJOLNIR Project Part 1]'''</ref> While some of these variants of the Mark IV MJOLNIR armor are rumors and have never been witnessed in the field, some have become common knowledge.<ref name="eync8889">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''' ''pages 88-89''</ref> By [[2535]], fourteen variants had already been developed.<ref name="journal">'''Dr. Halsey's Personal Journal''' ''January 7th, 2535 entry''</ref> Mark IV went through multiple external design iterations,<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/07/19/The-Halo-Bulletin-71812.aspx ''The Halo Bulletin: 7.18.12'']</ref> and variants designed for a specific purpose tend, by necessity, to look different from the contemporary core model.<ref name="way-mjol"/> However, each generational Mark is categorized by its internal components and software suit, not by its superficial design, so while a first-generation Mark IV suit may look drastically different from a third-generation suit, they are still essentially the same model.<ref name="way-mjol">'''[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/video/the-mjolnir-project-2/46e89c1a-f619-41e2-ad7f-ab65c61ca2df Halo Waypoint: The MJOLNIR Project Part 2]'''</ref> | ||