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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
The combat harness is a widely varied platform, with numerous variants based on the user's occupation, personal taste, rank, fleet assignment and more.{{Ref/Site|Id=Twitter|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://twitter.com/GrimBrotherOne/status/1124910371381243904|Site=Twitter|Page=Jeff Easterling|Quote=The combat harness overall would likely just be pattern commissioned by a particular fleet or shipmaster, and can be used in a variety of different capacities. The executioner's detail should focus more on the helmet, as harness is more an artifact of efficient model use.}} In general, combat harnesses consist of a thoracic cage covering the central body mass, with shoulder pauldrons and leg armor additionally overlaid on top of a base tech suit. The helmet covers the majority of the head and (sometimes) the mandibles of the Sangheili, with the sides of helmet typically having two spike-like protrusions (of varying shape and size, depending on specific model). The front of the helmet is open, showing the Sangheili's face and eyes, and allowing them to extend their mandibles. Combat harnesses typically do not provide much protection to the neck and throat of the occupant, relying more on [[energy shielding]] for protection. This helmet has remained unchanged for eleven hundred cycles, and the thoracic cage has remained unchanged for fifty generations.{{Ref/Game|Id=H3Menu|H3|Combat harness armor permutation description}} | The combat harness is a widely varied platform, with numerous variants based on the user's occupation, personal taste, rank, fleet assignment and more.{{Ref/Site|Id=Twitter|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://twitter.com/GrimBrotherOne/status/1124910371381243904|Site=Twitter|Page=Jeff Easterling|Quote=The combat harness overall would likely just be pattern commissioned by a particular fleet or shipmaster, and can be used in a variety of different capacities. The executioner's detail should focus more on the helmet, as harness is more an artifact of efficient model use.}} In general, combat harnesses consist of a thoracic cage covering the central body mass, with shoulder pauldrons and leg armor additionally overlaid on top of a base tech suit. The helmet covers the majority of the head and (sometimes) the mandibles of the Sangheili, with the sides of the helmet typically having two spike-like protrusions (of varying shape and size, depending on specific model). The front of the helmet is open, showing the Sangheili's face and eyes, and allowing them to extend their mandibles. Combat harnesses typically do not provide much protection to the neck and throat of the occupant, relying more on [[energy shielding]] for protection. This helmet has remained unchanged for eleven hundred cycles, and the thoracic cage has remained unchanged for fifty generations.{{Ref/Game|Id=H3Menu|H3|Combat harness armor permutation description}} | ||
The armor of the combat harness is covered in a [[nanolaminate]] plating, bolstered by the aforementioned energy shielding. Combined with the undersuit, the harness can enhance the strength and speed of the wearer in a similar fashion to the [[SPARTAN program|Spartans']] [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR armor]].<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', p.125</ref> Depending on specific model, combat harnesses can employ a wide range of additional equipment such as built-in [[active camouflage]],{{Ref/Level|H2|The Arbiter}}, [[flashlight]]s,{{Ref/Game|H3|Co-op campaign}} and an [[energy dagger]] built into the gauntlet.{{Ref/Game|HR|Sangheili [[assassinations]]}} Its primary emphasis, to be iconic and inflict psychological trauma, can be linked back to the martial/physical preeminence of the Sangheili people.{{Ref/Reuse|H3Menu}} | The armor of the combat harness is covered in a [[nanolaminate]] plating, bolstered by the aforementioned energy shielding. Combined with the undersuit, the harness can enhance the strength and speed of the wearer in a similar fashion to the [[SPARTAN program|Spartans']] [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR armor]].<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', p.125</ref> Depending on specific model, combat harnesses can employ a wide range of additional equipment such as built-in [[active camouflage]],{{Ref/Level|H2|The Arbiter}}, [[flashlight]]s,{{Ref/Game|H3|Co-op campaign}} and an [[energy dagger]] built into the gauntlet.{{Ref/Game|HR|Sangheili [[assassinations]]}} Its primary emphasis, to be iconic and inflict psychological trauma, can be linked back to the martial/physical preeminence of the Sangheili people.{{Ref/Reuse|H3Menu}} | ||
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There are many different variants of combat harness, worn to the personal taste of the individual, their commander, role and assignment. | There are many different variants of combat harness, worn to the personal taste of the individual, their commander, role and assignment. | ||
====Gheocin-pattern combat harness==== | ====''Gheocin-pattern'' combat harness==== | ||
The ''Gheocin''-pattern combat harness model{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=201}} has been seen widely employed by Sangheili across the Covenant, including the fleets of Sacred Consecration, Particular Justice{{Ref/Game|HFR|Sangheili in-game models}}, those of [[High Charity]]'s defense forces and - following the empire's fall - the [[Swords of Sanghelios]]. It features black stripes running down the sides of the helmet, but an otherwise solid-color depending on role and rank. This armor design is angular, when compared to the other combat harness models. | The ''Gheocin''-pattern combat harness model{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=201}} has been seen widely employed by Sangheili across the Covenant, including the fleets of Sacred Consecration, Particular Justice{{Ref/Game|HFR|Sangheili in-game models}}, those of [[High Charity]]'s defense forces and - following the empire's fall - the [[Swords of Sanghelios]]. It features black stripes running down the sides of the helmet, but an otherwise solid-color depending on role and rank. This armor design is angular, when compared to the other combat harness models. | ||
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====Od'wagra-pattern combat harness | ====''Od'wagra-pattern'' combat harness==== | ||
The ''Od'wagra''-pattern combat harness{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} has been seen primarily employed by the [[Sangheili Minor]]s of the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]], during the [[Fall of Reach]].{{Ref/Game|HR|Sangheili Minor in-game model}}. During the [[Battle of Installation 04]], some Minors of the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] employed it.{{Ref/Game|CEA|Sangheili Minor in-game model}} This harness is typically seen in a light blue coloration, and has a noticeably rounder and more curvilinear form as compared to other combat harnesses. | The ''Od'wagra''-pattern combat harness{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} has been seen primarily employed by the [[Sangheili Minor]]s of the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]], during the [[Fall of Reach]].{{Ref/Game|HR|Sangheili Minor in-game model}}. During the [[Battle of Installation 04]], some Minors of the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] employed it.{{Ref/Game|CEA|Sangheili Minor in-game model}} This harness is typically seen in a light blue coloration, and has a noticeably rounder and more curvilinear form as compared to other combat harnesses. | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Elite minor render.png|A Sangheili Minor employing this combat harness variant. | File:Elite minor render.png|A Sangheili Minor employing this combat harness variant. | ||
File:HW6.png|Sangheili | File:HW6.png|Sangheili stealth units using these harness variants. | ||
File:ThePackage Elites Concept.png|Renders of Luro 'Taralumee (left) and Thel 'Lodamee (right) wearing a version of this armor in gold and red coloration. Note that Luro employs a helmet from the harness design seen used by the Fleet of Retribution later on (see below). | File:ThePackage Elites Concept.png|Renders of Luro 'Taralumee (left) and Thel 'Lodamee (right) wearing a version of this armor in gold and red coloration. Note that Luro employs a helmet from the harness design seen used by the Fleet of Retribution later on (see below). | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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File:Halo 3 - Shipmaster Rtas Vadum.jpg|Rtas 'Vadum employing a white-colored combat harness. | File:Halo 3 - Shipmaster Rtas Vadum.jpg|Rtas 'Vadum employing a white-colored combat harness. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
====Combat harness (Post-war)==== | |||
[[Sangheili Mercenary|Banished Sangheili Mercenaries]] and [[Swords of Sanghelios]] warriors would don this combat harness during the [[Created uprising]] period.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=428}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=blood-moon|Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon}} | |||
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File:HINF Elite.png|A Banished Sangheili Mercenary wearing this combat harness. | |||
File:BattleForTheBloodMoon.jpg|Swords of Sanghelios Sangheili wearing this combat harnesses | |||
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====Other notable patterns==== | ====Other notable patterns==== | ||
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File:HTMCC H3 CombatHarness Crop.png|The Combat harness as seen in the menus of ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''. | File:HTMCC H3 CombatHarness Crop.png|The Combat harness as seen in the menus of ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''. | ||
File:HTMCC H3 CombatHarness Crop Back.png|The back of the Combat harness. | File:HTMCC H3 CombatHarness Crop Back.png|The back of the Combat harness. | ||
File:HR_EliteMinor_Concept_4.jpg|Concept art of the combat harness in ''Halo: Reach''. | File:HR_EliteMinor_Concept_4.jpg|Concept art of the combat harness in ''Halo: Reach''. | ||
File:Reach 5704518 Medium.jpg|A view of the internal bodysuit of the harness in ''Halo: Reach''. | File:Reach 5704518 Medium.jpg|A view of the internal bodysuit of the harness in ''Halo: Reach''. | ||
File:H2AElite.jpg|A Sangheili in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s multiplayer wearing a combat harness. | File:H2AElite.jpg|A Sangheili in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s multiplayer wearing a combat harness. | ||
File:H2A MP CombatHarness.png|The ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' multiplayer combat harness. | File:H2A MP CombatHarness.png|The ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' multiplayer combat harness. | ||
File:KillerInstinctEliteOptions.png|The Sangheili combat harness in ''Killer Instinct''. | File:KillerInstinctEliteOptions.png|The Sangheili combat harness in ''Killer Instinct''. | ||
File:Deci3.png|A Sangheili killed by [[Decimus]] wearing a combat harness in ''Halo Wars 2''. | File:Deci3.png|A Sangheili killed by [[Decimus]] wearing a combat harness in ''Halo Wars 2''. | ||
File:HINF | File:HINF Wort Charm Icon.png|A weapon charm featuring a Sangheili wearing a ''Od'wagra''-pattern combat harness in ''Halo Infinite''. | ||
File:HINF | File:HINF SangheiliMercenaryClose.jpg|A Sangheili Mercenary wearing a post-war combat harness in ''Halo Infinite''. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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**''[[Origins]]'' | **''[[Origins]]'' | ||
**''[[The Babysitter]]'' | **''[[The Babysitter]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions]]'' | *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions]]'' | ||
**''[[Headhunters (short story)|Headhunters]]'' | **''[[Headhunters (short story)|Headhunters]]'' | ||
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*''[[Halo: Blood Line]]'' | *''[[Halo: Blood Line]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | ||
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*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | ||
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]'' | **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]'' | ||
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*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' | *''[[Halo Infinite]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]'' | *''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon]]'' | |||
{{col-end}} | {{col-end}} | ||