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{{era|HCW}}
{{Status|Canon}}
[[File:HINF RKDGroupLogo.png|class=blackbg|thumb|250px|RKD Group's logo.]]
'''RKD Group''' was a think-tank on [[Earth]].<ref name="H3Hayabusa">''[[Halo 3]]'' - [[Armor customization (Halo 3)|Appearance]] - Armor - Armor Classification: Spartan - Body - [[Project HAYABUSA|Hayabusa]] description</ref>


'''RKD''' was a think-tank on [[Earth]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Project HAYABUSA|Hayabusa Armor]] in-game description''</ref> They designed and developed [[Project HAYABUSA]], a powered combat [[armor]] similar in many ways to the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR]] pioneered by Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]], though with many differences. After the [[Human-Covenant war]], RKD developed the [[MIRMILLION-class Mjolnir|Mirmillion]] and [[LEGIONNAIRE-class Mjolnir|Legionnaire]] variants of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR [GEN2]]] armor.<ref>'''[[Halo Online]]'''</ref>
==History==
===Human-Covenant War===
The group designed and developed [[Project HAYABUSA]], a powered combat [[armor]] similar in many ways to the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]], though with many differences. In late [[2536]], they presented to the [[UNSC Ordnance Commission]] their answer to the self-contained powered armor problem by showing HAYABUSA.{{Ref/Reuse|H3Hayabusa}}
 
===Post-War===
After the [[Human-Covenant War]], RKD developed the [[MIRMILLION-class Mjolnir|Mirmillion]] and [[LEGIONNAIRE-class Mjolnir|Legionnaire]] variants of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR [GEN2]]] armor.<ref name="Fodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-armory-amore '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Armory Amore'']</ref> They offered the LEGIONNAIRE armor for licencing to smaller companies wishing to enter the competitive realm of powered armor manufacturing.<ref name="H5GBLegionnaire">''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' - [[Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|Customisation]] - Spartan Appearance - Armor - LEGIONNAIRE (Description)</ref>
 
==Products==
===Armor===
*[[Project HAYABUSA]]{{Ref/Reuse|H3Hayabusa}}
**[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR]]-compatible HAYABUSA ''(In cooperation with [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]]'s [[Materials Group]])''{{Ref/Reuse|H3Hayabusa}}<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]] (2011)''' ''- Page 96''</ref>
*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR [GEN2]]] variants
**[[MIRMILLION-class Mjolnir]]{{Ref/Reuse|Fodder}}
**[[LEGIONNAIRE-class Mjolnir]]{{Ref/Reuse|H5GBLegionnaire}}
*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN3)|MJOLNIR [GEN3]]] variants
**[[LINEBREAKER-class Mjolnir]]
**[[ZVEZDA-class Mjolnir]]
*Other MJOLNIR armor
**[[SHIKARI-class Mjolnir]]
 
===Armor attachments===
*[[Hardened uplink/remote sensor package|HUL-I/RS/FACELIFT]]


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
Since RKD group's Hayabusa Armor is based on that of Ryu Hayabusa of the ''[[Wikipedia:Ninja Gaiden|Ninja Gaiden]]'' series of video games, it is possible that RKD is an abbreviation of "Ninja Ryukenden", the original name of that series.
*Since RKD group's Hayabusa Armor is based on that of Ryu Hayabusa of the ''[[Wikipedia:Ninja Gaiden|Ninja Gaiden]]'' series of video games, it is possible that RKD is an abbreviation of "Ninja Ryukenden", the original name of that series.
*Post-war, the RKD group tends to name their armors after rank of the [[Wikipedia:Roman Legion|Roman Legion]] and classes of [[Wikipedia:Gladiators|gladiators]].


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{Indirect appearance}}
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{Indirect appearance}}
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Indirect appearance}}
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Online]]'' {{Indirect appearance}}
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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