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==Armor== | ==Armor== | ||
[[File:H2A - Arbiter helmet.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Thel 'Vadamee donning the helmet of the Arbiter for the first time]] | [[File:H2A - Arbiter helmet.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Thel 'Vadamee donning the helmet of the Arbiter for the first time]] | ||
Each Arbiter receives [[Arbiter body armor|a unique set of armor]] that is built according to an age-old design. The very nature of the Arbiter means that they are sent on dangerous, often suicidal missions, where recovery of the corpse and the armor it wears may be impossible.<ref name="Escape">'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level ''[[Escape]]''</ref><ref name="ENC"/> The armor of the Arbiter is kept in the [[Mausoleum of the Arbiter]] until it is bestowed upon a new holder of the title. It is composed of a silvery-bronze colored metal with ornate engravings and metal work, indicating the Arbiter's ceremonial nature. However, it is fully functional as a combat suit, incorporating a [[heads-up display]], an [[energy shielding]] system, and [[active camouflage]]. The armor incorporates a form-fitting bodysuit and blue restraining straps. Contrary to the claims of the Hierarchs, the Arbiters' armor is generally, if not always, replaced between wearers, as it is often irreparably damaged when an Arbiter is killed. This was the case with [[Ripa 'Moramee]], whose body was pushed several kilometers off the [[Apex Site]] and was subsequently destroyed by a [[supernova]].<ref name="enc138"/><ref name="Escape"/> | Each Arbiter receives [[Arbiter body armor|a unique set of armor]] that is built according to an age-old design from before the Covenant. The very nature of the Arbiter means that they are sent on dangerous, often suicidal missions, where recovery of the corpse and the armor it wears may be impossible.<ref name="Escape">'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level ''[[Escape]]''</ref><ref name="ENC"/> The armor of the Arbiter is kept in the [[Mausoleum of the Arbiter]] until it is bestowed upon a new holder of the title. It is composed of a silvery-bronze colored metal with ornate engravings and metal work, indicating the Arbiter's ceremonial nature. However, it is fully functional as a combat suit, incorporating a [[heads-up display]], an [[energy shielding]] system, and [[active camouflage]]. The armor incorporates a form-fitting bodysuit and blue restraining straps. Contrary to the claims of the Hierarchs, the Arbiters' armor is generally, if not always, replaced between wearers, as it is often irreparably damaged when an Arbiter is killed. This was the case with [[Ripa 'Moramee]], whose body was pushed several kilometers off the [[Apex Site]] and was subsequently destroyed by a [[supernova]].<ref name="enc138"/><ref name="Escape"/> | ||
The technology used in the armor is similar to the standard [[Sangheili combat harness]], though it is of an older design and considered "not state-of-the-art".<ref name="enc138"/> While modern Covenant active camouflage has a virtually unlimited duration, the Arbiter's camouflage lasts only for a few seconds, though still enough to give him a tactical advantage.<ref name="h2arbiter"/> | The technology used in the armor is similar to the standard [[Sangheili combat harness]], though it is of an older design and considered "not state-of-the-art".<ref name="enc138"/> While modern Covenant active camouflage has a virtually unlimited duration, the Arbiter's camouflage lasts only for a few seconds, though still enough to give him a tactical advantage.<ref name="h2arbiter"/> | ||