Armor customization

All of the Spartan Permutations. Note: If a part of the armor set doesn't exist it has been substituted with Mark VI.

Template:Ratings Armor Permutations are a feature in Halo 3, allowing the player to aesthetically customize their multiplayer character (the armor doesn't have any effect on gameplay, only purely cosmetic changes).

SPARTAN Armor Permutations

There are a wide variety of SPARTAN II armor permutations, with eleven helmets, eight shoulder pieces, and eight chest pieces for a total of 6,144 different SPARTAN armor permutations: one helmet, two shoulder pieces, and one chest piece per permutation, with the exception of the Rogue, Mark V, and ODST armor, which do not have either chest or shoulder pieces, and Security armor, which does not have a chest piece. The HAYABUSA Project was developed alongside the MJOLNIR Project and includes the HAYABUSA and Katana permutations.

Helmets

• Mark VI: Unlocked by default.
• CQB: Unlocked by default.
• EVA: Unlock the Campaign Complete: Normal achievement.
• EOD: Unlock the Campaign Complete: Legendary achievement.
• Hayabusa: Collect all 13 Skulls in Campaign mode.
• Security: Get 49 achievements which are worth a total of 1000 gamerscore Halo 3.
• Scout: Unlock the Used Car Salesman achievement.
• ODST: Unlock the Spartan Graduate Achievement. After TU2, in the new rank progression system this Achievement must be unlocked by reaching the rank of Private grade two in any playlist ranking.
• Mark V: Unlock the UNSC Spartan Achievement. After TU2, in the new rank progression system this Achievement must be unlocked by reaching the rank of Sergeant in any playlist ranking.
• Rogue: Unlock the Spartan Officer Achievement. After TU2, in the new rank progression system this Achievement must be unlocked by reaching the rank of Lieutenant in any playlist ranking.
• Recon: One way is to unlock all of the Vidmaster Achievements in Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST. The problem is that for the achievment, "Brainpan," you must find the skulls on all 3 Mythic Maps, and the three maps coming with Halo 3: ODST, meaning that you must wait until the release of Halo 3: ODST to get the achievement. The armor can also be unlocked by doing something that makes Bungie feel you deserve it, such as a forge map or screenshot.

Shoulder Pieces

• Mark VI: Unlocked by default.
• CQB: Unlocked by default.
• EVA: Complete The Ark in Campaign on Normal or higher difficulty.
• EOD: Complete the level The Ark on Legendary difficulty.
• Hayabusa: Collect at least 9 skulls.
• Security: Earn 800-900 gamerscore on Halo 3. Due to inconsistency, this armor permutation is not always given at 750. There are some reports that the Security Shoulders need a minimum of 450- 995 gamerscore, even though the official guide to Halo 3 lists the requirements as 750 (could also be total metagame points). Even then, the armor permutation may be unlocked, and then re-lock itself after a time, as has been reported. The only way to keep it permanently is to get all the achievements. This permutation may sometimes need the player's model to have accessed online to unlock it. The easiest way to get them is by unlocking the Marathon Man Achivement.
• Scout: Unlock the Mongoose Mowdown achievement.
• Recon: Get all the Vidmaster Achievements in Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST. It can also be unlocked by doing something that makes Bungie feel you deserve it, such as a forge map, film or screenshot.

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Armor Permutations

Chest Armor

• Mark VI: Unlocked by default.
• CQB: Unlocked by default.
• EVA: Complete The Tsavo Highway on Normal difficulty or higher.
• EOD: Complete The Tsavo Highway on Legendary difficulty.
• Hayabusa: Collect at least 5 skulls in campaign.
• Katana (Add-On): Unlock at least 49 achievements which are worth 1000 or more Gamerscore points in Halo 3. NOTE: There are reports from people who get it with less achievements. You do, however, need 1000 gamerscore.
• Scout: Unlock the Too Close to the Sun Achievement, although has been reported that it may appear later sometimes.
• Recon: Get all the Vidmaster Achievements in Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST. It can also be unlocked by doing something that makes Bungie feel you deserve it, such as a forge map or screenshot.
• Bungie: A popular misconception is that the Bungie Flaming Helmet is actually a helmet, but in fact, it is a piece of fire on the collar. Thus, it is a chest piece. It is the Bungie Chest Piece that allows the flame on the head which can be used with any helmet and shoulder piece. The only way to get it currently is to get hired at Bungie. As Bungie would say, "Get hired, get fire."

Sangheili/Elite Armor Permutations

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All of the Elite armor permutations.

There are a wide variety of Elite armor permutations, with 5 helmets, 5 shoulder pieces, and 5 chest pieces for a total of 15 different Sangheili armor permutations: one helmet, two shoulder pieces, and chest piece per permutation and 625 possible combinations with all pieces in consideration.

Helmets

• Combat: Unlocked by default.
• Assault: Unlocked by default.
• Flight: Unlock either Campaign Complete: Heroic or Campaign Complete: Legendary Achievements.
• Ascetic: Unlock the Steppin' Razor achievement.
• Commando: Unlock the Overkill Achievement.

Shoulder Pieces

• Combat: Unlocked by default.
• Assault: Unlocked by default.
• Flight: Complete the level The Ark on Heroic or Legendary difficulties.
• Ascetic: Unlock the Overkill achievement.
• Commando: Unlocked by default after Auto Update 1 was applied on February 19, 2008. At first, the Steppin' Razor achievement was needed to unlock the piece, but a bug prevented this. Some people reported getting the shoulder pieces, but then they re-locked themselves after a certain amount of time without using them.

Chest Armor

• Combat: Unlocked by default.
• Assault: Unlocked by default.
• Flight: Complete the level Tsavo Highway on Heroic or Legendary difficulties.
• Ascetic: Unlock the Up Close and Personal achievement.
• Commando: Unlock the Triple Kill achievement.

Unlocking Permutations

Spartan Armor Permutations
	Chest	Shoulder	Helmet
Mark VI	(Starter)	(Starter)	(Starter)
CQB	(Starter)	(Starter)	(Starter)
EVA	Tsavo Highway (Normal)	The Ark (Normal)	Campaign Complete: Normal
EOD	Tsavo Highway (Legendary)	The Ark (Legendary)	Campaign Complete: Legendary
Hayabusa	Collect 5 skulls	Collect 9 skulls	Collect all 13 skulls
Katana	Earn 1000 G.
Bungie	Bungie Employees only
Security		Earn 25 acheivments G.	Earn 1000 G.
Recon	Complete the Vidmaster Challenges.	Complete the Vidmaster Challenges.	Complete the Vidmaster Challenges.
Scout	Too Close to the Sun	Mongoose Mowdown	Used Car Salesman
ODST			Spartan Graduate
Mark V			UNSC Spartan
Rogue			Spartan Officer
Elite Armor Permutations
Combat	(Starter)	(Starter)	(Starter)
Assault	(Starter)	(Starter)	(Starter)
Flight	Tsavo Highway (Heroic)	The Ark (Heroic)	Campaign Complete: Heroic
Ascetic	Up Close and Personal	Overkill	Steppin' Razor
Commando	Triple Kill	Halo 3 Auto-Updates/Steppin' Razor	Overkill	Gallery Human (Spartans) Flamenrecon.jpg Flaming Recon armor. CQB-Halopedia.jpg The finished image of the CQB armor. The EVA permutation's finished image. Halo-3-custom-armor.jpg An EVA Spartan wielding a M6G or Magnum. Halo3 Spartan-pistol-01.jpg A Khaki CQB Spartan wielding an M6G. Blemo's Spartan.jpg You can mix and match different armor parts to create your own Spartan like this ODST Spartan Permutation as seen in this image. Flaminghayabusa.jpg Flaming Helmet. Note: It is the Bungie Chest Permutation that makes the Flaming helmet, and can be equipped with any helmet and shoulders. 753777342 19c07c569a o.jpg The Recon armor permutation wielding a machine gun turret ripped off its tripod, and the back is covered by a knee that was blocking the picture. Mark V mix.jpg Another mix and match with the original, Mark V helmet from Halo Combat Evolved. IMGP0819.JPG Three conceptual armor sets from The Art of Halo 3. ODST helmet.jpg ODST helmet. There is no shoulder or chest. Rogue Armor .jpg Halo 3 Rogue armor. Recon armor.jpg Halo 3 Recon armor, regarded by many to be the best armor available. 3231-Full.jpg A Hayabusa helmet with flaming chest armor on the Halo 3 Multiplayer level Snowbound. 1208737266 Scout.jpg The Scout variant duel wielding Brute Spikers. EOD Red.JPG The EOD variant in a fire holding a Mauler. 1211909653 Security.jpg The Security variant holding a shotgun with a Warthog in the background. 1233418918-12Hayabusa-KatanaRightShot.jpg The Katana chest plate on the Hayabusa variant. Please note that the Katana is not a usable part of the game and is only placed there for decoration. Elites (Sangheili) Assaultarmor.jpg A light green Elite Assault armor permutation. The updated Elite Combat armor permutation. An Elite in the Commando armor being burned.(Ascetic Shoulders due to the old bug). 1224034874 Elite team.jpg All the Elite armor permutations in a line on a map Snowbound in Halo 3 An Elite armor that is only shown in the campaign level Floodgate (it is not usable). This is simply a glitch from the making of the game. 1224212556 Ascetic Combat Harness.jpg An Elite wearing the Ascetic Harness permutation holding an Energy Sword. 1224959253 Flight.jpg A front view of the Flight Harness permutation. It can be unlocked by beating Campaign on Heroic or Legendary difficulty levels. 1206313606 Commando.jpg A side view of the complete Commando Harness. Trivia The EOD chest variant is surprisingly similar to the Mark V chest plate. Many people have noticed this, and wear the chest plate with the Mark V helmet and the Mark VI shoulders to re-create Mark V armor from Halo: CE. There was originally going to be an Arbiter Armor Permutation, but it was taken out before Halo 3's release. Bungie however, did not explain why. Before the release of the Halo 3 Beta, it was speculated that there would be Brute Armor Permutations. This made sense, since the information about Brute ranks and armor had been released in a Bungie podcast. Due to the different posture, Elite Armor is normally considered harder to headshot from behind compared to Spartan Armor, although easier from the side. The neck of an Elite (regardless what armor permutation used) is completely immune to any form of damage, except for a charged Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol. In addition, the projectile will simply pass through the neck, as though the neck wasn't there, without even a blood spatter. Other than Recon there are 7 shoulder and body armors. Another reference to Bungie's favorite number. If you look into the visors of spartans, you will see a high view of the level, even if you are looking at a wall External Links Player Generator Player Generator Build your own Spartan Sources