Armor customization (Halo 2: Anniversary)

For other uses, see armor permutations.

The three Spartan armor permutations available in Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer.

The three Elite armor permutations available in Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer.

Armor permutations in Halo 2: Anniversary allow players to customize their Spartan and Elite player model. Every armor set is already unlocked in game. In the launch of Halo: The Master Chief Collection, the armor was displayed as static images in the game's menu. Following in the footsteps of the launches of Halo: Reach and Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary for PC, Halo 2: Anniversary had its menu elements updated to fully render Spartan and Elite customization options in 3D in Unreal Engine 4.

Overview

The armor customization of Halo 2: Anniversary regresses from that of customization featured in Halo 4, only allowing for the swapping of entire armor sets, over individual pieces of armor. The armor of Halo 2: Anniversary is based upon the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor [GEN2] model, much like Halo 4 as well. To reiterate, armor in Anniversary is unlocked upon starting up the game, enabling the player to just swap between all available armor without any prerequisites required.

Six armor sets are present, equally split between Spartans and Elites, with the latter species making a return to the multiplayer section of the game for the first time since Halo: Reach in 2010.

List of permutations

Spartans

• H2A - Mark VI armor permutation.PNG

  Mark VI

• H2A - Centurion armor permutation.PNG

  CENTURION

• H2A - Hoplite armor permutation.PNG

  HOPLITE

Sangheili

• H2A - Elite armor permutation.png

  Elite

• H2A - Outrider armor permutation.png

  Outrider

• H2A - Invader armor permutation.png

  Invader

Trivia

Mistakes

• In reusing tooltips from Halo: Reach's appearance menu, the updated customization menu now erroneously states the choice between a Spartan and Elite player model is only applicable to appropriate, species-specific gametypes, despite the option being available regardless of gametype.
  • Additionally, the Spartan customization menu reuses Reach tooltips, and states the player can change the appearance of their Spartan by "adding or removing armor", despite the game only providing the option to switch armor sets. The Elite menu properly states the player can only select specific armor classes.

Miscellaneous

• The updated Elite armor sets reuse descriptions from the Minor, Spec Ops, and Ranger Elite armor sets seen in Halo: Reach, as a result of reused menu text.

Gallery

Original build

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  The original UI elements featuring Spartan armor customization in the menu, used from 2014 to 2020.

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  The original UI elements featuring Elite armor customization in the menu, used from 2014 to 2020.

Updated build

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  Mark VI GEN2 armor.

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  Centurion armor.

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  Hoplite armor.

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  Elite Combat Harness.

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  Elite Outrider Harness.

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  Elite Invader Harness.