Armor permutations in Halo 4 allow players to customize their SPARTAN-IV player model. New armor sets can only be unlocked by reaching certain ranks and completing specific in-game commendations, Challenges, or Halo Waypoint goals.[1]
Overview
Unlike in previous Halo titles, players can customize specific armor color skins such as camouflage patterns and other, more ostentatious designs. Players are able to customize the same areas that can be altered in Halo: Reach,with the exception of armor effects. The armor customization of the SPARTAN-IVs aboard the UNSC Infinity are based upon the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor [GEN2] model and some variants are upgrades of previous generational incarnations. As stated above, common armor sets can be unlocked by reaching certain Spartan Rank (SR) while rarer and more elaborate designs require specific completions of commendations, Challenges, or Halo Waypoint goals.[1]
Unlike Halo: Reach, Halo 4 removes player's option to use Elites in multiplayer, as an emphasis was placed on "Infinity mode" which focuses on SPARTAN-IVs.[2]
List of permutations
Armor variants
Air Assault
Aviator
CIO
Commando
Deadeye
Defender
Enforcer
Engineer
EOD
EVA
FOTUS
GUNGNIR
HAZOP
Infiltrator
LOCUS
Mark V
Mark VI
ODST
Oceanic
Operator
Orbital
Pathfinder
Pioneer
Prefect
Protector
Raider
Ranger
Recon
Recruit
Ricochet
Rogue
Scanner
Scout
Soldier
Stalker
Strider
Tracker
Vanguard
Venator
War Master
Warrior
Wetwork
Other armor attachments
| Forearms | ||
|---|---|---|
| Set | Cost | Skin |
| Recruit | Default | PRIME |
| Twin-plated | Unlocked by reaching Spartan Rank 9 |
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| GV-09 Locking | Unlocked by reaching Spartan Rank 22 | FOREST |
| Inner-plated | Unlocked by reaching Spartan Rank 3 |
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| Outer-plated | Unlocked by reaching Spartan Rank 3 |
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| Contoured | Unlocked by reaching Spartan Rank 39 | SHARD |
| XV-27 Shifting | Unlocked by reaching Spartan Rank 48 |
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| FOTUS | Unlocked with Halo 4 limited edition console | - |
| Mark VI | Complete campaign on Legendary while signed in to Xbox LIVE | - |
| Mark V | Buy Infinity Armor Pack DLC | - |
| ODST | Buy Infinity Armor Pack DLC | - |
| Prefect | Buy Infinity Armor Pack DLC | - |
| Ricochet | Buy Bullseye Map Pack DLC | - |
| Legs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Set | Cost | Skin |
| Recruit | Default | TIGER |
| RG-63 Counter | Unlocked by reaching Spartan Rank 10 |
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| LG-50 Bulk | Unlocked by reaching Spartan Rank 23 |
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| Outer-plated | Unlocked by reaching Spartan Rank 31 |
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| XG-89 Narrow | Unlocked by reaching Spartan Rank 35 |
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| Contoured | Unlocked by reaching Spartan Rank 40 | SHARD |
| Over-locking | Unlocked by reaching Spartan Rank 49 | WEB |
| FOTUS | Unlocked with Halo 4 limited edition console | - |
| Mark VI | Complete campaign on Legendary | - |
| Mark V | Buy Infinity Armor Pack DLC | - |
| ODST | Buy Infinity Armor Pack DLC | - |
| Prefect | Buy Infinity Armor Pack DLC | - |
| Ricochet | Buy Bullseye Map Pack DLC | - |
| Visor color | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Visor | Name | Unlock | Description |
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Recruit | Default | Standard VISR 4.0 for all newly deployed SPARTAN-IV assets. |
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Solar | Unlocked by reaching Spartan Rank 20 | Improved VISR 4.02 for flare mitigation and control operations. |
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Frost | Unlocked by reaching Spartan Rank 29 | Upgraded VISR 4.05 for range visibility in subzero conditions. |
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Midnight | Unlocked by reaching Spartan Rank 46 | Enhanced VISR 4.08 for spatial blackout during slipspace maneuvers. |
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Cyan | Unlocked by completing the commendation: From the Brink - Master | Improved VISR 4.03 for protracted survival methodology. |
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Blindside | Unlocked by completing the commendation: Avenger - Master | Upgraded VISR 4.04 for combat vindication reliance factor. |
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Sunspot | Unlocked by completing the commendation: Assistant - Master | Enhanced VISR 4.06 for fixed support and auxiliary efforts. |
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Verdant | Unlocked by completing the commendation: Splatter - Master | Improved VISR 4.07 for heavy machine operation in the field. |
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Legendary | Complete campaign on Legendary | Maximized VISR 4.09 for next-gen asymmetric warfare operability. |
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Wetwork | Complete the Wetwork Specialization. | Customized VISR 4.0 optimized for WETWORK-class armor. |
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Operator | Complete the Operator Specialization. | Customized VISR 4.0 optimized for OPERATOR-class armor. |
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Pioneer | Complete the Pioneer Specialization. | Customized VISR 4.0 optimized for PIONEER-class armor. |
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Pathfinger | Complete the Pathfinder Specialization. | Customized VISR 4.0 optimized for PATHFINDER-class armor. |
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Engineer | Complete the Engineer Specialization. | Customized VISR 4.0 optimized for ENGINEER-class armor. |
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Stalker | Complete the Stalker Specialization. | Customized VISR 4.0 optimized for STALKER-class armor. |
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Rogue | Complete the Rogue Specialization. | Customized VISR 4.0 optimized for ROGUE-class armor. |
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Tracker | Complete the Wetwork Specialization. | Customized VISR 4.0 optimized for TRACKER-class armor. |
Trivia
- Xbox Live Guest accounts are able to customize their appearance with any and all armor pieces unlocked by their host. This differs from previous titles, in which guests could change their emblem, colors, service tag and gender, but could not customize their armor.
- Pre-release builds of Halo 4 featured some slight differences in armor texturing, with the neutral white lights present on armor being red. In addition, base armor texturing was also altered for the game's final build.