Canon

CENTURION-class Mjolnir

Centurion
GEN2
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GEN1 Mark VI
A render of the CENTURION-class Mjolnir set.
Production overview

Manufacturer(s):

Watershed Division[1]

Type:

MJOLNIR (GEN1)

MJOLNIR (GEN2)

Role(s):

Combine GEN2 enhancements with the GEN1 platform (Mark VI)
Battlespace shaping and operation planning (GEN2)[2]

 

"I'm wearing three layers of armor. Those man-droppers in your clip would just flatten themselves against my chest."
— LTJG Frederic-104 to Veta Lopis, referring to the ammunition of the latter's SAS-10 pistol[3]

CENTURION-class Mjolnir is a variant of the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor manufactured by the Office of Naval Intelligence's Watershed Division.[1]

GEN1 overviewEdit

Design detailsEdit

The Mark VI Centurion set was an experimental platform designed to combine the Mark VI armor's architecture with GEN2-era upgrades.[4]

Development historyEdit

The Centurion armor was manufactured by ONI's Watershed Division. In October 2552 a Mark VI version of the armor was available.[5]

One of the testers was Frederic-104, with his suit having a primary purpose to serve as a testbed for new technologies before they were incorporated into the MJOLNIR (GEN2) platform, a more modern armor that would later be utilized by Spartan-IVs.[6]

UsageEdit

Spartan Frederic-104 received a prototype Centurion armor upon upgrading to the Mark VI platform at his return to Earth in October 2552, shortly before the Battle for Earth.[5] With it, Frederic fought numerous battles on Earth, and later participated in the Onyx Conflict. Following his return to Earth in 2553, he continued to field-test multiple variants of the Centurion armor during highly confidential operations,[6] until at least October 2558.[1]

GEN2 overviewEdit

Design detailsEdit

The GEN2 variant is equipped with C4I2SR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Information, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance)[7] technology which, combined with the warfighting skills of the Spartan wearer, has had major ramifications on UNSC doctrine on battlespace shaping and operations planning.[8] The suit's threat management system also features the latest situational awareness tactical software and cognition-enhancing neural interlinks.[1][2]

Development historyEdit

The GEN2 variant was developed by the Watershed Division.

UsageEdit

By 2558, a GEN2 variant of Centurion was in use by Spartan Fred-104.

In-game informationEdit

Halo 2: AnniversaryEdit

The CENTURION armor is an armor permutation for Spartan characters in Halo 2: Anniversary.

Armor Description Unlock requirements
 
Centurion
Canon Fodder description: When the Watershed Division began testing next-generation CENTURION-class Mjolnir armor, they created multiple prototypes designed to marry Mk.VI underpinnings with GEN2 enhancements. Unlocked by default.
MCC description: This CENTURIAN-class Mjolnir prototype was the first to marry Mk.VI underpinnings with GEN2 enhancements.

Halo 5: GuardiansEdit

Centurion was introduced as an armor permutation in Halo 5: Guardians. The helmet and body armor are unlockable as armor permutations through the Requisition system. The Argus set has one alternate skin, Ironside.

Armor Description Unlock requirements (Halo 5: Guardians)
 
Centurion (helmet)
The CENTURION's C4I2SR technology combined with Spartan warfighting talent is a game-changer for UNSC operational planning and battlespace shaping doctrine. Mythic REQ card
 
Centurion Ironside (helmet skin)
The CENTURION's C4I2SR technology combined with Spartan warfighting talent is a game-changer for UNSC operational planning and battlespace shaping doctrine. Mythic REQ card
 
Centurion (body)
The CENTURION threat management system incorporates the latest situational awareness tacsofts and cognition enhancing neural interlinks. Mythic REQ card
 
Centurion Ironside (body skin)
The CENTURION threat management system incorporates the latest situational awareness tacsofts and cognition enhancing neural interlinks. Mythic REQ card

TriviaEdit

  • In the ancient Roman army, a centurion was an officer in command of a century—a company of a hundred soldiers.[9] The MJOLNIR Centurion armor bears a Roman-like crest on top of its helmet.[10]
  • All Centurion armors in Halo 5: Guardians have "104" stenciled on the chest plate in Braille.
  • In the final version of Halo 5: Guardians, Fred's GEN2 Centurion armor has the techsuit gloves in two colors (pale blue and light turquoise), in the same two-tone coloring scheme as Kelly-087's Hermes and Linda-058's Argus armors.

GalleryEdit

Concept artEdit

IllustrationsEdit

Developmental imagesEdit

ScreenshotsEdit

Halo 5: Guardians skinsEdit

List of appearancesEdit

SourcesEdit

  1. ^ a b c d Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Conventional Warfare (Retrieved on May 15, 2021) [archive]
  2. ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, Armor Permutations: CENTURION - Body Description "The CENTURION threat management system incorporates the latest situational awareness tacsofts and cognition enhancing neural interlinks."
  3. ^ Halo: Last Light, page 76
  4. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Marching On (Retrieved on May 15, 2021) [archive]
  5. ^ a b Halo 2: Anniversary, Terminal - Unyielding
  6. ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Universe - Frederic-104 (Retrieved on May 15, 2021) [archive]
  7. ^ Acronym Finder, What does C4I2SR stand for? (Retrieved on Jul 13, 2023) [archive]
  8. ^ Halo 5: Guardians, Armor Permutations: CENTURION - Helmet Description "The CENTURION's C4I2SR technology combined with Spartan warfighting talent is a game-changer for UNSC operational planning and battlespace shaping doctrine."
  9. ^ Halo Waypoint, Centurion (Retrieved on Jul 13, 2023) [archive]
  10. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder 3-21-15: Marching On Thread (Retrieved on May 15, 2021) [archive]