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[[File:H4 - Warrior-Servants 2.jpg|thumb|250px|Forerunners wearing combat skins.]] | [[File:H4 - Warrior-Servants 2.jpg|thumb|250px|Forerunners wearing combat skins.]] | ||
'''Combat skin''' is a type of [[Forerunner body armor|body armor]] used by [[Forerunner]] combat personnel. The Forerunners had a classification system for combat skins, running from Class 1 to Class 18, and possibly above. According to [[343 Guilty Spark]], the [[human]] [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|MJOLNIR Mark V]] is ranked on this scale as equal to a Class 2.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 240''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Library]]''</ref> | '''Combat skin''' is a type of [[Forerunner body armor|body armor]] used by [[Forerunner]] combat personnel. The Forerunners had a classification system for combat skins, running from Class 1 to Class 18, and possibly above. According to [[343 Guilty Spark]], the [[human]] [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|MJOLNIR Mark V]] is ranked on this scale as equal to a Class 2.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 240''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Library]]''</ref> Combat skins were typically worn by [[Warrior-Servant]]s, the [[rate]] tasked with warfare, but could be used by the dedicated military or security forces of the other the rates as well, such as [[Builder Security]], the security force of the [[Builder]] rate. After the [[Flood]] threat intensified to critical levels, even [[civilian]]s were forced to wear combat skins in high-risk areas.<ref name="terminals">'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Terminal]]s''</ref> | ||
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[[File:H4 - Warrior-Servants.jpg|thumb|250px|A team of [[Warrior-Servant]]s in battle, wearing combat skins typical of their rate.]] | |||
Combat skin was comparable to, but far more advanced than, the UNSC [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]. It is first mentioned by 343 Guilty Spark as he is leading [[John-117]] through the [[Library]], wondering why he had brought "such ineffective weapons" to combat the [[The Flood|Flood]]. He notes that the MJOLNIR is ill-suited to combating the Flood, and recommends that he upgrade to a Class 12 combat skin from the MJOLNIR, which is ranked on the Forerunner classification system as a Class 2. On the other hand, Guilty Spark also notes that the MJOLNIR will serve John well when the Flood begins converting Halo's atmosphere, commenting that he is a "good planner".<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Library]]''</ref> Upon learning that there was a powered armor system six times more powerful than the MJOLNIR, John expressed enthusiasm at the opportunity to wear one.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 240''</ref> | Combat skin was comparable to, but far more advanced than, the UNSC [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]. It is first mentioned by 343 Guilty Spark as he is leading [[John-117]] through the [[Library]], wondering why he had brought "such ineffective weapons" to combat the [[The Flood|Flood]]. He notes that the MJOLNIR is ill-suited to combating the Flood, and recommends that he upgrade to a Class 12 combat skin from the MJOLNIR, which is ranked on the Forerunner classification system as a Class 2. On the other hand, Guilty Spark also notes that the MJOLNIR will serve John well when the Flood begins converting Halo's atmosphere, commenting that he is a "good planner".<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Library]]''</ref> Upon learning that there was a powered armor system six times more powerful than the MJOLNIR, John expressed enthusiasm at the opportunity to wear one.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 240''</ref> | ||
The Terminals on [[Installation 00]] indicate that other combat skin classifications existed, ranging from 1 to 4, and that there were other suits of a similar nature, such as the battle harness, with its own classification ranging from 1 to 6, and the platform interface skin. Eventually, all [[civilian]] personnel were required to wear at least a Class 8 combat skin unless in core areas, and all military personnel were required to wear at least a Class 12 combat skin.<ref | The Terminals on [[Installation 00]] indicate that other combat skin classifications existed, ranging from 1 to 4, and that there were other suits of a similar nature, such as the battle harness, with its own classification ranging from 1 to 6, and the platform interface skin. Eventually, all [[civilian]] personnel were required to wear at least a Class 8 combat skin unless in core areas, and all military personnel were required to wear at least a Class 12 combat skin.<ref name="terminals"/> | ||
During at least the early years of the [[Forerunner-Flood War]], Forerunner ground troops used combat skins that, while certainly powerful, lacked energy shields, leaving their wearers extremely vulnerable to Flood infection. It is likely that, rather than representing the peak performance of the technology, it is indicative that the Forerunners were woefully unprepared for the Flood onslaught, and were initially slow to adapt their equipment and technology to fighting a purely biological foe.<ref>'''[[Halo Legends]]''', ''[[Origins]]''</ref> | During at least the early years of the [[Forerunner-Flood War]], Forerunner ground troops used combat skins that, while certainly powerful, lacked energy shields, leaving their wearers extremely vulnerable to Flood infection. It is likely that, rather than representing the peak performance of the technology, it is indicative that the Forerunners were woefully unprepared for the Flood onslaught, and were initially slow to adapt their equipment and technology to fighting a purely biological foe.<ref>'''[[Halo Legends]]''', ''[[Origins]]''</ref> | ||
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File:Forerunnerhelmet.jpg|A combat skin helmet, as envisioned by Cortana. | File:Forerunnerhelmet.jpg|A combat skin helmet, as envisioned by Cortana. | ||
File:Forerunner - Combat Suit.png|Concept art of a Forerunner combat skin. | File:Forerunner - Combat Suit.png|Concept art of a Forerunner combat skin. | ||
File:H4 - Warrior-Servant.jpg|A Promethean wearing a combat skin. | File:H4 - Warrior-Servant.jpg|A [[Promethean]] wearing a combat skin. | ||
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