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[[File:HTMCC HR Spartan FJ PARA.png|275px|thumb|A Spartan clad in [[B-class Mjolnir|Mark V<nowiki>[B]</nowiki>]], employing the FJ/PARA shoulders and knees.]]
[[File:FJ-PARA.png|thumb|right|FJ/PARA shoulder pad]]
[[File:FJ-PARAKnee.png|thumb|right|FJ/PARA knee guard]]
The '''FJ/PARA''' is a variant of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]. Compatible with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]], it is designed specifically for airborne units, and is intended to offer maximum protection with minimum weight.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta]]''' - ''Armory''</ref> Some members of [[Noble Team]] wear FJ/PARA knee guards, with [[Catherine-B320]] wearing the shoulder pauldrons.


The FJ/PARA variant includes shoulder pauldrons, which cost 250 [[Credit|cR]] each, as well as knee guards, available for 10,000 cR.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WD0RK578PY '''YouTube''': ''Halo: Reach - The Armory Montage '']</ref>
'''FJ/PARA''', also designated as '''FJ''' or nicknamed '''"para"''',{{Ref/Game|HINF|Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|Armor Hall|Detail=SAP/FJ - Shoulder Description|Quote=Design for the airborne units, the "para" armor attachments minimize weight without sacrificing protection.}} is a category of supplemental armor for the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]].{{Ref/Game|Id=HR|HR|Armor permutations (Halo: Reach)|Armory|Detail=FJ/PARA - Shoulders and Knee Guards Descriptions|Quote=Designed specifically for airborne units; maximum protection, minimum weight.}}


==Shoulder==
==Overview==
===FJ/PARA===
===Design details===
[[File:Halo Reach shoulder armor para.jpg]]
Compatible with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]], from [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]] to [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|the [GEN2] platform]], the FJ/PARA shoulder pauldron were designed specifically for airborne units, with the purpose of maximum protection with minimum weight,{{Ref/Reuse|HR}} while the knee guards function as lightweight and shock-absorbing armor.{{Ref/Game|HINF|Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|Armor Hall|Detail=UA/Type FJ - Knee Guard Description|Quote=Lightweight, shock-absorbing knee armor.}}


''Designed specifically for airborne units; maximum protection, minimum weight.''
===Usage===
In 2552, [[Catherine-B320]] of [[NOBLE Team]] wore the FJ/PARA shoulder pauldrons. Four other members of NOBLE Team wore the FJ/PARA knee guards: [[Carter-A259]], [[Jun-A266]], [[Emile-A239]], and [[Thom-A293]].{{Ref/Game|HR}}{{Ref/Generic|[[Deliver Hope]]}} After the [[Human-Covenant War]], the knee guards of [[NOBLE-class Mjolnir|NOBLE-]], [[VIGILANT-class Mjolnir|VIGILANT-]], and [[WRATH-class Mjolnir|WRATH-classes]] Mjolnir featured physical architecture similar to FJ/PARA knee guards due to the armors being recreations of the customized armors which belonged to the Spartan-IIIs from NOBLE Team.{{Ref/Game|Id=noble|H5G|Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|Armor customization|Detail=NOBLE - In-game model}}{{Ref/Game|Id=vigilant|H5G|Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|Armor customization|Detail=VIGILANT - In-game model}}{{Ref/Game|Id=wrath|Game=H5G|Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|Armor customization|Detail=WRATH - In-game model}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-noble-intentions|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Noble Intentions|D=31|M=7|Y=2021}} Similarly, the shoulder pauldron of [[INTRUDER-class Mjolnir]] also resembled the FJ/PARA shoulder pauldrons of Kat-B320's armor.{{Ref/Game|Id=intruder|H5G|Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|Armor customization|Detail=INTRUDER - In-game model}}


'''Price:'''250 [[cR]]
==In-game information==
===''Halo: Reach''===
The FJ/PARA armor types are unlockable in the game's purchase system via the use of [[Credits|cR]]. In ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'', the FJ/PARA armor types are attainable in the [[Season 1: Noble]] progression system. The knee guards are unique as the only set of knee guards that are colored according to the player's secondary armor color.
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
! style="width: 15%"|Armor
! style="width: 55%"|Description
! style="width: 15%"|Unlock requirements<br/>(''Halo: Reach'')
! style="width: 15%"|Unlock requirements<br/>(''Halo: MCC'')
|- align="center"
|[[File:HR FJPara LShoulder Icon.png|75px]][[File:HR FJPara RShoulder Icon.png|75px]]<br/>FJ/PARA shoulders
|rowspan=2 align="left"|Designed specifically for airborne units; maximum protection, minimum weight.
|{{Rank/HR|recruit|link=yes}}, 250 cR
|[[Series 1: Noble|Series 1]], Tier 11 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
|- align="center"
|[[File:HR FJPara Knee Icon.png|75px]]<br/>FJ/PARA knee guards
|{{Rank/HR|recruit|link=yes}}, 10,000 cR
|[[Series 1: Noble|Series 1]], Tier 33 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
|}


==Knee Guard==
===''Halo 5: Guardians''===
===FJ/PARA===
The FJ/PARA shoulder pauldrons are built into the [[INTRUDER-class Mjolnir]].{{Ref/Reuse|intruder}} The FJ/PARA knee guards are built into the [[NOBLE-class Mjolnir|NOBLE-]], [[VIGILANT-class Mjolnir|VIGILANT-]], and [[WRATH-class Mjolnir|WRATH-classes]] Mjolnir variants.{{Ref/Reuse|noble}}{{Ref/Reuse|vigilant}}{{Ref/Reuse|wrath}} All these variants are unlockable in [[Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|armor customization]] through the [[Requisition system]].
[[File:Halo reach knee guards fjpara.jpg]]


''Designed specifically for airborne units; maximum protection, minimum weight.''
===''Halo Infinite''===
The FJ/PARA shoulder pads and knee guards return on the Mark V[B] armor core in ''[[Halo Infinite]]'', designated as the [[SAP attachments|SAP]]/FJ shoulder pads and [[UA attachments|UA]]/Type FJ knee guard, respectively. During [[Season 01: Heroes of Reach]], the SAP/FJ shoulder pads was designated as the SAP/MKVB.{{Ref/Site|Id=xbox|D=14|M=6|Y=2021|URL=https://www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/halo-infinite|Site=Xbox|Page=Halo Infinite}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%;"
|-
! scope="col" style="width: 15%" |Shoulders
! scope="col" style="width: 15%" |Manufacturer
! scope="col" style="width: 40%" |Lore
! scope="col" style="width: 10%" |Rarity
! scope="col" style="width: 20%" |Unlock Requirements


'''Price:'''10,000 cR
|-
|align="center"|[[File:HINF SAP MKVB LShoulder Icon.png|75px]][[File:HINF SAP MKVB RShoulder Icon.png|75px]]<br/>[[SAP attachments|SAP]]/FJ{{Ref/Note|Id=mkvbtofj|SAP/MKVB in Season 01: Heroes of Reach.}}
|Materials Group
|Design for the airborne units, the "para" armor attachments minimize weight without sacrificing protection.{{Ref/Note|Id=mkvbtofjdesc|"Standard-issue shoulder armor." in Season 01: Heroes of Reach.}}
|Common
|Unlocked by default
|-
|align="center"|[[File:HINF-DefiledPlateLshoulder.png|75px]][[File:HINF-DefiledPlateRshoulder.png|75px]]<br/>Defiled Plate
|The Flood
|[[Flood Super Cell|Flood cells]] can be reconfigured and grafted into non-biological material.
|Legendary
| [[Season 05: Reckoning]] [[Battle Pass]] level 42 (Premium)
|-
|align="center"|[[File:HINF UAType FJ Knee Icon.png|75px]]<br/>[[UA attachments|UA]]/Type FJ
|[[Cascade Stronghold Technologies]]
|Lightweight, shock-absorbing knee armor.
|Epic
|[[Season 01: Heroes of Reach]] [[Battle Pass]] level 52 (Premium)
|-
|align="center"|[[File:HINF-DefiledDrive.png|75px]]<br/>Defiled Drive
|The [[Flood]]
|What you can't see is even more horrific.
|Legendary
|Purchase the "Contaminator" bundle from the [[Shop]] for 2,000 cR
|}


==Trivia==
==Production notes==
*The current model for the FJ/PARA shoulder pauldron was titled as the Mark V[B] shoulder in the [[Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta]]. The Beta's FJ/PARA shoulders became the UA/Multi-threat shoulders in the final game.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WD0RK578PY '''YouTube''': ''Halo: Reach - The Armory Montage'']</ref><ref>[http://www.spawn.com/news/news6.aspx?id=13704 '''SPAWN.COM''': ''HALO: REACH SERIES 2 ANNOUNCED'']</ref>
*"FJ" is likely an abbreviation of ''[[Wikipedia:Fallschirmjäger|Fallschirmjäger]]'', the German word for "paratrooper".
*[[Catherine-B320]]'s FJ/PARA shoulder pauldron pictured in a cover art image for ''Game Informer'' magazine started a recurring joke among the fan community as the shoulder can be seen resembling a face. This "character" was jokingly dubbed "Oonsk" as a humorous pronunciation of the "UNSC" labeled to the shoulder.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.org/news.html?item=28577 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''The Birth of an Icon'']</ref> The character was later acknowledged by [[Bungie]] in their [[Bungie Weekly Update|weekly updates]],<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_012210 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 01.22.10'']</ref> and was included in a painting created by [[Frank O'Connor]].<ref>[http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive32.pl?read=963223 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Re: kjfsklg;'']</ref> The painting was later auctioned off by IGN as a part of a charity event.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.org/news.html?item=28772 '''IGN''': ''IGN for Haiti - Oonsk Sells Big'']</ref>
*During the ''[[Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta]]'', the final model for the FJ/PARA shoulder pauldron was designated as the [[B-class Mjolnir|Mark V[B]]]. The FJ/PARA shoulders from the ''Beta'' then became the [[Armor accessories/UA|UA/Multi-threat shoulder pauldrons]] in the final game.  
 
*It is possible that the FJ/PARA knee guards were intended to be the default in-game knee guards instead of a variant. Prior to the game's finalization, what would become the FJ/PARA knee guards were present on [[SPARTAN-B312]], representing the character wearing basic armor prior to the player's customization. Even after being given fully default armor, most videos and images showed the SPARTAN wearing FJ/PARA kneeguards with otherwise fully default armor; the Xbox Avatar of Noble Six also still has FJ/PARA knee guards.
*The knee guards are very similar to the knee guards on the [[ODST Ballistic Battle Armor]] in Halo 3.
*[[Catherine-B320]]'s FJ/PARA shoulder pauldron pictured in a cover art image for ''Game Informer'' magazine started a recurring joke among the fan community as the shoulder can be seen resembling a face. This "character" was jokingly dubbed "Oonsk" as a humorous pronunciation of the "UNSC" labeled to the shoulder.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.bungie.org/news.html?item=28577|Site=halo.bungie.org|Page=The Birth of an Icon}} The character was later acknowledged by [[Bungie]] in their [[Bungie Weekly Update|weekly updates]],{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_012210|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Bungie Weekly Update: 01/22/10|D=13|M=10|Y=2021}} and was included in a painting created by [[Frank O'Connor]].{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive32.pl?read=963223|Site=halo.bungie.org|Page=Re: kjfsklg;}} The painting was later auctioned off by IGN as a part of a charity event.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.bungie.org/news.html?item=28772|Site=halo.bungie.org|Page=IGN for Haiti - Oonsk Sells Big}}
*The shoulder pauldrons share a similar geometry to the [[Health Packs]] encountered throughout the Halo series.
*The knee guards are unique as the only set of knee guards that are colored according to the player's secondary armor color, not the primary color that the other three sets take.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:FJ_PARA.png|The original model for the FJ/PARA shoulder piece, in the Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta. (Now called the UA/MULTI-THREAT.)
File:FJ_PARA.png|The FJ/PARA shoulder piece in the ''Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta'', now titled UA/Multi-Threat.
File:FJ-PARA.png||FJ/PARA shoulder pauldron in ''Halo: Reach'' Armory.
File:FJ-PARAKnee.png|FJ/PARA knee guard in ''Halo: Reach'' Armory.
File:Noble 2.jpg|Kat-B320 wearing FJ/PARA shoulder pauldrons.
File:HINF Mjolnir Mark V(B) front.png|A Spartan wearing FJ attachments in ''Halo Infinite''.
</gallery>
</gallery>
==List of appearances==
*''[[Remember Reach]]''
**''[[Deliver Hope]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
==Notes==
{{Ref/Notes}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


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Latest revision as of 14:19, October 30, 2023

FJ/PARA-class Mjolnir from Halo: Reach armor permutation in Halo: The Master Chief Collection menu.
A Spartan clad in Mark V[B], employing the FJ/PARA shoulders and knees.

FJ/PARA, also designated as FJ or nicknamed "para",[1] is a category of supplemental armor for the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor.[2]

Overview[edit]

Design details[edit]

Compatible with the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor, from Mark V to the [GEN2] platform, the FJ/PARA shoulder pauldron were designed specifically for airborne units, with the purpose of maximum protection with minimum weight,[2] while the knee guards function as lightweight and shock-absorbing armor.[3]

Usage[edit]

In 2552, Catherine-B320 of NOBLE Team wore the FJ/PARA shoulder pauldrons. Four other members of NOBLE Team wore the FJ/PARA knee guards: Carter-A259, Jun-A266, Emile-A239, and Thom-A293.[4][5] After the Human-Covenant War, the knee guards of NOBLE-, VIGILANT-, and WRATH-classes Mjolnir featured physical architecture similar to FJ/PARA knee guards due to the armors being recreations of the customized armors which belonged to the Spartan-IIIs from NOBLE Team.[6][7][8][9] Similarly, the shoulder pauldron of INTRUDER-class Mjolnir also resembled the FJ/PARA shoulder pauldrons of Kat-B320's armor.[10]

In-game information[edit]

Halo: Reach[edit]

The FJ/PARA armor types are unlockable in the game's purchase system via the use of cR. In Halo: The Master Chief Collection, the FJ/PARA armor types are attainable in the Season 1: Noble progression system. The knee guards are unique as the only set of knee guards that are colored according to the player's secondary armor color.

Armor Description Unlock requirements
(Halo: Reach)
Unlock requirements
(Halo: MCC)
HR FJPara LShoulder Icon.pngHR FJPara RShoulder Icon.png
FJ/PARA shoulders
Designed specifically for airborne units; maximum protection, minimum weight. Halo: Reach rank icon Recruit, 250 cR Series 1, Tier 11 (Spartan Point 1)
HR FJPara Knee Icon.png
FJ/PARA knee guards
Halo: Reach rank icon Recruit, 10,000 cR Series 1, Tier 33 (Spartan Point 1)

Halo 5: Guardians[edit]

The FJ/PARA shoulder pauldrons are built into the INTRUDER-class Mjolnir.[10] The FJ/PARA knee guards are built into the NOBLE-, VIGILANT-, and WRATH-classes Mjolnir variants.[6][7][8] All these variants are unlockable in armor customization through the Requisition system.

Halo Infinite[edit]

The FJ/PARA shoulder pads and knee guards return on the Mark V[B] armor core in Halo Infinite, designated as the SAP/FJ shoulder pads and UA/Type FJ knee guard, respectively. During Season 01: Heroes of Reach, the SAP/FJ shoulder pads was designated as the SAP/MKVB.[11]

Shoulders Manufacturer Lore Rarity Unlock Requirements
Icon image of the UA/MKVB Left Shoulder.Icon image of the UA/MKVB Right Shoulder.
SAP/FJ[Note 1]
Materials Group Design for the airborne units, the "para" armor attachments minimize weight without sacrificing protection.[Note 2] Common Unlocked by default
Defiled Plate FJ/PARA left shoulderDefiled Plate FJ/PARA right shoulder
Defiled Plate
The Flood Flood cells can be reconfigured and grafted into non-biological material. Legendary Season 05: Reckoning Battle Pass level 42 (Premium)
Season Pass Icon
UA/Type FJ
Cascade Stronghold Technologies Lightweight, shock-absorbing knee armor. Epic Season 01: Heroes of Reach Battle Pass level 52 (Premium)
Defiled Drive FJ/PARA knee pads.
Defiled Drive
The Flood What you can't see is even more horrific. Legendary Purchase the "Contaminator" bundle from the Shop for 2,000 cR

Production notes[edit]

  • "FJ" is likely an abbreviation of Fallschirmjäger, the German word for "paratrooper".
  • During the Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta, the final model for the FJ/PARA shoulder pauldron was designated as the Mark V[B]. The FJ/PARA shoulders from the Beta then became the UA/Multi-threat shoulder pauldrons in the final game.
  • It is possible that the FJ/PARA knee guards were intended to be the default in-game knee guards instead of a variant. Prior to the game's finalization, what would become the FJ/PARA knee guards were present on SPARTAN-B312, representing the character wearing basic armor prior to the player's customization. Even after being given fully default armor, most videos and images showed the SPARTAN wearing FJ/PARA kneeguards with otherwise fully default armor; the Xbox Avatar of Noble Six also still has FJ/PARA knee guards.
  • Catherine-B320's FJ/PARA shoulder pauldron pictured in a cover art image for Game Informer magazine started a recurring joke among the fan community as the shoulder can be seen resembling a face. This "character" was jokingly dubbed "Oonsk" as a humorous pronunciation of the "UNSC" labeled to the shoulder.[12] The character was later acknowledged by Bungie in their weekly updates,[13] and was included in a painting created by Frank O'Connor.[14] The painting was later auctioned off by IGN as a part of a charity event.[15]

Gallery[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ SAP/MKVB in Season 01: Heroes of Reach.
  2. ^ "Standard-issue shoulder armor." in Season 01: Heroes of Reach.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo Infinite, Armor Hall: SAP/FJ - Shoulder Description "Design for the airborne units, the "para" armor attachments minimize weight without sacrificing protection."
  2. ^ a b Halo: Reach, Armory: FJ/PARA - Shoulders and Knee Guards Descriptions "Designed specifically for airborne units; maximum protection, minimum weight."
  3. ^ Halo Infinite, Armor Hall: UA/Type FJ - Knee Guard Description "Lightweight, shock-absorbing knee armor."
  4. ^ Halo: Reach
  5. ^ Deliver Hope
  6. ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, Armor customization: NOBLE - In-game model
  7. ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, Armor customization: VIGILANT - In-game model
  8. ^ a b Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians), Armor customization: WRATH - In-game model
  9. ^ Halo Waypoint, Noble Intentions (Retrieved on Jul 31, 2021) [archive]
  10. ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, Armor customization: INTRUDER - In-game model
  11. ^ Xbox, Halo Infinite (Retrieved on Jun 14, 2021) [archive]
  12. ^ halo.bungie.org, The Birth of an Icon (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
  13. ^ Bungie.net, Bungie Weekly Update: 01/22/10 (Retrieved on Oct 13, 2021) [archive]
  14. ^ halo.bungie.org, Re: kjfsklg; (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
  15. ^ halo.bungie.org, IGN for Haiti - Oonsk Sells Big (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]