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Throughout his career, John has shown a preference for the standard-issue set of the given Mjolnir armor generation used at the time. His Mjolnir armor is invariably colored olive green with a gold visor, which has made his appearance iconic among humans and Covenant alike. At some point during his four-year cryosleep aboard the ''Forward Unto Dawn'',<!-- In Origins, John is depicted wearing his Halo 2/3-style armor. Thus, it can be inferred that Cortana upgraded the suit after the events of Origins.--> Cortana used nanomachines to repair and physically alter John's MJOLNIR Mark VI armor.<ref name="Halo Canon">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2geKWjvhPY '''YouTube''': ''Halo Canon Exclusive Interview'']</ref><ref name="DK H4TEVG"/> Cortana also rewrote the suit's firmware, altering the HUD as well as improving the suit's shield-recharge rate and its compatibility with Covenant and Forerunner [[Armor abilities|armor plugins]].<ref name="gim2012">'''Game Informer''', ''2012 May Issue'''</ref> His upgraded suit displays the Braille characters "117" on the left of the breastplate. | Throughout his career, John has shown a preference for the standard-issue set of the given Mjolnir armor generation used at the time. His Mjolnir armor is invariably colored olive green with a gold visor, which has made his appearance iconic among humans and Covenant alike. At some point during his four-year cryosleep aboard the ''Forward Unto Dawn'',<!-- In Origins, John is depicted wearing his Halo 2/3-style armor. Thus, it can be inferred that Cortana upgraded the suit after the events of Origins.--> Cortana used nanomachines to repair and physically alter John's MJOLNIR Mark VI armor.<ref name="Halo Canon">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2geKWjvhPY '''YouTube''': ''Halo Canon Exclusive Interview'']</ref><ref name="DK H4TEVG"/> Cortana also rewrote the suit's firmware, altering the HUD as well as improving the suit's shield-recharge rate and its compatibility with Covenant and Forerunner [[Armor abilities|armor plugins]].<ref name="gim2012">'''Game Informer''', ''2012 May Issue'''</ref> His upgraded suit displays the Braille characters "117" on the left of the breastplate. | ||
[[File:Halo_5_Co-op_Chief.png|thumb|250px|Chief's Halo 5 Loadout.]] | |||
Immediately after the [[Mission to Installation 03]], John received an upgrade for his Mark VI armor from [[ONI]]'s [[Watershed Division]]<ref>https://mobile.twitter.com/GrimBrotherOne/status/791063783280025601</ref>, bringing it into the GEN2 line of Mjolnir PAA.<ref>[https://twitter.com/GrimBrotherOne/status/782402924353757184 '''Jeff Easterling's Twitter''': ''GEN2; in Escalation'']</ref> The armor still looks like his updated GEN1 Mark VI, the most prominent difference being a redesigned bodysuit. His armor also now lacks the prominent gash on the chestplate and his helmet is intact again after the Didact severely damaged it during Blue Team's battle against him on Installation 03.<ref name="warfare">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-conventional-warfare '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Cannon Fodder: Conventional Warfare'']</ref> His visor was once again cracked by Spartan Jameson Locke on [[Meridian]].<ref name="h5g">'''Halo 5: Guardians'''</ref> | Immediately after the [[Mission to Installation 03]], John received an upgrade for his Mark VI armor from [[ONI]]'s [[Watershed Division]]<ref>https://mobile.twitter.com/GrimBrotherOne/status/791063783280025601</ref>, bringing it into the GEN2 line of Mjolnir PAA.<ref>[https://twitter.com/GrimBrotherOne/status/782402924353757184 '''Jeff Easterling's Twitter''': ''GEN2; in Escalation'']</ref> The armor still looks like his updated GEN1 Mark VI, the most prominent difference being a redesigned bodysuit. His armor also now lacks the prominent gash on the chestplate and his helmet is intact again after the Didact severely damaged it during Blue Team's battle against him on Installation 03.<ref name="warfare">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-conventional-warfare '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Cannon Fodder: Conventional Warfare'']</ref> His visor was once again cracked by Spartan Jameson Locke on [[Meridian]].<ref name="h5g">'''Halo 5: Guardians'''</ref> | ||