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[[File:HINF S2KeyArtclear.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Several Spartans employing RAKSHASA-derived suits.]]
{{Armor infobox
The '''Rakshasa''' is a custom crafted power armor core made from salvaged parts, utilized by Lone Wolves.{{Ref/Game|Id=HI|HI}}
|name=Rakshasa
|image=[[File:HINF Mjolnir Rakshasa front.png|250px]]
|manufacturer=[[Lethbridge Industrial]]{{Ref/Game|Id=HIAHCoreRakshasa|HINF|Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|Armor Hall|Detail=Rakshasa - Armor Core Description|Quote=RAKSHASA armor was battle-tested by Delta-6 hunter-killer teams and disruption operatives who ranged far into the former Covenant core worlds. Key to its success are multiple levels of subsystem redundancy and an integral self-repair system.}}{{Ref/Game|Id=HIAHHelmetRakshasa|HINF|Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|Armor Hall|Detail=Rakshasa - Helmet Description|Quote=The RAKSHASA is versatile, easy to maintain, and comfortable to wear for extended periods of time. Critical advantages for long-duration remote operations in hostile environments.}}
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|type=[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]{{Ref/Site|Id=HWCF128EncyclopediaExtravaganza|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-encyclopedia-extravaganza|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Encyclopedia Extravaganza|D=28|M=2|Y=2023}}
|role=*Versatility
*Easier maintenance
*Comfortability
*Assassination and disruption{{Ref/Reuse|HIAHCoreRakshasa}}{{Ref/Reuse|HIAHHelmetRakshasa}}
|weight=
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*Integral self-repair system{{Ref/Reuse|HIAHCoreRakshasa}}{{Ref/Reuse|HIAHHelmetRakshasa}}
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'''RAKSHASA-class Mjolnir''' is a variant of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]{{Ref/Reuse|HWCF128EncyclopediaExtravaganza}} manufactured by [[Lethbridge Industrial]].{{Ref/Reuse|HIAHCoreRakshasa}}{{Ref/Reuse|HIAHHelmetRakshasa}}


== In-game information ==
==Overview==
The Rakshasa armor core is unlockable for attaining level 6 on the free battle in [[Season 02: Lone Wolves]], the second [[season]] of ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' [[multiplayer]].
===Design details===
===Armor core===
The Rakshasa is versatile, easy to maintain, and comfortable to wear for extended periods of time. Critical advantages for long-duration remote operations in hostile environments. Another key to its success are multiple levels of subsystem redundancy and an integral self-repair system.{{Ref/Reuse|HIAHCoreRakshasa}}{{Ref/Reuse|HIAHHelmetRakshasa}} Rakshasa is also able to be equipped, or adapted to use several attachments or gear.{{Ref/Reuse|HWCF128EncyclopediaExtravaganza}}
 
===Development history===
Developed by [[Lethbridge Industrial]], the Rakshasa armor was battle-tested by [[Delta-6 Division|Delta-6]] hunter-killer teams and disruption operatives who ranged far into the former Covenant core worlds.{{Ref/Reuse|HIAHCoreRakshasa}}
 
===Usage===
During the armors service, it began to represent lived history, where the armor of one Spartan wearing Rakshasa may carry on to another.{{Ref/Site|Id=HWCF129EklundsEnsemble|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-eklunds-ensemble|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Eklund's Ensemble|D=28|M=2|Y=2023}}
 
Rakshasa was worn by [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV's]] [[Sigrid Eklund]] and [[Hieu Dinh]],{{Ref/Game|HI|Halo Infinite Season 2 Lone Wolves Intro Cinematic|Season 2 Lone Wolves Intro Cinematic}} where Eklund documented in her [[Sigrid Eklund's field notes|field notes]] several experiences on equipment usable on Rakshasa.{{Ref/Reuse|HWCF129EklundsEnsemble}}
 
===Variants===
A list of variants compatible with the Rakshasa platform.
*'''[[AKIS|AKIS II-GRD]]''' - A variant built for superhuman stalkers, killers, and assassins
*'''[[ARTAIUS-class Mjolnir|Artaius]]''' - A variant of combat exoframe, compatible with the Rakshasa armor
*'''[[BUNYIP-class Mjolnir|Bunyip]]''' - A variant donned to Spartans assigned to questionable missions
*'''[[CAMBION-class Mjolnir|Cambion]]''' - A variant designed to hunt down human targets
*'''[[LECHUZA-class Mjolnir|Lechuza]]''' - A variant found in an abandoned ONI black site
*'''[[LOCUS-class Mjolnir|Locus]]''' - A variant designed for tactical and strategic infiltration. Known for its incredible resiliency
*'''[[MORRIGAN-class Mjolnir|Morrigan]]''' - A variant that use the latest reverse-engineered Jiralhanae stalker sensors captured from Banished raiders
*'''[[RASETSU-class Mjolnir|Rasetsu]]''' - A variant with optimizations for long term survival in atmospheres tainted by corrosive agents, chemical weapons, and biological threats
*'''[[SHIKARI-class Mjolnir|Shikari]]''' - A variant for locating, identifying, tracking, and communicating the status of highly elusive targets
*'''[[SCORN-class Mjolnir|Scorn]]''' - A variant used by Spartans who were part of supposedly disbanded black ops units
*'''[[STRIBOG-class Mjolnir|Stribog]]''' - A variant for reconnaissance
*'''[[ULLR-class Mjolnir|ULLR]]''' - A variant that make use of the experimental Mímir interface
*'''[[VIPER-class Mjolnir|Viper]]''' - A variant that increase aggression levels and improve reaction times via its neural interface.
 
==In-game information==
{{Center|For armor pieces compatible with the Rakshasa armor core, see [[Armor customization (Halo Infinite)#Rakshasa core|here]].}}
The Rakshasa armor core is unlockable after attaining level 6 on the free [[Battle Pass]] in [[Season 02: Lone Wolves]], the second [[season]] of ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' [[multiplayer]]. With the release of the December update during ''Halo Infinite's'' [[Winter Update]], the Rakshasa core was granted to all players for free.{{Ref/Site|Id=december2022|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-infinite-december-2022-update|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo Infinite <nowiki>|</nowiki> December 2022 Update|D=8|M=12|Y=2022}}
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! scope="col" style="width: 15%" |Armor
! scope="col" style="width: 40%" |Lore
! scope="col" style="width: 15%" |Manufacturer
! scope="col" style="width: 45%" |Lore
! scope="col" style="width: 10%" |Rarity
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|- align="center"
|-
|<br/>Rakshasa
|align="center"|[[File:HINF Rakshasa Core Icon.png|75px]]<br />Rakshasa armor core
|Lethbridge Industrial
|Lethbridge Industrial
|RAKSHASA armor was battle-tested by [[Delta-6 Division|Delta-6]] hunter-killer teams and disruption operatives who ranged far into the former Covenant core worlds. Key to its success are multiple levels of subsystem redundancy and an integral self-repair system.
|RAKSHASA armor was battle-tested by [[Delta-6 Division|Delta-6]] hunter-killer teams and disruption operatives who ranged far into the former Covenant core worlds. Key to its success are multiple levels of subsystem redundancy and an integral self-repair system.
|Epic
|Epic
|[[Season 02: Lone Wolves]] Battle Pass Level 6
|
|}
*[[Season 02: Lone Wolves]] Battle Pass Level 6 (Free)
 
*Unlocked by default as of December 2022 Update{{Ref/Reuse|december2022}}
===Helmets===
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|-
|-
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|align="center"|[[File:HINF Rakshasa Helmet Icon.png|75px]]<br/>RAKSHASA helmet
! 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
|- align="center"
|<br/>Rakshasa
|Lethbridge Industrial
|Lethbridge Industrial
|The RAKSHASA is versatile, easy to maintain, and comfortable to wear for extended periods of time. Critical advantages for long-duration remote operations in hostile environments.
|The RAKSHASA is versatile, easy to maintain, and comfortable to wear for extended periods of time. Critical advantages for long-duration remote operations in hostile environments.
|Common
|Common
|[[Season 02: Lone Wolves]] Battle Pass Level 6
|
|- align="center"
*Season 02: Lone Wolves Battle Pass Level 6 (Free)
|<br/>Rasetsu
*Unlocked by default as of December 2022 Update
|-
|align="center"|[[File:HINF HUL-I BNR DEWSPRING Helmet Attachment Icon.png|75px]]<br/>[[HUL-I/BNR/DEWSPRING]]
|[[Materials Group]]
|DEWSPRING is an uplink co-processor which provides hardware-acceleration for interpreting deep-layer Covenant proselytization network protocols, which remain in widespread use by various remnant forces and pocket empires.
|Epic
|Complete the [[Challenges/Halo Infinite#Ultimate Challenges|"Right Between the Eyes" Ultimate Challenge]] between June 21 and June 28, 2022
|-
|align="center"|[[File:HINF METASHAK TALLYHO Helmet Attachment Icon.png|75px]]<br/>[[Metashak Tallyho]]
|Lethbridge Industrial
|Lethbridge Industrial
|The RASETSU has much in common with the RAKSHASA helmet, but with optimizations for long term survival in atmospheres tainted by corrosive agents, chemical weapons, and biological threats.
|Anarchic "podnets" used by urban youth and frontier communities for local communications can be useful sources of intelligence if Spartans know how to listen in.
|Rare
|[[Season 02: Lone Wolves]] Battle Pass Level 11
|- align="center"
|<br/>Shikari
|RKF Group
|Locating, identifying, tracking, and communicating the status of highly elusive targets of opportunity are tasks at which the SHIKARI excels. Among lone wolf operatives, the helmet systems make it highly effective in the ambush predator role.
|Epic
|[[Season 02: Lone Wolves]] Interference Event Pass Level 5
|- align="center"
|<br/>Akis II-GRD
|Watershed Division
|The AKIS II-GRD was built for superhuman stalkers, killers, and assassins. After some detuning and removal of still-classified subsystems it serves the needs of Spartans as well.
|Epic
|Epic
|[[Season 02: Lone Wolves]] Battle Pass Level 63
|Season 02: Lone Wolves Battle Pass Level 74 (Premium)
|- align="center"
|<br/>Lechuza
|Watershed Division
|The few LECHUZA helmets currently in use were found in an abandoned ONI black site by UNSC Infinity scout teams in late 2559. While clearly intended for use by Spartans, details of its design and intended role have been purged from the facility datacore.
|Epic
|[[Season 02: Lone Wolves]] TBD
|- align="center"
|<br/>Artaius
|Materials Group
|The modular Project ARTAIUS combat exoframe helmets can be made fully compatible with both GEN2 and GEN3 Mjolnir powered assault armor with plug-in interface packs.
|Legendary
|[[Season 02: Lone Wolves]] Battle Pass Level 80
|- align="center"
|<br/>Stribog
|Beweglichrustungsysteme
|The capabilities of the STRIBOG reconnaissance suite owes much to the relationships BRS has built with Sangheili mercantile interests, recent advances in high-precision fabricators, and operational evaluation of Created innovations
|Legendary
|[[Season 02: Lone Wolves]] Battle Pass Level 20
|}
 
===Helmet Attachments===
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|align="center"|[[File:HINF TAC RS MIDNIGHT Helmet Attachment Icon.png|75px]]<br/>[[TAC/RS/MIDNIGHT]]
! 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
|- align="center"
|<br/>TAC/RS/Midnight
|Lethbridge Industrial
|Lethbridge Industrial
|A slightly updated version of the archaic AN/PZY-800 sensor. Used by Spartan operatives that must carry a minimum of network-enabled gear, as AI-designed hardware may now be susceptible to exploits crafted by Created security forces.
|A slightly updated version of the archaic AN/PZY-800 sensor. Used by Spartan operatives that must carry a minimum of network-enabled gear, as AI-designed hardware may now be susceptible to exploits crafted by Created security forces.
|Epic
|Epic
|[[Season 02: Lone Wolves]] Battle Pass Level 53
|Season 02: Lone Wolves Battle Pass Level 53 (Premium)
|- align="center"
|<br/>Metashak Tallyho
|Lethbridge Industrial
|Anarchic "podnets" used by urban youth and frontier communities for local communications can be useful sources of intelligence if Spartans know how to listen in.
|Epic
|[[Season 02: Lone Wolves]] Battle Pass Level 74
|- align="center"
|<br/>TAS[2]/Patternwolf
|RKD Group
|A miniaturized and improved version of the revolutionary information fusion system fitted to the ARGUS helmet. Unfortunately. Spartan-IV'S lack the cognitive flexibility to make use of the PATTERNWOLF for more then a few minutes at a time.
|Legendary
|[[Season 02: Lone Wolves]] Interference Event Pass Level 10
|- align="center"
|<br/>TAS/Lamtifrio
|Watershed Division
|Most of the functionality of this THEIA-compatible targeting module remains locked and undocumented, even the highest-ranking ONI officers on the UNSC Infinity lack authority to access its low-level diagnostic functions.
|Legendary
|[[Season 02: Lone Wolves]] Battle Pass Level 69
|- align="center"
|<br/>AML 201-1 CBRN
|Watershed Division
|These modules contain an unknown type of programmable matter and hives for naonmachine swarms that augment a Spartan's respiratory efficiency. The machines become inert outside the helmet or host Spartan, which complicates analysis.
|Epic
|[[Season 02: Lone Wolves]] TBD
|- align="center"
|<br/>TAS/Patton
|Materials Group
|No military research project is an island, even those used by Spartans. For example, Project ARTAIUS us a spinoff from Project GARMR, and the PATTON collects data needed for the KOBOLD combat drone initiative.
|Legendary
|[[Season 02: Lone Wolves]] Battle Pass Level 84
|- align="center"
|<br/>HUL-I/RS/Rosekey
|Beweglichrustungsysteme
|ONI claims the ROSKEY's lattice-based encryption is invulnerable to any time-bound cryptanalytic attack.
|Legendary
|[[Season 02: Lone Wolves]] Battle Pass Level 24
|- align="center"
|<br/>UA/Azhanti
|Beweglichrustungsysteme
|The most sensitive sensor elements of the STRIBOG faceplate can be covered by the manufacturer-supplied armor panel, though it does impeded function.
|Legendary
|[[Season 02: Lone Wolves]] Battle Pass Level 44
|}
|}


===Visor===
==Trivia==
 
[[wikipedia:Rakshasa|Rakshasa]] ''(राक्षस)'' is a Sanskrit term for "demon" or "monster".
===Chest===
 
===Shoulders===


===Gloves===
==Gallery==
 
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of MJOLNIR Rakshasa}}
===Utility===
===Developmental images===
 
<gallery>
===Knee Pads===
File:HINF Concept Rakshasa1.jpg|Concept art of RAKSHASA-class Mjolnir for ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
 
File:HINF Concept Rakshasa2.jpg|More concept art of Rakshasa.
==Trivia==
File:HINF Concept RakshasaCore.jpg|Finalized concept art of Rakshasa.
*Rakshasa ''(राक्षस)'' is Hindi for "demon".
</gallery>
*Rasetsu is another way to say Rakshasa.
===Promotional images===
*Shikari is Indian for "Hunter".
<gallery>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stribog Stribog] is a Slavic deity associated with the sky and wind.
File:HINF TawneyPrarie.jpg|Promotional image featuring Rakshasa armor with the Tawney Prairie coating.
File:HINF - Season 3 - Redsteel Splinter coating promo.jpg|A promotional image of the Redsteel Splinter armor coating, featuring a Rakshasa-clad Spartan.
File:HINF - Season 3 - Steel Series coating promo.jpg|A promotional image of the Steel Series of coatings, featuring a Rakshasa-clad Spartan.
</gallery>
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
File:HINF DewspringAttachment.jpg|A Rakshasa helmet equipped with the HUL-I/BNR/DEWSPRING attachment.
File:HINF - Rakshasa on Fragmentation.png|A Rakshasa-clad Spartan-IV making use of the Deep Stalker armor coating and the TAC/RS/MIDNIGHT attachment.
File:HINF-RakshasaDeadlock.png|A Spartan-IV wearing a Rakshasa helmet with a Metashak Tallyho attachment.
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
**''[[Season 02: Lone Wolves]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Season 02: Lone Wolves]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
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Revision as of 16:17, February 5, 2024

Rakshasa
Rakshasa full body picture
Production overview

Manufacturer(s):

Lethbridge Industrial[1][2]

Type:

MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor[3]

Role(s):

  • Versatility
  • Easier maintenance
  • Comfortability
  • Assassination and disruption[1][2]
Technical specifications

Feature(s):

  • Multiple levels of subsystem redundancy
  • Integral self-repair system[1][2]
 

RAKSHASA-class Mjolnir is a variant of the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor[3] manufactured by Lethbridge Industrial.[1][2]

Overview

Design details

The Rakshasa is versatile, easy to maintain, and comfortable to wear for extended periods of time. Critical advantages for long-duration remote operations in hostile environments. Another key to its success are multiple levels of subsystem redundancy and an integral self-repair system.[1][2] Rakshasa is also able to be equipped, or adapted to use several attachments or gear.[3]

Development history

Developed by Lethbridge Industrial, the Rakshasa armor was battle-tested by Delta-6 hunter-killer teams and disruption operatives who ranged far into the former Covenant core worlds.[1]

Usage

During the armors service, it began to represent lived history, where the armor of one Spartan wearing Rakshasa may carry on to another.[4]

Rakshasa was worn by Spartan-IV's Sigrid Eklund and Hieu Dinh,[5] where Eklund documented in her field notes several experiences on equipment usable on Rakshasa.[4]

Variants

A list of variants compatible with the Rakshasa platform.

  • AKIS II-GRD - A variant built for superhuman stalkers, killers, and assassins
  • Artaius - A variant of combat exoframe, compatible with the Rakshasa armor
  • Bunyip - A variant donned to Spartans assigned to questionable missions
  • Cambion - A variant designed to hunt down human targets
  • Lechuza - A variant found in an abandoned ONI black site
  • Locus - A variant designed for tactical and strategic infiltration. Known for its incredible resiliency
  • Morrigan - A variant that use the latest reverse-engineered Jiralhanae stalker sensors captured from Banished raiders
  • Rasetsu - A variant with optimizations for long term survival in atmospheres tainted by corrosive agents, chemical weapons, and biological threats
  • Shikari - A variant for locating, identifying, tracking, and communicating the status of highly elusive targets
  • Scorn - A variant used by Spartans who were part of supposedly disbanded black ops units
  • Stribog - A variant for reconnaissance
  • ULLR - A variant that make use of the experimental Mímir interface
  • Viper - A variant that increase aggression levels and improve reaction times via its neural interface.

In-game information

For armor pieces compatible with the Rakshasa armor core, see here.

The Rakshasa armor core is unlockable after attaining level 6 on the free Battle Pass in Season 02: Lone Wolves, the second season of Halo Infinite multiplayer. With the release of the December update during Halo Infinite's Winter Update, the Rakshasa core was granted to all players for free.[6]

Armor Manufacturer Lore Rarity Unlock Requirements
Rakshasa Core Icon
Rakshasa armor core
Lethbridge Industrial RAKSHASA armor was battle-tested by Delta-6 hunter-killer teams and disruption operatives who ranged far into the former Covenant core worlds. Key to its success are multiple levels of subsystem redundancy and an integral self-repair system. Epic
The RAKSHASA helmet from Halo Infinite
RAKSHASA helmet
Lethbridge Industrial The RAKSHASA is versatile, easy to maintain, and comfortable to wear for extended periods of time. Critical advantages for long-duration remote operations in hostile environments. Common
  • Season 02: Lone Wolves Battle Pass Level 6 (Free)
  • Unlocked by default as of December 2022 Update
Menu Icon for HUL-I/BNR/DEWSPRING helmet attachment
HUL-I/BNR/DEWSPRING
Materials Group DEWSPRING is an uplink co-processor which provides hardware-acceleration for interpreting deep-layer Covenant proselytization network protocols, which remain in widespread use by various remnant forces and pocket empires. Epic Complete the "Right Between the Eyes" Ultimate Challenge between June 21 and June 28, 2022
Menu icon for TALLYHO helmet attachment
Metashak Tallyho
Lethbridge Industrial Anarchic "podnets" used by urban youth and frontier communities for local communications can be useful sources of intelligence if Spartans know how to listen in. Epic Season 02: Lone Wolves Battle Pass Level 74 (Premium)
Menu icon for MIDNIGHT helmet attachment
TAC/RS/MIDNIGHT
Lethbridge Industrial A slightly updated version of the archaic AN/PZY-800 sensor. Used by Spartan operatives that must carry a minimum of network-enabled gear, as AI-designed hardware may now be susceptible to exploits crafted by Created security forces. Epic Season 02: Lone Wolves Battle Pass Level 53 (Premium)

Trivia

Rakshasa (राक्षस) is a Sanskrit term for "demon" or "monster".

Gallery

Developmental images

Promotional images

Screenshots

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d e f Halo Infinite, Armor Hall: Rakshasa - Armor Core Description "RAKSHASA armor was battle-tested by Delta-6 hunter-killer teams and disruption operatives who ranged far into the former Covenant core worlds. Key to its success are multiple levels of subsystem redundancy and an integral self-repair system."
  2. ^ a b c d e Halo Infinite, Armor Hall: Rakshasa - Helmet Description "The RAKSHASA is versatile, easy to maintain, and comfortable to wear for extended periods of time. Critical advantages for long-duration remote operations in hostile environments."
  3. ^ a b c Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Encyclopedia Extravaganza (Retrieved on Feb 28, 2023) [archive]
  4. ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Eklund's Ensemble (Retrieved on Feb 28, 2023) [archive]
  5. ^ Halo Infinite, Season 2 Lone Wolves Intro Cinematic
  6. ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Halo Infinite | December 2022 Update (Retrieved on Dec 8, 2022) [archive]