Halo Infinite’s Latest Armor Expansion Should Lay the…

The Halo franchise has long been known for its unique armor designs. From Halo: Combat Evolved’s Gen 1 Mark V Mjolnir powered assault armor to Halo Infinite’s Gen 3 Mark VII powered assault armor line, Halo players have been able to wear and customize a plethora of armor sets in several campaigns and multiplayer modes. While some customization options have been lost over the years, namely the ability to play as and personalize Elites, Halo Studios has striven to expand players’ armor options by reintroducing several classic armors in Infinite’s Operations. With many fans reacting positively to these classic armor sets, and to the new sets that are unique to Infinite, Halo Studios should strive to include all of Infinite’s armor in Halo 7.

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By Max Borman

Halo Infinite’s New and Upcoming Armor Explained

With the debut of Halo Infinite’s latest multiplayer Operation, Operation: Last Stand, Halo Studios has debuted a variety of new armor sets and reintroduced classic armors from prior Halo games. Within Last Stand’s Premium Operation Pass, players can unlock a Mark VII variant of Halo 3’s EVA Gen 1 armor, a Mark VII variant of Halo 4’s Raider Gen 2 armor, and Scarred Comet, an armor set inspired by Spartan-III Headhunter Jonah-B283 from the novel and animation Halo: Evolutions. Players can also purchase the Liberator armor, inspired by Spartan-III Headhunter Roland-B210 from Halo: Evolutions, and the ORION IIC armor, inspired by Halo’s first appearance at the 1999 Macworld Conference & Expo.

On top of the Halo 3, 4, and Evolutions armor, Halo Infinite’s community director, Brian Jarrard, and its senior community manager, John Junyszek, also teased other classic armor that will come in updates and Operations during the summer season. This tease came as part of the Summer Update Community Livestream, and it indicated that Halo 3’s EOD, Rogue, Scout, and Security armors will debut in the next operation, Operation: Legacy. It was also revealed that Halo 4’s Fotus, Venator, and Wetwork armors will debut in the upcoming Operation: Reclaimer.

EOD will be Operation: Legacy’s free Operation Pass armor, while Venator will be Operation: Reclaimer’s free Operation Pass armor. The only Spartan armors based directly on Halo 3’s original multiplayer that are still not featured in Halo Infinite, and are not confirmed to be coming in upcoming Operations, are CQB, Hayabusa, Recon, ODST, and Mark V.

The Potential for All Halo Infinite Armor to Appear in Halo 7

With the content included in Operations Last Stand, Legacy, and Reclaimer, Halo Infinite will feature a plethora of armor from every single Halo mainline game, and from several pieces of expanded media. While Infinite’s development may be dying down, Halo Studios should strive to bring all this armor into the next mainline Halo game. For the first time in nearly 25 years, a Halo game gives players access to, at least, the most-popular sets of armor from every previous mainline Halo game, and Halo Studios shouldn’t start from scratch with the next entry.

Instead, Halo 7, or even the rumored Halo: Combat Evolved remake if it were to have its own dedicated multiplayer, could start out with all of Halo Infinite’s armor already implemented into the game. This would ensure that fans of any Halo game could outfit their Spartan with armor from their favorite entry straightaway, instead of waiting for Halo Studios to add the armor with a post-release update. If the next Halo multiplayer is not free-to-play, Halo Studios could even reintroduce methods of unlocking armor via completing achievements or commendations. During the aforementioned livestream, Junyszek did note that players must earn several achievements and complete commendations to unlock Security and Venator in previous games, so Halo Studios may have these unlock methods in mind for the next mainline Halo title.

The only armor in Halo Infinite that can be unlocked without purchasing it from the store or progressing through an Operation’s Pass, beyond the default armor cores, is Master Chief’s Infinite Mark VI armor. It can be attained by reaching the rank of Hero in multiplayer.

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