Finally, Halo Infinite lets you apply the final touch to your Spartan's armor with Knee Pad variants, which offer a small measure of personalization to your armor core's mostly untouched leg armor. While Knee Pads are described as "supplemental," it does seem you're required to have Knee Pads installed on your Spartan's armor. Le Master Chief on the covers of Halo 3, Halo Legends, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary and Halo: The Master Chief Collection, in Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, and in the Halo novels published by Milady. Description: Emerson Tactical Systems delivers emergency navigational transponders, compatible with all civil and military networks You are the child of my makers. Inheritor of all they left behind. You are Forerunner. But this ring...is mine ." — 343 Guilty Spark, betraying the Master Chief [7] Cortana: " What if you miss?" John-117: " I won't." — John-117 reassuring Cortana before turning the Covenant's bomb against them [50]

Second only to Armor Cores, the Helmet is one of the most immediately recognizable and prominent aspects of your Spartan's armor. Spartan Helmets can be military-grade hardware specifically designed from combat, or third-party solutions that provide unique perks and benefits to the Spartans who adapted them. Either way, they're a great way to set your Spartan apart from others immediately. In 2544, John deployed in Operation: IRON FIST to perform asset denial and recovery of critical cyberinfratsructure assets on Miridem. Shortly after, he led a SPARTAN-II group in Operation: WARM BLANKET at Ascon to board Luro 'Taralumee's Third Fleet of Glorious Consequence in recovering the captured Doctor Halsey from enemy hands. During this battle, John fought Thel 'Lodamee in single combat and was ultimately nearly defeated before Thel was forcibly removed from the situation by the fleet's slipspace jump. [35] [37] The following year, John led Blue Team in a retaliatory action in the Battle of Draco III, following the Covenant's civilian slaughter of the planet. [38] Description: Swords from the Imperial armory, granted to those charged with executing Covenant infiltrators and saboteurs, part of Fractures SamuraiUntil the age of six, John lived a normal life with his family on the colony of Eridanus II. His conscription into the SPARTAN-II program was to shape much of his personality in the years to come. However, despite his difficulty relating to non-Spartan personnel, John nevertheless showed great depth of character throughout his many years of service. John's old Mark IV helmet is used as the "last thing" that SPARTAN-IV candidates see before beginning their evaluation and preliminary augmentation cycle. Description: Made from strange insects and an even stranger refinement process, part of Fractures Samurai

Fable II makes a reference to the Master Chief with a character of legend named " Hal", also called the Minstrel Chief. The armor featured (clearly inspired by Halos MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor) is known as " Hal's Armor". [176] A sword resembling the Energy Sword is also featured in the game, known as "Hal's Sword". In addition, with the Special Edition, the player can obtain the title "Master Chief" for their hero for free from any title vendor. CONTROLLER HOLDER: Whether it's your Xbox, Play Station, Nintendo Switch gaming controller or tv remote, it can be held. Including the next-gen PS5 DualSense, Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S John appears as an Easter egg in Halo: Reach, asleep inside a cryo pod in the Pillar of Autumn's hangar. [172] In their first training exercise, John was grouped with fellow trainees Kelly-087 and Samuel-034 in a game of " Ring the Bell". John rushed ahead of his teammates and crossed the finish line first; however, he was befuddled to learn that his team had lost, as Kelly and Sam came last. This taught John the importance of teamwork and the next day, his team scored higher. John soon bonded with Kelly and Sam, who would become his first and closest friends among the trainees. [21] For eight years John was schooled in history, military strategy and tactics, and weapons, and was given extreme physical training. During his training, John used to tease Serin-019 and her habit of eating leftovers from meals of the other candidates. [22] Apart from Helmet Attachments specific to each Helmet, you can also accessorize your Spartan with a new Visor. Visors come in a variety of colors and textures, and are a great way to color match a theme or complete an overall look. In a way, Visor changes are almost like coatings of their own, since they typically don't physically change from the default Visor.Description: From UNSC, the anti-flash coating protects against the false sunrise of nuclear weapons The thing about John is that he only really knew three ways to react to people. If you were his superior officer, he obeyed you. If you were in his squad, he would die for you. But if you were a threat, then God help you." — Samuel-034 about John's behavior. [4] Description: Spartan Air Assault-class Helmets from Ushuaia Armory differ at a fundamental technical level from those issued to Army airborne units

We have gone into considerate detail when it comes to the key considerations in our other articles, but to summarize: It’s not unusual for riders to have more than one helmet – after all, helmets are a fundamental part of staying safe on the road and carry the huge responsibility of protecting our noggins everywhere we ride. Description: The shoulder latches are compatible with most UEG-standard spacesuit accessories, from Material Group Description: Popularized by selfless samurai peacekeepers in the early days of the Covenant invasion, Hikeshi kabuto are now worn by shogunate enforcers responsible for extinguishing the flames of sedition and rebellion, part of Fractures Samurai Master Chief’s concept artist is witness to everything we love about the silent chief that lets us apply our own personality to the game: “He does his job, walks off, doesn’t even get the girl, he’s that cool he doesn’t need her.” All we can say is if you love Halo and aspire to be cooler than ever on your bike… this is the helmet for you. John leading his fellow Spartans during Battle of Sigma Octanus IV. Main article: Operation: OCEAN BREAKER

John and the rest of the children chosen for the SPARTAN-II program were brought to the Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex, their new home for the next several years. There, Dr. Halsey informed the children of their new purpose: they were destined to become protectors of Earth and all its colonies. The next morning John discovered his service tag, stitched into his training uniform, and his new name: John-117. John began adjusting to his new life, training with other Spartans under Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez.

Game Informer, November 2010 ( Marcus Lehto: "That is in fact the Master Chief. We felt that if he were to show up anywhere, this was the place to do it. Placing him in the "hushed casket" was the one way we felt his presence in Reach would be appropriate. Anything greater than that would have diminished the importance of Noble Team, including yourself as the last remaining Spartan willing to stay behind and fight on Reach to the very bitter end." Master Chief appears in Konami's Super Bomberman R as one of the three exclusive characters in the Xbox One version. He is known as Master Chief Bomber, a SPARTAN-II supersoldier from Planet Halo. He is a speed typed bomber and his special ability is the Spartan Shot. Unknown to everybody else, John and Cortana managed to survive the explosion of Installation 08 in the remaining cargo portion of the Forward Unto Dawn, but it was nearly powerless and could not be properly navigated. Cortana, relieved that John had survived, explained this to the Chief, and that it could take years before anyone could discover their distress signal. In a similar conversation to one after the destruction of Installation 04, Cortana listed what John had done and told him, "It's finished," and this time, he agreed with her. John entered a cryotube, at which point Cortana stated that she would miss him. John replied her to wake him when she needed him. [74] John-117: " Spartans, this is what we've trained our entire lives to do. If we lose here, we lose everything. Let's send our own message." Spartans: " Sir, yes, sir!" — John encouraging his comrades [4] Description: Designed for airborne unites by Cascade Stronghold Technologies, the "para" armor attachments minimize weight without sacrificing protection

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, Cortana used nanomachines to repair and physically alter John's MJOLNIR Mark VI armor. [72] [158] 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 plugins. [159] His upgraded suit displays the Braille characters "117" on the left of the breastplate. Description: Worn by samurai commanders, and those who aspire to leadership, part of Fractures Samurai You can select the images next to armor and armor pieces to view the image in greater detail. Armor Cores Halsey: " It's very nice to meet you. I wanted to ask you what you were doing?" John: " Winning." — Dr. Halsey and John during their first meeting. [18] Description: Created with input from Dr. Halsey herself with Materials Group, the latest Mark VII iteration refreshes the Mjolnir technical architecture with breakthroughs in neural interfaces, shield emitters, fusion power, and armor formulation