One of the cool aspects of the latest Halo game is the interchangeable and unlockable armor.  Everyone wants the coolest unlockable items that you may only get by playing lots of Halo 3.  The most rare and inaccessible armor can only be given to you by Bungie, and some armor can only be accessed by Bungie employees.  Some of the coolest armor accessible to the normal everyday Halo 3 player could take several hours to get by playing the campaign in Heroic and Legendary.  Players must complete campaigns, levels, achievements, or collect skulls.

Halo 3 ArmorSpartan Armor MJOLNIR Variants

Helms

  • Mark VI- Default.
  • CQB- Default.
  • EVA- Finish Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.
  • EOD- Finish Campaign on Legendary.
  • Hayabusa- Get all skulls.
  • Security- Get all achievements in the game.
  • Scout- Get the Used Car Salesman achievement.
  • ODST- Get the Spartan Graduate achievement.
  • Mark V- Get the UNSC Spartan achievement.
  • Rogue- Get the Spartan Officer achievement.
  • Recon- Bungie Employees and select players.
  • Flaming Helmet- Bungie Employees.

Shoulders

  • Mark VI- Default.
  • CQB- Default.
  • EVA- Complete The Ark on the Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.
  • EOD- Complete The Ark on Legendary.
  • Hayabusa- Collect 9 skulls.
  • Security- Get around 750 of 1000 gamerscore in the game.
  • Scout- Get Mongoose Mowdown achievement.
  • Recon- Bungie Employees and select players.

Chest

  • Mark VI- Default.
  • CQB- Default.
  • EVA- Complete Tsavo Highway in Normal, Heroic, or Legendary levels.
  • Hayabusa- Get 5 skulls.
  • Katana- Get 1000 gamerscore.
  • EOD- Complete Tsavo Highway in Legendary.
  • Scout- Get Too Close to the Sun achievement.
  • Recon- Bungie Employees and select players.
  • Flaming Helmet Chest Piece- Bungie Employees.

Elite ArmorElite Armor Variants

Helms

  • Combat-  Default.
  • Assault- Default.
  • Flight-  Complete Heroic or Legendary Campaign.
  • Ascetic-  Steppin’ Razor achievement.
  • Commando-  Overkill Achievement.

Shoulders

  • Combat- Default.
  • Assault-  Default.
  • Flight-  Complete the The Ark on Heroic or Legendary.
  • Ascetic-  Overkill achievement.
  • Commando-  Default after February 19, 2008.

Chest

  • Combat-  Default.
  • Assault-  Default.
  • Flight-  Tsavo Highway on Heroic or Legendary.
  • Ascetic- Up Close and Personal achievement.
  • Commando-  Triple Kill achievement.

Bungie Flaming ArmorThe famed Bungie Employee flaming armor.

Question:

Do the different armor variants Spartan or Elite change gameplay or protect your character better during multi-player?

Answer:

No!  The armor is only aesthetic in value.

Thanks for reading.

-dude