Mark VI Armor in Prolouge

[UNSC Peacekeeper]

What is this all about?

[EliteSniper]

Probably to show of Halo 4's graphics. It's mostly a recap of the Human-Covenant War and how Spartans were born.

[Caboose The Ace]

ive noticed the start made no sense as well as chief did not have mark 6 i think armor at that time so i werid an kinda dumb 343 put it in but its very minor

[Arctic Vortex]

Umm.. hello people? It's called flashbacks and overviewing the birth and rise of the Spartans. Was it THAT hard to understand?

[Caboose The Ace]

yes but at that flasback chief did not have that armor see now

[Sierra1117]

The armor was just used by 343 to represent that those were Spartans. It didn't matter what armor they were wearing, but rather the fact that they were protecting humanity.

[Caboose The Ace]

yeah but to hardcore halo players thant know everything there is the know about halo its a minor annoince

[vStealthYx]

it showed what the spartans looked like when the covies attacked earth

[BaconShelf]

yeah but to hardcore halo players thant know everything there is the know about halo its a minor annoince

 

I would have to question that. OT- it's just an aesthetic change, just like his actual armour in game. Don't worry about it.

[Sierra1117]

it showed what the spartans looked like when the covies attacked earth

Thats not what they looked like. They wore different armor at the time, and the armor in the prologue was the armor chief wearers during the campaign, which wasnt even developed at the time the prologue is taking place.

[WonderWombat]

yeah but to hardcore halo players thant know everything there is the know about halo its a minor annoince

It was symbolic, not literal. So no annoyance occurred.

[HappehNinja]

The spartan armor that was issued to spartans during the attack of the covenant. Also, spartans weren't created to battle against the covenant at first...

[Anonymousnorris]

This has been bothering me too, they don't use the armor that you get once you beat campaign on Legendary. I think it would've been much cooler if they'd portrayed the older armor, which is something they should have done seeing as how that was the armor being used at that time.

[Backdemon]

It could be... and im not saying it is or that this is backed up by anything... The storm covenant attacking a human colony and the last spartan II's were deployed there. It is Mark VI armour, just asthetically updated, so its possible thats Fred and Co fighting the Storm Covies since all the elites in the cutscene are wearing Storm Uniform. Cortana states in the mission Dawn that its not normal covenant gear. None of the spartans are named or numbered in the prologue so it could be any of the II's. All the weapons in the Cutscene are Halo 4 era, along with the marine armour which leads me to believe that it might be set during the time between halo 3 and 4. Id like to think it is this instead of a continuity error.

[Zangor]

At the time we can assume the opening cutscene takes place those would have to be the Mark-IV suits (assumed). From what we have seen of the Mk.IV it is very similar to the Mk.VI, but bulkier, and without shielding. Those Spartans had shields, and it looked like the current Mk.VI, so I'm going to go with the thought that 343i did it because it would be easier to use something they had already than designing a new one to put in... the Halo purist in me was pissed at that either way, but to be honest I was nerdgasming to hard to the entire cutscene to give a damn about it.