Combat Armor

The  “Combat Armor” is the default Armor set for elites, and the most recognizable (as it is the standard issue Elite Armor from the Halo Trilogy).  This armor set is unlocked and ready for use by default, and can be accessed by switching your player’s model to “Elite”.

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Assault Armor

The “Assault Armor” is another default armor set for the Elite player model, and does not have to be unlocked.  You may recognize this armor set from the “Heretics” who wore it in Halo 2.  It features a slick helmet that produces some really great reflection effects.

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Flight Armor

The “Flight Armor” is from the Jetpack Elites from Halo 2, and is now an unlockable armor set in Halo 3.  In order to unlock it, you will need to complete a few different tasks in Campaign mode of Halo 3:

• For the “Flight” Body, you will need to beat “Tsavo Highway” on either Heroic, or Legendary Difficulty Setting.
• For the “Flight” Shoulders, you will need to beat “The Ark” on either Heroic, or Legendary Difficulty Setting.
• For the “Flight” Helmet, you will need to beat Halo 3 or either Heroic or Legendary difficulty settings.
  

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Ascetic Armor

You’ll need to grab a few achievements in Halo 3 before acquiring the full Ascetic Armor set for the Elite Player model:

• For the “Ascetic” Body, you need to unlock the “Up Close and Personal” achievement.
• For the “Ascetic” Shoulders, you need to unlock the “Overkill” achievement.
• For the “Ascetic” Helmet, you need to unlock the “Steppin’ Razor” achievement.
  

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Commando Armor

There have been reports of bugs with the Elite “Commando” Armor being unlocked from some players.  For some reason, pieces of the armor set are not being unlocked, and we do expect a fix from Bugnie sooner or later.  To unlock the armor permutation, here is what has to be done:

• To unlock the “Commando” Body, you need to complete the “Triple Kill” achievement.
• To unlock the “Commando” Shoulders, you need to complete the “Killing Frenzy” achievement.
• To unlock the “Commando” Helmet, you need to complete the “Overkill” achievement.
  

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