User blog:Spartan-091/GEN 2

Aerospace (Piloting, Space, Air, Atmosphere)

 * Air Assault - A variant utilized primarily by ONI security personnel on Earth's and Luna's space elevators and skyhooks
 * Aviator - A variant designed for aircraft piloting. Required for use by Spartan F-41 Broadsword pilots
 * Breaker - A variant with tactical supremacy and increased endurance
 * EVA - A variant designed for extra-vehicular activity, upgraded from GEN1
 * Foehammer - A variant designed for better pilot synchronization
 * Helljumper - A variant that is a significant redesign and improvement of the ODST armor
 * Hermes - A variant used for orbital raids
 * Icarus - A variant for Spartan aerospace pilots
 * Intruder - A variant based on Kat-B320's Mark V Air Assault armor, developed as part of a research initiative into specialized Mjolnir suits
 * Jumpmaster - A variant designed for free-fall combat drops
 * Orbital - A variant designed for EVA combat
 * Pilot - A variant designed for Spartan pilots, upgraded from GEN1
 * Security - A variant designed for shipboard and station defense, upgraded from GEN1
 * Stinger - A variant designed for flight and ground combat
 * Valkyrie - A variant designed for aerospace flight control
 * Vector- A variant designed as a pilot/infantry hybrid for reconnaissance teams

Combat (Assault, Infantry, General Purpose)

 * Centurion - A variant for operational planning and situational awareness, upgraded from GEN1
 * Commando - A variant for special operations, upgraded from GEN1
 * CQB - A variant for close-quarters combat, upgraded from GEN1
 * Decimator - A variant that incorporates technological advances from previous iterations of GEN1, specifically breakthroughs from the Mark VII
 * Defender - A variant designed for general area denial and tactical defensive abilities
 * Dynast - A variant designed for close-range combats
 * GUNGNIR - A variant based on the alternate system platform from MJOLNIR. Upgrade of GEN1 model developed by Project GUNGNIR
 * Marauder - a variant designed for general-purpose use
 * Mark IV - Upgraded to function with the Mjolnir [GEN2] suite
 * Mark V - Upgraded to function with the Mjolnir [GEN2] suite
 * Mark V Alpha - A variant based on the GEN1 Mark V, designed specifically for the [GEN2] suite
 * Mark V Delta
 * Mark VI - Upgraded to function with the Mjolnir [GEN2] suite
 * Mark VI GEN2 - A variant based on the GEN1 Mark VI, designed specifically for the [GEN2] suite.
 * NOBLE - A variant based upon the Mark V Commando armor, with improved battle network management features
 * ODST - A variant of the ODST armor, upgraded to function with the Mjolnir [GEN2] suite
 * Protector - A variant designed for VIP security
 * Recruit - Issued to all Spartan-IV recruits prior to qualification for specialized models[30]
 * Soldier - A variant with extra storage space designed for battlefield support
 * Vanguard - A variant designed for face-to-face enemy assaults
 * Venator - A variant optimized for single-enemy combat, upgraded from GEN1
 * Warrior - A variant designed for speed and mobility. MJOLNIR's mainline armor kit
 * War Master - A variant designed with multi-functional configuration for almost any combat scenario. Lethbridge Industrial's most popular and most exotic armor

Football Pads (War Games Specific)

 * Athlon - A variant used in combat training exercises
 * Challenger - A variant for high performance in War Games
 * Interceptor - A variant that features highly configurable settings and a programmable neural interface
 * Ricochet - A variant designed for use in Ricochet combat training exercises[23]

Jokes (No One Would Seriously Use This)

 * FOTUS - A variant based on Forerunner stealth technology[32]
 * Olive - A variant that helps hide hair
 * Timmy - An enigmatic War Games only variant
 * Barvo - A variant used in high-altitude insertion ops and elite threat-detection

MP (No, Seriously, Spartans are MPs)

 * MP - A variant for Military Police, upgraded from GEN 1.
 * Raider - A variant designed with Samurai-like aesthetics for intimidation of hostiles

Prototypes (Way, Way Advanced and Weird Dead Ends)

 * Achilles - A variant that features an aggressive AI
 * Fenrir - A variant with an embedded battle management AI
 * Freebooter - A variant with seamless nanofabricated armor panels
 * Helioskrill - A variant designed by a Sangheili prodigy
 * Hellcat - A variant based on ancient human armor
 * Prefect - A variant based on Forerunner personal armor[23]
 * Reaper - A variant based on Forerunner combat skins

Privatized Designs (Corporate)

 * Buccaneer - A variant that uses off-the-shelf components
 * Cypher - A variant that features a pilot program
 * Legionnaire - A variant produced by RKD to be licenced to smaller companies
 * Raijin - A variant that maximizes short-term combat performance
 * Teishin - A variant designed for augmented soldiers serving in paramilitary and clandestine agencies
 * Void Dancer - A variant designed for exoatmospheric operations and threat assessment

Recon (Intel Collection, EWAR/Sensors, Scouting/Sniping)

 * Argus - A variant with an increase in situational and threat awareness
 * Anubis - A variant with enhanced sensor suite
 * CIO - A variant for Counter-Intelligence Operators
 * Cyclops - A variant with a more powerful fusion pack
 * Deadeye - A variant designed for snipers
 * Goblin - A variant with sensor-warping technology
 * Recon - A variant designed for stealth reconnaissance operations, upgraded from GEN1
 * Scanner - A variant designed to aid search-and-rescue teams
 * Scout - A variant designed for scouting operations, upgraded from GEN1
 * Seeker - A variant equipped with a full suite of signature masking mechanisms for reconnaissance
 * Stalker - A variant designed to aid in covert shadowing of a target, derived from Jiralhanae Stalker stealth harnesses[31]
 * Tracer - A variant used for intelligence gathering, featuring a Tier-III datacore
 * Tracker - A variant designed to aid in long-range pursuit of targets[31]
 * Vigilant - A variant based on Jun-A266's customized Mark V suit, designed for scouting and sniper operations

Rugged Environment (HAZMAT, Harsh Climate, and Exploration)

 * Atlas - A variant that features modular armor and weapons
 * Cinder - A variant used for securing biologically and chemically contaminated areas
 * HAZOP - A variant for environments considered too hazardous for standard equipment, upgraded from GEN1
 * LOCUS - A variant designed for tactical and strategic infiltration. Known for its incredible resiliency
 * Mako - A variant designed for multi-environment adaptation
 * Nightfall - A variant used on inhospitable worlds, featuring best-in-class life support systems
 * Nomad - A variant designed for remote expeditions in uncharted space
 * Oceanic - A variant designed for combat in waterfront areas
 * Pathfinder - A variant designed for missions in intel-poor environments[30]
 * Pioneer - A variant designed for missions in unfamiliar, hostile environments[31]
 * Ranger - A variant designed for remote operatives engaging in hostile environmental conditions
 * Strider - A variant for jaunt-combat excursions in isolated theaters
 * Venture - A variant designed for survey missions in extreme environments

Spooky (Stealth, Assassination, ONI-specific)

 * Argonaut - A variant with move-by-wire reflex enhancers
 * Copperhead - A variant for covert ops
 * Enforcer - A variant designed for remote security base detail
 * Hunter - A variant for advanced tracking and targeting acquisitions
 * Infiltrator - A variant designed for stealthy infiltration of enemy territory
 * Recluse - A variant for classified operations
 * Rogue - A variant designed for extended solo operations, upgraded from GEN1[31]
 * Shinobi - A variant with no known manufacturer
 * Wetwork - A variant designed for assassination operations[31]
 * Wrath - A variant based on Emile-A239's custom Mark V armor, designed for use by Headhunters

Technical (Engineering, EOD, Etc.)

 * Engineer - A variant designed for repairing and reconfiguring technology in combat[31]
 * EOD - A variant designed to facilitate explosive ordnance disposal, upgraded from GEN1[30]
 * Indomitable - A variant for engineering and explosive ordnance disposal; based on the customized armor set worn by Jorge-052
 * Operator - A variant designed to optimize vehicle operation, upgraded from GEN1[31]
 * Technician - A variant for combat engineers