Visors: Cosmetic, Permanent

Abyss

Legendary

The galaxy is full of wonder and danger in equal measure. The Abyss VISR uses subtle augmented reality tricks to reduce the Spartan’s exposure to psychologically stressful visual stimuli, ensuring peak performance in even the most traumatic environments.

Armorer

Ultra Rare

A game changer for field operations, the Armorer VISR features its own augmented reality maintenance and diagnostic playbook that can walk Spartans through troubleshooting and basic repairs of most UNSC equipment.

Aureus

Ultra Rare

Containing dozens of useful functions for unaugmented users, the Aureus VISR is used by many new Spartans before they transition to more specialized HUDs.

Aurora

Ultra Rare

The designer of the Aurora VISR claimed it could see the unseen and visualize phenomena outside of human comprehension.

Autumn

Rare

The Autumn VISR is a flawless example of software engineering and ergonomics. Approaching rampancy has inflamed its designer’s auteur tendencies, resulting in a baroque design barely understandable even by other AIs.

Blindside

Common

Frowned upon by UNSC staff officers, the Blindside VISR sacrifices strategic situational awareness for improved performance in small-unit actions.

Buckingham

Rare

Unofficially tolerated, the Buckingham VISR is a privately developed data management suite sold only to active-duty UNSC personnel.

Burgundian

Rare

It is not yours to understand why. Nor are you authorized to understand the subtle complexities and allure of the Burgundian VISR and its manifest menu options.

Clockwork

Uncommon

The Clockwork VISR is a piece of technical art, appreciated as a masterwork of programming and engineering by the handful of AI and human experts who understand the complexity of Mjolnir HUD design.

Connected

Rare

Developed by the avionics maintenance team aboard the UNSC Infinity, the Connected VISR’s display elements can be replaced with only basic tools and minimal training.

Cyan

Common

Too expensive to be universally deployed, Cyan VISR hardware is protected against electromagnetic interference, shock, and corrosive atmospheres.

Dauntless

Ultra Rare

Sangheili sourced high-tier nanolaminates and scanning elements make the Dauntless sensor grid and faceplate outrageously expensive even by Watershed Division standards.

Daybreak

Legendary

The reflective coating on the Daybreak VISR is specifically designed to mitigate damage to sensitive optics in the case of viewing atmospheric nuclear detonations.

Dianthus

Rare

The Dianthus VISR kit was discovered by ONI operatives in the arms markets of Venezia. It’s unclear who is manufacturing these VISR sensor elements or how widespread they have become.

Dusk

Ultra Rare

The first Dusk VISR was created in the resource-strapped final days of the Covenant War. Among its design goals were engineering refinements that dramatically reduced the need for rare earths and other strategic metals.

Dynasty

Rare

The first VISR systems date back to the early 21st century, alternately bloating in complexity and paring down to bare-bones HUD management since then. The Dynasty HUD is an example of the former, with dozens of embedded quality-of-life apps.

Ecto

Uncommon

The pattern-matching subsystem of the Ecto VISR can be set to look for specific hyperspectral and multi-modal sensory traces, a useful function when tracking stealthy xenomorphs and transient electronic whispers.

Envy

Common

Envy VISRs were developed by extreme sports enthusiasts on Mars. Though proven in environments far harsher than UNSC specifications required, it took years to overcome anti-military sentiment in the boutique development house that made them.

Expedition

Ultra Rare

Built and run through the harshest testing regime offered by the UNSC, the Expedition VISR can occasionally remain intact even if the rest of the helmet is destroyed around it.

False Dawn

Rare

Initial research and development for the False Dawn VISR promised an entirely new approach for heads-up displays. Unfortunately, it will require years of work on neural interfaces to make full use of the technology.

Flood

Rare

As the name implies, the Flood VISR is built specifically for Spartan assessment and containment teams deployed to Forerunner sites that may house samples of the all-devouring parasite.

Foucault

Common

The Foucault VISR represents a major policy shift in the UEG towards allowing smaller corporations to compete in the paramilitary, military, and security markets.

Frost

Common

With its integral climate module and multi-layer insulation, the Frost VISR assembly can function in extreme temperatures and exotic cryogenic atmospheres.

Gallows

Uncommon

Made for special forward observation teams operating in quarantine zones, failsafe charges in the Gallows VISR will destroy the helmet (and everything in it) in case of compromise.

Greystone

Ultra Rare

The Greystone VISR’s unsettling advertising campaign featured Spartans standing on lifeless rocks at the edge of long-dead stars, staring into the void.

Independence

Rare

The Independence VISR was created by a team of UNSC maintenance personnel as a personal project. After the code was leaked to the net it has become the unofficial base for several independent HUDs.

King

Uncommon

The first King VISR was an enigmatic artifact produced as a one-off by a bored Huragok. Subsequent attempts to copy the design have been met with varying levels of failure.

Legendary

Legendary

The Beta-5 Asymmetrical Action Group has adopted the Legendary VISR for their Spartan units, albeit with custom plugins developed by ONI’s internal teams.

Matrix

Rare

Created for field technicians tasked with on-site cyberintrusion, the Matrix VISR has a custom-built interface for managing networked AI’s and friendly kill systems.

Midnight

Uncommon

Materials Group uses Midnight VISR’s as the basis for their next-generation battlespace management software, but proper use requires significant technical expertise.

Mithral

Legendary

Mithral VISR systems have been a staple of exploration teams that delve deep under the surface of resource-rich worlds.

Muse

Rare

Powered by the latest in polymorphic software agents, the Muse VISR may represent a breakthrough in semi-autonomous nonsapient assistants for Spartans.

Primeval

Rare

The Primeval VISR is a throwback design created after data archaeology efforts recovered novel branches of the first Mjolnir VISR codebase in burned-out Damascus Materials Testing Facility computer cores.

Rampant

Legendary

With its proprietary set of software extensions, Beweglichkeitsrüstungsysteme hopes to position the Rampant VISR as the de facto standard for integrating with Forerunner sensor systems.

Recruit

Common

Visual Intelligence System, Reconnaissance (VISR) software manages the Spartan’s disparate sensor feeds, battlenet links, and suit diagnostic messages.

Reflection

Rare

The Reflection VISR was created for pioneers delving into the welkin realms of slipspace, tapping into experimental sensors and probes to translate strange vibrations and trace energy patterns into some semblance of order.

Regnum

Rare

Feature creep, ruinous cost overruns, and accusations of corruption notwithstanding, the Regnum VISR features the best threat management subsystem on the market.

Remembrance

Ultra Rare

The protective outer coating of the Remembrance VISR is coated with materials recycled from glassed colonies.

Resolute

Ultra Rare

Open-source records indicate the Resolute VISR is customized for integration with the Artemis threat analysis and tracking hardware.

Rex

Legendary

The Rex VISR proved exceptionally capable of identifying optical aberrations associated with Jiralhanae active camouflage systems. Prototypes were used by UNSC Marine units to track down Brute holdouts on Earth and Tribute.

Rime

Ultra Rare

Rime VISR HUDs are fully compatible with all UNSC radar, ladar, and sonar imaging sensors.

Saturnine

Ultra Rare

The Saturnine VISR hardware is fully compatible with Sangheili combat harness power and data feeds, leading some to believe it’s intended for export.

Scoundrel

Legendary

The Scoundrel VISR was created for use by ONI field operatives but has since made its way to the criminal underworld and into Insurrection hands.

Secrets

Ultra Rare

ONI Section Zeros used their experience with managing complicated intelligence data networks to inform the Secrets VISR design and functionality. Unfortunately, there is little doubt that secret back doors were placed in the code.

Strife

Legendary

When monomaniacal focus on a limited set of targets is needed, the Strife VISR can be fitted to augment existing predictive tracking capabilities.

Sunspot

Uncommon

The Sunspot VISR system utilizes a dedicated deconfliction agent that effectively curates the deluge of information competing for the Spartan’s attention.

Tenebrae

Ultra Rare

Tenebrae VISR systems are intended to be used in conjunction with imaging radar, ladar, and other systems that allow tactical operations to be conducted in the complete absence of visible light.

Torchbearer

Rare

Torchbearer VISRs are tailored for use by UNSC Army pathfinders.

Unbreakable

Rare

Built from the latest composites and reverse-engineered Covenant technology, the Unbreakable VISR can survive even when the surrounding helmet is torn asunder.

Vandal

Common

Even when Spartans lose, the Vandal VISR ensures they do it with style and panache.

Verdant

Uncommon

Verdant VISR has been updated to comply with the latest industrial cyberlink standards, as well as expanded support for legacy interfaces.

Vespertine

Ultra Rare

Leaked development documents for the Vespertine VISR’s next firmware upgrade show superior augmented reality performance and interactivity.

Wild Hunt

Rare

Proven on the mean streets of Earth’s megaplexes, the Wild Hunt VISR has a custom optical recognition application used for decoding gang signs and other underworld symbology.