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Posted by: UL7IM4 G33K
Variations are made as a result of faults within the armor. There was little to no testing/fielding of the armor for those variants to be required or even thought of. Up until the Mark V/VI we saw no variants.
Actually the CQB varient has been around since Mark IV, we don't know when it was created, but it's been a companion of Mjolner armor for quite a while now.
Did it ever say it was canon? During Halo 3 they were assumed non-canon. It was not until afterwards that they began being used in canonical situations that select ones became canon, such as Recon. Many of the other canon variants are non-MJOLNIR and only used for MP customization. Up until Reach/Legends, no Spartan wore anything other than the SPI and MJOLNIR base helmet variants. And yes, Spartan II's had never changed their armor until they recieved the new MJOLNIR versions which begs to question why these other variants were made ONLY for Noble.
Assumed non-canon by whom? I know I never assumed they were non-canon. I was under the impression that everything is canon unless otherwise stated by Bungie or 343i. Well then, several Spartans in Halo Legends would beg to differ. Daisy wore the CQB helmet and Kelly wore the EVA helmet for the mission in the Package. And we've never seen the appearance of every Spartan on every mission they underwent, there is already an established precedent that they wear other varieties than Mark IV/V/VI, I think it's a little hasty to just assume that only Noble Team wore other varieties than standard.
Shoulder peices are, from what I can tell, completely redundant since the do nothing to enhance the armor's performance. Same can be said for the chest pieces. This armor is a singular unit and making new variants requires integration with the shields. It isn't as easy as just slapping on a new piece of metal.
Um, yes it is, the system that puts out the shield is not located in the shoulders, knee guards, or the chest piece, nothing truly vital is in that location. If there is circuitry or whatever that makes the shield flow over the whole suit then that will of course be in the armor section added, but it wouldn't be so hard as you seem to think. Adding a different style to the armor is certainly not any challenge as you would seem to believe.