Chronologically, Chief wears the Deimos armor first, then moves on to Mark V, and later Mark VI. But when you put them side by side, the design progression feels backwards. Mark V looks the most archaic, with that simple, almost anime-style design, while Deimos, which is supposedly the oldest, looks as modern as Mark VI, if not newer.

I don’t always get 343i’s design choices. Wouldn’t it have made more sense for Chief to wear something closer to the armor from Halo Wars? As it stands, the visual lineage feels really inconsistent.

I was tinkering around with the customization in MCC when I saw the Halo 2A elite's armor I had on and noticed the there was a handle on it's back. At the screen it seems pretty small and insignificant but you gotta remember they're NBA levels of huge (7,5). So that handle is maybe big enough for two regular human hands. Or perhaps strap something like rope or a hook. A bit strange this piece and another is only seen here. Halo 2A multiplayer was always a strange anomaly.