Project HAYABUSA

Hayabusa


Project: HAYABUSA was a United Nations Space Command project similar to Project: MJOLNIR.

While it had different aims than Project: MJOLNIR, both programs resulted in powered battle armor that boasts energy shields. HAYABUSA's project was to develop a self-contained power armor, and the project eventually culminated in the development of the Hayabusa Armor, which was developed by RKD on Earth in 2536 and apparently accepted by the UNSC Ordnance Committee.

The Hayabusa Armor's advanced materials decreased its weight by one-third and aesthetically appeared to be Japanese in design, with a samurai-like helmet and spiked shoulder cauldrons (commonly referred to as s'ode' for the shoulder armor, and kabuto'' for the helmet in more correct terminology for Japanese armor of the era). The most likely reason for the aesthetic features of the armor might be to inspire fear into enemy soldiers. It was available for use by the SPARTAN-II supersoldiers, although its field deployment appeared to be limited.

the helmet of the hayabusa armour also has a high resemblance to that of the mask of ninja gaiden and is almost completley based on Dead Or Alive's Ryu Hayabusa's mask ( most likley because of the relationship between Bungie and Team Ninja)

Unlock
(Note: Unlocking this Armor is easier said than done)
 * Head: Collect all 13 Skulls in the Campaign.
 * Shoulders: Collect 9 skulls.
 * Chest: collect 5 skulls.

Trivia

 * The Hayabusa Armor is available as an Armor Permutation for Halo 3.
 * Hayabusa is Japanese for "peregrine falcon," and is also the name for an unmanned space mission conducted by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency set to return to Earth in 2010.
 * You can also unlock a Katana (Samurai sword) in Halo 3 to go with the Hayabusa armor. It is not wieldable; it just shown as a long sheath and sword handle on the player's back. It is unlocked by achieving all achievements.
 * Project: HAYABUSA is the rival program to Project: MJOLNIR.
 * HAYABUSA is also used is the famous Machinima series Deus Ex Machina.

Gallery
 Image:Halo3Haya.jpg|HAYABUSA armor with the Bungie chestplate. Image:busa.jpg|Basic pic of HAYABUSA. Image:SPLASH.jpg|Lego HAYABUSA.