Why does EVA look so different now?

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In my opinion the EVA helmet hasn’t looked good since Halo 3.

Halo 3 EVA Helmet
Halo Reach EVA Helmet
Halo 4 EVA Helmet

What happened to the lines and dark spots on the EVA helmet from Halo 3? It just doesn’t look good anymore.

Also any word of the CQB,ODST and Mark V helmets? No sign on them in Halo 4 so far.

We do now have 2 different Mark VI helmets now however. Mark VI(Halo4) and Mark VI Classic(Halo2/Halo3) so that may mean its not just artistic license but there is an explanation for John’s armor change.

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I think EVA looks better, now, personally. I remember making fun of it back in the day and calling it the “fishbowl helmet.”

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Well it’s a new Generation of MJOLNIR, it is bound to look a little different.

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I’ve gotta disagree with you on this one, I like the H4 version better than any of the others. I couldn’t stand it in Halo 3.

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> I think EVA looks better, now, personally. I remember making fun of it back in the day and calling it the “fishbowl helmet.”

Agreed.

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It looks very similar to the H3 version. The closest canonically.

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> I think EVA looks better, now, personally.

This. It looks different OP because this GEN 2 designs, which are going to be different since it’s the new and current iteration of the MJOLNIR power armor. Also, change in art designs and graphics tend to change things up to (see MC armor for Halo 4).

I am also happy to see all these new ones like War Master, Defender, Vanguard etc. We are getting a ton of customization for Halo 4 and that’s only factoring the helmets in.

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I kinda miss having the evae mad for its namesake capable of seeing more than normal

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I would definitely agree that the Halo 3 EVA has been the best, but I do think the Halo 4 iteration is better than the one in Reach. Like 'em all, though! :slight_smile:

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Personally, I like the Strider helmet which is similar in appearance but I think looks cooler.

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> > I think EVA looks better, now, personally.
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> This. It looks different OP because this GEN 2 designs, which are going to be different since it’s the new and current iteration of the MJOLNIR power armor. Also, change in art designs and graphics tend to change things up to (see MC armor for Halo 4).
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> I am also happy to see all these new ones like War Master, Defender, Vanguard etc. We are getting a ton of customization for Halo 4 and that’s only factoring the helmets in.

Then why does the Reach version of EVA look different?

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I have almost always hated the EVA helmet… now it actually looks wearable in halo 4.

This is my opinion though!

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> > > I think EVA looks better, now, personally.
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> > This. It looks different OP because this GEN 2 designs, which are going to be different since it’s the new and current iteration of the MJOLNIR power armor. Also, change in art designs and graphics tend to change things up to (see MC armor for Halo 4).
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> > I am also happy to see all these new ones like War Master, Defender, Vanguard etc. We are getting a ton of customization for Halo 4 and that’s only factoring the helmets in.
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> Then why does the Reach version of EVA look different?

It could do with the fact that Reach is a prequel. The designs would be different. Heck, EVA in Reach reminds me of SPI from Ghosts of Onyx.

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I think it was ugliest in Halo 3. Like a fishbowl. It was too wide. Reach’s was pretty cool, and more “space-y”, and reminded me of Buzz Lightyear. It was okay. Halo 4’s actually looks cool. It’s like Halo 3’s, but slimmer, sleeker, and lacking the stupid visor lines that made it look stupid. It looks very clean.

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As long as I get to use my Mark VI Helmet and Armor, I’m a happy camper. Now I just need to know gauntlet and legs are in.

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I think it looks the best now in Halo 4

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Looks the best in comparison to previous iterations.

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> > > I think EVA looks better, now, personally.
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> > This. It looks different OP because this GEN 2 designs, which are going to be different since it’s the new and current iteration of the MJOLNIR power armor. Also, change in art designs and graphics tend to change things up to (see MC armor for Halo 4).
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> > I am also happy to see all these new ones like War Master, Defender, Vanguard etc. We are getting a ton of customization for Halo 4 and that’s only factoring the helmets in.
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> Then why does the Reach version of EVA look different?

The graphic changes from Reach and of course, art style made the EVA different from Halo 3.

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It’s 343i art direction. It’s changed like everything in the game. Grunts, chiefs armor, vehicles, snipe rifle, beam rifle, the list goes on. It’s 343i not BUNGIE, it’s 343i.

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> I think EVA looks better, now, personally. I remember making fun of it back in the day and calling it the “fishbowl helmet.”

You too? And it got worse in Reach when it was completely smoothed out, and you could customize the color to be blue. Totally a fishbowl.

Halo 4 > Halo 3 > Reach. when it comes to EVA.