Jiralhanae power armor (Earth-5875)

"It has power armor, Chief! Take down his shields before you get close!"

- - Anonymous UNSC Marine to John-117

The jiralhanae power armor is a set of strong and durable protection used by jiralhanae warriors of the Covenant and its splinter factions in combat.

Function
Power armor grants an extra level of protection to the already naturally resilient jiralhanae, who, with exceptions, received little to no armor within the Covenant Armada prior to the outbreak of the Great Schism. Unlike the combat harness used by sangheili warriors or the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor used by SPARTAN-IIs, jiralhanae power armor do not feature energy shielding and do not enhance the strength or speed of its user, instead only offering them protection to plasma and ballistic weapons, as well as small explosions and shrapnel. Once the armor is damaged enough, it will fall apart and become unusable.

Similarly to the sangheili and unggoy combat harnessess, the jiralhanae power armor showcase the rank of its user through color and complexity, based upon cultural aspects of the jiralhanae species. It weights half a ton, and is produced in numerous varities. The armor used by high-ranking warriors, such as Chieftains, are much more resilient, and are the only ones to feature energy shields on them. Those used by Stalkers feature cloaking systems.