Onyx Armor

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Onyx Armor is one of Aldrin Labs' armor lines. It is the Alliance's standard issue armor; both Commander Shepard and Kaidan Alenko wear it as default.

The red stripes that appear on Shepard's Onyx Armor are probably a reference to the suits worn by astronauts on the Apollo program. Commanders wore red stripes to distinguish them from their teammates [1]. According to The Art of Mass Effect, the red stripe also symbolises the human blood Shepard has to sacrifice to save the galaxy.

Light Onyx Armor (human, quarian, turian)

Armor Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Aldrin Labs
Damage Protection:	5	7	9	11	13	15	17	19	21	23
Shields:	49	63	77	91	105	119	133	147	161	175
Tech/Biotic Protection:	12	14	16	19	21	23	25	27	30	32

Medium Onyx Armor (human, krogan, turian)

Armor Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Aldrin Labs
Damage Protection:	17	19	21	23	25	27	29	31	33	35
Shields:	63	77	91	105	119	133	147	161	175	189
Tech/Biotic Protection:	1	3	5	8	10	12	14	16	19	21

Heavy Onyx Armor (human, krogan)

Armor Level:	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Manufacturer:	Aldrin Labs
Damage Protection:	33	35	37	39	41	43	45	47	49	51
Shields:	84	98	112	126	140	154	168	182	196	210
Tech/Biotic Protection:	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	8	10

[edit] Trivia

• The N7 design of this armor (as worn by Commander Shepard) is available in t-shirt form from the Bioware website. [2]