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{{Infobox armor (ME2)
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| ImageFileName = ME2 Kestrel Armor.png
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| Name = Kestrel Armor
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| Effects = +30% Melee Damage<br>+5% Headshot Damage<br/>+11% Weapon Damage<br/>+25% Shield Strength<br/>+5% Spare Heavy Weapon Ammo Capacity<br/><font color="white">'''Note:''' If all pieces equipped.</font>
|Name = Kestrel Armor
 
 
| Health = 200
|Effects = +30% Melee Damage<br>+5% Headshot Damage<br/>+11% Weapon Damage<br/>+25% Shield Strength<br/>+5% Spare Heavy Weapon Ammo Capacity<br/><font color="white">'''Note:''' If all pieces equipped.</font>
 
 
| Shields = 312
|Health = 200
 
 
| Availability = [[Aegis Pack]]
|Shields = 312
 
|Availability = [[Aegis Pack]]
 
 
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The '''Kestrel armor system''' is a [[Armor#N7 Armor Customization|customizable]] set of [[Armor#Mass Effect 2|armor]] in [[Mass Effect 2]]. It was made available as [[downloadable content]] on July 6th 2010 as part of the [[Aegis Pack]].
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The [[Kestrel Armor]] system is a [[Armor#N7 Armor Customization|customizable]] set of [[Armor#Mass Effect 2|armor]] in [[Mass Effect 2]]. It was made available as [[downloadable content]] on July 6, 2010 as part of the [[Aegis Pack]].
   
==Pieces==
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== Customization ==
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{{main|Armor Customization}}
The Kestral armor system is a complete suit of armor, however it is made available in pieces so it can be mixed and matched with other [[N7 Armor]] parts.
 
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The Kestrel Armor can be customized by swapping out pieces of the set for pieces of the [[N7 Armor]], purchased from [[Merchants Guide#Mass Effect 2|merchants]], or made available as [[downloadable content]], by using the armor locker aboard the [[Normandy SR-2]].
   
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== Player Notes ==
===Kestrel Helmet===
 
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*The Kestrel Armor is an excellent choice for both Vanguards and Sentinels. Sentinels benefit from the high shield boost and Vanguards benefit from the shield, weapon damage and melee damage boosts.
The Kestrel Helmet is the armor's [[N7 Armor#Head|Head]] piece.
 
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*A Soldier specializing in close range combat would also find the Kestrel Armor useful for many of the same reasons as a Vanguard, especially since it is available right from the start.
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*The Kestrel Armor's "mix and match" capability gives it more flexibility than other DLC armor, since the separate pieces can be used according to the player's taste.
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*The Kestrel armor all together provides more generalized bonuses, in addition to the high shield boost. If no other option strongly recommends itself, it's often wiser to use as much of the armor as you can, given how many of its bonuses are incrementally distributed among its several pieces.
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== Head ==
The Kestrel armor system's helmet forgoes traditional transparent visors in favor of a reinforced faceplate with an internal heads-up display. The display connects to redundant microcameras to allow naturalistic vision, and the helmet's weapon autotargeting and shield software provides a substantial boost to performance.
 
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| style="border-left: none;text-align:left;" valign="top"|'''Kestrel Helmet'''
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| valign="top" |[[File:KestrelHelmet.png|115px]]
 
| style="text-align: left;" valign="top"|The Kestrel armor system's helmet forgoes traditional transparent visors in favor of a reinforced faceplate with an internal heads-up display. The display connects to redundant microcameras to allow naturalistic vision, and the helmet's weapon autotargeting and shield software provides a substantial boost to performance.
 
| style="text-align:left;color:#00ff00; border-right: none;" valign="top" | Increases head shot damage by 5%<br />Increases weapon damage by 3%<br />Increases shields by 3%
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== Chest ==
<font color="#00ff00">Increases head shot damage by 5%<br/>Increases weapon damage by 3%<br/>Increases shields by 3%</font>
 
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| style="border-left: none;text-align:left;" valign="top"|'''Kestrel Torso Sheath'''
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| valign="top" |[[File:KestrelTorsoSheath.png|115px]]
 
| style="text-align: left;" valign="top"|The Kestrel armor system's spinal-mount processor synchronizes artificial torso muscle fibers with limb movements, allowing power to be generated by the legs, channeled through the core, and projected out through the arms. Stabilization of the firing platform assists in autotargeting, and waist-mounted capacitors add to the power of kinetic barriers.
 
| style="text-align:left;color:#00ff00; border-right: none;" valign="top" | Increases melee damage by 10%<br />Increases weapon damage by 5%<br />Increases shield strength by 3%
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== Shoulders ==
===Kestrel Torso Sheath===
 
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The Kestrel Torso Sheath is the armor's [[N7 Armor#Chest|Chest]] piece.
 
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| style="border-left: none;text-align:left;" valign="top"|'''Kestrel Shoulder Pieces'''
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| valign="top" |[[File:KestrelShoulderPieces.png|115px]]
 
| style="text-align: left;" valign="top"|The Kestrel armor system's shoulder plates house backup capacitors for shield generation. Artificial muscle fibers based on spider silk reinforce the shoulders, allowing for more powerful movements.
 
| style="text-align:left;color:#00ff00; border-right: none;" valign="top" | Increases shields by 8%<br />Increases melee damage by 10%
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== Arms ==
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| style="border-left: none;text-align:left;" valign="top"|'''Kestrel Arm Sheathing '''
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| valign="top" |[[File:KestrelArmSheathing.png|115px]]
 
| style="text-align: left;" valign="top"|Artificial muscle fibers controlled by the Kestrel armor system's central processor allow for both gross motor movements and precision support of the hands. This steadies aim in a manner compatible with most firearm autotargeting systems. Additional capacitors for shield generation are installed on the ulnar side of the forearm.
 
| style="text-align:left;color:#00ff00; border-right: none;" valign="top" | Increases weapon damage by 3%<br />Increases shields by 3%<br />Increases melee damage by 10%
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== Legs ==
The Kestrel armor system's spinal-mount processor synchronizes artificial torso muscle fibres with limb movements, allowing power to be generated by the legs, channeled through the core, and projected out through the arms. Stabilization of the firing platform assists in autotargeting, and waist-mounted capacitors add to the power of kinetic barriers.
 
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| style="border-left: none;text-align:left;" valign="top"|'''Kestrel Power Pack'''
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| valign="top" |[[File:Kestrel Power Pack.png|115px]]
 
| style="text-align: left;" valign="top"|The Kestrel armor system's hip-mounted power pack provides emergency energy for kinetic barriers and heavy weapons.
 
| style="text-align:left;color:#00ff00; border-right: none;" valign="top" | Increases shields by 8%<br />Increases heavy weapon ammo capacity by 5%
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== E-Mail from the Illusive Man ==
<font color="#00ff00">Increases melee damage by 10%<br/>Increases weapon damage by 5%<br/>Increases shield strength by 3%</font>
 
 
{{emailquote|From: Illusive Man
   
 
Shepard,
===Kestrel Shoulder Pieces===
 
The Kestrel Shoulder Pieces are the armor's [[N7 Armor#Shoulder|Shoulder]] pieces.
 
   
The Kestrel armor system's shoulder plates house backup capacitors for shield generation. Artificial muscle fibres based on spider silk reinforce the shoulders, allowing for more powerful movements.
 
 
<font color="#00ff00">Increases shields by 8%<br/>Increases melee damage by 10%</font>
 
 
===Kestrel Arm Sheathing===
 
The Kestrel Arm Sheathing is the armor's [[N7 Armor#Arms|Arms]] piece.
 
 
Artificial muscle fibres controlled by the Kestrel armor system's central processor allow for both gross motor movements and precision support of the hands. This steadies aim in a manner compatible with most firearm autotargeting systems. Additional capacitors for shield generation are installed on the ulnar side of the forearm.
 
 
<font color="#00ff00">Increases weapon damage by 3%<br/>Increases shields by 3%<br/>Increases melee damage by 10%</font>
 
 
===Kestrel Power Pack===
 
The Kestrel Power Pack is the armor's [[N7 Armor#Legs|Legs]] piece.
 
 
The Kestrel armor system's hip-mounted power pack provides emergency energy for kinetic barriers and heavy weapons.
 
 
<font color="#00ff00">Increases shields by 8%<br/>Increases spare heavy weapon ammo by 5% </font>
 
 
==Acquisition==
 
The armor will automatically be added to the armor locker in Shepard's cabin upon purchasing the [[Aegis Pack]].
 
 
==E-Mail from the Illusive Man==
 
{{emailquote|Kestrel Armor
 
Shepard,
 
 
Our armor technicians have had a lively debate about the Kestrel armor system. The suit is supposed to be effective on its own merits, but the technicians felt its shield algorithms were best exploited piecemeal in custom arrangements by combining it with other armors. I've shipped the Kestrel suit to the Normandy. It has modular programming so that you can mix and match the parts you wish.
 
Our armor technicians have had a lively debate about the Kestrel armor system. The suit is supposed to be effective on its own merits, but the technicians felt its shield algorithms were best exploited piecemeal in custom arrangements by combining it with other armors. I've shipped the Kestrel suit to the Normandy. It has modular programming so that you can mix and match the parts you wish.
 
}}
 
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==Trivia==
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==Mass Effect 3==
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In [[Mass Effect 3]], a similar [[Armor Customization (Mass Effect 3)|armor]] in appearance to the Kestrel Armor is available in the form of [[Rosenkov Materials]] pieces, also possessing different attributes to the Kestrel Armor pieces of [[Mass Effect 2]]. The helmet, however, is referred to as the "Kestrel" helmet.
*In real life, Kestrel body armour is a single piece body armour unit that was issued to troops in the British Military to protect against the effects of IED detonations but was withdrawn in 2006, as the rigidity of the design left the wearer almost unable to operate their weapon system. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osprey_body_armour#Confusion_with_Kestrel_body_armour]
 
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== Trivia ==
 
*In real life, [[wikipedia:Osprey body armour#Confusion with Kestrel body armour|Kestrel body armour]] is a single piece body armor unit that was issued to troops in the British Armed Forces to protect against the effects of IED detonations but was withdrawn in 2006, as the rigidity of the design left the wearer almost unable to operate their weapon system.
   
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Revision as of 17:31, 17 March 2018

The Kestrel Armor system is a customizable set of armor in Mass Effect 2. It was made available as downloadable content on July 6, 2010 as part of the Aegis Pack.

Customization

Main article: Armor Customization

The Kestrel Armor can be customized by swapping out pieces of the set for pieces of the N7 Armor, purchased from merchants, or made available as downloadable content, by using the armor locker aboard the Normandy SR-2.

Player Notes

  • The Kestrel Armor is an excellent choice for both Vanguards and Sentinels. Sentinels benefit from the high shield boost and Vanguards benefit from the shield, weapon damage and melee damage boosts.
  • A Soldier specializing in close range combat would also find the Kestrel Armor useful for many of the same reasons as a Vanguard, especially since it is available right from the start.
  • The Kestrel Armor's "mix and match" capability gives it more flexibility than other DLC armor, since the separate pieces can be used according to the player's taste.
  • The Kestrel armor all together provides more generalized bonuses, in addition to the high shield boost. If no other option strongly recommends itself, it's often wiser to use as much of the armor as you can, given how many of its bonuses are incrementally distributed among its several pieces.

Head

Name Image Description Effects
Kestrel Helmet KestrelHelmet The Kestrel armor system's helmet forgoes traditional transparent visors in favor of a reinforced faceplate with an internal heads-up display. The display connects to redundant microcameras to allow naturalistic vision, and the helmet's weapon autotargeting and shield software provides a substantial boost to performance. Increases head shot damage by 5%
Increases weapon damage by 3%
Increases shields by 3%

Chest

Name Image Description Effects
Kestrel Torso Sheath KestrelTorsoSheath The Kestrel armor system's spinal-mount processor synchronizes artificial torso muscle fibers with limb movements, allowing power to be generated by the legs, channeled through the core, and projected out through the arms. Stabilization of the firing platform assists in autotargeting, and waist-mounted capacitors add to the power of kinetic barriers. Increases melee damage by 10%
Increases weapon damage by 5%
Increases shield strength by 3%

Shoulders

Name Image Description Effects
Kestrel Shoulder Pieces KestrelShoulderPieces The Kestrel armor system's shoulder plates house backup capacitors for shield generation. Artificial muscle fibers based on spider silk reinforce the shoulders, allowing for more powerful movements. Increases shields by 8%
Increases melee damage by 10%

Arms

Name Image Description Effects
Kestrel Arm Sheathing KestrelArmSheathing Artificial muscle fibers controlled by the Kestrel armor system's central processor allow for both gross motor movements and precision support of the hands. This steadies aim in a manner compatible with most firearm autotargeting systems. Additional capacitors for shield generation are installed on the ulnar side of the forearm. Increases weapon damage by 3%
Increases shields by 3%
Increases melee damage by 10%

Legs

Name Image Description Effects
Kestrel Power Pack Kestrel Power Pack The Kestrel armor system's hip-mounted power pack provides emergency energy for kinetic barriers and heavy weapons. Increases shields by 8%
Increases heavy weapon ammo capacity by 5%

E-Mail from the Illusive Man

From: Illusive Man


Shepard,

Our armor technicians have had a lively debate about the Kestrel armor system. The suit is supposed to be effective on its own merits, but the technicians felt its shield algorithms were best exploited piecemeal in custom arrangements by combining it with other armors. I've shipped the Kestrel suit to the Normandy. It has modular programming so that you can mix and match the parts you wish.

Mass Effect 3

In Mass Effect 3, a similar armor in appearance to the Kestrel Armor is available in the form of Rosenkov Materials pieces, also possessing different attributes to the Kestrel Armor pieces of Mass Effect 2. The helmet, however, is referred to as the "Kestrel" helmet.

Trivia

  • In real life, Kestrel body armour is a single piece body armor unit that was issued to troops in the British Armed Forces to protect against the effects of IED detonations but was withdrawn in 2006, as the rigidity of the design left the wearer almost unable to operate their weapon system.