Publisher Microsoft and developer 343 Industries have announced the Halo Infinite Fracture: Tenrai event is now available, letting players unlock samurai-themed gear for their spartans.

Here’s a rundown on the new event:

PARALLEL WORLDS

One of the things that you might be immediately curious about is how the items seen in the various Fractures relate to the core canon of the Halo universe. Fractures are divergent Halo universes or timelines, but for the most part, they all orbit the same themes. Each particular Fracture can share a variety of elements in common with core canon, but recast in a different light or interpreted in a new way. It was important to maintain key touchstones so that they all remain authentic to Halo, whether the Fracture happened to have dragons or was simply a twisted timeline that saw a markedly different outcome.

The first Fracture for Halo Infinite is called “Tenrai,” where blessed suits of YOROI are forged using ancient karakuri arts from the raw energies of the land—each hand-crafted for eager young samurai of unimpeachable honor to defend their clan and lands from the barbaric Covenant invaders. This is an example of the world-building “seed” used to inspire a particular Fracture theme — a small overview that gives a flavor of what’s possible in this alternate reality, with further details sprinkled throughout the in-game lore strings that accompany various customization items associated with their respective theme.
The Fracture: Tenrai – Fiesta playlist will give players plenty of ways to unleash chaos.

THE TENRAI FRACTURE

Embroiled in bitter clan wars for generations, the warlords of the Tenrai Fracture now stand united against the invading Covenant barbarians. Forced into an alliance against the relentless Covenant and their colossal glass dragons, the 343 clans of the Imperial Court have shared once-secret knowledge to create new armor and weapons forged by mortal hands but blessed with divine force. It is through these new tools of war, unimpeachable honor, and peerless skill that the clans will fight and win against the invaders and reclaim the seven provinces lost to their depredations.

WAY OF THE SAMURAI

The Fracture: Tenrai Event Pass is 100% free and offers players themed, limited time rewards for playing multiplayer matches and completing event challenges while the event is live. During event weeks it will appear in your season progress menu between the battle pass and challenges. The Fracture: Tenrai Event Pass will be available for one week from Tuesday, November 23 at 10am PT until Monday, November 30 at 10am PT. However, unlike other events, Fracture: Tenrai will appear a total of six times throughout the season, so you’ll have plenty of opportunities to complete all 30 reward tiers of the Event Pass.
Reward tiers are unlocked by completing Event Challenges.

PROGRESSING THE EVENT PASS & PLAYLIST

Progress on the Event Pass is made by completing Event Challenges which you can find on your challenges page marked with a red banner. Completing an Event Challenge will unlock an event pass tier reward, and by completing each event challenge, you will progress through the event pass. Once you have completed all available Event Challenges in a given week you will have progressed as far as possible until the next Fracture: Tenrai event.
These challenges center around the event playlist Fracture: Tenrai – Fiesta: the chaotic and fun spawn-with-random-weapons Arena experience. You can expect to play on a full suite of Arena maps including Aquarius, Recharge, Streets, and Behemoth to name just a few.

EVENT PASS UNLOCKS

• As mentioned, the Event Pass is entirely free and rewards player participation in Fracture: Tenrai over the course of multiple recurrences, meaning that your progress on this pass will carry over week-to-week.
• On top of the Legendary Yoroi Armor core, players can expect to unlock the following as part of the Event Pass:
• Torii Reflection – Epic Backdrop
• Gatekeeper – Legendary Shoulder Pads
• Rare Samurai Nameplate & Emblems
• Sol Devil – Legendary Weapon Coating (MA40 AR)
• Whispered Sky – Epic Weapon Coating (Sidekick and BR75 Battle Rifle)
• Spring Blossom Filter – Legendary Helmet Attachment
• Swordsman’s Belt – Legendary Utility for Yoroi Armor Core

A GIFT FOR A WARRIOR

Backdrops, like this legendary Fracture backdrop, can be found in the Customization menu under Spartan ID.

To celebrate the start of this event we are also going to be gifting all players who login the legendary Fracture backdrop which players can equip as part of their Spartan ID. Jump in anytime during this first week of Fracture: Tenrai to receive it.

In addition to the Free Event pass, players can earn additional Samurai-themed items by completing this week’s Ultimate Challenge.

The Halo Infinite shop will also feature limited time, premium Samurai-themed cosmetics.

ADDITIONAL FLOURISHES

The Fracture: Tenrai event touches and inspires more than just the Event Pass, you will also see its influence across the weekly Ultimate Reward and in-game store offerings.

ULTIMATE REWARD

Event Challenges will not replace all standard weekly challenges, and you can still progress towards the weekly Ultimate Reward. Willow Tea, an armor coating for the Mark VII armor core, will be the Ultimate Reward for the week of November 23 and is just as lovely (and samurai-inspired) as the items you can find in the Event Pass.

IN-GAME SHOP

While both the Event Pass and weekly challenges offer cosmetics, for those looking for even more options the in-game Shop is the place to go. The shopfront will also be themed for Fracture: Tenrai, and you can expect to find additional offerings there throughout the week. Whether these are bundles with unique coatings and accessories, or additional emblems, there will be plenty to consider. The store will receive new batches of content every time Fracture: Tenrai comes back over the course of Season 1.

Here’s a new trailer:

While the Halo Infinite multiplayer beta is now available and will roll into the game’s full launch next month, only the single-player campaign is set to launch on December 8th as its Forge Mode and co-op campaign were both delayed further into 2022.

Halo Infinite is launching on December 8th across Windows PC (via the Microsoft Store, Steam), Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. The game will also be available on Xbox Game Pass.