]Sadly, Game canon overrides game canon. Believe what you want, but Reach is canon. It doesn't mean I don't hate the breaches any less than you though. Wouldn't it make sense though for a highly trained soldier who is specialized in a certain area should get to choose custom equipment? Also, Bungie wanted you to look the same in Multiplayer and Campaign so Reach can be about YOUR Spartan. another thing is that I do understand that they could tell who they all were under their armor, but I doubt it would be easy for a player to recognize multiple main characters solely based on their body language. Back on topic though, the ODST's did have a color difference though. I assume were talking about the ODST's in the beginning of the film though.