Dark Armor has been designed with a desert scheme camouflage. Each component of the armor has been applied with a mingled pattern of brown tones to better blend with a desert environment.

Dark Armor has been reinforced with a special type of ablative plating, providing it with advanced protection from the removal of the original material from Dark Armor by means of vaporization, chipping, scarring, and other erosive processes.

Dark Armor has been enhanced with a heat resistant overlay, that allows the wearer of this Dark Armor to operate and survive in extreme heat conditions without the loss of bodily function or burning to death, for a limited amount of time.

The helmet of this Dark Armor has been fitted with an advanced long-range targeting computer that can accurately deduce lead and most external factors when taking a long range shot.

Dark Armor has been fitted with a full life support system suite, ensuring that at all times the wearer's body receives enough vital nutrients for a finite amount of time.

Dark Armor has been fitted with a water reclamation system, allowing this Dark Armor to filter and purify fluids excreted from the body for reconsumption and reducing the amount of water needed.