In Halo CE, there was the ability to change the spartan armor color to Black, in all other games the closest they get is steel. Steel is not Black. In the Halo 3 Beta this was an option as well, then when the game came out it was back to steel unless you set it up specifically in custom games but not a choice in player customization. For crying out loud what is so bad about being a Black Spartan Death Machine.