Achievements (Halo 3)

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This is a list of Halo 3 Achievements. There are 49 achievements worth a total of 1000 Gamerscore (GS), with another 30 DLC achievements worth 750 GS. Some achievements unlock certain armor permutations.

Campaign

Icon	Name	Description	Gamer- points
Level Completion
File:Mission 1 completed achievement.gif	Landfall	Finish the first mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.	20 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mission 2 completed achievement.gif	Holdout	Finish the second mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.	20 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mission 3 completed achievement.gif	The Road	Finish the third mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.	20 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mission 4 completed achievement.gif	Assault	Finish the fourth mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.	30 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mission 5 completed achievement.gif	Cleansing	Finish the fifth mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.	30 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mission 6 completed achievement.gif	Refuge	Finish the sixth mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.	30 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mission 7 completed achievement.gif	Last Stand	Finish the seventh mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.	40 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mission 8 completed achievement.gif	The Key	Finish the eighth mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.	40 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mission 9 completed achievement.gif	Return	Finish the final mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.	50 File:Gamerscore.gif
Campaign Completion
File:Campaign Normal completed achievement.gif	Campaign Complete: Normal	Finish the Campaign on Normal.	125 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Heroic.gif	Campaign Complete: Heroic	Finish the Campaign on Heroic (unlocks achievement for Normal, if not earned).	125 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Legendary.gif	Campaign Complete: Legendary	Finish the Campaign on Legendary (unlocks achievement for Normal and Heroic, if not earned).	125 File:Gamerscore.gif
Skulls
File:Iron skull achievement.gif	Iron	Find and claim this skull.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Black Eye skull achievement.gif	Black Eye	Find and claim this skull.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Tough Luck skull achievement.gif	Tough Luck	Find and claim this skull.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Catch skull achievement.gif	Catch	Find and claim this skull.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Fog skull achievement.gif	Fog	Find and claim this skull.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Famineskull.gif	Famine	Find and claim this skull.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Thunderstorm skull achievement.gif	Thunderstorm	Find and claim this skull.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Tiltskull.gif	Tilt	Find and claim this skull.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mythic skull achievement.gif	Mythic	Find and claim this skull.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
Miscellaneous
File:Marathonman.gif	Marathon Man	Locate and access all 7 Terminals in the Campaign.	40 File:Gamerscore.gif
Meta-game
File:Guerilla achievement.gif	Guerilla	Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the first mission.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Demon achievement.gif	Demon	Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the second mission.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Cavalier achievement.gif	Cavalier	Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the third mission.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Askar achievement.gif	Askar	Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the fourth mission.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Exterminator achievement.gif	Exterminator	Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the fifth mission.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Ranger achievement.gif	Ranger	Score over 50,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the sixth mission.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Vanguard achievement.gif	Vanguard	Score over 50,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the seventh mission.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Orpheus achievement.gif	Orpheus	Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the eighth mission.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Reclaimer achievement.gif	Reclaimer	Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the final mission.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif

Multiplayer

Icon	Name	Description	G points
Rank
File:Graduate achievement.gif	Graduate	Earn 5 EXP or finish 10 games to complete the requirements for Basic Training (Online).	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:UNSC Spartan achievement.gif	UNSC Spartan	Earn your Sergeant rating to be recognized as a true Spartan (Online-20 exp).	15 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Spartan Officer achievement.gif	Spartan Officer	Advance to the Spartan Officer ranks (Online-70 exp and 10 skill).	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
Achievements - Multiplayer Only
File:Two for One achievement.gif	Two for One	Score a Double Kill with a single spartan laser shot in a ranked free for all playlist. (Online).	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Triple Kill achievement.gif	Triple Kill	Kill 3 enemies within 4 seconds of one another in a ranked free for all playlist (Online).	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Overkill achievement.gif	Overkill	Kill 4 enemies within 4 seconds of one another in a ranked free for all playlist (Online).	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Lee R Wilson achievement.gif	Lee R Wilson Memorial	Score 5 grenade sticks in any ranked free for all playlist (Online).	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Killing Frenzy achievement.gif	Killing Frenzy	Kill 10 enemies without dying in any ranked free for all playlist (Online).	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Steppin' Razor achievement.gif	Steppin' Razor	Score a Triple Kill with the sword in a ranked free for all playlist (Online).	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mongoose Mowdown achievement.gif	Mongoose Mowdown	Splatter an enemy with the mongoose in a ranked free for all playlist (Online).	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Up Close and Personal achievement.gif	Up Close and Personal	Kill 5 enemies by melee or assassination in a ranked free for all playlist (Online).	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:MVP achievement.gif	MVP	Earn the MVP by scoring the most points in any ranked playlist (Online).	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Maybe Next Time Buddy achievement.gif	Maybe Next Time Buddy	Board the same vehicle within 10 seconds after being boarded in any free for all playlist (Online).	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
Achievements - Multiplayer or Campaign
File:Too Close to the Sun achievement.gif	Too Close to the Sun	Destroy an enemy Banshee with the Spartan Laser or Missile Pod in a ranked playlist or in campaign.	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:We're in for some Chop achievement.gif	We're in for some Chop	Destroy an enemy vehicle with an equipment in a ranked playlist or in campaign.	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Fear the Pink Mist achievement.gif	Fear the Pink Mist	Kill 5 enemies with the Needler in a ranked free for all playlist or in campaign without dying.	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Headshot Honcho achievement.gif	Headshot Honcho	Kill 10 enemies with headshots in a ranked free for all playlist or in campaign without dying.	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Used Car Salesman achievement.gif	Used Car Salesman	Destroy a vehicle that has three or more enemies in it in a ranked playlist or in campaign.	5 File:Gamerscore.gif

Downloadable Content

An additional 30 achievements, totalling 750 GS, were leaked at PAX 08.

Please note that the achievements that are italic are not yet confirmed.

Icon	Name	Description	G points
	Ghost Patrol	Set number of splatters using a Ghost in ranked multiplayer.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Blades of Fury	Get a Sword Spree in ranked multiplayer.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Pull	Get a Shotgun Spree in ranked multiplayer.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Hammer Time	5 Gravity Hammer kills in ranked multiplayer.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Look Both Ways	On a Legendary map, get a Splatter Spree in a ranked or social multiplayer match.	50 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Road Rage	On a Legendary map, get 5 Warthog chaingun kills in ranked multiplayer.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Flag Dropped	Kill the flag carrier twice in one match in ranked multiplayer.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Defend This	On a Legendary map, get a Flag Kill in a ranked or social multiplayer match.	50 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Came... From... Behind	On a Legendary map, get 3 Assassinations in a ranked or social multiplayer match.	50 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Poor Yorick	On a Legendary map, get 3Oddball Kills during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Double Double	On a Legendary map, get two Double Kills in a ranked or social multiplayer match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Vidmaster Challenge: Annual	After 9/25/08, complete Halo on 4-player Legendary LIVE co-op, with Iron, and everyone in Ghosts.	0 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Vidmaster Challenge: 7 on 7	Enter into any ranked or social playlist with 7 EXP on the 7th of the month.	0 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Vidmaster Challenge: Lightswitch	Get to the rank of Lieutenant in any playlist in the new EXP progression system.	0 File:Gamerscore.gif

Complete Online Achievement Guide

Legendary (125G) Finish the Campaign on Legendary - (unlocks achievement for Normal and Heroic, if not earned).

Marathon Man (40G) Locate and access all Terminals in the Campaign.

The Ark

In the first building on the level, you will see a door almost immediately on the left across from a purple holographic panel. Simply enter this area of the level to find the first of the seven terminals.

When you go inside the structure to let the tanks across the bridge of light, there will be a Terminal almost directly behind the controls for the bridge. You must activate the bridge before you can access this terminal.

There is a part in the level in which you walk down a long hallway with white walls, and turn to the left at the end to continue. In the next room there will be a grunt wandering around, and many stacked up plasma batteries. As soon as you enter this room, go underneath the staircase on which you are standing. Underneath there will be a door that conceals the terminal.

The Covenant

The fourth Terminal is located near the first elevator control. Before you ride the elevator up to find the Terminal start by looking at the access button. Next, look directly to the left you will see a dark ledge. Jump across to that, continue walking forward and the Terminal will open up.

After getting a Hornet vehicle, fly towards tower 2 (the one that the Elites had already disabled). A voice will remind you that Tower 2 is already clear, just to confirm you are at the right place. The Terminal is in the main hallway of the structure, across from the only door.

Terminal 6 is identical to Terminal 4, only in the 3rd tower and off to the right (versus the left in Terminal 4).

Halo

Terminal 7 is found at the beginning of the final level in Halo 3. To find it, head forward from the start of the level until you encounter the area with a few structural beams going from one wall into another. At this point, turn right, and look for a beam separate from the rest. Follow this beam into a doorway. Cortana will ask you, “Where are you going?”. Turn left once inside, and the Terminal should be in full view. Cortana will say "Wait. What's that?" as a good hinter. The terminal will be in front of one of Installation 04's believed pulse generators.

Meta Game (10G each for total of 90G)

Each level has a required number of points that must be earned. Turn on Gold skulls for bonus points, keep your amount of time playing in mind, don't betray any UNSC soldiers, and kill as many Covenant or Flood as possible. The method and number of kills is more important than anything else. Certain methods of kill earn more points than other. Most levels can be done on Heroic difficulty but Halo and Cortana may require Legendary due to how "small" the levels are.

Graduate (10G)

Earn 5 EXP or finish 10 games to complete the requirements for Basic Training (Online).

UNSC Spartan (15G)

Earn your Sergeant rating to be recognized as a true Spartan (Online-20 exp).

Spartan Officer (25G)

Advance to the Spartan Officer ranks (Online-70 exp and 10 skill). You may want to earn for experience points in Social matches in order to get better so your rating does not go down when you lose.

Two for One (5G)

Score a double kill with a single spartan laser shot in a ranked free for all playlist (Online). If you move as you fire the Spartan Laser, it can create a "fan effect" which can kill multiple opponents simultaneously.

Triple Kill (5G)

Kill 3 enemies within 4 seconds of one another in a ranked free for all playlist (Online). Can easily be done on objective games: Odd ball, King of the Hill, etc. Stand back and focus on killing instead of wining the objective.

Over Kill (5G)

Kill 4 enemies within 4 seconds of one another in a ranked free for all playlist (Online). Very hard unless you have cooperation or excellent skills. Best done on small map with swords or rockets. See * Two for One. Can be done easily in "King of the Hill", just wait outside the hill and finish off everyone inside.

Lee R. Wilson Memorial (5G)

Score 5 grenade sticks in any ranked free for all playlist (Online). Best done on swords with plasma grenades. Instead of killing with weapons, focus on sticking them only.

Killing Frenzy (5G)

Killl 10 enemies without dying in any ranked free for all playlist (Online). Use an objective game and grab a Sniper Rifle and pick off one person at a time. Kill and hide...someone may catch on and try to stop you. If you do this with a Sniper Rifle you can also get the Headshot Honcho achievement.

Steppin' Razor (5G)

Score a Triple Kill with the sword in a ranked free for all playlist (Online). Wait and watch for people to gather together in sword games or use a Bubble Shield to protect yourself and allow people to come at you and pick them off. * See Two for One.

Mongoose Mowdown (5G)

Splatter an enemy with the mongoose in a ranked free for all playlist (Online). Best done accidently or play the entire game trying to run someone over instead of using weapons. Isolation and High Gound are good hunting grounds. You'll need to be driving at top speed and hit your target squarely.

Up Close and Personal (5G)

Kill 5 enemies by melee or assassination in a ranked free for all playlist (Online). Best done in swords or with Gravity Hammers. Focus on beating down people instead of using a weapon.

MVP (5G)

Earn the MVP by scoring the most kills in any ranked playlist (Online). This you will really have to earn by scoring the most out of either team (losing or winning). .

Maybe Next time Buddy (5G)

Board the same vehicle within 10 seconds after being boarded in any free for all playlist (Online). Can be done on Rumble Pit. Sign on with guest and have the guest board you and then you board their vehicle.

Too Close to the Sun (5G)

Destroy an enemy Banshee with the Spartan Laser or Missle Pod in a ranked playlist or in campaign. An easy spot to complete this achievement is near the start of The Covenant after the first batch of Brutes and Grunts. Banshees occupy the airspace there, and Master Chief spawns with a Spartan Laser. You can easily shoot down a Banshee in the area that the Pelican drops a Mongoose.

Fear the Pink Mist (5G)

Kill 5 enemies with the Needler in a ranked free for all playlist or in campaign. Campaign on Normal first level.

Headshot Honcho (5G)

Kill 10 enemies with sniper headshots in a ranked free for all playlist or in campaign.

We're in for Some Chop (5G)

Destroy an enemy vehicle with equipment in a ranked playlist or in campaign. One way to get this achievement is to start Tsavo Highway second loading point, keep a fuel rod gun and wait for the Brute Choppers to come after you destroy the Wraith. You may have to kill all of the UNSC troops first as they tend to get a little greedy and destroy the choppers before you do. When the first chopper charges you, blast it 2-3 times with the fuel rod gun or shoot at the vehicle itself with a full round of Battle Rifle ammo, and throw your Trip Mine directly at the damaged Chopper so it blows up on contact, destroying the vehicle and its driver. Can be done on Normal.

Used Car Salesman (5G)

Destroy a vehicle that has three enemies in it in a ranked playlist or in campaign. In the hanger of Crow's Nest two Phantoms come inside the hanger, three if playing on Heroic and Legendary. You can also wait until after Forward Unto Dawn drops off the three Scorpions and the Gauss Warthog. There are multiple opportunities where a Phantom is stationary and in range. Using the Scorpian's primary weapon, roughly 5-7 direct hits will shoot it down.

Skulls (10G each for total of 90G)

Find and grab each skull by pressing the right bumper (default controller settings), once you hold it for a few seconds, the achievement message will pop up and you can drop it by pressing to switch weapons or throw a gernade.

Gold Skulls:

Iron - If you die while playing solo, you will restart at the beginning of the level (you cannot revert to the last checkpoint at any time). If any player dies while playing co-operative, you will reset to the last checkpoint.

Black Eye - Your Energy Shield will not recharge until you perform a melee hit. The Energy Sword and Gravity Hammer's R-Trigger attacks count as a melee attack. Hijacking also counts as a melee attack.

Tough Luck - Enemies dodge grenades, needles, and vehicle assaults with a far greater success rate. However, plasma and spike grenade sticks are still possible at close range, and from behind.

Catch - All AI-controlled units, friend or foe, throw grenades more often, where applicable. The Catch skull has no effect on Flood, as they don't throw grenades. It should be noted that they will throw a unlimited amount of grenades at their enemies. Grunts have been seen throwing more than 4 in a row. The skull does not seem to increase the number of Kamikaze Grunts, however.

Fog - Your motion sensor is no longer visible.

Thunderstorm- All enemies (and Sangheili allies) are promoted to the next available rank. The number of shielded Flood combat forms is also increased. Elites that would have been Majors do not become Ultras, however, and stay the same rank. Basically, field promotions for everyone!

Famine - All weapons that are dropped by enemies or are scripted to spawn on the ground (e.g., near a downed Pelican or group of dead bodies) have halved or reduced ammunition or charge. However, weapons found in cases still have the regular amount of ammo.

Tilt - All energy shields (including Brutes' and excluding the Master Chief's) are made a lot stronger. Human projectile weapons cannot take down Brute Shields.

Mythic - Each difficulty setting becomes the next hardest, e.g. easy=normal, normal=heroic, heroic=legendary, legendary=mythic.

Trivia

• Unlocking all achievements gives the Security helmet.
• Getting 1000/1000 gamerpoints and finding all 13 Skulls unlocks the Katana body.
• "Marathon Man" refers to Bungie's Marathon series, where interactive computer terminals were plentiful.
• The name of the "Askar" achievement is actually in Bahasa Melayu (the formal language in Malaysia) and the meaning is "soldier". Also in Swahili (the official language of Kenya and Tanzania), the word "askari" can mean soldier or policeman. Similarly, iun Pashto/Pashtu/Pushtu/Pakhto (representative of dialectal differences in pronunciation) Asgar can mean soldier, or more generally a member of any armed force. (Pashto is one of two official languages of Afghanistan, and is also spoken in the tribal region of Northern Pakistan.)
• There are 49 total achievements. 49 is equal to 7 times 7, which is another seven reference in the Halo series. However, at PAX 2008, photographs of brand new Halo 3 achievements were taken. There were 30 in total, taking the total Halo 3 achievements count up to 79 With 7 + 9 = 16, and 1 + 6 = 7.
• The online-only achievements can only be obtained by the playlist, Lone Wolves and Head to Head. Occasionally Double EXP Weekend playlists do have Ranked FFA playlist(s) as well, like: Legendary Brawl.
• Some players have been known to use the language glitch for the Halo 3 XBL FFA achievements, and this is considered boosting and frowned upon by most Halo gamers.

The UNSC Spartan Achievement, which you recieve for reaching sergeant status online, has been known not to unlock for some people regardless of rank.

Sources

• List of achievements at Xbox 360 Achievements.org
• Leaked DLC achievements shown at PAX 08