Cut Halo 5: Guardians medals
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During the development of Halo 5: Guardians, a number of medals were concepted and prototyped by 343 Industries for inclusion in the game, though were ultimately cut for unknown reasons. To view the medals that were included in the final release of Halo 5, see here.
Beta medals
The following medals were included in the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta, but cut from the final release of the game.
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 Armaggedon Get 4 kills with a Rocket Launcher[1] | ||||||||
List of unused medal icons
The medal icons below are still present in Halo 5's game files, but 343 Industries possibly unknowingly used versions of them that aren't anywhere near as detailed as the ones currently used in-game. A few of these medal icons were actually shared on a Halo Waypoint community update. They were described as being the final medal art for the game.[2]
List of unknown medal icons
The medal icons below have no known use.
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List of unused voice lines for medals
Various unused voice lines for potential medals that have no known medal icons associated with them.
| Name | Requirement | Default Announcer | Spartan Edward Buck | Yabda the Merciless | 031 Exuberant Witness |
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| Aim for the head | Requirement unknown. | "Aim for the head." | |||
| Against all odds | Possibly related to the Halo 5 Breakout Commendation which has the same name. | "Against all odds." | "Well I'll be damned." | "Against the odds." | "How unlikely." |
| Amazing | Requirement unknown. | "Amazing." | "Amazing." | "Amazing." | "Amazing." |
| Astounding | Requirement unknown. | "Astounding." | "Astounding." | "Astounding." | "Astounding." |
| Armageddon | Halo 5 Beta: Kill 4 opponents in a row with the Rocket Launcher without dying. | "Armageddon." | |||
| Arsenal | Requirement unknown. | "Arsenal." | |||
| Bangarang | Requirement unknown. | "Bangarang." | "Bangarang." | "Blamarang." | "Bangarang." |
| Buffalo | Requirement unknown. | "Buffalo." | "Buffalo." | "Buffalo." | "Buffalo." |
| Clutch Capture | Possibly Strongholds related, capture a Stronghold to tie or win the game like Clutch Kill. | "Clutch capture." | |||
| Commandeer | Requirement unknown. | "Commandeer." | |||
| Conduit Kill | Requirement unknown. | "Conduit kill." | |||
| Crispy | Requirement unknown. | "Crispy." | "Oh! Crispy." | "Crispy." | "Crispy." |
| Extra Crispy | Likely related to the Crispy voice line, requirement is unknown. | "Extra crispy." | "Extra crispy." | "Extra crispy." | "Extra crispy." |
| Double Perfect Kill | Likely earned by scoring 2 of any Perfect Kill medals within 4.5 seconds. | "Double perfect kill." | |||
| Exceptional | Requirement unknown. | "Exceptional." | |||
| Fabulous | Interacting with the Skull item on the map Atlas in Forge, this line plays. It's usage beyond that is unknown. | "Fabulous." | "Fabulous." | "Fabulous." | "Fabulous." |
| Fantabulous | Likely related to the Fabulous line. | "Fantabulous." | |||
| Fantastic | Requirement unknown. | "Fantastic." | |||
| Firewall | Requirement unknown. | "Firewall." | |||
| Feeling Lucky | Requirement unknown. | "Feeling lucky." | |||
| Genghis Kill | Requirement unknown. | "Genghis kill." | |||
| Get Rekt | Requirement unknown. | "Get rekt." | |||
| Gunner | Requirement unknown. | "Gunner." | "Gunner." | "Gunster." | "Gunner." |
| Gun-tacular | Requirement unknown. | "Gun-tacular." | |||
| Hard Fought | Requirement unknown. | "Hard fought." | |||
| Honey Badger | Requirement unknown. | "Honey badger." | |||
| House Cleaner | Requirement unknown. | "House cleaner." | |||
| Incredible | Requirement unknown. | "Incredible." | |||
| Infester | Likely related to the Infector medal, possibly meant to be the Carrier medal. | "Infester." | |||
| Intermission | Possibly meant to play in between rounds of Warzone Firefight. | "Intermission." | "Break time." | "Time out break." | "Intermission." |
| Killary Clinton | Requirement unknown. Similar to Chenymania | "Killary Clinton." | |||
| Deadshot | Changed: Kill an enemy player with the last bullet in your magazine. Renamed to Last Shot. | ||||
| Lemon Head | Likely a reference to Brian Lemon at 343 Industries. | "Lemon head." | |||
| Light Headed | Requirement unknown. | "Light headed." | |||
| Lock and Load | Requirement unknown. | "Lock and load." | |||
| Lock and Loaded | Requirement unknown. | "Lock and loaded." | |||
| Long Life | Requirement unknown. | "Long life." | |||
| Mind Boggling | Requirement unknown. | "Mind boggling." | |||
| Napoleon Blownapart | The medal was likely not called "Napoleon Blownapart". | "Napolen blownapart." | "Genghis Khan annihilated." | "Charlemagne." | "Sundered star explosion." |
| Nemesis | Requirement unknown. | "Nemesis." | |||
| Nice | Requirement unknown. | "Nice." | "Nice." | "Nice." | "Nice." |
| Offense Spree | Requirement unknown. | "Offense spree." | |||
| One Man Army | In Halo 4, the requirements for cut Armageddon medal grants this as an achievement. | "One man army." | "One man army." | "One human army." | "One man army." |
| Over throw | Requirement unknown. | "Over throw." | |||
| Over watch | Requirement unknown. | "Over watch." | |||
| Phenomenal | Requirement unknown. | "Phenomenal." | |||
| Ponies, Ponies | Requirement unknown. | "Ponies, Ponies." | "Ponies." | "Ponies." | "Ponies." |
| Red line | Name is similar to the Redlined It race medal in Halo 2: Anniversary. Requirement unknown. | "Red line." | |||
| Remarkable | Requirement unknown. | "Remarkable." | |||
| Special Delivery | Requirement unknown. Medal was reused in Halo: Infinite. | "Special delivery." | |||
| Self Defense | Requirement unknown. | "Self defense." | "Self defense." | "Self defense." | "Self defense." |
| Sharpshooter | In every Halo game this medal has been in, it's requirements have changed. Requirements are unknown. Medal was reused in Halo: Infinite. | "Sharp shooter." | "Sharp shooter." | "Shoot sharper." | "Sharp shooter." |
| Sole Survivor | Possibly meant to replace the Last Man Standing medal. Medal was reused in Halo: Infinite. | "Sole survivor." | |||
| Skeet shot | Requirement unknown. | "Skeet shot." | |||
| Shoulder Bash | Kill an enemy with Shoulder Bash. Renamed to Spartan Charge. | ||||
| Stay down | Requirement unknown. | "Stay down." | "Stay down." | "And stay dead." | "Remain prostrate." |
| Steamy | Requirement unknown. | "Steamy." | "Steamy." | "Steamy." | "Steamy." |
| Sticky | Requirement unknown. | "Sticky." | |||
| Stolen | Requirement unknown. | "Stolen." | "Stolen." | "Stolen." | "Stolen." |
| Takedown | Possibly related to the Team Takedown medal. It could also be related to the Warzone Takedown medals. Requirements are unknown. | "Takedown." | |||
| Terrific | Requirement unknown. | "Terrific." | |||
| That was close | Requirement unknown. | "That was close." | "Woo! Close one." | "Close one." | "Exceedingly close." |
| Thrill Kill | Requirement unknown. | "Thrill kill." | |||
| Totaled | Requirement unknown. | "Totaled." | "Totaled." | "Total." | "Totaled." |
| Tremendous | Requirement unknown. | "Tremendous." | |||
| Zagatack | Requirement unknown. | "Zagatack." |
Trivia
- The unused medal line "Lemon Head" is likely a reference to the gamertag of Brian Lemon, known as Evil Lemonhead, who was the former Lead Multiplayer Producer for Halo 5: Guardians.
- Potentially related to a medal, there exists a "Fabulous" line that occurs on the map Atlas in Forge when spawning the Skull item. If the player interacts with it in any way, the line will play. Therefore it could be theorized that the medal could have been earned by using the physics of the skull to kill an opponent, though this is unknown.
- Much like Halo 2, there's an unused medal line referencing a political figure named "Killary Clinton." This is obviously a nod to Hillary Clinton, in the same way that Cheneymania was a nod to Dick Cheney. Unlike Cheneymania however, its purpose is unknown.
Sources
- ^ YouTube - Holodrone, Halo 5: Guardians Beta - Armageddon (Retrieved on Jul 30, 2026)
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Multiplayer Merits (Retrieved on Jun 6, 2017) [local archive] [external archive]
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