Halo: The Master Chief Collection Skulls
 Skulls are gameplay modifiers with the appearance of a human skull featured in Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Like in Halo 3: ODST, Halo: Reach and Halo 4, the skulls are no longer easter eggs in-game, and can also be accessed in the campaign menu without claiming them in campaign levels. A total 37 skulls are included in the collection, including several unique additions to Halo 2: Anniversary.[1] Skulls in The Master Chief Collection are divided into two categories: Scoring and Non-Scoring. Scoring skulls increase the challenge and reward players with higher score multipliers or bonuses to base enemy values when turned on. Non-Scoring skulls can either be neutral, such as Grunt Birthday Party, or in cases of cheat-like skulls, have a score multiplier of zero. Zero multiplier skulls like Scarab disqualify level times and scores from being recorded on the leaderboard and disable score and time-based achievements.[1] Contents
List of skulls[edit]The games in which the skull is available are listed below each skull. Pre-order skulls are marked with an * and unlocked globally on December 12, 2014. With the exception of these as well as the Swarm skulls, all other skulls are unlocked from the start.[1] Additionally, the Blind, Anger, Catch, Ghost, Sputnik, That's Just Wrong, Thunderstorm and Tough Luck skulls were not useable in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary at launch, but were implemented via updates in the MCC Insider Program. Anger[edit]"Enemies fire their weapons faster and more frequently."
Assassins[edit]"All enemies in the game are permanently cloaked."
Bandanna*[edit]"Infinite Ammo."
Black Eye[edit]"Your shields only recharge when you melee enemies. Bash your way to better health!"
Blind[edit]"HUD and weapon do not display onscreen."
Bonded Pair*[edit]"Co-op skull: When one player dies, the other player gets a large damage boost that lasts a while."
Boom*[edit]"Explosions have twice the damage radius. Light fuse, run away."
Catch[edit]"Enemies throw and drop more grenades."
Cowbell[edit]"Acceleration from explosions is increased."
Envy[edit]"Chief trades his flashlight for Active Camo."
Eye Patch[edit]"Auto aim features disabled for all weapons. You'll miss it when it's gone."
Famine[edit]"Weapons dropped by AI have half the ammo they normally would. You might want to pack an extra magazine."
Feather*[edit]"Player and enemy melee strikes impart more movement physics."
Fog[edit]"The motion tracker is disabled. You'll miss those eyes in the back of your head."
Foreign[edit]"Covenant weapons: How do they work? Players cannot pick up or use Covenant weapons."
Ghost[edit]"AI no longer flinch from attacks."
Grunt Birthday Party[edit]"Grunt headshots lead to glorious celebrations." Note: the plasma grenade explosion effect from the original Halo 2 is replaced with the confetti and cheering effect from later games.
Grunt Funeral*[edit]"Grunts die in a blaze of glory. And plasma."
Iron[edit]"Death carries a heavy price. Dying in co-op resets you at your last saved checkpoint. Dying solo restarts the level."
IWHBYD(I Would Have Been Your Daddy)[edit]"Rare combat dialogue becomes more common."
Jacked[edit]"Players can only enter ground vehicles by boarding."
Malfunction[edit]"Every time you respawn, a random element of your HUD is disabled."
Masterblaster[edit]"Co-op skull: One player's shields recharge to overshield level and can only melee while the second player has no shields but infinite ammo. Roles switch after a number of enemy kills."
Mythic[edit]"Enemies have increased health."
Piñata*[edit]"Punching enemies makes them drop grenades. Beat them 'til candy comes out!"
Prophet Birthday Party[edit]"Punch that Prophet up to 11." (each punch the player lands on the Prophet of Regret on the level Regret is accompanied by an electric guitar lick).
Recession[edit]"Every shot is worth twice the ammo. Save those bullets, player."
Scarab[edit]"All player-held weapons fire Scarab Gun beams."
SO...ANGRY...[edit]"Enraged Brutes explode like a frag grenade if not dispatched within seconds. Base Brute score values are increased."
Sputnik[edit]"Mass of objects is decreased, making them more easily displaced."
Streaking[edit]"Player shields constantly decay at a slow pace but recharge some with every enemy kill."
Swarm[edit]"Hunters are much stronger. Base Hunter score values are increased."
That's Just... Wrong[edit]"Increases enemy awareness of player."
They Come Back[edit]"Flood Combat Forms spawned by Infection Forms reanimating a corpse are much more dangerous. Flood Combat Form score values are increased."
Thunderstorm[edit]"Upgrades the rank of most enemies."
Tilt[edit]"Enemy resistances and weaknesses are increased."
Tough Luck[edit]"Enemies always go berserk, always dive out of the way, never flee."
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