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| | [[Image:Sniping Headshot.jpg|thumb|A headshot made with a sniper rifle.]] |
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| | A '''headshot''' occurs when a bullet or projectile is fired at an enemy's head causing an instant kill. Headshots are most commonly performed with semi-automatic weapons with scopes that have a high damage level such as the [[Sniper Rifle]], [[Particle Beam Rifle]], [[Battle Rifle]], [[Carbine]] and [[Pistol]]. |
| {{Disambig header|the gameplay mechanic|the medal|Headshot (medal)}}
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| [[File:Halo 3 Picture 2.jpg|thumb|A close-up of a headshot in Halo 3. The weapon used was a Sniper Rifle. The remains of the crippled shielding and blood from the exit wound are clearly visible.]] | |
| A '''headshot''' is a shot fired at an enemy's head. Headshots, when fired from a precision weapon, will instantly kill an unshielded target. Due to the size of a target's head relative to the size of their body, however, headshots are relatively difficult to perform. They are typically performed with scoped weapons. It should be noted that while any shot to the head could be (informally) called a "headshot", headshot-related awards (like [[medals]]) are only given if the headshot was a fatal shot. That is to say, a kill will only count as a headshot kill if the headshot was the killing shot. | |
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| == Damage System ==
| | Headshots require a great amount of accuracy, so using weapons that do not aim well (such as the [[Shotgun]] or [[Assault Rifle]]) or weapons that do not have a scope do not regularly result in headshots unless at close range. A one-hit-kill can be made with the [[Shotgun]], although it is extremely difficult and takes a LOT of practice. |
| Headshots will instantly kill an unshielded opponent, but does not do any extra damage to shields. That is to say, a shielded opponent will take the same amount of damage no matter where they are shot.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p54yFedYHb4 '''YouTube:''' ''Halo 3: Shot Location Damage Experiment'']</ref> Shooting a shielded opponent in the head does exactly the same amount of damage as shooting them in the foot. | |
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| The reason that Sniper Rifle and Beam Rifle headshots can instantly kill a shielded opponent is because Sniper and Beam Rifles do more than enough damage to drain an opponent's shields and cause slight damage to Health as well. If the shot hits the head, the "leftover" damage is inflicted on the newly-unshielded opponent's head. Indeed, any damage inflicted upon an unshielded head will kill the victim immediately, provided that the damage was inflicted by a headshot-capable weapon. For example, in ''Halo 3'', 12 shots from a Battle Rifle does a total of 72 damage. A player has 70 shield points, so 11 and <sup>2</sup>/<sub>3</sub> of the shots (35 bullets total) are used for the shield and the remaining bullet does the fatal headshot.<ref>{{Cite BWU|13233|02/08/08}}</ref> A sniper round does roughly 80 damage, 70 of which is used for the shield and 10 of which go for the body, which means a kill in the case of a headshot. In ''Halo: Reach'', the damage system has been altered where damage applied to a shielded enemy would result in a headshot.<ref name="Interview">[http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/03/31/exclusive-interview-on-the-halo-reach-sandbox.aspx '''GameInformer''': ''Exclusive Interview On The Halo: Reach Sandbox'']</ref> In order to successfully produce a headshot, the player has to eliminate the enemy's shield, though the only exception to this would be the sniper rifle.{{Ref/Reuse|Interview}} In ''Halo 5: Guardians'', headshots with weapons such as the [[MA5D assault rifle]], the [[M739 SAW]], and the [[M20 PDW]] do extra damage, though they don't kill instantly.
| | Headshots are most commonly executed by more skilled players than the average rookie, due to the high level of skill involved in shooting someone in the head while running as opposed to a killing shot to the chest such as the [[Rocket Launcher]] would provide. |
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| == Aiming ==
| | Note that the [[Assault Rifle]] and the [[SMG]] don't provide any increased damage for headshots, along with many other fully automatic weapons such as the [[Plasma Rifle]]. |
| Scoring a headshot on a multiplayer enemy is relatively straightforward, as the head is clearly identifiable and almost always visible.
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| [[Face Painting|Face painting]] is an effective technique when going for a headshot, as is the act of leading one's target. Watching the [[reticule]] on the [[heads-up display]] is also useful; in all ''Halo'' first-person shooter games after ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', a small red dot will appear at the center of the reticule when aiming at an enemy's head. | | Headshots are incredibly easy to do with a [[Battle Rifle]] or [[Carbine]]. When the crosshairs is over a enemy's head, they turn bright red and a small red dot appears in the middle of the crosshairs. |
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| == Headshot-capable weapons ==
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| Not all weapons in the ''Halo'' series are headshot-capable. It is entirely possible to shoot an opponent in the head with a headshot-''in''capable weapon, but the hit will not count as a headshot.
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| *[[Battle rifle|BR-series Battle Rifles]]
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| *[[M392 DMR]]
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| *[[M395 DMR]]
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| *[[M395B DMR]]
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| *[[M6 Series|M6 series sidearms]]
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| *[[SRS99 series|SRS99 series sniper rifles]]
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| *{{Pattern|Zubo|beam rifle}}
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| *{{Pattern|Gadulo|needle rifle}}
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| *{{Pattern|Sulok|beam rifle}}
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| *{{Pattern|Vostu|carbine}}
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| *{{Pattern|Mosa|carbine}}
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| *[[Z-110 Boltshot]]
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| *[[Z-250 lightrifle]]
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| *[[Z-750 binary rifle]]
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| == Trivia ==
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| * In ''Halo 3''{{'}}s [[campaign]] or [[matchmaking]], players can unlock the "[[Headshot Honcho]]" [[Achievement]] by getting ten headshots with a Sniper Rifle. Additionally, scoring headshots in ''Halo 3''{{'}}s [[Campaign Scoring|meta-game]] will earn more [[Campaign Scoring#Style Multipliers|points]].
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| * In ''Halo 3: ODST'', the achievement "[[Boom, Headshot]]" is unlocked by killing 10 opponents with headshots with the [[M6C/SOCOM]].
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| * In ''Halo: Reach''{{'}}s [[Firefight]] mode, AI enemies can headshot you.
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| * In ''Halo 5: Guardians'', headshots cause a different hit marker to signify increased damage.
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| ** This critical damage red marker will also be shown when a target is hit in their weak spots, like a [[Promethean Knight]]'s cores, a [[Mgalekgolo|Hunter]]'s exposed orange flesh, or the core on the [[Warden Eternal]]'s back.
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| == Sources ==
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| {{Ref/Sources}}
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| [[Category:Real-world terms and phrases]] | |
| [[Category:Multiplayer lexicon]]
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