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Achievements (Halo: Reach)

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All the achievements in Halo: Reach, excluding the Noble Map Pack, Defiant Map Pack and Anniversary Map Pack DLC achievements.

There are a total of forty-nine achievements that were shipped with the game totaling 1,000 gamerscore in Halo: Reach: twenty-three Campaign, seven Firefight, four Multiplayer, six Training, and nine Player Experience achievements.

The Noble Map Pack and Defiant Map Pack DLC packs added another ten achievements to Halo: Reach, with seven and three, respectively. An additional three achievements were released for the Defiant Map Pack alongside the release of the Anniversary Map Pack which also included another seven achievements.

Following the shutdown of Xbox 360 Halo online services on January 13, 2022, the online achievements are no longer attainable.[1][2]

List[edit]

Campaign[edit]

Icon Name Description Gamerscore gamerscore
Level Completion
HR Achievement We're Just Getting Started.png We're Just Getting Started Complete the 2nd mission on Normal or harder. 10 gamerscore
HR Achievement Protocol Dictates Action.png Protocol Dictates Action Complete the 3rd mission on Normal or harder. 10 gamerscore
HR Achievement I Need a Weapon.png I Need a Weapon Complete the 4th mission on Normal or harder. 10 gamerscore
HR Achievement To War.png To War Complete the 5th mission on Normal or harder. 10 gamerscore
HR Achievement You Flew Pretty Good.png You Flew Pretty Good Complete the 6th mission on Normal or harder. 10 gamerscore
HR Achievement Into the Howling Dark.png Into the Howling Dark Complete the 7th mission on Normal or harder. 10 gamerscore
HR Achievement Dust and Echoes.png Dust and Echoes Complete the 8th mission on Normal or harder. 10 gamerscore
HR Achievement This is Not Your Grave.png This is Not Your Grave... Complete the 9th mission on Normal or harder. 10 gamerscore
HR Achievement Send Me Out with a Bang.png Send Me Out... with a Bang Complete the 10th mission on Normal or harder. 10 gamerscore
Campaign Completion
HR Achievement The Soldier We Needed You To Be.png The Soldier We Needed You To Be Complete the Campaign on Normal difficulty. 25 gamerscore
HR Achievement Folks Need Heroes.png Folks Need Heroes... Complete the Campaign on Heroic difficulty. 50 gamerscore
HR Achievement Gods Must Be Strong.png Gods Must Be Strong Complete the Campaign on Legendary difficulty. 125 gamerscore
HR Achievement A Monument to All Your Sins.png A Monument to All Your Sins Complete every mission in Halo: Reach alone, on Legendary. 150 gamerscore
Miscellaneous
HR Achievement They've Always Been Faster.png They've Always Been Faster Clear the 2nd mission without setting foot in a drivable vehicle. 25 gamerscore
HR Achievement Two Corpses in One Grave.png Two Corpses in One Grave Kill 2 vehicles at once with the Target Locator in the 3rd mission. 25 gamerscore
HR Achievement Banshees, Fast and Low.png Banshees, Fast and Low Hijack a Banshee during the Reach Campaign. 25 gamerscore
HR Achievement Your Heresy Will Stay Your Feet.png Your Heresy Will Stay Your Feet Kill the Elite Zealot before he escapes during the 5th mission. 25 gamerscore
HR Achievement If They Came to Hear Me Beg.png If They Came to Hear Me Beg Perform an Assassination against an Elite to survive a fall that would've been fatal. 25 gamerscore
HR Achievement Wake Up, Buttercup.png Wake Up, Buttercup Destroy the Corvette's engines & escort in under 3 minutes in the 6th mission on Heroic or harder. 25 gamerscore
HR Achievement Tank Beats Everything.png Tank Beats Everything Finish the 9th mission on Legendary with the Scorpion intact. 25 gamerscore
HR Achievement Lucky Me.png Lucky Me Earn a Triple Kill while jetpacking in Campaign, Firefight or Matchmaking. 25 gamerscore
HR Achievement KEEP IT CLEAN.png KEEP IT CLEAN Kill 7 Moa during the 2nd mission of the Campaign. 5 gamerscore
HR Achievement I Didn't Train to Be a Pilot.png I Didn't Train to Be a Pilot Kill 3 of the Anti-Aircraft Batteries during the 8th mission. 10 gamerscore

Firefight[edit]

Icon Name Description Gamerscore gamerscore
HR Achievement Score Attack.png Score Attack Score 15,000 points in Score Attack Firefight Matchmaking. 10 gamerscore
HR Achievement Firestarter.png Firestarter Score 50,000 points in a Firefight game. 10 gamerscore
HR Achievement Blaze of Glory.png Blaze of Glory Score 200,000 points in a Firefight game. 25 gamerscore
HR Achievement Heat in the Pipe.png Heat in the Pipe Score 1,000,000 points in a Firefight game. 75 gamerscore
HR Achievement Crowd Control.png Crowd Control Earn a Killionaire medal in Firefight. 10 gamerscore
HR Achievement Game, Set, Match.png Game, Set, Match Complete a Firefight set on Legendary without dying. 25 gamerscore
HR Achievement Knife to a Gun Fight.png Knife to a Gunfight As an Elite, killed 5 Spartan players in Matchmaking. 5 gamerscore

Multiplayer[edit]

Icon Name Description Gamerscore gamerscore
HR Achievement Be My Wingman, Anytime.png Be My Wingman, Anytime Let a teammate spawn on you 5 times in an Invasion Matchmaking game. 5 gamerscore
HR Achievement Yes, Sensei.png Yes, Sensei Earn a First Strike Medal in a Matchmaking game. 10 gamerscore
HR Achievement Skunked.png Skunked Win a game of Invasion in the 1st phase. 10 gamerscore
HR Achievement What's a Killing Spree.png What's a Killing Spree? Earned a Killing Spree in multiplayer Matchmaking. 5 gamerscore

Player Experience[edit]

Icon Name Description Gamerscore gamerscore
HR Achievement Make It Rain.png Make It Rain Purchase an item from the Armory that requires the rank of Lt. Colonel. 10 gamerscore
HR Achievement The Start of Something.png The Start of Something Reach the rank of Corporal in the UNSC. 15 gamerscore
HR Achievement An Honor Serving.png An Honor Serving Reach the rank of Captain in the UNSC. 25 gamerscore
HR Achievement A Storage Solution.png A Storage Solution Use the File Browser to upload a file to your File Share. 5 gamerscore
HR Achievement A New Challenger.png A New Challenger Complete all of the Daily Challenges in a given day. 10 gamerscore
HR Achievement Make it Drizzle.png Make it Drizzle Purchase an item from the Armory. 10 gamerscore
HR Achievement Cool File, Bro.png Cool File, Bro Recommend a file to someone. 5 gamerscore
HR Achievement Lemme Upgrade Ya.png Lemme Upgrade Ya Advance a Commendation to a Silver state. 10 gamerscore
HR Achievement One Down, 51 to Go.png One Down, 51 to Go Complete a Weekly Challenge. 10 gamerscore

Training[edit]

Icon Name Description Gamerscore gamerscore
HR Achievement Doctor, Doctor.png Doctor, Doctor Use a Health Pack to replenish life after taking body damage. 5 gamerscore
HR Achievement That's A Knife.png That's A Knife Perform an Assassination on an enemy. 10 gamerscore
HR Achievement I See You Favor A 45.png I See You Favor A .45 Kill 10 enemies in a Firefight or Campaign session with the M6G pistol. 10 gamerscore
HR Achievement An Elegant Weapon.png An Elegant Weapon Kill 10 enemies in a Firefight or Campaign session with the DMR. 10 gamerscore
HR Achievement Swap Meet.png Swap Meet Trade weapons with an AI ally in Campaign. 10 gamerscore
HR Achievement A Spoonful of Blamite.png A Spoonful of Blamite Kill 10 enemies in Firefight or Campaign with a supercombine explosion. 10 gamerscore

Downloadable Content[edit]

Icon Name Description Gamerscore gamerscore
Noble Map Pack
HR Achievement Both Barrels.png Both Barrels Earn a Double Kill with the shotgun in multiplayer Matchmaking. 50 gamerscore
HR Achievement Cross-mappin'.png Cross-Mappin' Killed a player at long range with the DMR in a matchmade Slayer game. 50 gamerscore
HR Achievement Offensive Driver.png Offensive Driver Earned a kill in a matchmade Rocket Race game. 20 gamerscore
HR Achievement Poppin' & Lockin'.png Poppin' & Lockin' Destroyed a vehicle using Armor Lock in a matchmade game. 25 gamerscore
HR Achievement Totally Worth It.png Totally Worth It Earned a Double Kill from the Grave in multiplayer Matchmaking. 50 gamerscore
HR Achievement You Ate All the Chips.png You Ate All the Chips Collected all of the flags in a matchmade Stockpile game. 42 gamerscore
HR Achievement You Blew It Up!.png You Blew It Up! Blew up the research facility in a matchmade Invasion game on Breakpoint. 13 gamerscore
Defiant Map Pack
HR Achievement Return to Sender.png Return to Sender Successfully return two flags in a matchmade CTF game. 30 gamerscore
HR Achievement Crackin' Skulls.png Crackin' Skulls Kill 3 players with the Oddball in a matchmade Oddball game. 45 gamerscore
HR Achievement Candy from a Baby.png Candy from a Baby Capture two flags from an enemy capture zone in a matchmade Stockpile game. 75 gamerscore
HR Achievement All Alone.png All Alone Be the last surviving uninfected player in a matchmade infection game. 10 gamerscore
HR Achievement Don't Touch That.png Don't Touch That! Prevent the attacking team from touching the flag in a matchmaking 1-Flag CTF game. 25 gamerscore
HR Achievement Paper Beats Rock.png Paper Beats Rock Assassinate a player that just exited Armor Lock in a matchmade game. 15 gamerscore
Anniversary Map Pack
HR Achievement Top Shot.png Top Shot Get 3 headshot kills in a row in a matchmade game. 50 gamerscore
HR Achievement Emergency Room.png Emergency Room Infect 3 players in a single round in a matchmade Infection game. 15 gamerscore
HR Achievement Stick it to the Man.png Stick it to the Man! Stick and kill the flag carrier with a Anskum-pattern plasma grenade in a matchmade game. 20 gamerscore
HR Achievement Dive Bomber.png Dive Bomber Perform a Beat Down on an enemy player while using the jetpack during a matchmade game. 50 gamerscore
HR Achievement License to Kill.png License to Kill Run over 5 people with a vehicle in a matchmade game. 15 gamerscore
HR Achievement Bounty Hunter.png Bounty Hunter Capture 10 skulls at once in a matchmade Headhunter game. 75 gamerscore
HR Achievement From Hell's Heart.png From Hell's Heart Kill an enemy player that sticks you with a plasma grenade with their own grenade in a matchmade game. 25 gamerscore

Trivia[edit]

  • The image of "They've Always Been Faster", winged MJOLNIR boots, is a reference to the winged sandals of Hermes, which were said to make him extremely fast.
  • All of the Campaign achievement titles, along with many of the others, are quotations from the Halo games and books.
  • A few of the other achievements reference other bits of popular culture.

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