Up Close and Personal

Up Close and Personal is an achievement in Halo 3. It was awarded for killing 5 enemies by melee or assassination in a ranked free for all playlist.

Following the shutdown of Xbox 360 Halo online services on January 13, 2022, this achievement is no longer attainable.

Rewards
Unlocking this achievement provides the following rewards;
 * Ascetic chest armor permutation for use by Elite characters.
 * Ascetic chest armor permutation for use by Elite characters.

Tips
An easy way to get this achievement was to acquire the gravity hammer on Guardian, stay in the shadows, and just smash players as they came around corners. The same worked on levels with Energy Swords, such as The Pit. Another way to get it was to use cloaking and try to sneak around an enemy or two. Also, a good strategy on Guardian was to hang out outside the main building with a Gravity Hammer, and smash people as they come around corners. If the hammer smash didn't kill them directly, there's a good chance that the splash effect from the hammer would throw them off the edge.

Another such way to get this achievement was to get a Swords match in Lone Wolves. All kills with the Energy Sword count as a melee kill; therefore, all the player had to do is get 5 kills.