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A '''headshot''' is a shot fired at an enemy's head. Headshots, when fired from a presicion 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. | A '''headshot''' is a shot fired at an enemy's head. Headshots, when fired from a presicion 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. | ||
==Damage System== | == Damage System == | ||
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. | 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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*[[Z-110 Boltshot]] | *[[Z-110 Boltshot]] | ||
*[[Z-250 lightrifle]] | *[[Z-250 lightrifle]] | ||
*[[Z-750 | *[[Z-750 binary rifle]] | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
*In ''Halo 3'' | * 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]]. | ||
*In ''Halo 3: ODST'', the achievement "[[Boom, Headshot]]" is unlocked by killing 10 opponents with headshots with the [[M6C/SOCOM]]. | * In ''Halo 3: ODST'', the achievement "[[Boom, Headshot]]" is unlocked by killing 10 opponents with headshots with the [[M6C/SOCOM]]. | ||
*In ''Halo: Reach'''s [[Firefight]] mode, AI enemies can headshot you. | * In ''Halo: Reach''{{'}}s [[Firefight]] mode, AI enemies can headshot you. | ||
*In ''Halo 5'', headshots cause a different hit marker to signify increased damage. | * In ''Halo 5: Guardians'', headshots cause a different hit marker to signify increased damage. | ||
*This critical damage red marker will also be shown when a Hunter | ** This critical damage red marker will also be shown when an 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. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||