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{{Center|''Were you looking for the [[Halo 2 (Windows Vista)]] achievement of the [[Assassin (achievement)|same name]]?''}} | |||
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The '''Assassin | The '''Assassin''' medal ('''Assassination''' in ''[[Halo 4]]'' and ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'') is awarded for performing an [[assassination]] on an opponent from behind in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', ''Halo 4'' and ''Halo 5: Guardians'' [[multiplayer]]. It is also awarded in [[campaign]] and [[Firefight]] in ''Halo: Reach'', and in [[Spartan Ops]] in ''Halo 4''. | ||
The Assassin medal is represented by a knife on a circle in front of a stylized X. In ''Halo: Reach'' the circle is red; in ''Halo 4'' it is blue. After the player kills an opponent by performing an [[assassination]] on an opponent from behind, a message appears on-screen that states: "''You assassinated (player's name)''." | The Assassin medal is represented by a knife on a circle in front of a stylized X. In ''Halo: Reach'' the circle is red; in ''Halo 4'' it is blue. After the player kills an opponent by performing an [[assassination]] on an opponent from behind, a message appears on-screen that states: "''You assassinated (player's name)''." | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *Starting in ''Halo: Reach'' and in subsequent games, what was a "beat down" in ''Halo 3'' is now a "pummel." What was an assassination (or a melee in the back) is now a "beat down," and an "assassination" is now holding the melee button and going into third person for an intricate death. | ||
*The ''Halo Reach'' achievement [[That's a Knife|That's A Knife]] is awarded when a player gains this medal in [[Campaign]], [[Firefight]], or [[Matchmaking]]. The phrase is a reference to the film Crocodile Dundee. | *The ''Halo Reach'' achievement [[That's a Knife|That's A Knife]] is awarded when a player gains this medal in [[Campaign]], [[Firefight]], or [[Matchmaking]]. The phrase is a reference to the film Crocodile Dundee. | ||
*Performing an Assassination on an Elite to survive a fall that would've been fatal in the ''Halo: Reach'' campaign unlocks the [[If They Came to Hear Me Beg]] achievement. | *Performing an Assassination on an Elite to survive a fall that would've been fatal in the ''Halo: Reach'' campaign unlocks the [[If They Came to Hear Me Beg]] achievement. | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery | <gallery> | ||
File:Assassin!.png| | File:Assassin!.png|Assassin medal in ''Halo: Reach''. | ||
File:H4 - Assassination.png|Assassination medal in ''Halo 4''. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{HRMedals | {{HRMedals}} | ||
{{H4Medals | {{H4Medals}} | ||
[[Category:Halo 3 | {{H5GMedals}} | ||
[[Category:Halo 3 campaign medals]] |