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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*A quick way to save ammo in campaign is to go around meleeing people. It doesn't take very long to kill even a [[Brute]] (with a [[Brute Shot]]).
*A quick way to save ammo in campaign is to go around meleeing enemies. It doesn't take very long to kill even a [[Brute]] (with a [[Brute Shot]]).
*[[Hunters]] will sometimes use their shields as melee weapons.
*[[Hunters]] will sometimes use their shields as melee weapons.
*Some fans have called using melee attacks "whacking" and "Nutting", and in [[Campaign]], when using the method mentioned above (going around in campaign hitting enemies) "Whack-Attack" or "Ammo-Saver-fest '07".
*Some fans have called using melee attacks "whacking" and "nutting", and in [[Campaign]], when using the method mentioned above (going around in Campaign hitting enemies) "Whack-Attack" or "Ammo-Saver-fest '07".
*Melees are almost useless against [[Flood]] [[Combat forms]] except when you have its arm blown off. However, in Halo 3, the melee is actually more powerful to them. A newly infected Combat form will usually die with 1 blow while and old combat form should die in 2-3 blows.
*Melees are almost useless against [[Flood]] [[Combat forms]] except when you have its arm blown off. However, in Halo 3, the melee is actually more powerful to them. A newly infected Combat form will usually die with 1 blow while and old combat form should die in 2-3 blows.
*In [[Halo 2]] [[multiplayer]], it can take up to six melee strikes to the front or side to kill a fully regularly shielded enemy.  In [[Halo 3]] [[multiplayer]], if the target has no [[Overshield]], only two strikes to the front or side are needed.
*In [[Halo 2]] [[multiplayer]], it can take up to six melee strikes to the front or side to kill a fully regularly shielded enemy.  In [[Halo 3]] [[multiplayer]], if the target has no [[Overshield]], only two strikes to the front or side are needed.