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[[Image:hand-wack.gif|right|thumb|A strong arm, a key | [[Image:hand-wack.gif|right|thumb|A strong arm, a key asset in the melee.]] | ||
'''Melee''': The act of using your [[weapon]] as a bludgeon. This action can be executed by default by pressing the B button on the [[Halo: Combat Evolved|Xbox]] [[Halo 2|version]] or the F key on the [[Halo PC|PC version]]. | '''Melee''': The act of using your [[weapon]] as a bludgeon. This action can be executed by default by pressing the B button on the [[Halo: Combat Evolved|Xbox]] [[Halo 2|version]] or the F key on the [[Halo PC|PC version]]. | ||
Melee attacks enhance the stealth of a player and conserve ammunition. One melee attack from behind (an "assassination") will kill most enemies in both Multiplayer and Campaign, provided you sneak up behind them and melee them in the back. Although this tactic is successful against most enemies in the Halo games, assassinations are not always successful against [[Halo 2]] [[Brutes]] on Legendary. | Melee attacks enhance the stealth of a player and conserve ammunition. One melee attack from behind (an "assassination") will kill most enemies in both [[Multiplayer]] and Campaign, provided you sneak up behind them and melee them in the back. Although this tactic is successful against most enemies in the Halo games, assassinations are not always successful against [[Halo 2]] [[Brutes]] on Legendary. | ||
If an enemy is hit from the side or front, it may take two or three hits to kill them, depending on the enemy and weapon being used. [[AI]]'s, such as [[Elites]], [[Hunters]], [[Combat Form|Combat Forms]] and most notable Halo 3's [[Brutes]], will melee if you get too close, but they will | If an enemy is hit from the side or front, it may take two or three hits to kill them, depending on the enemy and weapon being used. [[AI]]'s, such as [[Elites]], [[Hunters]], [[Combat Form|Combat Forms]] and most notable Halo 3's [[Brutes]], will melee if you get too close, but they will seldom attempt the stealth melee. | ||
A melee is mostly used when an opponent is too close to effectively shoot, to attempt assassinations, or if the prospective | A melee is mostly used when an opponent is too close to effectively shoot, to attempt assassinations, or if the prospective melee is wielding a weapon that performs melee attacks only, such as the [[Energy Sword]]. | ||
Assassinating an opponent in Halo 3 multiplayer earns the player an [[Assassin Medal]], while simply meleeing from the front and killing your opponent yields a [[Beat Down Medal]]. | Assassinating an opponent in Halo 3 multiplayer earns the player an [[Assassin Medal]], while simply meleeing from the front and killing your opponent yields a [[Beat Down Medal]]. | ||
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*If you get too close, [[Hunters]] will use their shields as melee weapons. | *If you get too close, [[Hunters]] will 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. Assassinating Flood does not work. | ||
*Before the two title updates, there was sometimes a glitch in which the player, killed by a melee, would go flying across the map, as if hit by a Gravity Hammer or Rocket Launcher. | *Before the two title updates, there was sometimes a glitch in which the player, killed by a melee, would go flying across the map, as if hit by a Gravity Hammer or Rocket Launcher. | ||
*Assassinating someone will kill them with one hit even when they have full shields. | *Assassinating someone will kill them with one hit even when they have full shields. | ||