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[[File:Assasin.jpg|thumb|A Red player about to stab a Blue player in the head.]]The '''Assassination''' is a new gameplay feature in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' that allows player to enter a third-person view while elaborately taking an enemy player down with either a [[Combat Knife]], [[Energy Dagger]], or [[Energy Sword]]. Note that assassinations are different from beat downs and pummels. Pummels are kills from a normal melee attack ([Halo: 3] beat down); a beat down occurs when Player A melees Player B by simply tapping the melee button while behind them (Halo: 3 assassination), resulting in the breaking of the target's spine and thus an instant kill. An assassination occurs when Player A presses and holds the melee button when directly behind Player B, resulting in an elaborate kill and will earn the player a special medal. This results in the humiliation of the assassinated player. Assassinations performed in multiplayer matchmaking also count towards the [[Rear Admiral]] commendation. | [[File:Assasin.jpg|thumb|A Red player about to stab a Blue player in the head.]]The '''Assassination''' is a new gameplay feature in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' that allows player to enter a third-person view while elaborately taking an enemy player down with either a [[Combat Knife]], [[Energy Dagger]], or [[Energy Sword]]. Note that assassinations are different from beat downs and pummels. Pummels are kills from a normal melee attack ([Halo: 3] beat down); a beat down occurs when Player A melees Player B by simply tapping the melee button while behind them (Halo: 3 assassination), resulting in the breaking of the target's spine and thus an instant kill. An assassination occurs when Player A presses and holds the melee button when directly behind Player B, resulting in an elaborate kill and will earn the player a special medal. This results in the humiliation of the assassinated player. Assassinations performed in multiplayer matchmaking also count towards the [[Rear Admiral]] commendation. | ||
In some rare cases, a player with an Energy Sword can counter-assassinate his would-be assassin. Whether this is a glitch is currently unknown; however, it may have something to do with the sword-wielder slashing while the attacker initiates the assassination. In the | In some rare cases, a player with an Energy Sword can counter-assassinate his would-be assassin. Whether this is a glitch is currently unknown; however, it may have something to do with the sword-wielder slashing while the attacker initiates the assassination. In the Multiplayer Beta, assassinated players would occasionally "reanimate" and continue battle as if nothing happened. | ||
==Types of Assassinations== | ==Types of Assassinations== | ||
For both [[Elite]] and [[Spartan III]] players, there are three different basic assassination types that are played according to the situation. There are also different animations that run if assassinating an enemy of the other species, all depending on the situation during which they are performed. | For both [[Elite]] and [[Spartan III]] players, there are three different basic assassination types that are played according to the situation. There are also different animations that run if assassinating an enemy of the other species, all depending on the situation during which they are performed. | ||