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*In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', a melee attack in the back can kill a Marine instantly. However, this is changed in ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 3''. | *In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', a melee attack in the back can kill a Marine instantly. However, this is changed in ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 3''. | ||
*If a player gets too close, [[Hunters]] will use their shields as melee weapons. A common tactic in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' was to get close to a Hunter, then duck behind them while they swing to get an unobstructed shot at the weak point on their back. In ''Halo 2'', Hunters were given rearward attacks specifically to counter this tactic. | *If a player gets too close, [[Hunters]] will use their shields as melee weapons. A common tactic in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' was to get close to a Hunter, then duck behind them while they swing to get an unobstructed shot at the weak point on their back. In ''Halo 2'', Hunters were given rearward attacks specifically to counter this tactic. | ||
*Another effective tactic was to shoot the Hunter in its unprotected waist area when it melees. With a sniper, shotgun, or (in Halo 1) M6D pistol, the Hunter could be killed in 1 shot. Hunters have extra armor from Halo 3 onwards specifically to render this tactic useless. In addition, sniper shots are also no longer guaranteed kills. | |||
*In ''Halo 2''<nowiki />'s campaign, one melee from a Elite on [[Normal]] difficulty can instantly kill the player, Rarely, the player doesn't die; the player should not have taken any damage, and the melee was delivered in the front. | *In ''Halo 2''<nowiki />'s campaign, one melee from a Elite on [[Normal]] difficulty can instantly kill the player, Rarely, the player doesn't die; the player should not have taken any damage, and the melee was delivered in the front. | ||
*In the pre-beta ([[Bungie]] employees and staff only) versions of ''Halo 3'' Multiplayer, the melee was less powerful, with a single melee failing to significantly deplete a player's shields.{{Citation needed}} | *In the pre-beta ([[Bungie]] employees and staff only) versions of ''Halo 3'' Multiplayer, the melee was less powerful, with a single melee failing to significantly deplete a player's shields.{{Citation needed}} | ||
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[[Category:Multiplayer Lexicon]] | [[Category:Multiplayer Lexicon]] | ||
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