Achievements (Halo 3)

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This is a list of Halo 3 Achievements. There are a total of 49 original achievements that were shipped with the game, worth a total of 1000 Gamerscore (GS), with another 30 DLC(Downloadable Content) achievements worth 750 GS.[1] Some achievements unlock certain armor permutations.

Campaign

Icon Name Description Gamer-
points
Level Completion
File:Mission 1 completed achievement.gif Landfall Finish the first mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary. 20 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mission 2 completed achievement.gif Holdout Finish the second mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary. 20 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mission 3 completed achievement.gif The Road Finish the third mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary. 20 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mission 4 completed achievement.gif Assault Finish the fourth mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary. 30 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mission 5 completed achievement.gif Cleansing Finish the fifth mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary. 30 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mission 6 completed achievement.gif Refuge Finish the sixth mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary. 30 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mission 7 completed achievement.gif Last Stand Finish the seventh mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary. 40 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mission 8 completed achievement.gif The Key Finish the eighth mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary. 40 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mission 9 completed achievement.gif Return Finish the final mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary. 50 File:Gamerscore.gif
Campaign Completion
File:Campaign Normal completed achievement.gif Campaign Complete: Normal Finish the Campaign on Normal. 125 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Heroic.gif Campaign Complete: Heroic Finish the Campaign on Heroic
(unlocks achievement for Normal, if not earned).
125 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Legendary.gif Campaign Complete: Legendary Finish the Campaign on Legendary
(unlocks achievement for Normal and Heroic, if not earned).
125 File:Gamerscore.gif
Skulls
File:Iron skull achievement.gif Iron Find and claim this skull. 10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Black Eye skull achievement.gif Black Eye Find and claim this skull. 10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Tough Luck skull achievement.gif Tough Luck Find and claim this skull. 10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Catch skull achievement.gif Catch Find and claim this skull. 10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Fog skull achievement.gif Fog Find and claim this skull. 10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Famineskull.gif Famine Find and claim this skull. 10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Thunderstorm skull achievement.gif Thunderstorm Find and claim this skull. 10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Tiltskull.gif Tilt Find and claim this skull. 10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mythic skull achievement.gif Mythic Find and claim this skull. 10 File:Gamerscore.gif
Miscellaneous
File:Marathonman.gif Marathon Man Locate and access all 7 Terminals in the Campaign. 40 File:Gamerscore.gif
Meta-game
File:Guerilla achievement.gif Guerilla Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the first mission. 10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Demon achievement.gif Demon Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the second mission. 10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Cavalier achievement.gif Cavalier Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the third mission. 10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Askar achievement.gif Askar Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the fourth mission. 10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Exterminator achievement.gif Exterminator Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the fifth mission. 10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Ranger achievement.gif Ranger Score over 50,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the sixth mission. 10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Vanguard achievement.gif Vanguard Score over 50,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the seventh mission. 10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Orpheus achievement.gif Orpheus Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the eighth mission. 10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Reclaimer achievement.gif Reclaimer Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the final mission. 10 File:Gamerscore.gif

Multiplayer

Icon Name Description G
points
Rank
File:Graduate achievement.gif Graduate Earn 5 EXP or finish 10 games to complete the requirements for Basic Training (Online). 10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:UNSC Spartan achievement.gif UNSC Spartan Earn your Sergeant rating to be recognized as a true Spartan (Online-20 exp). 15 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Spartan Officer achievement.gif Spartan Officer Advance to the Spartan Officer ranks (Online-70 exp and 10 skill). 25 File:Gamerscore.gif
Achievements - Multiplayer Only
File:Two for One achievement.gif Two for One Score a Double Kill with a single spartan laser shot in a ranked free for all playlist. (Online). 5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Triple Kill achievement.gif Triple Kill Kill 3 enemies within 4 seconds of one another in a ranked free for all playlist (Online). 5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Overkill achievement.gif Overkill Kill 4 enemies within 4 seconds of one another in a ranked free for all playlist (Online). 5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Lee R Wilson achievement.gif Lee R Wilson Memorial Score 5 grenade sticks in any ranked free for all playlist (Online). 5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Killing Frenzy achievement.gif Killing Frenzy Kill 10 enemies without dying in any ranked free for all playlist (Online). 5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Steppin' Razor achievement.gif Steppin' Razor Score a Triple Kill with the sword in a ranked free for all playlist (Online). 5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mongoose Mowdown achievement.gif Mongoose Mowdown Splatter an enemy with the mongoose in a ranked free for all playlist (Online). 5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Up Close and Personal achievement.gif Up Close and Personal Kill 5 enemies by melee or assassination in a ranked free for all playlist (Online). 5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:MVP achievement.gif MVP Earn the MVP by scoring the most points in any ranked playlist (Online). 5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Maybe Next Time Buddy achievement.gif Maybe Next Time Buddy Board the same vehicle within 10 seconds after being boarded in any free for all playlist (Online). 5 File:Gamerscore.gif
Achievements - Multiplayer or Campaign
File:Too Close to the Sun achievement.gif Too Close to the Sun Destroy an enemy Banshee with the Spartan Laser or Missile Pod in a ranked playlist or in campaign. 5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:We're in for some Chop achievement.gif We're in for some Chop Destroy an enemy vehicle with an equipment in a ranked playlist or in campaign. 5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Fear the Pink Mist achievement.gif Fear the Pink Mist Kill 5 enemies with the Needler in a ranked free for all playlist or in campaign without dying. 5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Headshot Honcho achievement.gif Headshot Honcho Kill 10 enemies with headshots in a ranked free for all playlist or in campaign without dying. 5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Used Car Salesman achievement.gif Used Car Salesman Destroy a vehicle that has three or more enemies in it in a ranked playlist or in campaign. 5 File:Gamerscore.gif

Downloadable Content

An additional 30 achievements, totaling 750 GS, were leaked at PAX 08. All 30 of these, worth of 750 GS, were added in Title Update 2, however, as of 09/23/08, only 8 can currently be unlocked (10 will be unlockable by 10/07/08, leaving the remaining 20 to be unlocked alongside the release of the mythic map pack)

The achievements in italics are impossible to gain without Mythic Maps.


Icon Name Description G
points
Vidmaster Challenge: Annual After 9/25/08, complete Halo on 4-player Legendary LIVE co-op, with Iron, and everyone in Ghosts. 0 File:Gamerscore.gif
Vidmaster Challenge: 7 on 7 Enter into any ranked or social playlist with 7 EXP on the 7th of the month. 0 File:Gamerscore.gif
Vidmaster Challenge: Lightswitch Get to the rank of Lieutenant in any playlist in the new EXP progression system. 0 File:Gamerscore.gif
Vidmaster Challenge: Brainpan Find all the hidden skulls on the mythic maps. 25 File:Gamerscore.gif
Citadel Skull On Citadel, find the hidden skull. 25 File:Gamerscore.gif
Assembly Skull On Assembly, find the hidden skull. 25 File:Gamerscore.gif
Sandbox Skull On Sandbox, find the hidden skull. 25 File:Gamerscore.gif
Heretic Skull On Heretic, find the hidden skull. 25 File:Gamerscore.gif
Longshore Skull On Longshore, find the hidden skull. 25 File:Gamerscore.gif
Orbital Skull On Orbital, find the hidden skull. 25 File:Gamerscore.gif
Ghost Patrol On Longshore, get 3 kills with a Ghost during any ranked or social match. 25 File:Gamerscore.gif
Blades of Fury On Heretic, get a Sword Spree during any ranked or social match. 25 File:Gamerscore.gif
Pull On Citadel, get a Shotgun Spree during any ranked or social match. 25 File:Gamerscore.gif
Hammer Time On Assembly, get 5 Hammer kills in any ranked or social match. 25 File:Gamerscore.gif
Post Mortem On Orbital, get 2 Death From the Grave medals during any ranked or social match. 25 File:Gamerscore.gif
... Get The Horns On a Mythic map, get a Bulltrue medal during any ranked or social match. 25 File:Gamerscore.gif
Aww, Too Bad On a Mythic map, get a Killjoy medal during any ranked or social match. 25 File:Gamerscore.gif
Killtacular On a Mythic map, get a Killtacular during any ranked or social match. 25 File:Gamerscore.gif
Have Fun Respawning On a Mythic map, get an Extermination during any ranked or social match. 25 File:Gamerscore.gif
Save This Film On a Mythic map, get a Perfection medal during any ranked or social match. 25 File:Gamerscore.gif
Delicious Brains On a Mythic map, infect 2 humans during any ranked or social match. 25 File:Gamerscore.gif
Zombie Repeller On a Mythic map, kill 2 Zombies during any ranked or social match. 25 File:Gamerscore.gif
Tank Dropper On any Mythic map, get a kill on another player while in monitor mode. 25 File:Gamerscore.gif
Road Rage On a Legendary map, get 5 Warthog chaingun kills during any ranked or social match. 25 File:Gamerscore.gif
Flag Dropped On a Legendary map, get 2 flag carrier kills during any ranked or social match. 25 File:Gamerscore.gif
Alas, Poor Yorick On a Legendary map, get 3 Oddball melee kills during any ranked or social match. 25 File:Gamerscore.gif
Double Double On a Legendary map, get two Double Kills during any ranked or social match. 25 File:Gamerscore.gif
Look Both Ways On a Legendary map, get a Splatter Spree during any ranked or social match. 50 File:Gamerscore.gif
Defend This On a Legendary map, get a flag melee kill during any ranked or social match. 50 File:Gamerscore.gif
Came... From... Behind On a Legendary map, get 3 assassinations during any ranked or social match. 50 File:Gamerscore.gif

Complete Online Achievement Guide

Legendary (125G) Finish the Campaign on Legendary - (unlocks achievement for Normal and Heroic, if not earned).

Marathon Man (40G) Locate and access all Terminals in the Campaign.

The Ark

In the first building on the level, you will see a door almost immediately on the left across from a purple holographic panel. Simply enter this area of the level to find the first of the seven terminals.

When you go inside the structure to let the tanks across the bridge of light, there will be a Terminal almost directly behind the controls for the bridge. You must activate the bridge before you can access this terminal.

There is a part in the level in which you walk down a long hallway with white walls, and turn to the left at the end to continue. In the next room there will be a Grunts wandering around, and many stacked up plasma batteries. As soon as you enter this room, go underneath the staircase on which you are standing. Underneath there will be a door that conceals the terminal.

The Covenant

The fourth Terminal is located near the first elevator control. Before you ride the elevator up to find the Terminal start by looking at the access button. Next, look directly to the left you will see a dark ledge. Jump across to that, continue walking forward and the Terminal will open up.

After getting a Hornet vehicle, fly towards tower 2 (the one that the Elites had already disabled). A voice will remind you that Tower 2 is already clear, just to confirm you are at the right place. The Terminal is in the main hallway of the structure, across from the only door.

Terminal 6 is identical to Terminal 4, only in the 3rd tower and off to the right (versus the left in Terminal 4).

Halo

Terminal 7 is found at the beginning of the final level in Halo 3. To find it, head forward from the start of the level until you encounter the area with a few structural beams going from one wall into another. At this point, turn right, and look for a beam separate from the rest. Follow this beam into a doorway. Cortana will ask you, “Where are you going?”. Turn left once inside, and the Terminal should be in full view. Cortana will say "Wait. What's that?" as a good hinter. The terminal will be in front of one of Installation 04 II's believed pulse generators.


Meta Game (10G each for total of 90G)

Each level has a required number of points that must be earned. Turn on Gold skulls for bonus points, keep your amount of time playing in mind, don't betray any UNSC soldiers, and kill as many Covenant or Flood as possible. The method and number of kills is more important than anything else. Certain methods of kill earn more points than other. Most levels can be done on Heroic difficulty but Halo and Cortana may require Legendary due to how "small" the levels are.

Graduate (10G)

Earn 5 EXP or finish 10 games to complete the requirements for Basic Training (Online).

UNSC Spartan (15G)

Earn your Sergeant rating to be recognized as a true Spartan (Online-20 exp).

Spartan Officer (25G)

Advance to the Spartan Officer ranks (Online-70 exp and 10 skill). You may want to earn for experience points in Social matches in order to get better so your rating does not go down when you lose.

Two for One (5G)

Score a double kill with a single spartan laser shot in a ranked free for all playlist (Online). If you move as you fire the Spartan Laser, it can create a "fan effect" which can kill multiple opponents simultaneously.

Also, by "setting up" the achievement (meaning forcing other players to do a particular set of sequences), you can place the Ghost in the area where the Shotgun spawns on Snowbound. Allow a player to use it, then wait for someone to attempt to hijack it. Keep the Spartan Laser charged behind a shield door and grab the achievement.

Triple Kill (5G)

Kill 3 enemies within 4 seconds of one another in a ranked free for all playlist (Online). Can easily be done on objective games: Odd ball, King of the Hill, etc. Stand back and focus on killing instead of wining the objective.

Over Kill (5G)

Kill 4 enemies within 4 seconds of one another in a ranked free for all playlist (Online). Very hard unless you have cooperation or excellent skills. Best done on small map with swords or rockets. See * Two for One. Can be done easily in "King of the Hill", just wait outside the hill and finish off everyone inside.

Lee R. Wilson Memorial (5G)

Score 5 grenade sticks in any ranked free for all playlist (Online). Best done on swords with plasma grenades. Instead of killing with weapons, focus on sticking them only.

Killing Frenzy (5G)

Kill 10 enemies without dying in any ranked free for all playlist (Online). Use an objective game and grab a Sniper Rifle and pick off one person at a time. Kill and hide...someone may catch on and try to stop you. If you do this with a Sniper Rifle you can also get the Headshot Honcho achievement.

Steppin' Razor (5G)

Score a Triple Kill with the sword in a ranked free for all playlist (Online). Wait and watch for people to gather together in sword games or use a Bubble Shield to protect yourself and allow people to come at you and pick them off. * See Two for One.

Mongoose Mowdown (5G)

Splatter an enemy with the mongoose in a ranked free for all playlist (Online). Best done accidentally or play the entire game trying to run someone over instead of using weapons. Isolation and High Grounds are good hunting grounds. You'll need to be driving at top speed and hit your target squarely.

Up Close and Personal (5G)

Kill 5 enemies by melee or assassination in a ranked free for all playlist (Online). Best done in swords or with Gravity Hammers. Focus on beating down people instead of using a weapon.

MVP (5G)

Earn the MVP by scoring the most kills in any ranked playlist (Online). This you will really have to earn by scoring the most out of either team (losing or winning). .

Maybe Next time Buddy (5G)

Board the same vehicle within 10 seconds after being boarded in any free for all playlist (Online). Can be done on Rumble Pit. Sign on with guest and have the guest board you and then you board their vehicle.

Too Close to the Sun (5G)

Destroy an enemy Banshee with the Spartan Laser or Missle Pod in a ranked playlist or in campaign. An easy spot to complete this achievement is near the start of The Covenant after the first batch of Brutes and Grunts. Banshees occupy the airspace there, and Master Chief spawns with a Spartan Laser. You can easily shoot down a Banshee in the area that the Pelican drops a Mongoose.

Fear the Pink Mist (5G)

Kill 5 enemies with the Needler in a ranked free for all playlist or in campaign. Campaign on Normal first level.

Headshot Honcho (5G)

Kill 10 enemies with sniper headshots in a ranked free for all playlist or in campaign.

We're in for Some Chop (5G)

Destroy an enemy vehicle with equipment in a ranked playlist or in campaign. One way to get this achievement is to start Tsavo Highway second loading point, keep a fuel rod gun and wait for the Brute Choppers to come after you destroy the Wraith. You may have to kill all of the UNSC troops first as they tend to get a little greedy and destroy the choppers before you do. When the first chopper charges you, blast it 2-3 times with the fuel rod gun or shoot at the vehicle itself with a full round of Battle Rifle ammo, and throw your Trip Mine directly at the damaged Chopper so it blows up on contact, destroying the vehicle and its driver. Can be done on Normal.

Used Car Salesman (5G)

Destroy a vehicle that has three enemies in it in a ranked playlist or in campaign. In the hanger of Crow's Nest two Phantoms come inside the hanger, three if playing on Heroic and Legendary. You can also wait until after Forward Unto Dawn drops off the three Scorpions and the Gauss Warthog. There are multiple opportunities where a Phantom is stationary and in range. Using the Scorpion's primary weapon, roughly 5-7 direct hits will shoot it down. (Note- You can also sometimes use a plasma grenade on one of the dropships turrets. Sometimes, if your lucky, it will destroy the turret and get you the achievement.)

Skulls (10G each for total of 90G)

Find and grab each skull by pressing the right bumper (default controller settings), once you hold it for a few seconds, the achievement message will pop up and you can drop it by pressing to switch weapons or throw a grenade.

Gold Skulls:

Iron - If you die while playing solo, you will restart at the beginning of the level (you cannot revert to the last checkpoint at any time). If any player dies while playing co-operative, you will reset to the last checkpoint.

Black Eye - Your Energy Shield will not recharge until you perform a melee hit. The Energy Sword and Gravity Hammer's R-Trigger attacks count as a melee attack. Hijacking also counts as a melee attack.

Tough Luck - Enemies dodge grenades, needles, and vehicle assaults with a far greater success rate. However, plasma and spike grenade sticks are still possible at close range, and from behind.

Catch - All AI-controlled units, friend or foe, throw grenades more often, where applicable. The Catch skull has no effect on Flood, as they don't throw grenades. It should be noted that they will throw a unlimited amount of grenades at their enemies. Grunts have been seen throwing more than 4 in a row. The skull does not seem to increase the number of Kamikaze Grunts, however.

Fog - Your motion sensor is no longer visible.

Thunderstorm- All enemies (and Sangheili allies) are promoted to the next available rank. The number of shielded Flood combat forms is also increased. Elites that would have been Majors do not become Ultras, however, and stay the same rank. Basically, field promotions for everyone!

Famine - All weapons that are dropped by enemies or are scripted to spawn on the ground (e.g., near a downed Pelican or group of dead bodies) have halved or reduced ammunition or charge. However, weapons found in cases still have the regular amount of ammo.

Tilt - All energy shields (including Brutes' and excluding the Master Chief's) are made a lot stronger. Human projectile weapons have a tough time taking down Brute Shields.

Mythic - Each difficulty setting becomes the next hardest, e.g. easy=normal, normal=heroic, heroic=legendary, legendary=mythic.

Trivia

  • Unlocking all achievements gives the Security helmet.
  • Getting 1000/1000 gamerpoints unlocks the Katana body. Finding all 13 Skulls unlocks the Hayabusa head.
  • "Marathon Man" refers to Bungie's Marathon series, where interactive computer terminals were plentiful.
  • The name of the "Askar" achievement is actually in Bahasa Melayu (the formal language in Malaysia) and the meaning is "soldier". Also in Swahili (the official language of Kenya and Tanzania), the word "askari" can mean soldier or policeman. Similarly, iun Pashto/Pashtu/Pushtu/Pakhto (representative of dialectal differences in pronunciation) Asgar can mean soldier, or more generally a member of any armed force. (Pashto is one of two official languages of Afghanistan, and is also spoken in the tribal region of Northern Pakistan.)
  • There are 49 total achievements. 49 is equal to 7 times 7, which is another seven reference in the Halo series. However, at PAX 2008, photographs of brand new Halo 3 achievements were taken. There were 30 in total, taking the total Halo 3 achievements count up to 79 With 7 + 9 = 16, and 1 + 6 = 7.[2] With 59 achievements after AU2, 5 + 9 = 14 = 2 * 7.
  • The online-only achievements can only be obtained by the playlist, Lone Wolves and Head to Head. Occasionally Double EXP Weekend playlists do have Ranked FFA playlist(s) as well, like: Legendary Brawl.
  • Some players have been known to use the language glitch for the Halo 3 XBL FFA achievements, and this is considered boosting and frowned upon by most Halo gamers.
  • The UNSC Spartan Achievement, which you receive for reaching sergeant status online, has been known not to unlock for some people regardless of rank.
  • The "Vidmaster Challenges" were from Bungie's Marathon series, where players who wished to prove they were the absolute best had to complete insane challenges such as playing through the game without the use of health items, with only fists, on the highest difficulty setting. Those that succeeded made videos to mark their achievement, thus spawning the term "Vidmaster".
  • Bungie has confirmed new achievements.

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