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'''Alas, Poor Andrew Thomas''' is an achievement in ''[[Halo Wars]]'' that is unlocked when the player receives their first [[Halo Wars Skulls|skull]] .<ref>[http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/halo-wars/achievements/ Halo Wars Achievements]</ref> Its name is a reference to the famous line in ''Hamlet'', "Alas, poor Yorick", which was also parodied in the ''[[Halo 3]]'' multiplayer achievement [[Alas, Poor Yorick]].
'''Alas, Poor Andrew Thomas''' is an achievement in ''[[Halo Wars]]'' that is unlocked when the player receives their first [[Halo Wars skulls|skull]] .<ref>[http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/halo-wars/achievements/ Halo Wars Achievements]</ref> Its name is a reference to the famous line in ''Hamlet'', "Alas, poor Yorick", which was also parodied in the ''[[Halo 3]]'' multiplayer achievement [[Alas, Poor Yorick]]. The names of Andrew and Thomas were named after lead designer Dave Pottinger's two sons of the same names; the achievement's skull-based requirements a nod to the sons' interest in pirates.{{Ref/Site|Id=1UP|URL=http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?pager.offset=0&cId=3172311&p=|Site=1UP|Page=10 Things You Didn't Know About Halo Wars|D=13|M=4|Y=2016}}


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Latest revision as of 12:43, March 23, 2022

Alas, Poor Andrew Thomas
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5 Gamerscore icon taken from Xbox.com. Originally a single block colour (with the two circles both being white and the 'G' a transparent cutout), but modified by myself to display nicely on dark *and* light themes, and to be reminiscent of the pre-Xbox One gamerscore icon.

Alas, Poor Andrew Thomas is an achievement in Halo Wars that is unlocked when the player receives their first skull .[1] Its name is a reference to the famous line in Hamlet, "Alas, poor Yorick", which was also parodied in the Halo 3 multiplayer achievement Alas, Poor Yorick. The names of Andrew and Thomas were named after lead designer Dave Pottinger's two sons of the same names; the achievement's skull-based requirements a nod to the sons' interest in pirates.[2]

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  1. ^ Halo Wars Achievements
  2. ^ 1UP, 10 Things You Didn't Know About Halo Wars (Retrieved on Apr 13, 2016) [archive]

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