List of Halo 5: Guardians medals

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Medals are a reward for completing a number of actions mid-game in Halo 5: Guardians. In total, Halo 5: Guardians has 220 medals across all gamemodes.

For the first time in the series, Halo 5: Guardians allows the player to select between 4 different announcers with the Voices of War REQ Pack. Each supports every medal that has a voice line.

On Halo Waypoint, Medals are tracked and categorized into 7 categories: Kills, Style, Weapon Proficiency, Warzone, Infection, Objective (separated out into multiple gamemodes for this list), and Vehicles.

List of medals

Icon	Name	Requirement	Jeff Steitzer	Spartan Buck	Yabda the Merciless	031 Exuberant Witness
Kill Medals
	Killing Spree	Kill 5 opponents in a row without dying.
	Killing Frenzy	Kill 10 opponents in a row without dying.
	Running Riot	Kill 15 opponents in a row without dying.
	Rampage	Kill 20 opponents in a row without dying.
	Untouchable	Kill 25 opponents in a row without dying.
	Invincible	Kill 30 opponents in a row without dying.
	Inconceivable	Kill 35 opponents in a row without dying.
	Unfriggenbelievable	Kill 40 opponents in a row without dying.
	Kill	Kill an opponent.
	Double Kill	Kill 2 opponents within 4.5 seconds of each other.
	Triple Kill	Kill 3 opponents within 4.5 seconds of each other.
	Overkill	Kill 4 opponents within 4.5 seconds of each other.
	Killtacular	Kill 5 opponents within 4.5 seconds of each other.
	Killtrocity	Kill 6 opponents within 4.5 seconds of each other.
	Killamanjaro	Kill 7 opponents within 4.5 seconds of each other.
	Killtastrophe	Kill 8 opponents within 4.5 seconds of each other.
	Killpocalypse	Kill 9 opponents within 4.5 seconds of each other.
	Killionaire	Kill 10 opponents within 4.5 seconds of each other.
	Extermination	Kill the last living opponent on the enemy team with at least an Overkill.
	Perfection	Win a Slayer match without dying, and with at least 15 kills.
Style Medals
	Melee Kill	Kill an opponent with a melee attack.
	Brawler	Kill an opponent using 2 or more melee attacks.
	Gunpunch	Kill an opponent using a melee attack after two Battle Rifle bursts.
	Assassination	Kill an opponent using an Assassination.
	Beat Down	Kill an opponent with a melee attack from behind without assassinating.
	Ground Pound	Kill an opponent from above using a Ground Pound.
	Spartan Charge	Kill an opponent while sprinting using a Spartan Charge.
	Retribution	Assassinate the opponent who killed you last.
	Bulltrue	Kill an opponent that is lunging at you with their Energy Sword.
	Starkiller	Kill an opponent who is Ground Pounding.
	Cliffhanger	Kill an opponent who is Clambering.
	Showstopper	Before an ally is assinated, kill their assassin.
	Sayonara	Before an opponent falls to their death, damage them.
	Close Call	Kill an opponent while having no shields.
	Reversal	Kill an opponent that fired on you first.
	Big Game Hunter	Kill 3 opponents wielding Power Weapons without dying.
	First Strike	Get the first kill in a match.
	Hard Target	In a single match, have your shields recharge 10 times.
	Triple Double	At the end of a match, have your kills, assists, and headshots all in double digits.
	Alley-Oop	Using a Plasma Grenade, blast a Power Weapon off a weapon pad into a teammate's hands.
	Combat Evolved	Using a Plasma Grenade, blast a Power Weapon off a weapon pad and catch it.
	Distraction	Distract an opponent who ends up being killed.
	Last Shot	Kill an opponent using the last bullet in your clip.
	From the Grave	Kill an opponent after death.
	Airsassination	While airborne, kill an opponent using an Assassination.
	Spray and Pray	Kill an opponent at long range with an automatic weapon.
	Hail Mary	Kill an opponent at long rang using a grenade.
	Stuck	Kill an opponent by sticking them with a plasma grenade.
	BXR	Melee to break an opponent's shields, then finish them with a single Battle Rifle burst.
	Nadeshot	Kill an opponent with a headshot after using a grenade to damage them.
	Fastball	Have the impact of your grenade kill an opponent, rather than the explosion.
	Quickdraw	Damage your opponent with a primary weapon, then finish them with a Magnum headshot.
	Noob Combo	Take out your opponent's shields with a charged Plasma Pistol shot, then finish them off with a headshot.
	Assist	Assist an ally in killing an opponent.
	Wingman	Get a 5-spree of any type of Assists.
	Protector	Save an ally's life by killing their opponent.
	Guardian Angel	Save an ally's life from a distance.
	Bodyguard	Get a 3-spree of either Protector or Guardian Angel medals.
	Team Takedown (Kill)	Kill an opponent while being assisted by 3 other allies.
	Team Takedown (Assist)	Assist with a Team Takedown.
	EMP Assist	EMP an opponent for an ally to kill.
	Pounder	After an opponent has been hit with someone's Ground Pound, kill them with your Ground Pound.
	Pounder Assist	Assist a player with the Pounder medal.
	Top Gun	Be the first on your team to 10 kills.
	Clutch Kill	Kill an opponent in order to tie or gain the lead.
	Game Saver	Save an ally from being the enemy team's final kill.
	Cluster Luck	Kill at least 2 opponents with one grenade.
Weapon Proficiency
	Snipunch	Kill an opponent using a melee attack after one Sniper Rifle shot.
	Headshot	Kill an opponent at their head with a headshot-capable weapon.
	Sniper Kill	Kill an opponent with any S5 sniper rifle.
	Beam Kill	Kill an opponent with any Beam Rifle or Halo 2 Beam Rifle.
	Binary Kill	Kill an opponent with any Binary Rifle.
	Splaser Kill	Kill an opponent with any Spartan Laser.
	Railgun Kill	Kill an opponent with any Railgun.
	Hydra Kill	Kill an opponent with any Hydra.
	Shotgun Kill	Kill an opponent with any Shotgun that isn't the Scattershot.
	Scattershot Kill	Kill an opponent with any Scattershot.
	Rocket Kill	Kill an opponent with any Rocket Launcher or SPNKr.
	Sword Kill	Kill an opponent with any Energy Sword.
	SAW Kill	Kill an opponent with any SAW.
	Caster Kill	Kill an opponent with any Tufasumo-pattern plasma caster.
	Incineration Kill	Kill an opponent with any Incineration Cannon.
	Grenade Kill	Kill an opponent with any grenade.
	Supercombine	Kill an opponent with any Needler.
	Longshot	Using a Precision weapon, kill an opponent at long range.
	Rocket Mary	Kill an opponent at long range using a Rocket Launcher.
	Perfect Kill (Battle Rifle)	Without missing, kill an opponent with a Battle Rifle in only 4 shots.
	Perfect Kill (Magnum)	Without missing, kill an opponent with a Magnum in only 5 shots.
	Perfect Kill (DMR)	Without missing, kill an opponent with a DMR in only 5 shots.
	Perfect Kill (CE Magnum)	Without missing, kill an opponent with a CE Magnum in only 3 shots.
	Perfect Kill (Carbine)	Without missing, kill an opponent with a Carbine in only 7 shots.
	Perfect Kill (Lightrifle)	Without missing, kill an opponent with a Lightrifle in only 3 shots.
	Sniper Headshot	Kill an opponent with a headshot using a Sniper weapon.
	Snapshot	Kill an opponent using a Sniper weapon without scoping.
	Airborne Snapshot	Perform a Snapshot while airborne.
	Hat Trick	Get 3 headshot kills in a row with a Sniper weapon.
	Big Gun Runner	Grab 3 Power Weapons off weapon pads in a single match.
	Power Player	Kill 10 opponents using Power Weapons.
	Snipeltaneous!	Kill at least 2 opponents with a single Sniper round.
Warzone Medals
Infection Medals
Breakout Medals
Capture the Flag Medals
Strongholds Medals
Grifball / Assault Medals
Vehicle Medals
	Pineapple Express	While a passenger, use a grenade to kill an opponent.
	Flyin' High	Do a massive jump with a fully loaded vehicle (all passenger seats filled).
	Hijack	Steal an active vehicle from the driver.
	Skyjack	Steal an active aerial vehicle from the driver.
	Busted	Kill an opponent attempting to hijack or skyjack.
	Road Trip	Load up a vehicle with teammates and splatter an opponent.
	Wheelman	While driving, have your passenger kill an opponent.
	Buckle Up	Using a Sniper Rifle, kill the driver of a moving vehicle.
	Splatter	Kill an opponent physically with a vehicle.
Campaign Medals

Unused medals

These are medals, or voice lines potentially referencing medals, that are either cut or unused in the final game. Though there are more lines than these, those chosen would likely have had a medal if used.

A presumably cut medal with a sprinting boot.

Name	Requirement	Jeff Steitzer.
Armageddon	Beta Only: Kill 4 opponents in a row with the Rocket Launcher without dying. Cut from release for unknown reasons.
Deadshot	Changed: Kill an opponent with the last round in your clip. Renamed to Last Shot.
Shoulder Bash	Changed: Kill an opponent while sprinting using a Shoulder Bash. Renamed to Spartan Charge.
Lemon Head	No associated context known. Voice file is leftover. Likely reference to Brian Lemon at 343 Industries.
Double Perfect Kill	Likely earned by scoring 2 of any Perfect Kill medals within 4.5 seconds. Voice file is leftover.
Bang-a-Rang	No associated context known. Voice file is leftover.
Zack Attack	No associated context known. Voice file is leftover.
Hail to the King	Classic Medal: Kill 5 opponents while in the Hill. Voice file is leftover.
Warlord	Possibly related to Warzone. Voice file is leftover.
Genghis Kill	No associated context known. Voice file is leftover.
Mind Boggling	No associated context known. Voice file is leftover.
Napoleon Blownapart	No associated context known. Voice file is leftover.
One Man Army	In Halo 4, requirement for Armageddon medal grants this as an achievment. Voice file is leftover.
Killary Clinton	Likely unused for the same reason as Cheneymania in Halo 2. Voice file is leftover.
Reign of Terror	Medal from Halo 4: Live 60 seconds as the King. Voice file is leftover.

Trivia

• The unused medal line "Lemon Head" is likely a reference to the gamertag of Brian Lemon, known as Evil Lemonhead, who was the former Lead Multiplayer Producer for Halo 5: Guardians.
• Potentially related to a medal, there exists a "Fabulous" line that occurs on the map Atlas during Forge when spawning the Skull item. If you interact with it in any way, the line will play. Therefore it could be theorized that the medal could have been earned by using the physics of the skull to kill an opponent, though this is unknown.
• Much like Halo 2, there's an unused medal line referencing a political figure named "Killary Clinton." This is obviously a nod to Hillary Clinton, in the same way that Cheneymania was a nod to Dick Cheney. Unlike Cheneymania however, its purpose is unknown.