Vanguard
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Vanguard
Vanguard is a Halo 3 Meta-Game Achievement. It is unlocked when the player earns 50,000 points while playing the meta-game on The Covenant. This Achievement awards the player 10 Gamerpoints.
It is represented by a blue circle with a coiling dragon, the symbol for a canceled Bungie product, Phoenix. A vanguard is the foremost section in an army.
It is relatively easy to earn this achievement, due to the length of the mission.
Methods
Play on Normal, and activate the Tough Luck, Famine and Thunderstorm skulls. Also, try to complete the mission in as little time as you can, as it is possible to gain a point multiplier at the end of the mission based on how much time you take to complete it.
Trivia
- Meta in ancient Greek means 'after', so meta-game means after-game
- This could also be an indirect allusion and reference to another designation for the Arbiter entitled by the Prophets, "Vanguards of the Great Journey"
- A Vanguard as a definition itself is known to be a heavy battle unit, usually carrying a large sickle, scythe, or blade during battle.
- In the Halo 3 the Ultimate Guide Magazine it is stated that you need only 15,000 points, which is untrue, as you need 50,000.
- A Vanguard is the lead group in a battle unit, battalion or strike force. It is from the Medieval times. It was the lead advancing unit or "guard" in one's military. It is a small and elite unit of the best. It was supposed to strike fear and destroy everything it crossed leaving nothing unscathed. To be in the Vanguard was the highest honor as it required extreme bravery and skill.
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