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*The Medal is a reference to the Halo novel titled "[[Halo: First Strike|First Strike]]" and the common term "First Blood" in many other games. | *The Medal is a reference to the Halo novel titled "[[Halo: First Strike|First Strike]]" and the common term "First Blood" in many other games. | ||
*A bug in the multiplayer beta caused this medal to be reset upon leaving a host migration; the first player to score a kill thereafter earned the medal. | *A bug in the multiplayer beta caused this medal to be reset upon leaving a host migration; the first player to score a kill thereafter earned the medal. | ||
* | *Prior to the shutdown of [[Xbox 360]] ''Halo'' online services on January 13, [[2022]], the achievement "[[Yes, Sensei]]" was unlocked upon earning a First Strike Medal in matchmaking. Once the achievement is gained players could also unlock the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/UA#UA.2FBase Security .5BW.5D|UA/Base Security [W]]] armor from [[Halo Waypoint]]. | ||
*In the postgame stats, this medal will always appear as the top medal of any game. | *In the postgame stats, this medal will always appear as the top medal of any game. | ||
Revision as of 22:53, January 31, 2022
This article is about the medal. For other uses, see First Strike (disambiguation).
First Strike is a medal awarded in Halo: Reach, Halo 4, Halo 5: Guardians, and in all multiplayer modes in Halo: The Master Chief Collection (save Halo 3) for scoring the first kill in a Multiplayer round or match.[1][2] Although awarded only once in a standard one-round game, it is awarded multiple times in gametypes with multiple rounds such as Grifball, Infection, Flood, 1 Flag CTF and Sing Bomb Assault.
Trivia
- The Medal is a reference to the Halo novel titled "First Strike" and the common term "First Blood" in many other games.
- A bug in the multiplayer beta caused this medal to be reset upon leaving a host migration; the first player to score a kill thereafter earned the medal.
- Prior to the shutdown of Xbox 360 Halo online services on January 13, 2022, the achievement "Yes, Sensei" was unlocked upon earning a First Strike Medal in matchmaking. Once the achievement is gained players could also unlock the UA/Base Security [W] armor from Halo Waypoint.
- In the postgame stats, this medal will always appear as the top medal of any game.
Gallery
The "First Strike!" medal in the Halo Reach Beta.
The Halo: Reach final version.
The Halo 4 version.
The Halo 5: Guardians version.
Sources
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