Editing Bone Cracker

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<center>''Were you looking for the [[Halo 2 Vista]] achievement of the [[Bonecracker (achievement)|same name]]?''</center>
[[File:Bonecracker Medal.gif|right]]
The '''Bone Cracker''' ('''Beat Down''' in ''[[Halo 3]]'' and '''Pummel''' in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'') Medal is awarded for killing an opponent with a [[melee]] attack that does not [[Assassin Medal|assassinate]] him (a melee attack from behind). It is available in all [[Multiplayer]] gametypes and has a [[Bungie]] difficulty rating of 3 out of 10.

It is represented by an inverted silver star with a dark green fist. After you kill an opponent with a melee attack, a message appears on your screen that says: "You beat down (player's name)". It is also awarded if a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Sword]] or [[Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer|Gravity Hammer]] is used to kill an opponent with the right trigger. In ''Halo: Reach'', after killing an opponent with a melee attack, the message "You pummeled (player's name)" will appear.

==Tips==
*A common way for players to get the medal at the same time is to get a [[Double Beatdown]].
*A simple method to earn this medal is to play [[Grifball]].
== Trivia ==
*The "Green Fist" could be a reference to the [[wikipedia:Incredible Hulk|Incredible Hulk]]; the Hulk uses his powerful fists in battles. It may also depict a [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR-armored]] gauntlet.
*Earning this medal in a ''[[Halo 2 Vista]]'' matchmade game on a will unlock the [[Bonecracker (achievement)|Bonecracker]] achievement.
*Earning five Bone Cracker or [[Assassin Medal]]s in a ''Halo 3'' ranked free for all playlist will unlock the [[Up Close and Personal]] achievement.

==Gallery==
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File:Pummel!.png|The remodeled version in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
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-{{Center|''Were you looking for the similarly named achievement from ''[[Halo 2 (Windows Vista)|Halo 2 for Windows Vista]]'', [[Bonecracker]]?''}}
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-The '''Bone Cracker''' ('''Beat Down''' in ''[[Halo 3]]'', '''Pummel''' in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', '''Melee''' in ''[[Halo 4]]'', and '''Melee Kill''' in ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' and ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'') medal is awarded for killing an opponent with a [[melee]] attack from any direction other than from behind. Melees from behind will result in either a [[Beat Down]] or an [[Assassin]]ation.
+<center>''Were you looking for the [[Halo 2 Vista]] achievement of the [[Bonecracker (achievement)|same name]]?''</center>
+[[File:Bonecracker Medal.gif|right]]
+The '''Bone Cracker''' ('''Beat Down''' in ''[[Halo 3]]'' and '''Pummel''' in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'') Medal is awarded for killing an opponent with a [[melee]] attack that does not [[Assassin Medal|assassinate]] him (a melee attack from behind). It is available in all [[Multiplayer]] gametypes and has a [[Bungie]] difficulty rating of 3 out of 10.
-In ''Halo 2'' through ''Halo: Reach'' it is represented by an inverted five-point silver star with a dark green fist. In ''Halo 4'' and ''The Master Chief Collection'' the medal is represented by a silver fist in a blue circle on a gray four-point star. In ''Halo 3'' after you kill an opponent with a melee attack, a message appears on your screen that says: "You beat down (player's name)." In ''Halo: Reach'' the message "You pummeled (player's name)" will appear. In ''Halo 4'' the message says "You meleed (player's name)."
+It is represented by an inverted silver star with a dark green fist. After you kill an opponent with a melee attack, a message appears on your screen that says: "You beat down (player's name)". It is also awarded if a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Sword]] or [[Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer|Gravity Hammer]] is used to kill an opponent with the right trigger. In ''Halo: Reach'', after killing an opponent with a melee attack, the message "You pummeled (player's name)" will appear.
-In ''Halo 3'', ''ODST'', and ''Reach'' it also awarded if an [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Sword]] or [[Gravity hammer (fiction)|Gravity Hammer]] is used to kill an opponent with the right trigger. In ''Halo 4'' these weapons award their own medals. In ''Halo 5: Guardians'' the Melee Kill medal is awarded for kills with the Gravity Hammer but not the Energy Sword, which again has its own medal.
 ==Tips==
-*A common way for players to get the medal at the same time is to get a Double Beatdown.
+*A common way for players to get the medal at the same time is to get a [[Double Beatdown]].
 *A simple method to earn this medal is to play [[Grifball]].
 == Trivia ==
-*This medal has changed names every game it is included in (Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo Reach, Halo 4, Halo 5: Guardians).
 *The "Green Fist" could be a reference to the [[wikipedia:Incredible Hulk|Incredible Hulk]]; the Hulk uses his powerful fists in battles. It may also depict a [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR-armored]] gauntlet.
-*Earning this medal in a [[Halo 2 (Windows Vista)|''Halo 2'' for Windows Vista]] matchmade game would unlock the [[Bonecracker]] achievement.
+*Earning this medal in a ''[[Halo 2 Vista]]'' matchmade game on a will unlock the [[Bonecracker (achievement)|Bonecracker]] achievement.
-*Prior to the shutdown of [[Xbox 360]] ''Halo'' online services on January 13, [[2022]], earning five Beat Down or [[Beat Down|Assassin]] medals in a ''Halo 3'' ranked free for all playlists would unlock the [[Up Close and Personal]] achievement.
+*Earning five Bone Cracker or [[Assassin Medal]]s in a ''Halo 3'' ranked free for all playlist will unlock the [[Up Close and Personal]] achievement.
-*Prior to the shutdown, earning this medal five times in a ''Halo 4'' [[War Games]] matchmaking game on a [[Castle Map Pack|Castle map]] would unlock the [[Beating Up the Beat]] achievement.
-*The medal has a [[Bungie]] difficulty rating of 3 out of 10.
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery>
+<gallery captionalign="left">
-File:Bonecracker Medal.gif|The ''Halo 3'' version.
+File:Pummel!.png|The remodeled version in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
-File:Pummel!.png|The ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' version.
-File:H4 - Melee.png|The ''Halo 4'' version.
-File:H5G-MeleeKill.png|The ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' version.
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+[[Category:Halo 3: ODST Multiplayer Medals]]
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+[[Category:Halo: Reach Multiplayer Medals]]
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