First Strike

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.

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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.

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The "First Strike!" medal in the Halo Reach Beta.
The Halo: Reach final version.
The Halo 4 version.
The Halo 5: Guardians version.

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v • d • e Halo: Reach medals (list)

Legendary medals	Unfrigginbelievable • Killionaire • Perfection • Extermination •Skullamanjaro • Hero

Sprees	Killing Spree • Killing Frenzy • Running Riot • Rampage • Untouchable • Invincible • Inconceivable • Hammer Spree • Dream Crusher • Wrecking Crew • Shotgun Spree • Open Season • Buck Wild • Sniper Spree • Sharpshooter • Be the Bullet • Stick Spree • Sticky Fingers • Corrected • Sword Spree • Slice 'N Dice • Cutting Crew • Splatter Spree • Vehicular Manslaughter • Sunday Driver • Wheelman Spree • Road Hog • Road Rage • Laser Spree • Red Menace • Sunburst • Assist Spree • Sidekick • Second Gunman • Juggernaut Spree • Immovable Object • Unstoppable Force • Infection Spree • Mmmm... Brains • Thriller • Zombie Killing Spree • Hell's Janitor • Hell's Jerome • Spawn Spree • Wingman • Broseidon

Multi-kills	Double Kill • Triple Kill • Overkill • Killtacular • Killtrocity • Killimanjaro • Killtastrophe • Killpocalypse

Weapon & style medals	Assassin • Assist • Avenger • Beat Down • Bulltrue • Hijack • Close Call • EMP Blast • Firebird • First Strike • Flag Kill • Grenade Stick • Headcase • Headshot • Kill from the Grave • Killjoy • Laser Kill • Needle Combine Kill • Oddball Kill • Protector • Pull • Pummel • Rejection • Reload This! • Revenge • Showstopper • Skyjack • Sniper Kill • Splatter • Wheelman • Yoink

Objective medals	Hail to the King • Bomb Planted • Flag Score • Killed Oddball Carrier • Killed Bomb Carrier • Killed Flag Carrier • Killed Juggernaut • Last Man Standing

Bungie.net medals	Avenge Me • Big Game Hunter • Ennobled • H. Ryan Memorial • Seek and Destroy • Thank the Maker • Funkadelic • Party Animal • Love Machine • Triple Double • Bros to the End • Steaktacular • Linktacular • Wildcat Destabilizer

v • d • e Halo 4 medals (list)

Spree medals	Killing Spree • Killing Frenzy • Running Riot • Rampage • Untouchable • Invincible • Inconceivable • Unfriggenbelievable • Comeback

Multi-kill medals	Double Kill • Triple Kill • Overkill • Killtacular • Killtrocity • Killamanjaro • Killtastrophe • Killpocalypse • Killionaire • Extermination

Kill medals	Kill • Headshot • Melee • Beat Down • Assassination • Airsassination • Grenade Kill • Plasma Kill • Sniper Rifle Kill • Beam Rifle Kill • Binary Rifle Kill • Rocket Kill • Fuel Rod Cannon Kill • Railgun Kill • Sword Kill • Hammer Kill • Splaser Kill • Supercombine • Vehicle Kill • Splatter

Bonus/Style medals	First Strike • Last Strike • Headcase • Reload This • Kill from the Grave • Revenge • Retribution • Vengeance • Avenger • Protector • Close Call • Hijack • Skyjack • Busted • Showstopper • Bulltrue • Vehicle Destroyed • Killjoy • Hail Mary • Snapshot • Ordnance Earned

Assist/Support medals	Assist • Vehicle Destroy Assist • Wheelman • Distraction • Guardian Angel • Wingman • Bodyguard • Flyin' High • EMP Assist • Road Trip

Dominion medals	Base Capture Initiated • Base Captured • Base Conqueror • Capture Assist • Capture Initiation Assist • Base Defense • Base Offense • Base Saved • Security Chief • Fortification Assist • Resupply Assist • Turret Built • Chief Engineer • Turret Destroyed • Demolition Expert • Gotcha! • Shield Door Destroyed • Breach • Sapper • Survivor • Hero! • Kill Shot!

Regicide medals	King Kill • King Spree • Kingtacular • Reign of Terror • Regicide • Execution • King Slayer • King Joust • King Assist • Savior

Flood medals	Flood Conversion • Alpha Conversion • Infector • Carrier • Juggernaut • Gravemind • Flood Kill • Flood Kill Assist • Flood Hunter • Flood Survivor • Flood Exterminator • Last Man Standing • Final Conversion • Flood Victory • Ancient One • Clever

King of the Hill medals	Hill +5 • Hill +10 • Hill +15 • Hill Dominance • Vehicle Hill +5 • Vehicle Hill +10 • Vehicle Hill +15 • Vehicle Dominance • First Point • Hill Defense • Hill Offense • Hail to the King • Hill Assist • Regime Change

Capture the Flag medals	Flag Capture • Flag Runner • Flag Champion • Flag Assist • Flag Carrier Kill • Flag Defense • Flagsassination • Flag Kill • Flag Joust • Flag Driver

Oddball medals	Ball Holder • Ball Keeper • Ball Master • Ball Hog • Magic Hands • Ball Kill • Smooth Moves • Ballsassination • Carrier Kill • Carrier Kill Assist • Catch • Long Bomb • Nice Catch! • Interception • First Touch

Extraction medals	Site Extracted • Extraction Assist • Beacon Armed • Arm Assist • Arm Stopped • Beacon Converted • Convert Assist • Convert Stopped • Expert Extraction • Site Saviour • Site Offense • Site Defense • Stay Back!

Grifball medals	Score!

Ricochet medals	Goal Defense • Ball Clear • Goal Keeper • Rejection • Fast Break

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