Editing Headhunter (game variant)

{{Status|Gameplay}}
{{Disambig header|the gametype|other uses|Headhunter (disambiguation)}}
{{Multiplayer gamemode infobox
|name=Headhunter
|image=[[File:Headhunter Gametype.jpg|300px]]<br/>Headhunter, as first displayed in the ''[[Halo: Reach Multiplayer Trailer]]''.
|games=
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{C|Cut}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
|playernumber=4-8
|maps=*[[Sword Base]]
*[[Powerhouse]]
}}
'''Headhunter''' is a gametype in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.{{Ref/Site|Id=1UP|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?pager.offset=1&cId=3178811&p=|Site=1Up|Page=Halo Reach (Xbox 360) Preview}}{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=variants&cid=25866|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo: Reach project page}}

==Overview==
Headhunter is a free-for-all gametype in ''Halo: Reach'', where players fight for flaming skulls and return the collected skulls to their designated (but mobile) deposit zone.{{Ref/Reuse|1UP}}

To collect skulls, players can either grab the ones that spawn at the start or kill a player. A player with no skulls still drops one at death. When collecting the skulls, players are tagged with a [[navigation point|navpoint]] indicator above their multiplayer models which reveals the amount of skulls collected, even if they are in [[active camouflage]].{{Ref/Reuse|1UP}} The more skulls the players collect, the bigger a target they are. If a player is killed, all of the skulls will be dropped and opposing players will be able to collect the skulls.{{Ref/Reuse|1UP}} In addition, players will not be penalized for carrying the skulls and will be able to access all his/her weapons and abilities. The default game-winning score is 25, though if the player manages to deposit 10 skulls at once, they would obtain a [[Skullamanjaro]]. It is important to note that the player will not receive any points until they deposit their skulls into a territory. After a few seconds pass, the deposit zone will start flashing. This indicates that the zone will move in about three seconds, so waste no time depositing your skulls.

==Medals and awards==
The [[Skullamanjaro]] medal can be achieved in the Headhunter mode by scoring ten skulls at once. Scoring a Skullamanjaro on an [[Anniversary Map Pack|Anniversary map]] in ''Halo: Reach'' unlocks the [[Bounty Hunter]] achievement, while scoring a Skullamajaro in the ''Halo: Reach'' component of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' unlocks the [[Negative, Ghostrider]] achievement and the Headhunter [[Nameplates/Halo: The Master Chief Collection|nameplate]].

<gallery>
File:Skullamanjaro!.png|The Skullamanjaro medal.
File:HTMCC Nameplate Headhunter.png|Headhunter nameplate.
</gallery>

==Achievements==
The following achievements can be unlocked in the Headhunter gamemode.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | '''''Halo: Reach'' (Xbox 360)'''
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |'''''Halo: MCC'' (Xbox One)'''
! scope="col" style="width:135px;text-align:center;" |'''''Halo: MCC'' (Steam)'''
! scope="col" style="width:175px;height:20px;text-align:center;" |'''Title'''
! scope="col" style="width:350px;height:20px;text-align:center;" |'''Unlock requirement'''
! scope="col" style="width:200px;height:20px;text-align:center;" |'''Games'''
|-
|[[File:HR Achievement Bounty Hunter.png|center|65px]]
|<center>N/A</center>
|<center>N/A</center>
|<center>'''[[Bounty Hunter]]'''</center>
|Score 10 skulls at once in a matchmade game of Headhunter on an [[Anniversary Map Pack|Anniversary map]].
|<center>''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{C|[[Anniversary Map Pack]]}}</center>
|-
|<center>N/A</center>
|[[File:HTMCC HR Achievement NegativeGhostrider.png|center|115px]]
|[[File:HTMCC Achievement NegativeGhostrider Steam.jpg|40px|center|65px]]
|<center>'''[[Negative, Ghostrider]]'''</center>
|Get a Skullamanjaro medal in a game of Headhunter.
|<center>''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''</center>
|}

==Production notes==
{{Quote|Collect the heads of the fallen. The more you save, the more points you score bringing them to your home base.|The original ''Halo 2'' gametype description.<ref>[[:File:H2_Headhunter_Description.jpg|The ''Halo 2'' beta 
 description]]</ref>}}
Headhunter was one of several [[Cut Halo 2 gamemodes|cut gametypes]] initially planned for inclusion in ''[[Halo 2]]'', and can be found referenced in the final game files by using the ''Halo 2 Map Editor Tool''.<ref>[[:File:H2V Headhunter map editor gametype data.jpg|Headhunter reference in ''Halo 2'' Vista Map Editor]]</ref> The mode existed in [[Halo 2 Alpha|alpha]] and [[Halo 2 Beta|beta builds]] of ''Halo 2'', and functions similarly as it does in ''Reach''. Players drop skulls upon death but unlike ''Reach'', skulls are not scored until the end of the round.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=Vadam|kQffv-MARsc|The Vengeful 'Vadam|Full Analysis of the Halo 2 Private Alpha|Time=427|Detail=7:07}}{{Ref/YouTube|arbMXDSDv_w|Lord Zedd|Halo 2 Beta - Headhunter Gametype}}

The Headhunter mode was ultimately cut from ''Halo 2'' not due to issues with development, but instead because of bottlenecks with user interface design for the game.

Headhunter was later one of the modes featured in the [[Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta|''Halo: Reach'' multiplayer beta]].

==Gallery==
===''Halo 2''===
<gallery>
File:H2Alpha Headhunter.png|Headhunter in the menus of the ''Halo 2'' Alpha.|Headhunter seen in the files of the ''Halo 2'' Alpha.
File:H2 Headhunter Description.jpg|A screenshot of Headhunter in the menus of the ''Halo 2'' Beta.
File:H2Beta_Headhunter_Ingame.png|A screenshot of Headhunter in progress in ''Halo 2'', with the player on the bottom screen dropping their skulls.
</gallery>

===''Halo: Reach''===
<gallery>
File:HRMPB SwordBase Headhunter.jpg|Two Spartans collecting skulls on Sword Base in the ''Halo Reach'' Multiplayer Beta.
File:HRMPB Swordbase Headhunter 2.jpg|A Spartan losing skulls upon death on Sword Base in the ''Halo Reach'' Multiplayer Beta.
File:HRMPB Swordbase Headhunter FP.jpg|A game of Headhunter seen from a player's HUD in the ''Halo Reach'' Multiplayer Beta.
File:HR Headhunter Skulls.jpg|A Spartan losing skulls upon death on [[Solitary]] in the final release of ''Halo Reach''.
File:HR Headhunter HUD.jpg|A game of Headhunter seen from a player's HUD in the final release of ''Halo Reach''.
</gallery>

==Sources==
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