Editing Marathon Man

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'''Marathon Man''' is a [[Halo 3]] [[Achievement]], which is awarded for accessing all the [[Terminals]] in [[Campaign]] mode and can be completed on any difficulty.. The achievement is worth 40 [[Gamerpoint]]s. It is represented by a yellow circle with a person whose head has a Marathon symbol on it, and with [[List of "seven" references in Halo|7]] yellow stars (representing the seven Terminals) above him. It is a reference to the [[Marathon#Marathon_2:_Durandal|Marathon: Durandal]] achievement '''Hats off to 819''', as you could access [[Terminals]] in game to gather information on the Marathon universe.
 
==Method==
*After you access the terminal, you need to wait for the screen to go red then wait until the screen shows another text message and finally press A to scroll down to the very last message (a fragment from a [[Forerunner]] message) to show up to get the achievement.
*To access the terminal you must "flip" through the terminal until it redirects you then you read through the last pages, then wait a few seconds for the screen to turn red and another fraction of message to show, then leave.
*For some players, the achievement will only be unlocked if the seventh terminal is accessed last.
*A player must access [[seven]] terminals, another seven reference (there is an additional eighth one on [[Cortana (level)|Cortana]], but this isn't necessary for the achievement).

==Trivia==
*[[w:c:marathongame:Marathon (Game)|''Marathon'']] is the name of an earlier series of [[Bungie]] games (Marathon, Marathon 2: Durandal, & Marathon Infinity)
* ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_Man_%28film%29 Marathon Man]'' was a movie made in 1976.
* There are seven stars, one for each terminal, on the Achievement picture, a reference to the number [[List of "seven" references in Halo|7]], [[Bungie]]'s favorite number.
* The person on the medal has a [[Marathon]] logo for a head, a reference for the [[Marathon]] game and perhaps the reason for the achievement's name.
*In the Marathon game series, terminals were integral parts of the campaign levels: They functioned both for providing storyline, guiding the player, and transporting the player to the next level. They are integral in ''Halo 3'' to learn the downfall of the Forerunner in their battles against the Flood.
*In the ''Nintendo'' game ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', you would receive a reward of the same name if you ran much more than you walked.
*''Marathon Man'' is very similar to ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Audiophile (Achievement)|Audiophile]] Achievement.
*There is a bug that when getting this achievement sometimes will grant the player [[Security]] shoulders.

==Related Pages==
*[[Halo 3 Achievements]]
*[[Terminals]]

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