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'''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.<ref>[[Halo: Reach ViDoc: Carnàge Carnivàle]]</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o-rwNODTsU '''YouTube''': ''Halo 4 UNSC Weapons Sounds'']</ref> 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 (gametype)|Flood]], [[1 Flag CTF]] and [[Assault|Sing Bomb Assault]].
 
==Trivia==
*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.
*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.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Firstblood.png|The "First Strike!" medal in the ''Halo Reach'' Beta.
File: First Strike!.png|The ''Halo: Reach'' final version.
File:H4 - First Strike.png|The ''Halo 4'' version.
File:H5G-FirstStrike.png|The ''Halo 5: Guardians'' version.
</gallery>
 
==Sources==
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{{H4Medals}}

Latest revision as of 17:45, March 18, 2022

This article is about the medal. For other uses, see First Strike (disambiguation).
Halo 5: Guardians First Strike medal.

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Sources[edit]