Achievements (Halo 3)

This is a list of Halo 3 Achievements. There are a total of 49 original achievements that were shipped with the game, worth a total of 1000 Gamerscore (GS), with another 30 DLC (Downloadable Content) achievements worth 750 GS. Some achievements unlock certain armor permutations. Getting 1000/1000 GS from the original achievements will get you the katana and Security Helmet.

List

Campaign

Icon	Name	Description	Gamer- points
Level Completion
	Landfall	Finish the first mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.	20 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Holdout	Finish the second mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.	20 File:Gamerscore.gif
	The Road	Finish the third mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.	20 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Assault	Finish the fourth mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.	30 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Cleansing	Finish the fifth mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.	30 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Refuge	Finish the sixth mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.	30 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Last Stand	Finish the seventh mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.	40 File:Gamerscore.gif
	The Key	Finish the eighth mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.	40 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Return	Finish the final mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.	50 File:Gamerscore.gif
Campaign Completion
	Campaign Complete: Normal	Finish the Campaign on Normal.	125 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Campaign Complete: Heroic	Finish the Campaign on Heroic (unlocks achievement for Normal, if not earned).	125 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Campaign Complete: Legendary	Finish the Campaign on Legendary (unlocks achievement for Normal and Heroic, if not earned).	125 File:Gamerscore.gif
Skulls
	Iron	Find and claim this skull.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Black Eye	Find and claim this skull.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Tough Luck	Find and claim this skull.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Catch	Find and claim this skull.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Fog	Find and claim this skull.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Famine	Find and claim this skull.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Thunderstorm	Find and claim this skull.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Tilt	Find and claim this skull.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Mythic	Find and claim this skull.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
Miscellaneous
	Marathon Man	Locate and access all 7 Terminals in the Campaign.	40 File:Gamerscore.gif
Meta-game
	Guerilla	Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the first mission.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Demon	Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the second mission.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Cavalier	Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the third mission.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Askar	Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the fourth mission.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Exterminator	Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the fifth mission.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Ranger	Score over 50,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the sixth mission.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Vanguard	Score over 50,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the seventh mission.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Orpheus	Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the eighth mission.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Reclaimer	Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the final mission.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif

Multiplayer

Icon	Name	Description	G points
Rank
	Graduate	Earn 5 EXP or finish 10 games to complete the requirements for Basic Training (Online).	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
	UNSC Spartan	Earn your Sergeant rating to be recognized as a true Spartan (Online-20 exp).	15 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Spartan Officer	Advance to the Spartan Officer ranks (Online-70 exp).	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
Achievements - Multiplayer Only
	Two for One	Score a Double Kill with a single spartan laser shot in a ranked free for all playlist. (Online).	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Triple Kill	Kill 3 enemies within 4 seconds of one another in a ranked free for all playlist (Online).	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Overkill	Kill 4 enemies within 4 seconds of one another in a ranked free for all playlist (Online).	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Lee R Wilson Memorial	Score 5 grenade sticks in any ranked free for all playlist (Online).	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Killing Frenzy	Kill 10 enemies without dying in any ranked free for all playlist (Online).	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Steppin' Razor	Score a Triple Kill with the sword in a ranked free for all playlist (Online).	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Mongoose Mowdown	Splatter an enemy with the mongoose in a ranked free for all playlist (Online).	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Up Close and Personal	Kill 5 enemies by melee or assassination in a ranked free for all playlist (Online).	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
	MVP	Earn the MVP by scoring the most points in any ranked playlist (Online).	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Maybe Next Time Buddy	Board the same vehicle within 10 seconds after being boarded in any free for all playlist (Online).	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
Achievements - Multiplayer or Campaign
	Too Close to the Sun	Destroy an enemy Banshee with the Spartan Laser or Missile Pod in a ranked playlist or in campaign.	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
	We're in for Some Chop	Destroy an enemy vehicle with an equipment in a ranked playlist or in campaign.	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Fear the Pink Mist	Kill 5 enemies with the Needler in a ranked free for all playlist or in campaign.	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Headshot Honcho	Kill 10 enemies with headshots in a ranked free for all playlist or in campaign.	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Used Car Salesman	Destroy a vehicle that has three or more enemies in it in a ranked playlist or in campaign.	5 File:Gamerscore.gif

Downloadable Content

An additional 30 achievements, totaling 750 GS, were leaked at PAX 08. All 30 of these, worth of 750 GS, were added in Title Update 2.

Icon	Name	Description	G points
	Vidmaster Challenge: Annual	Complete Halo on 4-player Legendary LIVE Co-op, with Iron, and everyone in Ghosts.	0 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Vidmaster Challenge: 7 on 7	Enter into any ranked or social playlist with 7 XP on the 7th of the month.*	0 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Vidmaster Challenge: Lightswitch	Get to the rank of Lieutenant in any playlist in the new EXP progression system.	0 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Vidmaster Challenge: Brainpan	Find all the hidden skulls on the mythic maps.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Citadel Skull	On Citadel, find the hidden skull.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Assembly Skull	On Assembly, find the hidden skull.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Sandbox Skull	On Sandbox, find the hidden skull.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Heretic Skull	On Heretic, find the hidden skull.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Longshore Skull	On Longshore, find the hidden skull.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Orbital Skull	On Orbital, find the hidden skull.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Ghost Patrol	On Longshore, get 3 kills with a Ghost during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Blades of Fury	On Heretic, get a Sword Spree during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Pull!	On Citadel, get a Shotgun Spree during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Hammer Time	On Assembly, get 5 Hammer kills in any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Post Mortem	On Orbital, get 2 Death From the Grave medals during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	... Get the Horns	On a Mythic map, get a Bulltrue medal during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Awww, Too Bad	On a Mythic map, get a Killjoy medal during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Killtacular	On a Mythic map, get a Killtacular during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Have Fun Respawning	On a Mythic map, get an Extermination during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Save This Film	On a Mythic map, get a Perfection medal during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Delicious Brains	On a Mythic map, Infect 2 humans during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Zombie Repeller	Mythic map, kill 2 Zombies during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Tank Dropper	On any Mythic map, get a kill on another player while in monitor mode.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Road Rage	On a Legendary map, get 5 Warthog chaingun kills during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Flag Dropped	On a Legendary map, get 2 Flag Carrier kills during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Alas, Poor Yorick	On a Legendary map, get 3 Oddball Melee kills during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Double Double	On a Legendary map, get two Double Kills during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Look Both Ways	On a Legendary map, get a Splatter Spree during any ranked or social match.	50 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Defend This	On a Legendary map, get a Flag Melee kill during any ranked or social match.	50 File:Gamerscore.gif
	Came... From... Behind	On a Legendary map, get 3 Assassinations during any ranked or social match.	50 File:Gamerscore.gif

*Bungie later announced in a weekly update that, to receive this achievement, you actually have to reach 7 EXP on the 7th of any month, not enter with 7 EXP.

Trivia

• Unlocking at least 49 achievements and 1000 gamerpoints gives the Security helmet and Katana body in multiplayer. These pieces may relock unless all 49 non-DLC achievements have been unlocked. Finding all skulls unlocks the Hayabusa Armor.
• Out of the original 49 achievements, the online-only achievements (except maybe next time buddy and MVP) were only obtainable in the playlists Lone Wolves and Head to Head. Occasionally Double EXP Weekend playlists did have Ranked FFA playlist(s) as well, such as Legendary Brawl. The newer achievements added with AU2 are obtainable in both ranked and social playlists, providing it is on the required map(s).
• Some players have been known to use the language glitch for the Halo 3 online achievements, and this is considered boosting and frowned upon by most Halo gamers.
• The UNSC Spartan Achievement, which you receive for reaching sergeant status online, has been known not to unlock for some people regardless of rank. This was later investigated by Bungie and was found that this is because their consoles are turned off before actually receiving the achievement. It should also be noted that, with the new EXP system, the achievement can be obtained through reaching UNSC Spartan level on a playlist. This still, unfortunately, will not unlock the UNSC Spartan pin on a player's global service record.
• The "Vidmaster Challenges" were from Bungie's Marathon series, where players who wished to prove they were the absolute best had to complete insane challenges such as playing through the game without the use of health items, with only fists, on the highest difficulty setting. Those that succeeded made videos to mark their achievement, thus spawning the term "Vidmaster". When all Vidmaster Challenges are completed then Recon armor is unlocked in Halo 3 multiplayer.

Related Pages

• Vidmaster Challenges