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
File:Mission 1 completed achievement.gif	Landfall	Finish the first mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.	20 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mission 2 completed achievement.gif	Holdout	Finish the second mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.	20 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mission 3 completed achievement.gif	The Road	Finish the third mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.	20 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mission 4 completed achievement.gif	Assault	Finish the fourth mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.	30 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mission 5 completed achievement.gif	Cleansing	Finish the fifth mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.	30 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mission 6 completed achievement.gif	Refuge	Finish the sixth mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.	30 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mission 7 completed achievement.gif	Last Stand	Finish the seventh mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.	40 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mission 8 completed achievement.gif	The Key	Finish the eighth mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.	40 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mission 9 completed achievement.gif	Return	Finish the final mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.	50 File:Gamerscore.gif
Campaign Completion
File:Campaign Normal completed achievement.gif	Campaign Complete: Normal	Finish the Campaign on Normal.	125 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Heroic.gif	Campaign Complete: Heroic	Finish the Campaign on Heroic (unlocks achievement for Normal, if not earned).	125 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Legendary.gif	Campaign Complete: Legendary	Finish the Campaign on Legendary (unlocks achievement for Normal and Heroic, if not earned).	125 File:Gamerscore.gif
Skulls
File:Iron skull achievement.gif	Iron	Find and claim this skull.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Black Eye skull achievement.gif	Black Eye	Find and claim this skull.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Tough Luck skull achievement.gif	Tough Luck	Find and claim this skull.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Catch skull achievement.gif	Catch	Find and claim this skull.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Fog skull achievement.gif	Fog	Find and claim this skull.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Famineskull.gif	Famine	Find and claim this skull.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Thunderstorm skull achievement.gif	Thunderstorm	Find and claim this skull.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Tiltskull.gif	Tilt	Find and claim this skull.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mythic skull achievement.gif	Mythic	Find and claim this skull.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
Miscellaneous
File:Marathonman.gif	Marathon Man	Locate and access all 7 Terminals in the Campaign.	40 File:Gamerscore.gif
Meta-game
File:Guerilla achievement.gif	Guerilla	Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the first mission.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Demon achievement.gif	Demon	Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the second mission.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Cavalier achievement.gif	Cavalier	Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the third mission.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Askar achievement.gif	Askar	Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the fourth mission.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Exterminator achievement.gif	Exterminator	Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the fifth mission.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Ranger achievement.gif	Ranger	Score over 50,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the sixth mission.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Vanguard achievement.gif	Vanguard	Score over 50,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the seventh mission.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Orpheus achievement.gif	Orpheus	Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the eighth mission.	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Reclaimer achievement.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
File:Graduate achievement.gif	Graduate	Earn 5 EXP or finish 10 games to complete the requirements for Basic Training (Online).	10 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:UNSC Spartan achievement.gif	UNSC Spartan	Earn your Sergeant rating to be recognized as a true Spartan (Online-20 exp).	15 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Spartan Officer achievement.gif	Spartan Officer	Advance to the Spartan Officer ranks (Online-70 exp).	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
Achievements - Multiplayer Only
File:Two for One achievement.gif	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
File:Triple Kill achievement.gif	Triple Kill	Kill 3 enemies within 4 seconds of one another in a ranked free for all playlist (Online).	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Overkill achievement.gif	Overkill	Kill 4 enemies within 4 seconds of one another in a ranked free for all playlist (Online).	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Lee R Wilson achievement.gif	Lee R Wilson Memorial	Score 5 grenade sticks in any ranked free for all playlist (Online).	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Killing Frenzy achievement.gif	Killing Frenzy	Kill 10 enemies without dying in any ranked free for all playlist (Online).	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Steppin' Razor achievement.gif	Steppin' Razor	Score a Triple Kill with the sword in a ranked free for all playlist (Online).	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Mongoose Mowdown achievement.gif	Mongoose Mowdown	Splatter an enemy with the mongoose in a ranked free for all playlist (Online).	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Up Close and Personal achievement.gif	Up Close and Personal	Kill 5 enemies by melee or assassination in a ranked free for all playlist (Online).	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:MVP achievement.gif	MVP	Earn the MVP by scoring the most points in any ranked playlist (Online).	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Maybe Next Time Buddy achievement.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
File:Too Close to the Sun achievement.gif	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
File:We're in for some Chop achievement.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
File:Fear the Pink Mist achievement.gif	Fear the Pink Mist	Kill 5 enemies with the Needler in a ranked free for all playlist or in campaign without dying.	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Headshot Honcho achievement.gif	Headshot Honcho	Kill 10 enemies with headshots in a ranked free for all playlist or in campaign.	5 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Used Car Salesman achievement.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
File:Annual achievement.gif	Vidmaster Challenge: Annual	Complete Halo on 4-player Legendary LIVE Co-op, with Iron, and everyone in Ghosts.	0 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:7 on 7 achievement.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
File:Lightswitch achievement.gif	Vidmaster Challenge: Lightswitch	Get to the rank of Lieutenant in any playlist in the new EXP progression system.	0 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Brainpan achievement.gif	Vidmaster Challenge: Brainpan	Find all the hidden skulls on the mythic maps.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Citadel skull achievement.gif	Citadel Skull	On Citadel, find the hidden skull.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:84.gif	Assembly Skull	On Assembly, find the hidden skull.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:89.gif	Sandbox Skull	On Sandbox, find the hidden skull.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Heretic skull achievement.gif	Heretic Skull	On Heretic, find the hidden skull.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Longshore skull achievement.gif	Longshore Skull	On Longshore, find the hidden skull.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:88.gif	Orbital Skull	On Orbital, find the hidden skull.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:74.gif	Ghost Patrol	On Longshore, get 3 kills with a Ghost during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Blades of Fury achievement.gif	Blades of Fury	On Heretic, get a Sword Spree during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Pull achievement.gif	Pull	On Citadel, get a Shotgun Spree during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Hammer time.gif	Hammer Time	On Assembly, get 5 Hammer kills in any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Post Mortem achievement.gif	Post Mortem	On Orbital, get 2 Death From the Grave medals during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Get the Horns achievement.gif	... Get the Horns	On a Mythic map, get a Bulltrue medal during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:77.gif	Awww, Too Bad	On a Mythic map, get a Killjoy medal during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:78.gif	Killtacular	On a Mythic map, get a Killtacular during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Have Fun Respawning achievement.gif	Have Fun Respawning	On a Mythic map, get an Extermination during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:80.gif	Save This Film	On a Mythic map, get a Perfection medal during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Delicious Brains achievement.gif	Delicious Brains	On a Mythic map, Infect 2 humans during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Zombie Repeller achievement.gif	Zombie Repeller	Mythic map, kill 2 Zombies during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:83.gif	Tank Dropper	On any Mythic map, get a kill on another player while in monitor mode.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Road Rage achievement.gif	Road Rage	On a Legendary map, get 5 Warthog chaingun kills during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Flag Dropped achievement.gif	Flag Dropped	On a Legendary map, get 2 Flag Carrier kills during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Alas, Poor Yorick achievement.gif	Alas, Poor Yorick	On a Legendary map, get 3 OddballMelee kills during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Double Double achievement.gif	Double Double	On a Legendary map, get two Double Kills during any ranked or social match.	25 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Look Both Ways achievement.gif	Look Both Ways	On a Legendary map, get a Splatter Spree during any ranked or social match.	50 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Defend This achievement.gif	Defend This	On a Legendary map, get a FlagMelee kill during any ranked or social match.	50 File:Gamerscore.gif
File:Came... From... Behind achievement.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.
• "Marathon Man" refers to Bungie's Marathon series, where interactive computer terminals were plentiful.
• The name of the "Askar" achievement is actually in Bahasa Melayu (the formal language in Malaysia) and the meaning is "soldier". Also in Swahili (the official language of Kenya and Tanzania), the word "askari" can mean soldier or policeman. Similarly, in Pashto/Pashtu/Pushtu/Pakhto (representative of dialectal differences in pronunciation) Asgar can mean soldier, or more generally a member of any armed force. (Pashto is one of two official languages of Afghanistan, and is also spoken in the tribal region of Northern Pakistan.)
• Out of the original 49 achievements, the online-only achievements (except better luck next time buddy and MVP) were only obtainable in the playlists Lone Wolves and Head to Head. Occasionally Double EXP Weekend playlists do have Ranked FFA playlist(s) as well, like: Legendary Brawl. The new 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". Recent rumor about the December issue of Game Informer suggests that when you buy Halo 3: ODST and have all Vidmaster Challenges completed then Recon armor will be unlocked in Halo 3 multiplayer. This was confirmed in a bungie weekly update.
• Legendary map achievements can be obtained on a Mythic map, making them much easier to be staged because of how Team Mythic works.

Related Pages

• Vidmaster Challenges