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|prev = ''[[Nightfall]]''
|next = ''[[Long Night of Solace]]
|game = ''[[Halo: Reach]]''
|name = '''''Tip of The Spear'''''
|image = [[File:HaloReach - Frigates.png|300px]]
|player = [[SPARTAN-B312]]
|date = August 12th, 2552
|place = [[Reach]]
|Objective =
*Destroy Covenant Anti-Aircraft Batteries
*Infiltrate [[Spire One]] and deactivate the shield
|enemies =
*[[Sangheili]]
**[[Sangheili Minor]]
**[[Sangheili Major]]
**[[Sangheili Ultra]]
**[[Sangheili General]]
*[[Unggoy]]
**[[Unggoy Major]]
**[[Unggoy Ultra]]
**[[Unggoy Heavy]]
**[[Special Operations Unggoy|Spec-Ops Unggoy]]
*[[Kig-Yar]]
**[[Kig-yar Minor]]
**[[Kig-yar Major]]
**[[Kig-yar Sniper]]
**[[Skirmishers]]
*[[Yanme'e]]
*[[Mgalekgolo]]
*[[Scarab]]
|weapons =
*Human
**[[M6G Personal Defense Weapon System|M6G Pistol]]
**[[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade]]
**[[MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System]]
**[[M301 40mm Grenade Launcher|Grenade launcher]]
**[[M392 Designated Marksman Rifle]]
*Covenant
**[[Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenade|Plasma grenade]]
**[[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Sword]]
**[[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol|Plasma Pistol]]
**[[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle|Plasma Rifle]]
**[[Type-31 Rifle|Needle Rifle]]
**[[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Needler]]
**[[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon|Fuel Rod Gun]]
**[[Type-50 Directed Energy Rifle/Heavy|Concussion Rifle]]
**[[Type-52 Directed Energy Support Weapon|Plasma Turret]]
**[[Type-52 Guided Munitions Launcher/Explosive|Plasma Launcher]]
}}
 
 
'''Tip of The Spear''' is the fifth [[Campaign]] level in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.<ref>[http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/110/1109806p1.html '''IGN''': ''Deep Into the Halo: Reach Campaign'']</ref><ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/haloreach/video/6272121/halo-reach-interview--campaign '''Gamespot''' - ''Halo: Reach'' Interview]</ref>
 
Upon completing the level on [[Normal]] or higher, the player will unlock the [[To War]] achievement and 10 Gamerscore.
 
==Summary==
Tip of The Spear will be an action heavy, vehicle centered mission set during the daytime. The mission begins with [[Noble Six]] fighting alongside [[Catherine-B320]], [[Noble Team]]'s second-in-command in a large counter-attack against the covenant, and later [[Jorge-052]] to destroy a large tower that is powering an electromagnetic shield around a Covenant base.<ref> [http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/haloreach/news.html?sid=6272215&mode=previews '''Gamespot''' - ''Halo: Reach Campaign Hands-On'']</ref> Later in the mission, Noble Six will be shot down and will have to complete part of the mission on foot.<ref> [http://www.xboxic.com/news/6526 '''Gamescom:''' New ''Halo: Reach'' Campaign level]</ref>
 
==Trivia==
*The Covenant tower that players destroy is the central location for the multiplayer map [[Spire]].
*Tip of the Spear was alluded to in a [[Bungie Weekly Update]] which predicted a level with the initials "TotS" would become an instant favorite among fans.
*The yet-to-be-named [[unidentified flatbed truck|civilian flatbed truck]] appears in Tip of the Spear.
*The widely known "[[Wikipedia:Wilhelm scream|Wilhelm Scream]]" is featured in the opening cinematic of this level.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="left">
File:tipofthespear2.JPG|UNSC forces cornering an Elite.
File:Halo Reach-ToTS Falcon.jpg|Noble Six firing a Falcon's turret.
File:Halo Reach - TotS Pelican.jpg|An [[Ultra]] Elite and a [[Pelican]].
File:Halo Reach - ToTS gunner.jpg|First-Person View of a turret aboard the [[Falcon]].
</gallery>
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==Sources==
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Revision as of 07:57, October 19, 2010

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This article is about the level. For the Halo: Reach song, see Tip of the Spear (song).

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Tip of The Spear is the fifth Campaign level in Halo: Reach.[1][2]

Upon completing the level on Normal or higher, the player will unlock the To War achievement and 10 Gamerscore.

Summary

Tip of The Spear will be an action heavy, vehicle centered mission set during the daytime. The mission begins with Noble Six fighting alongside Catherine-B320, Noble Team's second-in-command in a large counter-attack against the covenant, and later Jorge-052 to destroy a large tower that is powering an electromagnetic shield around a Covenant base.[3] Later in the mission, Noble Six will be shot down and will have to complete part of the mission on foot.[4]

Trivia

  • The Covenant tower that players destroy is the central location for the multiplayer map Spire.
  • Tip of the Spear was alluded to in a Bungie Weekly Update which predicted a level with the initials "TotS" would become an instant favorite among fans.
  • The yet-to-be-named civilian flatbed truck appears in Tip of the Spear.
  • The widely known "Wilhelm Scream" is featured in the opening cinematic of this level.

Gallery

Sources