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'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Skulls''' are game modifiers that will be featured in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' with the appearance of a human [[skull]]. Like in ''[[Halo 3]]'', they must be hunted down within the [[campaign]] levels to gain access to them. The skulls and the effects will not be visible in Classic mode<ref name="panel">[http://ie.ign.com/videos/2011/08/27/halo-fest-halo-anniversary-campaign-discussion '''IGN.com:''' ''Halo Anniversary Campaign Discussion Panel'']</ref>, and are also not visible or present in split-screen Co-op.
==List of skulls==
==List of skulls==
===List of Gold Skulls===
===List of Gold Skulls===
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'''Level''': [[Truth and Reconciliation (level)|Truth and Reconciliation]]
'''Level''': [[Truth and Reconciliation (level)|Truth and Reconciliation]]


'''Location''': At the bottom floor of the Hangar, in the hallway where the Hunters first ambush the Chief.
'''Location''': At the bottom floor of the Hangar, in the hallway where the Hunters ambush the Marines.


'''Effect''': When activated, players will no longer be able to pick up [[Covenant]] weaponry.<ref name="haloeastereggs.net"/>
'''Effect''': When activated, players will no longer be able to pick up [[Covenant]] weaponry.<ref name="haloeastereggs.net"/>
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'''Level''': [[Assault on the Control Room]]
'''Level''': [[Assault on the Control Room]]



'''Location''': In the center of the room immediately before you set foot into the canyon. (Warning: Grenade jump necessary.)
 Effect: Disables all players radars.
 Description: After crossing the first bridge and taking the elevator down to the ground floor, the skull will be on a raised platform in the center of this room and will be surrounded by fog. It will require a grenade jump to reach it

'''Location''': After crossing the first bridge and taking the elevator down to the ground floor, the skull will be on a raised platform in the center of this room and will be surrounded by fog. It will require a grenade jump to reach it


'''Effect''': When activated, the player's [[motion sensor]] will be disabled.<ref name="bts"/>
'''Effect''': When activated, the player's [[motion sensor]] will be disabled.<ref name="bts"/>
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'''Level''': [[Assault on the Control Room]]
'''Level''': [[Assault on the Control Room]]



'''Location''': On one of the pipes sticking out of the giant gorge in the large underground room. 
Effect: Randomly disables one of the player's HUD features. 
Description: When you enter the tunnel and you come to the large room, you will notice pipes that stick out of the gorge in the middle on both sides. Not 100% certain which pipe the skull is on
'''Location Hint''': Ladders in strange places can lead to gruesome discoveries. When you reach the gorge, you find several ladders leading to lower platforms.


'''Effect''': When activated, one random part of the [[Heads-up display]] will disappear after every respawn.<ref name="bts"/>
'''Effect''': When activated, one random part of the [[Heads-up display]] will disappear after every respawn.<ref name="bts"/>
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====Recession skull====
====Recession skull====
'''Level''': [[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]
'''Level''': [[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]
'''Location Hint''': Only the most diligent of swamp explorers uncover these remains. Check behind the first Shade that you see in the swamp, at the beginning of the mission.


'''Effect''': When activated, every shot the player fires would deplete two rounds instead of one. For plasma-based weapons, the depletion rate is doubled.<ref name="panel"/>
'''Effect''': When activated, every shot the player fires would deplete two rounds instead of one. For plasma-based weapons, the depletion rate is doubled.<ref name="panel"/>
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====Black Eye skull====
====Black Eye skull====
'''Level''': [[The Library]]
'''Level''': [[The Library]]
'''Location Hint''': So many shafts, so little time. This skull is hidden at the back of one of the vents just before you enter the Index Room for the first time. Use a grenade jump to get inside.


'''Effect''': When activated, the only way players are able to recharge their energy shields after taking damage is to [[melee]] an enemy.<ref name="haloeastereggs.net"/>
'''Effect''': When activated, the only way players are able to recharge their energy shields after taking damage is to [[melee]] an enemy.<ref name="haloeastereggs.net"/>
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====Eye Patch skull====
====Eye Patch skull====
'''Level''': [[The Library]]
'''Level''': [[The Library]]
'''Location Hint''': The Index hides more than just the solution to the Flood. Look behind the Index when you reach it in the very last room of the mission. Avoid the Index and carefully jump around the edge of the room.


'''Effect''': When activated, auto-aim will be disabled.<ref name="haloeastereggs.net">[http://www.haloeastereggs.net/egg/halo-anniversary-skulls '''Halo Easter Eggs.net:''' ''Halo Anniversary Skulls'']</ref>
'''Effect''': When activated, auto-aim will be disabled.<ref name="haloeastereggs.net">[http://www.haloeastereggs.net/egg/halo-anniversary-skulls '''Halo Easter Eggs.net:''' ''Halo Anniversary Skulls'']</ref>
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====Boom skull====
====Boom skull====
'''Level''': [[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo]]
'''Level''': [[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Halo]]
Apparently even the Forerunners needed indoor plumbing. Before driving your Warthog into the underground Forerunner facility, look straight up to see a series of pipes. Walk along the cliff edge and jump to the pipe mesh.


'''Effect''': When activated, all explosions' damage radius will increase two-fold.<ref name="panel"/>
'''Effect''': When activated, all explosions' damage radius will increase two-fold.<ref name="panel"/>
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====Piñata skull====
====Piñata skull====
'''Level''': [[Two Betrayals]]
'''Level''': [[Two Betrayals]]
'''Location Hint''': Don't rush, take some time to explore. After that last fight, you earned some time off. After you capture the last Banshee, fly it past the third generator room back to where you emerged from the chasm tunnel. Search the top of the underground entrance.


'''Effect''': When activated, hostile infantry will drop a [[plasma grenade]] with each melee.<ref name="haloeastereggs.net"/>
'''Effect''': When activated, hostile infantry will drop a [[plasma grenade]] with each melee.<ref name="haloeastereggs.net"/>
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====Grunt Birthday skull====
====Grunt Birthday skull====
'''Level''': [[The Maw]]
'''Level''': [[The Maw]]
'''Location Hint''': Foehammer's last stand. Use your Warthog to get up on the railing near where Foehammer goes down at the end of the mission.


'''Effect''': When activated, Unggoy will explode in a shower of confetti with a headshot.<ref name="panel"/>
'''Effect''': When activated, Unggoy will explode in a shower of confetti with a headshot.<ref name="panel"/>
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'''Effect''': When activated, every [[Unggoy]]'s [[methane tank]] will explode similar to a [[Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenade|plasma grenade]] when killed.
'''Effect''': When activated, every [[Unggoy]]'s [[methane tank]] will explode similar to a [[Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenade|plasma grenade]] when killed.
==Sources==
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[[Category:Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]
[[Category:Skulls]]

Revision as of 23:32, November 15, 2011

List of skulls

List of Gold Skulls

Iron skull

Level: The Pillar of Autumn.

Location: This skull is located in the very beginning of the level, at the back of the Cryo deck. If facing away from the observation platform (where Sam is killed,) it is on the left side of the room, behind a stack of crates that are behind the targeting lights.

Effect: When activated, this skull will restart the level if the player is killed, or reload the last checkpoint if multiple players are killed playing co-operatively.[1]

Mythic skull

Level: Halo

Location: After defeating the first Covenant wave, walk directly towards the waterfall from the escape pod. It is behind the large boulder on the right in the water.

Effect: When activated, the health of Covenant infantry will be doubled.[2]

Foreign skull

Level: Truth and Reconciliation

Location: At the bottom floor of the Hangar, in the hallway where the Hunters ambush the Marines.

Effect: When activated, players will no longer be able to pick up Covenant weaponry.[2]

Famine skull

Level: The Silent Cartographer

Location: At the tip of the small bluff where Pelican dropship Bravo 022 is shot down and crash lands.

Effect: When activated, weapons dropped by the AI - ally or enemy - would have half the ammunition they normally would.[1]

Bandana skull

Level: The Silent Cartographer

Location: At the end of the tunnel on the ceiling in the Security console building (Warning: Grenade jump necessary.)


Effect: When activated, players will have unlimited ammo. The skull's name is a reference to the Metal Gear franchise, in which every game has an unlockable bandana that grants the player infinite ammunition.[3]

Fog skull

Level: Assault on the Control Room


Location: After crossing the first bridge and taking the elevator down to the ground floor, the skull will be on a raised platform in the center of this room and will be surrounded by fog. It will require a grenade jump to reach it

Effect: When activated, the player's motion sensor will be disabled.[1]

Malfunction skull

Level: Assault on the Control Room

Location Hint: Ladders in strange places can lead to gruesome discoveries. When you reach the gorge, you find several ladders leading to lower platforms.

Effect: When activated, one random part of the Heads-up display will disappear after every respawn.[1]

Recession skull

Level: 343 Guilty Spark

Location Hint: Only the most diligent of swamp explorers uncover these remains. Check behind the first Shade that you see in the swamp, at the beginning of the mission.

Effect: When activated, every shot the player fires would deplete two rounds instead of one. For plasma-based weapons, the depletion rate is doubled.[3]

Black Eye skull

Level: The Library

Location Hint: So many shafts, so little time. This skull is hidden at the back of one of the vents just before you enter the Index Room for the first time. Use a grenade jump to get inside.

Effect: When activated, the only way players are able to recharge their energy shields after taking damage is to melee an enemy.[2]

Eye Patch skull

Level: The Library

Location Hint: The Index hides more than just the solution to the Flood. Look behind the Index when you reach it in the very last room of the mission. Avoid the Index and carefully jump around the edge of the room.

Effect: When activated, auto-aim will be disabled.[2]

List of Silver Skulls

Boom skull

Level: Halo

Apparently even the Forerunners needed indoor plumbing. Before driving your Warthog into the underground Forerunner facility, look straight up to see a series of pipes. Walk along the cliff edge and jump to the pipe mesh.

Effect: When activated, all explosions' damage radius will increase two-fold.[3]

Piñata skull

Level: Two Betrayals

Location Hint: Don't rush, take some time to explore. After that last fight, you earned some time off. After you capture the last Banshee, fly it past the third generator room back to where you emerged from the chasm tunnel. Search the top of the underground entrance.

Effect: When activated, hostile infantry will drop a plasma grenade with each melee.[2]

Grunt Birthday skull

Level: The Maw

Location Hint: Foehammer's last stand. Use your Warthog to get up on the railing near where Foehammer goes down at the end of the mission.

Effect: When activated, Unggoy will explode in a shower of confetti with a headshot.[3]

Grunt Funeral skull

Grunt Funeral Skull

Level: Exclusive preorder promotion.[4]

Effect: When activated, every Unggoy's methane tank will explode similar to a plasma grenade when killed.

  1. ^ a b c d Halo Waypoint: BTS: Anniversary Campaign
  2. ^ a b c d e Halo Easter Eggs.net: Halo Anniversary Skulls
  3. ^ a b c d Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named panel
  4. ^ Halo Waypoint: Special Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Pre-order Bonuses
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