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In ''[[Halo 3]]''<nowiki/>'s [[Campaign]], a [[glitch]] allows players to '''drive an [[AA Wraith]]''' in any level it appears in. The glitch is a timing-related exploit that allows a player to kill the [[vehicle]]'s driver and enter the cockpit before the [[Wraith]] self-destructs.

It is to be noted, however, that the Wraith will self-destruct once you leave it. Avoid leaving the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] or any [[Marine]] in the turret; they will die when the vehicle self-destructs, and the deaths will be counted as [[betrayal]]s.

#Find an AA Wraith on any level where one can be [[Boarding|boarded]]. [[The Covenant (Level)|The Covenant]] is an excellent level for the purpose.

#Kill the gunner, if necessary.

#Stand on the front hatch of the Wraith and [[melee]] it off. [[Weapons]] like [[M41_SSR_MAV/AW|Rocket Launchers]] or [[Spartan Laser|Spartan Lasers]] with a good melee force will smash open the hatch in one hit without killing the driver.

#*On higher difficulties or with the [[Halo 3 Skulls#Tilt|Tilt]] [[Halo 3 Skulls|skull]] on, you will probably have to board the Wraith and melee the hatch until it falls off, as a normal melee attack won't even dent the hatch.

#After the hatch is off, melee the driver to knock his helmet off. Do not kill the driver, or the glitch will fail.

#If you boarded the Wraith, jump off of it. Jump on top of the Wraith ''without boarding it''. Once you see the pilot's head, crouch and position yourself so you ''do not'' see "Hold RB to board Wraith".

#Melee the driver's [[Power Armor|armor]] off. After that, ''while holding '''RB''''', shoot the driver in the head until he dies. (A [[headshot]]-capable weapon, like the [[BR55HB SR Battle Rifle|Battle Rifle]] or [[Carbine]], works well.) Once he dies, you will immediately enter the Wraith.

 

There are some problem areas with this glitch. In particular, hijacking an Anti-Air Wraith becomes nearly impossible if the Wraith notices the player. If the player manages to jump onto the Wraith without being shot or splattered, the Wraith will continuously drive and back up in a circular motion, attempting to escape. Such erratic movements make it extremely difficult to keep a steady aim on the driver's head, and impossible to position oneself so that the "Hold RB to board Wraith" prompt does not appear. A player can counter this by stopping the vehicle with a [[Plasma Pistol]] overcharge.

#Find an AA Wraith.

#Get ''Person A'' to board the Wraith, while ''Person B'' stands at its front or side and holds '''RB'''.

#''Person A'' should melee the driver and gunner normally.

#As soon as the driver and gunner are killed, ''Person B'' will immediately enter the vehicle.

Note that the Wraith will still explode when ''Person B'' exits it -- even if another player is manning the turret.

==Explanation==  

Anti-Air Wraiths cannot normally be piloted because of a function [[Bungie]] attached to the vehicle: when the driver dies or exits, the vehicle self-destructs. This is why killing the driver before completing the glitch prevents it from working, and why the vehicle self-destructs when a player exits the cockpit.

The glitch that allows players to pilot an Anti-Air Wraith is a timing exploit. If a player kills the driver while holding '''RB''', they will enter the vehicle the moment the driver dies -- and before the vehicle self-destructs. The span of time at which the vehicle is pilot-less will be so brief that the game will fail to notice it, and thus will not destroy the vehicle.

==In ''Halo 3: ODST''==

*Anti-Air Wraiths are quite rare in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. In ''ODST'', ''all'' Wraiths, Anti-Air or otherwise, are rigged to explode when the driver dies. This glitch must be performed to drive a Wraith at all.

*Hijacking the standard Wraith in [[Firefight]] makes it far easier to unlock the [[Vidmaster Challenge: Endure]] [[achievement]]. The Wraith is very vulnerable to [[Fuel Rod Gun]]s, the Catch skull, and other Wraiths, however.

*When piloted, the vehicle uses a temporary [[reticule]] that seems to be used for vehicles that lack unique reticules. This same reticule could be seen in several [[ViDoc]]s and in the [[Halo 3 Beta]], when using locked vehicles like the standard Wraith. It is possible that the Anti-Air Wraith is drivable because it is a modified version of the standard Wraith; it is also possible that Bungie once intended for it to be usable by players, but removed this capability due to the vehicle's immense firepower.

*Notably, there is an animation that is seen only when the player gets out of the vehicle - the turret being contracted into its compartment.

*If hijacked, the main weapon can be fired at a rate much greater than is seen during normal gameplay; all one needs to do is button-mash on the right trigger. This is most likely because there was no [[Wikipedia:Cooldown|wait between shots]] programmed, since it was not intended to be driven.

*For some unknown reason, a regular Wraith on the ''Halo 3'' level [[The Ark (Level)|The Ark]] is rigged to explode when its driver dies.

*On the ''Halo 3'' level The Covenant, at Mission Start, it is possible to trick the Anti-Air Wraith into boosting the Wraith off into the dead trees beneath the hill, making it much easier to hijack the Wraith. First, the player must get the Anti-Air Wraith to turn toward and face the ocean. Then the player must board the Wraith, quickly get off, and jump out of the way. The Wraith driver will boost to splatter the player, but if he misses, he will fall into the dead trees. The Wraith will end up stuck, and will be far easier to board. This may take a couple of tries.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIrRBt_pD2I YouTube - Halo 3 - How to Hijack the Anti-air Wraith]</ref>