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In ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''[[Halo 3 ODST]]'s'' [[campaign]], a glitch allows players to '''drive an [[AA Wraith]] '''(and a "Normal" Wraith in Halo 3: ODST) 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.

In ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''[[Halo 3: ODST|Halo 3 ODST]]'s'' [[campaign]], a glitch allows players to '''drive an [[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Artillery|AA Wraith]] '''(and a "Normal" Wraith in Halo 3: ODST) 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 [[Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage|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.

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

== Walkthrough ==

#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~~]]s with a good melee force will smash open the hatch in one hit without killing the driver.

#Stand on the front hatch of the Wraith and [[melee]] it off. [[Weapons]] like [[M41 Surface-to-Surface Rocket Medium Anti-Vehicle/Assault Weapon|Rocket Launchers]] or [[M6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle|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.

#Melee the driver's [[jiralhanae power armor|armor]] off. After that, ''while holding '''RB''''', shoot the driver in the head until he dies. (A [[head Shot|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 or a [[Power Drain]].

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 [[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol|Plasma Pistol]] overcharge or a [[Power Drain]].

== Cooperative Walkthrough ==

In [[Co-op]], two players (''Person A'' and ''Person B'') can cooperate to perform the glitch. On Local play, it does not matter which player acts out which role. On [[Xbox Live]], however, only the [[Connection Host|host]] can act as ''Person A''; if a client player acts as ''Person A'', then at best they may end up [[Destroyed Vehicles Glitch|"driving" the vehicle after it has exploded]].

In [[Campaign#Cooperative|Co-op]], two players (''Person A'' and ''Person B'') can cooperate to perform the glitch. On Local play, it does not matter which player acts out which role. On [[Xbox LIVE|Xbox Live]], however, only the [[Connection Host|host]] can act as ''Person A''; if a client player acts as ''Person A'', then at best they may end up [[Destroyed Vehicles Glitch|"driving" the vehicle after it has exploded]].

#Find an Anti-Air Wraith.

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

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*Notably, there is an animation that is seen only when the player gets out of the vehicle - the turret being contracted into its compartment. However, if the player starts The Covenant at Rally Point Alpha and gets a loading point (past the Banshees) and goes to Theater, the player will see the two Anti-Air Wraiths spawn with a gunner, but without the driver. The turret will be contracted, and strangely, the Anti-Air Wraith will not explode.

*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.

*When doing this glitch on higher difficulties, Heroic and Legendary on Halo 3 (all difficulties on Halo 3: ODST), overcharging the [[plasma pistol]] will disable the Wraith, causing the Wraith to be still, giving the player a good opportunity to successfully hijack the Wraith. When the player attempts to hijack the Wraith, and the Wraith is not distracted, the Wraith will move erratically, and it is almost impossible to hijack the Wraith.

*When doing this glitch on higher difficulties, Heroic and Legendary on Halo 3 (all difficulties on Halo 3: ODST), overcharging the [[type-25 Directed Energy Pistol|plasma pistol]] will disable the Wraith, causing the Wraith to be still, giving the player a good opportunity to successfully hijack the Wraith. When the player attempts to hijack the Wraith, and the Wraith is not distracted, the Wraith will move erratically, and it is almost impossible to hijack the Wraith.

*Unlike the Wraith's plasma turret, there is no apparent crosshair for the AA Wraith's turret.

*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 (except for the levels [[Kikowani Station]] and [[Coastal Highway]]).

*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.

*Hijacking the standard Wraith in [[Firefight]] makes it far easier to unlock the [[Vidmaster Challenge: Endure]] [[achievement]]. The Wraith is very vulnerable to [[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon|Fuel Rod Guns]], the Catch skull, and other Wraiths, however.

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-In ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''[[Halo 3 ODST]]'s'' [[campaign]], a glitch allows players to '''drive an [[AA Wraith]] '''(and a "Normal" Wraith in Halo 3: ODST) 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.
+In ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''[[Halo 3: ODST|Halo 3 ODST]]'s'' [[campaign]], a glitch allows players to '''drive an [[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Artillery|AA Wraith]] '''(and a "Normal" Wraith in Halo 3: ODST) 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 [[Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage|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.
+It is to be noted, however, that the Wraith will self-destruct once you leave it. Avoid leaving the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] or any [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] in the turret; they will die when the vehicle self-destructs, and the deaths will be counted as [[betrayal]]s.
 == Walkthrough ==
 #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]]s with a good melee force will smash open the hatch in one hit without killing the driver.
+#Stand on the front hatch of the Wraith and [[melee]] it off. [[Weapons]] like [[M41 Surface-to-Surface Rocket Medium Anti-Vehicle/Assault Weapon|Rocket Launchers]] or [[M6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle|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.
+#Melee the driver's [[jiralhanae power armor|armor]] off. After that, ''while holding '''RB''''', shoot the driver in the head until he dies. (A [[head Shot|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 or a [[Power Drain]].
+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 [[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol|Plasma Pistol]] overcharge or a [[Power Drain]].
 == Cooperative Walkthrough ==
-In [[Co-op]], two players (''Person A'' and ''Person B'') can cooperate to perform the glitch. On Local play, it does not matter which player acts out which role. On [[Xbox Live]], however, only the [[Connection Host|host]] can act as ''Person A''; if a client player acts as ''Person A'', then at best they may end up [[Destroyed Vehicles Glitch|"driving" the vehicle after it has exploded]].
+In [[Campaign#Cooperative|Co-op]], two players (''Person A'' and ''Person B'') can cooperate to perform the glitch. On Local play, it does not matter which player acts out which role. On [[Xbox LIVE|Xbox Live]], however, only the [[Connection Host|host]] can act as ''Person A''; if a client player acts as ''Person A'', then at best they may end up [[Destroyed Vehicles Glitch|"driving" the vehicle after it has exploded]].
 #Find an Anti-Air Wraith.
 #Get ''Person B'' to board the Wraith, while ''Person A'' stands at its front or side and holds '''RB'''.
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 *Notably, there is an animation that is seen only when the player gets out of the vehicle - the turret being contracted into its compartment. However, if the player starts The Covenant at Rally Point Alpha and gets a loading point (past the Banshees) and goes to Theater, the player will see the two Anti-Air Wraiths spawn with a gunner, but without the driver. The turret will be contracted, and strangely, the Anti-Air Wraith will not explode.
 *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.
-*When doing this glitch on higher difficulties, Heroic and Legendary on Halo 3 (all difficulties on Halo 3: ODST), overcharging the [[plasma pistol]] will disable the Wraith, causing the Wraith to be still, giving the player a good opportunity to successfully hijack the Wraith. When the player attempts to hijack the Wraith, and the Wraith is not distracted, the Wraith will move erratically, and it is almost impossible to hijack the Wraith.
+*When doing this glitch on higher difficulties, Heroic and Legendary on Halo 3 (all difficulties on Halo 3: ODST), overcharging the [[type-25 Directed Energy Pistol|plasma pistol]] will disable the Wraith, causing the Wraith to be still, giving the player a good opportunity to successfully hijack the Wraith. When the player attempts to hijack the Wraith, and the Wraith is not distracted, the Wraith will move erratically, and it is almost impossible to hijack the Wraith.
 *Unlike the Wraith's plasma turret, there is no apparent crosshair for the AA Wraith's turret.
 *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 (except for the levels [[Kikowani Station]] and [[Coastal Highway]]).
-*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.
+*Hijacking the standard Wraith in [[Firefight]] makes it far easier to unlock the [[Vidmaster Challenge: Endure]] [[achievement]]. The Wraith is very vulnerable to [[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon|Fuel Rod Guns]], the Catch skull, and other Wraiths, however.
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