Assassination: Difference between revisions

[[File:Assasin.jpg|thumb|A Red player about to stab a Blue player in the head.]]The '''Assassination''' is a new gameplay feature in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' that allows player to enter a third-person view while elaborately taking an enemy player down with either a [[Combat Knife]], [[Energy Dagger]](s), or [[Energy Sword]]. Note that assassinations are different from beat downs and pummels. Pummels are kills from a normal melee attack; a beat down occurs when Player A melees Player B by simply tapping the melee button while behind them, resulting in the breaking of the target's spine and thus an instant kill. An assassination occurs when Player A presses and holds the melee button when directly behind Player B, resulting in an elaborate kill and will earn the player a special medal. Assassinations performed in multiplayer matchmaking also count towards the [[Rear Admiral (commendation)]] commendation.