First Strike
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This article is about the medal. For other uses, see First Strike (disambiguation).
First Strike is a medal awarded in Halo: Reach, Halo 4, Halo 5: Guardians, and in all multiplayer modes in Halo: The Master Chief Collection (save Halo 3) for scoring the first kill in a Multiplayer round or match.[1][2] Although awarded only once in a standard one-round game, it is awarded multiple times in gametypes with multiple rounds such as Grifball, Infection, Flood, 1 Flag CTF and Sing Bomb Assault.
Trivia
- The Medal is a reference to the Halo novel titled "First Strike" and the common term "First Blood" in many other games.
- A bug in the multiplayer beta caused this medal to be reset upon leaving a host migration; the first player to score a kill thereafter earned the medal.
- The achievement "Yes, Sensei" is unlocked upon earning a First Strike Medal in matchmaking. Once the achievement is gained you also unlock the UA/Base Security [W] armor from Halo Waypoint.
- In the postgame stats, this medal will always appear as the top medal of any game.
Gallery
The "First Strike!" medal in the Halo Reach Beta.
The Halo: Reach final version.
The Halo 4 version.
