Too Close to the Sun
Too Close To The Sun is a Halo 3 multiplayer achievement. It is awarded for destroying a Banshee in either campaign or a ranked multiplayer playlist with a Spartan Laser or Missile Pod. Unlocking this achievement will give you the Scout Body for Spartan Armor Customization. It is represented by a red ten-pointed star with a brown-winged white star.
Easy Ways
- Another way to get this achievement is to have an enemy Banshee on Sandtrap, shoot it to get it's attention, grab the Laser or Missile Pod, there's a Missile Pod in the crate near the Elephant and a Laser near the Trip Mine, which is next to the entrance to the tunnel. As soon as the Banshee is in the open, fire about 4 rockets from the pod as soon as you get a lock-on. If it starts strafing again the missiles will destroy it. If you try it with the laser, get the enemy player's attention, if it strafes you line up and charge your laser, if it attempts to splatter you, get out of the way. As it flees, charge and track it, if you practiced with the laser, you should be able to get this achievement fairly easy. (With the recent addition of Ranked Big Team Battle, this Achievement is much easier to come by.)
- A really easy way is on Ranked Big Team Battle on Valhalla, try to get the Missile Pod and camp inside the base, eventually an enemy will get in a Banshee, come out and do some damage, or you can do it the hard way and get the Spartan Laser. That, or you can do it in a more difficult fashion. If you grab the Spartan Laser at the top of the hill, you can easily lure a Banshee into coming directly at you. No doubt the Banshee in question will shoot at you, in which case you walk backwards until you fall off of the hill, granting you momentary cover. Then it's simple. Just shoot the Banshee down using your Spartan Laser.
- A realy easy whay is simply get a friend he gets in banshee then you get a spartan lazer he stays there and dosnt fly and you shoot him
Trivia
- The name of this achievement is a reference to the ancient Greek myth of Icarus. The inventor Daedalus and his son Icarus were imprisoned by King Minos of Crete, and in order to escape their captivity, Daedalus invented a pair of wings held together by wax. Daedalus warned Icarus not to fly too high or the sun would melt the wax and cause him to crash. Icarus was overjoyed by flight, however, and did not heed his father's warnings. Thus, he flew too close to the sun and was killed when his wings gave way as a result.
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