The True King is an achievement in Halo: The Master Chief Collection. It is unlocked by earning a total of 250 King of the Hill mode-specific medals in multiplayer matchmaking. The achievement is worth 10 Gamerscore.

Certain games in the collection are better for earning this achievement than others, as not all games award the same number of King of the Hill medals. Halo 4 has the most with fourteen unique medals, followed closely by Halo 2: Anniversary with twelve. Halo 2 only awards seven medals, Halo: Combat Evolved only six medals, Halo 3 only five, while Halo: Reach only awards a single medal, Hail to the King.

From launch until the April 2022 update, Halo 3 only awarded one medal, as with Reach. Following the update, four additional medals can be earned in Halo 3.

Medals added with the April 2022 update are marked with ¹ in the table below.

The medals contributing to the progress of this achievement and attainable in each game are as follows:

Icon Name HCE H2 H2A H3 H4 Reach
H4 - Hill 5.png Loitering No No Yes No Yes No
H4 - Hill 10.png Squatter No No Yes No Yes No
H4 - Hill +15.png Over the Hill No No Yes No Yes No
H4 - Vehicle Hill 5.png Visiting No Yes[Note 1] Yes No Yes No
H4 - Vehicle Hill +10.png Parked No No Yes No Yes No
H4 - Vehicle Hill +15.png Drive In No No Yes No Yes No
H4 - Vehicle Dominance.png Vehicle Dominance Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
H4 - First Point.png First Point Yes Yes Yes Yes¹ Yes No
H4 - Hill Defense.png Hill Defense Yes Yes Yes Yes¹ Yes No
H4 - Hill Offense.png Hill Offense Yes Yes Yes Yes¹ Yes No
H4 - Hail to the King.png Hail to the King Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
H4 - Hill Assist.png Hill Assist No No No No Yes No
H4 - Regime Change.png Regime Change No No No No Yes No
H4 - Hill Dominance.png Hill Dominance Yes Yes Yes Yes¹ Yes No

NotesEdit

  1. ^ Although the in-game Medal Chest states the medal is not awarded in Halo 2, it actually can be earned.