Assassin

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The Assassin Medal is awarded and achieved for meleeing an opponent from behind. It is available in all multiplayer gametypes and has a Bungie difficulty rating of 2 out of 10.^{[citation needed]}

Description

It is represented by a ninja face on a eight-pointed star. After the player kills an opponent by meleeing the opponent in the back, a message appears on your screen that states: "You assassinated (player's name)". The Assassin Medal is also a medal in the Halo 3 campaign when Campaign Scoring is turned on and activated. There are some occurrences where direct frontal punches results in an assassination, while assassinations sometimes result in beatdowns due to the attacker meleeing to the side. An assassination can be gained by hitting the right shoulder whilst hitting the left will be a beatdown and not an insta-kill. In Halo: Reach the Assassin Medal is awarded only if you melee them from behind and go into the third person animation. Your screen will say "You Beat Down [players name]" when you don't go into third person.

Trivia

If a player assassinates three players on a Legendary Map Pack map, either Avalanche, Ghost Town, or Blackout, the achievement "Came...From...Behind" will be unlocked for 50 Gamerscore. Similarly the achievement can be earned on a Mythic Map Pack map, either Assembly, Orbital, Sandbox, Citadel, Heretic, or Longshore.
In Halo: Reach, what was a "beat down" is now a "pummel", what was an assassination (or a melee in the back) is now a "beat down", and an "assassination" is now holding the melee button behind a person and going into third person for an intricate death. Strangely, there is no medal for a third person assassination and the 'ninja' medal goes to the "beat down".
In Halo: Reach it was confirmed that there will be special third person Assassinations with the Energy Sword.

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v • d • e Halo 2 medals

Consecutive kills	Double Kill • Triple Kill • Killtacular • Kill Frenzy • Killtrocity • Killimanjaro

Sprees	Killing Spree • Running Riot • Rampage • Berserker • Overkill

Special kills	Sniper Kill • Stick It • Roadkill • Carjacking • Assassin • Bone Cracker

Objectives	Bomb Carrier Kill • Bomb Planted • Flag Carrier Kill • Flag Captured • Flag Taken • Flag Returned

v • d • e Halo 3 medals (list)

Special	Perfection • Extermination

Sprees	Killing Spree • Killing Frenzy • Running Riot • Rampage • Untouchable • Invincible

Weapon sprees	Shotgun Spree • Sword Spree • Sniper Spree • Splatter Spree • Open Season • Slice 'N Dice • Sharpshooter • Vehicular Manslaughter

Consecutive kills	Double Kill • Triple Kill • Overkill • Killtacular • Killtrocity • Killimanjaro • Killtastrophe • Killpocalypse • Killionaire

Special kills/vehicular medals	Beat Down • Assassin • Sniper Kill • Grenade Stick • Laser Kill • Oddball Kill • Flag Kill • Incineration • Killjoy • Death from the Grave • Splatter • Highjacker • Bulltrue • Wheelman • Skyjacker • Killed Vehicle

Objective medals	Last Man Standing • Killed Flag Carrier • Flag Score • Killed Juggernaut • Killed VIP • Killed Bomb Carrier • Bomb Planted

Objective sprees	Hail to the King • Infection Spree • Zombie Killing Spree • Juggernaut Spree • Mmmm... Brains • Hell's Janitor • Unstoppable

Bungie.net medals	Steaktacular • Linktacular

v • d • e Halo 3 campaign medals (list)

Headshot • Multi Kill • Super Detonation • EMP • Splatter • Assassin • Grenade Stick

v • d • e Halo 3: ODST medals (list)

Sprees	Killing Spree • Killing Frenzy • Running Riot • Rampage • Untouchable • Invincible

Weapon sprees	Shotgun Spree • Sniper Spree • Splatter Spree • Hammer Spree • Stick Spree • Open Season • Sharpshooter • Vehicular Manslaughter • Dream Crusher • Sticky Fingers

Consecutive kills	Double Kill • Triple Kill • Overkill • Killtacular • Killtrocity • Killimanjaro • Killtastrophe • Killpocalypse • Killionaire

Style medals	Beat Down • Assassin • Headshot • Grenade Stick • Laser Kill • Incineration • Death from the Grave • Splatter • Highjacker • Needler Kill • EMP Kill • Hero • Assist • Vehicle Jack

v • d • e Halo: Reach medals (list)

Legendary medals	Unfrigginbelievable • Killionaire • Perfection • Extermination •Skullamanjaro • Hero

Sprees	Killing Spree • Killing Frenzy • Running Riot • Rampage • Untouchable • Invincible • Inconceivable • Hammer Spree • Dream Crusher • Wrecking Crew • Shotgun Spree • Open Season • Buck Wild • Sniper Spree • Sharpshooter • Be the Bullet • Stick Spree • Sticky Fingers • Corrected • Sword Spree • Slice 'N Dice • Cutting Crew • Splatter Spree • Vehicular Manslaughter • Sunday Driver • Wheelman Spree • Road Hog • Road Rage • Laser Spree • Red Menace • Sunburst • Assist Spree • Sidekick • Second Gunman • Juggernaut Spree • Immovable Object • Unstoppable Force • Infection Spree • Mmmm... Brains • Thriller • Zombie Killing Spree • Hell's Janitor • Hell's Jerome • Spawn Spree • Wingman • Broseidon

Multi-kills	Double Kill • Triple Kill • Overkill • Killtacular • Killtrocity • Killimanjaro • Killtastrophe • Killpocalypse

Weapon & style medals	Assassin • Assist • Avenger • Beat Down • Bulltrue • Hijack • Close Call • EMP Blast • Firebird • First Strike • Flag Kill • Grenade Stick • Headcase • Headshot • Kill from the Grave • Killjoy • Laser Kill • Needle Combine Kill • Oddball Kill • Protector • Pull • Pummel • Rejection • Reload This! • Revenge • Showstopper • Skyjack • Sniper Kill • Splatter • Wheelman • Yoink

Objective medals	Hail to the King • Bomb Planted • Flag Score • Killed Oddball Carrier • Killed Bomb Carrier • Killed Flag Carrier • Killed Juggernaut • Last Man Standing

Bungie.net medals	Avenge Me • Big Game Hunter • Ennobled • H. Ryan Memorial • Seek and Destroy • Thank the Maker • Funkadelic • Party Animal • Love Machine • Triple Double • Bros to the End • Steaktacular • Linktacular • Wildcat Destabilizer

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