Halo Wars Skulls
Skulls are objects that Ensemble Studios hid in levels in Halo Wars. When obtained and activated they can alter gameplay difficulty and add interesting features.
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[edit] How to find them
Each level in Halo Wars has an optional objective where you are asked to kill a certain number of a certain unit type, such as killing 100 Grunts in the first mission, Alpha Base. Once this objective has been completed, the skull location will flash on the mini-maps for a few seconds, so it's important to watch the map as you complete the objective. To simplify this, the objective will have a counter that pops up every time you kill a unit of the designated unit type. For example, the HUD will show "56/100 Grunts Killed", when you have killed 100 Grunts for that objective, the skull will appear.[1]
[edit] Campaign Skulls
[edit] Look Daddy!
Level: Alpha Base
Special Objective: Kill 100 Grunts .
Location: On the embankment near the downed Banshee where last set of Marines are found.
Icon: A skull with a dummy.
Effect: When Grunts die, their Methane Tanks always shoot off.
[edit] Grunt Birthday Party
Level: Relic Approach
Special Objective: Kill 20 Jackals .
Location: At the south end of Alpha Base.
Icon: A skull marked with Grunt mask and pink party hat.
Effect: Grunts explode into confetti after being killed.
[edit] Cowbell
Level: Relic Interior
Special Objective: Kill 45 Hunters .
Location: In front of the main console, where Forge and Anders are initially pinned down.
Icon: A skull covered with a cow pattern (white skull with black splotches).
Effect: Destruction physics magnified.
[edit] Wuv Woo
Level: Arcadia City
Special Objective: Kill 50 Elites .
Location: Very eastern part of the map near statue of man holding book.
Icon: A purple skull marked with a pink lipstick kiss on its head.
Effect: Scarabs shoot a rainbow made of pure love and hearts.
[edit] Fog
Level: Arcadia Outskirts
Special Objective: Destroy 5 Wraiths .
Location: North west of the map, on top the highway near two buildings.
Icon: A light turquoise mist covering the skull.
Effect: No minimap, final score will increase.
[edit] Sickness
Level: Dome of Light
Special Objective: Destroy 50 Banshees .
Location: In the hangar just behind, and to the right of the UNSC Base.
Icon: A green mist covering the skull.
Effect: All player units have 50% fewer hit points, final score will increase.
[edit] Rebel Sympathizer
Level: Scarab
Special Objective: Destroy 10 Locusts .
Location: Next to the power node to the west of the Scarab.
Icon: A skull marked with a dark green fist on its forehead.
Effect: Non-player units get 25% more hit points, final score will increase.
[edit] Rebel Supporter
Level: Anders' Signal
Special Objective: Kill 750 Flood Infection Forms .
Location: On cliff edge beside a crevice in the northern part of the map.
Icon: Same as Rebel Sympathizer, only the fist emblem is red.
Effect: Non-player units do 50% more damage, final score will increase.
[edit] Rebel Leader
Level: The Flood
Special Objective: Kill 20 Flood Stalks.
Location: By the downed Pelican to the east of your starting base. You will need air units, as ground units can't get to the cliff the Skull is on.
Icon: Same as Rebel Supporter, only the forehead is flaming.
Effect: Non-player units start with extra veterancy, final score will increase.
[edit] Catch
Level: Shield World
Special Objective: Kill 350 Swarms.
Location: On the island in the south east section of the map (you need air units to reach it).
Icon: A skull marked with two baseballs on each side.
Effect: All player units' abilities recharge in half the time, final score will decrease.
[edit] Sugar Cookies
Level: Cleansing
Special Objective: Destroy 100 Sentinels.
Location: North east section of the ship in between both platforms, or, between the tail-fins of the ship.
Icon: Normal skull, only it looks like a skull-shaped cookie.
Effect: All player units have 50% more hitpoints, final score will decrease.
[edit] Boomstick
Level: Repairs
Special Objective: Destroy 12 Spirit Dropships .
Location: North east section of the ship above the central structure.
Icon: A skull with its cranium exploding.
Effect: There is a 5% chance that any non-player unit blows up upon death with explosive area of effect damage, final score will decrease.
[edit] Pain Train
Level: Beachhead
Special Objective: Kill 10 Flood Bomber Forms .
Location: In the starting area, near the Flood buildings (west of the starting area).
Icon: A skull that is completely crimson.
Effect: All player units train 50% faster, final score will decrease.
[edit] Bountiful Harvest
Level: Reactor
Special Objective: Destroy 20 Vampires .
Location: North-most part of the map near the second Covenant base.
Icon: Normal Skull, only different colored fruits are on each side of skull.
Effect: Supplies come in 25% faster, final score will decrease.
[edit] Emperor
Level: Escape
Special Objective: Destroy 3 Scarabs .
Location: North east of the map near a hot water spring and a Flood base.
Icon: A skull marked with a crown.
Effect: All player powers recharge in half the time, final score will decrease.
[edit] Sources
- ^ Halo Wars Official Site Forums, accessed on 25/02/09
