HALO 2

INDEX:
 1) Intro
2) Notes from the author
3) Controls
4) Characters
5) Weapons Guide
6) Vehicle Guide
7) Enemy Guide
8) Weapon to Enemy


1)	Intro:
Here you will learn how and what certain 
things do in this game such as; What weapons 
work best on which enemies, what's the best 
way to kill a certain enemy, which vehicles 
work best on what part of terrain, how fast 
a vehicle goes, and how much a punch a guns 
got. You will also learn how to beat the 
hardest of the hard bad guys in this game.

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2)	NOTES:
a) There were no marines, Heritics, Elites, 
or any of the Halo2    characters were 
harmed in the making of this FAQ.     
b) I got help from some of my /--\ partners.
c) This is not to be plagiarized or copied 
without my
consent.
d) The ratings on the weapons are my opinion 
and might not be yours.
e) Some of this information came out of the 
Halo2 Official Strategy Guide. But was 
reworded, rephrased, and reordered.
f) ENJOY... 



3) Controls:
R trigger = Fire right weapon
L trigger = Fire left weapon, throw grenade
X button = Board, hijack, or leave vehicle
B button = Melee attack
A button = Jump
Y button = Change weapon, pick up second for 
dual
Black button = Toggle grenade type
White button = Activate flashlight/cameo
Left stick = Move character 
Right stick = Aim weapons 


4) Characters:
1) Master Chief
2) Cortana
3) Sgt. Johnson
4) Prophet of Regret
5) 343 Guilty Spark (Oracle)
6) Tartarus

1) Master Chief

The Master Chief was taken from his home on 
Eridius II and was taken as a test subject 
at 6 years old, along with about 100 others 
they went through many tests trying to make 
them super humans, augumentations and muscle 
enlargers, many died. He was made the 
"leader" of the Spartans at an early of 
around 8 when he received the name Master 
Chief, he was usually just called by his 
serial number, #117. His real name was John 
but only one person ever called him that, 
Dr. Hasley, the founder and idealist behind 
the Spartan program. After fighting many 
battles Master Chief is left alone after all 
his Spartans died on the fall of Reach. He 
is now a lone Spartan fighting solely that 
Earth might live, he is a man with nothing 
to lose, except the existence of the human 
race.
( for more info. on MC and how he grew up e-
mail me at Drumerboyof09@aol.com)


2)	Cortana

The AI (artificial intelligence) "living" in 
Master Chiefs suit, she helps the Master 
Chief in many of his bad situations and 
helps him destroy the Halo's and kill as 
many of the covenant as possible on the way, 
while keeping him alive of course. Cortana 
likes to find back ways into ONI's central 
command center and read things she's not 
supposed to, after finding the control of 
the first Halo her memory space has dropped 
considerably and is a little more touchy. 
She will still be your best friends and 
biggest help.


3) Sgt. Johnson

He's one of your superior officers who you 
take orders from, there are very few of 
these people and he is one of them.  You 
will usually see him lugging around a sniper 
rifle, of which he is a great shot.  He is 
also one of the few "invincible" characters, 
who can not and will not be killed, even if 
you were to shoot him in the head a 100 
times.  He is a great person to have at your 
back in a fire fight and a powerful ally.  
And never underestimate his power against 
the largest foes. 

4) Prophet of Regret

Possible the "villain" of Halo2 and the one 
you spend your time trying to find and 
eliminate.  Fighting him the first time 
might seem endless until you find out 
exactly how to do so..he can not be killed 
by firepower, you must hop on his floatty 
device and bash him to death.  He is looking 
for the key to turn on and activate the Halo 
and destroy of human kind, so you also need 
to find the key before he does.  You will 
see him in many cut scenes and holograms of 
him while playing but you will only 
encounter him once through your escapade 
through the game.

5) 343 Guilty Spark (oracle)

You met him in the first chapter of the Halo 
games.  Yes he is that glowing flying orb 
that betrayed you in Halo:CE.  He is back as 
powerful as ever. He is known as an Oracle 
to the Covenant and is valued very highly by 
there religious standards.  He is not much 
different in Halo2 than he was in Halo1, he 
is still that little backstabbing nuisance 
that you never really want near you and you 
don't really trust.  He may not be around as 
much but you still don't like him, mostly 
because of what he did to you in Halo1.  He 
is another one of those characters that can 
not be killed.  I've spent many hours and 
shells into him and trust me he doesn't die, 
however with a bash he does sort of yell, in 
his own stupid computer kinda way.

6) Tartarus

As you progress he becomes more and more of 
a threat to you until the point where you 
need to eliminate him, which is not all that 
easy.  He is a brute and by far the 
strongest and most powerful brute you have 
and will encounter.  He is the "leader" of 
the brutes and is second only to prophets.  
He has many minions that do his devilish 
deeds for him so you will probably only see 
him once...at the very end.  Being the evil 
villain he is the hardest to kill.  His 
shields are very hard to penetrate and his 
warhammer will kill you with one hit.  By 
this point in the game your probably not all 
that fond of Brutes and most likely don't 
like Tartarus at all.  But he is a powerful 
character that should have much respect... 
well ok no he should die a slow painful 
death.
   


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5) Weapons Guide:
A) Human
1) Magnum
2) SMG
3) Battle Rifle 
4) Shotgun
5) Sniper Rifle
6) Rocket Launcher 
7) Fragmentation Grenades
8) Turrets
B) Covenant 
1a) Plasma Pistol
2a) Plasma Rifle
3a) Needler
4a) Carbine
5a) Beam Rifle
6a) Brute Shot
7a) Fuel Rod Cannon
8a) Energy Sword
9a) Plasma Grenade
10a) Plasma Cannon
C) Forerunner 
1b) Sentinel Beam


		Human!

	1) Magnum: This is your basic pistol. 
You will find it throughout most of the 
game. It is a fairly simple gun with no 
scope or fully auto function.

Official Name: M6C Magnum Sidearm
Dual: Yes
Projection: 12.7mm. Semi, Armor Piercing
Damage: Medium, 4/10
Range: Close, 3/10
ROF: Medium, 7/10
Accuracy: Medium; good up to 50meters, 4/10
Auto Capability: Manual, Semi Auto
Magazine Size: 12 Bullets, 3/10
Reload Time: Slow, 4/10 
Melee Attack: Average, 4/10
Scope: No
Total: 5/10


	2) SMG: This is the most common weapon 
you will find in this game. This is a great 
gun against almost any enemy. It has no 
scope but it makes up for it with its ROF 
(rate of fire). 

Official Name: M7/Caseless Sub Machine Gun 
(aka: Bullet Hose)
Dual: Yes
Projection: 5mm.
Damage: Low, 3/10
Range: Close, 3/10
ROF: High, 10/10
Accuracy: Low, 2/10
Auto Capability: Fully Auto
Magazine Size: 60 Bullets, 7/10
Reload Time: Slow, 4/10
Melee: Average, 4/10
Scope: No  
Total: 7/10


	3) Battle Rifle: This weapon is great 
for any battle and will cut down just about 
anything. You should always try to have one 
of these on your back unless you're in close 
combat. This weapon is filled with 
capabilities such as; scope, burst, and 
great accuracy.

Official Name: BR55 Rifle
Dual: No
Projection: 9.5mm
Damage: Medium, 7/10
Range: Medium, 6/10 (with scope, High) 9/10
ROF: Medium, 8/10
Accuracy: Medium, 6/10 (with scope, High) 
8/10
Auto Capability: 3 Round Burst 
Magazine Size: 36, 5/10
Reload Time: Slow, 5/10
Melee: Slow, 4/10
Scope: Yes (2x zoom)
Total: 7/10


	4) Shotgun: The standard for a good 
whoop a**. It has great fire power and is 
fully loaded. It's especially great against 
flood and other hard to kill enemies. What 
it lacks in range it sure makes up in Fire 
Power.

Official Name: M90 Shotgun
Dual: No 
Projection: 8-gauge magnum
Damage: High, 9/10
Range: Very Close, 2/10
ROF: Low, 2/10
Accuracy: Low, 2/10
Auto Capability: Manual-Pump action
Magazine Size: 12 Shells, 4/10 
Reload Time: Slow, 2/10
Melee: Fast, 8/10
Scope: No 
Total: 7/10


	5) Sniper Rifle: This is the best of the 
best for long range shooting. This is 
exactly what you're looking for if you like 
staying behind and taking a few enemy's, 
before you go in head first.

Official Name: S2 AM Sniper Rifle
Dual: No
Projection: 14.5mm Armor-Piercing 
Damage: Very High, 10/10
Range: Very Long, 10/10
ROF: Low, 4/10
Accuracy: Very High, 10/10
Auto Capability: Manual
Magazine Size: 4, 3/10
Reload Time: Slow, 5/10
Melee: Average, 5/10
Scope: Yes (5x by 10x zoom)
Total: 9/10   


	6) Rocket Launcher: Perfect for those 
"Get that tank out of here" times. With its 
homing it works great on moving vehicles. 
Its also great for clearing a room full of 
bad guys when you don't have any grenades 
left.

Official Name: M41 SSR MAV/AW
Dual: No
Projection: 102mm Shaped charge, High-
explosive tracking rockets
Damage: Very High, 9/10
Range: Long, 8/10
ROF: Low, 4/10
Accuracy: High (with homing) 10/10
Auto Capability: Manual
Magazine Size: 2 Rockets, 2/10
Reload Time: Slow, 4/10
Melee: Slow
Scope: Yes (2X zoom)
Total: 6/10


	7) Fragmentation Grenade: Useful when 
you have a room full of Covenant, or 
Heretic. Take one of these out and toss 
away. Be careful of the blast radius, it has 
increased greatly from Halo: CE

Official Name: M9 HE-DP Fragmentation 
Grenade 
Damage: High, 8/10
Range: Long, 8/10
Amount Can Carry: 4, 5/10
Total: 7/10


	8) Turrets: This is a fun and 
destructive gun to have at your exposal. 
With its unlimited ammo, good force, and 
others it makes a great way to kill off the 
leaders of an oncoming attack.

Projection: 30 inch Caliber
Damage: Medium, 6/10
Range: Long, 8/10
ROF: High, 9/10
Accuracy: Medium
Auto Capability: Fully Auto
Ammunition: Unlimited 
Scope: No


			B) Covenant!

	1a) Plasma Pistol: Best weapon you can 
get for taking off elite shields. With its 
charge up capability, it can blast through 
most shields with one hit. Try dual it with 
a SMG, and your ready to kill you some 
elite's.

Ammo: Superheated Plasma
Dual: Yes
Damage: Low, 1/10
Range: Close, 2/10
Accuracy: Medium, 4/10 (Charged=Homing), 
8/10
ROF: Low (charged shots), 2/10
(Medium (rapid shots), 7/10
Auto Capability: Manual
Energy Per Round: 0.5%, 9/10 (charged: 15%), 
2/10
Overheating: Average, 5/10
Melee: Fast, 10/10
Scope: No
Total: 5/10


	2a) Plasma Rifle: Pretty good gun if you 
want to take on a lot of elites but other 
than that this gun hasn't much use. It's 
still a good gun though. 

Ammo: Superheated Plasma
Dual: Yes
Damage: Medium, 5/10
Range: Close
Accuracy: Medium, 6/10
ROF: High, 9/10
Auto Capability: Fully auto
Energy per Round: 0.5%, 9/10
Overheating: Average, 5/10
Melee: Fast, 8/10
Scope: No
Total: 7/10


	3a) Needler: Fun gun but not very 
effective unless you put the whole clip into 
the enemy. The tracking system works well 
though. Dual needlers could make the 
difference between life and death in a hard 
time. After the needles have found there 
mark they will each emit a small explosion.

Ammo: Crystalline Projectiles
Dual: Yes
Damage: Low to High, 9/10
Range: Long, 8/10
Accuracy: Homing, 10/10
ROF: High, 10/10
Auto Capability: Fully Auto
Magazine Size: 30 needles, 5/10
Reload Time: Average, 5/10
Melee: Fast, 9/10
Scope: No
Total: 6/10


	4a) Carbine: The covenant battle rifle 
only more advanced. This is a great weapon 
against any enemy. 

Ammo: Energy Projectiles 
Damage: Medium, 5/10 (with scope: High), 
8/10
Range: Medium, 5/10 (with scope: High), 8/10
Accuracy: High, 8/10
ROF: Low, 3/10
Auto Capability: Semi Auto
Magazine Size: 18 projectiles, 4/10
Reload Time: Average, 6/10
Melee: Average, 6/10
Scope: Yes (2X zoom)
Total: 8/10


	5a) Beam Rifle: The covenant sniper 
rifle. This is a great gun for taking out 
those shields from long shots, then picking 
them off one be one.

Ammo: Accelerated Particle Beam
Dual: No 
Damage: Very High (with scope), 9/10
Range: Very High (with scope), 9/10
ROF: Low, 4/10
Auto Capability: Semi-Auto
Energy per Round: 5 to 6%, 6/10
Overheating: High (after 2 quick shots), 
3/10
Melee: medium, 6/10
Scope: Yes (5x by 10x zoom)
Total: 8/10


	6a) Brute Shot: This is one of those 
guns were you love it or hate it. This is a 
gun that's also years behind the covenant 
weapons. It's a simple grenade launcher that 
explodes on impact. One of its best things 
to offer is that its melee is a giant steel 
sword that works great.

Ammo: Grenades
Dual: No
Damage: High, 8/10
Range: Long, 8/10
Accuracy: Medium, 6/10
ROF: Medium, 5/10
Auto Capability: Semi-Auto
Magazine Size: 4 Grenades
Reload Time: Slow, 2/10
Melee: Slow, but effective
Scope: No
Total: 4/10


	7a) Fuel Rod Cannon: This is a giant 
plasma rocket launcher so to say... It fires a 
very large and destructive plasma shell.  It 
is perfect for clearing out a room full of 
enemy that you don't wish to fight off.

Ammo: Explosive Energy Round
Dual: No
Damage: Very High, 9/10
Range: Far, 8/10
Accuracy: Low, 4/10
ROF: medium, 6/10
Auto Capability: Semi-Auto
Magazine Size: 4 explosive shells, 5/10
Reload Time: Medium, 5/10
Melee: Slow, 3/10
Scope: No
Total: 6/10


	8a) Energy Sword: This is the best 
weapon you can find against a flood agent or 
close foe. This is a very close range weapon 
but makes up for that in strength, this 
sword can kill elites in one stroke. It can 
even kill the un expecting Brute with one 
stroke.

Damage: Very High, 9/10
Range: Close Combat, 5/10
Melee: Fast, 10/10
Total: 9/10


	9a) Plasma Grenade: The adhesive stuff 
on this grenade makes it perfect to throw on 
an enemy in a crowd and take out all the 
standing near opponents. The blast radius is 
much higher if stuck to an enemy so get to 
know how to throw these simple but effective 
weapons.

Damage: High, 9/10
Range: Long, 9/10
Amount Can Carry: 4
Total: 8/10


	10a) Plasma Cannon: A great way to kill 
many flood/covenant or even heretics' in a 
short amount of time.  It is very effective 
on one individual as well. Its ROF is not 
quite as high as the human turret but its 
range and power are both more than better to 
make up for that.

Ammo: Superheated Plasma
Damage: Medium, 7/10
Range: Long, 9/10
Accuracy: Medium, 6/10
ROF: High, 8/10
Auto Capability: Fully Auto
Amount of ammo: Unlimited
Scope: No
Total: 8/10

			
			C) Forerunner!
	
	1b) Sentinel Beam: Very little is known 
about the sentinel beam but its very 
effective against the flood and elite 
shields. This shoots a strait beam of an 
unknown substance but is still very strong. 
This is what u will be shot at with by 
sentinels, those things that fly around.

Ammo: Unknown
Damage: Medium, 8/10
Range: Low, 4/10
Accuracy: Medium, 7/10
ROF: Continuous, 10/10 
Auto Capability: Continuous Beam
Energy per Round: 1%, 8/10
Overheating: After 19%, 8/10
Melee: Slow, 3/10
Scope: No
Total: 8/10

6) Vehicles Guide:
A) Human
1) Warthog
2) Scorpion
3) Pelican 
B) Covenant
1a) Ghost
2a) Banshee
3a) Wraith
4a) Spectre
5a) Shadow
6a) Phantom




			A) Human!
	
	1) Warthog: This is probably going to be 
your most common transport vehicle besides 
the Ghost. There are a couple different 
variations of the Warthog. The M12 Warthog 
LRV which is the most common one has the 
50cal. Weapon on top. And the M12G1 Warthog 
LAAV which shoots a supersonic projectile 
that is extremely power-full.
Controls: Left Thumb stick: Accelerate, 
Brake/Reverse
	     Right Thumb stick: View/Steer
	     Right Trigger: Horn
	     Left Trigger: E-Brake

Tips: You can run over enemies with the 
warthog it's hard but u can slide your rear 
end over them by using your hand brake.
	A great way to learn how to master the 
warthog is play Halo1 if you have it. You 
can actually have races on it. They have the 
same basic controls.
	Use the e-brake to slide your back end 
around so you can get around those sharp 
corners or even run an enemy over as stated 
above. This is also the only difference 
between the warthog in Halo1 and Halo2.



	2) Scorpion: This is a great weapon 
against Banshees and all other enemy 
vehicles. Its primary weapon is its cannon, 
90mm High Velocity Shell, will take out most 
vehicles in one hit. Its secondary weapon is 
a machine gun, 7.62mm Armour piercing 
tracers, is great for those few enemy's 
running around when you don't want to use 
the cannon. When both of them are shot at 
one vehicle it will tear them apart very 
fast.

Controls: Left Thumb stick: Move vehicle
	    Right Thumb stick: Move angle of 
view and weapons
            Left Trigger: Fire 2nd weapon 
(Machine Gun)
	     Right Trigger: Fire 1st weapon 
(Cannon)

Tips: The scorpion has one major 
disadvantage, and that's that it has a blind 
spot. Being too close to the tank can leave 
them helpless from you. They can't shoot you 
if you're right next to it.
	If you can get to this vehicle while in 
enemy is in it you can board it from the 
back were they might not notice. This also 
allows you to throw grenades in the back 
killing the driver in 1-2 grenades.  It is a 
lot easier than most other ways to destroy 
this super tank.
	Like the warthog passenger can get a 
ride from you (only in campaign). Having 
allies on the side of the vehicle lets them 
fire there own weapons and provide great 
help in tough situations. This leaves them 
exposed to any incoming fire so keep moving 
at all times.



	3) Pelican: This drop-ship would be the 
"plane/space shuttle" that gets you to you 
LZ (landing zone). It will also pick you up 
at the extraction point. All though you may 
not drive these they are still very 
important of the game. This will also time 
to time bring you a very useful supply of 
vehicles or back up.

			B) Covenant!   

	1a) Ghost: This will be your most common 
vehicle in this whole game. It is very 
useful when handled and driven with skill, 
and accuracy. Now with the availability of 
boost lets you get away from the enemy you 
don't want to fight. Or just to get to a 
point quicker. The boost however will 
disable your weaponry. This is also the 
fasted vehicle in the whole game except 
maybe the Banshee. Its twin plasma cannons 
can destruct just about anything. One 
disadvantage is that the driver is very 
vulnerable for enemy fire.

Controls: Left Thumb stick: Move 
forward/backward, or strafe left/right.
	    Right Thumb stick: Adjust elevation 
of fire. Steer left/right
	    Left Trigger: Boost
	    Right Trigger: Fire plasma cannons
	    A Button: Air Brake

Tips: Learning how to control the ghost can 
help you tremendously in the campaign and 
multi player. One fast way to learn how to 
drive this is to play on multi player with a 
friend and put in just ghosts. Use an open 
level such as Coagulation or Zanzibar. 
	This is a great vehicle in most 
situations. The ones you would want to avoid 
would be against a rocket launcher, scorpion 
tank, and probably a good sniper.
	Your back is largely unprotected. It can 
make an easy target for not very good shots. 
The front of the ghost however is quite the 
opposite, your head just barely peeps over 
the edge making it hard for the most skilled 
sniper.      


	2a) Banshee: This is the one vehicle 
that actually flies that you can pilot. This 
is your second fastest vehicle in the game 
but is much more versatile in many ways, 
being able to fly rather than hover can make 
all the difference between life and death. 
The banshee has improved much sense Halo1 
for instance you know have Boost, which 
allows you to move faster (you may not use 
the guns while using boost). Fuel Rod Cannon 
is another one of the improvements it's a 
secondary weapon that's a fuel rod cannon 
(very useful when facing other 
banshees)(NOTE: This has been disabled in 
multi player activities so the banshee 
wouldn't dominate the maps). The final and 
probably most noticeable difference is that 
you can know do Arial movements.   
(detail's, in Tips,).

Controls: Left Thumb stick, up: Accelerate
	    Left Thumb stick, down: Brake/hover 
(for the later only momentarily)
	    Left Thumb stick, left/right: move 
left/right
	    Right Thumb stick: Move 
view/direction, steer left/right or up/down
	    Right Trigger: Fire Twin Plasma 
Cannon's
	    Left Trigger: Boost
	    B button: Fire Fuel Rod Cannon
	    A button, Left thumb stick, up: Loop
           A button, Left thumb stick, 
left/right: Barrel roll, which ever     way 
you chose.

Tips: Try not to make frontal attacks the 
banshee doesn't have the armor for this. Try 
to sneak up on your advisories and blow them 
up from the rear. 
	The banshee's armor is not very strong 
and it doesn't take to much to blow it up 
fast. Weapons with a fast ROF are a threat. 
So are scorpions and a well wielded rocket 
launcher.
	Being able to use the loop and barrel 
roll is vital while in the banshee. This 
enables you to basically side step or just 
climb higher than your opponent's fire. This 
is a great way to learn how to kill 
scorpion's and even incoming a homing rocket 
launcher.  


	3a) Wraith: This is the Covenant battle 
tank. It is heavily armored and very hard to 
penetrate. But this comes at a price, being 
as big and bulky as it is it is very slow. 
As usual you can substitute its guns for a 
quick boost. In campaign mode it has two 
plasma cannons that will fire automatically 
when ever an enemy comes within its range. 
The wraiths main weapon is a giant Plasma 
Cannon that will destroy just about anything 
in its path. 

Controls: Left Thumb stick: Move wraith 
forward/backward, strafe    left/right
	   Right Thumb stick: Change view, steer 
left/right
	   Right Trigger: Fire Plasma Cannon
	   Left Trigger: Boost

Tips: The two cannons on the top of the 
wraith can be excellent way to keep those 
pesky enemies who run under the main cannon. 
But whenever you are the one trying to 
commandeer this vessel they can be a great 
pain. If you sneak up on it from the back 
they may not notice you.
	Being able to use the boost capability 
can be extremely helpful when you need to 
run over a few flood, covenant, or even your 
friends in multi player mode.
	NOTE: In multi player the twin plasma 
cannons are not there, allowing you to get a 
lot closer a lot easer.
	Once again you can climb aboard and 
melee out the cabin and throw a grenade in 
to eliminate the driver. Be sure to jump off 
after you throw the grenade or the blast may 
catch you off guard and take your shields 
off some.


	4a) Spectre: This is what you would 
think of the covenant warthog but is 
actually a cross between a drop-ship and a 
light reconnaissance vehicle. This can hold 
up to 3 passengers and a driver. The 
passengers can sit on each wing and fire 
what ever weapon they may be holding at the 
time. The gunner is located in the back of 
the spectre. The gunner's weapon is a Plasma 
Cannon with a very high ROF and can be swung 
in a full 360º angle. This is not a particularly 
fast vehicle but is very agile and can get 
into hard to get places.

Controls: Left Thumb stick: Move spectrum 
forward/backward, strafe left/right
	    Right Thumb stick: Change angle of 
view, move left/right
	    Left Trigger: Boost
 	    A Button: Air Brake
While in gunner: Right Trigger: Fire plasma 
cannon

Tips: The boost will not do much to help 
your speed, but on the plus side it won't 
disable the onboard cannon in the back.
	The spectre gives very little cover for 
any of the passengers and driver. So try to 
make the vehicle a hard target at all times 
and let the passengers and gunner take out 
any threats rather quickly.
	To prevent the spectre from flipping 
over which it may try to do. While teetering 
press and hold the A button. This enables 
the Air Brake stabling the vehicle.


	5a) Shadow: You will not be able to 
pilot this vehicle but it is still a major 
part of the game. The Shadow is the 
covenants main transport vehicle. It can 
carry 8 covenants or 1 ghost. It also holds 
a very strong cannon on the top that sends 
infantry running for cover. It can even be a 
problem for the heavily armored vehicles 
such as Scorpions and Pelicans. 


	6a) Phantom: This is another one of the 
vehicles you may not drive. This is the 
Covenants dropship that will place fresh and 
new troops into battle. The Phantom has 3 
turrets on the bottom of it, to provide 
cover for there cargo. 2 of the turrets are 
placed on each side of the wings, and the 3rd 
one is placed right under its nose. There is 
no way you can completely destroy a Phantom 
but you can destroy all of its turrets 
making the only threat the enemy it drops 
of.

7) Enemies Guide:
A) Covenant
1) Grunts
2) Jackals 
3) Elites 
4) Drones
5) Hunters
6) Brutes
7) Prophets
B) Flood
1a) Infection Form
2a) Combat Form

		A) Covenant!


1)	Grunts: Are the lowest in the 
Covenant hierarchy. They will usually 
come in packs and are led by at least 
one Elite.
	
	Official Name: Unggoy 
	Favorite Weapons: Plasma Pistol, 
Needler, Plasma Grenade
	Types: Minor Grunts (yellow) are the 
easiest of the grunts and will go down with 
a simple few shots or one to the head. 
	Major Grunts (red) these are a tad 
stronger and harder than the Minor Grunts. 
They will take a few more bullets before put 
down.
	Gunner Grunts (green) these are the 
grunts that you will find on stationary gun 
emplacements. They are about the same as the 
Major Grunts in all the other ways.
	Specops Grunts (black) are the grunts 
that you will find with secret groups who 
are trying to get past one spot without 
being spotted. These are also the hardest 
and toughest of the grunt species.

	Killing Spree: Twin SMG's. The best way 
to kill a grunt would to just simply put a 
couple rounds into there bodies and head.  

	Tips: Grunts will usually scatter once 
there commanding Elite(s) has been killed. 
Take advantage of this while you can, 
because after time they will come around and 
try to fight again. 
	Every once in a while you will find a 
sleeping grunt. This usually means that they 
feel safe and secure.  There will probably 
be an Elite or a higher ranked Covenant 
species. When they are sleeping you should 
always kill them with a melee attack to the 
head which is silent but deadly.
	Grunts now use a lot of plasma grenades. 
In Halo CE: they used to give a warning yell 
to there comrades, but now they have figured 
out the ability of discretion.


2)	Jackals: Like grunts are apart of 
the Covenant worker class. They hold 
shields that are impenetrable by hard 
rounds. You will find jackals most 
places you would find grunts. Since 
they both are low on the ranking order 
they will usually stick together. They 
will even congratulate after they kill 
a foe. 

	Official Name: Kig-Yar
	Favorite Weapons: Plasma Pistol, Beam 
Rifle
	Types: Minor Jackal (green shield) these 
are lowest and weakest of the jackal 
species. They will be taken down with a few 
well placed shots. 
	Major Jackal (orange shield): A little 
tougher than the Minor Jackals but not by 
much. They are basically the same only the 
Major's shield can take some more damage. 
	Sniper Jackal (no shield) Sniper Jackals 
are very annoying and can take out a target 
from a far and with dead accuracy and fast 
reaction time. They however are easy to 
kill. A simple few bullets will take them 
out.

Killing Spree: Rocket Launcher, Grenades, 
and Sniper Rifle. The best way to kill 
jackals would to put a few well placed shots 
through there small shooting hole. Sniper 
Jackals are a different story since they 
don't have shields. They only need a few 
placed shots into them. 

Tips: A jackal's shield can stop any of the 
marine's bullets with an exception of the 
Rocket Launcher. The use of plasma weapons 
is an entirely different story. They will 
cut through the shields in a matter of 
shots. One charged Plasma Pistol shot can 
take off their shields. 
	A Jackal's shield can deflect grenades, 
even the sticky plasma grenades. Try to lob 
a grenade over their heads and get it right 
behind them, this should do the trick well.
	Without the shied Jackals are very week 
and fragile and can be killed with very few 
shots. Even a butt of a gun to the head can 
kill them instantly.
	The shield that they carry has a small 
hole off to the side that the wielder will 
fire through, you should do the same. Take 
advantage of that small hole by firing into 
it to kill the holder faster.


3)	Elites: Are a very proud warrior 
race. They will usually be in command 
of a group of grunts and sometimes 
jackals. They are very strong and are 
"better" than humans in every aspect.
They have a shield that covers their 
whole body. This shield is very strong 
and can be regenerated very quickly. 
They are very strong warriors and 
tacticians. They are only over ranked by 
prophets.

	Official Name: Sangheili   
 	Favorite Weapons: Plasma Rifle, Plasma 
Grenade, and Energy Sword	
	Types: Minor Elite (blue) are the 
easiest of the Elites, but they are still 
quite hard. Their shield will go down 
quicker and take longer to charge.
	Major Elite (red) are the same as the 
Minor Elites only stronger and tougher. 
Their shields will take a tad longer to take 
off, and will regenerate a tad faster.
	Stealth Elite (gray/invisible) are the 
weakest of the bunch but are also very hard 
cause there invisibility.
	Specops Elite (black) are just plain 
harder than the Major Elites
	Ranger (jet pack) these guys aren't 
practically hard but flying around can make 
them a hard target.
	Zealot (Golden): are simply harder than 
the rest so far.
	Honor Guards (Golden Crown and suit) 
these are the hardest of the hard. They will 
all carry a sword that will be fatal in one 
blow.

	Killing Spree: Plasma Pistol + SMG, 
Sword, and Sniper Rifle. The easiest way to 
kill an Elite is to take its shield off with 
a charged Plasma Pistol shot then to finish 
them off with the SMG.

Tips: Elites are color coded according to 
their rank. Being able to memorize the color 
code can help you a lot. It will allow you 
to know if you want to have a close combat 
with them or not.
	Wounding an Elite by taking off its 
shields will not do. They are very smart and 
once their shields go, they will try to find 
cover. You should always fire 'till you see 
them fall. 
	A Plasma Pistol will take of their 
shields on one charged shot. Take advantage 
of this moment of no shields and kill them 
with your secondary or other handed weapon.
	Elites are about the only other enemy 
that will try to kill you with a melee 
attack. Their blows can be very devastating. 
Move out of the way of the attack and then 
go in for the kill with your own melee, Or 
shots to the back and head.


4)	Drones: Are those hard to get little 
"buggers." They have hard to breach 
outer shells and the availability to 
fly, other than that there isn't much 
to them. 

	Official Name: Yanme'e
	Favorite Weapon: Plasma Pistol, Needler
	Types: --

	Killing Spree: Twin SMG's or Battle 
Rifle. Just follow them around with your 
cursor and wait for the right moment to 
strike.

Tips: Drones have to every once in a while 
land on a roof or a wall and take a rest for 
a second. Take these seconds to pump them 
full of lead.


5)	Hunters: Are the biggest and hardest 
to kill enemy. They are a made of 
basically a whole bunch of worm like 
creatures, united under their 
impenetrable armor. Their weapon is a 
giant modified Fuel Rod Cannon. The 
modified cannon has the ability to 
fire continuously. These can make a 
fair opponent for even the most well 
trained Spartans.

	Official Name: Lekgolo
	Favorite Weapon: Modified Fuel Rod 
Cannon
	Types: --    

	Killing Spree: Twin Pistols, Rocket 
Launcher, or a Turret. If you get behind one 
of these "giants" you should shoot for its 
orange patches of unprotected skin.

Tips: Trying to kill a Hunter face on is 
suicidal and stupid. There armor is so 
strong that nothing will get through them 
without taking an hour on it. Even grenades 
to the face won't make much of a difference. 
	If you look closely on a Hunter you will 
find orange spots over its body. These spots 
are it's week spots. Aim for these for a 
quick easy kill. You will find these spots 
on the neck (NOTE: they tend to tilt there 
heads forward making this an impossible 
shot), stomach (which is usually covered 
with their giant shield), and on there back. 
	One way to kill them is to let them 
charge you, once there about a meter in 
front of you sidestep at the last moment. 
Then put a lot of well placed shots into its 
orange spots.
	Another way to kill them is, use a 
sniper rifle from long distance and take 
well placed shots into his neck and back.
	If you've got the guts you can run up to 
one and shoot it in the stomach or back. But 
this is a very difficult procedure to do. 
You have to have a death wish to do it.
	One of the easiest ways to kill them is 
to shoot them with a turret. This will take 
them out very fast. This is harder to do on 
harder difficult levels.


6)	Brutes: Until now we have had no 
run-ins with these "gorillas." In a 
recent power shift Brutes are now 
leading the fight against humanity. 
These furry creatures are very strong 
and have great stamina. There weapons 
differ slightly from those of the 
Covenants. For example the Brute Shot 
shoots a grenade much like the human 
grenade. 

	Official Name: Jiralhanae
	Favorite Weapons: Brute Plasma Rifle, 
Brute Shot
	Types: Minor Brute, these are the 
infantry of the brute species and 
expendable.
	Major Brutes, Are much tougher, 
stronger, and have even more stamina than 
the Minor Brutes
	Brute Captains, These guys are the same 
as Major Brutes only they have more 
commanding powers then the others.
	Honor Guard Brutes, These are the worst 
of the brutes in every way. They are the 
ones who are supposed to keep the prophets 
safe.

	Killing Spree: Carbine and Shotgun. When 
raged, these apes can be a handful to kill. 
They will tend to try to kill you with melee 
attacks if you get to close. They are the 
only other enemy that will melee you besides 
the Elites and Hunters. A few shotgun shells 
should do the trick to this enemy. If you 
are the Arbiter make sure not to forget 
about your invisibility cloak, it can come 
in handy when trying to come in range for a 
sword into the back.

Tips: When aiming for a head shot don't hit 
the metal plates that some of them ware it 
wont do anything but let them know that you 
there.
	The last remaining Brute of the group 
will go nuts. They will usually throw there 
weapon and try to kill you with charging. 
This is sort of good and bad for you. If you 
can't seem to dodge out of the way it's a 
bad thing. If you can dodge and swipe them 
or shoot them in the back it's a good and 
easy way to kill them. 


7)	Prophets: Are the leaders of the 
Covenant race and religion. Very 
little is known about these prophets. 
They are guarded by honor guards who 
will die for them in any circumstance. 

	Official Name: Prophets
	Favorite Weapon: Super sentinel beam
	Types: Prophet of Truth, Prophet of 
Mercy, and the Prophet of Regret. 

		B) Flood!

	1a) Infection Form: Are the little 
flying slug things you'll see coming at you. 
These things will take over the dead body of 
a Human or Covenant.

Killing Spree: Twin SMG's. If it's a group 
just shoot it into the little bast***s.

Tips: Decapitating a dead body with a sword 
will render the body useless the flood 
infection form.
	If its just one of these guys it wont do 
any real damage to your shield, it's a waist 
of ammo to shoot it. Let it hit you or you 
can melee if you're good enough. This may 
take some practice to get this right.


	2a) Combat Form: These would be the ones 
that the infection forms turn into once they 
have commandeered a body. These guys will 
take a lot of hits before they go down. They 
feel no pain so the melee's don't even touch 
them. Sniper Rifle and other fast shooting 
weapon will pass right through them with out 
damaging.

Killing Spree: Sword, Shotgun, and Sentinel 
beam. Swords will take these freaks out with 
one hit. That is what I recommend. If you're 
too scared to go in close, stay back with a 
Sentinel Beam and take them out with long 
accurate shots.  

Tips: Just stay out of the way of a group of 
them. 
	Use the sword and shotgun a lot.
	Don't use any plasma or sniper weapons 
on them.
	Give them heck. 

8) Weapon to Enemy: 

This is where you can look to find out which 
weapons work best on which enemy. These will 
also tell you what kind of weapons you might 
want for a certain spot in the game. (NOTE: 
these are also put under Killing Spree on 
the Enemy guide)

Grunts: Twin SMG's
Jackals: Rocket Launcher, Grenades, Sniper 
Rifle
Elites: Plasma Pistol + SMG, Plasma Grenade
Drones: Twin SMG's or Battle Rifle
Hunters: Rocket Launcher, Turret, Sniper 
Rifle
Brutes: Carbine, Sword, Shotgun
Prophets: No weapon will really hurt them 
you will have to board them and kill them 
with melees
Flood Infection Form: Twin SMG's
Flood Combat From: Sword, Shotgun, Sentinel 
Beam

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