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Subject: So what exactly does it take to get the sword and bug eye helmet?

The neat little katana and security helmet thingy... what do you have to do to get that. I have 43 out of 79 achievements... and from what I hear... I should get them both at 49 achievements.

Is this correct, or does anyone know?

  • 09.05.2011 1:58 PM PDT

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49 achievements for the kantana and i think you need to finish the campaign on legendary for bug face

  • 09.05.2011 2:00 PM PDT

hmmm.. I've finished campaign on legendary... and don't have it.

  • 09.05.2011 2:01 PM PDT

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Posted by: NOMAD TX
hmmm.. I've finished campaign on legendary... and don't have it.


not sure then, might be a MM achievement you dont have

  • 09.05.2011 2:03 PM PDT

I've got the marathon man achievements.... if that is what you mean... I thought the bug eye helmet... or "security armor" came at the 49 along with the sword... but would need confirmation from someone.

I might have to wait till I get my 49, then I'll know.

  • 09.05.2011 2:09 PM PDT

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google it, google knows all

  • 09.05.2011 2:10 PM PDT

Uuhhhh. These threads are always a pain because each time the answer is too long for me to really care. But since there's more than one of you expressing confusion... all right, hah.

When Halo 3 was released you had to get every achievement in the game for the Katana and Security Helmet armor permutations. In 2008 the Legendary Mappack was released. With this mappack came new achievements in addition to the originals. This caused an issue.

Due to the new achievements, suddenly the Katana and Security Helmet became glitched. To be perfectly honest? There is no requirement for it really. Or to be more accurate, the requirement varies from person to person. I have seen someone with as little as 360 Gamerscore with it, and people with 1650 Halo 3 gamerscore who have never had it unlock for them.

Getting them is more or less random at this point.

HOWEVER!!!...
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This is not the only issue with them. See, the people who have it unlock without the achievements that first shipped with the game (49 of them, which is why you'll sometimes see people say 'oh any 49 achievements to unlock them!'... That is a false statement) have their own issue. While it doesn't always happen, very frequently after unlocking, at some point the katana and security helmet with RElock themselves. The only way to prevent this from happening is by earning all 49 original Halo 3 achievements. That means every achievement that shipped with the game September 25th, 2007. That means any achievement that isn't a Vidmaster or requires a DLC map. The people who don't have the original 49 and haven't had it relock are just lucky. But the only way to ensure that it DOESN'T relock when you unlock them is by earning those original 49, as that is how you're actually supposed to get the armor permutations instead of just getting lucky with a glitch (though again, that same glitch oftentimes takes the armor permutations away again).

  • 09.05.2011 2:46 PM PDT

wow... thank you so much for taking the time to type that out. Now I understand fully.

Thanks man.

  • 09.05.2011 4:31 PM PDT

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pretty much what burritosenior said, if you look up the original 49 achievements and get those first along with 1000gamerscore you should get both the security and katana without it glitching out.. man, it was so much easier getting it in october 2007 before all the glitch BS :p

  • 09.05.2011 4:35 PM PDT

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The requirements on Halo Nation for Katana say "49 achievements and 1000 gamerscore", and for Security armor "750 g for shoulders, 1000 g for helmet".
But, this armor is glitched. I had full Security armor before I had even 750 g.

  • 09.05.2011 6:13 PM PDT

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the security helmet comes with the Katana

  • 09.05.2011 6:56 PM PDT

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All 49 of the original achievements.

  • 09.05.2011 7:57 PM PDT