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Skulltaker Halo 3: IWHBYD achievement in Halo MCC

Skulltaker Halo 3: IWHBYD

Halo 3: Find and claim the IWHBYD Skull on Normal or harder.

Skulltaker Halo 3: IWHBYD0
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How to unlock the Skulltaker Halo 3: IWHBYD achievement

  • NE0182NE0182
    20 Nov 2014 21 Nov 2014 02 Jan 2015
    - Mission: The Covenant (works in co-op as well)
    - Difficulty: Normal or higher
    - Mission has to be started from the beginnning
    The IWHBYD Skull will be at the very end of the mission "The Covenant". When you first come to the room ignore the 7 rings and fight your way to the end where you have to extend the bridge. This will trigger a cutscene and you will have to fight your way back. Once you are back at the beginning of the room you will have to jump through the rings in a specific order.

    The rings are numbered from 1-7, starting at the beginning all the way back to where you extended the bridge. (0:51)

    Always jump through the rings facing the extended bridge. If you make a mistake you can simply start at the first ring which is 4.

    REGULAR ORDER:
    4 6 5 4 5 3 4

    LONG VERSION: (Could be necessary in co-op but i'm not entirely sure)
    If the short combination doesn't work you will have to try this sequence.
    4 5 6 5 7 6 5 4 1 2 3 2 7 2 1 3 4 6 7 5 4 6 5 4 5 3 4

    If you did it correctly the rings will light up and you can collect the skull at the extended bridge.

    Thanks to Breadly Weapon, Pokutescurse and shelbygt5252 for the heads up and confirmation on the long sequence :)

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    ch1cag0steveThe rings did not appear, but jumping through the air in the correct order had the skull appear.
    Posted by ch1cag0steve on 25 Jun 22 at 01:38
    vHucsLong version, Solo, Legendary for me
    Posted by vHucs on 29 Oct 22 at 18:45
    SaMisSiK23****FOR ANYONE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THIS IN CO-OP****

    make sure that if you're doing the ring sequence with a coop partner, that only one of you jumps through the rings. If you both jump through the rings, it cancels the previous persons jumps. Me and my nephew found this out the hard way, lol
    Posted by SaMisSiK23 on 23 May 23 at 21:30
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  • Maka91Maka91
    13 Nov 2014 17 Nov 2014
    The following skull can be found in the video below, and must be done on normal or higher difficulty. The timestamp for its exact location can be found directly underneath.
    [7:19] - Skull: IWHBYD - Mission: The Covenant

    Code: 4 6 5 4 5 3 4
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    yollom69
    *** Spoiler - click to reveal ***
    Also, why the negative viote ? MAKAs guide are always excellent and this is no exception
    Posted by yollom69 on 10 Jan 15 at 00:32
    Ninja ScrollThey’re always excellent for sure. This one was no exception. Took me a few tries. It was probably due to not jumping through them correctly. +1
    Posted by Ninja Scroll on 16 Feb 20 at 23:18
    Leo AscendentThe rings didn't spawn, never seen that happen, nor can I find any record of it happening to anyone else.
    Posted by Leo Ascendent on 05 May 22 at 06:29
  • LifeExpectancyLifeExpectancy
    15 Nov 2014 26 Jan 2015
    Mission: The Covenant - Skull (IWHBYD) - Inside the structure mentioned above, you have to play the Halo theme using the holographic rings near the end of the level. You’ll reach a room with these holographic rings and lots of Brutes enemies. Clear the room of enemies and activate the bridge at the far end, then kill off all the Flood that show up. When it’s time to head out, go all the way back to where you entered but do NOT drop down the shaft. Instead, turn back around. From here, the nearest ring is #1 and the furthest is #7. Jump through the rings in the following order: 4654534. This spawns the skull at the small light-bridge at the far end of the room past ring #7. Check the video starting at 06:09 for a visual example.
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