The Official Skull and Terminal Hunting Guide - Halo CEA

may contain spoilers!

hello to the community!

I’ve decided to put this thread together with ideas and whereabouts of the skulls and Terminals! and will be updated when they are unveiled.

UPDATES TO THE THREAD

> UPDATED - 24/10/2011
> now includes link to videos and pictures containing skulls and terminals menu’s,
> also added an image of the skulls menu with doodles on to help you undersatnad whats what.

> UPDATED - 25/10/2011
> now includes skull symbolic meanings, what skull is what (the symbols of the skulls)

> UPDATED - 26/10/2011
> all skulls have now been identified, names, abilitys/what they do.

> UPDATED - 27/10/2011
> we have now discoverd the loaction of the second terminal, refer to terminal page for loaction and a vid.

> UPDATED - 08/11/2011
> added the locations tab to the skull post, divided them into sub section to make it easier to read.

> UPDATED - 10/11/2011
> the second halo skull has been found, watch this vid for the location: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMhFyA9NYCg.

> UPDATED - 11/11/2011
> i have updated the skull thread, alot of skull locations has been found and posted on youtube, not all are there yet, but soon will

> UPDATED - 14/11/2011
> Updated the thread, now includes almost all skulls with videos on how to get them.

— SKULLS —

first of there is 14 skulls in halo Combat Evolved Anniversary!

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that’s 4 extra skulls in the campaign as there is only 10 levels, which of course will be the silver skulls, so that means in 4 of the 10 levels they will be 2 skulls, 1 gold and 1 silver.

acording to what chad armstrong said in this vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwj1THQ7xaw the skulls will be well hidden, and that when you do find them, it will be really hard to get to, near impossible and will take a lot of skill jumping etc, BUT HE LIED!!!

> — THE LOCATIONS! —
> ---------------------------------------- The Pillar Of Autumn ----------------------------------------
> watch the following video to find where the skull is located: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpUefV5SkzE&feature=related, if you still don’t know where it is, read carefully, start the mission and when you get out of the pod, walk to the back of the room, its hidden behind some barrels: heres a better qulity vid without commentary: SEE easier to see
> ---------------------------------------- Halo ----------------------------------------
> theres two skulls on this mission
> watch this video for the first skull: easier to see
> the second is located here: http://www.youtube.com/user/XxTheSwissGamerxX#p/u/4/X4cagw6PRoo
> ---------------------------------------- The Truth And Reconciliation ----------------------------------------
> watch the following video to find where the skull is located: Its Located In A Room In The Main Hanger Bay, if you still don’t know where it is, read carefully and i will tell you, go to the hanger bay where the drop-ship that you escape on is located, wait until some enemies come out of the corner room on the left side, quickly run in the room, its next to a closed door, not hard to see.
> ---------------------------------------- The Silent Cartographer ----------------------------------------
> There’s two skulls on this map:
> watch the following video to find where the first skull is located: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5ZXqt5P7GI&feature=related, heres a better qulity video: its easier to see
> the second skull is located here: http://www.youtube.com/user/XxTheSwissGamerxX#p/u/3/ULdcmVm_I3g
> ---------------------------------------- Assault On The Control Room ---------------------------------------
> there’s two skulls on this mission:
> watch the following video to find where the skull is located: http://www.youtube.com/user/XxTheSwissGamerxX#p/a/u/1/aFf7zSnke4Y
> watch the following video to find where the second skull is located:
> http://www.youtube.com/user/XxTheSwissGamerxX#p/a/u/2/xIgr1lMRu2I
> ---------------------------------------- 343 Guilty Spark ----------------------------------------
> watch the following video to find where the skull is located: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vtuoizLGUo, if you still don’t know where it is, read carefully and i will tell you, start the mission and play until you are about to enter the main facility, if you stick to the left wall you will approach a cliff, its at the bottom of the cliff in front of a tree. or rather than taking the normal path when you get of the pelican, walk straight left when you get of the pelican, you will eventully come to a dead end where the skull is: http://(BETTER VID)
> ---------------------------------------- The Library ----------------------------------------
> watch the following video to find where the skull is located: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2_z_P9ivgs&feature=channel_video_title if you still don’t know where it is, read carefully and i will tell you, its right at the end of the level, before you approach the platform with the key on, as you walk through the big doors take a right and keep walking, very long walk, when you get to the end of the circular corridor, the skull is set in-between two boxed shaped boxes. here’s a better video without commentary: u can see better
> theres two skulls on the libary: heres the second location: http://www.youtube.com/user/XxTheSwissGamerxX#p/a/u/0/BN-7ynDjtWo
> ---------------------------------------- Two Betrayals ----------------------------------------
> watch the following video to find where the skull is located: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMofTBwfoZU&feature=related, if you still don’t know where it is, read carefully and i will tell you, grab a banshee and fly to where you enter the unnatural formation tunnel (side a) where their are 2 wraiths on AOTCR, the skull is located on top of the ledge where a wraith is.
> ---------------------------------------- Keyes ----------------------------------------
> ---------------------------------------- The Maw ----------------------------------------
> http://www.youtube.com/user/XxTheSwissGamerxX#p/u/5/9di5E8Kgm3w

— Silver Skulls And Locations —

Malfunction
Grunts Birthday - http://www.youtube.com/user/XxTheSwissGamerxX#p/u/5/9di5E8Kgm3w (watch this vid for the location).
Pinata
Eye Patch

— What The Skulls Do —

Iron - on single player, when you die it restarts the level, on multi-player it starts you at the last two checkpoints

Mythic - All NPCs health allocation is doubled and Sentinels now have shields

Foreign - This Skull makes it impossible to pick up Covenant firearms.

Recession - when you shoot, the gun takes twice as much ammo

Black Eye - To regenerate shields, player must melee enemies

Fog - removes the radar/motion tracker

Famine - Weapons dropped by enemies have lower ammo

Boom - explosions are twice as big

Bandanna - infinite ammo

Grunt Funeral - grunts blow up like plasma grenades when dead

Malfunction - a piece of the hud is removed every-time you die etc. radar, heath bar…

Grunts Birthday - grunts blow up into confetti when a head-shot on them as been achieved

Pinata - Kill a Covenant with this Skull enabled and he’ll drop a grenade for you.

Eyepatch - For those of you who didn’t know: the original Halo has auto-aim. This Skull removes it. Good luck, casual shooters.

— The Skull Symbols —

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---- TERMINALS ----

first of all there is 10 terminals http://www.flickr.com/photos/65203886@N03/6276570131/, one for each level, we already know where the first one is, Frank O’Connor showed us in the pillar of autumn walkthrough video! but what about the others?

---------------------------------------- The Pillar Of Autumn ----------------------------------------

the first terminal is located on the bridge of the pillar of autumn at the flashing console on the left side towards the captain!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49KgCOGpWco&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL6D329EFB8A0902E6 - if you skip to 3:25 they will show you where the terminal is.

---------------------------------------- Halo ----------------------------------------

the second terminal is located in the first tunnel on halo (which is not a natural formation), it is located under the walkway/smaller tunnle befor the warthog jump (the side tunnel).

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/preview-hd-halo-anniversary/723144?xrs=synd_twitter - if you skip to 2:19 they will show you where the terminal is.

---------------------------------------- The Truth And Reconciliation ----------------------------------------

---------------------------------------- The Silent Cartographer ----------------------------------------

---------------------------------------- Assault On The Control Room ---------------------------------------

terminal five is located at the end of the leve, (where the rockets are) under this: Structure in the crater thing, whatever you want to call it: SEE, unfortunately we have no video of the location at the current time but soon will :slight_smile:

---------------------------------------- 343 Guilty Spark ----------------------------------------

---------------------------------------- The Library ----------------------------------------

---------------------------------------- Two Betrayals ----------------------------------------

---------------------------------------- Keyes ----------------------------------------

---------------------------------------- The Maw ----------------------------------------

First of all nice thread, also i agree with you about the skulls, it makes sense to put them in order like in halo 3, and when you do put them in order they match with the level they are assigned to, such as the grunt funeral on the maw, it fits in with what that grunt says and i am now guessing it will be there with the grunt. the other skulls also fit in like the fog skull, it goes with the mission guilty spark, yet again makes me believe it will be there, on halo 3 the first time you get the fog skull is when the flood are first introduced, same here, also its more creepy when you have no radar on those sort of missions.

about the terminals, your right about the first one, not sure if they have put up more yet tho.

thanks for the cool thread

Thanks for the thread, I hope you can keep it up to date. :slight_smile:

I hope some of the skulls take a while to find, maybe one will be on top of the forerunner tower on Halo and require a warthog jump to get to. :smiley:

The Grunt Funeral Skull will be only available to those who pre-order the game. It is not known if it will be available to everyone else as an unlockable.

Halo Nation Known skulls for CEA:
Iron
Malfunction - everytime you respawn a different element of your HUD is not there.
Grunt Birthday Party
Boom - Explosion radius are 2x.

https://halo.xbox.com/Forums/yaf_postst36955_Halo-CEA-Skull-List.aspx
http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Halo:_Combat_Evolved_Anniversary_Skulls
http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/special-halo-combat-evolved-anniversary-pre-order-bonuses/111729

They cannot cause AI/Classic change. Once you get out of classic mode, it will work.

> The Grunt Funeral Skull will be only available to those who pre-order the game. It is not known if it will be available to everyone else as an unlockable.

thank you, i forgot to mention this!

yes what mrbeartoy has just said, at the current time the grunt funeral skull is only for those that have pre-ordered (me being one of them) and at the current time we do not know if it will be available to find and unlock for the rest of the players, i am guessing yes otherwise they would have put it has a silver skull not a gold, its in the gold section which probably means you can find it has well, if they don’t that means one of the campaign missions would be missing a gold skull and all campaign missions should have a gold skull, am i right?

Don’t use halo.wikia… use Halopedian…

Goobot and I are going try to get all the achivements on the second day max.

thank you. will be coming back to this thread if i don’t find them all on my own.

You forgot that grunt funeral is only for pre-order players…

> You forgot that grunt funeral is only for pre-order players…

we have disscused this already, if you read the whole thread you will see it.

I have an idea for the skull on the level halo. Right at the beginning when you have to cross the bridge there is a bridge below it. I mean i know you cant get back up but thumbs up for difference!!

this is also an idea for a terminal on assault on the control room. after you come out the cave and there is a spirit dropping off a couple of ghosts, yu can go left or right. There is a tower in the middle of the two separate paths maybe there is a terminal in there.

> — Silver Skulls —
>
> Malfunction
> Grunts Birthday
> <mark>Avast</mark>
> ???

Wait, Avast skull? I’ve never heard of it…

> Avast - NPC’s wear pirate costumes

Lol, I see you copied the skull descriptions from my skull guide topic for this. (Not some accusation, I don’t care).
I just wanted to point out that the name ‘Avast’ and its effect were both speculation by me, and absolutely not confirmed.
All the other skulls that I gave descriptions and names for were confirmed however, so the rest is spot on.

I think that in PILLAR OF AUTUMN,
The SKULL will be in the little hidden alcove under the very front two navigation chairs. It seems MADE to hide something, and there is even a ladder in it leading back to the main bridge. I Definately think the skull will be in it.

THis thread will definitely come in handy later on :slight_smile: Great job with it.

I will be referring to this thread when the game comes out. I will 1000-point this game. >:D

i think i know where a skull could be on AoTCR. after you get the tank and past the waiths and the hunters into the cave opening the doors to come across the cavern, all the way to the left theres a path along side the wall completely out of your way. this would be a great spot for a skull, thats just my thoughts

> — SKULLS —
>
> Grunt Funeral - grunts blow up like plasma grenades when dead

i just wanna say that grunt furneral is exclusive for thos people that pre order…

> > Avast - NPC’s wear pirate costumes
>
> Lol, I see you copied the skull descriptions from my skull guide topic for this. (Not some accusation, I don’t care).
> I just wanted to point out that the name ‘Avast’ and its effect were both speculation by me, and absolutely not confirmed.
> All the other skulls that I gave descriptions and names for were confirmed however, so the rest is spot on.
>
>
> I think that in PILLAR OF AUTUMN,
> The SKULL will be in the little hidden alcove under the very front two navigation chairs. It seems MADE to hide something, and there is even a ladder in it leading back to the main bridge. I Definately think the skull will be in it.

was it you i got it from?, yeah i read a thread and it said it on there, then i thought shall i put it in my thread, i have heard they were going to do this but its probably a joke, but still who knows so i put it in!

> I have an idea for the skull on the level halo. Right at the beginning when you have to cross the bridge there is a bridge below it. I mean i know you cant get back up but thumbs up for difference!!

nice thinking, this spot never crossed my mind, lets hope your right, but yet again halo is a big map and it could be anywhere, places where people really didn’t go much