Marathon Man
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Marathon Man is a Halo 3 Achievement. It is awarded for accessing all the Terminals in Campaign mode.
The achievement awards the player 40 Gamerpoints.
It is represented by a yellow circle with a person whose head has a Marathon symbol on it, and with seven yellow stars (representing the seven Terminals) above him.
The achievement can be completed on any difficulty.
It is similar to the Marathon: Durandal achievement, Hats off to 819.
The award itself is a reference to Marathon (video game series) as you could access Terminals in game to gather information on the Marathon universe. Details:
- After you access the terminal, you need to wait for the screen to go red then wait until the screen shows another text message and finally press A to scroll down to the very last message (a fragment from a Forerunner message) to show up to get the achievement.
- To access the terminal you must "flip" through the terminal until it redirects you then you flip through the last pages, then wait a few seconds for the screen to turn red and another fraction of message to show, then leave.
- For some players, the achievement will only be unlocked if the seventh terminal is accessed last.
- A player must access seven terminals, another seven reference (there is an additional eighth one on Cortana, but this isn't necessary for the achievement).
[edit] Trivia
- Marathon is the name of an earlier series of Bungie games (Marathon, Marathon 2: Durandal, & Marathon Infinity)
- Marathon Man was a movie made in 1976.
- There are seven stars on the Achievement picture, a reference to the number 7, Bungie's favorite number.
- The person on the medal has a Marathon logo for a head, a reference for the Marathon game.
- The stars represent the 7 terminals.
- In the Marathon game series, terminals were integral parts of the campaign levels: They functioned both for providing storyline, guiding the player, and transporting the player to the next level. They are integral in Halo 3 to learn the downfall of the Forerunner in their battles against the Flood.
- While there are technically only 7 terminals, a distinctive 8th terminal can be found in Cortana (Level), where the Gravity Hammer is located.
- In the Nintendo game Super Smash Bros. Melee, you would receive a bonus of the same name if you ran much more than you walked.
- Marathon Man is very similar to Halo 3: ODST's Audiophile Achievement.
