Skull/Halo Wars

Skulls are objects that Ensemble Studios hid in levels in Halo Wars. When obtained and activated they can alter gameplay difficulty and add interesting features.
==How to Find Them==
Each level in Halo Wars has an optional objective where you are asked to kill a certain number of a certain unit type, such as killing 100 Grunts in the first mission, Alpha Base. Once this objective has been completed, the skull location will flash on the mini-maps for a few seconds, so it's important to watch the map as you complete the objective. To simplify this, the objective will have a counter that pops up every time you kill a unit of the designated unit type. For example, the HUD will show "56/100 Grunts Killed," when you have killed 100 Grunts for that objective, the skull will appear.Halo Wars Official Site Forums, accessed on 25/02/09
==Images==
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==Campaign Skulls==
===Look Daddy!===
*Level: Alpha Base
*Special Objective: Kill 100 Grunts.
*Location: On the embankment near the downed Banshee where last set of Marines are found.
*Icon: A skull with a dummy.
*Effect: When Grunts die, their Methane Tanks always shoot off.
===Grunt Birthday Party===
*Level: Relic Approach
*Special Objective: Kill 20 Jackals.
*Location: At the south end of Alpha Base.
*Icon: A skull marked with Grunt mask and pink party hat.
*Effect: Grunts explode into confetti after being killed.
===Cowbell===
*Level: Relic Interior
*Special Objective: Kill 45 Hunters.
*Location: In front of the main console, where Forge and Anders are initially pinned down.
*Icon: A skull covered with a cow pattern (white skull with black splotches).
*Effect: Destruction physics magnified.
===Wuv Woo===
*Level: Arcadia City
*Special Objective: Kill 50 Elites.
*Location: Very eastern part of the map near statue of man holding book.
*Icon: A purple skull marked with a pink lipstick kiss on its head.
*Effect: Scarabs shoot a rainbow made of pure love and hearts.
===Fog===
*Level: Arcadia Outskirts
*Special Objective: Destroy 5 Wraiths.
*Location: North west of the map, on top the highway near two buildings.
*Icon: A light turquoise mist covering the skull.
*Effect: No minimap, final score will increase.
===Sickness===
*Level: Dome of Light
*Special Objective: Destroy 50 Banshees.
*Location: In the hangar just behind, and to the right of the UNSC Base.
*Icon: A green mist covering the skull.
*Effect: All player units have 50% fewer hit points, final score will increase.
===Rebel Sympathizer===
*Level: Scarab
*Special Objective: Destroy 10 Locusts.
*Location: Next to the power node to the west of the Scarab.
*Icon: A skull marked with a dark green fist on its forehead.
*Effect: Non-player units get 25% more hit points, final score will increase.
===Rebel Supporter===
*Level: Anders' Signal
*Special Objective: Kill 750 Flood Infection Forms.
*Location: On cliff edge beside a crevice in the northern part of the map.
*Icon: Same as Rebel Sympathizer, only the fist emblem is red.
*Effect: Non-player units do 50% more damage, final score will increase.
===Rebel Leader===
*Level: The Flood
*Special Objective: Kill 20 Flood Stalks.
*Location: By the downed Pelican to the east of your starting base. You will need air units, as ground units can't get to the cliff the Skull is on.
*Icon: Same as Rebel Supporter, only the forehead is flaming.
*Effect: Non-player units start with extra veterancy, final score will increase.
===Catch===
*Level: Shield World
*Special Objective: Kill 350 Swarms.
*Location: On the island in the south east section of the map (you need air units to reach it).
*Icon: A skull marked with two baseballs on each side.
*Effect: All player units' abilities recharge in half the time, final score will decrease.
===Sugar Cookies===
*Level: Cleansing
*Special Objective: Destroy 100 Sentinels.
*Location: North east section of the ship in between both platforms, or, between the tail-fins of the ship.
*Icon: Normal skull, only it looks like a skull-shaped cookie.
*Effect: All player units have 50% more hitpoints, final score will decrease.
===Boomstick===
*Level: Repairs
*Special Objective: Destroy 12 Spirit Dropships.
*Location: North east section of the ship above the central structure.
*Icon: A skull with its cranium exploding.
*Effect: There is a 5% chance that any non-player unit blows up upon death with explosive area of effect damage, final score will decrease.
===Pain Train===
*Level: Beachhead
*Special Objective: Kill 10 Flood Bomber Forms.
*Location: In the starting area, near the Flood buildings (west of the starting area).
*Icon: A skull that is completely crimson.
*Effect: All player units train 50% faster, final score will decrease.
===Bountiful Harvest===
*Level: Reactor
*Special Objective: Destroy 20 Vampires.
*Location: North-most part of the map near the second Covenant base.
*Icon: Normal Skull, only different colored fruits are on each side of skull.
*Effect: Supplies come in 25% faster, final score will decrease.
===Emperor===
*Level: Escape
*Special Objective: Destroy 3 Scarabs.
*Location: North east of the map near a hot water spring and a Flood base.
*Icon: A skull marked with a crown.
*Effect: All player powers recharge in half the time, final score will decrease.
==See also==
*Black Box (Halo Wars)
==Sources==
Category:Halo Wars