G4 competition dishes out rare Halo 3 flaming armor

by Xav de Matos { Oct 31st 2009 at 8:00PM }

Beyond cries from fanboys for Recon, the rarest of all Halo 3 armor permutations -- or at least the rarest option -- is strutting around multiplayer matches with a flaming skull. Originally only available to employees of Bungie, the heated helmets are now the prize for G4's upcoming Sarkathlon.

In order to enter the contest, which runs until midnight on November 8, players must download a special variant of the map Longshore (only found on the second disk of Halo 3: ODST) and find eight hidden grenades scattered throughout the map. The player who completes the task and crosses the finish line in the shortest amount of time with saved replay proof walks away with the flaming skull. It's the Halo equivalent of painting a giant bulls eye on your back, so why wouldn't you want it?

[Image Credit: Hushed Casket]

Tags: bungie, contest, flaming-skull, halo, halo-3, halo-3-odst, microsoft-game-studios, sarkathlon

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Autobot (Now with Vitamin D)! @ Oct 31st 2009 8:04PM

Good idea, maybe if they gave this armor instead of recon when you buy ODST we'd have better machinimas.

Aero @ Oct 31st 2009 8:14PM

So I'm guessing that now people can get Recon with achievements that this is going to be the new "must-have" Halo armour?

SibSpi @ Oct 31st 2009 8:29PM

I'm more inclined to think 'why have', than 'must have'.

But then, that's probably just me...

Bob @ Oct 31st 2009 9:24PM

Well I got recon the first week that odst came out. Everyone will be so jealous if I get da flames, muhahahahaahahaah and the fact that I'm currently playing MW2 Muhahahahahhaahahax2

Autobot (Now with Vitamin D)! @ Nov 1st 2009 12:21AM

the fact that no one cares is even better

John_pelphrey @ Nov 1st 2009 12:36AM

I wish that I could be as cool as you. I mean, you must be the coolest kid on the playground!

Drago Dracini @ Oct 31st 2009 9:30PM

... in before it gets old...

I can haz flame face?
I can haz fire chest?
I can haz fire?

None of them are funny. Vote down.

Autobot (Now with Vitamin D)! @ Nov 2nd 2009 8:24AM

You were right, none of them were funny.

Mr. Trauts @ Oct 31st 2009 9:53PM

I can only get two of the grenades on that damn Sarkathlon map, it's harder then I thought it would be :(

yolarrydabomb @ Oct 31st 2009 11:06PM

Eh screw G4.

John_pelphrey @ Nov 1st 2009 12:40AM

I never got what the big deal with armor in Halo was. It just some minuscule item in a game that has no achievement outside of your own personal bubble for me. I always though it was another reason for people to say they are better than everyone else.

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ColorblindMonk @ Nov 2nd 2009 12:27PM

Recon armor and the whatnot brings unwanted harassment from Xbox preteens.

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