Halo 5: Guardians
73 Achievements
1,250
44-56h
Death from Above
Killed a Grunt and smashed a grate with a Ground Pound in Battle of Sunaion.
10
0.56%
How to unlock the Death from Above achievement in Halo 5: Guardians - Definitive Guide
Difficulty: Easy
Near the beginning of the mission after the first door opens and you see a turret in front of you, keep left and enter the first building. You'll notice a half-circle staircase with a golden circle on the ground nearby with some grunts. Walk at least halfway up the stairs, and ground pound (jump and hold melee) into the grunts and grate. As long as both are in the blast radius, the achievement will unlock. If you fail, reload the checkpoint.
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After parting ways with the Arbiter in the beginning of the mission, head towards your next objective through two sets of doors and you'll find yourself in a large courtyard-like firefight. Stick to the left of this area and hug the building as you make your way forward. You will eventually reach the opening of this building and you'll see a couple of Grunts and a spiral staircase leading to the second floor. At the base of these stairs is a golden grate that can be destroyed with a fully-charged Ground Pound.
Climb the stairs, turn around, jump in the air, and launch a fully charged Ground Pound onto the grate below. The blast radius should be large enough to not only destroy the grate, but also kill one or two of the Grunts roaming around on this bottom floor, thus unlocking the achievement. If a visual representation of this task is needed, please refer below.