Halo 5: Guardians
73 Achievements
1,250
44-56h
Enemy of my Enemy
Helped the Elite General charge the hill in Osiris on Heroic difficulty.
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How to unlock the Enemy of my Enemy achievement in Halo 5: Guardians - Definitive Guide
Mission: Osiris, Heroic difficulty, can be done solo
Near the end of the level you will see a group of Covenant troops fighting Prometheans. You need to help Elite General (golden armor) reach the entrance at the top of the hill. Pick up the best weapons before you leave cave (Light Rifle), stay on the right side of the map so you can see the entire battle field, don't get too close to him (he will start shooting at you) and don't let him die. You can send your Spartans forward so they will focus on the Promethean soldiers. If Elite dies, reload checkpoint asap.
You can make a copy of your checkpoint using one of three available slots in menu so you don't have to restart entire level if you screw up.
What I did was make sure I had two, fully loaded medium range weapons when I entered the section, saved checkpoint (in case I failed), I hung back picking off the larger bad guys while sending my AIs forward and giving them specific targets to hit in the distance (they do pretty well at killing a target together), I kept an eye on the Gold Elite to ensure he wasn't dead or getting shot at by anything big, then when I was at the point where the turrets are were in firing range I just bolted to the door - throwing out a few grenades to distract the bad guys and using my bumper boost and boost to gain some extra ground. I ran up the left side of the ramp - which seemed the less busy side and popski.
I've tried this in coop, and with other methods without success - this worked like a charm the first time.
I led the squad up the right side to keep them out of the Elite's way. I killed the one turret-soldier (high on the rock arch), and then ran past everything. I got downed near the platform, my AI squad revived me, and then I threw two splinter grenades at the platform and hid. The Elite was there about 5 seconds later and the achievement popped.
Difficulty: Heroic (Co-op Recommended)
Near the end of the level you'll enter a large uphill battle area where covenant and promethean are fighting. At the bottom of the hill you'll notice a gold armoured Elite and you'll need to make sure he stays alive so that he can reach the top of the hill once all the promethean are killed. You'll want to make sure you are prepared by picking up the Light Rifle and Suppressor or Carbine in the previous areas. From the start of this battle you'll want to run up the right hand side killing prometheans while scanning the battlefield for potential threats that might come in contact with the Elite. The Elite likes to rush forward, so feel free to have someone in your co-op group keep him busy by getting his attention and dodging his bullets. If you're doing this solo, tell your team to run as far up the hill as possible. If they stay behind they will shoot and kill the Elite. Near the top flank from the right and kill the turrets. Once at the top of the hill the Elite will join your team, but the achievement will not unlock until all other enemies are alive! Reload the checkpoint if he dies or there is any other problems.
Huh???
You do not need to kill all enemies. Just get him to the top. The achievement unlocked for us as soon as he was at the top of the hill. There were still tons of enemies and he was still duking it out with someone at the top when it popped.
Focus on the turrets. Those will tear him (and you) apart. We spent way too many attempts killing every single enemy in the first half, only to have him sprint ahead really fast and get torn apart by the two turrets at the top of the hill.
Move up quicker that you think. This is related to the previous tip, but it seemed like he can take care of himself pretty well for the first half. Just get rid of the turret(s?) on the first half, and move up far enough to snipe the last two turrets. Of course, kill anything you need to in order to get to that point. Once all turrets are gone, just keep enemies off his back so he can keep moving up.
Hope this is at least somewhat helpful. This turned out to be much harder than we thought it'd be (that Elite moves fast!). Good luck!
- Save checkpoint to 1 of your 3 slots before the area where Elite General is (see vid, save checkpoint right where vid starts). There are interim checkpoints and if general dies you'd have to play the whole level again w/o this save.
- Make sure you have a fully-loaded (36 shots) Light Rifle and 2 grenades when you get there. You don't need any other special weapon.
- Stay on the RIGHT the entire time.
- Make sure your AI teammates follow you up the ledge ON THE RIGHT before proceeding. Wait until all 3 pass you at the start of the ledge, otherwise they may go on the left and engage (and kill) the Elite.
- Constantly tell your AIs to keep charging forward up ahead
- Watch vid for additional tips & tricks.
This achievement must be done on the Heroic difficulty level or higher.
Towards the end of this mission, you will emerge from a cave and into a small, open canyon where some Covenant forces are engaging the Promethean threat. You’ll know when you reach this canyon as Locke will comment, "Our destination is on the other side of this battlefield". At this time, hitch a right while exiting the cave and jump onto the raised ledge.
Off to the left on the ground below, you should notice an Elite General in golden armor fighting off a few Promethean Crawlers. Using whatever is at your disposal, eliminate the Prometheans in this entire canyon and do not let the Elite General die! If he does, make sure to revert your checkpoint. Also, make sure to keep your distance by staying on the raised ledge; if you get too close to the General, he will turn hostile and focus fire on you!
Once you reach the end of the canyon and finish off the last of the Promethean Soldiers guarding the facility's entrance, this achievement will unlock provided the Elite General has survived the skirmish.