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Tying Up Loose Ends

Tying Up Loose Ends

Kill every Elite on the level “Keyes” on Heroic difficulty or above.

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How to unlock the Tying Up Loose Ends achievement in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary - Definitive Guide

Ok this one can be very frustrating as you won't get the achievement until you get into the banshee. most of the elites are on the path you follow but there are some hiding off the path. i would highly suggest you use the bandanna skull.

here's a list of all the elite spawns i've recorded.

1)Two elites fighting across the jump down.
2)After the jump there will be 2 i believe fighting flood.
3)Next pack along there is 2 more.
4)With the pack that has hunters in them are 3 elites.
5) Next one along is in the turret.
6) 3 elites fighting at the top of the grav lift, you must get all 3 before going up.
7)Down the path you will come accross 2 elites
8)next 2 are down the path you must follow, you will get ambushed by flood afterwards.
9)4 Elites are across the platform surrounded by shields and a turret take them out.
10) When you reach the point where the 4 elites where mobs will spawn both sides, i spawned them 4 times and then did step 11 which then stopped them from spawning.
11) this step can be done later but i did this beforehand, if you go down the path the covenant was spawning and follow it you will find two more at the bottom.
12) on the 3rd floor a drop ship will come in and a elite will appear on the middle platform take him out and continue.
13) 2 elites will be fighting flood just before you reach keyes.
14) 2 or 3 more elites will show after you get the implant from keyes.
15) 2 more elites will ambush you as you make your way to the banshee.
16)Follow the intended path down to the banshees and you will run into another one.
17) should be 3 or 4 elites with the banshees kill them all.
18) there's another 2 in the back tunnels you will find
19) sometimes ive had 2 extra spawn on a few playthroughs if this happens they should appear around the banshee area. on easy they didn't show

After you have done this another group of elites should spawn kill them off then use the banshee. if done right it should pop, i would go in more detail but i didn't figure i would get them all.
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14 Nov 2011 03:09

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Has it been confirmed or not whether if the elites die from anything besides you it voids the achievement?
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By Dementhis on 17 Nov 2011 01:20
That might have been a reason several times it didn't pop up, all spawns mentioned above are right to my knowledge.
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By Quickdraw1988 on 17 Nov 2011 05:47
Also if your giving negative votes please explain why as far as i'm aware these are correct as i've helped someone get it.
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By Quickdraw1988 on 17 Nov 2011 05:54
I actually didn't kill the two elites right at the beginning when you jump down the hole and still got the achievement.
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By Thaderos on 17 Nov 2011 06:44
Positive vote, but please rewrite step 10 as it is very ambiguous. I found that enemies will infinitely spawn in the hangar but if you make it to the bottom and then work your way back up they'll stay dead and there can't possibly be any left. Also, Dementhis, a few elites were killed by flood on my runthrough and the achievement still popped.
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By braKito on 17 Nov 2011 07:31
I've changed it if you stop the spawns im assuming it would class them as not spawning and achievement still works, was strange though i spawned 4 packs then nothing else, might have gotten to close to the door with my shotgun.
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By Quickdraw1988 on 17 Nov 2011 16:18
Whiners. I'll give you a vote, as I intend to follow the guide when I get there.
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By Guirec730 on 18 Nov 2011 00:32
Can anyone conform wether or not in co op both players get this on one go or not? Up vote btw and thanks for the info
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By Thief44 on 18 Nov 2011 08:01
i can't confirm if you both get it but definitely works in coop as i help someone get it. since i already had it i couldn't confirm that. If someone wants to write a better one then ill remove mine its fine, think people just down vote for the hell of it or no plus votes cause its not a video :P.
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By Quickdraw1988 on 18 Nov 2011 12:43
Hey mate when u helped your friend did u kill some of the elites??? and he still got it.
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By lukeyj85 on 20 Nov 2011 07:23
I can confom that a second person can get this achivments and not kill a thing. Thanks for the great guide.:)
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By Thief44 on 21 Nov 2011 05:32
what if you both kill elites?
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By SunTzu Ninja on 27 Nov 2011 05:08
I can confirm that the Flood CAN kill Elites and you will still unlock the achievement.
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By DaChiefOfOwnage on 27 Nov 2011 09:28
great help me and a friend GmerJack 117 used this guide and it worked first time thanks a lot i can confirm both get the achievment as we did
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By GamerScottatiro on 27 Nov 2011 15:03
Meh! Played the level twice (1x heroic, 1x legendery) now, but still didn't get the achievement yet. And i am pretty sure i got everyone of those nasty bastards. :/
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By Doc Chopper on 07 Dec 2011 22:35
I can confirm this is accurate. Did it coop online. Just to be safe, my friend killed all the Elites while I was the spawn buddy and clear the Floods. Make sure you CLEAR all levels before entering the Banshee. We got it on our 2nd try.
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By NasriL11 on 26 Dec 2011 07:03
I think the guys in 10 only spawn 4 times anyway.
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By THE Wheelman 87 on 31 Dec 2011 20:13
looking for someone to do it on coop, last achievement for 1000gs..
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By xXAwaKen on 06 Jan 2012 22:32
Excellent guide in combination with the video solution that was also posted.
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By Wanderer128 on 08 Feb 2012 05:02
Thanks!! This helped, got it my first try. :)
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By LWKZ o OgKush on 29 Apr 2012 17:17
Great guide man. Thank you for saying more might spawn at the end. I was about to take off and then thats when 2 more spawned along with grunts. I would have missed the achievement if I didnt check behind me
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By I am Mindslave on 14 Jul 2012 17:03
Worked like a treat, thanks. Same as above when i ran to the banshee at the end 2 elites and 3 grunts spawned
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By Ianuvan on 18 Aug 2012 10:23
Got it thanks!
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By StarshadeFPS on 02 Sep 2012 15:49
Dam I just can't get it. Anyone willing to help me
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By paddycfc22 on 07 Sep 2012 16:14
Glad to see this is helping people still and glad to have done a write up for it, wish i had recording software and i would have done it myself.
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By Quickdraw1988 on 08 Sep 2012 11:27
Great guide. Got it in one play-thru, with bandana skull.
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By mastercatman69 on 16 Oct 2012 04:33
theres 1s more before the grav lift by the flood on the side of the hils
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By IgnoringFosters on 04 Mar 2013 20:58
What does an elite look like? A picture would help.

Google searches are ambiguous. Are Elites those tall red/blue guys? Or are they the gold/silver people with swords.
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By MajimaActual on 29 Dec 2013 20:37
You cant be serious... where have you been is this like your first halo game in 10 years?
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By Angels Kill Too on 12 Mar 2014 07:27
When the ship comes and drops number 12 it's also then when some elites and grunts are dropped to the bottom flor, so if you go and check the furthermost room on the left of the bottom floor, they'll be there.
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By togethawiistand on 05 Jun 2014 13:00
This achievement is fucking stupid! angry
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By DAN5KI97 on 09 Sep 2014 15:45
Thanks Quickdraw! Just did this in XBox One's "Halo Master Chief" while doing a regular run (no Bandana) on Heroic and achievement popped up fine. For other's still doing achievement; it does not matter if you or flood kill the elites as long as they end dead.
On step 1; can take outside right or left edge facing hole to shoot first 2 elites from, without worrying about constant flood attack from behind. Also, when reaching step 10, can go to step 11 as soon as possible (left door heading to Hunters) and that will stop the spawning. Good luck!
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By Dune Mentat on 05 Jul 2015 15:40
I followed this guide and would give it 10/10. At the end of the level, walk past the last banshees and kill everyone. I had 2 elites spawn. Finally, walk to the far side of the room (past the gunship) and clear out the tunnels. I found 2 elites there and then ended the level. Achievement unlocked!
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By a rabid fuzzle on 26 Sep 2017 05:40
Definitely do this on Heroic because on Legendary, Elites keep spawning in the landing bay which might impact the total.
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By Gilbert Prime on 17 May 2020 21:49
Thanks for the guide!
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By Bashemgud 03 on 13 Jun 2020 20:28
Quick tip: I figured out that the two elites fighting at the first bay past the hole you drop into, DO NOT COUNT for this achievement. You can get the achievement without killing them
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By RitzierAxe on 08 Jan 2021 22:34
In coop: you both earn it
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By CrimsonBohemian on 12 Jan 2022 18:04
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Let me clarify Quickdraw1988's guide:

There are three area's in this level, the first two have missable Elites:
-The first section on the Covenant Cruiser (Elites are missable)
-The cooling liquid pools area on the ground (Elites are missable)

Everything after the Grav Lift is not missable. Follow a few steps below and you should be alright:

- Use the Bandana skull for infinite grenades and sniper rounds (you will get the sniper just before the grav lift, it will help kill spec-ops Elites quicker. Specifically the Sniper is on the last bend before the opening to the Grav Lift area. You would be extremely unlucky if you managed to miss this)
- If Elite's die before you get a chance to kill them, it counts as one of your kills.
- The two Elites at the start on the Covenant ship (on the opposite side of the large hole you fall through) count towards this achievement.
-Spec-Op Elites infinitely respawn in the Banshee hangar bay. They also hide. Cover all the floors and all rooms from top to bottom, then bottom to top and a third time on the way down to be sure. I have found 2 or 3 Spec-Op's in hiding when I did this. This will also stop the inifinite respawn of the Spec-Op Elite's in the Banshee Hangar.

Unfortunately I no longer have a capture card so am unable to record this for everyone but as a rule of thumb, extensively cover the first section when you are on the Covenant Cruiser and also when you fall into the cooling liquid pools on the ground of the level. Every other Elite will be easy pickings apart from the first two areas.
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18 Nov 2011 00:56

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Thank you for this info. The first time I tried for this, I couldn't kill enough of the Spec-Ops Elites from the top floor. They just kept re-appearing. I tried making a mad two-jump dash to the Banshee to keep them from spawning, but it didn't happen. With this advice, I checked all floors thoroughly before I even rescued Keyes and then double checked everything on the way back down. Not only did a few more regular Elites appear from hiding, but I was able to prevent the infinite spawn. Thanks for your help!!!
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By Kimieva on 20 Dec 2011 09:28
No worries :)
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By Melthris on 21 Dec 2011 12:51
I don’t know if I just got lucky or these guides are just overcomplicating things, but I had no issues at the end with this achievement.

I did have to restart a little before the Grav Lift as I had forgot all about this achievement and hadn’t gotten the kills on the Covenant Cruiser, but upon restarting, I had no problems finding all the elites.

After making my way down all the floors and killing elites as I went, I made it to the bottom and cleared the area. I then followed this guide and thoroughly checked each floor again from bottom-to-top and then top-to-bottom to find precisely zero new elites to kill.

I did admittedly die a few times and have to reload. That bottom floor was especially hard due to a poorly timed checkpoint. That one took a few retries! I didn’t bother with the bandana skull either, feels like cheating to be honest.

But yeah, it kind of seemed like a waste of time checking it all
again when I must have explored everything thoroughly enough on my first time. No need to double or even triple check. Just progressing through the level was fine.

Upon getting into the banshee, the achievement immediately popped.

Thanks for the guide though.
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By TheCMHammond on 30 Aug 2020 02:16
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The only really tricky part of this achievement is at the very end right before you get into the Banshee. You will need to search through *all* the corridors to make sure you didn't miss any because there are a lot lurking around in places you probably haven't been. Be sure you pick up the sniper rifle near the pool with the infinitely spawning Flood carrier forms because it will come in handy when you are hunting Elites.

The achievement won't unlock until you get into the Banshee.
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25 Nov 2011 18:34

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Besides the elites before the gravity lift, I had no issues with this achievement at all. In fact, after I reached the bottom floor and killed the elites down there (admittedly dying a few times due to a poorly timed checkpoint) I went back and inspected the floors from bottom-to-top and then top-to-bottom. I found precisely 0 new elites to kill.

I eventually caved and got into the banshee and the achievement popped.
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By TheCMHammond on 30 Aug 2020 02:05
this acheivement can be done in co-op. i did it by using my wifes account as a spawn dummy and when mission ended both accounts got the acheivement. just to let anyone else tring to do it try it on co-op might make it easier for you.
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29 Nov 2011 20:37

As everyone knows: A Video says more than 1.000 words!
Found this Guide on YouTube I hope it helps

But it shouldn't be that of a problem just kill everything thats moves.
And you can also go for the Popcorn.Gif Achievements as well.
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17 Aug 2014 17:09

Good news is, the Flood fight the Covenant frequently. Patience and persistence and you can eliminate most of the Elites early on. Before re-entering the ship, just make sure that everything is dead down below just to be sure. Once on the ship, again, make sure everything is dead. After encountering the Proto-Gravemind (Keyes Blob) this is where the bad begins. All grunts and Elites will be Spec-Ops units. There are easily 20 or so Elites from this point up to the hangar bay. Make sure you explore every nook and cranny of the 3 floors in the Hangar bay to ensure you got everything. Enter the banshee and end the level to make the achievement pop.

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