Too Close to the Sun

Too Close To The Sun is a Halo 3 multiplayer achievement. It is awarded for destroying a Banshee in either campaign or a ranked multiplayer playlist with a Spartan Laser or Missile Pod. Unlocking this achievement will give you the Scout Body for Spartan Armor Customization.

An easy spot to complete this achievement is near the start of The Covenant, after the first batch of Brutes and Grunts. Banshees occupy the airspace there, and Master Chief spawns with a Spartan Laser. You can easily shoot down a Banshee in the area that the pelican drops a mogoose (attempting it anywhere before this point will not give you the achivement.)

If this is still not good enough, save up your Spartan Laser ammo and fly the Hornet(the one to transport you to the third tower)and park it on the cliff between the tower with the Thunderstorm skull and the entry to the 3rd tower. Around the cliff should have an enemy Phantom and a ton of Banshees. From here, start shooting at the Banshees with your Laser. The Banshees shouldn't attack you since there are two Pelicans nearby that the Banshees will focus their fire on. If something goes wrong, you can always reset to last checkpoint (which should be on the beach where you enter a Hornet)

Another easy spot is on The Storm, where the Scarab enters and there are stationary Missile Pods. Drive your Mongoose or Ghost up to the missile pods as fast as possible so the banshees aren't killed by Hornets, then use the Missile Pods to shoot down the banshees. Remember that you have to rip the Missile Pod off or it wont count.

It is represented by a red eight-pointed star with a winged white star.

Trivia

 * The name of this achievement is a reference to the ancient Greek myth of Icarus. The inventor Daedalus and his son Icarus were imprisoned by King Minos of Crete, and in order to escape their captivity, Daedalus invented a pair of wings held together by wax. Daedalus warned Icarus not to fly too high or the sun would melt the wax and cause him to crash. Icarus was overjoyed by flight, however, and did not heed his father's warnings. Thus, he flew too close to the sun and was killed when his wings gave way as a result.

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 * Halo 3 Achievements