In the July Tech Preview, we saw a plethora of new and returning medals, designed with a color-coded rarity system that associated announcer and killfeed behaviors with the rarity of the medal earned. In the September/October Tech Preview, we saw many more medals with the addition of vehicles, objective modes, and BTB.
This list contains only those medals that were not seen in the first Tech Preview, as well as the killfeed messages for the Killpocalypse and Killionaire medals. The medals are separated by rarity, each of which is accessible from the shortcuts below.
Note that the below medals are listed in alphabetical order. Although I captured most medals during my playtime in the Tech Preview, a few medal images were pulled from Halopedia when necessary
Uncommon
Uncommon medals are awarded for fairly easy accomplishments in-game. As a result, the announcer does not say them aloud in Arena matches. They are identified by their green color.
Always Rotating
Capture all zones in a single life
Chain Reaction
Kill an enemy with a shock chain
Dogfight
Destroy an enemy aircraft while in one yourself
Driver
Kill 5 enemies with ground vehicles
Flyin' High
Achieve a massive jump in a fully-loaded vehicle
Gunner
Kill 5 enemies with mounted turrets
Heavy
Kill 5 enemies with detached turrets
Kong
Kill an enemy by throwing a Fusion Coil
Mount Up
Assemble a fully-loaded vehicle of 2+ allies after honking the horn
Pilot
Kill 5 enemies with aircraft
Reclaimer
Hijack an enemy vehicle that was once yours
Skyjack
Hijack an enemy aircraft
Special Delivery
Kill an enemy with a Man Cannon- or Grav Lift-boosted grenade
Splatter
Kill an enemy by hitting them with a vehicle
Stopped Short
Kill an enemy flag carrier who is about to score
Tanker
Kill 5 enemies with siege vehicles
Wheelman
Earn 5 driver assists
Rare
Rare medals are slightly more challenging to earn than Uncommon medals. Due to their relative difficulty, Rare medals are the lowest tier medals that are announced in Arena. They can be identified by their blue color.
Ballista
Kill an enemy with a Skewer from far away
Clock Stop
Stop the enemy from scoring their final points by capturing a zone in Strongholds
Cluster Luck
Kill 2+ enemies with a single grenade
As a note, this medal was featured in the July Tech Preview, but it used the Uncommon rarity.
Death Race
Splatter 2+ enemies with a single boost in a Ghost
Fire & Forget
Kill an enemy with an M41 SPNKr from far away
Note that this medal was also available in the July Tech Preview, but I was unable to determine the exact description at the time.
Goal Line Stand
Return a flag near the enemy flag stand
Grapple-Jack
Grapple to and hijack an enemy vehicle
Mind the Gap
Kill an enemy by sending them to their doom with the Repulsor
Mounted & Loaded
Earn a Double Kill with a stationary turret
Pancake
Kill an enemy by flattening them with the Repulsor
Pineapple Express
Kill an enemy with a grenade as a passenger
Pull
Kill an enemy with a sniper rifle after they've been launched by a Man Cannon
Ramming Speed
Destroy an enemy vehicle by hitting it with your own
Rideshare
Deliver the objective carrier to the objective after driving a great distance
Windshield Wiper
Kill an enemy attempting to hijack a vehicle
Epic
Epic medals are significantly more challenging to earn than Uncommon and Rare medals, and they usually require that the player perform a very specific task, such as sniping an enemy out of a vehicle seat or killing an opponent by deflecting their projectile back at them with the Repulsor. Epic medals are announced more enthusiastically in Arena than Rare medals, and they are purple in color.
Autopilot Engaged
Kill the enemy driver of a moving vehicle with a Power sniper rifle
Driveby
Earn a Double Kill as a passenger
Interlinked
Shock 4 enemies with a single chain
Return to Sender
Kill an enemy by deflecting their projectile
Street Sweeper
Kill an enemy with the CQS48 Bulldog as a passenger
Legendary
Legendary medals are most difficult to earn, celebrating either extraordinary luck or top-tier skill. Earning a Legendary medal not only triggers a very enthusiastic announcement in Arena but also causes a special message to appear in the killfeed based on the medal earned. They are red in color.
In the July 2021 Tech Preview, I was unable to find footage of players who earned the Killpocalypse and Killionaire medals, so the killfeed messages remained undiscovered. In the September/October Tech Preview, however, I was able to find some footage, courtesy of Mint Blitz. Below are the medals and their associated killfeed messages.
Killionaire
Kill 10 enemies in quick succession
Killfeed Message: [Player] is a KILLIONAIRE
Killpocalypse
Kill 9 enemies in quick succession
Killfeed Message: [Player] unleashed a KILLPOCALYPSE
Summary
With the addition of the Repulsor, Shock weaponry, vehicles, and objective modes came numerous new Halo Infinite medals
Halo Infinite's medals use a colored rarity system. I am unofficially referring to these rarities as Uncommon, Rare, Epic, and Legendary.
Uncommon medals (green) are not announced by Jeff Steitzer, and they are the easiest medals to earn.
Rare medals (blue) are the most common medals announced by Jeff Steitzer in Arena.
While easy to earn, they generally require that the player perform a special action.
The Double Kill and Killing Spree medals also use this rarity.
Epic medals (purple) are announced more enthusiastically, and they are harder to earn than Rare medals.
Performing a particularly stylistic action (such as killing someone with the CQS48 Bulldog from a vehicle passenger seat) will award a player one of these medals.
The Triple Kill and Killing Frenzy medals also use this rarity.
Legendary medals (red) are the most difficult medals to earn.
Earning one of these medals will result in a unique message appearing in the killfeed for everyone to see. The message shown is different for each Legendary medal.
These medals are awarded for impressive sprees, multikills, and kills earned in highly unusual and hard to perform ways, such as killing someone with the impact damage from a grenade.
The Overkill, Running Riot, and all spree and multikill medals above these use this rarity.
Several more medals have been modified from their prior appearances.
Capture Spree has been renamed to Always Rotating.
Wheelman now requires the player to earn 5 driver assists, rather than 1, and can only be earned once per match.
Cluster Luck has been changed to Rare from Uncommon (change from July Tech Preview)
Busted has been renamed to Windshield Wiper.
Buckle Up has been renamed to Autopilot Engaged.
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