Someone finally beat the $20,000 Halo 2 challenge

Earlier this year, Charlie ‘Cr1TiKal’ White issued a challenge. He offered $5,000 to anyone who could complete a full solo playthrough of Halo 2 on legendary difficulty with 13 of the difficulty-modifying skulls activated. (The 14th skull, called Envy, gives you active camouflage in place of your flashlight.) Three weeks later, with nobody claiming it, he bumped the reward up to $20,000.

In the 18 years since Halo 2’s release, no recorded instance of anyone achieving this feat existed. Today, after dozens of attempts spread over the previous weeks, Twitch streamer JerValiN finally completed the challenge (opens in new tab). In a run that took just shy of six-and-a-half hours, he made use of an incredible amount of skill as well as tricks and glitches like the one that lets you bring a Banshee with you into the final fight against Tartarus. Things almost went sideways in the final minutes thanks to a Brute with a shotgun who dodged a double-grenade, but JerValiN managed to hold it together until the end.