Halo CE Anniversary is a wonderful remake of a ground breaking game, and reminds us why we loved the original in the first place. 343 Industries have brought the collectibles of the Halo series full circle as well, adding Skulls and Terminals this time around.

The Skulls are a great way to change up your gameplay, but be warned, 343 isn’t fooling around. Finding them is only part of the challenge, as 343 has made some of them very difficult to get to, often employing grenade jumps to get to your reward. 

As if the Skulls weren’t enough, there’s also one Terminal per level, each of which fills in a little more of the Halo back story.
 

Pillar Of Autumn

Skull 1: Iron - As soon as you exit stasis simply walk to the back of the room and search behind the cylindrical containers for your first skull.

Terminal 1 - After talking to Captain Keyes, take a left and you will see a large computer panel with various red screens. Here is your first terminal.
 

Halo

Skull 2: Mythic - After exiting the life boat walk towards the waterfall that is in the distance slightly to the right. The skull will be behind the large rock near the waterfall. 

Skull 3: Boom - Before entering the tunnel with the Warthog you must go along the small ledge above it. Hugging this right wall all the way until you are directly above the tunnel entrance will yield you this explosive skull.

Terminal 2 - After getting the Warthog, drive through the tunnel and this terminal is hard to miss. It will be glowing bright yellow in the dark and is along the path you must drive on.
 

Truth And Reconciliation

Skull 4: Foreign - When you enter the hanger you will begin a large scale battle. Near the end of this battle two Hunters will spawn out of the corner door on the side with the Wraith tank. Run through this door quickly and look left to find the skull. Make sure to get in before the door closes!

Terminal 3 - When getting near to the brig you will pass through a control room with a raised centre platform that is guarded by an Elite with a sword. Clear out the room and then walk up into the centre area to find a large red glowing control panel.
 

Silent Cartographer

Skull 5: Famine - After getting the warthog proceed back the way you came around the island. You will eventually come to a point where there is a small elevated cliff that you can walk up the back of. Follow this path up to the top and to the one point to find the skull. This cliff is also more easily recognized later in the level, as a pelican will crash in front of it. You can pick up the skull at either time.

Terminal 4 - After battling the two Hunters as you proceed to the security control room you will find this terminal in that area. It is against the centre structure hidden in the shade and beneath that outcropping. 

Skull 6: Bandana - When you get to the security override room you will be able to exit to the left or right. Doing so you will see that above the tunnel you just walked through rests this very out of reach skull. To get on top you have to do a very precise grenade jump from the ledge on either the left or right side, onto the top of the room. I suggest reviewing the video to see precisely how it’s done. Do not be discouraged if you miss the jump a few times, it is not easy.

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Assault on the Control Room

Skull 7: Fog - After taking the first elevator down you will see that inside one of the rooms is a pipe with a lot of steam coming up it. Above this pipe and inside that small room is the skull. Another grenade jump will be required. Get on top of one of those small ramps and then grenade jump into the centre structure. It may take a few tries so don’t worry if you fail at first.

Skull 8: Malfunction - When you reach the chasm area you will see two bridges. Proceed right towards the broken bridge. If you look slightly to the left and down you will see the skull sitting there on a small pipe. Hop down to get it.

Terminal 5 - This terminal is in a well-known area. Near the end of the level once you get to the bottom of the chasm that has a tank in it, and is at the foot of the large structure you will see that around the one pillar is a hole. Jump down this hole to find the next terminal. You can also just steal one of the Banshee to reach it sooner as demonstrated in the video.
 

343 Guilty Spark

Skull 9: Recession - After crossing the log in near the beginning, hug the left ledge until you can go no further. Looking down from here will show you the skull sitting between two trees.

Terminal 6 - When you get near the end you will take a elevator to the surface. Upon clicking the button to activate the elevator, turn around and wait a moment until you see the terminal. Proceed to jump off to the ledge where it is found. Make sure to do this quickly. If you get too high the fall will kill you.
 

Library

Skull 10: Blackeye - After clearing out the flood in the beginning the Monitor will want you to follow him into the circular chamber. Do not go through yet. Inside the right most vent, closest to the wall is where your skull awaits. You must grenade jump on to the raised section closest to the vent then jump from there into the vent. It can be a bit tricky and will require you to not be in red health or else the grenade will likely kill you.

Terminal 7 - After reaching the third floor you will enter this large circular room. You will know you’re in the right spot as the Monitor will begin talking about the flood. Instead of going left, head to the right and proceed to jump over the raised sections until you make it far enough around to reach the terminal.

Skull 11: Eye Patch - When you reach the end, do not walk straight into the centre of the room. Instead proceed left or right around the outside edge. Once you are on the opposite side of the room you will find this skull.
 

Two Betrayals

Terminal 8 - Right after killing the four Sentinels in the beginning of this level head left or right around the ring walkway. The terminal will be around in the back of this ring.

Skull 12: Pinata - After the large battle near the end of the level you will get into a Banshee. Fly back through the canyon, past the objective until you can go no further. You will end up on the ledge above a tunnel. Here you will find the skull.
 

Keyes

Terminal 9 - This terminal is hard to miss. When you finally find Keyes, look underneath the raised platform. This terminal will be found down to the side of him in one of those lower trenches.
 

The Maw

Terminal 10 - When you go through the cryo room on your way to the engine room you will find this terminal. It is one of the computers on the wall. This room will be full of flood so be careful. 

Skull 13: Grunt Birthday Party - The final skull is found on the bridge where Cortana instructs you to wait for pick up by Foehammer. Park the Warthog against the one pillar on the right and use it to jump up. Walk along it to find the final skull so you can get the party started.
 

Terminal 11

This terminal is a sneaky one. So sneaky that it's not even in the game. To get this terminal you must go to Waypoint. From here press start to get to the main menu. Once there, press X and you will see a sequence of coloured circles. These colours represent buttons on your controller. So push the buttons that are shown and you will come to this screen here:

This may not look like much but it is actually a code entry screen. At the end of each terminal you may have noticed some flashing symbols. These are actually the codes you need to enter here. Here is a list of the codes you need:

343GS
HALO4
SPARK
FLOOD
EARTH
DEMON
RINGS
ARRAY
HUMAN
HAVEN

Those are the translated version of the codes along with a translated version of the code input screen. Input each code one at a time then hit the enter button that is found in the bottom right corner of the code entry screen. For entering each one you will unlock that corresponding terminal in waypoint, a background and 7000cr for use in Halo Reach. Upon entering the Haven code you will unlock terminal 11 as well, Threshold.