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+title: meet the medal pioneers
+date: 2025-01-15 18:00:00 +0000
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+Let's take a trip down memory lane and meet the people who were the first to dominate each and every medal in osu! history.
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+![](/wiki/shared/news/2025-01-15-meet-the-medal-pioneers/banner.jpg)
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+Are you a new or seasoned medal enjoyer? Are you also a history buff? Regardless of how you answer this, you're in for a treat! We've published [a new wiki article](/wiki/Medals/First_medal_unlocks) that contains a compendium of all the first people to achieve each and every medal out there.
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+Here's a sneak peek to whet your appetite:
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+|  | Medal | Milestone | First achiever | Date achieved (UTC) |
+| --: | :-- | :-: | :-- | :-- |
+| ![500 Combo](/wiki/shared/medals/osu-combo-500.png) | 500 Combo | First osu! medal | ::{ flag=NZ }:: [Echo](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/431) | 1 Aug 2008 (23:08:56) |
+| ![30,000 Drum Hits](/wiki/shared/medals/taiko-hits-30000.png) | 30,000 Drum Hits | First osu!taiko medal | ::{ flag=FR }:: [Makimoke](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/169796) | 9 Apr 2012 (06:37:30) |
+| ![Catch 20,000 fruits](/wiki/shared/medals/fruits-hits-20000.png) | Catch 20,000 fruits | First osu!catch medal | ::{ flag=PH }:: [James](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/5728) | 22 Nov 2008 (02:55:10) |
+| ![40,000 Keys](/wiki/shared/medals/mania-hits-40000.png) | 40,000 Keys | First osu!mania medal | ::{ flag=CN }:: [pameira](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/1272596) | 28 May 2013 (05:01:06) |
+| ![Aberration](/wiki/shared/medals/osu-skill-fc-8.png) | Aberration | First osu! 8★ FC  | ::{ flag=KR }:: [firebat92](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/1777162) | 17 Jul 2016 (12:41:58) |
+| ![Don't let the bunny distract you!](/wiki/shared/medals/all-secret-bunny.png) | Don't let the bunny distract you! | First Hush-Hush medal | ::{ flag=AR }:: [Pokefanrichie](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/16629) | 11 Aug 2008 (12:47:24) |
+| ![Perseverance](/wiki/shared/medals/all-secret-perseverance.png) | Perseverance | First Expert Hush-Hush medal | ::{ flag=BY }:: [wasderit](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/7837284) | 17 Aug 2016 (09:56:45) |
+| ![Creator's Gambit](/wiki/shared/medals/all-secret-trophy.png) | Creator's Gambit | First mapping-related medal | ::{ flag=HK }:: [Wither](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/11220416) | 4 Nov 2022 (07:47:25) |
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+Wondering who has the most first medals? Here's a top 14 leaderboard just for you:
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+| Player | First medals unlocked |
+| :-- | --: |
+| ::{ flag=BR }:: [Dropinx](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/4687701) | 9 |
+| ::{ flag=US }:: [Weebs Suck](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/12948001) | 9 |
+| ::{ flag=HK }:: [Novoids](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/5163523) | 8 |
+| ::{ flag=US }:: [LuigiHann](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/1079) | 6 |
+| ::{ flag=PT }:: [Alucard96](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/3849450) | 3 |
+| ::{ flag=DE }:: [Bin_AFK](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/5840659) | 3 |
+| ::{ flag=NZ }:: [Echo](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/431) | 3 |
+| ::{ flag=NO }:: [MillhioreF](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/941094) | 3 |
+| ::{ flag=BR }:: [Murin](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/13771539) | 3 |
+| ::{ flag=TH }:: [namirin1](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/10249166) | 3 |
+| ::{ flag=UA }:: [sharytory](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/16139008) | 3 |
+| ::{ flag=US }:: [Toy](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/2757689) | 3 |
+| ::{ flag=PE }:: [Vaticanus](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/4454465) | 3 |
+| ::{ flag=HK }:: [Wither](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/11220416) | 3 |
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+Inclined to see more? [Head over to the wiki page](/wiki/Medals/First_medal_unlocks) to check out the full collection of *every* medal's pioneer!
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+---
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+This announcement couldn't have been simpler than that. However, it turns out that this data is slightly incomplete: there is *one medal* that hasn't been achieved by anyone yet!
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+To help people along, the design and hints for *Pioneer* (the medal) have been adjusted slightly. Good luck!
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+—osu! team