Hello there, I decided to make an Achievement Guide for those who need 100% completition for METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE.

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File R-00: Status - Closed
Complete File R-00: Guard Duty.
Story related. Can't be missed.

File R-01: Status - Closed
Complete File R-01: Coup d'État.
Story related. Can't be missed.

File R-02: Status - Closed
Complete File R-02: Research Facility.
Story related. Can't be missed.

File R-03: Status - Closed
Complete File R-03: Mile High.
Story related. Can't be missed.

File R-04: Status - Closed
Complete File R-04: Hostile Takeover.
Story related. Can't be missed.

File R-05: Status - Closed
Complete File R-05: Escape From Denver.
Story related. Can't be missed.

File R-06: Status - Closed
Complete File R-06: Badlands Showdown.
Story related. Can't be missed.

File R-07: Status - Closed
Complete File R-07: Assassination Attempt.
Story related. Can't be missed.

Anti-Cyborg Sentiment
Destroy a total of 100 Cyborgs during story mode.
A majority of the enemies are cyborbs. You should obtain this achievement naturally through the progression of a playthrough.

The Bigger They Are...
Destroy a total of 100 Custom Cyborgs during story mode.
Custom Cyborgs are the cyborgs who wield big two-handed swords, can parry your attacks, and need to be weakened before you can Zandatsu them.

Demilitarized Zone
Destroy a total of 100 Heavily Armed Cyborgs during story mode.
The Heavily Armored Cyborgs are the ones wielding war hammers and require a lot of damage before you can Zandatsu them.

The best place to grind this is in File R-07. After destroying the guards outside the gate, go further into the base and kill all the heavies.

Herpetophobia
Destroy a total of 10 Gekkos during story mode.
For simplicity, gekkos are the bipedal enemies that contain a mechanical head and back. There are a large abundance of these enemies throughout the game. You shouldn't have trouble earning this achievement through a playthrough.

Silverback
Destroy a total of 10 Mastiffs during story mode.
Mastiffs are the gorilla-looking enemies. There are an abundance of these throughout the game. Should not have difficulty earning this achievement. A majority of them are in the sewer sequence (R-02).

Extinction Level Event
Destroy a total of 10 Raptors during story mode.
Raptors are medium-sized bipedal weapons. They have legs and arms similar to the gekkos and have claws similar to the Fenrir units. The bulk of the enemies here are in the sewers (R-02). If you don't earn the achievement through a normal playthrough, reload the mission and farm kills.

Pond Scum
Destroy a total of 5 Vodomjerka during story mode.
This achievement is relatively easy but only possible in File R-02. Near the end of the sewer section you'll be in a square room where a water strider type enemy will be patrolling, this is the enemy you have to kill. Every time you kill one of these enemies, a new one will spawn in, for an infinite amount of times.

Wolf Hunter
Destroy a total of 10 Fenrirs during story mode.
Not to be confused with the Blade Wolf which you encounter in R-01. These enemies spawn in the R-03 and R-04 sequences of the game. You will more than likely not earn this achievement in a single playthrough.

Slider Strike
Destroy a total of 10 Sliders during story mode.
Sliders are the UG wings. You should unlock this achievement naturally through the progression of story mode.

Jumping the Shark
Destroy a total of 10 Hammerheads during story mode.
Hammerheads are the helicopters that attack you in very few locations. You can earn this achievement in roughly two playthroughs, but the best place to farm them is R-01. You get attacked by one early in the mission and can fight two more in a later ranked battle.

Looking Out for the Little Guys
Destroy a total of 30 Dwarf Gekkos during story mode.
Dwawf Gekkos are the small tripedal balls. You will probably earn this achievement during the boss fight with Mistral. If not, then you should earn this achievement by the end of the game.

Tearing Away the Disguise
Destroy all of the humanoid Dwarf Gekkos during story mode.
(Glitched) This achievement requires you to find and destroy all 5 humanoid Dwarf Gekkos that are hidden in the game. Some are more easily found than others, but all can be easily missed. While not entirely missable, this achievement is finicky, with some people having to destroy all 5 in one pass and others being able to quit the game and pick it up later and still earn the achievement. This problem is made apparent, as unlike other achievements, the game will not auto-save once you kill a humanoid Dwarf Gekko. For safety's sake, I would advise to destroy all 5 of them in one go without using the restart function.

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Datsu Right
Successfully complete 50 Zandatsus during story mode.
To earn this achievement you need to successfully perform 50 Zandatsus. A Zandatsu is when you slash an enemy's weakspot in blade mode and then press 'B' to grab its power core and absorb it. If you do not grab the power core it will not be a successful Zandatsu. The standard humanoid Cyborgs can be hit with a Zandatsu right away while the more powerful enemies will need to be weakened or staggered first. Simply perform 50 Zandatsus and this achievement is yours.

What Doesn't Kill You...
In story mode, successfully parry 10 attacks in a row in one minute or less.
There's a learning curve with blocking/parrying. Whenever you see a red flash from the enemy, you need to direct your 'LS' towards the enemy and hit the 'X' button. If you parry at the right time, you will perform a counterattack. Might also be worth mentioning that Easy Mode has blocking/parrying assist. An ideal place will be when you're attempting the Genius Destroyer achievement, as Monsoon attacks rapidly and gives plenty of opportunities to parry 10 times within 60 seconds.

Assassin Behind Closed Doors
Successfully complete 30 Ninja Kills during story mode.
This achievement is very simple, a ninja kill is when you press 'B' behind an enemy who doesn't see you and kill them. There are many places in the game that allow you to sneak up on enemies to perform these attacks. Simply get 30 Ninja Kills across multiple playthroughs to earn this achievement.

You Don't Run from Chance
Successfully complete 50 Executions during story mode.
Executions are attacks that are prompted by pressing 'Y'+'B'. They're usually available after an enemy is dazed.

A Lover, Not a Fighter
Successfully complete 10 No Kill battles during story mode.
In order to obtain this, you need to purchase the Wooden Sword or the Sun Blade; you earn the Wooden Sword by finding all 5 'Men in Box' and earn the Stun Blade by finding all 20 'Data Storage'. Equip this as your main weapon, unequip your secondary weapon and then proceed through some of the early missions of the game and you should obtain this.

Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Dismember three enemies during Blade Mode with a single attack.
I assume that most people would get this fairly randomly throughout the game. Find a cluster of enemies, trigger Blade Mode and hack away.

Rip 'Em Apart!
In story mode, kill 100 enemies by cutting them.
Chop up some enemies in Blade Mode. Should get this achievement fairly quickly.

Stormbringer
Complete story mode on Revengeance difficulty with all S rankings.
This is one of the most difficult achievements in the game. You'll have to unlock most of the gear by finding collectibles and clearing the VR missions. Once you have everything you can use, you'll have to clear the game on Revengeance difficulty while clearing every ranked battle with an S Rank. You must be absolutely sure you fight in and clear every ranked mission with an S-Rank, if you fail to do so you will not be in place to earn this achievement. You will earn this achievement at the final results screen as it displays all S Ranks. You can do the missions in any order as long as R-07 is done last; if it's not, you will need to S Rank it again to earn the achievement.

Here's a guide of strategies and tips for every boss in the game.

Here's another one for every ranked battle in the game.

Steel Tail
Cut off Metal Gear RAY's metal tail during File R-00.
This achievement is only available during File R-00 and only during your first encounter with Metal Gear RAY. To get this achievement you need to stay away but relatively close to RAY and wait for it to do its tail sweep attack. When it does its tail sweep you must parry the attack. When you parry its tail you'll be prompted to enter Blade Mode, do so. Raiden will jump into the air and as he descends you will be able to slice RAY's tail. This achievement will pop upon landing on the ground.

No Flash Photography!
Destroy all the Gun Cameras in File R-01.
Once you reach the factory, there are a total of eight cameras. Hack and slash until you've destroyed them all. If you have a hard time finding them you can use AR mode, they'll be highlighted in red. The achievement will pop after destroying the last one.

Dwarf Raiden
Incapacitate all the soldiers in File R-02 using a Dwarf Gekko.
There are a total of five soldiers in the room. Without being seen, sneak up behind them and hit the 'B'to incapacitate them. The achievement will pop after successfully incapacitating the fifth guard. Should you be caught, restart checkpoint. There are collectibles in this area that can only be accessed by the dwarf gekko. Collect them before exiting. This is also the same area as the Love at First Sight achievement.

Love at First Sight
While remotely operating a Dwarf Gekko in story mode, find and communicate with all Dwarf Gekkos.
While playing as the dwarf gekko, there are five other dwarf gekkos about in the room. You need to run up to them and press the 'Y' button to make them start clapping. Get all five of them to clap and the achievement will pop.

A Walk in the Dark
Complete the abandoned railroad sequence in File R-03 without using AR Mode.
Without using AR Mode, walk through the subway. Probably best to run through this segment with Ninja Run. If you get stuck, try jumping or another direction. You can also adjust your monitor settings to give yourself some vision and play stealthy; this is advised if you're not good at combating Mastiff's. Achievement will pop once your in daylight.

Menace to Society
Cut off the finial at the top of the pagoda in File R-04.
This achievement is only available in File R-04, after making it past the security door you'll enter a traditional Japanese area. The building in front of you when you first enter the area is the building you need to climb, but when you first enter the area you'll need to dispatch a group of enemies. After they're down, run to the right side of the pagoda and ninja run to climb up onto a platform and then use the platform to reach the first level of the pagoda. From there you'll need to find a set of lanterns and use them as stepping stones to reach the next level, do this until you're on the top of the pagoda. Once you're on the top, use your weapon to cut the lightning rod part in the middle of the platform to earn this achievement.

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Great Escape
Complete File R-05 in less than 7 minutes.
Kill enemies as quickly as possible. Found it best to avoid Blade Mode as much as possible and best to use Ripper Mode against heavy enemies. You will earn the achievement upon completing the mission.

Surprise Attack!
Arrive at the objective in File R-07 without being spotted.
Suggest that you have 3D magizines to distract them with. Lure them away or lure them nearby and Ninja Kill them. If they go on high alert, then you've voided your chance of earning the achievement. Restart checkpoint and try again. Unfortunately, the achievement unlocks upon completion of the mission.

Ich Liebe Kapitalismus!
Acquire all customization items.
For as easy as this achievement sounds it will require you to perform many actions in the game; clearing all 20 VR Missions in first place, collecting all left arms, finding all men in boxes, finding all data storage devices, clearing the game on hard and Mission R-00 on Very Hard, everything else will be unlocked by simply playing through the game. YOU DO NOT NEED TO UPGRADE EVERYTHING.

Amateur Radio Operator
Listen to most of the codec conversations.
This is a very time consuming achievement as it requires you to listen to a majority of all possible codec conversations in the game. For this achievement you'll need to play File R-01 through R-07 and routinely talk to the support characters. The best method to do this achievement is to talk to them anytime storyline progression has been made; whether it's taking a call from a support character, watching a cutscene, fighting a boss, or clearing a ranked battle. Other times to call your support characters are upon encountering a new enemy, rescuing a hostage, letting a hostage die, or cutting the clothes off hostages. Keep in mind everyone may have something to say; this is very monotonous and time consuming. You'll earn this achievement once you've listened to the required number of codec conversations. This achievement does carry through multiple playthroughs; so if you don't get it in one playthrough, you can keep trying on subsequent playthroughs.

Here's a detailed guide about the codecs.

A Big Fan of Lefties
Acquire all enemy officers' left arms.
This achievement requires you to find and collect all 30 left arms belonging to enemy officers. They're not too hard to miss if you're adamant about using AR mode to examine all the enemies you come across, but a few of them can be difficult to locate as you need to perform a specific action to have some of them spawn. If you miss an arm you can go back using Chapter Select and pick it up, since the game auto-saves every time you pick up an arm you'll be able to quit out of the mission once you have one you missed. However you will need to beat your current mission once you've picked up the final arm to earn this achievement. These collectibles can be tracked via the Extras tab on the Main Menu. Each Arm has a name attached to it, which is how you can track them.

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Peekaboo
Discover all of the soldiers hidden in cardboard boxes.
This achievement requires you to find the 5 cyborgs who are hiding in cardboard boxes. There are three missions that lack a Man in Box while every mission that does have a Man in Box will only have one. If you miss a Man in Box you can go back using Chapter Select and pick it up, since the game auto-saves every time you find one you'll be able to quit out of the mission once you have one you missed. However you will need to beat your current mission once you've found the final Man in Box to earn the achievement. There is no way to track these collectibles, however your progress is saved once you find one. So if you miss one and can identify which one you missed then this achievement isn't too difficult.

Here's a guide to find the location of every one of them.

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Data Mining
Acquire all data storage devices.
This achievement requires you to find the 20 Data Storage Devices that are scattered throughout the game. If you miss a Data Storage Device you can go back using Chapter Select and pick it up, since the game auto-saves every time you find one you'll be able to quit out of the mission once you have one you missed. However you will need to beat your current mission once you've found the final Data Storage Device to earn the achievement. There is no way to track these collectibles, however your progress is saved once you find one. So if you miss one and can identify which one you missed then this achievement isn't too difficult.

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Humanitarian Assistance
Rescue all the civilians.
This achievement requires you to find and rescue the 4 civilians that are scattered throughout the game. If you fail to rescue a civilian you can try again by using the Restart Checkpoint option or Chapter Select, since the game auto-saves every time you rescue one you'll be able to quit out of the mission once you have rescued one you failed to earlier. This achievement will pop once you rescue the final civilian.

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Analysis Complete
Unlock every VR Mission.
This achievement requires you to find and access the 20 VR Mission Terminals that are scattered throughout the game. If you fail to access one you can try again by using Chapter Select, since the game auto-saves every time you find one you'll be able to quit out of the mission once you have accessed one you missed earlier. However you will need to beat your current mission once you've accessed the final terminal to earn the achievement.

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If you're trying to attempt these achievements, you should probably be pretty good at blocking/parrying. Practice and memorize enemy attack patterns, after a few tries you should be able to make it through. In the event that you get hit, simply reload the checkpoint and start from square one. If you get hit in a multi-segmented boss battle, you don't need to start the mission over; simply restart from the checkpoint like you would any other battle and resume.


Prodigal Murderer
Defeat Mistral without taking any damage on Hard difficulty or above.
Mistral is one of the easier bosses in the game, so this achievement isn't too complicated. You must be playing on Hard, Very Hard, or Revengeance, and defeat Mistral without taking any damage. If Mistral or her Dwarf Gekkos lands a hit on you, use the Restart Checkpoint option to try again. Mistral has 3 phases to her fight with a checkpoint at the end of each phase.

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Genius Destroyer
Defeat Monsoon without taking any damage on Hard difficulty or above.
Monsoon is one of the more frustrating bosses in the game and this can be difficult to perform without sufficient practice. You must be playing on Hard, Very Hard, or Revengeance, and defeat Monsoon without taking any damage. If Monsoon lands a hit on you, use the Restart Checkpoint option to try again. Monsoon has no checkpoints in his fight until the very end, so this achievement is very skill dependent as he's one of the harder bosses.

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Truly Human
Defeat Sundowner without taking any damage on Hard difficulty or above.
Sundowner is one of the easier bosses in the game, so this achievement isn't too complicated. You must be playing on Hard, Very Hard, or Revengeance, and defeat Sundowner without taking any damage. If Sundowner or his Helicopter lands a hit on you, use the Restart Checkpoint option to try again. Sundowner has 2 phases to his fight with a checkpoint between them.

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Chosen by History
Defeat Samuel without taking any damage on Hard difficulty or above.
Sam is a 'middle of the road' boss in terms of difficulty; he has a few tricks, but nothing a bit of practice can't fix. You must be playing on Hard, Very Hard, or Revengeance, and defeat Sam without taking any damage. If Sam lands a hit on you, use the Restart Checkpoint option to try again. Sam has no checkpoints in his fight, so you have to put him down in one go without getting hit.

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The Politics of Silencing Foes
Defeat Sen. Armstrong without taking any damage on Hard difficulty or above.
Senator Armstrong is right up there with Monsoon in difficulty, however he can be more manageable. You must be playing on Hard, Very Hard, or Revengeance, and defeat Senator Armstrong without taking any damage. If he lands a hit on you, use the Restart Checkpoint option to try again. Senator Armstrong has 2 checkpoints in his fight, however due to how the fight goes you must be very careful on the second phase.

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VR Master
Complete every VR Mission.
There are 20 VR Missions that are accessible from the main menu, to have access to the VR Missions you'll have to find the VR Mission Terminals that are hidden throughout story mode. To complete this achievement you'll need to first find all 20 VR Mission Terminals and then clear all 20 of the VR Missions.

Virtually Flawless
Set the highest score on every VR Mission.
To complete this achievement you'll need to first find all 20 VR Mission Terminals and then clear all 20 of the VR Missions while beating the 1st place score.

You can find a comprehensive guide on completing the VR missions here [www.xboxachievements.com]

DL-VR Master
Complete every DL-VR Mission.
This is just as it sounds, play and complete all 30 DLC VR Missions to earn this achievement. Your scores in the missions do not matter for this achievement.

Hero of the Metaverse
Set the highest score on every DL-VR Mission.
To earn this achievement, you need to get the best ranking on all 30 DL-VR missions.

You can find a comprehensive guide on completing the DL-VR missions here [www.xboxachievements.com]

DL-Story-01: Status - Closed
Complete DL-Story-01: Brazilian Wind
This description is very straightforward, simply clear the mission on any difficulty to earn this achievement. You'll earn this achievement at the mission results screen.

You're Hired
Defeat Sen. Armstrong without taking any damage on Hard difficulty or above.
This is the lesser of the two hard achievements. Don't be fooled by how he was in Raiden's campaign, he's a lot harder to take down here, especially when going for no damage. While it's possible to do on Revengeance difficulty, it's best to do this on Hard as the difference in the two is vast and it's much easier to perform on Hard. Perform this task and you'll earn the achievement at the battle results screen.

Here's a guide of strategies and tips for this boss.

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Jetstream
Complete DL-Story-01: Brazilian Wind on Revengeance difficulty in one hour or less.
This is the greater of the two hard achievements. The enemies are of course strong and aggressive beyond belief, but aside from that, the big obstacle is Senator Armstrong. You have 60 minutes to clear the mission, but given how horrible Armstrong can be, you can easily build up time from continually dying. You don't build time when you manually restart, but do build time if you die. So I'd suggest preserving yourself with nanopaste and using the checkpoint restart whenever given the chance. Simply make it through the mission on Revengeance difficulty within 60 minutes and you'll earn this achievement at the final results screen.

Draw, Pardner!
Defeat 100 enemies in DL-Story-01: Brazilian Wind's Story Mode using Quick Draw.
This achievement isn't too difficult, just time consuming. While the command list shows how to perform a Quick Draw, there is a much easier way. Simply hold down 'Y' until Sam rushes forward and performs a 4 hit combo. If the damage is sufficient to kill the enemy, it will count towards this achievement. It's good to work on this achievement while going for the other three, but if you finish them first, simply play through the mission again on Easy difficulty and kill everything you come across with a Quick Draw. This achievement stacks kills across all playthroughs so it's just a matter of time to get it. You'll earn this achievement once you've earned your 100th Quick Draw kill.

DL-Story-02: Status - Closed
Complete DL-Story-02: Blade Wolf.
This achievement is storyline related and cannot be missed. Simply clear the mission on any difficulty to earn this achievement.

Wolf's Pride
Defeat Khamsin without taking any damage on Hard difficulty or above.
This achievement is very straightforward; be playing on Hard difficulty or higher and defeat the boss without taking any damage. While the boss isn't too difficult, he does have a few dangers worth noting.

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Fangs of Fury
Complete DL-Story-02: Blade Wolf on Revengeance difficulty in one hour or less.
This achievement is very straightforward, you must be playing on Revengeance difficulty and clear the mission within 60 minutes. How you decide to play is up to you, but if you find combat with Wolf to be difficult you can earn a complete stealth playthrough. You will still have to go via direct combat with the boss, but every enemy outside of the boss can be dealt with through stealth. The most important thing to remember when earning this achievement is while you do have plenty of time, you will continue to accrue time every time you die. To mitigate this I'd recommend keeping a nanopaste equipped and using the restart function if a particular battle isn't going how you'd prefer.

Predatory Instincts
Defeat 30 enemies in DL-Story-02: Blade Wolf via Hunt Kills.
This achievement is very straightforward, kill 30 enemies via Hunt Kills in the Wolf DLC mission. Don't let the name fool you, Wolf's Hunt kills are the same as Raiden's Assassination kills; simply get behind or above an unaware enemy and press [/b]'B'[/b] to kill them quickly. This achievement stacks and so earning it should only be a matter of time. You can earn it in one playthrough if you go for a complete stealth playthrough and kill enemies while you avoid their detection.

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