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Genius Destroyer trophy in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

Genius Destroyer

Defeat Monsoon without taking any damage on Hard difficulty or above.

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How to unlock the Genius Destroyer trophy

  • EmpathicMIMICEmpathicMIMIC
    21 Jan 2014 21 Jan 2014 22 Jan 2014
    This trophy is obtained by defeating Monsoon without taking any damage on Hard difficulty or above.

    If you are like me and seriously lack the qualities of some individuals that seem to burn through this game on Revengeance difficulty obtaining that Stormbringer trophy while half asleep as though it is no big deal whatsoever, let me just say this: You can do this.

    I will repeat: You can do this.

    That was your first round of encouragement in this motivational sandwich, however the second round is the reality check: Monsoon is a cheap, unpredictable, speedy bastard (did I mention cheap? angry). He will rarely do the same thing twice, and just when you think you got his patterns down, that asshat will go and throw something new in the mix. You will cuss, you will hit stuff, hell, you may even shed a tear (as I did cry), however I am here to lend some advice on this battle. I will just say this one more time to complete the motivational sandwich: You can do this.

    WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BEAT MONSOON DAMAGE FREE:
    1. A backup save (and, honestly, get that practice in now - you will need it for Stormbringer).
    2. A complete understanding and damn near expert use of the parry system
    3. The Sai or EMP grenades (you can get those during the battle though)
    4. Patience

    WHAT WILL ASSIST YOU IN BEATING MONSOON DAMAGE FREE (however not necessary):
    1. A maxed Muramasa blade
    2. Infinite Wig A (if you go the EMP route)
    3. A maxed Pincer Blades
    4. Custom Body Red

    So, lets get down to the meat and potatoes of this battle: Monsoon between 100% and 70% is the most dangerous. Plain and simple. this is the first few moments of the battle.

    Why is he the most dangerous then? Because that is when he is the most unpredictable. He has an array of maneuvers, some that take him off-screen, some that have him moving faster than you may be able to keep up with at first. He is fast, he is a combo beast, and if you think taking him head on is a good idea, think again.

    At this point I am assuming you are aware enough of the story to have the following equipped IF you have them unlocked:

    Muramasa blade (and hopefully it is maxed)
    Custom Body Red
    Infinite Wig A

    If you don't have the latter 2, it is not the end of the world. If, at any time, Monsoon lands a hit on you, hit Start and select the "Restart" option - you will start the battle over again, and that damage will be removed from the record. At first this seems awesome, however as the battle rages on, and you get him close to done, and screw up royally, it will be frustrating as all hell angry. Now, back to Monsoon, and how he will try to hit you from the jump. roll

    STAGE 1- Monsoon 100% to 70% health: At the start of the battle, Monsoon will be gunning for your throat. You have two options here: Ninja Run to the left, or Ninja run to the right. Forward is not an option. Period. Remember that. DO NOT RUN AT HIM. Make that bastard chase you. You want him to do one move: his jump-30-feet-in-the-air-and-dive-bomb-the-crap-out-of-you. This is where you need focus, and an excellent understanding of the parry system.

    As he comes down, you want to defend, but don't do the "perfect parry" that counters - it will knock him away. You want him to hit the ground near you as to gain a few seconds where you can deal a good 5 to 10% health reduction on the bastard. That is where you want the direction of this first stage to go, however, we all know jerks, such as Monsoon, rarely do as we would like. angry

    Monsoon will also try to give you a roundhouse, where you can easily run away from, however it is a good idea to circle back and get in a hit or two.

    Monsoon will also try a devastating combo that will push your limits regarding the parry system. You will know what he is up to as his sai's will turn purple and he will be trying to jab you.

    Monsoon will also try to launch you in the air - if he is successful, restart from the checkpoint.

    Monsoon will also throw some red phosphorous grenades down and try to attack you from several angles. I have read other guides that stated "If Monsoon does that, restart immediately". I don't know why, but I never had a problem with him doing that. Just be careful if you wait that move out - sometimes his last attack will also be that nasty devastating combo above. Also, do not be near Monsoon if he sets off those grenades - for some reason they take away health, so you will have to restart anyway.

    So, in Stage 1, the attack you want him to do is the one from the air. Keep running from him in the beginning, and get some distance - more often than not, he will jump up to attack. Then do the non-perfect parry, and cut him up smile.

    STAGE 2 - Monsoon 70% to 40% health: Congratulations - the most annoyingly hard part is over. Monsoon will be taking the high ground, and give you a moment to take a breath. If you don't have it equipped, select either your Sai, or the EMP grenades.

    Now, Monsoon will say a few words, then he will start throwing tanks and choppers at you. Fun stuff. If you want EMP grenades, but have none, initiate blade mode when prompted on the screen: the vehicles he throws often drop EMP's, as well as health (but you don't need that here, champ wink).

    If you don't want EMP's, and don't want to waste your time here, then when Monsoon takes his position, run to the opposite corner of the map. When prompted to initiate blade mode, instead Ninja Run towards Monsoon. All those vehicles will fly over your head laugh. This works every time, no matter how many vehicles he has in the air.

    Anyway, monsoon will toss two sets of vehicles at you (Set 1 = 1 vehicle, Set 2 = 2 vehicles). Cut them up, or run from them, and then Monsoon will jump down. At this point your Sai should be purple - press the triangle button and stun him. Or, if you would rather use EMP's, use them. Either method works.

    While Monsoon is stunned, run up to the bastard and blade mode his face. His head will roll away. If you have the Pincers maxed, quickly equip them here. This is crucial, and requires nearly perfect timing.

    With your pincers equipped, run towards the head (but not to close - most of the time you don't even have to move from your spot wink), and charge the triangle attack. Wait for Monsoon to nearly pull himself back together, be flipping back to his feet, and unleash the hell that is the pincers on his ass! laugh That bastard will cry out, be thrown back, and then jump back up to a corner to throw more vehicles at you. Rinse and repeat until he is at 40% health.

    STAGE 3 - Monsoon 40% to 10% health: So, now Monsoon is a bit pissed off, and he is going to hurl this amalgam of vehicles spinning like a wheel at your face. Before you do anything, equip the sai - you will need it. Parry the wheel of death twice, and you will get another blade mode prompt. Do it, and cut that thing to shreds.

    Then Monsoon will drop down, say something stupid, and hurl his right arm at you. You need to perfect parry that attack. I am not merely suggesting here - you need to do it. Doing a perfect parry on his appendage will knock it down completely. Just parrying it will make you have to parry a few more times, at different intervals, leaving you open to getting hit. PERFECT PARRY HIS ARM!

    Once you do that, immediately press triangle before he throws his left arm - if you have the sai selected (as you should) it will stun him. Run up, and repeat the action from Stage 2. He will jump to the corners again, throwing even more vehicles. It would be wise to run from them, as you can lose track of them during blade mode, and you really, REALLY don't want to get hit at this point.

    Get him down to 10% health and the final stage will be initiated.

    STAGE 4 - Monsoon is a dead man walking: So, you kicked Monsoon's ass to the point where he is throwing a second wheel of vehically death at your face. Just like before, parry twice, then cut it to bits.

    Now, at this point Monsoon will start lifting a very large, and pointy, monument off to the right of the screen. When you see that, check your health - if you are still full, then congratulations: you will unlock the trophy. If not, quickly restart.

    Why do I say restart? There is a checkpoint when Monsoon hurls the monument at you. If the checkpoint saves, then you will need to go to your backup file and start again. Not fun.

    Anyway, complete the QTE's, hack up this awful, awful bastard and this trophy is yours. Congratulate yourself as you have just defeated one of the most annoying bosses in this game with him never laying a finger on you. clap

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  • Harris59Harris59
    21 Jan 2014 23 Mar 2015
    Monsoon is one of the most complained about boss battles on the internet from what I have read, the thing is, until you know what you're supposed to do he can be a real pain, but what am I here for? To explain it to you of course. This boss will be a step up from the previous because you have no Checkpoints (except for the start of the battle!). My advice is NOT to go through this on your first playthrough, it is significantly easier when you have access to the Sai and Blades, whilst it is still possible to do it first playthrough you will need to be proficient in the Parry, and I mean that, there are some sections later on in which you'll need to Parry Counters (also known as "Perfect Parries" or "Just Defends") about 3 moves, and if you miss one you'll need to hit about 4 or 5 rapid succession Parries, however, like in other solutions I shall explain how to do it in either playthrough.

    First Playthrough -
    Phase 1: To start off with you'll want to Parry his first few attacks (it won't be many, you can choose to run if you're not good with parrying). After this there will be an opening to attack, most likely he will then do a smoke bomb attack if he does then you'll need to dodge the smoke bomb (you take small damage from this otherwise) and will now need to Parry every attack he throws at you. Once this is over you'll have a pretty decent window to hit a chunk of damage. He will occasionally pull out other attacks, all of which can be parried or avoided completely with ease, although 2 moves require some attention, the first attack he can throw at you is a combo, it's smarter to just run away from this one (or jump over him) because it will require multiple quick Parries. The second one to be worried about is one where he jumps in the air to launch an attack, the camera can (and most likely will) bug out and you may not see where he will be coming from (which can make parrying problematic) thankfully when you hear it coming if you jump just before it would hit you will avoid it completely. In summary all you need to do is avoid/parry accordingly and wait for an opening to start landing hits.

    Phase 2: This will happen once you've weakened him to about 70% health, he will jump up high and start throwing things at you, go to the far back of the area and when you get prompted to enter Blade Mode, do so, you will need to slice all the incoming objects before they hit you, these drop EMP grenades which you will need immediately after, once he lands you need to throw one to stun him, run up to him and enter Blade Mode and knock his head off, go towards the head and start slashing, the battle will resume like Phase 1 until you lower him down enough to have him jump up and throw more things at you, just repeat what you have done so far.

    Phase 3: He will now jump up the building and throw a huge circle of vehicles at you, in order to pass this part you will need to Parry twice and enter Blade Mode, you will now be able to cut it into pieces. Once he lands after this he will throw his Sai at you during the scene, you must now do a Parry Counter on that attack, and again on his next Sai, then he will send his legs at you and you'll have to Parry Counter those too, if you do not manage to do a Parry Counter on any of the above moves you'll need to Parry his follow up attacks in quick succession. Once that is done he will come at you with his floating upper half, you must EMP this and Blade Mode his head, once you do this the fight shall resume the same as before.

    Phase 4: Once wounded enough he will launch yet more vehicles at you followed by the big circle of vehicles, after this one however you will earn a Checkpoint (yeah I said there wasn't any but if you fail this bit you die instantly and would need to start again anyway), this will be a simple Quick Time event.

    Second Playthrough -
    Phase 1: This entire battle is made far far easier with the Sai and Pincer Blades, during the first section just use your Sai right away with the drop move, he will either do another attack afterwards or his Smoke attack, if he uses smoke just keep parrying, if he does another attack run away and immediately use your Sai again, from my experience you only need to do 3 Sai attacks (on Revengeance difficulty) to take him down to 70% health, and this can be done very quickly.

    Phase 2: This will happen once you've weakened him to about 70% health, he will jump up high and start throwing things at you, go to the far back of the area and when you get prompted to enter Blade Mode, do so, you will need to slice all the incoming objects before they hit you, these drop EMP grenades which you wont need this time, this means you can alternatively enter Blade Mode and immediately de-activate it and run away to dodge the incoming objects, once he lands you need to throw your Sai to stun him, run up to him and enter Blade Mode and knock his head off, go towards the head (not too close) and charge up your Pincer Blades, as soon as his body comes together let go and you will prompt him into his next object throw in ONE ATTACK! (yeah, it's that good :O) Just repeat that again.

    Phase 3: He will now jump up the building and throw a huge circle of vehicles at you, in order to pass this part you will need to Parry twice and enter Blade Mode, you will now be able to cut it into pieces. Once he lands after this he will throw his Sai at you during the scene, you must now do a Parry Counter on that attack, if you fail to do so you will have to Parry his follow up attacks as well, after this throw your Sai to stun him so you don't have to worry about his other body parts, go and Blade Mode his head and use your Blades again to take him into the next phase.

    Phase 4: Once wounded enough he will launch yet more vehicles at you followed by the big circle of vehicles, after this one however you will earn a Checkpoint, this will be a simple Quick Time event.
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