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Unsurpassed Rebel trophy in Persona 5 Royal (PS4)

Unsurpassed Rebel

Conquered the Reaper.

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How to unlock the Unsurpassed Rebel trophy

  • DarkWingSpartanDarkWingSpartan
    16 Jul 2020 16 Jul 2020 16 Jul 2020
    For the uninitiated, the Reaper is a really tough enemy that appears in Mementos if you stay still for a long time (around 3-4 minutes or so). He has a lot of deadly attacks (some of which can one-shot you on Normal difficulty), lots of health, and insanely high defense, meaning your attacks won't do much damage. On "Safe Mode," this isn't that big a deal, but if you're playing on any other difficulty (even Easy), he's quite a challenge. Please note that this is NOT a guide to defeat this boss legitimately, this is simply a way to get the trophy with minimal trouble and without permanently locking your save file on Safe Mode.

    This trophy may seem a little intimidating at first (especially since the trick to defeating him in the vanilla game no longer works), but thankfully there is a simple trick that makes this trivial. I would recommend waiting until the late-game to attempt this, when your party is around level 70 (it can technically be done as soon as you gain access to Mementos, but it will take much longer, as you'll be much weaker). I would also recommend bringing three party members with maxed-out confidants (so they'll have have their upgraded Personas).

    Once you think you're ready to take him on, head to Mementos and save your game. At this point, I'd recommend making a backup of your save file on a USB drive on the off-chance something goes wrong (If you don't know how to do this, follow these instructions: https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-copy-a-PS4-game-save...). Once that's done, change the difficulty to "Safe Mode," go to the middle of any floor in Mementos you like (I picked an early one), and sit still for a couple minutes.

    Once you hear chains, he'll have spawned in (follow the red dots on the map to find him). Once you find him, let him ambush you (I've been told this prevents him from doing a certain attack, though I can't confirm this). From there, just keep wailing on him to chip away at his health. You won't be able to do much damage to him, but on this difficulty, if your party dies, you come back to life with all your HP and SP restored, but the Reaper doesn't get any health back. I brought along Ryuji (with Matarukaja, an attack buff), Ann, and Makoto, but your exact team won't matter too much.

    Eventually, you'll take him down and earn your trophy (my party was around level 70 and it took me about 10 minutes or so). Once you have it, immediately quit out of the game without saving. From there, re-open the game, and your old save file should still be there, but it won't be stuck on Safe mode (but you'll still have the trophy. It really is that simple. If something, somehow goes wrong (which it shouldn't), you should still have the backup save to fall back on. Best of luck!
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