Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia
17 Achievements
1,000
Mercy Shooter
Don’t kill any enemies in the Orelov Sniping sections in Memory Sequence 7.
50
0.94%
How to unlock the Mercy Shooter achievement in Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia - Definitive Guide
During Sequence 7 there will be three different sections where you will control Nikolai and you will have to snipe enemies to protect Anastasia from being seen. To unlock this trophy, you will need to down – but not kill – every enemy that spawns. Basically, shoot for anywhere below the neck and shoulders. If you do kill someone, just reload the checkpoint and try again.
Stay in eagle vision as often as you can. If the enemy is still gold by the time they hit the ground, you have successfully incapacitated the enemy without killing them. Note that fallen enemies will lose their gold color after a few seconds of being on the ground, as if they were dead. That's fine. As long as they're still gold after you successfully shoot them, you haven't actually killed them.
If all goes well, the trophy will unlock during the final score tally of the sequence.
The description can be deceptive. If you shoot an enemy so that he drops down and writhes on the ground for a while before dying/passing out, then it does not count as a 'kill' for the purposes of this achievement. What you need to do is to avoid headshots, for even shots to the chest do not seem to be instantly fatal. There are three sniping sections in Memory 7, with the last one at the docks being most demanding. You may need to let the first truck arriving at the docks reach its destination and unload troops, which you then can shoot individually.