Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
81 Achievements
1,570
48-62h
Express Elevator to Hell, Going Down
Land an Icarus Landing & Strike on foes and clear out the pack with the Typhoon. Just to make sure.
15
1.3%
How to unlock the Express Elevator to Hell, Going Down achievement in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - Definitive Guide
+1
This requires you to land an Icarus Landing & Strike on hostile enemies and then use a Typhoon on whoever survived Icarus Landing & Strike. It should be noted that this trophy can only be obtained against "Hostile" enemies and not civilians. You will not unlock the trophy if you attempt this trophy on non hostile enemies. Both of these are Adam's old Augmentations from the previous game. The both require 2 Praxis Kits each to fully upgrade them, which means you need at least 4 Praxis Kits to attempt this trophy. It should be noted that the ammo type (Lethal or Non-Lethal) for the Typhoon doesn’t matter.
The easiest place to do this is near the end of Main Mission 01 in Dubai where Adam will already have all the required upgrades in this mission. After reaching the end of the penthouse area and watching cutscene, a fight breaks out on the ground floor below you. Save your game, then jump off the balcony and hold while descending to activate Icarus Strike. Immediately after landing, run to the left down the short steps and activate Typhoon. If you performed this correctly, the trophy will unlock.
Alternatively, once you're able to upgrade Adam after completing Mission 3: Getting In Top Shape Again, you can attempt to do this trophy at any time. The best place is in the red Restricted Zone called Konicky & Hracky. This is found in Prague to to the left of Adam's Apartment. Make a manual save before heading over to the place. When you first approach the place, a foreign thug will stop you. You can either knock him out or simply ignore him and climb the wall (he will not do anything). In the Restricted Zone, you want to climb the left build and once you're on the chimney, jump off it and hold while descending to activate Icarus Strike. After hitting the enemy below with an Icarus Strike, quickly run towards the enemy on the right of the area. When you're close enough press whatever button that you've assigned your Typhoon onto. If you performed this correctly, the trophy will unlock. If you failed or messed up, simply reload your last manual save and retry again. Additionally, if you’re finding it too difficult to survive you can always buy Adam’s Health upgrade Augmentations. After unlocking this trophy, don't forget to reload your last manual save if you're after the Pacifist and Foxiest of the Hounds trophies.
This achievement can be earned at any time during your playthrough after Mission 3. Please keep in mind combat-related achievements only work on enemies in a hostile environment; civilians and policemen do not count.
You will need to unlock and fully upgrade the “Icarus Landing” and "Typoon" augmentations. The best place to get this achievement is in the gangster hideout just west of Adam's apartment complex. Make an extra manual save before attempting this just in case you mess up and need to retry.
After positioning yourself on top of the tallest building in this hideout/courtyard, simply jump off the roof and hold to activate the "Icarus Landing Strike" on the one enemy patrolling the grounds back and forth. There is a second mobster nearby who will become alerted, so activate the Typhoon aug right away to take him out and unlock the achievement.
I tried from different saves in different places - to no avail.
How I ended up getting:
started NG+, eliminated the first idiot in Dubai, in the next room (where 2 more were hanging around in front of the elevator) climbed onto a beam under the ceiling and made a save. I restarted the game, made sure that I was connected to PSN and the trophy came out on the first try.
Game version 1.06