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Italian Plumber

Italian Plumber

Kill an enemy with a wrench, using Vault followed by Drop Attack

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How to unlock the Italian Plumber achievement in Dying Light - Definitive Guide


First off you will need a wrench which is found more prominently early in the game but you can find a few in car shops and for sale in stores. It is best to just hang on to the first wrench you find until you have the skills necessary to pull the achievement off. The skills you need is Vault which is on the agility tree and can be first attained on level 4. The second is Drop Attack at level 10 on the power tree. Now that you are all set up equip your wrench and run at a group of zombies (the bridge is a great spot but not necessary). Once you get to the first zombie hit the jump button to vault over it, while in the air press and hold the attack button and as long as there is a zombie below you will blow it's head off regardless of how weak the wrench is.
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31 Jan 2015 16:03

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I have a wrench. I vault. I drop attack. Holding cn_RT. Crush head. Nothing happens. I have done this more than 50 times. Maybe it's glitched since the update?
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By Kanchanaburi on 29 Mar 2016 14:12
Had the same problem as Kanchanaburi when I was playing co-op with a friend and I was hosting. As soon as we switch host I unlocked it on my first try. Also if you are using a elite controller, make sure not to have the "trigger lock" on.
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By Jacke87 SWE on 06 Aug 2016 20:04
There's a wrench on the floor, on 10th floor in Public Face quest.
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By thomaskorat on 05 Jun 2017 03:42
i have done this over 100 times and still no achievement. Trying for 2 days now.
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By Absohail on 18 Oct 2017 13:53
i have done this over 100 times and still no achievement. Trying for 2 days now.
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By Absohail on 18 Oct 2017 15:52
I've done over dozen and it won't pop, going to try each of the different types of wrenches until it does.
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By Zaro Karos on 19 Apr 2021 05:00
It worked with the Monkey Wrench, wasn't working with Rusty Pipe Wrenches.
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By Zaro Karos on 19 Apr 2021 21:43
I'm such an idiot. I was trying to do it like they Brecken does in the trailer
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By KRTxBallistic on 03 May 2021 21:51
I’m using the “inmate’s kiss” and it won’t give me the achievement (the inmates kiss is a DLC weapon)
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By PorkBacon07 on 29 Aug 2021 14:24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mapZHgSh_I8
Use this if you have finished story and are struggling to find a wrench.
Credit to DannyEddy357 for video.
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By Chief0fZombies on 22 Feb 2022 13:36
worked right away with the monkey wrench
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By killer rob 9 on 14 Oct 2022 15:21
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The best way to find a wrench quickly is by going to the safehouse the most north in the Slums. You have to get inside the fasttravel door right beside it, and go to the antenna place. While you are in the tunnel on your way there, there are a lot of infected with wrenches. Just kill one of them and then do the vault and drop attack with that wrench, Done.
Much luck, hope this helps.
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14 Feb 2015 19:13

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Just want to confirm that this has been working for me... post game. There were still a few zombies in there and one of them had a wrench.
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By ParoXysm QC on 05 Mar 2015 12:29
Best solution here.

I completed the main story and went here; second zombie I killed had one.
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By Large Coffee on 09 Jun 2015 01:40
Still works after The Following DLC
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By RSDAY on 15 Feb 2016 21:11
Thanks for the advice! Will give it a try later on...
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By TEllERTHEMAN on 30 Mar 2016 12:19
worked a charm, thanks!
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By HiradC on 12 Apr 2016 08:39
Worked for me first time. Thanks!
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By welshgal1981 on 22 Nov 2016 23:15
There's a wrench on the floor, on 10th floor in Public Face quest.
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By thomaskorat on 05 Jun 2017 04:12
Thanks for this, I bought a pipe wrench from the shops and it didn't work. Got another pipe wrench off a zombie here and it worked first time! The game is ridiculously picky
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By LeviathanDjents on 06 Aug 2020 11:17
I was cleaning up after finishing the story and could not find a wrench anywhere else on the map with out 45 minutes of searching. Popped into the spot mentioned above, killed the first zombie and got the achievement on the first try. Great solution!
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By Typeonegativ71 on 26 Jan 2021 20:01
Thank you for this.
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By BabyishDuck on 07 Jun 2021 17:07
Got it first try with this Solution! 10/10
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By LLboxed on 18 May 2022 06:08
Can confirm this location works! Didn't find one on the first few kills but then one of the zombies threw a pipe wrench at me. I didn't even have to kill him for it, I could just pick it up from the floor.
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By Larentix on 08 Nov 2023 19:59
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This is pretty easy.

First of all, make sure you got a wrench, also the two skills "vault" and "drop attack" unlocked. Next, go to Infamy Bridge (best spot because of the insane amount of zombies there) and just vault over a zombie and kill either the zombie you vaulted over or another zombie nearby. Obviously, you'll more than likely get this achievement while playing the game normally but I made a guide of it anyways. I'll post a video guide of it as well, from Powerpyx.

Edit: I forgot to mention you have to press LB once you've pressed RB to jump over a zombie, to actually do the execution move on a zombie nearby. Best way is to line 2 zombies so that you plan which zombie you'll take out.


All credit goes to Powerpyx.
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29 Jan 2015 02:50

Not sure how helpful this will be, to get a wrench, during the GASSED UP mission, at the last distribution gate, there is a shack with 10-12 various items inside and 6 or 8 outside, just to the left of the two blue barrels there is a FRENCH WRENCH attached to a pipe.

I'm assuming this will probably always be there.

Also, I had to do this achievement 12-15 times before it popped, not sure if there was an interruption in services or what the deal was but just when I was ready to give up I tried one more time (probably an hour after first trying) and it popped. Interestingly enough when it did popped the time/date actually preceded the two achievements I had earned later on.
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09 Feb 2015 01:23

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VERY Helpful Kind Sir
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By xRAW INSANITYx on 12 Feb 2015 02:27
I had an issue getting this to work also, it seemed to pop when I hit a zombie farther away from the zombie I vaulted off of.
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By Zen Vendetta on 12 Feb 2015 23:50
Also had to do it quite a few times, anyone else having the same problems just keep attempting it, it'll pop eventually!
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By samsaBEAR on 15 Mar 2015 23:06
I have done this over 100 times and still nothing.
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By Kanchanaburi on 30 Mar 2016 16:42
Be careful because not all the wrenches are valid for the achievement.
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By UnfurledEmu75 on 08 Mar 2019 15:48
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I had completed the story and was struggling to find a wrench. I was on my way to a location in the Slums to find one and let a Survivor out of a van who had one. I've not tested if he has one every time. If you have already helped this survivor this solution will most likely be of no use to you as I believe the Shield on the map will no longer be there.

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Just let him out and listen to his little enthusiastic speech then let poor guy fight his way to his gruesome death while you stand back and watch. The wrench should be close to his corpse.

Pick it up and run towards a group of zombies hold cn_RB as you approach a zombie to vault over it, hold cn_RT while in the air to smash it down on another zombie for a one hit kill.

You'll need Vault from the agility tree (Level 4) and Drop Attack from the power tree (Level 10).

Hope this helps. First post. All constructive comments welcomed wink
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30 Aug 2017 10:27

I couldn't find a wrench using the solutions here. Go to the top of the school and enter through the rooftop. The first zombie standing inside will always be holding a wrench. Hope this helps!
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07 Feb 2022 21:29

You need the vault and drop attack abilities unlocked, a wrench and at least two zombies but a group gives you better odds of this working.

Run at the first zombie and press cn_R1 to vault over them then you need to press and hold cn_R2 while you are in the air and if you come down on a zombie you should smash it's face in and unlock the trophy.

Here's a video of me doing the move needed.

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03 Mar 2015 20:46

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Definitely recommend the school for high level players, found it right when I entered on a zombie in a small group
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By LargePilIow on 15 Jul 2020 08:36
As RestlessPilgrim said finding wrentch might be problematic for higher level players. If You are far in storyline and have already taken the wrench from Dawud's Pawn Shop before just try looking for the zombiee carying one on the schools basement in slums. I've just finished the game and tried to find it everywhere and finally found it there! Good Luck :D
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30 Apr 2015 17:46

Higher level players might be looking for a wrench. If you can't find one on a zombie, Dawud's Pawn Shop from the mission Gunslinger has plenty!
You'll find it approx. 40-50m South East of a safe house in the slums... the one to the furthest South East of the map to be exact.
Once you unlock the required moves in your skill trees simply look for a few zombies in a group, Vault over one and hit R1 to perform the Drop Attack. Mario!!
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I recommend keeping a wrench handy, at least in your stash, so once you have leveled Agility to at least level 4 for Vault, and Power to at least level 10 for Drop Attack, you can grab the wrench and get this done immediately.

To perform this combo, you must be sprinting at an enemy, and then tap to vault over them and while you are over an enemy to drop down on top of them and crush their skull with your wrench. This is easily done on a group, vaulting over one enemy and crushing another, but it can be done on a single enemy if you vault and pull back on the slightly before pulling the trigger. The video below shows this being done. Full credit to its creator.

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You need to be at least power level 10 and agility level 4 before you can attempt this trophy. Once you are the required level you want to purchase both the "Drop Attack" skill, which is in the power skill tree. You also want to purchase the "Vault" skill, which is in the agility skill tree. Once you have both you now need to equip a wrench. At lower levels you can buy them from vendors and you will find them as random loot more often from chests etc. However, once you are a high level then getting them to spawn can prove difficult. The best places we found to find one are:

  • Taurus Gas Plant - You can find them here on zombies, if zombies have spawned in the gas plant itself. Most of them should be carrying a wrench. The plant can be found HERE.
  • Train Track Warehouses - Sometimes, you can find zombies in the warehouses running alongside the train tracks. Zombies near them may be carrying a wrench.
  • Antenna Map Tunnel - In order to reach the antenna zone, you need to go through a long tunnel. Most the zombies here are carrying some sort of weapon, and quite a few of them are carrying a wrench. The entrance to this tunnel post game can be found HERE

Any wrench will do, and there are quite a few types in the game. Just as long as it has "wrench" in the name it will work for the trophy. Now all you need to do is run into a group of zombies, vault over one with and then hold while in the air. Hopefully, the attack will hit a zombie and instantly kill them. The trophy should unlock shortly afterwards. Here is a visual walkthrough:

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