Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
59 Achievements
18-24h
Matador
Kill the Rhino without getting hit by his Charge Attack.
4.6%
How to unlock the Matador achievement in Enslaved: Odyssey to the West - Definitive Guide
The Rhino has 2 attacks, the charge and later in the fight a stomp. You can get hit by the stomp and still get the achievement. If you take a hit from the charge, just pause and go back to the checkpoint at the start of the fight.
Depending on your play style, you may be more comfortable dodging with the cloud instead of on foot. Whichever works best for you. Note that the Rhino does not charge in a straight line, it will adjust it's course to try and hit you. Keep that in mind as you dodge.
For the general details of how to beat the level, see Solution for Swine Flew In Enslaved: Odyssey to the West.
The video below shows one way to go about it.
If you get hit by his pound attack, you can continue the fight and still get the achievement. If you do get hit by his charge attack, just reload the checkpoint.
Having said that, with either method its still a bitch of an achievement - one slip and back to the beginning again!
The sequence of the fight:
First you'll need to be ready to dodge the Rhino almost immediately. I suggest running right and dodging the first charge. Use your cloud to collect the plasma barrels and wait for Pigsy to start dropping bombs to hit. Then you can simply run around on foot and dodge the rest.
3 Bombs need to be hit by your plasma gun on the ground.
1 burner dropped by Pigsy
(Simply *hide* behind each burner and let the Rhino charge into it, you take no damage)
3 Shots on a tower are required to bring the 2nd burner down. The first two shots are very close, so rapid fire then move to get a free shot on the 3rd shot.
The 3rd burner requires just one shot on a bomb planted by Pigsy. Once you can climb up on the newly exposed pole, you are home free to the top and the achievement is yours after the 3rd burner drops.
Matador Achievement Guide
Chapter 11
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As soon as the fight starts aim your staff at the second burner you have to shoot down.
3 Shots and the burner should be down, now wait for Pigsy to throw the first bomb
Shoot the bomb when the Rhino starts to run towards you and make sure he slides straight into the burner you just shot down.
Now with doing this the whole fight will be in slow motion.
So use the cloud to dodge the Rhino and shoot the 2 bombs Pigsy throws for you then let him drop what would be the first burner.
Get the Rhino to run into it then shoot the bomb Pigys throws on the parts of construction, climb up to drop the last burner and enjoy the cutscene.
Following the cutscene which will be shown in normal speed the chase sequence will begin.
But the game will still be in slow motion making it very easy to hit every speed boost and time every jump which makes getting the "Got The Horn" achievement very easy.
During the next cutscene just exit to dashboard then reload the game to get back to normal speed.
Stay on foot as the rhino prepares to charge. Slowly move left or right and allow him to begin the charge. Keep moving and rotating the camera to keep the rhino centered. A bit before he's going to hit you, you should be running in one direction and just click the right stick in to activate the cloud. The animation as Monkey boards the cloud in motion is both quick and covers more distance than the ground rolling evade. Even if the rhino circles a bit to try and catch you, you'll be moving fast enough on the cloud to avoid it. Since you're on the cloud after the charge, it makes it very easy to move to your next location before he turns to charge again. Just make sure to get off the cloud to start the process again.
Once I found this method, the fight and achievement became incredibly easy.
Occurs at the end of Chapter 11.
An easy way to do this is by going around the arena, making good use of the camera, using it simultaneously as you hover around the place. The Rhino should never be able to hit you as long as you ensure the camera never faces the him when you're trying to get away. Some people have reported that a "wait and dodge at the last minute" method works better for them. Either way works.
When you get to the second part of the battle with the Burner's, position yourself slightly to the left or right of a Burner to allow yourself some leeway before the Rhino charges at you. As soon as you see the Rhino lowers his hood, that's your cue to hover away. If you've finished the Rhino off without taking any damage, the trophy will unlock during the following cutscene.
If at anytime you mess up, restart your checkpoint.
The AI's difficulty is much easier on Easy, so if you're having trouble on Hard, replay this chapter at a later time on Easy.
I used the following tactics:
- The first thing you need to remember is that when receiving this trophy, you cannot rush and try to do everything as quickly as possible.
- get only on easy, because in this mode the rhinoceros does not change the direction of movement when it has already run, which makes the whole battle much simpler.
- At the beginning of the battle, you need to shoot Pigsy’s bombs at the moment when the rhinoceros runs up to her, then immediately dodge ( + direction ) and jump to the "cloud" ( R3 )
- You always need to understand in which direction you will now run, even before the rhinoceros begins to accelerate, otherwise you can become blunt and the rhinoceros will be gored.
- the second stage of the battle, where you need to direct the rhinoceros towards the red “barrels” (titanium fingertips ) - the most difficult. The most difficult thing at this stage is to find the moment when you need to start dodging and understand how to stand in relation to the “barrel”. Because if you start dodging too early, the rhinoceros will run past the barrel, if it’s too late, then the rhinoceros may butt you and you will have to replay your hand. The main thing is not to rush and find this “balance point”, then everything will work out. You can act as in the video: stand on the cloud and fly away when the rhinoceros lowers the armor on its head or try to escape by dodging, but this tactic did not work for me. At this stage I did not get off the “cloud”.
- when you need to shoot down one of the fingers (where you need to fire 3 shots), you need to aim quickly and never shoot more than 1 time, regardless of whether you hit or not.
- the last stage, where you need to shoot the finger and climb on it, is the easiest. The main thing is to take your time and not aim too long at Pigsy’s bomb. As soon as you are on the finger, the rhinoceros will no longer reach you, and if you did not fall under its attack, then as soon as you get to the very top, you will receive a trophy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdD6Iz72jLQ