Mafia II
67 Achievements
1,500
51-63h
Hairdresser
Kill 5 enemies in rapid succession with a headshot.
10
How to unlock the Hairdresser achievement in Mafia II - Definitive Guide
When you get to the part of the mission where you're in the window with the MG42 (after picking up the gun and delivering it to the apartment), there are 5 guys standing around the cars shooting at you. These guys are really easy to get headshots on and if you miss you can choose 'Retry Mission' from the pause menu and it takes you back to where you started firing the MG42.
The MG42 is EXTREMELY accurate and as long as their head is right in the middle of the reticule you should get a headshot on them.
**This is NOT my video, I am simply putting it with the solution to provide a visual aid. All credit goes to REALFOX81, uploader of the YouTube video.**
Solution for Hairdresser In Mafia II
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Careful if you take too long to take your shots though not just because of time restrictions to the achievement (not 100% on how long it must be between each kill) but because if you're on hard you can go down quite easily.
HARD WAY CHAPTER 1:
Right at the start when you have to pull off a shot, aim at the soldier in grey directly in front & closest to you, then its a case of popping off the 3 soldiers on the stairs & the one moving up the stairs from the crowd. This however is quite difficult so I advise you to go further into the level.
EASY WAY CHAPTER 1:
The easiest I find is when you come to the balcony over looking the street with a convoy below. They become alerted to your position and take cover, simply pop them off & be careful to not shoot anywhere but their heads or it will void the achievement.
You can get 4 here easy, when they're all dead look at your ally to the left who runs along the balcony & gets ambushed by a soldier; this is the 5th so line it up & pop him in the head (see video):
Achievement Unlocked.
Between each headshot you have approx.10 seconds otherwise the headshots does not count for this Achievement. If you dont got it, simply reload the mission.
For the first headshot you must fast, because the guy runs into the house.
Copyright for the video goes to me, idea to TheOtherBarber.
This leaves four goons across the streets who basically stand there shooting at you without much cover or running around. Pick them out with headshots one by one, and this achievement is yours.
I understand that a lot of people are saying do this in Chapter 1, but personally I've no success there because I'm a lousy shooter. The enemies in Chapter 1 moves around too much for me to aim, and your AI partners actually kill your enemies as well. The plus points of using my method are:
- enemies don't take much cover, and they don't move around, making them easy targets
- the distance between you and the enemies are closer
- there's only room for one at the window that you're shooting, so your AI partners won't be able to steal your kills
- if you fail with the headshots, simply retry mission, and you'll begin at the window immediately to try again
Be sure not to kill any baddies with anything other than headshots for all five kills.
Right after the Irish gang interrupts jewel heist, the cops raid the mall, Joe and Vito hightails it out of there. As you and Joe are headed down the back hallway of the mall, you will come to one door where Joe has to pick the lock, and he will tell you to cover him while he is picking the lock. Directly to the right, past the counter and outside of the shop you are in, their are five members of the Irish mob. If you are fast enough, you can kill them before the cops take them out.
If you miss any of them, you can go back down the hallway you and Joe came in, and two cops with Thompson SMGs will come in; you can kill them. And if that is not still enough to make the Achievement pop, two more cops will come into the hallway, one at a time with regular revolvers.
All total, that is five guys from the Irish gang, and as many as four cops - plenty of chances to get the Achievement.
Should you fail at getting the Achievement, you can always get yourself killed, and come back, as the checkpoint starts you out right after the cops start the raid of the mall.
*** NOTES ***
+++ Just past the door that Joe is lock picking, there are two Playboys (for anyone going for the Ladies' Man Achievement). The first Playboy is right up the short stairs, and directly to the right, on the floor. The second Playboy is around the corner from the first, underneath the stairway, near the outer door.
+++ Going back up the hallway to kill the two cops that come in the door, is a great way to get the Thompson SMG, without having to pay for it.
+++ When you go back to kill the two cops with the Thompson SMGs, and take their guns from their cold, dead hands, make sure you do not step outside the hallway, back into the mall. It is instant death if you do so.
**Important things to note: You can miss a couple of shots as long as you dont hit them anywhere else on their bodies and you are even allowed to reload. I'm not exactly sure about the time limit for the achievement but just try to be as accurate and speedy as possible and it should unlock. Also I would recommend doing this on easy but I was able to get this while playing on hard so it's not that big of a deal.**
Use the rifle, and aim at the heads of 5 enemies on screen, moving slowly from right to left. It states rapid succession but I had control with steady speed and I still got it :)
After you toss the grenade though the window to take out the machine gunner you will proceed to a room with lots of guns. Pick up the first rifle on the left. It has a magazine size of 5 and is the most accurate weapon available at this point in the game.
When you go through the next door there will be 2 enemies. One that will take cover at the bottom of the stairs right in front of you and one that will run up above him behind the railing. They're lined up very nicely. Take out the guy on the bottom (1) and then the guy up top (2). Immediately run up the stairs (hold LB to sprint) and to the left.
Two more guys are waiting for you in the second room. One on the right and one down low on the left. Pop the guy on the right (3), then advance to take the guy on the left (4) while he's still in cover.
Sprint forward and hit B to kick in the door and then headshot the last guy who's holding a hostage (5). If the achievement doesn't pop, just hit start and reload the mission. It'll only take you about a 30-45 seconds to get to the same spot. I got this on my second try. The first time I wasn't quite fast enough up the stairs.
Hope this helps somebody.
As soon as you regain control whip out the rifle you just bought and aim for the head and make sure you get 5 in a row within 10 seconds of each other. Not hard at all.
Often your partners will kill one of the 5 enemies, in which case just restart the level. Took me a handful of tries before I got it.
This should be fairly easy to accomplish with a rifle or pistol but it is necessary for the headshot to kill your target. You can miss in between shots, as long as your headshot kills are relatively quick (5 headshot kills within about 30 seconds or so). The easiest place to try this is right at the beginning of the game in Chapter 1. In the initial attack at the start of the chapter there are five soldiers to kill while the crowd disperses. There is a second opportunity later in the chapter on the balcony before entering the room with the MG42. In both cases you may have to restart the mission if one of the other soldiers steals your kill but it's still manageable.
Credit to cards7509 and IRON MAN for these videos.
Passed on the first try thanks to this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy5--aqP6Gk catch