METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
42 Achievements
1,000
150-200h
Interrogation
Interrogated an enemy soldier.
15
28.18%
How to unlock the Interrogation achievement in METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN - Definitive Guide
This will also unlock the "Undertaken" achievement for completing a Side Op.
I'd wait until you get the translator unless this is one of those random encounters. I've just "stuck up" another and whilst saying "get down", the soldier responded along the lines of "please, I don't understand Englishski, only speak Russianish'ski", something with a ski on the end of it anyway.
You will get a Side Op to obtain a translator very early in the game. I noticed it after doing 2 or 3 story missions. Once you complete that side op, you can then complete a successful interrogation for this trophy.
There are 2 ways to do a translation. One is to hold up an enemy that is unaware of you This is done by sneaking up behind and point a gun at them.
Note that if you get seen by the enemy and have to tranquillise them or knock them out then you can press R2 to punch them which will wake them up. Once they are woken up you can point your gun at them.
You then just hold L1 to get the interrogation options.
The other way is pretty much the same, but you hold R2 to put them in a choke hold, then press L1. The choke hold doesn't require them to be held up.
This achievement can only be done once you have successfully completed the side op for extracting the Russian interpreter. After you have this interpreter in your ranks, you can begin interrogating the Soviets stationed around Afghanistan, gaining intel on key items in the vicinity or the locations of their fellow soldiers.
In order to interrogate an enemy, you will need to quietly sneak up behind them and then hold the right trigger to grab them. Now hold the left bumper and on the left side of the command wheel, you can demand they "spit it out" (for key info) or "where are the rest" (for marking enemy soldiers nearby). Choosing either of these options will unlock the achievement.
This achievement can only be done once you have successfully completed the side op for extracting the Russian interpreter. After you have this interpreter in your ranks, you can begin interrogating the Soviets stationed around Afghanistan, gaining intel on key items in the vicinity or the locations of their fellow soldiers.
In order to interrogate an enemy, you will need to quietly sneak up behind them and then hold the right trigger to grab them. Now hold the left bumper and on the left side of the command wheel, you can demand they "spit it out" (for key info) or "where are the rest" (for marking enemy soldiers nearby). Choosing either of these options will unlock the achievement.