Neon Abyss

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Action Supremacist

Action Supremacist

Defeat Argus without picking up any items.

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How to unlock the Action Supremacist achievement in Neon Abyss - Definitive Guide

This achievement requires you to get to and beat the Level 5 boss Argus without picking up any items. You can pick up consumables (Hearts, Armour, Eggs, Grenades & Crystals) but do not pick up any items (Blue outline) or any weapons (Yellow Outline). The Infinite Key also counts as an item so leave it be!

EDIT: This achievement can also only be done by a character with no characteristic as they count towards an item. This means you must use Wade or Anna only. I personally used Wade as he holds a key and grenade to start with. Thanks to Grumpertson for noticing this.

This can be done on easy difficulty and as there's no point in opening items rooms you can spend all your keys on chests. You should also spend your money on armour or hearts to fill up. Best thing is to leave armour where it falls until you have beaten the boss and then pick it all up before moving on as you can always refill empty heart containers.

Level 5 also means you will start taking a full heart/armour of damage so you really need to armour up as best you can.

Argus doesn't change in anyway so the usual rules apply. As most of his attacks are not from him but his robots and whips you are best off looking at your character rather than him to judge where to stand for the lasers and whips.

The achievement will pop when the boss is defeated.
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17 Jul 2020 17:13

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I did it with Wade. Just did a quick test with Matt and it won't work as on his death screen the rolling item shows up meaning he has an item already voiding the achievement. Looks like this will be same for all others with a characteristic so I'll update the solution.
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By Koldsned on 18 Jul 2020 09:08
What character did you do this with? Just did it with Matt twice and still no achievement. Wondering if his characteristic is counting as a pickup.
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By Grumpertson on 18 Jul 2020 08:46
Just unlocked it with Anna! So ya, I guess that it has to be one of the two starters.
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By Grumpertson on 18 Jul 2020 09:22
I'd say you want to be fairly tactical about your grenade/key usage too - might seem an obvious thing to say - but try and save them for where 1 grenade/key is going to give you access to multiple containers/objects.

Also make sure you destroy all possible shootable objects as you can get drops from anything and you want to try and build up your resources, lots of eggs can end up making quite a difference.
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By SinFluxx on 20 Jul 2020 19:09
You mention Athena deals over Ares deals, do those not count as items for this?
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By inb4nosoul on 30 Jul 2020 12:04
@inb4nosoul You're correct I must have been thinking of another achievement. Edited!
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By Koldsned on 31 Jul 2020 08:16
Any run that hatches you Blue Doctor early can potentially make this a breeze using the advice already given.
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By Yum Biscuits on 01 Sep 2020 13:25
Like some other achievements this will be easier on a new save file, before spending crystals in the upgrade trees (which adds new, stronger enemies).
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By Nv Defines on 24 Sep 2020 01:44
Correction to this solution: you can't do this with Anna. I just tested and her Fighting Knife counts as an item. Wade is the only character this is possible with.
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By Lofty Donkey on 14 Feb 2022 21:21
Just got this and popped after beating bittercoin the 3rd boss ?? This popped early but I cannot get the ares token to spawn.
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By Dropkick Hope86 on 05 Jun 2022 18:23
Just got this and popped after beating bittercoin the 3rd boss ?? This popped early but I cannot get the ares token to spawn.
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By Dropkick Hope86 on 05 Jun 2022 20:02
Cornucopia Update:
Don’t pick up boss items.
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By Dr Khaos PhD on 25 Sep 2022 20:28
Can confirm what Lofty Donkey said. Anna no longer works for this since the update changed her to having an active ability. Can only use Wade.
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By doomedtolive on 16 Feb 2023 18:32
Beaten the boss twice now with Wade without picking anything up and it hasn't unlocked only option left is to try it on a new game.
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By dW01F on 27 Feb 2024 00:42
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What this achievement requires is for you to reach Argus at the end of the fifth floor and then beat him, all without picking up any items on any of the floors.

To clarify, here is what you CAN pick up:
 
  • Heart drops to refill lost health
  • Shield drops
  • Grenades
  • Eggs
  • Keys
  • Money
And here is what you CANNOT pick up:
 
  • Weapons, both from the shop and random drops
  • Items, both from the shop or item rooms
  • Any items dropped in challenge rooms or from bosses
Basically, if it requires you to press button-a.png to pick it up, it will void this achievement. Anything you pick up by touching it is fine.

As you can see, you're going to have to go through all five floors with your starting weapon, with no upgrades or improvements to damage or fire rate, and nothing else to help you. Your only options for help are: finding as many eggs as possible to have pets that help, finding money so you can buy eggs, health, and shields from shops to restock, and getting grenades so you can access hidden rooms in the hopes of finding eggs, health, and shields.

Before attempting this run, it's best to make the game as easy as possible. I've explained this elsewhere, but basically you want to do a run on Easy one dot. So, kill yourself on Easy runs until it drops down to one dot. Now the game is at its easiest for this playthrough.

Since you can't pick up anything,there is zero point in accessing or playing any challenge rooms, game rooms, etc. There's also no point in opening up a shop at all unless you need health. Basically all I did was beeline it from boss to boss. I kept exploration to a minimum because I couldn't buy or pick up items anyway, and there was no point in having more opportunities to lose health while fighting enemies. I also played as Anna, since she starts with four hearts, which is very helpful since you can't upgrade anything.

Make heavy use of the Save Reload Exploit during this run, ensuring you finish each floor with at least two full hearts so you're safe to explore the next floor and get back any health you need. You definitely want to go into the Argus fight on the fifth floor with full health, because you'll only have four hearts at best, if you're playing as Anna, meaning you can only take three hits during the Argus fight. The fight is going to last a little while because you'll be using the weak starting gun against him. You'll need to do a bit of dodging, but hopefully on the easiest difficulty the fight will still go relatively smoothly.
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You can pick up: hearts, shields, keys, grenades. The main thing is that the inventory is empty. If you accidentally pick up an egg and it hatches, try to expose the pet to bullets. When he disappears, the inventory will be clear.
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17 Jun 2021 08:43

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You definitely need to play either Anna or Wade , because they initially do not have items in their inventory. You can collect energy, keys, bombs and eggs. Weapons and any items (active, passive or weapon amplifiers) are not allowed.
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By dermatolog on 29 Dec 2023 17:47
The hint above is not entirely correct. Eggs do not affect the conditions in any way, although they are displayed in the same place as objects. Essentially: you can pick up everything, as well as buy in the store and additional store, except for weapons and items. And it’s better to play as the starting character. I didn't get a trophy for the starting girl because her knife became an item.
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25 Jun 2022 20:54