Prince of Persia
60 Achievements
1,250
17-23h
Speed Kill
Congratulations, you have killed 10 enemies before they spawned.
10
How to unlock the Speed Kill achievement in Prince of Persia - Definitive Guide
Kill 10 generic enemies before they spawn.
What are generic enemies?
The Hunter, Warrior, Alchemist, and Concubine are not generic enemies. Generic enemies can be found on the borders of the areas containing fertile ground. Press the back button to bring up a map containing the areas where fertile ground can be found. A generic enemy will spawn out of a pillar of black smoke.
The Setup
Play through the beginning of the game. Clean the first four fertile grounds and collect enough Light Seeds to buy your first ability.
Choosing your Ability
Abilities are energy plates that you gain access to in order to unlock fertile grounds. I choose red but any ability will work. Once you choose your ability clean a fertile land.
Solution
Teleport to a cleaned fertile land that is bordered by corrupted lands on both sides. If Reservoir is a clean fertile land then the corrupted lands bordering are Heaven's Stair and Construction Yard; use that as an example and it is the one that I used. Place a save right after you teleport.
The clean fertile land that you chose should have two paths that head toward the corrupted lands. Head down one path and save whenever you reach a platform. The last platform before you reach the corrupted land will have a generic enemy. If you don't get to the enemy in time to speed kill it by pressing x near the pillar of smoke before it spawns, then you should reload your save.
After you speed kill the enemy save and head back the way you came till you get to where you teleported. Follow the opposite path saving on each platform and when you encounter the next generic enemy press x near the pillar of smoke to speed kill it. Save and return back to the teleport spot.
Now use the first path again and the generic enemy will spawn so you can speed kill him again. Keep alternating paths until the achievement pops.
Tips
This methods goes pretty fast but it is not something you want to include in your playtime while attempting Speed Demon (12 hour playthrough) so create a new save with the intent to not play any further on that save after you have the achievement.
Throw Master (10 enemies thrown into pits) can be done using this same method.
Related Achievements
Now:
a)Teleport to the Temple, activate any ability, and save.
b)Teleport back to King's Gate. Take path right and walk to The Sun Temple Fertile Ground. On last platform before slope - save. Jump on the pole, next with Elica power onto the slope, do two wall runs, jump on the pole and quickly on the platform
Now run for the first generic enemy. If You are fast enough you will be able to speed kill him by pressing X near the pillar of smoke. After successful kill teleport into the Temple, otherwise reload last save.
c)Repeat previous point nine times and achievement should unlock.
Repeating the process of killing enemy, teleporting to the Temple and teleporting back to the FG next to corrupted should work well with other Fertile Grounds. In my opinion - from the King's Gate there is the quickest way to generic enemy.
I think these solutions are overcomplicated, for such an easy achievement. I did this way:
First you have to clean King's Gate and The Sun Temple area. For Sun Temple you need to have Step of Ormazd power. After that just teleport to Sun Temple (open map and press Y over Sun Temple). Use your map again and select Martyr's Tower and run in that direction until you come to a platform where you see a spawning Soldier. You should be able to kill easily before it spawn.
Now use your map to teleport back to King's Gate and right after that teleport again to Sun Temple. Head to Martyr's Tower again and kill the Soldier before spawn.
Repeat the process until kill 10 and achievement pops.
When you’re climbing or wallrunning to certain places you’ll encounter enemies (like duh). Sometimes you’ll see black light shooting out of the ground meaning a spawn point for an enemy. If you’re fast enough and reached a place where an enemy is about to spawn you can simply press the button next to the black light to kill this enemy.
Do this a total of 10 times to unlock the achievement. There are more than enough fights like this during a single playthrough.
Each area has a single generic enemy that will always spawns in the same place and once you kill them, they will not reappear unless you teleport to a different area then return. These enemies are not stood waiting for you but begin to spawn on a platform in the form of a kind of black whirlpool when you get close enough to the platform it spawns on. You must quickly traverse the area and land near it and if you were fast enough, then you can approach the whirlpool of spawn and tap to kill it before it even appears. Repeat this 10 times for your trophy.
If you find yourself without this trophy by the time you reach the Temple near the end of the game, you can farm them anywhere but I recommend the Sun Temple in the Ruined Citadel for an easy path to the enemy, speed kill him then teleport back to the start of the area and repeat as necessary.