Saints Row: Gat out of Hell

Saints Row: Gat out of Hell

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Top Gunner

Top Gunner

Shoot down a Spire missile with a blast while hovering

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How to unlock the Top Gunner achievement in Saints Row: Gat out of Hell - Definitive Guide

This achievement has a different locked and unlocked description. The locked description is: "Shoot down a spire missile with a blast while hovering."

Once you have the blast ability select it by pressing cn_left, and collect enough soul clusters to buy the hover upgrade for your Flight Arcane Power.

Find a spire which become unlocked a little way in to the story, and give yourself a little room to line up the shot. Do a charged jump by holding cn_A and once in the air, hold cn_LT to hover, and then watch for the missile to come towards you and press cn_RB to use your blast ability to shoot it down.

EDIT:

If you've destroyed all the spires before you get this, https://www.trueachievements.com/BL4CK+SiLvA.htm left this in the comments.

If you already cleared all the spires (like I did) You can still get this achievement by using your summon ability to summon your own spire tower.

I hovered above my summoned tower with the heat level at 5 and as soon as the spire started shooting flying demons I used the blast ability on the missile and the achievement unlocked.
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19 Jan 2015 16:35

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If you already cleared all the spires (like I did) You can still get this achievement by using your summon ability to summon your own spire tower.

I hovered above my summoned tower with the heat level at 5 and as soon as the spire started shooting flying demons I used the blast ability on the missile and the achievement unlocked.
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By Sillva on 25 Jan 2015 03:47
I never even thought about that! I'll add it to the solution. Cheers fella!
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By DaveKinetic on 25 Jan 2015 14:52
Does this matter what element of blast you use? This isn't unlocking for me.
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By Fuelled by Beer on 27 Jul 2015 06:54
@Sillva - Thank you so much for this post! You helped out my cousin and I on this one!
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By XinoteK on 18 Jul 2016 18:03
COOP update for this solution:
Playing this earlier today, coop partner was working on weapon kills, i did this achievement and it popped for both of us at the same time.
So looks like 1 person doing this in coop will pop it for the other :)
Guess this would also work if you had cleared them all as well. (Other person will have to be host - and will need to got to first (tower) marker in the Satans reputation level.
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By Onsidic on 03 Aug 2016 02:54
How do you use the summon power? I'm just returning to this game so I'm kind of confused
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By KiRRAYNE on 05 Dec 2017 16:36
I did this on my own summon, but for some reason it didn’t pop using the default blast power, I had to switch to Shadow.
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By thatNoseyParker on 04 Feb 2018 15:20
Silva's comment above did this for me. I just couldn't pop this achievement at all, and then I read the comment and put my own spire tower down and popped it within 5 minutes. Thanks.
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By Interracial on 18 Jun 2019 07:22
Took me 7 attempts before it unlocked
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By Arador on 29 Mar 2020 01:57
It took me almost two dozen times for this to unlock, word of advice if it doesn’t unlock on one spire, move to the next one.
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By Muddy Grundy on 23 Sep 2021 02:37
+1 for actually including the information from the comments
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By bl4ck blooc on 27 Mar 2023 20:00
The easiest place to do this if you already finish all the spires is the tempest club.
Just keeping shooting outside of the club until one Dark Inciter appears inside the club and then use your own spire tower. The spire tower will spam missiles to the ceiling, so just keep blast stone ability and you should get the achievement.

Like this: http://xboxclips.com/Enato/4260622a-c773-4563-8012-2e475e598...
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By Enato on 08 Mar 2016 17:55
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Blast and Hover required

For this one you need to shoot the rocket from a spire with your blast power. Spires can be found all over the map. If you fly around you get a notification when one is near.

Buy the Hover ability first and set your powers to Blast. Go to a spire and stand directly next to it. Jump as high as you can, hover and aim down to shoot the missile with your blast. Since it's coming straight for you it's not too hard to hit it.
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23 Jan 2015 21:50

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I found this one easier than the top video cos of the angle. For some reason I was missing redface lol! This method I got it first time. Thanks!
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By welshgal1981 on 30 Nov 2016 21:27
You must shoot a missile with the blast ability for this to unlock.

After you unlock the Blast ability I recommend spending a few soul clusters on the recharge in order to make the achievement attempts go faster, although it's not necessary. You will also need the "Flight - Hover" ability to do this.

Now you will need to find a spire which will start showing up after some story progress is made. If you've eliminated them all you will probably need to revisit an old save or join a friend in co-op. Once at the foot of the spire, charge a jump, as you jump aim down towards the top of the spire, and use hover. Right as you begin to hover, fire your blast in order to hit the missile right away. This may take a little practice with the timing, but isn't too hard. If you hit the missile with your blast it will explode on contact and the achievement is yours!
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20 Jan 2015 07:02

First you will need the upgrades Flight hover, and launching jump, as well as any blast ability. Find a spire on ground level and get a safe distance away. Now charge your jump and make sure your blast ability is equipped. Hover when you are at the top of the jump and wait for the missile. It will shoot straight up then level off coming directly at you. Line up the cross hair and hit it before it gets too close to you.
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22 Jan 2015 20:32

The easiest was I got this was to hover over the spire and wait for the rocket to shoot. Aim slightly above and shoot a blast at it.
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27 Jan 2015 16:53

Here is a video guide with English commentary for the Top Gunner achievement!

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20 Feb 2015 21:45

**Missable**

A bit into the game, you will have 26 mini towers/spires on the map that have a yellow core, that you must rip it's heart from to destroy it. They will shoot rockets at you when in their vicinity. What you need to do to get the trophy is shoot one of it's rockets out of the sky. What I did here was get really close to the spire and jump directly above it. Once high enough, hover in mid-air and aim directly down into the spire. As soon as it shoots a rocket out, use your blast power to destroy it immediately and the trophy will unlock. smile

NOTE: This trophy will be missable if you destroy all 26 spires before getting this trophy. However, I think you can join a co-op game of somebody who still has spires in their game.
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22 Jan 2015 18:01

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You can also get this trophy by summoning a tower. It will launch missiles when flying demons show up, and these missiles also give the trophy if you can blast it out of the sky. You will need the summon tower - missiles upgrade.
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By Rocco__96 on 31 Jul 2016 13:02

You will need the Flight - Hover ability which costs 10 soul clusters. Get close enough to spire for it to shoot at you and then hit and hold  to hover. Aim at the missile and a shoot  a blast power at it. For the sake of ease wait til it's trajectory changes to coming straight at you instead of shooting while it's coming up.

You can also do this with one of your own summoned spires. It won't shoot at you so you will need to get your notoriety up so that it starts shooting at the enemies.

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Missable

This trophy is earned for shooting down the missile from a spire with your Blast power whilst you are hovering in place. There are a limited amount of Spires in the game, and once you destroy them all there aren't any more, so make sure to do this before destroying them all.

Before you do this you’ll need to have unlocked the Blast ability as well as purchased the Hover flight upgrade. Once you’re ready to do so go close to a Spire and jump into the air, then try to shoot the missile as soon as it is launched from the Spire. If you hit the missile directly you should then unlock the trophy.

The following is a video by Maka showing the method to get the trophy.

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You will need the Flight - Hover ability which costs 10 soul clusters. Get close enough to spire for it to shoot at you and then hit and hold  to hover. Aim at the missile and a shoot  a blast power at it. For the sake of ease wait til it's trajectory changes to coming straight at you instead of shooting while it's coming up.

You can also do this with one of your own summoned spires. It won't shoot at you so you will need to get your notoriety up so that it starts shooting at the enemies.

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to shoot down a rocket you need to hover in the air while holding the button , and shoot the “charge” ability at it (the “stone” charge element is quite suitable for this).
If you didn’t manage to get the trophy before you destroyed all the spiers, don’t despair: you can do it after. All you need is the "summon" ability with the "tower" element. Having upgraded the “tower” and given it the ability to fire missiles at flying enemies, we begin to look for trouble, and when, after some time, the instigators arrive (the same summoners surrounded by shields), the spire begins to launch missiles at them, take off and, hovering in the air , fire at the missiles with a "charge". After accurately firing the charge, you will immediately receive the coveted trophy!
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05 Sep 2015 14:52

It's best not to fly high. Because a projectile in flight is more difficult to shoot down.
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31 Jan 2015 10:56

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Can be performed with a summoned tentacle. Not necessarily a spire rocket.
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By BorisBe on 18 Oct 2016 16:59
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By Han-nin-go on 02 Feb 2015 12:56
must be completed before you disable all spiers.
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By xmen-00 on 24 Apr 2015 21:29
The trophy is buggy, if you didn’t get the trophy the first time, leave the spire destruction zone and crash in a minute. And try again.
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By MrFox on 05 Mar 2015 17:56
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