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8-10h

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Merciless

Merciless

Stomped five Minions to death.

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How to unlock the Merciless achievement in Saw - Definitive Guide

After reading the other solution I was unable to achieve the goal.

Here is what I did:

Flashback to Level 2 and continue until you get the gun collar and you exit the room and see the other guy run around the corner after you (its the first time so you get a promt).

When he is running back at you walk backwards until you are on the stairs. He will continue to come at you then just uppercut him (LT X). He will drop down since your higher (usually) then walk up and follow the promts.

Repeat until you get 5.
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30 Nov 2009 23:29

39 Comments
yeah i tried the other solution and wasnt successful either. hopefully yours will work
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By PatheticCross on 15 Dec 2009 11:37
worked perfect ive now completed the game :D thanks your legend! :)
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By iTzDanski92 on 05 Jan 2010 14:18
Good Strategy, takes a bit of getting used to then once you get quick at pressing the right button its easy, cheers.
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By ScottTheLodger on 16 Jan 2010 10:06
great catch, worked perfect
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By KEVDOG33 on 30 Jan 2010 21:03
Thanks a lot
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By Qazwerty on 05 Feb 2010 02:04
Thanks man works perfect! Game complete!
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By SITH RICK on 07 Feb 2010 05:31
This workes to te highest degreee of awesomness........;.

Good Catch there

Game Completed (as these were my last two achievments)
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By GoGoAkimbo on 15 Mar 2010 22:28
Worked perfectly - I ran forward to the next room and killed my self using the trap just in case restoring the checkpoint didn't count the kill.

Nice job.
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By Zonf86 on 30 Mar 2010 20:34
Seems these are the last ones for a bunch of people...
gonna try this tonight. Thanks!
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By Great Puhweehwa on 01 Apr 2010 20:06
Okay lVlaGlre I am sure there are multiple areas but this is one of the easiest places to get it. I know you can do it other locations but consitantly this location is a fail safe option.
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By Joshnorm on 01 Apr 2010 22:25
Yes the total carries over so you can continue to do it and restart.
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By Joshnorm on 02 May 2010 20:51
Sweet, Thanks got my thousand now ^^
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By Convicted Greed on 16 May 2010 05:20
Great tip. Cheers.
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By Forza Grifo on 25 May 2010 11:04
Wow, this was my last one to get. Did it in under 10 mins with your guide, good work!! :)
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By BadBoyBungle on 10 Jun 2010 20:15
Good work, the general tip is that the higher you hit them, the more likely they are to fall (i.e aiming at the head)
A good tip is to whack them high up with a weapon, immediately drop it and then do the button prompt.
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By arasma on 13 Jun 2010 09:21
thanks man worked like a charm got my 1000!
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By PatheticCross on 17 Jun 2010 22:38
This worked perfectly for me
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By BadTriangle on 04 Oct 2010 22:08
thanks d00d man
works perfektly
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By madmaxey on 17 Oct 2010 06:12
Quote Borat "High Five"

Cheers.
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By BlokeCDP on 31 Oct 2010 20:28
cheers man. got 1000 just now.
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By avenged15 on 21 Dec 2010 15:32
just want to say after a lot of frustration of being the last achievement i needed i gave in to temptation to look on here and this is the best solution for the achievement for anyone worrying about doing it in different places dont i did this once then reloaded the checkpoint 4 more times and up it popped
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By Bauersking08 on 30 Dec 2010 19:45
Yeah, ......it works.

+you can reload this really fast due to its location
-still seems random getting knockdowns

Probably took 30 attempts. I did have the lighter on/lit. I also triggered the shotgun trap after each successful curb and reloaded after failures.
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By bobby trippe on 26 Jun 2011 04:48
Worked like a charm! I didn't get a single kill like this until after finishing the game (I have no idea why it's so difficult) but this area works perfectly. Thank you sir, a big +1 from me.
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By Anavryn on 29 Jul 2011 02:28
thanks, this was easy to follow, got my 1000 now!!
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By Zebrah707 on 02 Aug 2011 18:40
Thank you very much! It works at first for me :D
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By DynamiteJavvy on 01 Dec 2011 15:20
works great
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By LOBO X9 on 04 Feb 2012 04:58
Best solution got it under ten mins thanks
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By SureshotCOBRA89 on 28 Feb 2012 01:02
Perfect... these achievements were driving me nuts. Thanks!
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By Herr Murphy on 04 May 2012 00:08
Whoo! Works, just make sure to stand at the very top of the stairs, lol I only needed that one. Game complete. Props Dude :)
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By l Archvile l on 12 May 2012 02:10
This is probably one of the best guides on this site. So simple yet so effective!
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By on 25 Sep 2012 00:40
I tried about 20x until I realized you need to to the LT+X kill while not carrying any weapon - it has to be done with your bare hands. Worked like a charm!
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By mrbellek on 23 Jun 2013 11:52
Try and try and try again - annoying achievement, but your guide is good!
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By TheJimiHippie on 14 Sep 2013 21:03
Thank you!
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By Delta 8 Force on 09 Jul 2017 02:23
This worked best when I was standing just on the lowest or second lowest step. Not all the way at the top of the stairs. 2 quick LT+x and he went to the floor. Thanks for this solution!
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By SneezeSomeMilk on 19 Nov 2017 10:28
I found this exponentially easier with brightness turned to max, the movements are much clearer which helps seeing them fall and not messing up the timing.
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By Whats a Chundy on 03 May 2024 01:29
This works great. After finishing the game this was my last achievement so I went on flashback to level 2 and followed your solution and five minutes later I had the achievement. Thanks alot :)
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By TachikomaShiki on 31 Dec 2009 17:44
Thanks :-) I had a hard time getting the Trophy at first; I stomped that first guy, then went forward and found 3 guys that I lured to stairs and stomped them as well. Did that two or three times and voila! Thanks!
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By JerkJesus on 02 Apr 2010 08:42
What a pain! found the game in my storage after 4 years finally got the achievement and the completion! thanks!
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By RiIey on 16 Sep 2021 04:05
Such a pain in the ass achievement. Thanks for the great guide.

FYI, I originally tried using the method suggested by arasma above, which was smashing him with a melee weapon to knock him down, then dropping the weapon and curb stomping him.

But I DO NOT recommend this, as I was finding I had much more luck knocking him down simply by standing at the very top of the stairs and mashing uppercut a couple of times.
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By Hunter Kahn on 29 Jul 2014 01:41
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In addition to Josh's Solution, you can also do it at the beginning of Case 1.

The first AI you encounter (after you're hit in the leg with the baseball bat by the first guy you save) runs at you. You have enough time to grab the pipe from the bin (the camera shows where it is). If you hit him with LT+X whilst he's running (time the swing) you can knock him down. Hit LB to drop the weapon, then when the prompt shows, press LT+X again to stomp. You'll then access the mini-game, time the correct button press. Could take a couple of attempts to get the timing right.

Once he's down, grab the Key from his dead body and unlock & enter the double doors. There's another set of double doors in front of you with a Shotgun on the other side, so don't get you're head blown off ;-)

Once you enter this area it will auto-save (you NEED to save/hit a checkpoint for the kills to carry over). Now exit to Menu, re-loading Checkpoint will simply re-load this one. If you re-load 1-3 you'll be back in the room above Amanda. Turn right and back into the room with the first AI, rinse & repeat.

It's a frustrating achievement to be honest. Everyone seems to have their own spot in which to do it, and they all seem to work in their own way, I put this up as it's pretty close to the beginning of a Case for those who have already gone through the Story.

***Edit***
According to TBonePhone, you do NOT need to hit the Checkpoint/Save for this to "carry over", you can merely do the attack then re-load.
If anyone can confirm this works for them, please let me know!

***Edit #2***
The above is confirmed by Splynta to be accurate, Checkpoint/Save Game doesn't need to be triggered before "Rinse & Repeat".

**Edit #3***
From Draco719:
The AI characters may not always drop on the first hit, it can take several attempts per AI character to do this. (I myself didn't have any issues with it, but it may be different for others)
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I'll edit my Solution accordingly . . .
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By KILL KR4ZY on 31 Dec 2010 17:40
Yeah i can confirm it. You dont need to wait for the checkpoint.
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By Splynta on 05 Jan 2011 12:47
Thank you for confirming Splynta. Solution edited to reflect this.
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By KILL KR4ZY on 05 Jan 2011 19:32
You should probly mention that only 1 out of 10 tries will the guy actually fall on the ground.
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By Draco719 on 01 Apr 2011 00:19
Just to clarify, you do not need to save/hit a checkpoint for the kills to carry over. I got the achievement with Josh's method simply reloading my checkpoint the instant I curb stomped him. Unlocked at exactly 5.
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By TBonePhone on 23 Dec 2010 12:58
@Draco (apologies for the lengthy delay, I don't remember a notification for your comment, whoops!)

I can't say I had that issue myself, they all seemed to drop 1st (and most, 2nd) time. It may be depend on how you approach & hit them, or at least, that's the only thing I can think of :-S

Apologies if you felt my Solution didn't mention that, but hey, at least you've made people aware X-D

Appreciate the feedback though, i'll add it to the Solution, just in case ;-)
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By KILL KR4ZY on 12 Oct 2011 22:51
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the best way i found was on Amanda after you save the guy who says your bare feet follow him until he hits you with a baseball bat this is after you first see Amanda in the trap grab the tape and enter the room once the enemy breaks out of the room hes trapped in wait for him to swing with his heavy attack and hit LT+X to do an uppercut knocking him down go up to him and hit LT+X again when your stood over him and hit the button shown when the two markers are in the circle to perform a curb stomp
repeat 5 times to net the achievement

*note* when you have killed the guy in the room you can just reload the checkpoint and the kill still counts

*note if you fail to get it on him you can just reload checkpoint as it starts you close to him*
Credit for the video goes to novaticBe
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found it a lot easier using the fist got it with 7 goes had 10 with the pipe without success thanks!
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By Smeddum07 on 15 Apr 2013 08:03
glad it helpedsmile
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By IgnoringFosters on 15 Apr 2013 08:08

This can be very difficult to get, mainly because it's hard to knock a minion down without killing him. Here's what I found to be the easiest way:

- Start Amanda's level, and get to the checkpoint where you fight your first minion. When he runs into the room, hold to enter combat mode then hit him with an uppercut with . If he falls down, stand over him and you'll be prompted to hit a button. From there, you need to hit a few buttons at the right time. Get it right, and you'll stomp him to death.
- If the minion dies instead of falling over, reload checkpoint Amanda 1-3 and try again.
- After you get the first stomp trophy, continue through the level until the next checkpoint when you see a cutscene about your surgery. Once the game saves, load Amanda 1-3 again and repeat the process for your next Stomp kill. Continue until you have your 5 kills.

Also see this tip by x9zachattack5x:

I got this when Jigsaw had 3 dudes in cages. Right before you get to the big furnace room. You will know which one I'm talking about because there will be 3 cages, the one on the right will open first, then the left, then the middle cage will open last. Have a bat, and (hope for knockdown), quickly press to drop weapon and quickly perform curb stomp. You can get 2 curb stomps if the game is nice. Pause the game, change something in the settings (the game will save your progress), reload checkpoint! I was able to get it in 10-15 minutes that way!

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The quickest way to knock someone down is with a bat, or you can use LT+X to do an uppercut with your fists. Once they go down, move to them and press LT+X again and then press the corresponding on-screen button when the pictures match up during the mini-game.

If you use a bat to knock someone down, quickly drop it with LB or you won't be able to stomp them.

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Take a baseball bat (without nails)/pipe, you need the enemy to be not in the center but a little to the side, then with the first heavy blow he will fall, throw the bat away and trample, reload the checkpoint and repeat, in the same way you can earn the Self-Defense achievement. The best place to do this is after you blow up the morgue (Amanda 1-11) after the explosion there will be a gap there in the sink there is a bat, returning, go further, there will be an unarmed guy and a checkpoint.
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