STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order
39 Achievements
1000 XP
25-30h
Kicking Back
Kick a phillak that has kicked you
10 XP
2.0%
How to unlock the Kicking Back achievement in STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order - Definitive Guide
I struggled with this one at first either trying to get them to kick or trying to use my kick and accidentally using my light saber until I developed this strategy.
1) Try and find a lone Phillak which you should encounter early on in the level.
2) You can wait for them to turn red for an unblockable charge – once they charge, hit B to dodge out of the way, remain close by, and with their back turned to you they will kick you. Make sure you are not blocking it.
3) Alternatively, you can block the various charges and head butts the Phillak will perform and try and maneuver behind around it to get it to kick you.
4) After it kicks you, quickly tap B then X thus kicking the Phillak. If you are not quick enough with the button mash you will probably light saber them by accident.
Here's a good video reference for those struggling:
Good luck!
I also used this method for the evade and kick, as it telegraphs the move and gets stuck after charging.
+1 thanks for the guide.
The Phillak is located on the planet Zeffo. The creature looks like a big three horned goat. You will find them on the normal story path. In order for it to kick you, you will need to get behind it when it attacks. It will kick you with both its hind legs. Once you get up just press the B button to dodge and followed up by the X button. Once you kick it back the achievement will pop. The good thing is that if it don't work you can try it again since the kick does very little damage.
Kick is done with tapping and then . Which is very simple, my confusion was, you need to only press and and not be moving. If you are pushing the stick to move this will take out your lightsaber rather than kicking.
So when you are doing the kick manoeuvre make sure you’re not trying to use the left stick to move. (Credit to X BigBen O in the kickoff guide.)
Just wanted to add this, as the other guides are very good and clear. But honestly I spent an hour failing after reading the guides and all the comments. It wasn’t till I read the guides for the ‘Kickoff’ achievement that I was able to get this first time.
Hope this helps.
Wait for one to light up red indicating an attack, let him charge and while he is stunned, go to the back of him and wait for him to kick you.
From there press the B + X combo to kick the phillak back.
Make sure you unlock the Evasive Kick Jedi Skill beforehand.
Now find a Phillak. These creatures can be found on Zeffo, or in the Meditation training. Choose Meditate - Meditation training - Combat Challenges - Tomb of Eilram (it can be found in wave 2).
When standing next to a Phillak, wait for it to glow red and it's about to attack you, dodge and get behind the beast. Make sure you are close enough for the beast to kick you. After this happens, do the Evasive Kick ability (evade and action button).
Achievement unlocked.
Phillaks are a ram-like enemy found on the planet Zeffo. They have a basic charge attack that they use most often, but if you manage to get behind them they will use a two-legged kick that will knock you down. After getting hit by this, you must kick the same enemy in return some time before it dies to unlock the achievement. Hitting it with other attacks first will not void it.
Use dodges/rolls to move behind the enemy and purposefully get kicked, then use your own "Evasive Kick" skill (unlocked in the Lightsaber portion of the skill tree) by pressing then in a very quick succession (you'll use a basic lightsaber attack if there's too much time between the button presses) at some point on the same enemy to unlock the achievement.
- first you need to let the fillak kick you , for which you need to be behind him. For simplicity, let's take it in sight , we move away so that he attacks you with a red unparriable attack (not necessary, but after several attempts this option turned out to be the simplest), at the moment of the attack we dodge and finding ourselves behind him, we run to him to get the coveted kick. At this point, there is no need to try to dodge/parry/hit back - you just need to get kicked.
- then you need to quickly dodge any of his attacks and kick him back.