The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
78 Achievements
100-120h
Fist of the South Star
Defeat an opponent in a fistfight without taking any damage.
61.6%
How to unlock the Fist of the South Star achievement in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Definitive Guide
You can do this in the first 30minutes of the game.
When you're hunting down Yennifer, you'll enter the tavern in the first village of the game. If you proceed with this quest (talk to the guys in the tavern) and (MAKE A SAVEGAME AT THIS POINT, JUST IN CASE) then leave the building, you'll be confronted with 3 guys looking for trouble.
If you want the achievement, go with the first option. Should be something like "only 3 of you...".
Just one guy will attack you and you can knock him out with ease. Note, that the other 2 guys will join the fight when the first thug is knocked out.
Achievement unlocks when the first guy is out! If not, reload your savegame.
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When you followed the tracks and get to the house, make a save. You will get a checkpoint but just to be sure, also you can load your save again and choose the option with the sign for an extra 25 points. But for the solutions sake choose the fight option WITHOUT the sign.
Hold down the to block the initial attack and when you feel confident press just before he hits you to counter. Immediately take a few swings and block again. Do this until you win and the achievement should pop.
You can use the last checkpoint or your own save to restart in case you do take damage. Easy achievement and you can get it just as soon as the one from Tenreth's solution, just find the blacksmith before you go into the tavern. He is one or two houses over from the tavern.
Had to press Y 3 times and he got KO'd.
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I was leaving Novigrad at night via the marshy exit where the dwarves live. I accepted an ! mission from a dwarf who claimed his papers to get into the city were taken away from him. I tracked down the man who took them and chose the fight him option and as the cutscenes ended and the fight began I hit Y for strong attack and took him down with one blow.
I am not sure if this matters but I have both fast and strong attack stats maxed and activated in their first initial levels.
This achievement seems to be highly random, so if you come across this dwarf and mission and need the achievement, maybe this can work for you.
During the quest 'Lilacs & Gooseberries', you are hunting for Yennefer. After encountering the unlucky Merchant, you end up in the local tavern.
You can talk to a Scholar to learn the basics of the cardgame gwent.
Upon leaving, there are 3 locals who dislike Witchers, and accost you.
I chose the dialogue option to cast a sign and 'daze' one of them - the other 2 leap in, and it is here that you are in the fist-fight.
Quickly tap to land a fast strike on one - he goes out in 1 punch, the trophy will unlock immediately.
*Missable Trophy*
You can find a fistfight at the "Inn at the Crossroads" fast travel point on the Velen map. Go into the inn and there will be some men fighting in the corner. Talk to them to participate. When the fight starts you must immediately hold down the block-button. After blocking your opponent's strikes you use strong attacks to break his defense and take them out.
If there’s nobody in this inn then you must keep playing the story for a bit and return later. See Brawl Master for all fistfights. You can also earn this from fistfights during story missions or side quests. Just be careful, as there is a limited amount of fights that you can participate in. That is why this trophy is missable, so make sure you do a backup save in case you don't get this.
This achievement can be obtained early in the game while in Velen. If you head on over to the Inn at the Crossroads fast travel point, there will be a fistfight tournament going on inside the Inn (provided you triggered the "Fist Fights: Velen" side quest).
When you enter the building, make your way to left where a crowd will be cheering and fighting. Talk to the orator here and choose to enter the fight against Smithy. As soon as the fight begins, hold down the block button immediately as this will counter Smithy’s first punch and disorient him. Before he can recover, use a strong swing to break his defense and quickly take him out. Two strong hits should see Smithy defeated and the achievement unlocked.
Detailed video on where to find it and how to do it.
He dies from Igni - our achievement.
In the White Garden location, after visiting the tavern and receiving information regarding Yenifer, leaving the tavern, you will be met by local servants, numbering three people. To simplify knocking out, throw Axiy (select the dialogue with the “Axiy” icon), it passes 100%.
During a fist fight, you can separate your opponents, thanks to the corral on the left, one will enter, and the second will wait, trying to approach, but will stumble over an obstacle.
The block protects from damage, but I did it without it to avoid any special trophy scripts.
You knock one down (later in the story you will meet the local servants again, but for the last time), and you get a trophy.