Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider

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Epic Fumble

Epic Fumble

Forced an enemy to drop dynamite that killed two people.

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How to unlock the Epic Fumble achievement in Tomb Raider - Definitive Guide

For those having problems getting this, I also had difficulty doing it at the location mentioned in the other guides.

I did get it in that location but used a slightly different method.

You won't have an opportunity any earlier than when you meet grim in the shanty town and get ambushed and you will know it when it happens

What I did was focus on the guy in the middle of the lover level, above him is the guy on the siren, what I did was wait for the lower guy to light his dynamite and uses a rope arrow (rb) on him, as this wont kill him only stagger him and make him drop the dynamite, the explosion should kill him and the guy to the right of him.

If you are going to reload the check point wait a few seconds as the achievement took longer than I would expect to pop on screen for me.

This should make it easier to get for people.

Edit: Also worth noting that you can try the left or right guy if you feel they are in range and have a clearer shot at them lighting the dynamite, logic would suggest that if middle guy blows up right guy then the same is true in reverse !!!!!
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07 Mar 2013 12:58

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PERFECT! None of the other methods were working for me, but this one worked on the second try (I didn't hit him in time on the first one and he got the dynamite off.) Thanks!
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By CndnViking on 08 Mar 2013 20:31
Took a while for this to work for me, but this came down mainly to the fact that the middle guy just kept refusing to light a stick of dynamite. Once he finally got around to doing it, the solution worked perfectly.
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By Silent Fanatic on 10 Mar 2013 04:04
Supposing I have completed the game already, are there any other chances for this one?
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By Dread Reaver on 05 Nov 2013 05:42
I didn't manage to do it in Shanty Town.
There's another opportunity...
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By LeiChat on 14 Mar 2015 13:11
I did this way but just using a pistol hit to the arm and he drops the dynamite.
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By Solario32 on 28 Apr 2015 22:19
actually super super easy. i had the guy in the middle (not the guy on top) light his dynamite and as soon as he raised his hand i shot him in the backpack with my pistol. he dropped it and the guy on the left and him exploded. +1
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By Foerl on 16 Sep 2021 13:07
Lover level?.. uh.. I don't remember there was one.
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By deutschZuid on 13 Aug 2013 19:39
I could not get this to happen with the rope arrows, it was like the dynamite disappeared when I tried it. Kept trying to nail the guy after he lit dynamite a hundred times and never did it, then got the achievement the very first time I shot him in the leg with the pistol.
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By Mobius Evalon on 28 Nov 2013 08:53
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This achievement is for killing two enemies with dynamite, by making one of the enemies fumble it when they go to throw it. One of the best places to get this is when you get ambushed when you go to meet up with Grim. See the video for more information.
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Nice video. Couldn't understand a word the second guy was saying, though. Easy to follow guide!
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By Inmate00187 on 08 Mar 2013 20:46
When you meet up with Grim (Old Scottish bloke), you will be ambushed.

The upper level enemies will throw dynamite at you. Equip the rifle and keep shooting in their general direction and one will fumble and drop the dynamite.

If you don't get it try to reload the checkpoint before killing the last one.

This is also the perfect place to get Boom Goes the Dynamite achievement:
Solution for Boom Goes the Dynamite In Tomb Raider
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03 Mar 2013 22:46

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Remind me at what point do you meet up with Grim? I may have gone past it
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By GlovesAreOff on 05 Mar 2013 02:13
@GlovesAreOff Right after the first part of Shanty Town
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By atheistium on 05 Mar 2013 02:16
Thanks! I'm at Shantytown right now so should be close.
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By GlovesAreOff on 05 Mar 2013 02:46
Anyway else to do this? I couldn't get it on that section.
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By Bootybandit1#751 on 06 Mar 2013 15:43
I did it on the three enemies right after that section. They are at the end of a zip line. There is an explosive barrel which aided me in getting the achievement just shoot the guy in the middle near the barrel. Killed all three at once.
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By Bootybandit1#751 on 06 Mar 2013 16:06
I got it in the room you rescue Sam from, I didn't realise I'd done it until I got the achievement, as I ducked behind a pillar as I shot him.
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By Scowy on 07 Mar 2013 21:56
Can you get this online?
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By MC0REBE on 12 Mar 2013 22:52
Can you get this after beating the game?
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By Arkaivos on 16 Mar 2013 22:07
This is the way I did it, though I got it in a different bit in Shantytown. Indeed also did the shoot dynamite there. thumbs up
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By on 30 Aug 2013 00:17
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Just like to share my achievement guide on youtube.

There are multiple parts in the game where there are a group of guys throwing dynamite at you.

Simple when someone prepares one shoot him but not in the head because that kills him instantly and you want him plus another one get killed by the dynamite.
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19 Jul 2013 12:07

Later in the game, you will reach the Shanty Town. After a little exploring in it, you will meet up with your shipmate, Grim. The dynamite throwers will appear around this time, when you are forced to hold off a wave of them. I simply used B to scramble from cover to cover, and look to see which ones were throwing the dynamite. Kill the archers, but keep the dynamite throwers alive.
There will be two machete wielding guys who will rush you on a zipline. When they move near the thrower, if you time it right, you can hit him right when he starts to throw, and the achievement should pop!
You can always reload this checkpoint or do this later. This is not the easiest way, but it is the first available one.
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09 Mar 2013 19:58

I got the achievement after getting the grenade launcher. While escaping from the Solarii fortress, you will fight several enemies. At one point, in a yard with trees and low walls that work as covers, there are several enemies around a dinamyte thrower. Shoot him with the pistol and... voila!
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11 Jan 2014 19:52

I got this achievement in the Chasm Monastery area where you swing the giant ornament into the 2 wooden beams and into the giant bell so the Bell can shatter the floor below, allowing you to escape. Apparently, a few guys come out (one holding dynamite) and I startled him causing him to drop the dynamite, killing everyone that was around him and the achievement unlocked so whoever's trying to get this achievement and haven't gotten to this part yet, it's after the part of the game where Lara was captured and hung upside down inside of a room filled with dead bodies and you have to break free to escape.
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02 Jul 2015 12:36

This trophy is missable.

There will be a cutscene with Grim when you reach the second half of Shantytown and enemies will start throwing dynamite at you from that point on.

That is a good place to try and go for this trophy. Enemies will be relatively close to each other. Simply wait for an enemy to light the fuse of his dynamite and shoot him, but try not to kill him, so his dynamite can kill both him and another guy.

You can also create a custom save when you reach Shantytown using one of the other save slots, in case you miss your chance and finish the story. Thanks to F8L Fool for the tip.
 
Credits to PowerPyx for the video!
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In Shantytown, you will start to see enemies who throw dynamite. To obtain this, you must get a total of 2 kills with the dynamite that is dropped. It's best to shoot the enemy throwing it in the body so that you don't kill him by accident. You can also use the rope pull if you are worried about it. Focus on getting this after a section or two after you first see the dynamite being thrown. There are some obvious spots that it will work, but others are too spread out. Remember you can always reload checkpoints.

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In the Slums level, shoot the enemy as soon as he lights the dynamite.
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05 Mar 2013 22:45

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By msgeorge on 17 Mar 2013 21:32