Tomb Raider
50 Achievements
1,000
40-50h
Xbox 360
Former Adventurer
25 enemies incapacitated with dodge counter.
20
How to unlock the Former Adventurer achievement in Tomb Raider - Definitive Guide
Dropkick Hope86
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There are a few things to getting this achievement.
First you have to earn some skill points to unlock the ability.
It is in the first set of skills.
Second, how to pull it off. When an enemy goes to melee attack you, press B and a direction to dodge the attack. If timed correctly a QTE will appear. You will have 2 circles appear on the screen. When the larger one has shrunk down in the smaller on press Y to do the counter attack.
Third, and the main key to getting this is making sure they are incapacitated. If the enemy falls to the floor and have a Y prompt appear above him, he is incapacitated. If he doesn't you will have to do the counter move again, until the Y prompt appears above him.
Depending on the enemy and how much armour they are wearing will dictate how many counters you will have to do.
Last, now you have incapacitated them, finish them off using a finisher. To do this follow the prompt and press Y. You will get more XP killing them this way so it worth doing.
You can work on this during the main story or after in free roam.
If you are having trouble doing none lethal counters try doing the dodge counter pressing down and left plus B or down and right plus B
I found dodging that way makes you stab them in the knee,
Up and either direction makes you kill them.
Some people have had problems with enemies not spawning once they have finished the game. I recommend you try your hardest to get this done during the story, to try and avoid this problem.
First you have to earn some skill points to unlock the ability.
It is in the first set of skills.
Second, how to pull it off. When an enemy goes to melee attack you, press B and a direction to dodge the attack. If timed correctly a QTE will appear. You will have 2 circles appear on the screen. When the larger one has shrunk down in the smaller on press Y to do the counter attack.
Third, and the main key to getting this is making sure they are incapacitated. If the enemy falls to the floor and have a Y prompt appear above him, he is incapacitated. If he doesn't you will have to do the counter move again, until the Y prompt appears above him.
Depending on the enemy and how much armour they are wearing will dictate how many counters you will have to do.
Last, now you have incapacitated them, finish them off using a finisher. To do this follow the prompt and press Y. You will get more XP killing them this way so it worth doing.
You can work on this during the main story or after in free roam.
If you are having trouble doing none lethal counters try doing the dodge counter pressing down and left plus B or down and right plus B
I found dodging that way makes you stab them in the knee,
Up and either direction makes you kill them.
Some people have had problems with enemies not spawning once they have finished the game. I recommend you try your hardest to get this done during the story, to try and avoid this problem.
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Good guide. Just a note, you don't have to press Y and finish them that way. You only have to incapacitate them.
By Zero Judgement on 07 Mar 2013 23:05
Oh yeah, i just put it in because it nets you more xp killing them that way and it is really easy to do.
By Dropkick Hope86 on 08 Mar 2013 00:27
y luego 
. No te preocupes, el juego te da indicaciones.
KungFuMonk3y
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The above guides are great, I figured I would add a video guide for those that prefer video. Also I would advise you to ONLY get the first of the Dodge Counter skills. DO NOT get the mastery skill where you can instantly kill them. The video I chose, I thought was pretty good (not my own), and he speaks to the same basically. Once you have purchased the first skill, you can hit B to dodge right after they start swinging their weapon at you and you should get the quick time event to press Y. If they are a low armor enemy or you've worked them down a little, then they will drop to the floor with a Y finishing move, and this is the incapacitate part.
Hope that provides some clarity for any still having trouble. Focus on your kill achievements early in the game and you should be fine.
Hope that provides some clarity for any still having trouble. Focus on your kill achievements early in the game and you should be fine.
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Nice video, thumb's up. The video stresses killing enemies with ranged weapons and only going after the guys who melee. But I found that if you rush a gun- or bow-weilding dude and melee him once with "Y," he will then engage in melee combat and can serve as another mark for this achievement. It became an issue for me near the end of the game.
Another note: I thought I did about 50 of these and the achievement wouldn't pop. I then switched to the bow and after only a couple more, I got it. So while you are able to combo dodge and stab them in the leg with an arrow while any weapon's equipped, I think you mainly get credit toward this achievement when the bow is equipped. In the video you have other weapons equipped and you clearly got the cheevo, but I had to use the bow. I haven't confirmed this but it may be something to consider if it's not popping.
Another note: I thought I did about 50 of these and the achievement wouldn't pop. I then switched to the bow and after only a couple more, I got it. So while you are able to combo dodge and stab them in the leg with an arrow while any weapon's equipped, I think you mainly get credit toward this achievement when the bow is equipped. In the video you have other weapons equipped and you clearly got the cheevo, but I had to use the bow. I haven't confirmed this but it may be something to consider if it's not popping.
By AgentLebowski on 31 Mar 2013 15:57
Good to know. I take no credit for the video, I simply found it on YouTube and it helped me so I shared it here. Not sure about the bow, but it wouldn't hurt to focus on that weapon. It was my weapon of choice most of the time so I guess that might be why it worked smoothly for me?
By KungFuMonk3y on 31 Mar 2013 20:08
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If like me you maxed out your skills before getting this achievement, i found a way so that Lara always incapacitates before killing the enemies.
I would stand still and wait for a melee enemies to rush me, then dodge when the animation of them swinging their weapon starts (B without a direction, its not needed) then the quick time event appears, if you can press y as soon as the two circles meet and i do mean as soon as she will stick an arrow in their knee or incapacitate them.
if you let the QTE go on for too long Lara will go for the insta-kill move.
p.s you can make bow wielding enemies use melee if you rush them, helps to get more melee enemies further in the game.
hope this helps!
I would stand still and wait for a melee enemies to rush me, then dodge when the animation of them swinging their weapon starts (B without a direction, its not needed) then the quick time event appears, if you can press y as soon as the two circles meet and i do mean as soon as she will stick an arrow in their knee or incapacitate them.
if you let the QTE go on for too long Lara will go for the insta-kill move.
p.s you can make bow wielding enemies use melee if you rush them, helps to get more melee enemies further in the game.
hope this helps!
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Thanks for the solution, it helped as I was in the same boat with you upon finishing the game. However, even though I was aware of this achievement and I was trying my best while playing the game, it hadn't unlocked when I finished it. Then I read in another forum that weapon stuns sometimes don't register but If you use the bow it always does. Low and behold 3 stuns with the bow in shantytown after finishing the game with maximum bow and skills and I unlocked it. I mention this because you may want to add it to your solution as well. Regards
By DarKenshin13 on 29 Mar 2015 11:40
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To use a dodge counter, you must first obtain the skill through the Brawler skill tree. There are upgrades for this, but you don't have to worry about not being able to get the achievement if you upgrade. They still count. To use this skill, when a melee enemy attacks you, press 
to dodge, and then the 
when prompted.
Note: This must be done to different enemies. You cannot repeat this over and over again on the same enemy.
neosnake101
Dodge Counter is one of Lara’s second tier Brawler skills that you won’t be able to get until later in the game. After you learn it, get close to enemies and press 
when they are about to attack you physically, this will slow time down and a circle will appear on screen. Simply press 
at right time to incapacitate your enemies. You can tell that you've incapacitated an enemy successfully if a finisher prompt appears over their head. You can finish the enemies then, which not only gives you extra experience but also works towards the Down and Dirty trophy. Dodge Counter must be done to 25 different enemies, incapacitating the same enemy 25 times doesn't work.
Try to get this trophy before you finish the game and start to incapacitate any easy enemy you find as soon as you learn the skill, as enemies in post game have very varying spawn rates and can be hard to come across. Also try to earn it before you learn Dodge Kill skill, so you don't accidentally kill the enemy instead of incapacitating him.
Dodge Counter only works on melee attackers so don’t try to do it against enemies that are shooting at you with guns, even if you are standing next to them. You can, however, make them attack you physically, if you attack them with your climbing axe. They will stop shooting momentarily and try to hit you with their weapons' butts or their melee weapons, before they continue shooting.
Another thing you should be careful about is that some enemies later in the game will have protective armor on their legs, so it will take more than one strike to incapacitate them.
when they are about to attack you physically, this will slow time down and a circle will appear on screen. Simply press at right time to incapacitate your enemies. You can tell that you've incapacitated an enemy successfully if a finisher prompt appears over their head. You can finish the enemies then, which not only gives you extra experience but also works towards the Down and Dirty trophy. Dodge Counter must be done to 25 different enemies, incapacitating the same enemy 25 times doesn't work.Try to get this trophy before you finish the game and start to incapacitate any easy enemy you find as soon as you learn the skill, as enemies in post game have very varying spawn rates and can be hard to come across. Also try to earn it before you learn Dodge Kill skill, so you don't accidentally kill the enemy instead of incapacitating him.
Dodge Counter only works on melee attackers so don’t try to do it against enemies that are shooting at you with guns, even if you are standing next to them. You can, however, make them attack you physically, if you attack them with your climbing axe. They will stop shooting momentarily and try to hit you with their weapons' butts or their melee weapons, before they continue shooting.
Another thing you should be careful about is that some enemies later in the game will have protective armor on their legs, so it will take more than one strike to incapacitate them.
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This guide was translated automatically.
You just need to hit him in the leg with an arrow, and then finish him off. If you take the instant kill skill while dodging, it will almost always work and it will not count.
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First you need to unlock "evasion attack"
By Dantetrue on 09 Mar 2013 19:17
The shore of sadness when visiting the ship "Endurance" there will be a big guy who cannot be killed in this way but can be wounded, 25 wounds and the achievement is yours))
By RubyFawn1 on 16 Jul 2016 16:14
) two static circles and one narrowing circle light up. If you reap 
at the moment when the shrinking circle is between two static ones, the ATTACK WITH evasion required for this achievement will work.
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