VANQUISH
50 Achievements
1,000
15-20h
The Hand of God
Destroy two Romanovs in a row using only melee attacks.
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How to unlock the The Hand of God achievement in VANQUISH - Definitive Guide
The Romanov in the middle is always killed by the AI - so I would go for the one on the right and use the one that shows up with the lift as your 2nd since for some reason the Romanov on the left didn't count during my first 2 attempts.
The most important word in the achievement's description, is "only". An easy Act to get this achievement on, is Act 2-1 (River) on casual difficulty, but there will be other opportunities later in the game as well. On Act 2-1, you'll come out in the open where you will find 2 Romanovs.
Get close to one, melee attack it with , and seek cover with as your ARS temperature gauge will indicate it's overheated. Solty has suggested not to use the disc launcher, as it will launch a disc at the end of the melee attack, and thus it won't count as a melee. Boost-melee seems to be quite destructive! Rinse and repeat these steps. Focus on one Romanov at a time. But never shoot at the Romanov, only melee attacks. It's alright if your NPC teammates shoot at it, as long as you don't!! If you accidentally shot one, press and reload the last checkpoint, then try again. On casual difficulty this shouldn't be a challenge at all, as you almost seem invulnerable.
Since you can only use melee attacks to get this achievement, it will also unlock the "Romanov This!" one.
It is important to remember that it is you who must deliver the finishing blow, so friendly forces can weaken Romanov, but it is your responsibility to remove the remaining health bar.
PS: obtaining this trophy is automatically combined with the Romanov This!