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Brutal Collection

Brutal Collection

Skulljack each different type of ADVENT soldier (does not have to be in same game)

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How to unlock the Brutal Collection achievement in XCOM 2 - Definitive Guide

There are 5 types of ADVENT soldiers in all:

- officer *
- lancer
- trooper
- shieldbearer
- codex *

You will have to skulljack the two marked with * for the story.
The others can be skullmined.
Rank (i.e. normal, elite, etc) does not matter.
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05 Oct 2016 05:08

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mine didn't unlock until i got a purifier. the flame thrower dudes.
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By ChickenDroppins on 24 Dec 2017 08:48
This isn't unlocking for me. I've skulljacked the officer and the codex as part of the story, and skullmined the other three at least twice and still no achievement. I read somewhere that if you have the WotC DLC, there are enemies in that you need to do too, but I don't have it. Any suggestions?
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By Alangelus on 04 Apr 2019 16:44
If you have the WOTC DLC you also need to skullmine a Priest and a Purifier to unlock the achievement.
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By Ghostcommand117 on 08 May 2020 12:33
So Skullmine:

- lancer
- trooper (done)
- shieldbearer (done)
- Priest
- Purifier
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By TAK of the HOLE on 11 May 2020 14:57
It doesn't state explicitly but you can only use the skull jack for mission objectives, that is against an officer and a codex. The lancer, trooper, shield bearer HAVE to be skull mined. Skullmining is another tech to obtain in the proving ground.

Also the skulljack / skull mine does not need to be successful. You just need to make the attempt for it to count.
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By yossariano on 05 Jun 2021 08:59
do you have to jack the priest and purifier too?
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By xIAMHUNTERx on 14 Jan 2023 09:11
No, because the achievement is from the base game and those enemies didn't exist until WoTC
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By FuneralRites on 25 Apr 2024 15:20
Can get multiple in one mission with same unit!

If you ever end up like me (check above) with 3 units to go, but only one unit with the Skulljacker in the mission where suddenly you find all the units you are missing, you CAN save after each successful jack and load back, as long as there are save files on your console with each of them jacked on it, it will count!

Save A / Jack Purifier / Save B / Load A / Jack Priest / Save C / Load A / Jack Lancer -> UNLOCK.
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By TAK of the HOLE on 11 May 2020 16:06
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I agree with what A Gamer X360 on everything written. I would only add one thing.
On the attack/heal bar that comes up when you hit the right trigger, the skulljack is blanked out. However, the icon right next to it on the right is where you can use skullmine.
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12 Mar 2017 13:38

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Thanks, this helped clear up some confusion. If it's added as a comment on OP's solution, he may get a notification and be prompted to add it as a footnote.
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By CR4SHED on 29 Jul 2017 17:49
Not so difficult, you have to skulljack or mine, the 4 types of troopers. The officer, trooper, shieldbearer and lancer.
It doesn't matter if the unit is elite or not.
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15 Feb 2016 00:00

There are only four types of ADVENT soldiers in the game that this trophy is referring to: Trooper, Officer, Stun Lancer and Shieldbearer. You are required to Skulljack an ADVENT Officer for With Extreme Prejudice as part of the main campaign so you only need to go out of your way to Skulljack the other three types All of them are relatively common but remember the Shadow Chamber allows you to see what enemies are present in a mission via the Geoscape screen. See A Grim Key for more information about obtaining the Skulljack.

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There are only four types of fighters: soldier, spearman, shield bearer and officer. Each type has further levels of development - advanced and elite. To get the trophy, just use the skull drill on any four different opponents. It is not necessary for all four to be elite or advanced.
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27 Oct 2016 22:36

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Will be given after application, if you have already applied it to all of the above, on the Codex (necessary for the plot)
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By DEUS-KRATOS on 29 Oct 2016 15:11
To get this trophy, it’s not enough just to create a skull drill! You need to improve it and then you will have a “skull mine” in your skills. It is with this skill that you need to open the brains of all the above-listed adversaries. If everyone’s brain was opened and they didn’t give the trophy, don’t worry, they will give it to the codex after the plot “opening of the skull”
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By dark_lurker799 on 12 Jan 2017 12:08
The trophy does not work when playing in terminator mode. I opened all the ordinary and elite ones with a skull mine, including the codex, the trophy never fell out.
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27 Apr 2020 22:27

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The trophy as a whole is glitchy. In 2 playthroughs on easy and normal it never fell out, although I used the drill in both playthroughs on all
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By TommyKoratel on 18 May 2020 20:09