Trophies | City inFamous: SS Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

In inFamous: Second Son there is a total of 48 Trophies that you can obtain. They have been listed below and, further in the text, you will find information on the circumstances of unlocking the individual trophies.

Cough Drop

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to use the Comet Drop on three coughing opponents.

COMMENTARY: To induce incessant cough in, at least, three enemies, you need to use the Sulphur Bomb (L1) from the Smoke category, best by throwing it from a ledge above. The only thing that you need to do is jump off the ledge and activate Comet Drop (the Square) ad slam against the ground in the correct spot. Note - since a single attack needs to wound the three enemies, it would be best if you upgraded the Sulphur Bomb with Giant Sulphur Bomb.

Coloring Inside the Lines

Type of the cup: silver

Way to unlock: You need to pain all of the Stencil Art in Seattle.

COMMENTARY: It is worth reminding that, destroying the mobile command centers reveals the spots where you perform the graffiti. Apart from that, you need to make sure the that you paint those of the examples of graffiti, which are connected with the karmic path that you have chosen.

Ruthless

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to take the decision connected with bad karma (the red option) while playing through the game's prologue.

COMMENTARY: -

Hello Operator

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to capture a half of Seattle's districts.

COMMENTARY: Information on how to weaken the influence of the D.U.P., in the individual districts, and on how to capture them, can be found in the chapter entitled the City.

Enjoy Your Powers

Type of the cup: platinum

Way to unlock: You need to obtain all of the remaining trophies.

COMMENTARY: -

Walk It Off

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to heal a total of 10 wounded civilians .

COMMENTARY: The best way to heal the civilians is while following the path of the hero (good karma).

Dominance

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to complete mission 17b (Kill Augustine), i.e. the one connected with Bad Karma.

COMMENTARY: -

Prank Call

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to seize control over one of Seattle's districts.

COMMENTARY: Information on how to weaken the influence of the D.U.P., in the individual districts, and on how to capture them, can be found in the chapter entitled The City.

Hat Trick

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to defeat an opponent by using three categories of the powers.

COMMENTARY: It is a good idea to single out a stronger opponent, for this trophy, as well as a location where you can easily switch between the individual power categories (smoke, neon, video and concrete). Start attacking the hostile character and make sure that any attack from a given category (best the weakest one) connects , at least, once.

What Did You Call Me?

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to eliminate ten groups of the Akurans (Sharks).

COMMENTARY: The best is to decide to obtain this trophy, while completing the game as the villain (bad karma).

One Down

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to drive the D.U.P. completely, from one of the Seattle districts.

COMMENTARY: Information on how to weaken the influence of the D.U.P., in the individual districts, and on how to capture them, can be found in the chapter entitled The City.

Clean Sweep

Type of the cup: silver

Way to unlock: You need to drive away the D.U.P. completely, from one of the Seattle districts.

COMMENTARY: Information on how to weaken the influence of the D.U.P., in the individual districts, and on how to capture them, can be found in the chapter entitled The City.

Mercy

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to take the decision connected with good karma (the blue option) during the fifteenth mission of the game (Quid pro Quo).

COMMENTARY: -

Excessive Force

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to use the karmic force attack to defeat, exactly, one enemy.

COMMENTARY: As the karmic force attack, you should understand those of the powers that you start with the down button on the D-pad, after the karmic bar has is full, e.g. Orbital Drop in the case of the Smoke category. After you start any fight, stop attacking in any way, at the moment at which there will remain only one opponent in the battlefield (check the minimap to make sure) and initiate the power.

Nothing to See Here

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to locate and destroy a half of the total of the Security Cameras.

COMMENTARY: The game informs you of cameras since the very beginning and you can destroy them with any ranged attacks that you want.

Unstoppable

Type of the cup: silver

Way to unlock: You need to complete the game at the Expert difficulty level.

COMMENTARY: The best idea is to choose this difficulty level, while completing the game for the second time (a new karmic path), thanks to which you will realize about the mechanics of the game and realize the threats that await the protagonist.

Infamous

Type of the cup: silver

Way to unlock: You need to reach the final, fifth, villain level (bad karma).

COMMENTARY: Remember to take those of the decisions that are connected with the acquisition of bad karma and to participate often in the small events that influence your karma levels (attacking of the protesters, killing of the street musicians, etc.).

Keep It Up

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to be airborne for, at least, 45 seconds.

COMMENTARY: You can use either the Video or the Concrete category (it unlocks after you have won the final battle of the game). As for the Video category, use the Airwave to your advantage, in order to stay up in the air for longer. In the case of the Concrete category, use the Concrete Thrusters and the powers that are connected with it. You can find more information, on the abovementioned powers, in the game (the tree of powers) and the chapter entitled Delsin's Powers.

Spin-off

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to attack a total of ten people wearing billboards (the walking billboards).

COMMENTARY: It is best to do that while completing the game as the villain (bad karma).

Shardcore

Type of the cup: silver

Way to unlock: You need to find all of the Blast Shards.

COMMENTARY: It is worth reminding that, destroying of the mobile command centers reveals the whereabouts of the shards on the map of Seattle. reaching one of the shards in the Uptown district (the above screenshot) is possible only during missions 17a or 17b (or after you complete either). You can find more information on that, in the chapter entitled The City.

Courage

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to take the decision connected with good karma (the blue option), during the eleventh mission of the game (Heaven's Hellfire).

COMMENTARY: -

Final Showdown

Type of the cup: silver

Way to unlock: You need to seize control over all of the Seattle districts.

COMMENTARY: Information on how to weaken the influence of the D.U.P., in the individual districts, and on how to capture them, can be found in the chapter entitled The City.

Blinded

Type of the cup: silver

Way to unlock: You need to find, and destroy, all of the Security Cameras.

COMMENTARY: The game informs you of cameras since the very beginning and you can destroy them with any ranged attacks that you want.

Make Fetch Proud

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to hit three weak spots on the enemies' bodies, with neon projectiles, within six seconds.

COMMENTARY: You can attempt to obtain this trophy, only after you have unlocked the Neon category and, additionally, it is also a good idea to buy all of the abilities connected with Laser Insight (L2), especially the ones that ensure slowing down of time. Find a group of, at least, three opponents and do your bidding. Depending on your preferences, you can hit either the blue or the red spots on the bodies of the enemies.

Bweep! Bweep! Bweep!

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to find a half of all the available Blast Shards.

COMMENTARY: It is worth reminding that destroying of the mobile command centers reveals the whereabouts of the shards, on the map of Seattle.

Just Say No

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to defeat ten drug traffickers.

COMMENTARY: It is best to attack the drug dealers, if you decide to play the game as the hero (good karma). Remember that you should always destroy the container, with the drugs inside, afterwards.

Double Smoke Stack Attack

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to fly through two venting shafts, without touching to the ground and use the Comet Drop, afterwards, to attack an enemy.

COMMENTARY: Make sure that you have selected the Smoke power and ;locate any building with two venting shafts, close to each other, e.g. one on the ground floor and the other on the balcony above. After you fly through both of the shafts (remember that you cannot touch to the ground!), initiate the Comet Drop (the Square) and make sure that you slam against the ground, in the spot where there is an opponent standing. The best place to obtain this trophy is near one of the D.U.P., HQs, thanks to which you will be sure that there are many enemies around.

Contempt

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to take the decision connected with bad karma (the red option) while completing the eleventh mission (Heaven's Hellfire).

COMMENTARY: -

Reconciliation

Type of the cup: gold

Way to unlock: You need to complete the game as the hero (good karma).

COMMENTARY: You need to remember that you select the appropriate playing style, at the very beginning of the game (the key karmic choices and the small decisions connected with karma).

Put That Anywhere

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to defeat a total of ten opponents, by destroying ammo boxes.

COMMENTARY: You can find ammo boxes, among others, while fighting at the D.U.P. bases and you can tell them by the red color (an example box in the above screenshot). Always wait until there appears, at least, one opponent at the box and explode it only then, with any ranged attack.

Sacrifice

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to take the decision connected with good karma (the blue option) during the game's prologue.

COMMENTARY: -

True Hero

Type of the cup: silver

Way to unlock: You need to reach the highest, fifth, hero level (good karma).

COMMENTARY: remember that you need to take the main decisions that provide you with good karma, and that you often take part in the small events that influence your karmic level (healing of civilians, rescuing of the imprisoned, etc.).

Inside Track

Type of the cup: silver

Way to unlock: You need to find and collect all of the Audio Logs.

COMMENTARY: It is worth reminding that, destroying the mobile command centers reveals the spots where you can find the Audio Logs on the map of Seattle.

Home Field Advantage

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to drive the D.U.P. from a half of the total of Seattle's districts.

COMMENTARY: Information on how to weaken the influence of the D.U.P., in the individual districts, and on how to capture them, can be found in the chapter entitled The City.

Blown Cover

Type of the cup: silver

Way to unlock: You need to find and eliminate all of the Secret Agents.

COMMENTARY: It is worth reminding that, destroying the mobile command centers reveals the spots where you can find the Secret Agents on the map of Seattle.

Rebellion

Type of the cup: gold

Way to unlock: You need to complete the game as the villain (bad karma).

COMMENTARY: Remember that you need to choose the correct playing style at the very beginning of the game (the key karmic choices and the small decisions connected with receiving karma).

Drop Everything

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to perform the Comet Drop, from the height of, at least, 170 meters.

COMMENTARY: You get the opportunity to obtain this trophy, only after you have completed the main storyline of the game. You need to return to the rooftop of the D.U.P. skyscraper, in the Uptown district, i.e. the building where you fight the final showdown with Augustine. After you reach the rooftop (screenshot 1), make sure that you have selected the Video category and use the relay here to catapult. While in the air, perform two short flights (press and hold down the Circle) in order to fly away from the skyscraper. Then, hold down the Square to start the Comet Drop - screenshot 2).

Justice

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to complete mission 17a (Expose Augustine), i.e. the one connected with Good Karma.

COMMENTARY: -

Someone Your Own Size

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to rescue, a total of, ten other people with powers, who are attacked by the mob.

COMMENTARY: It is best to save the other people with powers, while completing the game as the hero (good karma). Remember that you do not need to kill, or stun, any of the hostile civilians, because they will start escaping after Delsin approaches the character that needs rescuing.

Big Brother

Type of the cup: silver

Way to unlock: You need to locate and destroy all of the Hidden Cameras.

COMMENTARY: It is worth reminding that, destroying the mobile command centers reveals the spots where you can find the Hidden Cameras on the map of Seattle.

Everyone's a Critic

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to attack, a total of, ten street performers (the people on the sidewalk with the guitar).

COMMENTARY: It is best to attack the street performers, while completing the game as the villain (bad karma).

Freedom of Speech

Type of the cup: gold

Way to unlock: You need to interrupt a total of ten activist protest rallies, against bio-terrorists.

COMMENTARY: It is best to attack the participants of the rallies, while completing the game as the villain (bad karma).

Kicking and Screaming

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to finish off a total of ten dying enemies or civilians.

COMMENTARY: It is best to execute the wounded, while completing the game as the villain (bad karma).

Temperance

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to take the decision connected with good karma (the blue option) during the fifth mission of the game (Go Fetch).

COMMENTARY: -

Everybody Out

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to liberate, a total of, ten suspects kept in cages.

COMMENTARY: It is best to liberate the civilians, while completing the game as the hero (good karma).

Revenge

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to take the decision connected with bad karma (the red option) during the fifteenth mission of the game (Quid pro Quo).

COMMENTARY: -

Total CARnage

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to destroy five cars within five seconds.

COMMENTARY: It pays off to use one of the strong attacks, to obtain this trophy, which are launched with the R1 bumper (e.g. Cinder Missiles connected with Smoke). Find a place where the cars formed a traffic jam (in wait for the lights to change or, as a result of a road block) or a parking lot where there is the number of the cars that you need. Start firing the consecutive projectiles and make sure to ensure the appropriate number of these, still before you start.

Malice

Type of the cup: brown

Way to unlock: You need to take the decision connected with bad karma (the red option) during the fifth mission of the game (Go Fetch).

COMMENTARY: -