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Monster Trials! achievement in Killer Instinct

Monster Trials!

Complete 100 Trials

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How to unlock the Monster Trials! achievement

  • coipcoip
    22 Feb 2014 19 Mar 2014 15 Mar 2015
    Introduction
    To unlock the Monster Trials achievement you must complete 100 trials in Killer Instinct (KI). If you are pursuing its sister achievement, Ultra Trials (which requires you to complete 200 trials in KI), you will achieve this on the way. Trials are various challenges, displayed on the home screen of KI. There are two menus in KI:
    1) Meld (this is what is displayed when you first boot up the game; it displays KI news and can be closed or opened by pressing Y);
    2) Main Menu (this is to the where you select game modes (single player or multiplayer) or the store.

    In KI Season 1, the main menu also listed a set of trials on the homescreen that you could complete to pursue this achievement. In Season 2, the trials menu has been moved to a sub-menu: Single Player > Master > Trials. Go there to see a list of current trials you can complete to earn this achievement.

    In addition to counting towards this achievement and the Ultra Trials achievement, completing trials also earn you KP points--the in-game currency used to purchase costumes, accessories, arenas, and so forth--and also contribute to the following three achievements: General Novice, General Apprentice, and General Master (Reach 10, 30, and 60 General Fight Titles).

    Hitting 100
    It's a long journey to complete 100 trials and an even longer one to 200, so it's important to strategize. Things you should know:
    1) Displayed Trials: A trial must be displayed in the Trials menu to count towards the total. Four trials are displayed at a time. If you complete a trial, another will take it's place. Generally, if you highlight a trial and press A to select it, it will automatically take you to where you need to go (e.g. selecting 'Perform 4 Shadow Enders in one Vs. Match' will instruct the game to jump you into Vs. match).

    2) Skipped Trials: A trial can be temporarily skipped by selecting it and pressing Y. You can skip up to 9 trials at a time. The number of skips you have remaining is displayed on the bottom left of the home screen, below the Main Menu. So if certain trials are too difficult (e.g. Win 2 consecutive ranked matches with Glacius), don't hesitate to skip it. Skipping it will bring a new trial into the mix that may be easier for you to do. As you complete trials successfully, the Skip count will replenish (i.e., if you skip 3 in a row, the 9 drops to a 6, but as you complete trials, that 6 will turn into a 7, then an 8, and then back to 9). What slowed me down initially was that I was afraid of skipping trials. Don't be. You won't run out of trials. However, while skipped trials always came back for me, some users have reported that easier trials they skipped earlier on never came back. Therefore, you should be very prudent in which trials you skip. Don't skip for the sake of skipping. If a trial is do-able, do it rather than skip it. Save the skips for tougher trials that you are unlikely to complete (e.g. Perform 4 Manuals in one Exhibition Match with Sabrewulf), and are therefore just taking up space on the limited list of trials.

    3) Get on a Roll: When you complete a trial usually a similarly themed one will take its place (e.g. beating the 'Play 3 Exhibition Matches with Thunder' will be replaced by 'Play 3 Exhibition Matches with Orchid', etc.). My advice is to find a trial that is easy for you, and then focus on going on a roll with it--that is, beating the subsequent versions of the trial with the other characters. This is a good way to knock out 7 trials at a time.

    4) Be a Noob: For some of the trials that pit you against CPU opponents (e.g., Perform 3 consecutive Ultras in Survival mode), you can adjust the difficulty level. You do this by highlighting the trial and then cycling through the difficulty level by pressing LT or RT. The difficulty setting is displayed on the bottom left of the home screen, below the Main Menu. If no difficulty setting is displayed that means that trial doesn't have a difficult setting and you must complete it as is. For those trials that do have a difficulty setting option, the difficulty levels available change depending on the trial, but they usually range from Noob or Beginner on the easy side to Veteran or Champion on the hard side. The default setting is usually Medium, which can actually be difficult enough to be quite frustrating when trying to do certain trials and the CPU is combo breaking you or blocking, or otherwise playing like a stud and dragging out the matches. You should always change it to the easiest setting because it'll allow you to complete the trial sooner and easier. There is no penalty for doing this.

    5) Cheat in Practice: Some trials take you to Practice Mode (e.g. Perform a 50-hit Ultra Combo). This is great because it means you can tweak the settings to make it a piece of cake. For instance, if the trial is to Perform a 50-hit Ultra Combo in Practice Mode, select it with A to jump into Practice Mode, then press the Menu button on the controller (the one above the Right Stick) to bring up the Pause Menu. There you can do several things by pressing the Right or Left Bumpers to cycle through the submenus:
    a) Dummy Options (change it to 'Stand', which will make the CPU character do nothing)
    b) Practice Options (change Health Max to '20%' or '40%', Regenerate Health to 'No', Shadow Meter to 'Infinite', and Instinct Meter to 'Refill', which will allow you to pull off a very long Ultra combo by using endless Shadow Linker attacks to jack up your hit count, initiate the Ultra Combo, use the Instinct Meter to cancel the Ultra Combo, continue the combo by employing more Shadow Linkers until the Combo Limit meter is nearly maxed out, and then re-initiate the Ultra Combo).

    6) Cheat in Versus: For trials that take place in Vs. matches, unless it specifically says it needs to be against the CPU, you can do them against another player. So, if you have a second controller, connect it, then, instead of clicking on the trial to hot jump into the trial (which will likely match you against the CPU), manually go to Local Play > Versus > and then choose 'Player vs. Player' so that you can boost the trial by yourself.

    7) Double Up: Some trials are their own achievements, such as purchasing skins for characters (e.g. Purchase a skin for Orchid). My advice is to hold off on purchasing skins for the sake of getting an achievement, waiting instead for a 'double up' opportunity in which purchasing the skin nets you both an achievement and a completed trial. This is a good idea not only because character skins cost a lot of KP (the more expensive ones are 5000 KP), but also because some of them are tough to get (e.g. one skin won't unlock for purchase unless you have 50 online ranked victories with that character). So, it's better to save those skins that unlock more easily for a trial completion, rather than jumping the gun and buying it early. If a 'Purchase a skin for X' trial arises before you're ready for it, just skip it (see above) and it'll come back later when you're ready.

    8) Respect the Dojo: There are trials for each of the 32 Dojo Lessons. I recommend doing them because completing the Dojo lessons will make you a much better player. That said, some of them are quite hard (looking at you, Lesson 19). While it is okay to skip a Dojo trial to temporarily remove it from the Trial Menu, don't make the mistake of then continuing on in the Dojo (i.e. skipping Dojo Lesson 19 and doing Lesson 20). While you can still go back and beat Dojo Lesson 19, and while the trial for beating Dojo Lesson 19 will also return, everything will be out of whack: i.e. you'll complete Dojo Lesson 19 and it'll say you completed Dojo Lesson 20, even though you already completed that. It's not a huge deal, but it's confusing. To reiterate, though, if you are struggling with a Dojo Lesson, it's fine to skip the trial off the Trial menu list and focus on other trials (because the Dojo lesson trial will return).

    Track Your Progress
    There is one way to track your progress:
    General Fight Titles: This progress indicator can be found in the General Fight Titles progress bars. To access this, from the Main Menu go to Single Player > > Fight Archive > Fight Challenges > General > Trials Completed. There it will tell you approximately how many trials you have remaining to 100. Also, the progress bars got reset in the update from Season 1 to Season 2. Your actual progress remains there, behind the scenes (so don't worry about that), but the progress bars will be off.

    Conclusion
    You will generally be notified that you completed a trial at the end of a match or lesson. Once you complete 100 of them, the achievement will also pop at the end of the match. Then it's time to go after Ultra Trials! Good luck!

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    coipDid you read Section #8 above: Respect the Dojo? Have you previously skipped any of the dojo trials or done any of the dojo lessons out of order?
    Posted by coip On 15 Jan 16 at 20:44
    HyruleBalverineI'm not sure; it's been so long since I've played this. I have dojo lessons 1-15 marked as completed, but nothing after that. I did repeat some of the first few lessons in order to get the 32 dojo achievement to pop.
    Posted by HyruleBalverine On 16 Jan 16 at 00:09
    Nit0rinunlocked at 101
    Posted by Nit0rin On 19 Jun 22 at 02:48
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  • zr122zr122
    25 Jul 2015 26 Jun 2015 09 Jan 2016
    First of all, range is good's Achievement Solution is full of wonderful tips, and if you haven't yet, go check it out. The following is a VERY incomplete list of Trials.

    As it stands right now, if you have all 17 characters you can gain the following 300+ trials.

    ***NOTE***
    I've left Omen out because there have been issues with his trials in the past and as I also don't have him, I can't verify which trials show up and which don't. I'll update when I get Season 2, though.

    SURVIVAL

    Defeat 1 enemies in a Single Survival Match with Jago
    Defeat 1 enemies in a Single Survival Match with Sabrewulf
    Defeat 1 enemies in a Single Survival Match with Glacius
    Defeat 1 enemies in a Single Survival Match with Thunder
    Defeat 1 enemies in a Single Survival Match with Sadira
    Defeat 1 enemies in a Single Survival Match with Orchid
    Defeat 1 enemies in a Single Survival Match with Spinal
    Defeat 1 enemies in a Single Survival Match with Fulgore
    Defeat 1 enemies in a Single Survival Match with TJ Combo
    Defeat 1 enemies in a Single Survival Match with Maya
    Defeat 1 enemies in a Single Survival Match with Kan-Ra
    Defeat 1 enemies in a Single Survival Match with Riptor
    Defeat 1 enemies in a Single Survival Match with Aganos
    Defeat 1 enemies in a Single Survival Match with Hisako
    Defeat 1 enemies in a Single Survival Match with Cinder
    Defeat 1 enemies in a Single Survival Match with ARIA
    Defeat 1 enemies in a Single Survival Match with Shadow Jago
    *Note: Set the difficulty to the lowest level to win easier. Also, you'll get each character's 'Survival' Achievement.

    Perform 2 consecutive Ultras in Survival Mode

    Defeat an opponent in less than 80 seconds.

    Perform 3 Shadow Moves in a Single Survival Match.

    Defeat 3 enemies in a Single Survival Match with Jago
    Defeat 3 enemies in a Single Survival Match with Sabrewulf
    Defeat 3 enemies in a Single Survival Match with Glacius
    Defeat 3 enemies in a Single Survival Match with Thunder
    Defeat 3 enemies in a Single Survival Match with Sadira
    Defeat 3 enemies in a Single Survival Match with Orchid
    Defeat 3 enemies in a Single Survival Match with Spinal
    Defeat 3 enemies in a Single Survival Match with Fulgore
    Defeat 3 enemies in a Single Survival Match with TJ Combo
    Defeat 3 enemies in a Single Survival Match with Maya
    Defeat 3 enemies in a Single Survival Match with Kan-Ra
    Defeat 3 enemies in a Single Survival Match with Riptor
    Defeat 3 enemies in a Single Survival Match with Aganos
    Defeat 3 enemies in a Single Survival Match with Hisako
    Defeat 3 enemies in a Single Survival Match with Cinder
    Defeat 3 enemies in a Single Survival Match with ARIA

    Perform 4 consecutive Ultras in Survival Mode.

    Defeat an opponent in less than 60 seconds.

    Perform 5 Shadow Moves in a Single Survival Match.

    DOJO

    Complete Dojo Lesson 1
    Complete Dojo Lesson 2
    Complete Dojo Lesson 3
    Complete Dojo Lesson 4
    Complete Dojo Lesson 5
    Complete Dojo Lesson 6
    Complete Dojo Lesson 7
    Complete Dojo Lesson 8
    Complete Dojo Lesson 9
    Complete Dojo Lesson 10
    Complete Dojo Lesson 11
    Complete Dojo Lesson 12
    Complete Dojo Lesson 13
    Complete Dojo Lesson 14
    Complete Dojo Lesson 15
    Complete Dojo Lesson 16
    Complete Dojo Lesson 17
    Complete Dojo Lesson 18
    Complete Dojo Lesson 19
    Complete Dojo Lesson 20
    Complete Dojo Lesson 21
    Complete Dojo Lesson 22
    Complete Dojo Lesson 23
    Complete Dojo Lesson 24
    Complete Dojo Lesson 25
    Complete Dojo Lesson 26
    Complete Dojo Lesson 27
    Complete Dojo Lesson 28
    Complete Dojo Lesson 29
    Complete Dojo Lesson 30
    Complete Dojo Lesson 31
    Complete Dojo Lesson 32
    *Note: There are 3 Achievements tied to completing Dojo lessons; one each for completing 3, 16, & 32 lessons.

    PRACTICE

    Deal 20% damage in a single combo with Jago
    Deal 20% damage in a single combo with Sabrewulf
    Deal 20% damage in a single combo with Glacius
    Deal 20% damage in a single combo with Thunder
    Deal 20% damage in a single combo with Sadira
    Deal 20% damage in a single combo with Orchid
    Deal 20% damage in a single combo with Spinal
    Deal 20% damage in a single combo with Fulgore
    Deal 20% damage in a single combo with TJ Combo
    Deal 20% damage in a single combo with Maya
    Deal 20% damage in a single combo with Kan-Ra
    Deal 20% damage in a single combo with Riptor
    Deal 20% damage in a single combo with Aganos
    Deal 20% damage in a single combo with Hisako
    Deal 20% damage in a single combo with Cinder
    Deal 20% damage in a single combo with ARIA
    Deal 20% damage in a single combo with Shadow Jago

    Perform 10 hits in a single combo with Jago
    Perform 10 hits in a single combo with Sabrewulf
    Perform 10 hits in a single combo with Glacius
    Perform 10 hits in a single combo with Thunder
    Perform 10 hits in a single combo with Sadira
    Perform 10 hits in a single combo with Orchid
    Perform 10 hits in a single combo with Spinal
    Perform 10 hits in a single combo with Fulgore
    Perform 10 hits in a single combo with TJ Combo
    Perform 10 hits in a single combo with Maya
    Perform 10 hits in a single combo with Kan-Ra
    Perform 10 hits in a single combo with Riptor
    Perform 10 hits in a single combo with Aganos
    Perform 10 hits in a single combo with Hisako
    Perform 10 hits in a single combo with Cinder
    Perform 10 hits in a single combo with ARIA
    Perform 10 hits in a single combo with Shadow Jago

    Perform a combo with 3 Autos.
    *This requires 3 UNIQUE Autos. There are six: Light/Medium/Heavy Punch/Kick.

    Perform a combo with 3 Linkers.
    *This requires 3 UNIQUE Linkers. Use the Command List from the menu to see them.

    Perform a 50 hit Ultra.

    Perform a 3 hit Air Juggle.

    Deal 40% damage in a single combo with Jago.
    Deal 40% damage in a single combo with Sabrewulf.
    Deal 40% damage in a single combo with Glacius.
    Deal 40% damage in a single combo with Thunder.
    Deal 40% damage in a single combo with Sadira.
    Deal 40% damage in a single combo with Orchid.
    Deal 40% damage in a single combo with Spinal.
    Deal 40% damage in a single combo with Fulgore.
    Deal 40% damage in a single combo with TJ Combo.
    Deal 40% damage in a single combo with Maya.
    Deal 40% damage in a single combo with Kan-Ra.
    Deal 40% damage in a single combo with Riptor.
    Deal 40% damage in a single combo with Aganos.
    Deal 40% damage in a single combo with Hisako.
    Deal 40% damage in a single combo with Cinder.
    Deal 40% damage in a single combo with ARIA.

    Perform 20 hits in a single combo with Jago.
    Perform 20 hits in a single combo with Sabrewulf.
    Perform 20 hits in a single combo with Glacius.
    Perform 20 hits in a single combo with Thunder.
    Perform 20 hits in a single combo with Sadira.
    Perform 20 hits in a single combo with Orchid.
    Perform 20 hits in a single combo with Spinal.
    Perform 20 hits in a single combo with Fulgore.
    Perform 20 hits in a single combo with TJ Combo.
    Perform 20 hits in a single combo with Maya.
    Perform 20 hits in a single combo with Kan-Ra.
    Perform 20 hits in a single combo with Riptor.
    Perform 20 hits in a single combo with Aganos.
    Perform 20 hits in a single combo with Hisako.
    Perform 20 hits in a single combo with Cinder.
    Perform 20 hits in a single combo with ARIA.

    Perform a combo with 5 Autos.

    EXHIBITION

    Play 1 Exhibition Matches with Jago
    Play 1 Exhibition Matches with Sabrewulf
    Play 1 Exhibition Matches with Glacius
    Play 1 Exhibition Matches with Thunder
    Play 1 Exhibition Matches with Sadira
    Play 1 Exhibition Matches with Orchid
    Play 1 Exhibition Matches with Spinal
    Play 1 Exhibition Matches with Fulgore
    Play 1 Exhibition Matches with TJ Combo
    Play 1 Exhibition Matches with Maya
    Play 1 Exhibition Matches with Kan-Ra
    Play 1 Exhibition Matches with Riptor
    Play 1 Exhibition Matches with Aganos
    Play 1 Exhibition Matches with Hisako
    Play 1 Exhibition Matches with Cinder
    Play 1 Exhibition Matches with ARIA

    Win 2 consecutive Exhibition Games

    Tech 2 throws in an Exhibition Match

    Perform 2 Manuals with Jago in an Exhibition Match
    Perform 2 Manuals with Sabrewulf in an Exhibition Match
    Perform 2 Manuals with Glacius in an Exhibition Match
    Perform 2 Manuals with Thunder in an Exhibition Match
    Perform 2 Manuals with Sadira in an Exhibition Match
    Perform 2 Manuals with Orchid in an Exhibition Match
    Perform 2 Manuals with Spinal in an Exhibition Match
    Perform 2 Manuals with Fulgore in an Exhibition Match
    Perform 2 Manuals with TJ Combo in an Exhibition Match
    Perform 2 Manuals with Maya in an Exhibition Match
    Perform 2 Manuals with Kan-Ra in an Exhibition Match
    Perform 2 Manuals with Riptor in an Exhibition Match
    Perform 2 Manuals with Aganos in an Exhibition Match
    Perform 2 Manuals with Hisako in an Exhibition Match
    Perform 2 Manuals with Cinder in an Exhibition Match
    Perform 2 Manuals with ARIA in an Exhibition Match

    Play 3 Exhibition Matches with Jago
    Play 3 Exhibition Matches with Sabrewulf
    Play 3 Exhibition Matches with Glacius
    Play 3 Exhibition Matches with Thunder
    Play 3 Exhibition Matches with Sadira
    Play 3 Exhibition Matches with Orchid
    Play 3 Exhibition Matches with Spinal
    Play 3 Exhibition Matches with Fulgore
    Play 3 Exhibition Matches with TJ Combo
    Play 3 Exhibition Matches with Maya
    Play 3 Exhibition Matches with Kan-Ra
    Play 3 Exhibition Matches with Riptor
    Play 3 Exhibition Matches with Aganos
    Play 3 Exhibition Matches with Hisako
    Play 3 Exhibition Matches with Cinder
    Play 3 Exhibition Matches with ARIA

    Win 4 consecutive Exhibition Games

    Tech 4 throws in an Exhibition Match

    VERSUS

    Play 3 Versus Matches with Jago
    Play 3 Versus Matches with Sabrewulf
    Play 3 Versus Matches with Glacius
    Play 3 Versus Matches with Thunder
    Play 3 Versus Matches with Sadira
    Play 3 Versus Matches with Orchid
    Play 3 Versus Matches with Spinal
    Play 3 Versus Matches with Fulgore
    Play 3 Versus Matches with TJ Combo
    Play 3 Versus Matches with Maya
    Play 3 Versus Matches with Kan-Ra
    Play 3 Versus Matches with Riptor
    Play 3 Versus Matches with Aganos
    Play 3 Versus Matches with Hisako
    Play 3 Versus Matches with Cinder
    Play 3 Versus Matches with ARIA
    Play 3 Versus Matches with Shadow Jago
    *Win at least one to get the 'Sparring' Achievement for each character.

    Perform 3 Shadow Enders with Jago in one match
    Perform 3 Shadow Enders with Sabrewulf in one match
    Perform 3 Shadow Enders with Glacius in one match
    Perform 3 Shadow Enders with Thunder in one match
    Perform 3 Shadow Enders with Sadira in one match
    Perform 3 Shadow Enders with Orchid in one match
    Perform 3 Shadow Enders with Spinal in one match
    Perform 3 Shadow Enders with Fulgore in one match
    Perform 3 Shadow Enders with TJ Combo in one match
    Perform 3 Shadow Enders with Maya in one match
    Perform 3 Shadow Enders with Kan-Ra in one match
    Perform 3 Shadow Enders with Riptor in one match
    Perform 3 Shadow Enders with Aganos in one match
    Perform 3 Shadow Enders with Hisako in one match
    Perform 3 Shadow Enders with Cinder in one match
    Perform 3 Shadow Enders with ARIA in one match
    Perform 3 Shadow Enders with Shadow Jago in one match

    Break 2 Autos against Jago in one match
    Break 2 Autos against Sabrewulf in one match
    Break 2 Autos against Glacius in one match
    Break 2 Autos against Thunder in one match
    Break 2 Autos against Sadira in one match
    Break 2 Autos against Orchid in one match
    Break 2 Autos against Spinal in one match
    Break 2 Autos against Fulgore in one match
    Break 2 Autos against TJ Combo in one match
    Break 2 Autos against Maya in one match
    Break 2 Autos against Kan-Ra in one match
    Break 2 Autos against Riptor in one match
    Break 2 Autos against Aganos in one match
    Break 2 Autos against Hisako in one match
    Break 2 Autos against Cinder in one match
    Break 2 Autos against ARIA in one match

    Begin 3 combos with an overhead with Jago
    Begin 3 combos with an overhead with Sabrewulf
    Begin 3 combos with an overhead with Glacius
    Begin 3 combos with an overhead with Thunder
    Begin 3 combos with an overhead with Sadira
    Begin 3 combos with an overhead with Orchid
    Begin 3 combos with an overhead with Spinal
    Begin 3 combos with an overhead with Fulgore
    Begin 3 combos with an overhead with TJ Combo
    Begin 3 combos with an overhead with Maya
    Begin 3 combos with an overhead with Kan-Ra
    Begin 3 combos with an overhead with Riptor
    Begin 3 combos with an overhead with Aganos
    Begin 3 combos with an overhead with Hisako
    Begin 3 combos with an overhead with Cinder
    Begin 3 combos with an overhead with ARIA

    Defeat Jago CPU without getting hit by Endokuken
    Defeat Sabrewulf CPU without getting hit by Ragged Edge
    Defeat Glacius CPU without getting hit by Hail
    Defeat Thunder CPU without getting hit by Triplax
    Defeat Sadira CPU without getting hit by Blade Demon
    Defeat Orchid CPU without getting hit by Flick Flack
    Defeat Spinal CPU without getting hit by Searing Skull
    Defeat Fulgore CPU without getting hit by Energy Bolt
    Defeat TJ Combo CPU without getting hit by Powerline
    Defeat Maya CPU without getting hit by Tumble Kick
    Defeat Kan-Ra CPU without getting hit by Spike
    Defeat Riptor CPU without getting hit by Shoulder Charge
    Defeat Aganos CPU without getting hit by Pulverize
    Defeat Hisako CPU without getting hit by On Ryo Zan
    Defeat Cinder CPU without getting hit by Trailblazer
    Defeat ARIA CPU without getting hit by Crescendo
    Defeat Omen CPU without getting hit by Rashakuken

    Land a Crossup on Jago CPU 2 times in a Versus Match
    Land a Crossup on Sabrewulf CPU 2 times in a Versus Match
    Land a Crossup on Glacius CPU 2 times in a Versus Match
    Land a Crossup on Thunder CPU 2 times in a Versus Match
    Land a Crossup on Sadira CPU 2 times in a Versus Match
    Land a Crossup on Orchid CPU 2 times in a Versus Match
    Land a Crossup on Spinal CPU 2 times in a Versus Match
    Land a Crossup on Fulgore CPU 2 times in a Versus Match
    Land a Crossup on TJ Combo CPU 2 times in a Versus Match
    Land a Crossup on Maya CPU 2 times in a Versus Match
    Land a Crossup on Kan-Ra CPU 2 times in a Versus Match
    Land a Crossup on Riptor CPU 2 times in a Versus Match
    Land a Crossup on Aganos CPU 2 times in a Versus Match
    Land a Crossup on Hisako CPU 2 times in a Versus Match
    Land a Crossup on Cinder CPU 2 times in a Versus Match
    Land a Crossup on ARIA CPU 2 times in a Versus Match
    Land a Crossup on Omen CPU 2 times in a Versus Match
    *Dojo lesson 17 teaches you how to perform a Crossup.

    Defeat Jago CPU while blocking all low attacks
    Defeat Sabrewulf CPU while blocking all low attacks
    Defeat Glacius CPU while blocking all low attacks
    Defeat Thunder CPU while blocking all low attacks
    Defeat Sadira CPU while blocking all low attacks
    Defeat Orchid CPU while blocking all low attacks
    Defeat Spinal CPU while blocking all low attacks
    Defeat Fulgore CPU while blocking all low attacks
    Defeat TJ Combo CPU while blocking all low attacks
    Defeat Maya CPU while blocking all low attacks
    Defeat Kan-Ra CPU while blocking all low attacks
    Defeat Riptor CPU while blocking all low attacks
    Defeat Aganos CPU while blocking all low attacks
    Defeat Hisako CPU while blocking all low attacks
    Defeat Cinder CPU while blocking all low attacks
    Defeat ARIA CPU while blocking all low attacks
    Defeat Omen CPU while blocking all low attacks

    Defeat Jago CPU without getting hit by an aerial
    Defeat Sabrewulf CPU without getting hit by an aerial
    Defeat Glacius CPU without getting hit by an aerial
    Defeat Thunder CPU without getting hit by an aerial
    Defeat Sadira CPU without getting hit by an aerial
    Defeat Orchid CPU without getting hit by an aerial
    Defeat Spinal CPU without getting hit by an aerial
    Defeat Fulgore CPU without getting hit by an aerial
    Defeat TJ Combo CPU without getting hit by an aerial
    Defeat Maya CPU without getting hit by an aerial
    Defeat Kan-Ra CPU without getting hit by an aerial
    Defeat Riptor CPU without getting hit by an aerial
    Defeat Aganos CPU without getting hit by an aerial
    Defeat Hisako CPU without getting hit by an aerial
    Defeat Cinder CPU without getting hit by an aerial
    Defeat ARIA CPU without getting hit by an aerial
    Defeat Omen CPU without getting hit by an aerial

    KI STORE

    Unlock a piece of concept art
    *Get any character to level 5/15/20/30 to earn a piece of concept art for them.

    Unlock a skin for Jago
    Unlock a skin for Sabrewulf
    Unlock a skin for Glacius
    Unlock a skin for Thunder
    Unlock a skin for Sadira
    Unlock a skin for Orchid
    Unlock a skin for Spinal
    Unlock a skin for Fulgore
    Unlock a skin for TJ Combo
    Unlock a skin for Maya
    Unlock a skin for Kan-Ra
    Unlock a skin for Riptor
    Unlock a skin for Aganos
    Unlock a skin for Hisako
    Unlock a skin for Cinder
    Unlock a skin for ARIA
    *This refers to a colour, and also unlock the 'Stylish' Achievement if you don't already have it. Colours unlock at levels 3, 10, 21, 30, 37, 45, & 50.

    Unlock 3 Profile Icons
    *Character-specific icons unlock at levels 4, 7, 11, 16, 18, 23, 26, & 28.


    FIGHT PROFILE

    Change Your Player Taunt

    Change Your Profile Background


    Again, I will be updating this solution as time goes on and I complete more trials.
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    Dr MartyThanks for the list. It makes it easier to decide if you should skip a certain trial, when you know what lies ahead.
    Posted by Dr Marty On 10 Apr 18 at 02:51
  • MR MITT3NSMR MITT3NS
    14 Jun 2021 19 Aug 2022 19 Aug 2022
    This is not a specific guide but more so a checklist along with some tips for tackling this game as a whole. There are other excellent, very detailed guides for unlocking each specific achievement.

    Background
    When I decided to start Killer Instinct from scratch in early 2021 (began 3/26/21 and finished 6/21/21), I decided that I needed a way to guide and track my progress to completion in the most efficient way possible. With a base game of 94 achievements and 28 DLCs which is composed of 23 characters, a ranked MP DLC (League Title Update), a story mode (similar to MK's ladder system), an RPG type mode (Shadow Lords 1 & 2), and Shadow Mode (machine learning type bot simulator) that made up another 370 achievements, this game was going to take some time and coordination.

    Info
    I created a spreadsheet by exporting all of the Achievement Titles, Achievement Descriptions, and Gamerscore from TA. I added the following columns:

    • Order: to keep the initial achievement order
    • BASE/DLC: determines if the achievement was part of the base game or one of the DLCs
    • Release Date: for sorting purposes
    • Type: I created 23 "Types" of achievements in this game, most are repetitive across characters (i.e. win versus match with [insert character])
    • Character: let's you know which character the achievement applies to. There are 29 characters in total. Some achievements are assigned to "Any" meaning those do not apply to a specific character. Omen does not follow the normal DLC achievement path rather it has 5 random achievements tied to it.
    • Unlocked: put an "x" in the cell if you have unlocked it. This ties in with the Pivot tab where you refresh the pivot tables to show your percentage complete.
    If you decide to use the spreadsheet, start by deleting all of the x's in the Unlocked column on KI TA tab (not to be confused with the KI TA sortable tab which is used for sorting to your hearts desire without messing with your main tab). Once you start filling in "x" 's in the KI TA tab, you can refresh the Pivot tab to see your progress based on Type and/or Character.

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15H3gCJi-Jlv7KOkrHUn0...

    I hope this spreadsheet helps for anyone starting this beast of game that is quite fun. It was more time consuming than challenging but overall I really enjoyed it.

    Tips:
    • Complete the Shadow Mode achievements first as these have broken in the past and were unobtainable for a while before they patched it.
    • Find a hardcore, dedicated group to boost ranked achievements. Playing this game legit online will take a while and will be pretty tough!
    • Try to have fun with Shadow Lords Mode, once I understood how it worked (which just took playing it a while) it was a lot of fun!
    • Keep a second controller handy for some of the Fight Challenges. For example, blocks can be done easily by rubber banding your main controller to block while you perform a move with the second controller.
    • If you haven't already, read through the Walkthrough. It was well done up to the point before the writer quit updating it. For the rest, read through the guides and of course, the comments on the guides for good info.
    Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions to make the spreadsheet better.
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