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Rivaled! achievement in Killer Instinct

Rivaled!

Complete Season 2 Story Mode

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How to unlock the Rivaled! achievement

  • Danny DiboDanny Dibo
    14 Jan 2016 18 Aug 2015 14 Oct 2016
    First off: as of 1/13/16:This is NO longer Glitched!
    if you have completed the requirements, simply boot up the game, go to story more season 2 and before you select a character, it should pop! =)

    This achievement looks more difficult, then it actually is.
    I am no Pro, and was able to complete all goals with little to no problem.

    For this achievement, you must finish all 3 goals for each season 2 character.
    (Omen Excluded)
    Each completed goal, unlocks a piece of the Mural. Once the Mural is complete, and all endings are unlocked, you should have the Achievement.

    FYI:
    All Moves described, assume the player is on Left side of screen. (Player 1 side)
    Multiple Goals can be completed on one run-through.
    All Goals can be completed on Easy, unless otherwise specified.


    TJ Combo:
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    Goal 1: Complete Story Mode
    Can be done on easy, Just finish the story with TJ Combo.

    Goal 2: Ultra Combo Fulgore in the Pinnacle
    Fulgore will be one of the last opponents you face. Finish your match against him with a Ultra Combo for this Goal.

    Goal 3: Land a full Auto Barrage on Every Opponent and finish story mode
    This is a perfect example of a Goal sounding much harder than it really is.
    With TJ Combo, A full auto barrage is basically a combo using all buttons.
    Easiest way to pull this off, I found, was to start a combo using the Spinning backhand. (cn_leftcn_right cn_X) after landing this move press: cn_X,cn_A,cn_Y,cn_B,cn_RB,cn_RT.
    If done correctly, the last hit will be a combo finisher and you will have landed a "Brutal" combo in the mid to high 30% range.
    Do this to all opponents, and the final Goal for TJ, is yours.


    Maya:
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    Goal 1: Complete Story Mode
    Complete story with Maya, can be done on easy.

    Goal 2: Ultra Combo Kan-Ra
    Kan-ra, will be your next to last opponent. Finish the match with a Ultra Combo.

    Goal 3: Have a 100% Shadow Efficiency in a Single Match
    Shadow Efficiency is tied to Shadow Moves (moves done with the blue bar, bottom of screen.) Efficiency is how many bars you filled and executed successfully. (Must land these without being Broken) I found using the Shadow Moves early in a combo that you have already begun, the easiest way to guarantee landing 100%.
    At the end of the match, you will have a score for Shadow Efficiency.
    You must hit 100% against One of your opponents to unlock this Goal.


    Kan-Ra:
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    Goal 1: Complete Story Mode
    Complete the story mode with Kan-Ra.

    Goal 2: Ultra Combo Aganos
    Aganos, will be your next to last opponent. Finish the match with an Ultra Combo for this Goal.

    Goal 3: Earn 1750xp or More, in a Single Match.
    I believe this is the easiest 3rd Goal. I had above 1750xp against Every opponent.
    Perform combos and special moves, use your shadow moves when you get them, and finish with an ultra combo to guarantee a High score. More then likely you will get this going for Goal 2.


    Riptor:
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    Goal 1: Complete Story Mode
    Complete story mode using Riptor.

    Goal 2: Ultra Combo Riptor
    Riptor's Seventh opponent, is a Older version of Himself. Ultra Combo Him.

    Goal 3: Have an Avg Combo Damage of 40 or above, in a Single Match.
    This can be a bit tricky, because its very easy to mess it up. You will need large combos of lots of hits as well as shadow moves. Any combo you do, registers into this Average.
    Easiest way I found was to only do a single combo in a match. Use low Strong Kicks, which sweeps your opponent and does not start a combo until your shadow bar is full. Then proceed to Start a combo. Use both Shadow moves, fill the bar as much as you can, and then execute a Combo finisher.
    At the end of a match, you will be given a score on Avg Combo Damage. Get this at or above 40.00% in One match, to complete this goal.

    ===Make Sure Not to do this with your Opponent having less then half a bar of life!
    Less than 40% Health will equal Less than 40% Damage.===


    Aganos:
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    Goal 1: Complete Story Mode
    Finish Story Mode using Aganos.

    Goal 2: Ultra Combo Thunder
    Thunder is the next to last opponent for Aganos. Ultra Combo Him.

    Goal 3: Combo Breaker Every Opponent
    Easiest done on Easy difficulty. CPU opponents tend to spam Strong attacks on Easy. Meaning Combo Breakers are easier to Execute. Wait till your opponent begins a combo on you, then press cn_RB+cn_RT, until you break the Combo.
    This must be done on ALL opponents. If any opponents give you trouble, you are able to lose the fight and retry to make sure you have a Combo breaker executed before moving on.


    Hisako:
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    Goal 1: Complete Story Mode
    Complete the Story Mode with Hisako.

    Goal 2: Ultra Combo Aria
    Using Hisako, Ultra Combo Aria at the end of the Match, to complete this goal.

    Goal 3: Vengeance Counter Every Opponent.
    Vengeance Counter is a Counter move used by Hisako.
    Just as your about to get hit by your opponent, preform a Vengeance counter to turn the tables on your opponent. You can execute this against high/normal attacks with: cn_LB. And against low attacks with: cn_LT.
    The most difficult part of this entire goal, is to land the Vengeance Counter against Sadira, your very first opponent! She tends to spam an airborne web attack and do virtually nothing else. She does randomly pull a spinning attack, and that is likely the move you need to counter.

    This is one of the more difficult Goals. But with patience you can pull it off. Sadira, your first opponent will be the most difficult to land this on, if you can counter her, you can counter any opponent.


    Cinder:
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    Goal 1: Complete Story Mode
    Finish the Story Mode with Cinder.

    Goal 2: Ultra Combo Glacius
    Finish your match against Glacius with an Ultra Combo.

    Goal 3: Ultra Combo Every Opponent
    Personally, this was a pain for me to complete. I never was very good with Cinder, but in my opinion, he is the Hardest person to pull off Ultra Combos consistently.
    He has many moves with variations, and you are just as likely to pull off one of these variations, as the Ultra Combo itself.
    There are only Eight Matches, start to finish. But you Must finish off Every opponent with an Ultra Combo. If you Happen to miss the Ultra and win, you will have to start over from the beginning. Losing has no negative effects, you can lose as many times as you need and still unlock this, as long as every win is with an Ultra Combo.

    Cinder's Ultra Combo: cn_downcn_downleftcn_left, cn_LT


    Aria:
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    Goal 1: Complete Story Mode
    Just like every other character, Finish the Story Mode with Aria.

    Goal 2: Ultra Combo Omen
    Use Aria's Ultra Combo to defeat Omen.

    Goal 3: Complete on Hard or Higher Difficulty
    Unlike Season 1, You Must complete this on Hard Difficulty. (I can't Imagine anyone wanting to do this on a "Higher Difficulty".)
    I guess the good news would be, you can lose as many times as you like. You just have to Complete all 8 opponents in one sitting. The first Five fights, shouldn't prove much trouble.
    Your first real challenge will be Orchid. Her attacks are faster then Aria's.
    The technique i found most effective was to constantly jump away from Orchid. She will usually use her sliding kick, which you can land a jump kick over and begin a combo. Repeat this until She goes into shadow mode, she will begin sending her tigers at you constantly until her bar is empty. When she is in this mode, switch to Aria's Projectile mode with cn_LT.
    Begin spamming Aria's Energy beams.
    High: cn_downcn_downrightcn_right, cn_Y
    Low: cn_downcn_downrightcn_right, cn_X
    The Low energy beam, will destroy Orchid's Tiger and land a hit.
    When her bar is depleted, revert back to jumping away.

    Next is Kan-Ra. The same strategy will not work on Kan-Ra that worked on Orchid. I found the best thing to do with Kan-Ra, was to stay on the attack, stay aggressive. And remember to alternate weak attacks (cn_X or cn_A) with mid attacks (cn_Y or cn_B) to reduce the chance of getting caught with Combo Breakers.
    Remember its better (More Damage) to finish a shorter combo with a Combo Finisher, then to land 20 hits and have your combo broken.

    Final Enemy, Omen, I didn't have much trouble with at all. I avoided him best I could when he was in Shadow Mode, but besides that I tried to stay Aggressive. Omen doesn't pose the threat the two fights leading up to him do. After this fight, you will have unlocked Aria's Final Goal!

    If you completed all these goals correctly, you will have a Mural filled out completely.
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    And The Rivaled Achievement Along with it!

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    Danny DiboThank you, Spacedvest2, glad to know someone got some use out of this.
    Posted by Danny Dibo on 08 Dec 19 at 00:22
    Yea Danny D I must also say thx for keeping guide up. While I havent achieved this or S1 mural unfortunately/yet?/ Your guide has given me the motivation to attempt this & I'm a downright shit plyr. There will usually always be down votes on guides. Even useful ones. Appreciate it mate 🤙

    Oh yea btw : 4-113 online ranked W/L then found boost group. Pew 💩

    EDIT: S1 MURAL FINISHED!!
    EDIT: S2 MURAL FINISHED!!

    Thx again Danny D
    Posted on 11 Jul 21 at 21:07
    Ixtab LullabyVery helpful guide, thanks.
    The hardest for me was TJ's Auto Barrage, but when I turned off the combo-assist it was sooooooo much easier and I did it first try.
    Posted by Ixtab Lullaby on 01 Aug 21 at 17:35
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  • MR MITT3NSMR MITT3NS
    26 Apr 2021 30 Aug 2022 30 Aug 2022
    tldr: Tired of trying to keep up with who you've done what with for achievements? Click my spreadsheet link below and start tracking it!

    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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