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Stop 'Em Cold achievement in Gears 5

Stop 'Em Cold

Defeat the Matriarch in Escape using the Relic Dropshot

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How to unlock the Stop 'Em Cold achievement

  • FuzzyRabbidDoggFuzzyRabbidDogg
    31 Mar 2020 31 Mar 2020 02 Apr 2020
    *EDIT* for what it's worth it seems you only have to damage the matriarch at the moment of this posting with the dropshot relic. Make sure everyone in your party damages her and you will all get it. (see comments)

    This can be done solo but much easier with a partner as they can turn the Matriarch around and you can shoot them in the back or vise versa.

    Load up Escape on Ice Queen (Escape > Custom > Host Private > Ice Queen Map) At the start of the level take the right path and there will be a Dropshot Relic in the safe room:

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    Hold onto this and run through the first part of the map. All the Scions have more Ammo and make sure you pick up the Red ammo boxes for even more. Once you get through the Checkpoint shower rooms the next area is where the Matriarch spawns. I would suggest killing all the Juvies and then leading her down away from all the snipers so you can just focus on her.

    This is the Matriarch for those that don't remember:

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    Lower her health to nothing and then hit her with the dropshot relic to kill her. if you run out of ammo just die and you respawn in the shower checkpoint area with ammo.

    Note: I helped a buddy get this cheevo and he got it even though the venom killed her after his first dropshot didn't.

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    spxyu02Can confirm, venom helped me out and finished her off after I missed follow-up dropshots after my first connected, bringing her from low, to very-low health.
    Posted by spxyu02 On 31 Mar 20 at 18:38
    scmark15I ran out of drop and finished her off with a talon after she unfroze out of frustration and it still popped first attempt. Not sure if just using it on her then killing her with anything counts, and I can’t recall the dropshot doing any damage either.
    Posted by scmark15 On 01 Apr 20 at 22:27
    DangerCensoredMy co-op partner did the kill with the dropshot and it popped for both of us. Just make sure everyone does some damage.
    Posted by DangerCensored On 01 Apr 20 at 23:43
    LSF OverdriveFrom my experience of how I unlocked it : I was the only one who used the dropshot relic, froze her twice, we all did some damage on her. The rest of the team got the achievement even though they didn't use the dropshot themselves, as long as they deal some damage to her and the relic was used (not sure if someone who didn't deal damage while she was frozen counts, I'd make sure to not miss that opportunity just in case), everyone should unlock it at the same time.
    Posted by LSF Overdrive On 02 Apr 20 at 12:08
    MadorOnce you’ve frozen her once, close the evacuation door (locking her out) and wait for the venom to kill her. Keep a juvie with you to stop the game ending.
    Posted by Mador On 03 Jul 20 at 11:50
    CrestfallenSilkI killed her with the Gnasher and it popped. Someone shot it with the Dropshot though.
    Posted by CrestfallenSilk On 24 Nov 20 at 02:33
    Bkgbadcould someone help me with this ty, i tried solo and was strugglin
    Posted by Bkgbad On 18 Aug 21 at 09:25
    Robster80Got this by pure LUCK; and wasn't even going for it. I damaged it with the Relic Dropshot at the LZ, she was the last enemy left. I was then down to the Longshot and my Snub pistol, and I had to move around to get her to jump and then get out of the way and get around to her back to shoot her up until she died, and the achievement popped as I boarded the Raven
    Posted by Robster80 On 29 May 22 at 05:22
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