The Last of Us Part I Trophy Guide

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Defeat Black Fang without taking any damage during Left Behind. During the Fun and Games chapter, Ellie and Riley will enter Raja’s Arcade. Look to the right side of the arcade for The Turning cabinet. The screen does not work, but Riley convinces Ellie to play anyway by imagining the fight. Ellie will close her eyes and you will need to complete a series of QTE button prompts. To earn the trophy, complete every prompt correctly without making a single mistake. The exact button sequence is randomized, so do not try to memorize a fixed pattern. Focus on each prompt as it appears and input it carefully. If you complete the full fight without taking a hit, the trophy will unlock before the final finishing move.

Tip

Stay calm and prioritize accuracy over speed. The prompts change each time, so reacting cleanly is much more useful than trying to remember someone else’s sequence.

Warning

One failed input means Angel Knives takes damage and ruins the trophy attempt, so restart the checkpoint if you make a mistake. Turns out Ellie can dominate an arcade fighting game with her eyes closed. Completely normal talent to have.

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Beat Riley in the brick-throwing contest during Left Behind. During the Mallrats chapter, Ellie and Riley will leave the Halloween store and reach a balcony overlooking 2 cars. Riley will challenge Ellie to a game. Ellie targets the red car while Riley attacks the blue one. Grab the nearby bricks and break all 7 windows on the red car before Riley finishes breaking the windows on her car. If Ellie destroys all 7 first, she wins the contest and the trophy will unlock.

Tip

Throw quickly and focus entirely on the red car. If Riley wins first, restart the checkpoint and try again.

Warning

Winning this contest is also required to trigger one of the Optional Conversations needed for Getting to Know You, so make sure you win at least once. Seven windows. One friendship. Zero respect for automotive property.

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Upgrade each of the 5 melee weapon types at least once, then use up the extra durability added by the upgrade. The 5 melee weapons you need are: Lead Pipe Baseball Bat 2X4 Machete Pick Axe Melee upgrades are crafted using Bindings and Blades. For this trophy, you do not need to completely destroy each weapon. You only need to use enough hits to consume the extra durability granted by the upgrade. The first three weapon types can all be handled in Bill's Town: Lead Pipe The first upgraded Lead Pipe is found on the roof of the first building you climb in The Woods. After crossing with the plank and dropping into the next area, you can use it on the nearby Clickers. Baseball Bat After escaping the upside-down trap, Bill leads you through a laundromat. Pick up the Baseball Bat from the counter, upgrade it, then use the added durability during the incoming Runner encounter. 2X4 Between Bill's safehouse and the church armory, look for wooden planks on the floor. Pick one up, upgrade it, then use it during the Graveyard section or the neighborhood afterward. The remaining two appear later: Machete During The Suburbs: Sewers, continue through the more open section where the path splits. After clearing the infected on the left route, continue into the room with large pipes to find the Machete on the ground. Upgrade it and use the added durability during one of the upcoming infected or hunter encounters. Pick Axe During the attack at Tommy's Dam after the generator is restored, look for the Pick Axe embedded in the side of a crate. Upgrade it, then use the extra durability on the attacking hunters or save it for the encounters that follow while searching for Ellie. Once you have upgraded all 5 weapon types and consumed the added durability on each, the trophy will unlock.

Tip

As soon as you find a new melee weapon type, upgrade it and deliberately use the extra durability right away. That makes it much easier to remember which weapons you have already completed. You are not just crafting stronger melee weapons. You are giving every piece of scrap metal and lumber in America one glorious final purpose.

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Fully upgrade any one weapon at a Workbench. You only need to max out a single weapon for this trophy. The easiest and cheapest option is the Revolver. Joel obtains the Revolver in The Outskirts, and it can be fully upgraded using the first 3 Workbench Tools. The Revolver requires a total of 155 Parts: Reload Speed: 15 + 20 + 30 Fire Rate: 20 + 30 + 40 Once every available upgrade for the Revolver has been purchased, the trophy will unlock. Other relatively cheap options include the Flamethrower at 160 Parts and the Bow at 230 Parts, but the Revolver is available much earlier and costs less overall.

Tip

Save enough Parts to fully finish one weapon instead of spreading upgrades across everything. The Revolver is the cleanest choice if you want this trophy as early and cheaply as possible.

Warning

Make sure you fully upgrade at least one weapon before leaving the final Workbench in the Bus Depot chapter. Joel has eight weapons. The trophy only wants one perfected. For once, the apocalypse respects your budget.

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Craft each of the 6 available item types at least once. The required items are: Health Kit Shiv Molotov Upgraded Melee Weapon Nail Bomb Smoke Bomb The crafting materials used throughout the game are Alcohol, Bindings, Blades, Explosives, Rags, and Sugar. Health Kit Uses Alcohol and Rags. The recipe becomes available after Tess gives Joel his first Health Kit during The Quarantine Zone. Shiv Uses Bindings and Blades. The recipe becomes available during the Warehouse section of The Quarantine Zone. Molotov Uses Alcohol and Rags. The recipe becomes available after picking up the Molotov in the Subway during The Outskirts. Upgraded Melee Weapon Uses Bindings, Blades, and a melee weapon. This becomes available once upgraded melee weapons are introduced in Bill's Town. Nail Bomb Uses Blades and Explosives. The recipe becomes available when Bill gives Joel the Nail Bomb in his armory. Smoke Bomb Uses Explosives and Sugar. The Smoke Bomb is found in Pittsburgh shortly after the opening attack, inside the garage containing the body pile. Look on the shelf near Workbench Tool #2. Once you have personally crafted one of every item type, the trophy will unlock.

Tip

Loot thoroughly and craft items as their recipes become available instead of saving every material forever. The game gives you plenty of opportunities to restock if you explore. The real survival horror is realizing you have been carrying enough supplies to craft everything for three chapters and just forgot.

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Pick up Frank’s note after Bill throws it away. Near the end of Bill’s Town, you will enter a house containing the pickup truck that Bill and Ellie prepare to use. While Bill is working on the truck, search the house and find the note addressed to him. Bring the note back to Bill and give it to him during the Optional Conversation. Bill will read it, react exactly as you would expect Bill to react, and throw the note onto the floor near the front-right side of the garage. Walk around the truck and pick the discarded note back up. The trophy will unlock once you collect it again.

Tip

There are two Optional Conversations in this area, including one with Ellie, so make sure you trigger both before leaving.

Warning

Do not interact with the truck hatch and progress the scene before picking Frank’s discarded note back up. Frank leaves Bill one final message. Bill’s response? Straight to the floor.

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Refuse Ellie’s high five at the beginning of Tommy's Dam. After arriving at the dam, Joel and Ellie need to create a way across. Swim underwater and retrieve the wooden pallet, then use it to move Ellie from one side of the dam to the other. Once Ellie reaches the controls, both of you can operate the mechanisms and create the bridge. Cross over to Ellie. She will hold out her hand for a high five and a Triangle prompt will appear. Do absolutely nothing. Wait until the moment passes and Ellie reacts to being left hanging. The trophy will then unlock.

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After the trophy pops, you can restart the checkpoint and give Ellie the high five she deserved in the first place. There are Clickers. There are Hunters. And somehow this is still the cruelest thing Joel does for a trophy.

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Turn off the spotlight generator while remaining in stealth during Pittsburgh. Near the end of Pittsburgh, after meeting Henry and Sam, the group needs to get through the heavily guarded area blocking the escape route toward the bridge. Start from the lower part of the building with Henry and move toward the generator beneath the searchlight platform. Take out the first two hunters near the bonfire with Henry. From there, move between the vehicles and stay out of the searchlight while it sweeps the area. Avoid alerting the remaining hunters and make your way to the generator. Interact with it while you are still undetected to shut off the spotlight. The trophy will unlock immediately.

Tip

Once the generator is off and the trophy pops, you no longer need to worry about maintaining stealth for the trophy requirement. Apparently Joel’s greatest enemy in Pittsburgh was not the hunters. It was the electric bill.

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Use a Brick or Bottle to lure an infected enemy into attacking a human. A reliable place to do this is during The Enemy of My Enemy, the final section of Left Behind. After Ellie crawls through a duct, you will reach an area with several Clickers below while a group of hunters enters the nearby clothing store. There is a Brick close to where Ellie exits the duct. Pick it up and throw it between the infected and the hunters. The noise should draw the infected toward the humans and cause them to attack each other. Once an infected attacks a human, the trophy will unlock. You also get another good opportunity shortly afterward. In the next encounter area, leave some of the Runners and Clickers alive. When hunters enter the area, throw a Brick or Bottle into the middle of the room to draw the infected toward them.

Tip

Stay back after throwing the object and let the two groups fight. This keeps you safer and makes it easier to see whether the trophy condition triggers. Nothing says resource conservation like convincing your enemies to solve each other for you.

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Play the Jak X arcade machine during Left Behind. During the Fun and Games chapter, Riley will take Ellie into Raja’s Arcade. Head to the back-left corner of the arcade and look for the Jak X Racing cabinet. Walk up to it and press Triangle. The machine does not actually work, so Ellie imagines herself playing instead. Watch the full scene and the trophy will unlock.

Tip

Explore the arcade before moving on with Riley so you do not walk past the cabinet. The apocalypse may have killed the power. It did not kill Ellie’s imagination.

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Win the water gun fight against Riley during Left Behind. Near the end of the Fun and Games chapter, Riley gives Ellie her water guns back and challenges her to a fight. To use the water gun, pump it with R2, then aim with L2 and fire with R2. The fight has 3 rounds. In the first round, fill Riley’s Soak Level meter before she fills Ellie’s. The second and third rounds are sudden death, meaning the first person hit loses the round. Use the clothing racks and counters for cover, move around Riley, and try to land the first shot as quickly as possible during the final 2 rounds. Win the full water gun fight and the trophy will unlock.

Tip

If you are struggling, lower the difficulty to Very Light. This makes the fight much easier to control. After everything Ellie survives, her toughest opponent may still be Riley with a water gun.

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Ride the sewer contraption with Henry and Sam during The Suburbs. Partway through the Sewers, you will reach a flooded area with a car sticking out of the water and a large movable platform. First, swim underwater and remove the metal debris blocking the gate. After Henry opens the gate, swim into the next area and go up the steps. Grab the wooden pallet and throw it into the water. Swim it back to Ellie, then ferry her across to the opposite side so she can reach the controls for the contraption. As soon as Ellie gets into position, quickly return to Henry and Sam and jump onto the moving platform with them before Ellie activates it. Ride across with Henry and Sam and the trophy will unlock.

Tip

As soon as Ellie reaches the controls, stop exploring and head straight back to Henry and Sam so you are already standing on the platform before it moves.

Warning

If Ellie moves the contraption before you get on, restart the checkpoint and try again. Joel spends half the game finding ways to transport Ellie across water. This time, he finally gets to enjoy the ride.

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Pet Buckley during Tommy's Dam. After arriving inside Tommy’s facility, Joel will be given a tour of the area. Eventually, you will approach the control room where everyone is working on getting the generator running again. Just before entering the building, look for a black-and-white dog named Buckley playing with a tennis ball. Walk up to Buckley and press Triangle to pet him. The trophy will unlock immediately.

Tip

Do this before entering the control room so you do not accidentally move the story forward. There are a lot of important things happening at the dam. None of them are more important than petting the dog.