Obtaining Soldier achievements

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Ain't Got Time to Bleed Kill 3 players with the Equalizer in a single life without being healed. Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: The Equalizer will do more damage the lower health you have, so when you are surrounded by enemies pull out your Equalizer and run for the nearest target. Rocket jumping into groups of enemies and switching to the Equalizer in the air can allow you to get right into enemies without being killed as you approach. Melee fights in Sudden Death count towards this achievement as well. Getting three kills in quick succession is not required, simply don't die or get healed until you get them. One way to get a few easy kills is by rocket jumping into a group of unaware Snipers (such as in 2Fort) and killing them, then ambushing one more victim. Keeping the Equalizer out prevents a Medic from healing you until you finish the achievement, as the Equalizer blocks healing. However, you should also avoid getting too close to Dispensers or medkits.

Backdraft Dodger Kill a Pyro who has airblasted one of your rockets in the last 10 seconds. Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: To unlock this achievement, you do not need to kill the Pyro with a rocket, they just need to have deflected a rocket that you fired. Once a Pyro does reflect one of your rockets, use whatever method you deem fit to dispatch them. Using the Shotgun can make this a bit easier for you, because if you choose to use rockets, the Pyro may just continue to reflect them away. If you have the Buff Banner or Gunboats equipped, try to aim for the floor or walls near the Pyro where they'll still get splashed without being able to deflect the rockets. It's possible to get an Equalizer kill, but at close range against a Flamethrower (or possibly Axtinguisher) this is not highly recommended.

Banner of Brothers Buff 5 Steam friends at once with the Buff Banner. Difficulty: Easy-Medium How to obtain: This is dependent on finding people on your Steam friend list that are willing to aid you; if you are part of a gaming clan then this achievement will be straightforward. Using the Buff Banner during Humiliation will spill over a bit into the next round, allowing you to buff everyone on your team, so if you have five friends on a server that's an easy way to get them all in one spot.

Bomb Squaddie Destroy 10 sticky bombs with the shotgun in a single life. Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: This can be tedious to earn as Demomen will destroy their stickies if they realize that you are shooting at them, so try not to stand too close to the stickies you are destroying and don't blindly walk around corners. Since the first pellet of your Shotgun always travels right down the crosshair (provided that you haven't fired your Shotgun for at least one second), you can destroy stickies at a distance while staying out of range, ensuring that you survive long enough to complete this achievement. Whenever possible, try to assist Engineers in protecting their buildings from Demomen by shooting the stickies away. At the beginning of a match (if on offense), you may also be able to snipe stickies that Demomen have placed around the gates.

Brothers in Harms Kill 10 enemies while assisting or being assisted by another Soldier. Difficulty: Easy How to obtain: Try to always aim for the same targets as friendly Soldiers whenever possible. If possible try to find another Soldier on your team who also needs the achievement and stick with him. If at least one of you is using the Buff Banner, then this achievement can be quite easy, as killing someone while under its effect automatically gives an assist to the banner wielder, and the Mini-Crits will make killing your enemies easier. If both of you are using the Buff Banner, you can feed off of each other's Mini-Crit boost to charge up your own banner, and alternate.

Crockets Are Such B.S. Shoot two non-boosted crit rockets in a row. Difficulty: Very Easy How to obtain: Your Critical hit chance percentage will increase the more damage you do within a set period of time in a single life (to a maximum of 12% chance per shot), so dealing high amounts of damage will increase the chance of firing two Critical rockets in succession. A 12% Critical chance means you have a 1.44% chance for two Critical rockets in a row. This achievement mainly comes down to statistical luck, and you will eventually get it.

Death from Above Rocket jump and kill 2 enemies before you land. Difficulty: Medium-Hard How to obtain: If you have a Medic with a Kritzkreig ready, rocket jump when he uses it and quickly fire a rocket at the nearest group of enemy players before you fly out of the Medic's range. Control points and chokepoints usually have more than one player closely clumped together which makes them good places to try for this achievement. You can also earn this achievement if you manage to kill 2 enemies while performing the Equalizer's taunt.

Death From Below Kill 10 opponents who are airborne with the Direct Hit. Difficulty: Easy How to obtain: You do not have to know how to juggle enemies for this achievement. As long as an enemy is in the air when you kill them, you will get credit, though enemies subjected to Mini-Crits from being launched by explosions will be more likely to die. You can pop them into the air yourself with a rocket, but this will be a little difficult with the small explosion radius of Direct Hit rockets; you will have better odds if there are fellow Soldiers, Demomen or Pyros on your team to send enemies skyward. Also keep an eye out for jumping or falling opponents. Other Soldiers are good targets because they are slow and will often jump as a reflex while firing at you. All you need to do is hope that a rocket you fire hits them and kills them before they touch the ground.

Dominator Get 3 dominations in a single life. Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: Dominations require three kills on the same target without them killing, or assisting in killing you. Having a Medic use a Kritzkrieg on you will greatly assist you in dispatching foes quickly and helping you earn dominations, on top of minimizing your chances of being killed. Once you get your first domination, play conservatively, sticking near your base so that if you are injured, a Dispenser or Medic might be nearby to aid you. Staying close to other teammates will help you to score dominations via kill assists, and also make it harder for enemies you are already dominating to single you out. Using the Buff Banner is strongly recommended, as it allows you to get assist kills without having to directly attack your enemies.

Duty Bound While rocket jumping kill an enemy with the Equalizer before you land or just after landing. Difficulty: Hard How to obtain: Much like any airborne melee kill, this is mainly down to timing, practice and luck. The damage boost that the Equalizer receives will help you get this, so try rocket jumping when your health is between 80 and 100 to reduce your health to around 40, giving you the potential to deal more damage if you hit an enemy. You can also try landing on top of an enemy and attacking towards the ground. If your timing is right, you will hit them before you land and possibly kill them, unlocking this achievement. To further guarantee a kill, you can try equipping the Buff Banner and activating it before attempting this achievement.

Engineer to Eternity Kill an Engineer as he repairs his sentry gun while it's under enemy fire. Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: Being on BLU on Attack/Defend maps will help you get this achievement, as Sentry Guns are much more common on the defending team. When your team makes a push at a Sentry Gun that is being fiercely guarded, circle around it if possible and use the Rocket Launcher's large splash radius to dispatch the Engineer as he repairs his Sentry Gun. Alternatively, if you have the Direct Hit, and you can get a good angle, you can shoot directly at the Engineer, who will require two rockets at most if your aim is good. If possible, try to splash damage off of his Dispenser, since destroying it will prevent him from being healed. Be careful if the enemy Engineer is using the Wrangler (watch for the glowing shield), as they can attack you at any range with a tougher, harder-hitting Sentry Gun.

For Whom the Shell Trolls Bounce an opponent into the air with a rocket and then kill them with the shotgun before they land. Difficulty: Easy How to obtain: Firing a rocket at an enemy's feet will bounce them into the air, at which point you need to shoot them down with the Shotgun. Low health classes such as Scouts, Medics and Spies will be prime targets for this tactic as a direct rocket hit will reduce their health to around 40, making them easily killable with a Shotgun shell or two. It is easier to juggle enemies using the default Rocket Launcher due to the larger splash radius.

Frags of our Fathers Gib 1000 people. Difficulty: Easy How to obtain: Enemies will usually explode into gibs when directly hit and killed with your Rocket Launcher, making this achievement straightforward enough, but requiring quite a bit of Soldier play time. Critical rockets will always gib an enemy no matter how far they are from the center of the explosion when they are killed. Note that the enemy must gib; ragdoll deaths will not count for this achievement. Using the Direct Hit may also help, as any kills you make with it are likely to gib the enemy due to the rocket directly hitting them.

Geneva Contravention Kill 3 defenseless players after a single match has ended. Difficulty: Easy-Medium How to obtain: The difficulty of this achievement depends largely on luck and positioning. Try to make your way towards the enemy spawn right before your team is about to win, and let fly with the Critical boosted rockets at common hiding places (while being careful not to be tauntkilled as well). The default Rocket Launcher will help in killing fleeing enemies more easily due to the larger splash radius.

Gore-a! Gore-a! Gore-a! Provide the enemy with a freezecam of you taunting over 3 of their body parts. Difficulty: Easy How to obtain: Taunt every time you gib an enemy at close range and eventually they will get a freezecam shot of you with three of your enemy's body parts. If possible, try to gib an enemy in an enclosed room, as their body parts will not be able to travel far.

Guns of the Navar0wned Kill 5 Engineer Sentry Guns while you are standing outside of their range. Difficulty: Easy How to obtain: To unlock this achievement, simply fire rockets at Sentry Guns from a distance. If there is an Engineer behind the gun, you will not be able to take it out yourself, as the Engineer will be able to repair faster than you can deal damage. Using the Rocket Launcher, try aiming at a solid surface near the Engineer so that you can dispatch him using splash damage. Once the Engineer has been killed, it will take at most three rockets to destroy the Sentry Gun. The Direct Hit makes this achievement far easier, as you will only need two rockets to kill any Sentry Gun from full health and inattentive Engineers will not be able to save their gun in time. If the enemy Engineer is using a Wrangler, try to dispatch the Engineer first from an unexpected angle, as the Sentry will then be left unattended and easy to destroy.

Hamburger Hill Defend a cap point 30 times. Difficulty: Easy How to obtain: Playing defensively and staying near points on control point maps will make completing this achievement a little faster, but it will still take some time. Defending any control point, Payload cart or killing an enemy who is holding your intelligence will contribute one point towards this achievement.

Medals of Honor Finish a round as an MVP on a team of 6 or more players 10 times. Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: MVPs are the top three point scorers for the winning team of each round, so if you are at the top of your team's scoreboard, yet do not earn within the top three point scores for that round, you will not be an MVP. This achievement can be made easier by playing Arena and being one of the higher scoring players (this method is also a lot faster assuming you can MVP regularly). Try to carry the Buff Banner, capture or defend points, and lead your team's charges whenever possible to get as many points in a round as possible. Having a Medic provide you with Kritzkrieg can also help you earn points faster during charges.

Mutually Assured Destruction Kill an enemy sniper with a rocket after he kills you. Difficulty: Hard How to obtain: Snipers will typically aim for Soldiers due to their slower run speed and their bulky size, though this achievement does require quite a bit of luck. If you strafe back and forth on the battlements on 2Fort and fire rockets at enemy Snipers, eventually you may become lucky enough to meet the criteria of this achievement. An easier way to obtain this achievement is to blow up a Sniper and yourself while he is attacking you; the kill message will say that the Sniper "finished you off", and you will unlock the achievement (this does not work with the Direct Hit, as killing yourself with it only gives you the credit for the kill regardless of any damage other players may have inflicted).

Near Death Experience Kill 20 enemies with your Equalizer while you have less than 25 health. Difficulty: Easy-Medium How to obtain: General play with the Equalizer equipped will result in this achievement being unlocked eventually. However, more effective way to get the kills necessary is to damage yourself with your Rocket Launcher, then hide and ambush players while brandishing the Equalizer. Try hiding in dark corners, above doorways, or in rooms and corridors that are not accessed frequently. Rocket jumping to get to unexpected places will help with this as well. The easiest targets are Snipers, as they are notoriously unaware of their immediate surroundings and will go down in at most two hits, denying them the chance to counterattack.

Out, Damned Scot! Kill 500 enemy Demomen. Difficulty: Easy How to obtain: Simply target any Demomen that you see, and kill them by any means you can. Always try to use your class advantages to get the upper hand against them by attacking them directly where their indirect-fire weapons can't hit you as easily, and always keep an eye out for sticky traps. Remember that Demomen using the Chargin' Targe will be more difficult to kill with your Rocket Launcher, so you should considering taking out your Shotgun, especially if they charge. Having the Equalizer equipped may also help as it will improve your chances of killing an enemy Demoman in close quarters.

Ride of the Valkartie Ride the cart for 30 seconds. Difficulty: Easy How to obtain: On a Payload map, simply continuously push the cart for 30 seconds; jumping on top of the cart can make it easier to stay on it, but will make you a significantly easier target for Snipers to kill. You will have better luck with this achievement on larger Payload maps such as Badwater or Gold Rush stage 3, where it takes longer for the enemy team to regroup and make their way back to defend the cart.

Screamin' Eagle Kill 20 enemies from above. Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: You do not need to be airborne or rocket jumping to earn kills for this achievement, simply kill an enemy from a higher elevation. This can be done more easily when defending high control points such as the middle point on Well, point C on Gravel Pit, or the spires on Badlands.

Semper Fry Kill 20 enemies while you are on fire. Difficulty: Easy How to obtain: Once you are ignited by a Pyro, rather than pick up health or call for a Medic, simply continue playing as usual, killing any nearby enemies. Pyros that are unskilled with the compression blast or are using the Backburner are easy prey for your rockets so you may want to target them first. The Equalizer may also help out, as you will do more damage the longer you burn.

S*M*A*S*H Assist a Medic in exploding 5 enemies with a single ÜberCharge. Difficulty: Medium-Hard How to obtain: The Kritzkrieg works far better for this achievement than the regular ÜberCharge, so be sure to ask for a Kritzkrieg charge whenever possible. There is also a corresponding Medic achievement, Blast Assist; try to find a Medic who needs that achievement and ask them to help you. Using the default Rocket Launcher rather than the Direct Hit is strongly recommended, since the Direct Hit has a smaller blast radius which makes it much harder to kill multiple targets with a single rocket. It is also possible to get this achievement during the Critboost time after an intelligence capture.

Spray of Defeat Use a grenade to gib a player. Difficulty: Medium-Hard How to obtain: Taunt with the Equalizer near people and it will kill both you and the target; however, like other taunt kills, the duration of this taunt is quite long. As with other taunt kill achievements, distracted Snipers and Heavies make easy targets, as well as performing the taunt around a corner. This achievement is slightly easier to get than other taunt kill achievements, as the taunt affects everything within a certain radius rather than only in front of you. This allows you to gib players who are next to or even behind you. Alternatively, you can shoot a Soldier that is performing this taunt and allow him to gib himself, crediting you for the grenade kill and the achievement. Triggering a Spy with the Dead Ringer activated also unlocks this achievement.

The Boostie Boys Buff 15 teammates with the Buff Banner in a single life. Difficulty: Easy How to obtain: It is recommended to use the default Rocket Launcher to build up your Rage meter, as the splash damage will make it significantly easier to fill. Whenever you have a full charge ready, notify your teammates via microphone and have them gather around you. If you can't organize them together, try to activate the buff when your team is pushing through an enclosed area, such as the corridors in Gold Rush and Dustbowl stage 3. Your enemies will likely target you once your banner is raised, so play conservatively to avoid getting overwhelmed. Unless you somehow manage to round up all 15 of your teammates on a 32-player server, you will have to use the banner at least twice in one life to get this achievement. Note that using the Buff Banner during Humiliation will spill over a bit into the next round, allowing you to buff everyone on your team when they respawn.

The Longest Daze Kill 5 stunned or slowed players. Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: Find a Scout buddy with the Sandman equipped and ask him to stun enemies, then kill them at your leisure. This achievement is made a little more difficult due to the fact that only long-range balls will stun players. Killing players running around in the "humiliation" pose will not count towards this achievement. Alternatively, when playing the event version of Harvest map, players scared by the ghost will count as "stunned" and killing them will count toward the Achievement.

Trench Warfare Kill your nemesis with a shovel. Difficulty: Medium-Hard How to obtain: Allowing someone to dominate you is easy, but returning the favor with your Shovel is another story. If you try to weaken them with rockets or your Shotgun, be careful not to kill them prematurely and accidentally get revenge with the wrong weapon. Try to have your teammates keep them busy and weaken them, then rush in with the Shovel to dig their grave. Alternatively, ambushing them after they have narrowly escaped death from your team mates will allow you to kill them in one or two blows. If you're having trouble with this achievement, you can allow yourself to be dominated by a class that you are strong against (such as a Sniper), and then flank them and kill them at your leisure.

Tri-Splatteral Damage Kill 3 enemies with a single critical rocket. Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: It is recommended you have an assisting Medic ÜberCharge you with the Kritzkrieg to guarantee Critical rockets. Try to attack in a location where enemies are more likely to be bunched up, such as near a Teleporter Exit or if an enemy Soldier is leading a charge with the Buff Banner. This achievement requires significant luck to complete, but it will happen eventually. Another time to try for this is using the Crit boost you receive after your team has captured the enemy intelligence on a CTF map.

War Crime and Punishment In a single life, kill 3 enemies who have damaged a Medic that is healing you. Difficulty: Medium How to obtain: The criteria of this achievement requires the Medic to have taken damage from an enemy while healing you at the same time. As long as you look out for your Medic teammate, you should unlock this achievement through regular play. This does not have to be done for a single Medic, so if your Medic dies you can still attempt to complete the achievement, though you will probably get this achievement with a single Medic in most cases. Attacking while being ÜberCharged by a Kritzkrieg will also make this easier, as you will be able to kill your enemies very quickly, and they will be focusing fire on you and your Medic.

War Crime Spybunal Kill a Spy who just backstabbed a teammate. Difficulty: Easy-Medium How to obtain: There is always the likelihood of witnessing a teammate die from a backstab, so simply try to kill the Spy with your Rocket Launcher if you see it happen. Keep an ear out for the Critical death screams and kill notifications in the top corner, and quickly turn around if you hear a loud scream near you to ensure that you don't meet the same fate. You can't immediately kill the Spy if he is using the Dead Ringer, as it allows him to survive even a point-blank Critical rocket, so listen for the telltale uncloaking noise if you suspect a Dead Ringer user, and kill him when he's vulnerable.

Where Eagles Dare Get the highest possible rocket jump using jump and crouch. Difficulty: Easy How to obtain: This achievement will be very simple for experienced rocket jumpers, but for the inexperienced, read the rocket jump article to learn how to correctly execute one properly. Contrary to the achievement text, the jump does not have to be a max height rocket jump, using a distance rocket jump will also complete this achievement. Practicing using a rocket jump map can make this achievement easy to get.

Wings of Glory Kill an enemy soldier while both you and the target are airborne. Difficulty: Medium-Hard How to obtain: This achievement requires quite a bit of luck, as you must meet an enemy Soldier and you must both be in midair within a distance close enough to each other. Kill the airborne Soldier before he kills you with any weapon practical for the situation. If your aim is good, you might get lucky with a well aimed rocket. The Direct Hit will help a lot since the rockets travel much faster and Mini-Crit on juggled opponents. Otherwise, use the Shotgun or your melee weapon if you're close enough. While on the ground, if you can catch an airborne Soldier off-guard with a rocket and you are confident it will hit them and kill them, quickly jump in the air and you may trigger the achievement.

Worth a Thousand Words Provide the enemy with a freezecam of your 21 gun salute. Difficulty: Very Easy How to obtain: Simply kill an enemy, and taunt with the Shotgun equipped. You do not need to kill the enemy with the Shotgun, though doing so obviates the need to switch weapons.