The same grenade gives 77% and 17%: nobody knows it can be hacked

Nine combat and gadget trophies, with the exact checkpoint for each: the Chapter 8 laundry solves two, the Chapter 10 ambush two more, and the rest have their chapter. Everything repeats through chapter select.

Completing them unlocksSoft landing trophySoft landingBronze18.20%

And it counts towards Sleight of hand, Positively shocking, Short fuse, He'll live, Firestarter, Damp squib, Disarming personality, Always have an exit plan, required for the platinum.

The EveryTrophy team2 min readPublished on 14/09/2026Updated on 14/09/2026Covers 9 of the 38 trophies

Chapter 8, the laundry; Chapter 10, the ambush

Two checkpoints solve four trophies, and both repeat through chapter select.

Chapter 8, checkpoint 5, the laundry. Enemies wearing a holster and vest carry tasers. For Positively shocking (37.4%), keep the taser enemy and one other alive; when he aims — a bright blue line — grab the other by holding the button and charge at the taser enemy staying inside the line. Tapping does not work reliably; holding does. For Firestarter (66.4%), there is an extinguisher in the back left corner from where you enter: lure an enemy and push him into it holding the grab.

Chapter 10, checkpoint 11, the ambush. You spawn right in front of grenade enemies. For Short fuse (77.1%), wait for one to swing his arm with the grenade and shoot him. For Damp squib (16.7%), let him throw it, look at it on the ground, hold the Q-Watch and hack it: it is deactivated. Chapter 11's Webb Exhibition, checkpoint 11, works just as well.

The two grenade trophies are the same moment with two answers, and 77.1% against 16.7% measures how many people know grenades can be hacked: one in five.

Key

To push an enemy you have to hold the grab, not tap it once: the long press is what gives the animation that Positively shocking, Firestarter and Soft landing need.

The other five, chapter by chapter

Sleight of hand (92.5%): disarm by shooting the hand. It comes on its own during the training in Chapter 3, The Needle's Eye. It is the most common combat trophy and the second on the list.

Always have an exit plan (23.6%): gadgets unlock in Chapter 4. Walk into a restricted area with civilians and let yourself be seen to trigger the confrontation dialogue; during it, hold the Q-Watch and use a gadget that distracts whoever caught you. Almost nobody does it because the instinct is to bluff.

Soft landing (18.2%): hold the grab on an enemy and run with him to a ledge, like the top of a ladder; you both fall and he is knocked out. Early spot: Chapter 5, checkpoint 10, while stealing the flag.

He'll live (76.4%): keep shooting the legs until he goes down; the shot that drops him must be in the leg. Any firefight.

Disarming personality (71.1%): the Q-Watch's Laser Strap is gained in Chapter 9, Out of the Ashes, and equipped in the Q-Lab before the mission. Let an armed enemy aim at you and shoot him with it; it uses charges from blue batteries and also works on taser enemies.

The trophies involved

Each one links to its section inside the full 007 First Light trophy guide.

Soft landingBronze18.20%
Tackle an enemy over a ledge
Original name: Soft landing
Sleight of handBronze92.50%
Disarm an enemy by shooting a weapon from their hand
Original name: Sleight of hand
Positively shockingBronze37.40%
Make an enemy taser another enemy
Original name: Positively shocking
Short fuseBronze77.10%
Shoot at an enemy while he's throwing a grenade
Original name: Short fuse
He'll liveBronze76.40%
Knock out an enemy by shooting him in the legs
Original name: He'll live
FirestarterBronze66.40%
Push an enemy into a fire extinguisher
Original name: Firestarter
Damp squibBronze16.70%
Hack a grenade before it explodes
Original name: Damp squib
Disarming personalityBronze71.10%
Disarm an enemy with a laser
Original name: Disarming personality
Always have an exit planBronze23.60%
Use a gadget to escape a confrontation
Original name: Always have an exit plan

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