The 8 trophies in the Ninja Gaiden 4 expansion The Two Masters

The expansion adds 8 trophies that do not count towards the platinum and that are a good deal harder than the whole base game. The two rarest in the game are here.

Completing them unlocks

Conqueror of the AbyssBronze3.37%

And it counts towards Way of the New Master Ninja, Ultimate Challenge, required for the platinum.

The EveryTrophy team2 min readPublished on 21/08/2026Updated on 21/08/2026Covers 3 of the 53 trophies

First things first: they do not count towards the platinum

True Ninja, the platinum, is earned with the 44 base-game trophies. The 8 from The Two Masters sit completely apart.

Worth being clear on that before buying the expansion thinking it is compulsory: it is not. And worth being even clearer on it before diving in, because it is a good deal harder than the original game.

The two rarest trophies in the game are here

Compare the percentages against the base-game platinum, held by 14.46%. Seven of the eight are bronze.

Trophy	What it asks for	Who has it
Conqueror of the Abyss · bronze	Complete Abyssal Road	3.37%
Way of the New Master Ninja · gold	The Two Masters on Master Ninja	5.77%
Ultimate Challenge · bronze	Any EX Trial	6.48%
Scornful Mother of the Damned · bronze	The Seere Boss Trial	8.46%
More Machine than Fiend · bronze	The Mecha Soldier Boss Trial	8.75%
The Two Masters · bronze	Finish the expansion story	15.21%
A Life Dedicated to Duty · bronze	Defeat the new threat	15.91%
The Pursuit of Duty · bronze	Defeat the fiend in Tokyo	16.54%

Fact

Conqueror of the Abyss is held by 3.37%: four times rarer than the base-game platinum itself. If the real 100% of Ninja Gaiden 4 interests you, that is the trophy that decides it.

How the ranks break down

NINJA GAIDEN 4 splits its 53 trophies into 1 platinum, 4 gold, 5 silver and 43 bronze: 1,335 points on the PlayStation scale.

What stands out is how lopsided the list is: 43 of the 53 are bronze. And here the rank tells you nothing about what a trophy costs. Conqueror of the Abyss, at 3.37%, is the rarest trophy in the whole game and it is a bronze. Surf Ninja (16.94%) and Laser's Edge (18.35%) are too.

The trophies involved

Each one links to its section inside the full Ninja Gaiden 4 trophy guide.

Conqueror of the AbyssBronze3.37%

Complete Abyssal Road

Original name: Conqueror of the Abyss

Way of the New Master NinjaGold5.77%

Complete "The Two Masters" on MASTER NINJA difficulty

Original name: Way of the New Master Ninja

Ultimate ChallengeBronze6.48%

Complete any EX Trial

Original name: Ultimate Challenge

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