This Onimusha Way of the Sword trophy guide covers all 52: 1 Platinum, 2 Gold, 9 Silver and 40 Bronze. None are missable, and there are no online or glitched ones. Around 15 to 16 are hidden, staying concealed in the list until you earn them.
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Onimusha Way of the Sword trophy guide: Platinum and Gold
| Trophy | Requirement |
|---|---|
Peerless (Platinum) | Earn all trophies |
True Onimusha (Gold) | Complete the game on difficulty level "Carnage" |
Glutton for Punishment (Gold) | Beat all Boss Rematch opponents on all difficulty levels |
These two golds are the only trophies with a difficulty requirement. Carnage itself only unlocks after one full campaign clear on Story or Action, so at least two playthroughs are needed. A Carnage Boss Rematch win counts as clearing that opponent on Story and Action, so one Carnage sweep covers all three tiers.
Silver (9)
| Trophy | Requirement |
|---|---|
Demystified | Complete all 8 Mysteries of Kyoto |
No Job Too Small | Complete all 18 Chance Encounters |
For the Love of Dog | Rescue all 36 Lion Dogs |
Well-Rounded | Learn and upgrade all basic and special skills |
Dressed to Kill | Enhance all equipment to the maximum level |
Oni Armory | Acquire all 7 Oni Armaments |
Medical Marvel | Enhance all Hozuki Pouches to the maximum level |
Charmed Life | Enhance all charms to the maximum level |
Brutalist | Land 50 Issen attacks |
Boss fight bronzes
| Trophy | Requirement |
|---|---|
Onimusha Showdown | Drive off Sasaki Ganryu |
Get Stuffed | Defeat Daidara |
Twisted Fates | Defeat Rasho-gan |
Howling Wind | Defeat Ifuu |
Dokyo's Fixation | Defeat the Greater Nue |
Benkei: Out, but Not Down | Defeat Benkei |
Crashing Lightning | Defeat Burai |
Wide Awake | Defeat Shuten Doji |
The Perfect Storm | Defeat Ifuu and Burai together |
We Done Here? | Defeat Sasaki Ganryu at Arashiyama |
End This Madness | Defeat Dokyo |
Baited by Benkei | Defeat Benkei at Rendaino |
Truly, Thank You | Defeat Minamoto no Yoshitsune |
Second Helping | Beat an opponent in a Boss Rematch |
Serves You Right | Defeat the Byakue at Kiyomizu-dera Temple |
Every story boss kill is a hidden entry that reveals itself only when you defeat that boss.
Story and side activity bronzes
| Trophy | Requirement |
|---|---|
Mystery Solved | Complete your first Mystery of Kyoto |
Life-Saver | Complete your first Chance Encounter |
Citizen Savior | Rescue 30 townspeople from marauding Genma |
Selfish Selflessness | Rescue a merchant being attacked by Genma |
No Dog Left Behind | Rescue your first Lion Dog |
Genma-ologist | Collect all 23 Genma Notes |
The Winding Way of the Sword | Learn and upgrade all basic or special skills |
Looking Sharp | Enhance a piece of equipment for the first time |
Health Is Wealth | Enhance a Hozuki Pouch to the maximum level |
A Real Charmer | Enhance a charm to the maximum level |
Combat count bronzes
| Trophy | Requirement |
|---|---|
Burning Blade | Defeat 50 foes while in the Blazing State |
Stop Motion | Perform 50 Reflex Combos |
Wielder of Oni Armaments | Defeat 100 enemies with Oni Armaments |
Oni's Oni | Defeat 50 enemies in the Oni Awakened state |
Flow State | Defeat 50 enemies with Chain Issen attacks |
Silent Violence | Assassinate 20 enemies |
Pinch Hitter | Deflect 50 projectiles |
Deadeye | Score 100 headshots with your bow |
Winning Is What Matters | Carry out 50 attacks with environmental objects |
Untouchable | Perform 50 Grab Reversals |
Coming Through! | Break an enemy's guard 50 times |
Helm Splitter | Break 100 shields or pieces of enemy armour |
Get This Thing Off Me | Absorb 30 or more souls at once |
Berserker | Defeat 3 enemies with continuous Break Issen attacks |
Genma Griller | Set three enemies ablaze at once |
The Platinum route
Play on Story or Action and clear every collectible, rescue, upgrade and skill condition before the final mission, "The Clash at Rendaino". Make a manual save before it.
Clear the story. If anything was missed, choosing "Continue" from the main menu returns you to the area just before that final mission, so nothing is permanently missable.
Start New Game+ from the main menu, choose Carnage at the difficulty prompt and complete the second campaign for True Onimusha. Carnage is permanent for that save and removes Action Prompts.
Sweep Boss Rematch: every opponent in the grid must be cleared on Story, Action and Carnage for Glutton for Punishment, so check each marker rather than assuming one difficulty covers the others. Only Boss Rematches count, not Practice Ground drills.
Mysteries of Kyoto and Chance Encounters do not carry into New Game+, so finish all 26 on the first playthrough. Learned skills, Awakened Oni abilities, Hozuki Pouches, charms, Genma Notes and Lion Dogs do carry over. Spend leftover red souls and Favour on charms, pouch upgrades and skills rather than sword or gauntlet levels, since the latter reset in New Game+.
Expect 60 to 70 hours across at least two playthroughs. The combat count trophies can be stacked naturally from the first hour, or farmed afterwards against repeatable enemies using Practice Ground drills or Boss Rematches.