The Arkham Influence — How It Works
Legacy of the Dark Knight borrows Rocksteady's Arkham combat DNA almost wholesale. Every encounter is a choreographed flow of attacks, counters, and gadget use. Enemy types telegraph their attacks visually — learning these signals is the foundation of every combat trophy.
The yellow flash above an enemy's head is the counter prompt — press Triangle/Y to counter. Missing the counter breaks your combo streak. The combat trophies below all require maintaining clean combo chains while managing enemy types intelligently.
Reach a 99-hit Combat Combo in a single encounter — punches, kicks, counters and gadget hits all keep the chain alive. It's the most skill-demanding trophy in the game: the combo drops if you get hit, miss a counter, or stop attacking for a few seconds, exactly like the Arkham games.
Set it up
- Pick a fight with a large group in one arena so you never run out of targets.
- Counters keep the combo alive between attacks — use them to bridge gaps instead of letting the timer run down.
- Weave gadget throws (like the Batarang) between melee — each counts as a hit and buys time to reposition.
Keep it clean
- Counter every yellow flash before resuming your chain — one missed counter ends the run.
- Leave armoured/shielded enemies for last; plain goons chain far more smoothly.
- Don't chase — let enemies come to you so you're never swinging at empty air.
Perform 100 successful counters in total (cumulative across the whole game). A counter only lands when the yellow flash appears over an enemy and you press Triangle/Y at that moment — normal attacks don't count.
Perform 100 Stealth Takedowns in total (cumulative — sneak up on unaware enemies). Every enemy must be eliminated silently from behind or above. The encounter ends when all enemies in the room are down.
Best Location
- Any stealth section with unaware, spread-out enemies gives you clean takedown windows
- Any stealth section with gargoyles/high vantage points — drop takedowns are the safest stealth approach
- Replaying a stealth-friendly encounter is fine — the count is cumulative across the whole game
Strategy
- Always approach from behind — the detection cone is a forward-facing arc, never behind
- Grapple to vantage points and drop-takedown from above for the safest approach
- If detected, immediately retreat to a hiding spot — enemies lose you after 8 seconds
- Crouch (L3/LS) reduces detection range significantly — use it at all times
- The encounter counts as complete when the last enemy falls — the trophy pops immediately
Simply purchase any 3 Gadget Upgrades at the Batcave. It pops on your third upgrade, so you'll get it long before the full-set trophy below — essentially free.
Buy every Gadget Upgrade for one character from that character's upgrade menu in the Batcave. It's purely a shopping trophy — there's no "use them in a fight" requirement. Pick whoever you'll invest in first (Batman is the natural choice) and clear out their whole gadget list. It naturally comes a bit later, once you've collected enough currency.
Defeat at least one of every enemy type in the game — it isn't a kill-count trophy, just a checklist of enemy varieties. New types keep appearing as you move through the chapters and into the open world (henchmen, gunmen, brutes and each villain's themed goons), so it comes naturally once you've done the story and some Gotham activities. If you're missing one at the end, it's usually a specific villain's enemy — head to that villain's area to find it.
In Photo Mode, rotate the camera more than 20 degrees — one of the easiest trophies in the game. Press the dedicated Photo Mode button (Options menu → Photo Mode, or the shortcut button shown in HUD) at any point during gameplay, frame your shot, and press save. Trophy pops immediately.
- Photo Mode can be opened during exploration, combat, or cutscenes
- The best shots are from the Batwing above Gotham at night — the city lights are spectacular
- Saved photos go to your console's capture gallery — no storage required beyond default space