PS4
Plan the campaigns separately: each has its own difficulties, upgrades and counters. Use Nephilim for Hardcore if you prefer to keep it apart from higher difficulties. Save the SSS runs until you have the weapons and know where each mission puts its enemy groups.
The PS4 Definitive Edition has 51 trophies and includes Vergil’s Downfall and Bloody Palace requirements. The 2013 PS3 release has a different route.
- Trophy sets: 51 trophies in the PS4 set
- Mission ranks: 10 distinct SSS missions with Dante and 5 with Vergil
- Bloody Palace: Wave 50 with Dante, 30 with Vergil
Open Dante’s difficulties
Use a Dante run to open all weapons and spot the detours to souls, keys and Secret Mission doors. After the story you can revisit stages that needed tools you did not have. Follow with Son of Sparda and Dante Must Die; if Hardcore is still unchecked, enable it for a Nephilim-or-higher clear.
- Check that Hardcore is enabled throughout the run you choose for it.
Complete Vergil’s Downfall separately
Start a separate tally of souls, upgrades and kills for Vergil. Son of Sparda and Vergil Must Die are required, as is Hardcore at Nephilim or above. Devil Trigger tools expire more quickly in Hardcore: have a way to control crowds after Spiral Swords or Doppelganger wears off.
- Check Vergil’s maximum health and Devil Trigger before returning to the ranks.
Choose distinct missions for SSS ranks
Work on the final grade in ten Dante missions and five Vergil missions. Pick a difficulty where you can execute combos reliably, with Hardcore off unless needed. Rotate weapons, track the clear time and search for souls before your scoring run so you do not have to improvise detours.
- Count unique mission numbers rather than the same stage replayed at different difficulties.
Reach each Bloody Palace threshold
Dante needs wave 50 and Vergil needs wave 30. Attempt these after upgrading, so you have more ways to handle crowds when the timer runs low. Keep a reliable attack for enemies that interrupt your strings and save slow moves for openings when they are vulnerable.
- Check the trophy when the target wave is reached before deciding whether to continue.
Clean up trials and remaining kills
Before repeating full missions, check the collection screen for the missing key, door or soul. Some trophies ask for kills in short sequences, such as the descent in Secret Ingredient or before entering the tower in The Plan. Replay those segments deliberately rather than trying them during an SSS run.
- Track the kill counts separately: 2,500 with Dante and 1,000 with Vergil.
Trophies to watch
Is there a problem?
Complete all missions (on Nephilim or above) on Hardcore mode with Dante
Keep Hardcore on for the full campaign at Nephilim or above.
I only take special jobs
Be awarded a SSS rank on 10 different missions with Dante
Record each new mission number with a final SSS grade.
I see a devil inside you has awakened
Be awarded a SSS rank on 5 different missions with Vergil
Plan five distinct Vergil missions with the skills already unlocked.
King? Yeah, here's your crown
Reach wave 50 on Bloody Palace with Dante
Reach wave 50 with Dante after upgrading his arsenal.
What are you gonna do with all that power?
Reach wave 30 on Bloody Palace with Vergil
Vergil has a separate threshold; Dante’s result does not count.
Frequently asked questions
Does the PS4 platinum need the Vergil DLC?
Vergil’s Downfall comes with Definitive Edition and its trophies are in the base list. There is no separate purchase needed.
Is Must Style required?
No. Hardcore has dedicated trophies, while Must Style is an optional challenge for this set.
Must I finish every Palace wave?
No. Aim to reach wave 50 with Dante and 30 with Vergil; the set does not require both full clears.
Sources
Trophy lists
Buying the game
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