Achievement References

This Guide will go ever and explain from most to all the achievements with references and trivia from many areas, such as music, video games, movies, and more.

Introduction

Credits:

[AMG] Toby and [AMG] Jackett who wrote a lot of the puns and provided us information.
BeskarMando- Images and Assistance
BloodMalice- Assistance
Zachery Moe- Assistance
NattyFrank- Assistance and Writing
Ska Cat Manifesto- Writing and Research

Many thanks to Tripwire Interactive, Antimatter Games, and the contributors of the Rising Storm 2 Wiki.
Tripwire Interactive: http://www.tripwireinteractive.com/
Antimatter Games: http://www.antimattergames.com/
Rising Storm 2 Wiki: TBA

The guide will go over most to all achievements with references and trivia including a lot of clever puns and jokes that the developers wrote. The areas covered include movies, television, video games, music, youtube, and a lot of other references that many to few may get. Anyways, thank you for taking to time to read our guide of puns and references.

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Achievement References [Part 1]

Image	Achievement	Requirements	Reference
__________	Welcome to the Rice Fields	Finish a round on any map as the North Vietnamese forces.	Reference to popular YouTuber, FlithyFrank.
__________	FNG	Finish a round on any map as the South Vietnamese forces.	Referred as “F**king New Guy” to fresh recruits of the United States in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War.
__________	Tripwire, Interactive	Kill an enemy player with a tripwire trap.	Reference to Rising Storm 2: Vietnam's publisher and one of the developer companies, Tripwire Interactive.
__________	It's a Trap!	Step on an enemy's punji trap.	Reference to Admiral Akbar from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi .
__________	Smells like… Victory!	Get 10 kills with a single napalm strike.	Reference to Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore from Apocalypse Now .
__________	Hoist By Your Own Petard	Destroy a Helicopter as North Vietnamese with a stolen M79 Grenade Launcher.	Shakespeare's phrase, in which one is harmed by their own plans intended to harm someone else.
__________	I Ain't Got Time to Bleed!!	Kill an enemy whilst you are bleeding.	Reference to Blain Cooper from the 1987 Predator .
__________	Whatever Happened to Leon Trotsky	Kill an enemy with a pick mattock.	Reference to the song No More Heroes by the Stranglers, in which Leon Trotsky, a Soviet politician and Marxist, was assassinated by an ice pick.
__________	White Feather	Kill an enemy from over 250m away with the XM21 Sniper Rifle.	The given nickname of USMC sniper Carlos Hathcock by the North Vietnamese Army.
__________	The Smell of Napalm in the Morning	Kill the North Vietnamese commander with napalm	Reference to Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore in Apocalypse Now .
__________	Thumper	Kill an enemy with an unexploded M79 shell.	The nickname of the M79 Grenade Launcher.
__________	Survive!	Use two bandages in one life without dying.	Reference to Tropic Thunder's movie tribute.
__________	First Blood	Get the first kill in a round	Reference to the 1982 Rambo film First Blood .
__________	First Blood: Part 2	Get the second kill in a round.	Reference to the sequel film Rambo: First Blood Part II .
__________	The Gang Solves the North Vietnam Situation	Finish the game as the top-scoring squad in the game.	Reference to Episode 6 of Season 3 in The Gang Solves the North Korea Situation from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia .
__________	Surprise, Mother…!	As the VC/PAVN Commander, spawn 8 or more friendly soldiers on your position in a single use of the Ambush ability.	Reference to a famous phrase quoted by character James Doakes from Dexter .
__________	Edge of a Straight Razor	Complete the capture of an objective as the only player	Reference to Colonel Walter E. Kurtz from Apocalypse Now .
__________	What Goes Around…	Kill enemy North Vietnamese soldier by shooting a booby trap to detonate it.	A phrase of karma, “what goes around comes around”.

Achievement References [Part 2]

Image	Achievement	Requirements	Reference
__________	Charlie Don't Surf!	Kill a North Vietnamese soldier while they are standing in water.	Reference to Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore from Apocalypse Now .
__________	Tunnel Rat	As a member of the South Vietnamese forces, kill 5 enemies in a single life while inside a North Vietnamese tunnel.	Refers to soldiers of the South Vietnamese forces, known as Tunnels Rats, who performed search and destroy missions underground during the Vietnam War.
__________	Purple Haze	Mark a target with a purple smoke that is then bombarded and kills an enemy player.	Reference to the famous song Purple Haze by the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
__________	Lead Farmer	Fire every round of a LMG's starting ammo in a single life.	Reference to Kirk Lazarus from Tropic Thunder .
__________	Oh Baby, a Double!	Kill enemies with a single round from a non-explosive weapon.	Reference to famous a quote from a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare player and YouTuber, LustruM, in which a young boy yells “Oh Baby, a Triple!" after getting three kills with a single bullet. One could say that it was probably staged.
__________	Blowin' in the Wind	Safely land a helicopter (using autorotation) after the engine dies at greater than 50m altitude.	Reference to famous song Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan.
__________	We Just Put Sir Issac Newton in the Driver's Seat	Survive a helicopter crash with two dead pilots or a destroyed main rotor.	Reference to Jim Lovell from Apollo 13 .
__________	The Horror…	Witness another player dying from napalm up close, while surviving yourself.	Reference to Colonel Walter E. Kurtz from Apocalypse Now .
__________	Ain't No Hurdle High Enough	Mantle 500 times.	Reference to famous song Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell.
__________	Puff the Magic Dragon	Get 50 kills with the AC47 gunship.	Reference to the AC47's nickname named after the famous song Puff the Magic Dragon by Peter, Paul, & Mary.
__________	Die Walkure	Insert 25 soldiers into combat from the Huey.	Reference to the music drama Die Walkür e by Richard Wagner.
__________	Rider on the Storm	Spawn 10 times in the back of a helicopter.	Reference to famous song Riders on the Storm by The Doors.
__________	Spitting Cobra	Get 50 kills with the the Cobra's chin turret.	Spitting Cobra refers to several reptilian cobra species that can spit venom from their fangs.
__________	It Belongs in a Museum!	Get 10 kills with the Mosin Nagant (non-sniper)	Reference to Indiana Jones from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade .
__________	The Value of Not Being Seen	Use camouflage to hide from the recon plane for a total of 5 minutes.	Reference to the short comedy sketch How Not to Be Seen by comedian group Monty Python.
__________	Get Some!	Get 25 kills as a helicopter door-gunner.	Reference to the Door Gunner from Full Metal Jacket .
__________	A Winner is You!-Rookies	Win a total of 10 rounds, regardless of map or gamemode.	Reference to an odd phrase given, when congratulating the player in Pro Wrestling .
__________	Run Through the Jungle	Sprint for a total of 10km.	Reference to the song Run Through the Jungle by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
__________	What a Thrill.	Spend a total of 2 minutes climbing ladders.	Reference to the scene from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater in which the main character Naked Snake is climbing a ladder for a duration of two minutes while the song Snake Eater is played in the background.

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External Resources

For more information about Rising Storm: 2 Vietnam, please check out these Resources below:

Guides:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=802991681
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=920527570

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Official Website: http://www.rs2vietnam.com/

Official Wiki: TBA

[smiley face]

Die Walkure means The Valkyrie, which is why they called it that

[Andbrew]

Wait, ain't tunnel rats GI that cleaned vietcong tunnels?

[Bot (E) Shove]

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[Ska Cat]

He was killed in real life by a pick axe, in Mexico.

[Bat'ko Makhno]

But Trotsky was killed by ice pick in rea life, no just in song?

[Artorius Rex]

the missed the opportunity to put in "Camouflage" the awfully big marine

[Bear Aids]

What are the hidden achievements

[Ska Cat]

Sure! Just make sure credit Tripwire Interactive and Antimatter Games, as well as the authors.

[not-not skaven]

Hi! Can i translate your guide?

[Magnum]

Those achievements are so funny.