How to Get the Cannon Fodder Trophy in Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
Cannon Fodder needs a raging Brute to kill a soldier. Best farm spot in Chapter 5's Battle grounds, how to set it up, and why randomness is the real enemy.
Cannon Fodder asks a Brute — the game’s hulking club-swinger — to kill one of his own allies while enraged. It is one of the few trophies in Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy that is genuinely random in feel, but there is a repeatable setup that turns the odds firmly in your favor.
The requirement, precisely
A Brute in rage mode (the multi-swing attack telegraphed with red glows) must land a killing blow on a regular soldier. Your damage does not matter; your positioning does. The Brute has to swing while a wounded ally is inside the arc.
The setup
- Bring a soldier down to a sliver of health first. The Brute’s swing only scores the trophy if it kills, and a full-health soldier can tank a hit without dying. One light attack or a thrown object leaves them ripe.
- Get the wounded soldier between you and the Brute, close together. The Brute’s rage swings hit in an arc — anything standing in it, friend or foe, takes the damage.
- Bait the rage. Stay near the Brute and keep moving so it commits to its red-glow combo while the ally is still in the swing zone.
When the swing connects and the soldier drops dead to the Brute’s blow, the trophy unlocks.
The farm spot: Chapter 5, Battle grounds
The most reliable place is Chapter 5, Desolation It Wrought, sub-chapter “Battle grounds”:
- Clear the first group of enemies, then take the left path (past the dropped wooden scaffolding) through the house into the abandoned camp.
- Climbing the left rock face to the charm chest triggers a fresh spawn including a Brute with regular soldiers.
- Fight in the doorway of the house rather than in the open: the tight space keeps the Brute and his allies packed together, which is exactly the condition the trophy needs.
A second natural chance comes in Chapter 7, Death It Sowed (“The whole damn army”), where the fight before the zipline pairs a Brute with regulars. If Chapter 5 did not cooperate, that fight is your backup.
Why it can take a few tries
Nothing here is glitched — the trophy is simply situational: the Brute must rage, an ally must be near death, and that ally must stand in the arc. When any leg of that fails, reload the checkpoint and re-run the setup. Chapter 5’s doorway spawn makes a full attempt take only a couple of minutes, so a handful of retries is a normal cost, not a sign you are doing it wrong.
FAQ
Does the Brute have to be in rage mode?
Yes — regular swings do not count. Rage mode is the multi-hit combo with red telegraphs; keep attacking or stay close to provoke it.
Can I knock the soldier into the Brute instead?
Positioning works however you like it: thrown objects, kicks, or luring all serve to get a wounded ally inside the Brute’s swing arc. The trophy checks who landed the killing blow, not how the soldier got there.
Is Cannon Fodder missable?
No. Brutes reappear in later-chapter fights and everything is replayable through Chapter Select.