Garou: Mark of the Wolves Trophy Guide & Road Map

Garou: Mark of the Wolves
Garou: Mark of the Wolves Trophy Guide

Overview:

Estimated trophy difficulty: 5/10 Personal estimate (Trophy difficulty thread)
Offline trophies: 16
Online trophies: 3 (1 ,2)
Approximate amount of time to 100%: 5-10 hours (Estimated time to 100% thread)
Minimum number of playthroughs: 14 story mode, 1 survival and 20 online matches.
Number of missable trophies: None
Glitched trophies: None
Does difficulty affect trophies?: No
Do trophies stack?: Yes. Ps4/Vita - cross-buy/cross-play
Do cheat codes disable trophies?: No cheats

Introduction
Welcome to Garou: Mark of the Wolves, otherwise known as Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves on Dreamcast which released back in 1999. Produced by SNK for the Neo Geo, Garou is part of the Fatal Fury series.

The game introduces 2 new fighting mechanics: Tactical Offense Position" (T.O.P.) and the "Just Defend" system. TOP is a special area on the life gauge, which grants the player the ability to use T.O.P. attack, gradual life recovery, and increased attack damage. "Just Defend" rewards players who successfully block an attack at the last moment with a small amount of health recovery and the ability to immediately counterattack out of block stun.

Trophy wise, the game is not so hard if you are into fighting games, but newcomers to the genre will struggle. You can get 18 trophies with little to no effort, but the Survival trophy will really test your patience.

Game Mechanics/Guide Notation

7 8 9 ? ↑ ?
4 5 6 ← N →
1 2 3 ? ↓ ?

=LP
=LK
=HP
=HK

T.O.P Mode.

Tactical Offense Position: When selecting your character, you can designate a 1/3 portion of your life bar for T.O.P. When your character's health is within this portion, you will notice that your character will begin flashing. The following benefits become available to you once you are in T.O.P:

Enhanced damage to all of your attacks
Faster meter build up
Slow regeneration of your health bar (however, it doesn't regenerate past the T.O.P section)
T.O.P special move becomes available

Just defend (JD)

By defending an attack just before it connects, you can "just defend" it. JDs can be done in succession on multi-hit attacks or combos. JD windows are normally 7 frames wide, and give you the following benefits:

Air Defense: There is no air blocking in Garou, but you can JD in the air. (Note: you can not JD during any short or super jump.)
Gain Life: Regain a small amount of health for a successful JD, even against moves that would do chip damage when blocked (the more damaging the move, the more life gained).
Shorter Block Stun: If an attack is JD'd, the block stun is reduced by 2 frames, allowing you to recover faster.
Guard Cancel (GC): Completing a special move (including T.O.P. Moves) or supers during a JD will cause a GC, immediately ending the block stun and going into the attack's animation. The motions of the command can be buffered before the JD occurs, or done entirely during the JD if you are fast enough.
No Guard Meter Loss: JD'ing a move will not bring you closer to a guard crush (GCH) like blocking will.

Walkthrough.

Step 1: Beat Arcade/Story mode with all 14 characters.

All characters are available from the first time you start the game. Pick one and play through the story mode with it.

Try to play through the entirety of one character's story mode without using continue (I suggest using Grant), as you will eventually need to do this for a trophy anyways.

See each individual trophy for more information.

After this step you should have:

No matter what...I will fight for my destiny...!
You can't compare yourself with me!
I will meet him...won't I?
Witness the full power of the Kyokugenryu karate!
Yay, these are my skills!
Mission Complete!
Gratitude for a great death...
I will keep fighting as long as my fighting spirit inhabits my heart!
Beautiful Victory!
If you are that weak...get the heck out of here!
It was a great match!
OK!
Tremble in front of my flames!
I...I am not going to die now!
We swear for our eternal bonds

Step 2: Complete Survival mode.

This is the hardest trophy in the game, and will really test you. With some luck and dedication you will beat this mode. I recommend using Grant.

After this step you should have:

Yup...It's no bull... It's all about heart!

Step 3: Online.

Have no fear, these trophies are easy and only trouble is finding a partner to boost with.

The game is also cross-play, so you can also self-boost if you have a Vita with an alternate account, making this step considerably easier.

After this step you should have:
Legendary Wolf
THE MIGHTY RULE
MARK OF THE WOLVES

[PST Would Like To Thank DPatriot for this Roadmap]

No matter what...I will fight for my destiny...!

Beat the final boss Kain and clear the game as ROCK HOWARD
Story related and cannot be missed. Start Arcade mode and pick ROCK HOWARD. Simply beat all 8 characters and the trophy is yours.

Before attempting this, go to Options --> Game Options and set the difficulty level to 1. This is not necessary, but will give you the best chance of getting both this trophy and We swear for our eternal bonds.

Be advised: the 7th opponent is Grant. You must beat him without losing to be able to fight the final boss, Kain. Losing against Grant means you will need to start all over again, as you will not receive the trophy.

urockdan2k has found a workaround if you're having trouble:

A good tip regarding about clear the game with x character. You can use your best character to beat 1st opponent till Grant without continue then lose to Kain. When ask to continue, continue on then select the 1/4 life then switch to another character you are working on. Beat Kain and the trophy pops
You can't compare yourself with me!

Beat the final boss Kain and clear the game as KIM DONGHWAN
Story related and cannot be missed. Start Arcade mode and pick KIM DONGHWAN. Simply beat all 8 characters and the trophy is yours.

See No matter what...I will fight for my destiny...! for more information.
I will meet him...won't I?

Beat the final boss Kain and clear the game as HOTARU FUTABA
Story related and cannot be missed. Start Arcade mode and pick HOTARU FUTABA. Simply beat all 8 characters and the trophy is yours.

See No matter what...I will fight for my destiny...! for more information.
Witness the full power of the Kyokugenryu karate!

Beat the final boss Kain and clear the game as KHUSHNOOD BUTT
Story related and cannot be missed. Start Arcade mode and pick KHUSHNOOD BUTT. Simply beat all 8 characters and the trophy is yours.

See No matter what...I will fight for my destiny...! for more information.
Yay, these are my skills!

Beat the final boss Kain and clear the game as HOKUTOMARU
Story related and cannot be missed. Start Arcade mode and pick HOKUTOMARU. Simply beat all 8 characters and the trophy is yours.

See No matter what...I will fight for my destiny...! for more information.
Mission Complete!

Beat the final boss Kain and clear the game as KEVIN RIAN
Story related and cannot be missed. Start Arcade mode and pick KEVIN RIAN. Simply beat all 8 characters and the trophy is yours.

See No matter what...I will fight for my destiny...! for more information.
Gratitude for a great death...

Beat the final boss Kain and clear the game as FREEMAN
Story related and cannot be missed. Start Arcade mode and pick FREEMAN. Simply beat all 8 characters and the trophy is yours.

See No matter what...I will fight for my destiny...! for more information.
I will keep fighting as long as my fighting spirit inhabits my heart!

Beat the final boss Kain and clear the game as TIZOC
Story related and cannot be missed. Start Arcade mode and pick TIZOC. Simply beat all 8 characters and the trophy is yours.

See No matter what...I will fight for my destiny...! for more information.
Beautiful Victory!

Beat the final boss Kain and clear the game as BONNE JENET
Story related and cannot be missed. Start Arcade mode and pick BONNE JENET. Simply beat all 8 characters and the trophy is yours.

See No matter what...I will fight for my destiny...! for more information.
If you are that weak...get the heck out of here!

Beat the final boss Kain and clear the game as GATO
Story related and cannot be missed. Start Arcade mode and pick GATO. Simply beat all 8 characters and the trophy is yours.

See No matter what...I will fight for my destiny...! for more information.
It was a great match!

Beat the final boss Kain and clear the game as KIM JAEHOON
Story related and cannot be missed. Start Arcade mode and pick KIM JAEHOON. Simply beat all 8 characters and the trophy is yours.

See No matter what...I will fight for my destiny...! for more information.
OK!

Beat the final boss Kain and clear the game as TERRY BOGARD
Story related and cannot be missed. Start Arcade mode and pick TERRY BOGARD. Simply beat all 8 characters and the trophy is yours.

See No matter what...I will fight for my destiny...! for more information.
Tremble in front of my flames!

Beat the final boss Kain and clear the game as KAIN R. HEINLEIN
Story related and cannot be missed. Start Arcade mode and pick KAIN R. HEINLEIN. Simply beat all 8 characters and the trophy is yours.

See No matter what...I will fight for my destiny...! for more information.
I...I am not going to die now!

Beat the final boss Kain and clear the game as GRANT
Story related and cannot be missed. Start Arcade mode and pick GRANT. Simply beat all 8 characters and the trophy is yours.

See No matter what...I will fight for my destiny...! for more information.
Yup...It's no bull... It's all about heart!

Complete SURVIVAL MODE
(1)
This is by far the hardest trophy in the game. You need to beat all 14 characters without continuing.

Unlike the traditional Survival modes of fighting games, here you will get power-ups of Time, Life and Meter for using Super combos. So luck also comes in to play for this trophy.

I suggest using Grant. The move you will need to perform is "Gou dangai," 236,LK. Between this move, you want to poke the enemy with 2,LP. Repeat these two moves until you fill your bar, then use the super "Majin Engetsu Rin" 236,236,LK. Repeat as often as possible.

Also make sure you use your T.O.P at the beginning of your health bar.
We swear for our eternal bonds

No continue game clear
You need to beat Arcade/Story mode without using a continue. It does not matter what character you choose. You should aim to get this trophy along the way when completing the 14 characters related trophies.

Before doing so, go to options, game options and set level to 1. The best character for this is Grant - keep spamming 236,LK/HK as much as possible.
Legendary Wolf

Play MULTIPLAYER and win 5 times (excluding invite or ad hoc)
See THE MIGHTY RULE.
THE MIGHTY RULE

Play MULTIPLAYER and win 20 times (excluding invite or ad hoc)
(1)
Simply win 20 times online for this trophy. The online for this game is practically dead, so you shouldn't have any trouble finding your boosting partner. Once you've matched up with your boosting partner, you can choose to rematch without leaving the room. To make boosting as quick as possible, the person who creates the room needs to set it to 1 round.

Keep in mind that you can´t invite each other; you have to find each other while searching for matches to play. You cannot play against each other on ad hoc on Vita. However, you can self-boost this if you have the PS4 version, a Vita, and an alternate account.

To find boosting partners, head on over to the boosting thread.
MARK OF THE WOLVES

Play MULTIPLAYER and win 10 times in a row (excluding invite or ad hoc)
(1)
Winning 10 times in row is simple enough when you find your boosting partner. You will get this trophy working towards your winning 20 times online.

Head over to the Boosting Thread to find a partner, or self-boost if you have a PS4, Vita and an alternate account.