To unlock Blow the Man Down, go to Long Bay at coordinates 505, 232 and shoot down the hanging bodies there, using the route from the synchronization point to drop one body directly below you and two more along the sandy path.
Blow the Man Down is one of the hidden trophies in Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag Resynced, and its in-game objective is simply to shoot down all the hanging bodies in Long Bay. Despite the nautical name, this has nothing to do with naval combat or a sea shanty — it is a location-based unlock tucked into one short stretch of beach. Fast-travel in, follow the route below, and the trophy pops once the last body drops.
Blow the Man Down trophy requirements at a glance
| Detail | Answer |
|---|---|
| Trophy | Blow the Man Down |
| Location | Long Bay |
| Coordinates | 505, 232 |
| What to do | Shoot down every hanging body |
| Unlocks | When the last body on the route falls |
The whole trophy lives in a single named spot on the world map, so there is no memory to replay and no combat gate to clear. You just need to reach Long Bay, find the hanging bodies, and bring every one of them down with ranged fire. It is a hidden trophy tied to the location itself, not a naval objective and not the shanty that shares its name.
How to shoot down all three hanging bodies in Long Bay
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Start at the Long Bay viewpoint and work the route in order — one body sits right below you and the last two are a short walk up the beach.
STEP 1/7
Fast-travel to the Long Bay viewpoint
Head to the synchronization point at 505, 232, which puts you directly above the first body.
STEP 2/7
Spot the first hanging body below
Look straight down from the viewpoint — the first body is hanging right beneath you, slowly spinning.
STEP 3/7
Shoot the rope with your pistol
Equip the pistol and shoot the rope so the body drops to the ground below.
STEP 4/7
Drop down and check the body
Climb down and confirm it has fallen; there is nothing attached to collect here.
STEP 5/7
Follow the beach up the sandy path
Travel along the shore and up the sandy path just ahead — a cave sits off to the left if you want to detour for a chest.
STEP 6/7
Look up for the second body
Near the top of the path, look up to find the second hanging body waiting overhead.
STEP 7/7
Shoot the last body about 10 feet past it
The third body hangs roughly 10 feet beyond the second, so don’t walk too far — drop both to pop the trophy.
Start from the synchronization point at 505, 232 — it drops you right on top of the first body, so you never have to hunt for where the route begins.
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Which weapon brings the bodies down
The pistol is the straightforward pick here. Each body has to be shot free with ranged fire — line up the rope or the body itself and fire until it falls. Edward’s firearms make quick work of all three along this route, so there is no reason to overthink the loadout.
Mistakes that keep the trophy from popping
| Mistake | Fix |
|---|---|
| Leaving after the first obvious body | Continue up the sandy path for the other two |
| Walking too far past the path bodies | Stop about 10 feet in and look up for both |
| Confusing it with the sea shanty | Ignore the shanty — this is a Long Bay location unlock |
| Waiting for a specific story memory | Do it in free roam once Long Bay is open |
Most misses come down to leaving Long Bay too early or chasing the wrong idea of what the trophy wants. The objective wording is “shoot down all the hanging bodies,” so it is the whole set that matters, not just the obvious one under the viewpoint. Keep the route tight and don’t overshoot the two bodies on the path.
If the trophy still will not unlock
If the trophy hasn’t popped, the culprit is almost always a body still hanging somewhere on the route. Head back to the synchronization point and resweep from there, looking upward along the beach, the sandy path, and any nearby structures — the bodies hang from beams and branches, so they are easy to walk under without noticing.
Confirm each one has actually dropped to the ground rather than snagging mid-fall, and check the full named Long Bay area before you fast-travel away. Because the requirement is every hanging body in the location, one missed corpse tucked off the main path is enough to hold the unlock back.
Long Bay is a natural spot to fold into a wider trophy sweep. If you’re mopping up Resynced — the full list lands somewhere around 49 to 50 trophies depending on platform — a few nearby goals pair well with this one. Davy Jones’s Locker asks you to swim to the lowest point on the map, Cartographer wants you to visit every location, and there’s a separate underwater chest cleanup for the treasure sunk in shipwrecks. Knocking those out alongside Blow the Man Down keeps your exploration trophies moving together.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many hanging bodies do you need to shoot down?
The route here brings down three — one below the viewpoint and two more up the sandy path — and the trophy pops after the last of them falls. Web listings don’t pin an exact total, so if it hasn’t unlocked, sweep the whole Long Bay area for any body you skipped.
Where is Long Bay?
Long Bay sits at coordinates 505, 232 on the world map. Fast-travel to its synchronization point and the first body is hanging directly below you.
Do you need to use pistols?
A pistol is the easy way to do it — you shoot the rope or body to drop each one. Any ranged firearm gets the job done; it’s the ranged shot that counts.
Is Blow the Man Down related to the sea shanty?
No. The trophy shares its name with a shanty, but it has no link to collecting or playing music on the Jackdaw — it’s purely about shooting down the hanging bodies in Long Bay.
Can you do this after the story?
Yes. Progress is tied to the location, not a specific memory, so you can clean it up during free roam once Long Bay is accessible.
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