007 First Light: How to Complete the Pacifist Challenge in Against the Odds

The Pacifist challenge in Against the Odds, the opening mission of 007 First Light, asks you to move through the Central Camp while neutralizing only two soldiers. Every other guard in the camp must be left untouched, which forces a careful stealth route through the hostage buildings B4 and G9. It is one of nine challenges in the mission, and clearing all of them unlocks the Iceland outfit for use in TacSim.

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Quick answer: Take down only the guard inside B4 and the guard inside G9. If you eliminate any third soldier, reload the Central Camp checkpoint and start the run again.

Image credit: *IO Interactive A/S (via YouTube/@Quick Tips)*

Pacifist challenge requirements in Against the Odds

The challenge is tracked entirely within the Central Camp section, so you do not need to replay the earlier beach and decontamination segments. Reload from the Central Camp checkpoint (Checkpoint 6) through Select Chapter whenever you want a fresh attempt.

The two soldiers you are allowed to remove are the ones holding the captives. One stands inside container B4, and the other stands inside container G9. These are the same two guards you must deal with to free the hostages and progress, so the kills serve double duty.

Detail	Value
Mission	Against the Odds (prologue)
Section	Central Camp
Allowed takedowns	2 (B4 guard and G9 guard)
Stacks with	Ghost, No Help Needed, Scenic Route
Failure trigger	Taking down any third soldier

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Pacifist pairs cleanly with the Ghost (no detection) and No Help Needed (no distractions) challenges. You can earn all three in a single run by following the route below.

Pacifist route through the Central Camp (B4 then G9)

This path keeps you on the edges of the camp and limits you to exactly two takedowns. Avoid the BT65 laptop and the ATV the entire time, since using either counts as a distraction and breaks the No Help Needed condition you can earn alongside Pacifist.

From the spawn point, move into container B2 and walk straight past the guard inside. Do not attack him. Leave through the door on the right.

From the spawn point, move into container B2 | Image credit: *IO Interactive A/S (via YouTube/@Quick Tips)*

Turn left into the tall grass and head forward past the crates. Stick to the right and drop down into the crevice.

Follow the crevice to the right until you can climb up into container B4. Take down the guard inside. This is your first of two allowed kills.

Take down the guard inside | Image credit: *IO Interactive A/S (via YouTube/@Quick Tips)*

Pick up the detonator. One of the freed MI6 captives lowers a ladder for you. Climb it, then drop back down into the crevice.

Follow the crevice to the left to reach the far side. Climb the rocky ledge to the top, shimmy across, and leap from the cliff onto the roof of container G9.

Climb the rocky ledge to the top | Image credit: *IO Interactive A/S (via YouTube/@Quick Tips)*

Use the hatch in the G9 roof to drop a takedown on the guard standing below. This is your second and final allowed kill.

Take the Storage Key from his body and open the interior to free the captives. Exit through the back door of G9. The remaining guards are now distracted.

Exit through the back door of G9 | Image credit: *IO Interactive A/S (via YouTube/@Quick Tips)*

Head left, back the way you came, and return through the crevice to B4. Climb onto the B4 roof and interact with the mast wires to bring the antenna down.

How to confirm the Pacifist challenge completed

Interacting with the mast wires on the B4 roof finishes the run. At that moment the challenge registers as complete, and if you ran the route undetected and used no distractions, Ghost and No Help Needed clear at the same time. You will see the challenge tracker tick over in the mission summary.

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If you took the F8 antenna zipline at the start of the run to reach the G9 cliff, the Scenic Route challenge also completes during this same playthrough.

Why the Pacifist challenge fails (and how to avoid it)

The challenge only fails for a small set of reasons. Check these before reloading.

Reason	Fix
Took down a third soldier	Reload the Central Camp checkpoint. Only the B4 and G9 guards may be eliminated.
Attacked the guard in B2	Walk past him without engaging; he is not one of your two targets.
Engaged extra guards near G9	Stay on the crevice and cliff route; do not enter open guard patrols.

If you are also chasing Ghost and No Help Needed in the same attempt, remember that getting spotted breaks Ghost and touching the ATV or BT65 Control Station breaks No Help Needed, even though neither affects the Pacifist count on its own. Keeping all three intact simply means staying hidden, leaving distractions alone, and limiting yourself to the two hostage guards.