007 First Light: Against the Odds Challenges Guide — All 9 Challenges

TL;DR

• Against the Odds is the first mission in 007 First Light, set in Iceland.
• There are 9 challenges total — 8 individual ones plus a Completionist challenge.
• Completing all 8 unlocks the 9th (Completionist), which rewards the Iceland outfit.
• Pacifist, Ghost, and No Help Needed can all be completed in the same run.
• The Assault challenge is the trickiest — you must fight 4 soldiers without alerting the camp.
• Use Chapter Select to replay specific checkpoints if you miss any challenge.

Against the Odds Challenges in 007 First Light are your first real test of spy craft. This opening mission drops Bond into Iceland after a mid-air ambush, and while it eases you into the basic mechanics, completing every challenge requires planning and multiple approaches. This guide covers all 9 challenges in Against the Odds, how to complete each one, and how to stack multiple challenges into the same run to save time. Get the game on the official 007 First Light website, PlayStation Store, Xbox Store, Steam, or the Epic Games Store.

Against the Odds — All Challenges Overview

Here is the full list of all 9 challenges in the Against the Odds mission and what each one asks you to do:

• Pacifist: Against the Odds — Go through the central camp taking down only two soldiers (the ones in B4 and G9).
• Ghost: Against the Odds — Go through the central camp without getting spotted.
• No Help Needed — Go through the central camp without using any distractions (no BT-65, no ATV).
• Full of Surprises — Use both the BT-65 and the ATV to distract Arrowhead soldiers.
• Assault: Against the Odds — Fight 4 soldiers without alerting the rest of the camp.
• 00 to Become — Take down 7 soldiers in a row without getting spotted in the central camp.
• High Ground — Take down 3 soldiers from above in the central camp.
• Scenic Route — Use the zipline in the central camp.
• Completionist: Against the Odds — Complete all 8 challenges above to unlock the Iceland outfit.

Some of these challenges conflict with each other and cannot be done in the same run. Pacifist and No Help Needed cannot be done at the same time as Full of Surprises, since one requires avoiding distractions while the other requires using them. Plan your runs accordingly — Chapter Select makes it easy to replay just the central camp section without starting the whole mission over. If you need a refresher on how that works, see our guide on how to replay missions in 007 First Light.

How to Complete Pacifist, Ghost, and No Help Needed (All in One Run)

These three challenges can be completed together in a single run through the central camp. The key is to stick to the outer edges of the map, avoid all optional encounters, and only take down the two mandatory soldiers inside cabins B4 and G9.

Here is the route:

• From spawn, head straight into B2. Do not attack the guard inside — just exit through the door on the right.
• Immediately go left into the tall grass. Move forward past the crates and hug the right side, where you can drop down into a crevice.
• Follow the crevice to the right. This path takes you towards B4 while keeping you out of guard sightlines.
• Climb into B4 through its window. Take down the guard inside using a stealth takedown — this is one of your two allowed takedowns for Pacifist.
• Free the captives in B4 and collect the detonator from the table.
• Exit B4 and use the crevice path again to navigate towards G9. Avoid all guards in the open camp area.
• Find the hatch on the ceiling of G9 and drop in from above. Take down the guard inside — your second and final allowed takedown for Pacifist.
• Free the captives in G9 and exit through the back door.
• The guards outside G9 will be distracted at this point. Head left, back through the crevice the way you came, and return to B4.
• Climb up B4 and interact with the wires to complete the objective.

Completing this route without alerting any guard finishes Ghost. Doing it without triggering the BT-65 or ATV distractions finishes No Help Needed. All three complete simultaneously if you follow this path cleanly.

Key tip: Do not approach the BT-65 computer station or the ATV at all during this run — even getting close can trigger interactions that count against No Help Needed.

How to Complete Full of Surprises

This challenge requires you to use both the BT-65 and the ATV as distractions during the central camp section. It directly conflicts with No Help Needed, so run these separately.

• ATV location: From spawn, head into B2 and through the door on the right. Stick to the crates for cover and follow them to the end. You will find the ATV there. Sabotage it by pressing Y on Xbox / Triangle on PlayStation.
• BT-65 Control Station location: Return to spawn and head left. Take the rock path upward and move right to reach the front of G9. Continue further right and you will find the BT-65 Control Station. Interact with it using Y / Triangle to activate it as a distraction.

Once you have activated both, the challenge completes. The distractions pull guards away from their posts, giving you safer windows to move through the camp.

How to Complete Assault: Against the Odds

This is the hardest challenge in Against the Odds. You need to fight 4 soldiers in direct combat without alerting the rest of the camp. Soldiers can take you out quickly, so engagement positioning is critical. You cannot afford to let the fight spill out into the open camp where other guards will notice.

The safest approach is to find isolated soldiers — ones that are separated from the main group by enough distance that combat noise does not carry to others. Engage them one at a time in enclosed areas or around corners. Use takedown combos to finish each fight fast and limit the sound of prolonged brawls.

Do not try to fight guards standing near each other. If one spots the fight, the challenge fails. Take your time, use the Q-Lens to track patrol routes before engaging, and only commit to a fight when the target is alone.

Key tip: Restart the checkpoint immediately if an unintended guard gets alerted — do not try to recover mid-run. It is faster to reset than to salvage a compromised attempt.

How to Complete High Ground

This challenge requires you to take down 3 soldiers from above inside the central camp. All three can be found in and around the G9 area.

• First takedown: Get on top of G9 and enter through the roof hatch. Drop down onto the guard inside G9 for a takedown from above.
• Second takedown: After freeing the captives in G9 and exiting through the back door, return to the rooftop of G9. There is a guard outside at the back — take them down from above.
• Third takedown: The final soldier needs to be lured into the crevice near G9. From the rooftop, position yourself above the crevice exit and wait for the guard to enter that narrow path below you. Drop down on them to complete the third above takedown.

With all three done from elevated positions, the High Ground challenge completes.

How to Complete 00 to Become

This challenge requires you to take down 7 soldiers in a row without getting spotted at any point. There are 8 soldiers available in the central camp, so you have one margin for error in terms of which targets you pick — but you cannot be spotted between or during any takedown.

Here is the order that works cleanly:

• Take out the guard in B2.
• Take out the guard in B4.
• Take out the three guards opposite G9 one by one — use the tall grass and crevice paths to approach each from behind without the others noticing.
• Climb up to the roof of G9 and drop through the hatch to take down the guard inside.
• Free the captives inside G9, then exit and take down the remaining 2 guards at the back of G9.

That is 8 possible takedowns in sequence. You only need 7, but following this full route ensures you hit the number cleanly without needing to backtrack or improvise.

Key tip: Use the Q-Lens constantly to track guard positions and patrol directions before every approach. A single spotted takedown resets the streak and the challenge fails. If that happens, reload the checkpoint and try again.

How to Complete Scenic Route

This is the simplest challenge in Against the Odds. You just need to use the zipline in the central camp once.

• After the cutscene that gives you the objective to save the captives, head forward from your position.
• Climb up container F8. There is a ladder inside the container that takes you to the roof.
• From the roof, take the ladder up to the antenna at the top.
• At the very top of the antenna, press X on PlayStation / A on Xbox to jump and grab the zipline.
• Ride it down to complete the Scenic Route challenge.

This zipline also gives you a useful aerial view of the camp layout below, which helps with planning your approach to the remaining objectives.

How to Unlock the Iceland Outfit (Completionist Challenge)

The 9th challenge — Completionist: Against the Odds — completes automatically once you have finished all 8 challenges listed above. Your reward is the Iceland outfit, which can be equipped in TacSim mode from the main menu.

You do not need to complete all 8 in a single playthrough. Use Chapter Select to go back to the central camp checkpoint and knock out the ones you missed. Each challenge saves as soon as it completes, so you can chip away at them across multiple sessions.

Which Challenges Can Be Stacked in One Run?

• Run 1 (Stealth): Pacifist + Ghost + No Help Needed — follow the crevice route, only take down the B4 and G9 guards, avoid all distractions.
• Run 2 (Distraction): Full of Surprises — activate the ATV and BT-65 control station.
• Run 3 (Takedowns): 00 to Become + High Ground — take down 7 soldiers undetected, including three from elevated positions around G9.
• Run 4 (Combat): Assault: Against the Odds — fight 4 isolated soldiers without alerting the camp.
• Any run: Scenic Route — just use the zipline on F8. It does not conflict with any other challenge.

That is four focused runs to clear all 8 challenges, with the Completionist reward unlocking automatically after.

General Tips for Against the Odds Challenges

• Use Q-Lens before every move. The central camp has guards with overlapping patrol patterns. Always scan before moving between positions.
• The crevice path is your best friend. This route connects B4 and G9 along the outer edge of the camp and keeps you away from most guards regardless of which challenge you are attempting.
• Restart checkpoints quickly. If a run goes wrong, reload without hesitation. The camp resets fully and you keep any challenge progress from completed runs.
• Do not rush the 00 to Become challenge. Taking down 7 soldiers undetected requires patience. Wait for each guard to be fully isolated before committing.
• Use the F8 container early. This container gives you rooftop access and antenna zipline access. Getting up here at the start of each run gives you a tactical overview of the whole camp below.

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