Battle for Detroit is the 32nd and final chapter in Detroit Become Human. This walkthrough will guide you through all of Markus’s choices of the Battle for Detroit level for 100% completion.
This chapter begins after completing Night of the Soul.
The Battle for Detroit Walkthrough is split into 3 parts, one per character (2 flowcharts each):
Battle for Detroit – Markus Demonstration Flowchart 100% Complete:
Here’s a quick overview of the 100% complete flowchart for “Battle for Detroit – Markus Demonstration” Branch of Battle for Detroit:
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Chapter Start #1: Hart Plaza Freedom March (Demonstration)
To get this part of the chapter, Markus must have chosen “DEMONSTRATION”.
- Lead Jericho: Unmissable.
- Roadblock: Unmissable.
- Talk to Officer: Unmissable.
- Androids Under Fire: Unmissable.
- Show Determination: Unmissable. You now have the 4 below choices to pick from:
- Raise Fist
- Hands in the Air
- Sit
- Kneel
Checkpoint: Androids Stand Their Ground
- Build Barricade: Unmissable. When you have to build the barricade you can choose from 3 items (cannot use them all in one playthrough, must choose different ones each playthrough).
- Use Billboard
- Use Bench
- Use Abandoned Car
- Hold Barricade: After you built the last part of the barricade you can walk around inside. Just talk to everyone, interact with everything and you’ll get the below flowchart nodes.
- Choose Slogans
- Talk to Scared Android
- Talk to Traumatized Android
- Talk to North
- Plant the Flag
- Observe Soldiers
- Observe Detonator
- Light Barrel
- Read “They Defy Us” (Magazine No. 45): It’s on the right side on a bench.
- Perkins arrives: He arrives automatically.
- Negotiate With Perkins: Choose ACCEPT.
> Accept Deal: During the negotiation choose ACCEPT DEAL.
>> Perkins Leaves: Result of accepting the deal.
>>> In the Dismantled Barricade (Checkpoint): Result of the above.
>>>> Talk to North: Only if North is still alive.
>>>> Talk to Perkins: Happens automatically if deal was accepted.
>>>>> Perkins Shoots North: Only if North is still alive.
>>>>> Perkins Shoots Markus: Happens automatically if deal was accepted.
>>>>>> Markus Died After Betraying his People (Ending): asd
>Refuse Deal: During the negotation choose NOT AFRAID.
>> Soldiers Attack Barricade: Leads to Defending the Barriade Checkpoint!
>>> Defending the Barricade (Checkpoint): Continue at the next checkpoint below. - Refuse to Negotiate: Choose REFUSE when Perkins comes ot the barricade to discuss a deal.
>Refuse Deal: During the negotation choose NOT AFRAID.
>> Soldiers Attack Barricade: Leads to Defending the Barriade Checkpoint!
- Negotiate With Perkins: Choose ACCEPT.
Checkpoint: Defending the Barricade
- Markus Shot: Fail the fight, don’t press any buttons.
- Markus Died Protecting His People (Ending): North is dead or not lovers with Markus. Fail the fight sequence with Markus.
- Save Fleeing Androids: Complete the QTE.
- Fail to Save Androids: Fail the QTE.
- North Takes a Bullet for Markus: North and Markus must be lovers.
- Markus is Cornered
- North Joins Him: Only if North is alive.
- Josh Joins Him: Only if Josh is alive.
- Simon Joins Him: Only if Simon is alive.
- Soldiers Raise Weapons: Result of winning the QTE (or being saved by North).
- Sing
- Public Reacts to the Androids’ Last Stand: Result of the above.
- President Orders Soldiers Not to Shoot: Public Opinion must be supportive.
- Androids Won Freedom for the Moment (Ending): Result of the above – Public Opinion is supportive.
- Soldiers Fire: Public Opinion is not supportive.
- Markus Died with his People (Ending): Result of the above – Public Opinion is not supportive.
- President Orders Soldiers Not to Shoot: Public Opinion must be supportive.
- Public Reacts to the Androids’ Last Stand: Result of the above.
- Kiss North: Only if North and Markus are lovers (and both alive).
- Public Reacts to the Androids’ Last Stand: Result of the above.
- President Orders Soldiers Not to Shoot: Public opinion must be supportive.
- Androids Won Freedom for the Moment (Ending): Result of the above – Public Opinion is supportive.
- Soldiers Fire: Public Opinion is not supportive.
- Markus Died with his People (Ending): Result of the above – Public Opinion is not supportive.
- President Orders Soldiers Not to Shoot: Public opinion must be supportive.
- Public Reacts to the Androids’ Last Stand: Result of the above.
- Sacrifice
- Soldiers Fire
- Markus Died with his People (Ending): Result of the above.
- Soldiers Fire
- Do Nothing
- Soldiers Fire
- Markus Died with his People (Ending): Result of the above.
- Soldiers Fire
- Observe Detonator: In Crossroads, Markus took the dirty bomb detonator when North offered it to him. Only then this option is available.
- Give Up: Doesn’t result in anything really. It brings you back to the screen of 4 choices.
- Press
- An Explosion Shakes Detroit
- Soldiers Retreat
- Androids Became Free in the Debris of Detroit (Ending): Result of detonating the dirty nuclear bomb. All humans in Detroit die. The androids take over the city.
- Soldiers Retreat
- An Explosion Shakes Detroit
- Sing
Battle for Detroit – Markus Revolution Flowchart 100% Complete:
Here’s a quick overview of the 100% complete flowchart for “Battle for Detroit – Markus Revolution” Branch of Battle for Detroit:
Chapter Start #2: Markus Revolution
To get this part of the chapter, Markus must have chosen “REVOLUTION”.
Checkpoint: Revolution at Hart Plaza
- Markus Sends a Message
- Charge the Barricade
- Markus Wounded
- Plant the Flag
Checkpoint: At the Crossroad
- Launch the Attack: Automatically on this path.
Approaching Recall Center
- Josh Leaves Cover
- Rescue Josh
- Josh Dies in Markus’ Arms
- Josh is Shot
- Rescue Josh
- Inspire Frightened Android
- Android is Shot Leaving Cover
- Android Stays Hidden
- Simon is Shot
- Try to Save Simon
- Save Simon
- Fail to Save Simon
- Keep Going
- Try to Save Simon
- Throw Grenade
- Markus Badly Wounded
- Simon Offers his Heart: Only if Simon is alive and North is either dead or not lovers with Markus.
- North Offers her Heart: Only if North and Markus are lovers.
- Accept
- Refuse
- Markus Died and the Revolution Failed (Ending)
- Nobody to Save Markus: Simon dead, North is either dead or not lovers with Markus.
- Markus Died and the Revolution Failed (Ending)
- Reach Machine Gun
- Coordinate Attack
- Send North to her Death
- Attack Successful
- Drone Attacks North’s Group
- Fail To Shoot Drone: Results in North’s death!
- Shoot Drone: Results in North surviving.
- Drone Attacks North’s Group
- Attack Unsuccessful
- Androids Have to Fall Back
- Simon Gets Shot: North has already died, Success Rate reaches 0%.
- North Gets Shot: North must have survived and reputation with her is Neutral or lower.
- Markus Takes Shelter in Store
- Alone in Store
- Connor Arrives: Connor must have stayed a machine in ‘Crossroads’.
- Shoot
- Markus is Shot
- Connor Executed Markus (Ending)
- Detonate Bomb: Markus took the detonator from North when she offered it in ‘Crossroads’.
- Markus Died as Detroit Burns (Ending)
- Markus is Shot
- Spare
- Detonate Bomb: Markus took the detonator from North when she offered it in ‘Crossroads’.
- Markus Died as Detroit Burns (Ending)
- Connor Spared Markus (Ending)
- Detonate Bomb: Markus took the detonator from North when she offered it in ‘Crossroads’.
- No Choice
- Markus and Connor Killed Each Other (Ending)
- Shoot
- Soldiers Surround Store: Connor was decommissioned (insufficient evidence / didn’t find location of Jericho in time) or Connor became deviant in ‘Crossroads’.
- Surrender
- Markus Died Leaving Store (Ending)
- Suicide
- Markus Committed Suicide (Ending)
- Detonate Bomb: Markus took the detonator from North when she offered it in ‘Crossroads’.
- Markus Watched Detroit Burn (Ending)
- Surrender
- Connor Arrives: Connor must have stayed a machine in ‘Crossroads’.
- Alone in Store
- Markus and North Take Shelter in Store: Requires highly positive reputation with North, either Lovers or Companion.
- Inside Store with North
- Soldiers Surround Store
- Detonate Bomb: Markus took the detonator from North when she offered it in ‘Crossroads’.
- Markus and North Watched Detroit Burn (Ending)
- Surrender
- Markus and North Died Leaving the Store (Ending)
- Suicide
- Markus and North Committed Suicide (Ending)
- Kiss North
- Share a Moment with North
- Detonate Bomb: Markus took the detonator from North when she offered it in ‘Crossroads’.
- Soldiers Surround Store
- Inside Store with North
- Androids Have to Fall Back
Approaching Recall Center N05
- Final Assault
- Markus is Hit by Explosion
- Connor Finds Markus: Only if Connor stayed a machine in ‘Crossroads’.
- Control Connor
- Win the Fight
- Connor Stopped The Revolution (Ending)
- Lose the Fight
- Markus Defeats Connor
- Shoot Tanks
- Assault was Successful (Ending)
- Shoot Tanks
- Markus Defeats Connor
- Win the Fight
- Control Markus
- Win the Fight
- Shoot Tanks
- Assault was Successful (Ending)
- Shoot Tanks
- Lose the Fight
- Markus Died and the Revolution Failed (Ending)
- Win the Fight
- Control Connor
- Soldiers Approach Markus: Only if Connor became deviant in ‘Crossroads’.
- Neutralize Soldiers
- Shoot Tanks
- Assault was Successful (Ending)
- Shoot Tanks
- Fail to Neutralize the Soldiers
- Markus Died and the Revolution Failed (Ending)
- Neutralize Soldiers
- Connor Finds Markus: Only if Connor stayed a machine in ‘Crossroads’.
North in Hart Plaza
This branch is only playable if Markus died and North became the leader of the android revolution.
- North Sends a Message
- North Charges the Barricade
- North Plants the Flag
- Deviants Are Outnumbered
- North Was Shot By Soldiers (Ending): Only if Connor became deviant in ‘Crossroads’ or was deactivated in ‘Last Chance, Connor’.
- North Takes Shelter in Store: Only if Connor stayed a machine.
- Connor in CyberLife Store
- Find North
- Shoot
- North Was Shot By Connor (Ending)
- Spare
- Connor Spared North (Ending)
- No Choice
- North and Connor Killed Each Other (Ending): Let the timer run out, choose nothing.
- Shoot
- Find North
- Connor in CyberLife Store
*(Huge thanks to BromptonCcktail for providing the 100% complete flowchart images for this chapter!)
All done! This concludes the Markus Branch of the Battle for Detroit Chapter and finishes the game.
For the paths of Kara & Connor, check out their respective pages in the complete Detroit Become Human Walkthrough.
Does anyone know how to save Simon during the revolution?
Alright I got it
how?
You gotta shoot the people above on the left.
I can’t seem to throw the grenade. The people behind it have a locked option so I can’t ask for cover fire, does Simon need to be alive or something?
JUST FIGURED IT OUT!
Gotta look up, shoot at the people in the crane thing first, and then the group behind the dumpster will move up and you can ask them for cover fire.
Anyone knows how to get “Simon got shot” if the attack on the machine gun fails?
I tried (north alleady dead), but Marcus is heading to the store, without Simon got shot.
The wiki says that the probability of success has to reach 0% before Simon “rushes forward and gets injured”, but I’m not sure how to do this.
Going off of the above comment, you do need to reach 0% before Simon rushes forward and gets shot. The way I did it, I had troops cover fire and let the timer run out. After the timer runs out (11 seconds), they get shot, and your success % drops about 10%. You do need to be careful not to do that too many times, otherwise you may get injured and killed (or have Simon give you his heart).
Another thing you can do, which I did to an extent, is stay still and not do anything. That will take a long time, though. You lose about 5% every minute or so. So, a combination of the two methods is the best way to go.
I’m the first assault don’t move and let the timer run out
Anyone has any idea of why North isn’t coming with Markus to the store in my playthrough? She is still alive and her status is listed as “companion”.
Oh, I think I get it. Reading the wiki with more attention made me think that Connor has to be a deviant or dead by this point, so that “soldiers surround store” can happen. Need to test this out.
I got the “lover” status and she got killed in the final scene when Markus, Josh, and Simon jumped out of the ship. The key is to get yourself injured so you could not save her. I fucked up when they let you choose to either jump on the guard shield or ladder.
Any ideas on how to “send North to her death”? I’m trying it on a playthrough where she loves Markus, maybe it only works when she doesn’t like him as much?
The machine gun checkpoint, you’ve to send her group to “Charge” at the enemy.
I did that, but they actually won. I told the other two groups to stay and fire.
Just send all 3 groups (charge) at once.
does anyone now how to unlock “Sim9n offers his heart”? it doesn’t unlocks
Sorry if this is a little late, but to get Simon to offer his heart you basically have to send Markus to high risk areas so he gets shot several times. You need to either have a very low reputation with North (neutral or lower I think?) or have her be dead to trigger Simon offers his heart.
How can I save Simon during the revolution? After he got shot ?
Use R1 to lookup, and you’ll see a shooter in a higher spot. Press L1 to aim, then X to shoot.
Hi, two whole entire years later (lol),
You need to shoot the guard up in the tower to the left and take care of the guards. There are three groups of androids behind you (two to the left, one to the right – press circle to switch sides) that will provide covering fire. Once you’ve done all that, the area above Simon should move from “High Risk” to “Low Risk” at which point you can move in and save him.
For ‘Josh is Shot’, you just need to NOT choose to rescue him after he leaves cover. Tilt the camera more to the right and you can go straight for the next cover, especially if you let your troops give cover fire first.
Markus and North don’t have to be lovers for her to take a bullet for him in the Defending the barricade part. I just played through that part, let Markus get shot & North still saved him even though they were just friends. So please, fix that.
I’ve accepted the detonator but I can get the “observe detonator” in Demonstartion, I’ve tried doing everything first then hoping I would get prompted for it but it never came, can anyone help?
Yeah, I can’t get see detonator neither. Someone knows how?
North has to be alive for the event to trigger, at least that’s the only way it worked for me
Can someone help me with Simon get shot? I have been trying everything cover fire , waiting out , storm but don’t want to run and get shoot. By the way North is dead. Do I miss something or it’s the glitch?
I’m assuming you mean at the end when you’re at the machine gun. To do this, you basically have to let the success rate drop to zero (tell all 3 groups to charge instead of covering fire) eventually it will drop to zero and Simon should get shot. (fyi, I haven’t done this myself yet but this is what happened with North and machine Connor)
In the first assault you order others to cover, don’t move and let the timer run out
When defending the barricade, how do I check detonator?
Well obviously you have you have taken it from North when she offers it in Crossroads. Don’t quote me, but if memory serves it will then come up automatically after you again talk to her in the barricade, so make sure she is still there.
You can only check the detonator IF North is with you. Still can’t understand why this should be the case.
I got North to offer me her heart even though we were companions, not lovers. And Simon was still alive. So I think the only requirement for getting her to offer Markus her heart is to have good reputation with her, it doesn’t require the lovers status.
I also can’t get Simon to get shot during the machine gun scene either…. North died during Crossroads, and I have deviant Connor. Do I need machine Connor for this? It shouldn’t matter, right, because Markus goes to the store anyway…. I’m having all three groups doing Stand By (“FOR JERICHO!”) and shooting at the machine gun until they die. On the third attempt, my success rate is 08%, and then after the third attempt, it drops down to 0%. And still, some rando android gets shot, not Simon…. is this a glitch, or am I doing something wrong?
I just tried this as well, did you send the troops always to CHARGE?
For Simon Got Shot. I have tried all of the above solutions but it won’t unlock. I get 0% success rate but no matter how I get that (charge, cover fire, wait it out etc, every single time the success rate reaches 0% a random android gets shot. I’ve rescued Simon and the % is at 33%. I’ve gotten that down using both X and O options to 0%. I’ve gotten it to 0% whilst still with Simon and also at the next set of barriers. I’ve tried the O option only as well but Simon never gets shot. It’s always a random android instead. I’ve tried it with both deviant and machine Connor and with North already dead. I’ve managed to get the North Gets shot when trying to get Simon shot though. I tried the same method for Simon but it didn’t work. Please help.
Following advice from another site. I’ve finally managed to do it by failing the mission before you even reach Simon. Even before the scene where he gets wounded. I pressed X for cover fire but didn’t move whenever possible. This brought the % down to zero and Simon appeared and got shot.
PLEASE NOTE to unlock “Simon Gets Shot” this is the correct path: North is dead from Crossroads, Simon has high reputation with Markus, and MOST IMPORTANT, when Markus launches the Attack you simply wait at the first barricade. The percentage should be 45%.
If Josh is already shot you have an optional stop behind a cement column where both Markus and Simon stand still.
If Simon is shot at least once, an unknown android will be shot in his place and therefore the node will remain locked.
I had to make 4 turns as both the flowchart and this walkthrough are not clear.
I found an easier way to get Simon shot, at the beginning of the assault have Marcus get shot several times(click R1 to aim at the guys shooting at you and then don’t press any buttons and/or go into high-risk cover several times) and then if North is at least Companion status she will offer you her heart, take it and then you’ll get to the part with Simon, shoot the guard tower to unlock the Covering Fire options, ask both teams to provide covering fire and do not move, wait for the timer to expire and they will all get shot, then move towards Simon(the area near him will still say High Risk) and then he will get shot.
Correction to my last post-getting Simon shot there does not count.
However North does not have to have died in Crossroads in order to accomplish, you can also get Simon shot if she’s still alive in this chapter by getting injured enough that she will offer her heart to you to keep you alive(you must have Companion or Lover status with her to get this option, and to get injured, click the button to “aim” at the soldiers when prompted but don’t press the button before the timer on the next QTE prompt runs out and Markus will get shot, keep doing that and running into cover spots labeled “high risk” and soon North will offer you her heart) and then do the routine of asking for covering fire and waiting out the timer, once you get to the last area before you reach the large pillar(Where Simon gets shot and you get a choice on whether or not to save him) and you no longer have the covering fire option, just keep waiting it out and soon everyone will retreat and Simon will get shot.
Reply to Darkrage6
This method works, but it only did if Markus is wounded at the beginning of the chapter (before planting the flag). I don’t know if there are degrees of injury, but I failed all QTEs at that point. Otherwise you can’t get North’s heart until you’re past the point where you can unlock Simon Gets Shot.
FYI with this method you can replay from the checkpoint, take North’s heart, and still get injured again to unlock Nobody to Save Markus. You can’t get Simon’s heart after North’s, though. Simon doesn’t see the point after North’s lasted 30 seconds!
Wtf… I want to save Simon when He gets shot so he dies at the machine gun checkpoint, but it isn’t working because my cover fire is always locked, no matter what I try :c
Where do I find the detonator during the Hold Barricade part? I can’t find anything indicating it’s location on the search radar.
The Detonator is given to you by North in Crossroads, you have to choose to accept it, and then you will only get the option to use it after you get surrounded.
I’m struggling to get both north or Simon shot I’ve tried to all solutions but they always end by north running to store with me please help
The bit about North needing to have neutral or lower reputation for her to get shot is incorrect, she was at “Companion” status when I get the success percentage to 0% before the machine gun nest and she still got shot.
North in the store also happens after stopping the revolution with connor, (if you take control of him after the explosion in the recall center).
The “marked” path in the screen is the same as in North in half plaza, but the first ones (starts with “connon in cyberlife store”, with north automatically found).
It is very sad, because after you do all this a cutscene is shown with the amanda bitch telling you you are gonna be disconected with the fucking “new connor” just in front.
I can’t get north to come to the store with Marcus, she keeps getting shot when they try to retreat. All this takes place at the machine gun. They are companions.
Connor was deactivated also
I’m pretty sure they have to be lovers
I have gotten the “Markus and North in Cyberlife” Simon and Josh were killed during the fighting, and Connor is a Deviant. When you get to the point where you have three teams ready to fight the machine gun, have North’s team cover fire, and the other two charge, a few times. You’ll fail, and the percentage of succeeding will eventually go to zero.
I got this way before the point you mentioned. Connor is a machine and Josh was killed in my revolution playthrough.
-When Josh is shot, choose “Covering Fire” for the two group of androids, letting the time to cover fire run out for each group of androids.
-After talking to the scared android and ordering him to advance ahead, choose “Covering fire” to the group of androids on the right and let the time run out (after shooting the soldier on the top). Do it twice.
-When the percentage of succeeding dropped down to 10%, wait for 2 minutes and you’ll get “Markus and North in Cyberlife Store” after the percentage has plummeted to 0%.
(Not sure of his standing with North, I’ve had them kiss before making choice).
Has anyone else had a black screen with music playing after Markus commits suicide in the Cyberlife store? Connor is a Deviant, and Kara and Alice are dead.
Never mind, it’s fine now.
According to the instructions, if North is dead and Simon is still alive at the machine gun nest AND the assault on the machine gun is 00%, Simon gets shot and the androids fall back. I did that but “Simon got shot” didn’t unlock. Any reason way this won’t unlock?
Never mind, I figured it out. You can’t make too much progress. Success has to be 00% before Simon decides to run towards the machine gun nest.
How do I get Markus Badly Wounded? Do I have to fail a QTE?
In case you haven’t found out yet, Here are some steps to get “Markus Badly Wounded”
1. When charging the barricade in the beginning, fail all QTE. Markus will get shot multiple times and become wounded.
2. After the dialogue with Simon and North, Aim at the soldier but do not shot him, if you keep doing this then Markus will get knocked back from the bullets and a random android will kill the soldier.
3. (Most Important!) When Josh leaves cover like an idiot and gets shot, follow his tactical strategy. Markus will leave cover and get shot in the heart, this will then trigger the cutscene where Markus is dying. Either North or Simon will appear to help, If both are dead then Markus is KO’ed for good.
Hope this helps!
Comment of MikeinCT is totally accurate:
– Markus wounded when planting the flag. Fail all QTE’s
– In next Checkpoint, make him badly wounded => leads to North giving him her heart
– North dies
From here, you can unlock 2 nodes:
1 – No one there to save Markus => make him get shot one more time
2- Simon Get Shot => wait for success rate to reach 0% before reaching the large pillar where Simon runs towards the machine gun.
The first node can be unlocked easily, whereas the second node cannot be unlocked unless North gets killed in Crossroads. Because I’ve done the following as you mentioned above: fail the flag planting QTE ―> make Markus badly wounded (I did by ordering the androids on the right to cover fire and fail the drone QTE while heading for the grenade) ―> North dies by giving her heart to Markus.
No matter whichever order I did, I always reach the section where Simon gets shot rushing forward (where you’re given the option to save him or not) and some random android gets shot instead when the percentage reaches zero. This node is unobtainable unless North is dead in crossroads. Markus’ degree of injuries does not even come to play here.
MikeinCT’s comment is partially correct here.
I decided not to go for romancing North in my latest playthrough, didn’t realize it was required for her to join you in the store at the end. We’re companions though and she still gets shot when the revolution fails.
Just to say something silly which made me lose 2 different endings, after credits roll up and the flowchart opens, click on continue or else you’ll lose your last choices bf going back to previous chapters.
For “Soldiers Approach Markus”, Connor does NOT need to become a deviant in Crossroads as it mentions above. He was decommissioned in my play through and it unlocked. Very confused as to why it says that. Just wanted to add in case you’re at the end and need/want this node!