トロコン

• Reading: トロコン
• Romaji: torokon
• Pronunciation: /to.ɾo.koɴ/

Meaning

Trophy completion — obtaining every trophy or achievement in a PlayStation game to reach 100% completion.

Short for トロフィーコンプリート (trophy complete), トロコン is a PlayStation-specific achievement-hunting term. It involves earning all bronze, silver, gold, and platinum trophies in a game, which typically requires completing every side quest, finding all collectibles, and often grinding very specific conditions. Trophy hunters who トロコン many games are known as トロ廃人.

Examples

1. このゲーム40時間かけてやっとトロコンできた。 I spent 40 hours on this game and finally got the trophy completion.
2. トロコンしようと思ったら隠し実績が鬼畜すぎて諦めた。 I was going for trophy completion but the hidden achievements were so brutal I gave up.
3. トロコン勢には敵わないわ、あんな根気ないもん。 I can't compete with the trophy completion crowd — I don't have that kind of patience.

Usage Guide

Context: PlayStation gaming community, gaming forums, social media

Tone: proud, obsessive

Do Say

• トロコン狙ってるからまだ終われない (I'm going for full completion so I can't stop yet)
• トロコンするとゲームが本当に隅々まで楽しめる (Completing all trophies lets you enjoy every corner of a game)

Don't Say

• Xbox実績やSteam実績には「トロコン」は使わない — PlayStation文化の言葉 (Don't use トロコン for Xbox achievements or Steam achievements — it's a PlayStation-specific term)

Common Mistakes

• Applying トロコン to non-PlayStation platforms — it is specifically associated with the PlayStation trophy system and its community

Origin & History

Abbreviation of トロフィーコンプリート (trophy complete). Coined within the PlayStation community following the introduction of the trophy system in 2008, particularly on Japanese gaming forums and 2ch.

Cultural Context

Era: 2000s-2010s PlayStation trophy culture

Generation: PlayStation gamers (20s-30s)

Social background: Dedicated gaming community

Regional notes: Used by PlayStation gamers across Japan. Particularly strong on gaming SNS and sites like PSN Profiles.