Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Guide DLC Challenges

Achievements & Trophies

Most of these are self-explanatory. For the “Goliath, Meet David” Achievement/Trophy, you must allow a Raging Goliath to level all the way up to GOD-liath before killing him. If you haven’t managed this before “The Once and Future Slab,” then you can almost certainly get it done during the initiation fight in this story mission.

“So Much Blood!” requires 90 seconds of continuous Gunzerking, which is accomplished by building down Salvador’s Rampage skill tree. Likewise, “Unseen Predator” is unlocked by staying in Deception as Zero for 10 consecutive seconds, which is accomplished by building down his Bloodshed tree. Axton and Maya don’t have to do anything fancy with Action Skills for their Achievements; just get 100 kills each with the Sabre Turret and Phaselock.

“Cute Loot” is acquired by killing a Chubby enemy. Chubbies are extremely rare versions of foes… rarer even than Badass enemies. Chubby enemies are obviously fatter than other monsters related to them, so they move more slowly. They also have a Badass enemy’s health pool and damage output, and drop goodies like a Loot Midget upon death.

Maya’s Phaselock can make “High-Flying Hurler” much easier than it’s perhaps supposed to be; simply Phaselock something that’s flying, like a Rakk, then reload-toss a Tediore weapon into the bound foe.

“Build Buster” is obtained by preventing a Constructor from building any Loaders before you destroy it. Constructors, which are digistructing Hyperion loaders, can be interrupted by shooting them in their vulnerable red sensor-eyes on their front side.

General Achievements

Name	Type	Description	PS3 Trophy Material	PS3 Trophy Score	Xbox 360 Gamerscore
Challenge Accepted	Systems Exploration	Complete level 1 of all challenges with a single character.	Gold	90	30
Goliath, Meet David	Gameplay specific moments	Allow a Goliath to level up four times before killing him.	Bronze	15	15
Went Five Rounds	Optional mission progress	Complete Round 5 of any Circle of Slaughter.	Bronze	15	25
Not Quite Dead	Systems Exploration	Reach level 5.	Bronze	15	5
Better Than You Were	Systems Exploration	Reach level 10.	Bronze	15	10
Always Improving	Systems Exploration	Reach level 25.	Silver	30	25
Capped Out…For Now	Systems Exploration	Reach level 50.	Silver	30	50
Arctic Explorer	Systems Exploration	Discover all named locations in Three Horns, Tundra Express, and Frostburn Canyon.	Bronze	15	15
Urban Explorer	Systems Exploration	Discover all named locations in Sanctuary, Opportunity, and Lynchwood	Bronze	15	15
Highlands Explorer	Systems Exploration	Discover all named locations in The Highlands, Thousand Cuts, and Wildlife Exploitation Preserve.	Bronze	15	15
Blight Explorer	Systems Exploration	Discover all named locations in Eridium Blight, Arid Nexus, and Sawtooth Cauldron.	Bronze	15	15
World Traveler	Systems Exploration	Discover all named locations.	Silver	30	50
Sugar Daddy	Systems Exploration	Tip Moxxi $10000.	Bronze	15	10
Decked Out	Systems Exploration	Have Purple-rated gear or better equipped in every slot.	Bronze	15	25
Sabre Rattler	Class Specific	Kill 100 enemies with the Sabre turret.	Bronze	15	20
Phased and Confused	Class Specific	Phaselock 100 enemies.	Bronze	15	20
So Much Blood!	Class Specific	Gunzerk continuously for 90 seconds.	Bronze	15	20
Cute Loot	Gameplay specific moments	Kill a Chubby.	Bronze	15	15
Tribute To A Vault Hunter	Gameplay specific moments	Get an item from Michael Mamaril.	Bronze	15	15
Definitely An Italian Plumber	Gameplay specific moments	Kill Donkey Mong.	Bronze	15	15
High-Flying Hurler	Gameplay specific moments	Kill a flying enemy with a thrown Tediore weapon.	Bronze	15	10
Token Gesture	Systems Exploration	Redeem 25 tokens.	Bronze	15	20
Unseen Predator	Class Specific	Remain in Zero’s Deception mode for ten seconds straight.	Bronze	15	20
Build Buster	Gameplay specific moments	Kill a Constructor without it ever building another bot.	Bronze	15	20
How Do I Look?	Systems Exploration	Unlock 10 customization items.	Bronze	15	25
Friendship Rules	Co-Op	Revive someone from “Fight for Your Life!” that is on your friends list.	Bronze	15	10
Better Than Money	Systems Exploration	Purchase 5 items from the black market.	Bronze	15	15
Up High, Down Low	Wacky/Flavorful	Give Claptrap a high five.	Bronze	15	15
Bounty Hunter	Optional mission progress	Complete 20 side missions.	Bronze	15	25
Did It All	Optional mission completist	Complete all side missions.	Silver	30	40
Borderland Defender	Completion	(PS3 only, platinum trophy. No 360 equivalent).	Platinum	180	—

Secret Achievements

Don’t worry if you’re peeking: these secrets aren’t too secret—most are associated with story missions. No spoilers here, though you will see the names of the missions themselves. For help on a particular story mission, refer to the “Path of Most Resistance” section of this book.

Secret Achievements, story-related

Secret Achievements, story-related cont.

Name	Description	PS3 Trophy Material	PS3 Trophy Score	Xbox 360 Gamerscore
First One’s Free	Complete the mission “My First Gun.”	Bronze	15	10
Dragon Slayer	Complete the mission “Best Minion Ever.”	Bronze	15	20
A Road Less Traveled	Complete the mission “The Road To Sanctuary.”	Bronze	15	20
New In Town	Complete the mission “Plan B.”	Bronze	15	20
An Old Flame	Complete the mission “Hunting The Firehawk.”	Bronze	15	20
No Man Left Behind	Complete the mission “A Dam Fine Rescue.”	Bronze	15	20
Wilhelm Screamed	Complete the mission “A Train To Catch.”	Bronze	15	20
Sky’s The Limit	Complete the mission “Rising Action.”	Bronze	15	20
Can See My House From Here	Complete the mission “Bright Lights, Flying City.”	Bronze	15	20
Farewell, Old Girl	Complete the mission “Wildlife Preservation.”	Bronze	15	20
Got The Band Back Together	Complete the mission “The Once and Future Slab.”	Bronze	15	20
Identity Theft	Complete the mission “The Man Who Would Be Jack.”	Silver	30	20
An Angel’s Wish	Complete the mission “Where Angels Fear To Tread.”	Silver	30	25
Bombs Away	Complete the mission “Toil And Trouble.”	Silver	30	20
Knowing Is Half The Battle	Complete the mission “Data Mining.”	Silver	30	20
Cool Story, Bro	Complete the mission “The Talon of God.”	Gold	90	30

Secret Achievements, miscellaneous

Name	Description	PS3 Trophy Material	PS3 Trophy Score	Xbox 360 Gamerscore
What does it mean?	I can’t even capture it on my camera.	Bronze	15	15
Well That Was Easy	Complete the mission “Shoot This Guy in the Face.”	Bronze	15	10
Thresher Thrashed	Kill Terramorphous.	Silver	30	30
Feels Like The First Time	Open the chest at the bus stop in Arid Nexus – Badlands.	Bronze	15	10