Borderlands 2 Achievements & Trophies Guide

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Borderlands 2 Achievements Guide

The Borderlands 2 Achievements guide & Trophies guide lists every Achievement & Trophy for this Xbox 360, PC & PS3 FPS-RPG game and tells you how to get and unlock them.

Table of Contents

Index of Borderlands 2 Guides:

There are 50 Achievements (20 Secret) with a total of 1,000 Gamerscore points to earn in the Xbox 360 version.

There are 51 Trophies (20 Hidden) that can be earned in the PS3 version. Earn Bronze (39), Silver (9), Gold (2), and Platinum (1) Trophies to increase your Gamer Level.

Borderlands 2 Achievements Guide

1. Challenge Accepted (30G) — Completed level 1 of all non-level-specific challenges with a single character

Here’s the hardest of all these challenges to find, the Jimmy Jenkins location:

2. Goliath, Meet David (15G) — Allowed a Goliath to level up four times before killing him

3. Went Five Rounds (25G) — Completed Round 5 of any Circle of Slaughter

4. Not Quite Dead (5G) — Reached level 5

5. Better Than You Were (10G) — Reached level 10

6. Always Improving (25G) — Reached level 25

7. Capped Out… For Now (50G) — Reached level 50

8. Arctic Explorer (15G) — Discovered all named locations in Three Horns, Tundra Express, and Frostburn Canyon

9. Urban Explorer (15G) — Discovered all named locations in Sanctuary, Opportunity, and Lynchwood

10. Highlands Explorer (15G) — Discovered all named locations in The Highlands, Thousand Cuts, and Wildlife Exploitation Preserve

11. Blight Explorer (15G) — Discovered all named locations in Eridium Blight, Arid Nexus, and Sawtooth Cauldron

12. World Traveler (50G) — Discovered all named locations

13. Sugar Daddy (10G) — Tipped Moxxi $10,000

Go to Mad Moxxi’s bar in The Sanctuary city and put $10,000 in the tip jar on her counter for the Achievement to unlocked.

14. Decked Out (25G) — Had Purple-rated gear or better equipped in every slot

15. Sabre Rattler (20G) — Killed 100 enemies with the Sabre turret

16. Phased and Confused (20G) — Phaselocked 100 enemies

17. So Much Blood! (20G) — Gunzerked continuously for 90 seconds

Your character must? be at least Level 25 for you to be able to do this. Example of a mission to do this in is “3:10 to Kaboom”

18. Cute Loot (15G) — Killed a Chubby

19. Tribute To A Vault Hunter (15G) — Got an item from Michael Mamaril. — He was a Borderlands fan who died and is now immortalized by Gearbox inside the game!

Here’s Claptrap Eulogy for Michael John Mamaril:

Michael Mamaril locations to find him wandering around town in Sanctuary are:
At Mad Moxxi’s bar, at Scooter’s, up the stairs looking at a trash compactor, at the gun shop talking to Marcus when you first meet Marcus, in front of the newspaper stand area, and in Dr. Zed’s place. And if you don’t see him, try to quit & reload the game to make him respawn.

Here’s a video guide showing how to find Michael Mamaril’s NPC in Borderlands 2:

20. Definitely An Italian Plumber (15G) — Killed Donkey Mong

21. High-Flying Hurler (10G) — Killed a flying enemy with a thrown Tediore weapon

The location where this can be done is during the “Bright Lights, Flying City” mission, in the central area of Caustic Caverns, by killing an Adult Varkid.

22. Token Gesture (20G) — Redeemed 25 tokens

23. Unseen Predator (20G) — Remained in Zero’s Deception mode for ten seconds straight

24. Build Buster (20G) — Killed a Constructor without it ever building another bot

At the Bloodshot Ramparts rush at the Constructor and kill him before he can build another bot. Some might miss this because you will want to kill everyone before killing the Constructor.

25. How Do I Look? (25G) — Unlocked 10 customization items

26. Friendship Rules (10G) — Revived someone from “Fight for Your Life!” that is on your friends list

27. Better Than Money (15G) — Purchased 5 items from the black market

28. Up High, Down Low (15G) — Gave Claptrap a high five

Can first be done after you complete the “Claptrap’s Secret Stash” mission, Claptrap will raise his arm to give a high five, so you have to melee him arm. Hopefully he doesn’t run away for you. – A second opportunity arises later in the game when you’re on a main mission where you get an upgrade for Claptrap, he’ll then asks for a? high five again!

29. Bounty Hunter (25G) — Completed 20 side missions

30. Did It All (40G) — Completed all side missions

Secret Achievements:

31. First One’s Free (10G) — Completed the mission “My First Gun”

32. Dragon Slayer (20G) — Completed the mission “Best Minion Ever”

33. A Road Less Traveled (20G) — Completed the mission “The Road To Sanctuary”

34. New In Town (20G) — Completed the mission “Plan B”

35. An Old Flame (20G) — Completed the mission “Hunting The Firehawk”

36. No Man Left Behind (20G) — Completed the mission “A Dam Fine Rescue”

37. Wilhelm Screamed (20G) — Completed the mission “A Train To Catch”

38. Sky’s The Limit (20G) — Completed the mission “Rising Action”

39. Can See My House From Here (20G) — Completed the mission “Bright Lights, Flying City”

40. Farewell, Old Girl (20G) — Completed the mission “Wildlife Preservation”

41. Got The Band Back Together (20G) — Completed the mission “The Once and Future Slab”

42. Identity Theft (20G) — Completed the mission “The Man Who Would Be Jack”

43. An Angel’s Wish (25G) — Completed the mission “Where Angels Fear To Tread”

44. Bombs Away (20G) — Completed the mission “Toil And Trouble”

45. Knowing Is Half The Battle (20G) — Completed the mission “Data Mining”

46. Cool Story, Bro (30G) — Defeated Jack

47. What does it mean? (15G) — I can’t even capture it on my camera

48. Well That Was Easy (10G) — Completed the mission “Shoot This Guy in the Face”

Starting from Sanctuary/Sanctuary Hole enter Three Horns Divide, then go southwest to Three Horns Valley. Next, go west to The Fridge, then go northwest to The Highlands Outwash, then go west to The Highlands, and then go southwest to Thousand Cuts. Finally, go Northwest to find Face McShooty and do the “Shoot This Guy in the Face” mission.

49. Thresher Thrashed (30G) — Defeated Terramorphous the Invincible

50. Feels Like The First Time (10G) — Opened the chest at the bus stop in Fyrestone

Borderlands 2 Trophies Guide

Tips & video guides can be found in the Achievements section above.

1. Borderland Defender Round Two (Platinum) — Unlocked all Borderlands 2 trophies

2. Challenge Accepted (Gold) — Completed level 1 of all non-level-specific challenges with a single character

3. Goliath, Meet David (Bronze) — Allowed a Goliath to level up four times before killing him

4. Went Five Rounds (Bronze) — Completed Round 5 of any Circle of Slaughter

5. Not Quite Dead (Bronze) — Reached level 5

6. Better Than You Were (Bronze) — Reached level 10

7. Always Improving (Silver) — Reached level 25

8. Capped Out…For Now (Silver) — Reached level 50

9. Arctic Explorer (Bronze) — Discovered all named locations in Three Horns, Tundra Express, and Frostburn Canyon

10. Urban Explorer (Bronze) — Discovered all named locations in Sanctuary, Opportunity, and Lynchwood

11. Highlands Explorer (Bronze) — Discovered all named locations in The Highlands, Thousand Cuts, and Wildlife Exploitation Preserve

12. Blight Explorer (Bronze) — Discovered all named locations in Eridium Blight, Arid Nexus, and Sawtooth Cauldron

13. World Traveler (Silver) — Discovered all named locations

14. Sugar Daddy (Bronze) — Tipped Moxxi $10,000

15. Decked Out (Bronze) — Had Purple-rated gear or better equipped in every slot

16. Sabre Rattler (Bronze) — Killed 100 enemies with the Sabre turret

17. Phased and Confused (Bronze) — Phaselocked 100 enemies

18. So Much Blood! (Bronze) — Gunzerked continuously for 90 seconds

19. Cute Loot (Bronze) — Killed a Chubby

20. Tribute To A Vault Hunter (Bronze) — Got an item from Michael Mamaril

21. Definitely An Italian Plumber (Bronze) — Killed Donkey Mong

22. High-Flying Hurler (Bronze) — Killed a flying enemy with a thrown Tediore weapon

23. Token Gesture (Bronze) — Redeemed 25 tokens

24. Unseen Predator (Bronze) — Remained in Zero’s Deception mode for ten seconds straight

25. Build Buster (Bronze) — Killed a Constructor without it ever building another bot

26. How Do I Look? (Bronze) — Unlocked 10 customization items

27. Friendship Rules (Bronze) — Revived someone from “Fight for Your Life!” that is on your friends list

28. Better Than Money (Bronze) — Purchased 5 items from the black market

29. Up High, Down Low (Bronze) — Gave Claptrap a high five

30. Bounty Hunter (Bronze) — Completed 20 side missions

31. Did It All (Silver) — Completed all side missions

Hidden Trophies:

32. First One’s Free (Bronze) — Completed the mission “My First Gun”

33. Dragon Slayer (Bronze) — Completed the mission “Best Minion Ever”

34. A Road Less Traveled (Bronze) — Completed the mission “The Road To Sanctuary”

35. New In Town (Bronze) — Completed the mission “Plan B”

36. An Old Flame (Bronze) — Completed the mission “Hunting The Firehawk”

37. No Man Left Behind (Bronze) — Completed the mission “A Dam Fine Rescue”

38. Wilhelm Screamed (Bronze) — Completed the mission “A Train To Catch”

39. Sky’s The Limit (Bronze) — Completed the mission “Rising Action”

40. Can See My House From Here (Bronze) — Completed the mission “Bright Lights, Flying City”

41. Farewell, Old Girl (Bronze) — Completed the mission “Wildlife Preservation”

42. Got The Band Back Together (Bronze) — Completed the mission “The Once and Future Slab”

43. Identity Theft (Silver) — Completed the mission “The Man Who Would Be Jack”

44. An Angel’s Wish (Silver) — Completed the mission “Where Angels Fear To Tread”

45. Bombs Away (Silver) — Completed the mission “Toil And Trouble”

46. Knowing Is Half The Battle (Silver) — Completed the mission “Data Mining”

47. Cool Story, Bro (Gold) — Defeated Jack

48. What does it mean? (Bronze) — I can’t even capture it on my camera

49. Well That Was Easy (Bronze) — Completed the mission “Shoot This Guy in the Face”

50. Thresher Thrashed (Silver) — Defeated Terramorphous the Invincible

51. Feels Like The First Time (Bronze) — Opened the chest at the bus stop in Fyrestone

Thanks to Deathmule, TheBrothersGrim & VGMMDI for the tips & guide videos.

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