Borderlands 4 The Fadefields Side Missions
Author: FuzionByte.
Genres: Action Adventure, F.P.S., Open World, Platformer, RPG.
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Here we will go over how to complete all of the Borderlands 4 The Fadefields side missions of which there are 33 spread throughout the first region in the game. Side Missions can be as small as doing a fetch quest or they can be more intricate than some main missions, you will need to complete every side mission as you work towards unlocking Grassroots Campaigner. Below I will lost off all of the Side Missions you can access in the Fadefields and to help you keep track of them I’ll place them in alphabetical order with their locations and potential rewards listed as well as a video showing you how to work through each of the side missions.
- Abduction Injunction.
- All Charged Up.
- Bound for Launch.
- Breeding Daisies.
- Brew-ha-ha.
- Carried Away.
- Droning On.
- Drone Ranger.
- Electroshock Therapy.
- Electroshock Therapy: The Second Session.
- Exit Through the Rift Shop.
- Finway’s Cup.
- Free for the TASKing.
- Gone are my Leggies.
- Hangover Helper.
- Meat is Murder.
- No Place Like Home.
Abduction Injunction
Location: The Fadefields, Coastal Bonescape.
Rewards: 3,727 xp, $1,000.
Speak to Jenny then head to the ships 3 locations as it abducts various beasts before going up into the small order outpost and clear the field of enemies where you can then go into the top building and speak to Gorman to conclude this side mission.
All Charged Up
Location: The Fadefields, Idolator’s Noose.
Rewards: x6,675 xp, $2,500, 8 Eridium, Reinforced Jimmy Cap Shield, Out of Bounds Echo-4 paintjob.
The All Charged Up mission will become available once you have completed the Null and Void mission for the Outbounders and is a fairly tough one with lots of Badasses and a boss at the end so go in well geared before beginning it then once you’re ready speak to Rhodes and shoot the Implosion Drive’s lock. Head over to the Hydroplant then clear the base as you go through to the reservoir which you then need to drain allowing you to enter the chamber and charge the Drive.
After clearing the enemies follow the Drive down into the cavern where you will be ambushed by the Sludgemaw boss, a powerful Thresher who will ambush you from below so keep on the move to avoid the attacks then get a few of your own in before Sludgemaw goes back underground. Once the boss is dead tether yourself up to Rhodes to conclude the mission.
Bound For Launch
Location: The Fadefields, The Howl.
Rewards: 31,887 XP, $3,000, 10 Eridium, Shotgun, Down and Outlaw Vault Hunter Head.
Speak to Rush who will ask you to fetch the tools and speak to Conway so do that then clear out the ambushes as you return the tools. You then need to continually clear Rippers whilst helping Conway get to the ship. Take out the Meathead Launchers and destroy any remaining Rippers before initiating the launch. Once the ship leaves the atmosphere, speak to Rush to conclude this side mission.
Breeding Daisies
Location: The Fadefields, The Howl.
Rewards: 31.687xp, $2,000, 4 Eridium, Rider Shotgun, It’s Threshy! Vault Hunter Head.
This is a weird side mission even by Borderlands standards and one which becomes available after getting close to the sewer entrance which hides a small enclave of resistance. Mort will then spawn at random on a rock nearby the sewer entrance so talk to him when he appears and begin the side mission. Head to the Thresher cave then take out the Badass Threshers who drop Eggs, once you have 3 you need to return to Mort then go off and secure some Mangler meat. Feed Daisy then subdue her by not using elemental or damage over time as if you kill her I assume the side mission will fail so be careful getting her down to about 10% health.
Perform 3 mating calls on the horn killing the Bronkhorns and Kratch until Ivan shows up who you need to subdue as you did with Daisy then wait for them to underground and do that thing required to make babies whilst you set the mood with some music. Once Mort has satiated his weird craving enough and Daisy and Ivan have consummated their matrimonial encounter the side mission will thankfully conclude.
Brew-Ha-Ha
Location: The Fadefields, Coastal Bonescape.
Rewards: x20,204xp, $11,000, 22 Eridium.
Speak to Shammy then head to the marker and ground pound the geyser which causes an unending stream of nuggies to flow from the ground. Tether the colour Shammy calls out whilst also dealing with a lot of Badass Manglers. Throw the nuggies into the chute then once you have enough you can collect the brew and return it to Shammy to conclude this side mission.
Carried Away
Location: The Fadefields, The Howl.
Rewards: x4,404xp, $1,000.
A fairly simple side mission which tasks you with collecting a surveillance orb from the inside of a toilet then transporting it to a Bronkhorn nest. Survive long enough for the orb to finish the scan which then concludes the side mission.
Droning On
Location: The Fadefields, Idolator’s Noose.
Rewards: x4,404 xp, $1,168, a selection of guns and gear.
Another simple side mission which tasks you with collecting the drone then taking that drone to the marker. You can either spend some time putting down any enemies or just run pass them to the pile of fish where you place the drone. Whilst the drone is scanning you can take out any enemies who follow you down to the beach but either way once the scan is complete you will complete the side mission.
Drone Ranger
Location: The Fadefields, Idolator’s Noose.
Rewards: x4,4040xp, $1,000, a selection of guns and gear.
Collect the Drone then head across to the graveyard jumping and throwing the drone as requested defeating any enemies that aggro along the way or just sprint to the marker. Once the drone has finished scanning the grave you will get a selection of loot as well as finish the side mission.
Electroshock Therapy
Location: The Fadefields, Idolator’s Noose.
Rewards: 2,811 xp, $1,000.
Enter the shack in Someday Rise then speak to Prof. Ambreleigh who will ask you to fetch some Eridium and some Ordonite, both of which are fairly heavily guarded so take out the enemies then retrieve the minerals you then return to the professor.
She will then task you with collecting a Meathead, head so go and retrieve the skull whilst taking out the ambushing enemies. Once you’re back in her complex you then need to place, hit and charge the skull before jumping up and cranking the next switch which then fully powers her device liquifying the Psycho who has been caught in her chair which then concludes the side mission.
Electroshock Therapy: The Second Session
Location: The Fadefields, Hungering Plain.
Rewards: 3,103 xp, $1,000.
Quite a simple side mission which will become available once you have completed the Electroshock Therapy side mission and with that done, get yourself to the Hungering Plain where Prof. Amberleigh will task you with luring 10 Psychos into her forcefield. Shoot at or near then Psychos to aggro them then run back to the shield until 10 have been killed then speak to Amberleigh who will then shock herself into oblivion concluding the side mission.
Exit Through The Rift Shop
Location: The Fadefields, Hungering Plain.
Rewards: 31,687xp, $22,888,221, 2,013 Eridium, Seeker Grenade, Absolute Astra Vault Hunter Style.
Examine the body which falls out of the sky at the location in the video now it is important to note that this body will fall across multiple locations on Kairos and this side mission can be started at any one of them as long as it leads to the Exit through the Rift Shop side mission. The bulk of the mission takes place in the Fadefields so I accepted the side mission in the Hungering Plain to make things easier but you do you. Speak to Oddman then collect the 3 parts, 1 is underneath the main platform on a ledge, the other 2 are on the upper sections and get markers once you’re close. Return the parts to Oddman and place them as instructed.
You then ned to tether through the rift and free the prisoners all of whom you can speak with if you need to then go through the vent on the upper level and into the room with the rift capsule. Throw the capsule into the rift then get back to Oddman who you need to punch through the rift. Upon doing so, refer to the Rift Incompatible guide to find Oddman and unlock the trophy. The side mission will conclude once you have punched him through the Rift. Don’t shoot him as it screws everything up.
Finway's Cup
Location: The Fadefields, Hungering Plain.
Rewards: 3,103 xp, $1,340 plus lots of gear and cash.
Once you enter the Finway’s Cup you will need to drop down into the water, swim then go through the checkpoints on your Digi-Runner, collect the orb and throw it through the tyre. Take your time with the throw to ensure you line it up properly to win the Finway Cup concluding this side mission.
Free For The TASKing
Location: The Fadefields, The Howl.
Rewards: 16,458xp, $1,000, 4 Eridium, a weapons chest.
You can speak to Kilo after completing the Kairos Job in The Howl who will task you with going up to the top of a cliff and opening a supply container by utilising the same series of moves in The Kairos Job. The sequence is a lot longer than any one you will have used in previously but one saving grace is the pattern is fixed so memorising it will become easier the more you fail. With the container opened the side mission will complete.
Gone Are My Leggies
Location: The Fadefields, Dissected Plateau.
Rewards: 4,578 xp, $2,000, 5 Eridium, Extolled Yuga Sniper Rifle, Halt Citizen vehicle paintjob.
Cross the bridge then speak to Topper who’s legs will be climbing away from him where he will ask you to track them down so platform up to the roof of the building then once the Kratch steals the legs, get on your vehicle and give chase. Don’t worry to much if you lose sight of the legs as the quest won’t fail but try and keep up as best as you can to the nest where you will then be swarmed by Kratch.
Take the Kratch down then with the local area safe you can interact with the Leggies who will then decide it would be best if they walk straight through an Order camp so put down every enemy along the way to continue the quest until Topper comes down in an elevator and retrieves his Leggies which then concludes the side mission.
Hangover Helper
Location: The Fadefields, Coastal Bonescape.
Rewards: 6,043 xp, $2,000, Watching Cuca Pistol, Soused vehicle paint, Soused weapon skin.
Speak to Shammy who will look for a cure for his overly effective Moonshine he’s churning out to the Rippers and task you with sourcing the ingredients so get over to the marker and collect the fruit taking care of the Skratch aiming at the fortified ones shield before killing the beast itself. You will need to perform a “ground pound” which is done by double jumping then holding Circle / B to slam down onto the fruit once it’s placed.
Go to the marked geyser performing another “ground pound” when prompted to set send the nuggets spewing out. Tether onto any red nugget whilst discarding the grey ones ensuring you put down any aggro’d enemies in the local area. Return the nugget to Shammy. You now need to farm Mangler Glands so head to the marker(s) and take out Manglers until you have enough. Return the glands to Shammy, spike the drink then get on the mic, shoot the keg and kill any enemies who aggro to conclude the mission.
Meat Is Murder
Location: The Fadefields, Coastal Bonescape.
Rewards: 6,043 xp, $1,500, 8 Eridium, Watching Cuca Pistol, Tropic of Cairn Vault Hunter style.
Free Byron from his barricaded cell then find the 4 required items which are:
- Bullet riddled corpses on the right side of the floor.
- Slashed beast in the bottom right corner.
- An arm and leg left from Harper on the table in front of the grinder.
- The clawed metal sheet against the bottom left wall.
You then need to go through the process of dropping Harper from the roof, make the grinder worse then go out and shoot the coolant tanks either side of the large pillar by tethering the doors open. Examine the radio then head off to the tool shed where you will find out the killer is tucked up in a cave behind a waterfall so get over to the marker and speak to Zeke who you then need to kill to conclude the side mission.
No Place Like Home
Location: The Fadefields, Hungering Plain.
Rewards: 5,633 xp, $2,500, 8 Eridium.
The No Place Like Home is one of the Claptrap missions and one which will require you to take down an Army of Synths and Soldiers so ensure you are geared appropriately before going in and accepting the side mission. Get over to the facility and collect the Keycard which then doesn’t let you in to the building. Turn around from the lever you pull then go down to the area behind the containers to find a button you can press to open the way through the building where you collect Moxxis portrait.
Go outside then after activating the laser, go down to the panels and move them using the tethers on the left and right sides to line the laser up with the door which then destroys the voice module you still need to retrieve. From here make your way up the sides of the building pulling the panels down with your tether until you are at the top of the building. Open the toilet and retrieve the mask from the corpse inside before heading back to Claptrap where you place the items and the explosives you need to collect on the small boat. Shoot the explosives when prompted to conclude this side mission.
Null And Void
Location: The Fadefields, The Howl.
Rewards: 6,675 xp, $2,500, 8 Eridium, Industrialized Boory SMG, Out of Bounds vault hunter customisation.
The Null and Void side mission is one of the Faction missions for the Outbounders and will task you with finding Conway who has dropped off comms so head over to the marker then after clearing the Rippers go to the right side of the complex and look for her in her small camp. When it’s decided she isn’t here, grab the Echo device in the open crate and go off to the next marker, clear the Rippers and grab the next Echo next to the lookout spot.
Head over to the entrance of their base where you will be told to go and retrieve the Rippers’ lunch, take care of the beasts then collect the 10 food items which you then need to take back to the gate. Once inside the base clear the field of enemies then speak to Conway who will be in a cage, she will then get picked up and placed over the void which then spawns in Erecter Ed who you need to kill. Get up to the crane controls which will then break upon use. After the dialogue activate both the Starboard and Port engines then initiate the launch to send the engines up to their death which shuts down the black hole generator causing the cavalry to arrive just in time for them to be of no help at all. Speak to Conway and Rush to conclude the mission.
Powerdrop
Location: The Fadefields, The Howl.
Rewards: 4,109xp, $1,000, 2 Eridium, selection of guns and gear from the Jackpot chest.
Speak to Monty then purchase a Powerball for $500 which you need to throw the slot in the top of the Pachinko board. Do this as many times as needed until you land in the middle slot which will be the Jackpot. Landing there spawns a Jackpot chest you can open as well as concludes the side mission.
Primordial Vault: Fadefields
Location: The Fadefields, Dissected Plateau.
Rewards: 11,673xp, $2,000, 8 Eridium, Glide Pack Upgrade: Faster Regen, large selection of gear and cash from the boss and the Surplus Stochastic Flewdy SMG as a reward.
The Primordial Vault: Fadefields side mission should be the penultimate or final side mission you should complete in the Fadefields and it is a heavy challenge as you have waves of upgraded Order with the Seneschal callsign to take down then you will be thrust into the arena to take down the very powerful, Primordial Guardian Inceptus Vault boss.
None of the above will be possible until you have found the 3 Vault Keys in the Fadefields which will be easier to do if you take the time to capture the 3 Silo’s in the Fadefields. Refer to the Open the Vault of Inceptus guide if you need any help in finding the 3 vault key pieces. Ensure you have some very good so take a look at the Legendary Gear I have managed to find so far and once you’re ready for the challenge, enter the Primoridal Vault and kill everything standing between you and the treasure.
Ready To Blow
Location: The Fadefields, Idolator’s Noose.
Rewards: 4,578 xp, High-Capacity Retort Energy Shield, Taste Municipality character customisation, Taste Municipality Echo paintjob.
The Ready to Blow side mission will task you with initially collecting the launch device then going off and collecting several missile parts before removing the core back at Gigi, the missile.
Take the parts and the launch device to the edge of the marked cliff then stave off the waves of enemies which won’t pose any sort of threat to your missile. Once every enemy is down, get back on to the cliff and launch Gigi where she will have a few stutters before ultimately fulfilling her purpose of exploding away from the villagers who spent so much time confiding in her.
Savage Salvage
Location: The Fadefields, The Howl.
Rewards: x7,127xp, $2,000, 5 Eridium, Activated Oblique Vertex Shotgun, a selection of guns and gear.
This is a fairly long, hard hitting mission so get appropriately geared before you begint hen clear the field of Rippers, tether up to cliff and boost the signal which then summons more waves of Rippers. After everything is dead get back up to the cliff and follow the drill down to the subterranean caves clearing out the Rippers as you go.
Pull the lever on the hatch to free Derek who you then need to escort through the drill he was brough down to the Ripper base in, get up to the platform, refuel, take out all of the Rippers then follow the drill through the freshly dug tunnel. Drop down to take out the ambush then platform back up to Derek before the Thresher comes bursting out of the container who you also need to kill which then concludes the side mission.
Sum Of His Parts
Location: The Fadefields, Idolator’s Noose.
Rewards: 5,633 xp, $4,652, x10 Eridium, lots of guns, cash and customisation items.
Speak to Claptrap’s eye who will then ask you to retrieve his parts so go and collect his body on the wooden platform which has been turned into a Planter then return it to Clappy. Go over to the enxt marker, use your tether to get to the highest platform and collect the aerial which then opens the doors to the building inside of which both arms can be collected. Follow the path down to the Ripper camp then take the Wheel being used a treadmill. Return these items to Claptrap then destroy the Decomishinor to conclude the side mission.
TASK And Ye Shall Receive
Location: The Fadefields, The Howl.
Rewards: x15,458xp, $1,000, 2 Eridium, A weapons chest.
After you have completed the Free for the TASKing side mission, return to Kilo and accept the Task and Ye Shall Receive side mission which tasks you with opening yet another container. Problem is this one will be surrounded by Manglers you need to kill and then just to make it better, Kilo will now fake instructions such as “don’t pull the lever but flip the switch” which makes it a lot more challenging than normal. Focus on the instructions and keep going through the commands until you open the container finishing this frustrating side mission.
TASK Master
Location: The Fadefields, The Howl.
Rewards: x16,458xp, $1,000, 2 Eridium, A weapons chest.
After you have completed the Task and Ye Shall Receive side mission you can then accept the final Kilo side mission, Task Master which will drop you down into a swamp so clear any and all enemies in the local area. You then need to go to the container and work through the procedures again except this time you now need to worry about a power core which you can tether out from the left side then chuck it in the cavity on the right. When you have to remove the Power Core, tether it out then throw it away rather than dropping it. Work through the commands until the container unlocks which then completes the side mission.
The Kairos Job
Location: The Fadefields, The Howl.
Rewards: 26,333xp, $2,000, 4 Eridium. A weapons chest full of not much.
The Kairos Job is a tough side mission where you need to breach a bunker then take out a lot of enemies. There’s no bosses in the mission so that’s a bonus depending on how you look at it but the overall mission is a bit tasty so ensure you are well geared before going in. Once you’re all set, speak to Shim then work through both the:
Side missions to prove to the team you are worthy to be a part of their crew then return to Shim and listen to briefing. Get yourself over to the marker inside the dilapidated building and listen to the next speech whilst retrieving the charges from Glitch. Drop down to your left then go around the back of the building using the run wall and tether points to get up to the clifftop where you can use the ramp to jump across to the building’s rooftop. Clear the enemies then place the charges on all 4 dishes, 2 on the main roof, 2 on the upper section to the left and right of the building then get ready to be annoyed.
You now need to get over to the door and input the sequence Kilo tells you to, however, for me at least I would flip the switch then be told I hadn’t done it. It took me 9 tries with no mistakes for the damn game to recognise that I had put in the sequence correctly so if you do make mistakes, it’s probably not you it’s yet more problems with Borderlands 4. With the door open your “crew” will join you and you’ll have more mobs to deal with.
With everything dead, speak to the crew again then shoot the bomb to breach the facility you can drop down into, carefully get through the laser grid if you can, if not then just deal with the mobs until the crew is near the safe on the upper gantry. Hit the outside of the safe to find the weakpoint then clear the mobs as they appear again some of which will drop rockets you need to collect. Place the rockets on the outside of the safe then after the dialogue leave the facility and head to Southern Carcadia Burn.
When you get to the marker in Carcadia Burn there will be another ambush of Order troops so dispatch them then open the safe to reveal nothing of value to anyone with half a brain in the Borderlands. There will be a chest you can open inside but for me it just held a few weak guns, hopefully you have better luck with your loot.
Scoundrel Roundup: Kilo
Location: The Fadefields, The Howl.
Rewards: 16,458xp, $1,000, 2 Eridium.
After accepting the Kairos Job, speak to Shim who will ask you to speak to his crew starting with Kilo. Get over to her then go through the sequence quickly as you smash the button, pull the lever, flip the switch and shoot the panel. Once you have done it which may take a good number of attempts speak to Kilo to conclude this short side mission.
Scoundrel Roundup: Glitch
Location: The Fadefields, The Howl.
Rewards: 16,458xp, $1,000, 2 Eridium.
Speak to Shim again once you’re done with Kilo and head over to Glitch’s location. Enter Zadra’s house then carefully navigate through the lasers pulling the 3 levers on the walls to shut off the laser grids. Return to Glitch to conclude this side mission.
To The Limb It
Location: The Fadefields, Dissected Plateau.
Rewards: 3,103 xp, $1,000.
The To the Limb It side mission will be available once you have completed Gone are my Leggies and this time you need to help the Leggies find Topper who has been captured and placed in a local barn with no chance of rescue as there is a Trumpethorn guarding him. Get over there then kill the beasts which then allows Leggies and Topper to reunite concluding the side quest.
To The Limb It: Couples Therapy
Location: The Fadefields, Idolator’s Noose.
Rewards: 3,103 xp, $1,000.
Speak with Topper once you have completed the previous 3 missions for Topper and Leggies which are of course:
You then need to go with Topper and clear out the enemies in 3 different locations until he finds his legs where they reconcile their differences and conclude this side mission vowing they won’t need saving again.
To The Limb It: Redux
Location: The Fadefields, Idolator’s Noose.
Rewards: 3,103 xp, $1,000.
After having completed both the Gone are my Leggies and To the limb It side missions you can then find the Leggies yet again missing their Topper in the Idolator’s Noose district so get over then and follow the Leggies through to Topper who has found himself in an underground dungeon. Take out any and all enemies who aggro then pull the vent away before speaking with Topper. Lead him around the base to his Leggies to conclude this side mission.
Whack-A-Thresher
Location: The Fadefields, The Howl.
Rewards: 19,804xp, $1,000, 2 Eridium.
Speak to Mort in the Southern section of the Howl then jump in the air and slam down to ground pound several times to whack the Threshers back to work, do this enough times to conclude the side mission.
Working For Tips
Location: The Fadefields, The Howl.
Rewards: 4,404xp, $1,000.
Collect the Echo device then speak to Rush where you will agree to finish the food deliveries to 3 local farms so go to each farm, clear the enemies then leave the food at all 3 to finish this side mission.
That’s all of the Borderlands 4 The Fadefields side missions, which one was your favourite?.