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Challenge Guide
By Autositz
Some usefull hints and guides on how to get your challenges and achievements done.
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Category: Achievements, Co-op, Gameplay Basics, Multiplayer, Secrets, Walkthroughs
Languages: English
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Guide Index
Overview
Basics 
COMPLETE X OTHER CHALLENGES 
ACTIVITY SILVER/GOLD MEDALS 
ALIENS SUPER-KICKED (10) 
DEATH FROM ABOVE KILLS (100) 
DISTANCE SUPER SPRINTED (25) 
SUPERPOWERED BEATDOWNS (10) 
SUPER JUMP AIR TIME (1800) 
TELEKINETIC CATCHES (30) 
TELEKINESIS KILLS (30) 
THROW PEOPLE WITH TELEKINESIS (100) 
VEHICLES SUPER-KICKED (10) 
ARC LIGHTNING HITS (10) 
ENEMIES MIND-CONTROLLED (10) 
FIRE ELEMENT IGNITIONS (10) 
FREEZE SHATTERS (100) 
GRAVITY FLOAT KILLS (10) 
GROUND STOMP STUNS (75) 
HEALTH STOLEN (10) 
SHRUNKEN ENEMIES SQUISHED (10) 
BOUNCE RIFLE KILLS (250) 
DUBSTEP GUN KILLS (250) 
TARGETS ABDUCATED (150) 
TARGETS BLACKHOLED (250) 
ENEMIES DISINTEGRATED (100) 
INFLATO-RAY KILLS (50) 
MECH SUIT KILLS (250) 
TENTACLE BAT BEATDOWNS (30) 
DESTROY ALIEN VEHICLES (100) 
DESTROY C.I.D.S (100) 
DESTROY MURDERBOTS (60) 
DESTROY PORTALS (30) 
KILL ALIENS (1000) 
KILL WARDENS (30) 
ALIEN HIGH NOTORIETY TIME (20) 
ALIENS TAUNTED (50) 
AUDIO LOGS COLLECTED (39) 
DISTANCE TRAVELLED IN ALIEN VEHICLE (45720) 
DISTANCE TRAVELLED IN MECH SUIT (4) 
TEXT ADVENTURE COLLECTED (8) 
TIME SPENT WITH HOMIES (120) 
ZINYAK STATUES DESTROYED (36) 
Saints & Sensibility (Missable achievement) 
Comments
Basics
This guide was planned to have achievements info in it but i felt there is no need for another one as Steam user Jedo already finished his while i was still at it.

http://gtm.you1.cn/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=174513440

So this Guide covers Challenges and will not contain extra info on achievements. :)
COMPLETE X OTHER CHALLENGES
These ones are pretty easy as they come in while you play and complete the other challenges.
The rewards are as follows:
  • COMPLETE ONE OTHER CHALLENGE
    WEAPON - ABDUCT-O-MATIC (unlocks the weapon to choose from your weapon cache)
  • COMPLETE SIX OTHER CHALLENGE
    UPGRADE - BONUS - XP (unlocks the buyable BONUS - XP in the upgrade menu which gives a permanent 5% bonus XP when bought)
  • COMPLETE 12 OTHER CHALLENGE
    CLOTHING STORE DISCOUNT (cheaper prices on all clothing stores trought Steelport)
  • COMPLETE 19 OTHER CHALLENGE
    NOTORIETY WIPE - ALL (wipe all your alien notoriety to stay off the radar)
  • COMPLETE 27 OTHER CHALLENGE
    DISCOUNT - VEHICLES (get cheaper tuning prices)
  • COMPLETE 36 OTHER CHALLENGE
    DISCOUNT - WEAPONS (cheaper upgrade and buy prices at the weapon stores)
  • COMPLETE 46 OTHER CHALLENGE
    GOLDEN WEAPON COSTUMES (unlocks the golden skin for guns to choose at the customization)
  • COMPLETE 57 OTHER CHALLENGE
    HOMIE - SUPER BACKUP (unlocks the ability to call in a home with super powers)
  • COMPLETE ALL OTHER CHALLENGE
    nothing?
ACTIVITY SILVER/GOLD MEDALS
Check my guide on how to get the activities done:
http://gtm.you1.cn/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=172500192#134457
REWARDS:
  • BLAZIN' SILVER MEDALS (9)
    DAMAGE - FIRE 4 (unlocks the upgrade that makes you immune to fire damage)
  • BLAZIN' GOLD MEDALS (9)
    GOLDEN WEAPON COSTUMES (unlocks weapon customizations at the weapon store)
  • GENKI'S M.O.M. SILVER MEDALS (3)
    TELEKINESIS - CATCH (unlocks the catch upgrade for the telekinesis power which is a pre-requesite for other challenges)
  • GENKI'S M.O.M. GOLD MEDALS (3)
    GENKI WEAPON COSTUMES (unlocks weapon customizations at the weapon store)
  • INSURANCE FRAUD SILVER MEDALS (4)
    EXPLOSIONS - NO RAGDOLL (you don't get thrown back/ragdolled by explosions anymore once this is unlocked)
  • INSURANCE FRAUD GOLD MEDALS (4)
    IMMOVABLE OBJECT (unlocks the power upgrade to not get moved by any hit from cars anymore)
  • ON-FOOT MAYHEM SILVER MEDALS (7)
    GATEWAY - CACHE AMMO (get more ammo when you visit your gateway ammo cache)
  • ON-FOOT MAYHEM GOLD MEDALS (7)
    GATEWAY - CACHE AMMO 2 (get even more ammo by visting your gateway ammo cache)
  • SUPER-POWERED FIGHT CLUB SILVER MEDALS (3)
    HOMIE - GENKI BACKUP (call in some mascots to fight by your side)
  • SUPER-POWERED FIGHT CLUB GOLD MEDALS (3)
    BUFF - PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE (gives attacks a random chance to contain the currently active element when buff is equipped)
  • VEHICULAR MAYHEM SILVER MEDALS (6)
    VEHICLE - MONSTER TRUCKS (unlocks monster trucks to call in from your phone)
  • VEHICULAR MAYHEM GOLD MEDALS (6)
    VEHICLE - SAINTS XOR (unlocks a saints themed <XOR> for vehicle delivery)
  • PLATFORMING RIFT SILVER MEDALS (3)
    JUMP - DISTANCE (Charged Super Jumps fly farther and faster)
  • PLATFORMING RIFT GOLD MEDALS (3)
    GLIDE - DISTANCE (Increases the range how far you can glide)
  • SPEED RIFT SILVER MEDALS (3)
    SPRINT - WATER RUNNING (running on water like it was solid ground when sprinting)
  • SPEED RIFT GOLD MEDALS (3)
    SPRINT - HASTE (reach max sprint speed faster then before)
  • TK RIFT SILVER MEDALS (2)
    TELEKINESIS - POWER UP (increases the strength of telekinesis powers)
  • TK RIFT GOLD MEDALS (2)
    TELEKINESIS - POWER UP 2 (even further increases the strength of telekinesis powers)
ALIENS SUPER-KICKED (10)
Walk to 10 aliens and kick them in the butt/nuts
Get close to aliens and then just hit the kick key/button. Do this on 10 aliens and you're done.
DEATH FROM ABOVE KILLS (100)
Kill 100 enemies with the Death from Above power
This one is a bit time consuming as most enemis don't die from the first hit. Super jumping into the air and then aiming down the ground with the DFA skill will take two tries for most enemies. Try to get this one done as soon as you have this super power.
I did this one on during the Grand Finale while protecting the key on the first part of that mission prior to Super Stomping the 3 generators. There are 4 platforms with 3 Zin on each which you can do the Death From Above challenge.
DISTANCE SUPER SPRINTED (25)
Sprint for 25 miles
This challenge comes in during gameplay, don't bother with it because you will certainly get it during your playtrough.
SUPERPOWERED BEATDOWNS (10)
Smash 10 Aliens in close combat
This most likely comes to everyone during their gameplay.
If you want to get them done fast just sprint towards an enemy and then attack him in close combat while still sprinting. This triggers a beatdown and you should get the 10 kills in no time.
SUPER JUMP AIR TIME (1800)
Stay in the air after super jumps for a total of more then 1800 seconds
This comes to everyone during normal playtrough.
Each time you super jump and stay in the air you accumulate seconds.
TELEKINETIC CATCHES (30)
Catch 30 objects thrown by a Warden with your telekinesis skill
You need to have achieved SILVER MEDALS on all 3 GENKI'S M.O.M. activities to unlock the CATCH upgrade to be able to get this challenge done.
After you have the CATCH upgrade just max your notoriety to 6 and a Warden will appear. Then just run around and catch everything he is throwing at you.
Wardens also sometimes appear on some of the TARGET areas.

Check my activities guide on how to get GENKI'S M.O.M. done.
http://gtm.you1.cn/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=172500192#134459
TELEKINESIS KILLS (30)
Kill 30 aliens with telekinesis powers
Either grab and smash the aliens or use the LIGHTNING or LIFE STEAL elements to kill them.
Killing 100 aliens this way unlocks the "Here! Catch!" achievement.
THROW PEOPLE WITH TELEKINESIS (100)
Use telekinesis to throw 100 aliens around
Once you have the telekinesis power every alien picked up and thrown away counts towards this. They don't need to die from the throw but i think throwing the same alien twice doesn't count.
VEHICLES SUPER-KICKED (10)
Kick around 10 cars
This one is pretty easy and fast. Just walk to a car and when you stand right on front/side/rear of it use the kick key/button to let it fly. Do this 10 times and the challenge is done.
Sprinting towards cars and letting them fly away with the tornado upgrade does not count towards this challenge.
ARC LIGHTNING HITS (10)
Hit 10 enemies with lightning arcs
Once you have the Lightning element for your Telekinesis power pick up something and let the lightning flow. Walk around a bit to reach more enemies.
ENEMIES MIND-CONTROLLED (10)
Control 10 enemy minds
Once you have the BLAST upgrade for Mind Control just use it on the normal aliens. Doesn't work on mechs.
FIRE ELEMENT IGNITIONS (10)
Set 10 aliens on fire with the power of your mind
Once you have the BUFF super power you only need to activate it and walk by some aliens to get this challenge done.
FREEZE SHATTERS (100)
Shatter 100 frozen aliens
With the BLAST super skill element FREEZE you just go around freezing aliens and then do anything possible to shatter them. Kick them, shoot them, throw something at them or just create a small nuclear explosion to break them.
GRAVITY FLOAT KILLS (10)
Kill 10 enemies while they are floating in the air
Either use the Abduct-O-Matic or the STOMP ELEMENT - GRAVITY to get aliens up in the air then just kill them by any means while they are still off the ground.
GROUND STOMP STUNS (75)
Stun 75 enemies with the Stomp super power
Once you have unlocked the STOMP power go around causing havoc and use the skill near any aliens to get the count up.
Dropping in from the air with a stomp or doing the stomp on the ground count towards this one.
HEALTH STOLEN (10)
Drench the life out of 10 aliens
Once the TELEKINESIS ELEMENT - LIFE STEAL is unlocked you just grab 10 aliens and drain their lifes.
SHRUNKEN ENEMIES SQUISHED (10)
Walk over 10 little aliens
With the STOMP ELEMENT - SHRINK just get some small aliens and then walk over them.
BOUNCE RIFLE KILLS (250)
Shot down 250 aliens with the Bounce Rifle
Having damage and other upgrades for the Bounce Rifle makes this challenge easier/faster. Just cause some havoc around Steelport to get the attention of the aliens and then shoot them down one by one!
DUBSTEP GUN KILLS (250)
Let 250 aliens dance to their death
Upgrades to the Dubstep gun are really usefull here because the gun drains power so fast that it takes too much time doing it without upgrades. Also having the Infinity Ammo upgrade for SPECIAL weapons helps doing this challenge.
TARGETS ABDUCATED (150)
Send 150 targets up to the aliens
Using the Abduct-O-Matic on civilians and enemies count towards this challenge. Aliens do only count if they actually die form the abduction and not just get thrown into the air.
TARGETS BLACKHOLED (250)
Send 250 aliens into ... well where the hell does a black hole lead to?
Using the On-Foot Mayhem with the Black Hole gun does NOT count towards this challenge. Kills with the gun need be made outside of activities. As for all Weapon challenges upgrades also help here to raise the death toll.
ENEMIES DISINTEGRATED (100)
Disintegrate 100 aliens
Another easy weapon challenge where you just need to cause some havoc and kill every enemy in sight with the sweet little Disintegrator weapon.
INFLATO-RAY KILLS (50)
POP! 50 alien heads
Using the Inflato-Ray gun to let 50 alien heads POP! is the way to get this challenge done.
MECH SUIT KILLS (250)
Mow down 250 aliens while in the Mech Suit
Just do the Mech Suit Mayhem HARD activity several times to get enough kills for this challenge.
TENTACLE BAT BEATDOWNS (30)
Beat 30 aliens with tentacles!
Grab your Tentacle Bat and use it to beat down 30 aliens.
DESTROY ALIEN VEHICLES (100)
Destroy 100 aliens vehicles
Everyone will get this challenge during normal playthrough.
DESTROY C.I.D.S (100)
Kill 100 of the C.I.D. bots
This challenge is a little time consuming and can be frustrating sometimes waiting for the C.I.D.s to appear. Causing havoc will bring some of them into fight. Look out for the yellow shields around normal enemies as a C.I.D. is nearby powering it.
DESTROY MURDERBOTS (60)
Kill 100 of the Murderbots
Everyone should get this one during normal playthrough.
In late game they also appear when you cause some havoc in Steelport.
DESTROY PORTALS (30)
Close 30 portals
This one is done by everyone during normal playthrough.
KILL ALIENS (1000)
Shoot, Stomp, Kick, Disintigrate or do anything else to 1000 Zin but make sure they are dead afterwards!
This one is done during normal playthrough, causing some havoc or doing MAYHEM activities.
KILL WARDENS (30)
Kill 30 Wardens
I hate "killing" them because of this dumb QTE (QuickTimeEvent) thingle.
In late game just cause enough noise to reach max notoriety level 6 and then kill the Warden that appears.
If you don't manage to get him after the first 3 buttons, do not bother trying it further and just let him win. Shoot the Warden again and do another try on killing him.
ALIEN HIGH NOTORIETY TIME (20)
Be chased by aliens for more then 20 minutes in total
This one should come together with the previous Warden challenge and during normal playthrough and thus should not be done on purpose as it is a waste of time.
ALIENS TAUNTED (50)
Approach 50 aliens and show them what you think of them
If you want to do this early game then just head inside a store and shot out of there. When aliens approach the door taunt and then kill them from inside. This way you avoid beeing shot all the time while doing the taunt. Also moving while taunting stops the taunt animation. In late game you don't need to hide inside a store while taunting because you most likely can take alot more punches before dieing.
AUDIO LOGS COLLECTED (39)
Find all 39 Audio log files
New audio logs pop up all over the town while progressing side quests and main story.
They also appear on the COLLECTIBLES overlay of the map. So don't bother hunting them untill you have the COLLECTIBLES FINDER upgrade unlocked.
DISTANCE TRAVELLED IN ALIEN VEHICLE (45720)
Use alien vehicles to travel more then 45720 meteres
Get an <ASSERT> early in game and use it everytime you go to an activity or mission instead of just running there.

The information below is outdated (distance got patched down from 762000 to a reasonable 45720) but i will keep it here just for information:
Use alien vehicles to travel more then 762000 meteres

Ok.. seriously.. WHO THE HELL BROUGHT THIS CHALLENGE IN!?
Guys.. we have SUPER POWERS.. we can SPRINT, JUMP and GLIDE our way through the city....
Even with taking an <ASSERT> for every travel you make for the storyline or activities you will still miss lots of meter for this challenge.

There is only one thing to say for this one: DAMNIT!

Ok.. take something that flies, like a <XOR> or a VOID.
If you got a controller then you're lucky! Get a rubber band and do circles for quite some time getting the count up.
Only have a Keyboard? Well... i'm sorry for you! But jokes away.. use the <XOR> or VOID to fly high enough and just fly straight routes on max height over the map.

Either way.. will take a lot of time. -.-

I think this is one of the most annoying things in Saints Row 4 if not THE mostly annoyable thing.
DISTANCE TRAVELLED IN MECH SUIT (4)
Walk your Mech Suit for more then 4 miles
This one is a piece of cake compared to the previous one. You get it by playing the Storyline and maybe doing one of the Mech Suit activities. Doing all 3 Mech Suit Mayhems will also get you enough time to walk 4 miles in the Suit.
TEXT ADVENTURE COLLECTED (8)
Find all 8 of Zinyak's Text Adventures
Once the COLLECTIBLES FINDER upgrade is available these ones pop up on the minimap. Trying to find all of them without it is a bit harder as they don't have a big blue glow around them.
TIME SPENT WITH HOMIES (120)
Spend more then 120 minutes with your homies
This one comes during normal playthrough and shouldn't be bothered with.
ZINYAK STATUES DESTROYED (36)
Destroy all 36 statues of Zinyak in Steelport
Every Planet Zin store has one of the statues inside and at front all the others are scattered around the city and can be found with the COLLECTIBLES FINDER upgrade. Blow them up or shoot them into pieces it's up to you how you destroy them.
Saints & Sensibility (Missable achievement)
Complete 'Grand Finale' after completing all Homie missions.
This achievement can be missed if you do the last storyline mission before completing all of the Loyality missions first.
Be sure to complete all side quests prior to accepting the info for "There is no turning back" at the Grand Finale mission.
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epsilon 2 Oct, 2022 @ 11:33am 
Can you make a guide for turning this into a average game?
Cole Schmidt 5 Feb, 2021 @ 8:52am 
Wait, is it confirmed that the Abduction Gun can also count for pedestrians? I swore that when I played only Zin abductions counted, and that's pretty hard to do late game due to the fact that all of the super-powered Zin who can easily jump away from the beam.
Trogdude 9 Jul, 2019 @ 8:40pm 
I have done over 100 kills with the Death From Above and it only counted 1 kill.
Sadow_Ninja 14 Aug, 2017 @ 8:39am 
how the fuck do i get the power sword
Window The Path Lighter 16 Apr, 2016 @ 1:09am 
APC and Tankl How to APC and Tank "Saints Row 4: получаем Challenger Tank и Bear APC."
Autositz  [author] 14 Apr, 2016 @ 11:18am 
@ sopar_cok_sugar 4 hours ago
APC or Tank? How To


ehhhh.. what the hell are you talking about? ;)
Window The Path Lighter 14 Apr, 2016 @ 6:51am 
APC or Tank? How To
Paul 19 Jan, 2015 @ 9:01pm 
Mayhem kills with the black hole gun do count since I have a few dozen kills and I've yet to use it (or acquire it for that matter) outside of activities. On a similar note, I had progression popups for distance travelled in an alien vehicle in UFO and Tank Mayhem activities as well as during The Real World ship escape sequence.
coke 25 Dec, 2014 @ 11:16pm 
Thanks you so much. This is what i was looking for a long time
Filavorin 12 Sep, 2014 @ 8:55am 
I don't now if this help anyone but i think Santa Vehicle used in "Naughty and Nice" activity (belong to the DLC "How Saints Save the Christmas" also count as alien vehicle... i ended this challenge on this activity. And if any Polish reading remember also same as in "Saints Row: The Third" goal for some things is wrong translate (in Third this is some of kill order and there is chalenges "Shrunken Enemkes Squisished"... again our translators do they work "perfectly" like like in neverwinter someone translate "armor penetration" and put word mean "armor"... end of off-top and wish you very genki holiday while sending gifts as the junior santa xD