The Ballad of Rikky Rex is a Side Quest in Dead Island 2. This walkthrough will guide you through all objectives of the, The Ballad of Rikky Rex side mission.
Starting Location: Beverly Hills
Counts Towards Quest Completion in Region: Halperin Hotel
Quest Giver: Rikky Rex
Requirement: Having Finished Main Quest #15: The Giant Slayer & Side Quest: Resurrect The Rex
Reward: 2,000 XP, O-Kami and Whiskey x1
Mission Info: Rikky Rex wants to make a comeback album — the soundtrack to the apocalypse! But first he needs his beloved guitar, Chopper, left behind during a wild party with his bandmates at his pace right as the zompocalypse kicked off.
Objectives:
- Head uphill to Rikky’s to get Chopper
- Make your way round back of Rikky’s. Chopper’s inside!
- Chopper’s upstairs! Rikky said to head up through the kitchen
- Blast out some tunes to draw out Rikky’s bandmate Misha
- Break up the band
- Swipe the kitchen key dropped by Misha
- There’s the key. Let yourself upstairs to find Chopper
- Get upstairs. Get Chopper. Get gone.
- Fight your way upstairs!
- Find Chopper
- Bring Rikky’s trusty Chopper back
Starting Location: The Ballad of Rikky Rex
This side quest is available as soon as you finish ‘Resurrect the Rex’ and starts by speaking with Rikky again.
Head uphill to Rikky’s to get Chopper
Leave the house, jump over the side gate, follow the objective marker and head uphill to the house where ‘Chopper’ is located. There will be zombies along the way, but you are free to just run straight past them to continue to the objective.
Make your way round back of Rikky’s. Chopper’s inside!
As you enter the property’s premises, make your way to the right where the objective will autocomplete. Follow the path round to the open doors located at the back of the house and enter inside.
Chopper’s upstairs! Rikky said head up through the kitchen
Proceed to head through into the house and via the kitchen door. As you try to open it, this door will be locked and you will need Rikky’s kitchen key to open it.
Blast out some tunes to draw out Rikky’s bandmate Misha
Turn around and head outside to the bandstand in the garden. Interact with the DJ Deck and this will prompt an encounter with zombies.
Break up the band
For the next part of the quest, you will be faced with quite a number of zombies to deal with here. Quickly take them all down by any means necessary, utilizing the environmental hazards littered across the garden. Some zombies will be the band members, like the drummer, guitarist etc and will be in the form of Apex Variants such as Crushers and Screamers who are tougher than the average zombie, so be mindful of this. Misha, the singer is a Screamer and will summon more zombies if you don’t take her down quickly. As soon as you kill Misha, she will drop the kitchen key.
Swipe the kitchen key dropped by Misha
With Misha dead, you can collect the key off the floor and proceed to the kitchen door. Clear out any remaining zombies if you haven’t already done so.
There’s the key. Let yourself upstairs to find Chopper
Once you are back inside the house, open the kitchen door. The next objective should initiate straight away.
Get upstairs. Get Chopper. Get gone.
With the door now open, push forward into the next room. From here, zombies will fall from upstairs onto the floor in front of you. Get ready to fight.
Fight your way upstairs!
You now need to go upstairs, but must tackle the zombies that stand in your way first and once all have been killed, move on to the rooms on the first floor.
Find Chopper
At the top of the stairs, head around to the left into a studio area. Keep left and go through the double glass doors onto a walkway. Head straight down to another set of glass doors, open one of the doors and head into the room. Pass through this room onto a balcony, turn left and at the end of the balcony, proceed into the room on the left. Kill the zombies in here and Chopper will be on top of some chest of drawers inside a curtained area. Collect it and follow the next objective.
Bring Rikky’s trusty Chopper back
You need to head back to Rikky and hand him his guitar, Chopper. There are a few different ways back to Rikky from here, so run back following the objective marker avoiding if you wish any interaction with zombies. Note, there will be newly respawned zombies to deal with in the house now, so avoid them if you can to make the return journey less dangerous and easier. Once you reach Rikky, listen to his dialogue and wait for the quest to complete.
This finishes the Ballad of Rikky Rex side quest in Dead Island 2.
For all other Side Quests refer to Dead Island 2 Side Quests Walkthrough.
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