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Stinking Rebels achievement in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Stinking Rebels

Brand 5 Bodyguards of a Warchief, turning them against him in combat.

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How to unlock the Stinking Rebels achievement

  • KulaguyKulaguy
    01 Oct 2014 01 Oct 2014 04 Oct 2014
    After you get the Brand ability from doing the main missions, there are two ways to go about this.

    1. Brand some captains who aren't bodyguards to the Warchief you are aiming for and have them go through the initiation to become his bodyguard.
    2. Find that Warchief's current body guards and brand them. Now have him Betray his master. Thanks to Mauriz1o for confirming Betraying also works!

    Once you have five Captains branded and counted as that Warchief's bodyguards (You can check by selecting the Warchief in the Sauron's Army menu and see if the five bodyguards that connect to him are the ones you branded), start the mission to kill him. You'll have to complete some side objective to draw him out. Or if you're having his bodyguards betray him, he'll automatically be out in the field. When he shows up, I made sure to run up to him and have him recognize me and do his little intro. Last, just press Up on the D-pad and the five captains around him will begin to attack. The achievement should pop a few seconds after you press Up on the D-pad.

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    BertieHothKudos to Akumoro. Been trying to get this and wondered why the command option never appeared after branding the captain. Could you please update the solution to include his info?
    Posted by BertieHoth On 23 Nov 14 at 18:21
    DarthBane53Can I do this if I have all them branded to a warchief that also belongs to me? I can't find the option to betray him!
    Posted by DarthBane53 On 09 Jun 15 at 00:07
    zeldafanjtlI didn't have to trigger the introduction. The betrayal mission spawned me on a vantage point overlooking the warchief and his bodyguards, and the achievement popped for me as soon as I hit cn_up.
    Posted by zeldafanjtl On 16 Jan 21 at 08:09
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  • OldManSolusOldManSolus
    13 Oct 2014 14 Oct 2014 06 Apr 2017
    First you need to unlock the Brand ability from playing story missions. Once you have the ability find 5 captains, dominate them and command them to "initiate" the same Warchief. You will have to complete an initiation mission for each captain which will then promote them to bodyguard. When a single Warchief has 5 bodyguards find the Warchief's mission. Once you see him with his bodyguards strike the Warchief and the achievement will pop.
    ( For myself I chose a Warchief that I had already branded. You have to hit up on the D pad in order for the achievement to unlock if the Warchief is branded. The steps are the same)
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    ThThGRWhat is the D pad?
    Posted by ThThGR On 08 Jan 16 at 12:31
    "What is the D Pad?" Best question I've ever seen laugh
    Posted on 08 Nov 20 at 00:42
    zeldafanjtlI was going after a warchief that wasn't branded, and just striking him didn't unlock the achievement. Had to hit cn_up.
    Posted by zeldafanjtl On 16 Jan 21 at 08:10
  • MikeProcuratorMikeProcurator
    29 Sep 2014 30 Sep 2014 17 Dec 2014
    First things first, you wont get the brand ability until half way through the story. Once you do have it brand 5 captains and make them initiate to be under 1 warchief. Once done, go fight the warchief, when he appears press cn_up, his body guards will turn. I personally paired this with death threat to get both achievements.
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    GRIMR0Kforgot to mention... Just did it and it works even if the Warchief is branded too... dance
    Posted by GRIMR0K On 14 Dec 14 at 18:50
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