How to Earn the Protector of Gotham Achievement

Discover how to earn the Protector of Gotham achievement in Gotham Knights by completing 50 challenges. Learn about NPC challenges, crime-stopping, and crafting for this easy in-game reward.

Hey there! So you're looking to snag that Protector of Gotham achievement in Gotham Knights, huh? The description says you need to “Complete 50 Challenges”. Sounds like a lot, but honestly, it's way easier than it sounds because the game throws challenges at you constantly.

You'll find challenges popping up from all sorts of places: those initial training tutorials, special objectives to unlock cool [Momentum Abilities], some busywork tied to main and villain case files, and most importantly for this achievement, tons of challenges from NPCs. To see everything you've got going on, just hit up the “Challenges” tab in your Batcomputer. It breaks them all down by category, so you can see exactly what you need to do.

Now, while every single challenge counts towards that 50-challenge goal, the real trick to hitting the number quickly is to focus on those NPC challenges. You get these from Detective Montoya, Dr. Thompkins, Lucius Fox, The Penguin, and even some members of The Watch. The best way to make sure you've got access to most of them is to push through the main story until you hit Case 04. After that, keep an eye on your map during patrols – if you see an NPC's icon, head over and chat with them. You're probably either turning in a completed challenge or picking up a brand new one.

The actual tasks for these NPC challenges are pretty varied, but they mostly involve you cruising around Gotham and stopping crimes, both opportunistic and planned. You might be asked to complete a certain number of crimes, take down specific types like Criminal Deals, Witness Under Attack, or Bomb Threats, save civilians, or even help Lucius Fox by crafting different gear or fusing modchips. Seriously, don't stress about any of these tasks being too difficult.

Most challenges are just little nudges to get you involved in the open-world activities, and honestly, you'll probably knock out most, if not all, of the 50 required challenges just by playing the game normally. If, by some chance, the trophy hasn't popped by the time you're in the postgame, don't sweat it. You can keep patrolling Gotham, checking your available challenges, talking to NPCs when they show up on the map, and just keep clearing crimes. Or, if you're really looking to speed things up, just keep crafting whatever Lucius Fox needs for his challenges – that'll rack them up fast until the achievement pops.

And hey, if you're planning on tackling New Game+ for the [He’d Be So Proud of You] achievement, you'll definitely be completing more challenges during that playthrough. So, keep at it, and Gotham will be a little safer – and your achievement list a little fuller!