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For some reason, we've got a little problem with a former friend of ours, he seems to disagree with some of our methods.
Eddie Pulaski giving instructions to Carl Johnson in the end of the previous mission.

Badlands is a mission in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas given to protagonist Carl Johnson by C.R.A.S.H. officers Frank Tenpenny, Eddie Pulaski and Jimmy Hernandez from a trailer in Angel Pine, Whetstone, San Andreas.

Mission[]

After the gunfight beneath the Mulholland Intersection that resulted in Sweet being injured and taken into police custody; Carl is kidnapped and taken outside of Los Santos to begin performing errands for C.R.A.S.H. The first of these tasks is a favor for Tenpenny, who tells Carl to kill an ex-police officer being held by the FBI under a witness protection program. The witness, who has compromising information about Tenpenny, is hiding in a remote cabin located on Mount Chiliad. Carl, disarmed by the police, and carrying only a camera, is forced to make his way up Mount Chiliad. He then flushes the witness out of the cabin, and chases him down Mount Chiliad as he attempts to flee in a Washington. After Carl kills the witness, he photographs the evidence that he will no longer be talking, and delivers it to a trailer in Angel Pine.

After completing the mission in Angel Pine, Carl will receive two phone calls in the first succession. The first phone call is from Cesar, who suggests Carl to locate an unknown person who will protect him. The second is from Sweet, now held captive in a prison hospital while receiving treatment for his gunshot wounds.

Mission Objectives[]

In order to complete the mission the player must:

  • Kill the witness! Bring back proof.
  • Make your way up the mountain to find that snitch!
  • He's inside, smoke him out!
  • Watch out for the feds!
  • Remember, you need a photo of him in one piece!
  • Photograph the body.
  • Take the camera to the drop.

Deaths[]

  • The Informant - Killed by Carl Johnson on the orders of Frank Tenpenny.
  • FBI guards (optional) - Can be killed by Carl for getting in his way of killing the witness.

Reward[]

There is no reward for completing this mission, though the mission First Date is unlocked.

Post-Mission Phone Calls[]

CJ will get two phone calls, one from Cesar and one from Sweet.

Cesar[]

Carl Johnson: Cesar, it's me.

Cesar Vialpando: Carl. You alright, holmes? Your sister's been worried. I heard some shit went down.

Carl Johnson: Yeah. Los Santos is dangerous right now. I'm out in the middle of...I don't know...of Whetstone, wherever that is.

Cesar Vialpando: Don't know Whetstone too well. I got some family out near there, I think. But at least you ain't in jail, holmes. Shit's fucked up with your brother, ese.

Carl Johnson: You be careful and look after Kendl.

Cesar Vialpando: Don't worry about me, man. You worry about the man who tries to fuck with my woman. I got some back up coming out to protect you. My cousin. Really intense, holmes. Trust me. Meet them over at the diner in Dillimore over in Red County. You won't miss them.

Sweet[]

Sweet Johnson: Carl, it's me.

Carl Johnson: Sweet, what's going on, man?

Sweet Johnson: Man, what the fuck you think is going on? I'm in a prison hospital, n***a!

Carl Johnson: I know, you alright?

Sweet Johnson: Hell no. You gotta do something man.

Carl Johnson: I'm trying, man, I just gotta make sure Kendl's safe first.

Sweet Johnson: A'ight, man, I gotta go.

Carl Johnson: Don't worry bro, I ain't gonna leave you in there.

Walkthrough[]

Video Walkthroughs[]

Trivia[]

  • This is the first mission in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas requiring the use of a camera, and serves as training in its use if the player isn't familiar with it.
  • The Washington that the witness drives has a unique San Fierro license plate that reads "ASSMAN".
  • This is one of a handful of missions where there is no scripted dialogue in gameplay and no major cutscene; besides an opening shot of Whetstone and Angel Pine for a few seconds.
  • Though the player lost his weapons after the previous mission, he can still purchase weapons at the Ammu-Nation in Angel Pine to kill the witness and his guards.
  • If the player manages to destroy the Washington before the witness enters it, he will remain in the cabin and not move.
  • If the player lost the infinite camera received after The Green Sabre, they will receive a new one at the start of this mission.
  • If the player somehow loses the camera during this mission, the mission will continue as normal until the player sucessfully kills the target, when the game will instruct the player to pick up a new one from the drop point.
  • Though it's unlikely for the player to have weapons that can do this, decapitating the target with weapons such as the Katana or M4 will cause the mission to fail as the body can't be identified.
  • FBI agents in this mission are different from the normal ones. They have much lower health, carry Micro SMG insteads of MP5s and don't try to arrest the player if he has wanted stars. Also, they become neutral after the witness escapes in the Washington.

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