GenIVIV | Opponent in Borderlands 3 Borderlands 3 guide, walkthrough

Last update: 27 September 2019

This page of the guide to Borderlands 3 contains a walkthrough for the boss fight with GenIVIV. This is a large mech that is accompanied by robotic assistants. You need to defeat GenIVIV to make progress in the main storyline. Read this page to learn about the boss' attacks and the suggested ways to weaken it.

The fight with GenIVIV happens in the final part of The Family Jewel main quest, after arriving on the captain's bridge of the shipwreck. There are vending machines in the room before the bridge. We strongly recommend using them to fully heal your character and replenish ammo.

Reach the captain's bridge and wait. The mech piloted by BALEX will hit the ground with great force - GenIVIV will lose its force field.

To defeat GenIVIV, you need to deplete its two energy bars - first is blue, then yellow. Expect a long battle.

The main problem in this battle are the big energy spheres sent by the boss. They bounce off the ground and walls - if you touch them, you can lose your own shield and lose health points. One of the ideas for dodging the orbs is to stand close to the walls and corners with your back turned towards them. Thanks to this, you will reduce the risk of getting hit by an orb from a side or the back.

The boss can also shoot green projectiles - run to the sides and try to keep shooting. Something resembling barricades can appear on the bridge (yellow and green), but you can go through them safely.

GenIVIV is accompanied by minions - flying spheres and GenION robots, who fight with melee weapons. Defeat these enemies when they are a direct threat, but not at any cost. As and in many other battles, they can you save from final death when your character is in Fight for Your Life mode. Shoot one of the minions to get Second Wind.

The boss will drop credits, eridium, random equipment and a quest item - Vault Key Fragment.