The Dentist tasks the Payday Gang to retrieve an ancient coffer, eventually revealed to be tied to the Kataru conspiracy and his bid for supreme power.

The Dentist sends the Payday Gang to the Golden Grin casino to retrieve...

Ceiling mounted turrets do not repair themselves.

Ceiling mounted turrets can repair themselves up to two times.

Bonnie was Hector's sister's cellmate while in incarceration. In exchange for joining the Payday Gang, she told the crew of the Rat's placement in witness protection, information she had bargained from his sister.

the Dentist coerced the DA after the Commissar's death.

Bonnie gambled the information from Hector's sister.

John Wick gave it to Chains after helping Chains escape a raid.

the Elephant provided the information after Election Day.

The Payday Gang receives information on Hector's (the Rat) whereabouts because...

The Dentist, the Elephant, and Vlad are the three immortal kings of Kataru. For as long as civilization has thrived, these three have been alive (in one way or another) and have ruled over the people behind the scenes.

The Kataru's leadership consists of three kings. Which of these individuals are the kings?

Chains is the only one of the four whose voice actor changed, changing from Howard Thompson to Damion Poitier, who also portrays Chains in live-action.

The original four heisters retained their voice actors from Payday: The Heist into Payday 2.

I kinda want to have a really kitted out safehouse. Safehouse Hangar update when? Tired of Bile coming in with the same one.

Which one of these items is NOT a decoration (trophy) for the Safehouse?

The Binding of Isaac has not had collaborative content with Payday 2. Antisphere, SpeedRunners, Enter the Gungeon have promotional masks within Payday 2. Shadow Warrior 2 has masks in Payday 2, and you can play as Dallas in Shadow Warriors 2. PS3 players can receive a mask of Sweet Tooth from Twisted Metal for free.

Which one of these properties/IPs did NOT collaborate with Payday 2?

Named after the game's developer company, the OVERKILL MC appears occasionally as enemies of the Payday Gang.

Appearing in Big Oil, The Biker Heist, and Border Crossing, this gang of criminal bikers are called...

Overkill, at one point, released a limited-edition Kawaii Dozer bobblehead figure, nearly identical to the one shown in the Big Bank trailer. Purchasing one also gave you a code to unlock a Kawaii Dozer mask in-game. Sadly, the figure has been taken out of stock.

By winning a monthly community art contest.

By redeeming a code periodically posted on Twitter by Overkill

By purchasing a Kawaii Dozer collectible figure.

Through Twitch drops during an Overkill/Payday 2 stream.

By purchasing the COMPLETELY Overkill Pack.

How do you obtain the Kawaii Dozer mask?

Sydney boldly attempted to rob the Payday Gang during one of their heists. While she was successful in making off with some loot, she was tracked down soon after. Instead of getting rid of her, the Payday Gang saw her potential and made her a member of the crew.

A prior connection between her, Rust, and the OVERKILL MC.

By providing intel on contents of the train from the Biker Heist.

Successfully knocking down Dragan in a boxing ring.

How did Sydney get recruited into the Payday Gang?

I already know you were thinking of Ethan & Hila. That started off as an April Fools Joke, but then the world gone dark and they made it real.

Knockoff Pokemon Trainer and Capture Cubes

Captain Summers, Captain Winters's evil twin.

Which of these is NOT an April Fools Joke/Gimmick from Overkill?

Which Infamy Level do you unlock the Balaclava?

The guardians of Baldwin's Lament move and attack exactly like Cloakers do.

What special unit do these guardians emulate?

Shadowy guardians attack you and your crew upon reaching the door to Baldwin's Lament under the White House.

The Gagball mask does not have a Mega variant.

All of these masks have a Mega variant except for...

Despite his frequent appearances in Christmas heists, he does not appear in Santa's Workshop.

Hajrudin is Vlad's brother-in-law. Which one of these heists did he NOT appear in?

Duke was given out for free. Sangres's mega mask can be unlocked with an achievement. You can unlock Mega Rust by reaching Rank 250 in Crime Spree. Mega Clover can be obtained by confirming that you follow Overkill's Instagram page.

Pick two

Which of these heisters do NOT have a Mega Mask variant?

Which ONE of these weapons does NOT have a DMR kit modification?

What do both games call him?

In Undercover, you take an IRS employee hostage and force him to tell you the passwords to hack into the IRS.

Six whole episodes and no bearing on the video game whatsoever.

Fun Fact: Payday 2 had a web series that everyone forgot. How many episodes were there?

No way somebody's actually named that, right?

Captain Winters is a special unit that occasionally appears to lockdown an assault. What's his first name?

Somehow, Bain thought Ethan and Hila would be instrumental in helping the Payday Gang gain more fan support online or whatever.

To somehow boost the gang's image in the eyes of the public.

To bait the Dentist out of hiding somehow.

To gain information from Locke after his betrayal somehow.

To somehow gather information about Kataru from social media sites.

To somehow gain support from the Israeli Defence Forces against the FBI.

To somehow troll Murkywater into attacking them.

What was the in-universe reason why Bain recruited Ethan and Hila into the Payday Gang?

By holding one of the heisters hostage in exchange for help in a job.

By raiding the old safehouse using Murkywater mercenaries.

Through prior connections with the Dentist and needing the gang for a heist

By hacking Crime.Net and blackmailing them to help him get rich.

How does Locke first make contact with the Payday Gang?

Jacket, Bodhi, Rust, Sangres, and Joy                    I remember when part of the fanbase lost their shit when Jacket was released as a heister. He didn't wear a suit AND he wrapped his hands in bandages. It was seen a "gauche" and "breaking tradition." Now we can dress our dear little heisters in clown suits and little elf tights.

How many heisters do NOT wear suits?

The DHS ("Surveillance" instead of "Security" in the Payday universe) sends strike force ZULU to deal with the Payday Gang when playing on Death Sentence.

ZEAL units are a strike team sent by...

I don't really know if his name is a reference to something. It's the most politician name you could probably think of though.

The Elephant's public name is _______________

Named after Alejandro Sosa (the main antagonist in the Scarface film), the Sosa cartel maintains control over Tony Montana's mansion.

What is the name of the cartel that you fight in Scarface Mansion?

Through the secret ARG, we find out that Murkywater has been holding Bain in Fort Clatsop, which was purchased by Murkywater and repurposed into a prison facility sometime in the 1970's.

In Hell's Island, you rescue Bain from a Murkywater prison island. What is this prison's real-life location/name?

Illija is a sniper asset you can purchase to assist you during a heist. Which of these heists is he NOT available in?

Did you know that No Mercy (at least in Payday 2) is canonically the start of the Kataru storyline in the lore?

On the medallion you steal in Brooklyn Bank

Etched onto the statue leading to the inner sanctum in Buluc's Mansion

On the obsidian plate you steal in Shacklethorn Auction

Where else can you find Mictlantecuhtli?

In the White House, you can find a mysterious painting of Mictlantecuhtli, the Aztec god of the dead.

The commissar had ties with the district attorney, and killing him made sure the Dentist gained leverage against the DA. Using the commissar's death to threaten the DA, the DA had Hoxton moved to another facility while awaiting trial, giving the Payday Gang an opportunity to break Hoxton out.

The commissar's death will put pressure on the DA to move Hoxton.

The commissar's death will place a new, more loyal boss in the mafia.

The commissar had evidence against the Dentist.

The commissar's ties with the police will weaken protection around Hoxton.

What is the purpose of killing the Commissar in Hotline Miami?

Deuterium (blue), nitrogen (yellow), and helium (green) are present in the heist, and learning which gas is associated with the correct formula is key in finding the right engine.

Pick 3

Big Oil sucks. What chemicals are represented through colored tanks during Big Oil day 2?

What is this other pilot's name?

Bile is usually the Payday Gang designated and trusted helicopter pilot, however there is another pilot in the game.

Originally, drilling the Overdrill door in PD:TH took two hours. Soon after, it was reduced to around 33 minutes, and then further reduced in Payday 2 to only 30 minutes.

How long does it take for the drill to go through the Overdrill door in Payday: The Heist?

Doing the Overdrill secret in the First World Bank used to be much more brutal in Payday: The Heist.

Clover's role and designated perk deck is...

Currently, we are on the Infamy 3.0 system.

How many iterations has the Infamy system gone through?

As Head of the Cyberwarfare Division, Locke had the means and skill to hack through Crime.net's defenses to contact Bain and the Payday Gang.

Head of Financial Acquisition & Protection

Vernon Locke's role within Murkywater is...

The explorer's name was August Lindenhurst, and was apparently a friend of Duke's family. He died looking for the secrets of the Kataru. Duke's real name is actually taken after August.

What is this explorer's name?

In Shacklethorne Auction, you can "pay respects" to the desiccated corpse of an artifact hunter and explorer.

The Nephilim in Payday 2 generally match the biblical descriptions of nephilim: giant and humanoid. Their mummified corpses can be found in The Diamond and Henry's Rock, while artistic depictions and photographic evidence of them can be found in numerous heists. Periodically, whenever lightning strikes during Shacklethorn Auction, a giant, humanoid shadow cast over the clouds can be seen for a really brief moment.

What are these beings called?

In several heists, you find evidence of a race of giant extraterrestrials who may have been involved in Kataru affairs.

Created by Brick_man, Notoriety (formerly known as Heist) was created shortly after Payday: The Heist's release. It has over 21 maps and features their own, custom-made, Payday-inspired music tracks.

Fun Fact: Roblox has their own version of Payday. What's it called?

According to Duke, Kataru means "alliance" in ancient Sumerian and Akkadian, ancient languages that the organizations are well-versed in. The Kataru themselves references and even use these ancient languages in their hidden, coded messages.

Kataru means "alliance" in what language?

In Goat Simulator day 2, which gang attempts to steal back the coke-stuffed goats from the Payday gang?

The Fleur De Lis is a symbol most famously used by French nobility and sainthood. Within the Payday universe, it is used to mark artifacts and messages of significance, secrecy, and power.

This symbol is used prominently by the Kataru and present within much of the ARG. What is it called?

Cloakers constantly emit an unstable, electrical feedback loop, which is amplified when they rush towards a heister. This feedback loop is even highlighted whenever a player is close to a cloaker, as they can hear an ambient, static sound when close by.

It is a way to warn fellow law enforcement units of their impending strike.

Electrical and audio feedback loops through comms systems.

They emit the sound to disorient the heister before striking.

What is the in-universe explanation of the iconic "WOLOLOLOLO" sound Cloakers make as they rush towards you?

Bodhi can decapitate a taser whenever he scores a headshot with the Platypus 70, and Jiro can bisect a cloaker with his Shinsakuto Katana.

Whenever Bodhi kills a taser with the Platypus 70 sniper rifle.

Whenever Jimmy kills any common unit with the Heather submachine gun.

Whenever Jiro kills a cloaker with the Shinsakuto Katana

Whenever Rust kills a bulldozer with the Breaker 12G shotgun.

Whenever Jacket kills a cloaker with any Hotline Miami melee weapon.

Whenever Sydney kills a shield with any throwable explosive.

I'm talking decapitations, limbs being cut off, etc.

Choose the instances in which extreme gore is present in Payday 2.

Tasked by Hector Morales, and later integral to the search and activation of Baldwin's Lament, Bain instructs the crew in opening a secret vault full of pure Mayan gold bullions.

Authentic, classical, masterpiece paintings

The red diamond and other boxes full of pure-cut diamonds and gems

Servers full of government and financial secrets

What are you stealing from the First World Bank whenever you successfully complete the Overdrill challenge?

Peculiarly, the heisters' internal reference name within the game files and code do not match their backstories. Chains is internally known as "spanish," Dallas is "russian," Wolf is "german," and Hoxton was "american" (later changed to "old_hoxton" in Payday 2).

What is Chains's internal reference name in the game's code and files?

Aldstone is Control's grandson. A room in the safehouse can be explored which is decorated in various World War II memorabilia, and a projection movie of Control is constantly playing there. Aldstone and Control are played by the same actor, John Cleese.

World War II memorabilia in The Diamond referencing Raid: World War II.

You steal an artifact the Raid crew stole before in Beneath the Mountain.

Aldstone is the grandson of Control, the "Bain" of Raid: World War II.

Sterling (pictured) is Hoxton's grandfather.

How is Payday 2 and RAID: World War II connected lore-wise?

The Hotline Miami DLC for Payday 2 gave you four animal masks to unlock through achievements. Owning Hotline Miami on your Steam account gave you four more animal masks for free. Owning Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number gave you six more masks for free, five of which are animal masks. Owning the digital deluxe edition of Hotline Miami 2 earned you the Jacket Character Pack, including Jacket's rooster mask.

How many Hotline Miami animal masks are in Payday 2?

Go Bank, White Xmas, Santa's Workshop, Stealing Xmas, Brooklyn Bank

How many Christmas heists are there in Payday 2?

Houston, of course, provides the iconic "Don't act dumb" line present throughout the track song. When the song drops its beat during an Assault phase, Chains can be heard shouting "On the goddamned ground!" Chains also provides the occasional "FUCK!" and "Get the fuck up!" Clover also pitches in with the occasional "Hey, you! Get on your feet!" Hoxton colorfully calls someone a twat during certain parts of the song, and pitches in a softer "OK" sometimes.

Pick 4

Which of these heisters are featured in the heist track, DonAcDum?

who is african american in payday two

Bodhi's Pool Repair is a reference to the character in Point Break, who was later added in as a heister for the Payday Gang to coincide with the Point Break remake movie.

In Counterfeit, you and your crew masquerade as pool repairmen. What is the name of the fake pool repair company?

I have to do a whole deep dive of various civil and armed conflicts taking place just within the Slavic regions, just to make this question. Rest in peace, Mira Furlan.

The Butcher and her family were involved and almost destroyed in what armed conflict?

Other than the sunglasses you obtain when first going Infamous, the Butcher, the Spectre, the Specialist, and the Plague Doctor were the first four masks to be introduced with the Infamy system. Each mask represented a tree in the skill system, which, at the time, the system only had four.

Choose the four class-based masks that were rewarded during the initial release of Infamy 1.0.

Which conflict is Gage a combat veteran of?

You have to have survived up to wave #9 in Holdout mode for a chance to obtain the Mega Krampus mask.

From a special code obtained from purchase the Christmas track album.

By logging on during the month of December and January.

How do you obtain the Mega Krampus mask?

Murkywater is a hard reference to Blackwater (later renamed to Academi), an infamous private military group that has been repeatedly criticized for their involvement in various atrocities against mankind.

Which of these real-life private military contractors is Murkywater based off of?

Murkywater is a private military contractor within the Payday universe and frequent enemies of the Payday Gang.

The Scarface Character Pack was removed due to licensing issue, although owners still retain the contents and the player heister from the pack. The Completely Overkill pack was a limited purchase DLC, and owners were gradually given more Mega masks through updates. Borsuk and Mask of the Moon were only available through the Humble Bundle Mask Pack #4, which has since been taken down and only obtainable through Steam codes held by individuals and reseller sites.

Which of these items are NOT available anymore through legitimate means?

Chains was a US Navy Seal, before getting kicked out for having an unstable personality. He later joined the criminal underworld through his career as a private mercenary.

Chains was a US Marine prior to becoming a heister.

Dragan and his partner were investigating the Butcher and her weapon smuggling operations on suspicion from Interpol. Dragan, after being handed an opportunity to join the Payday Gang through the Butcher, kills his partner and defects from Interpol.

an investigator from the International Court of Justice. (ICJ)

an agent of the International Criminal Police Organization. (Interpol)

an investigative agent of the United Nations. (UN)

an investigator from the International Criminal Court. (ICC)

Prior to joining the Payday Gang, Dragan was...

While all of these options are appropriately brutal for our mute sociopath, Jacket's signature melee weapon is the Carpenter's Delight, a hammer well-suited for bashing in the skulls of cloakers.

Which one of these weapons is Jacket's signature melee?

You'd think the US Army would get involved in the other three, but you fight Murkywater mercenaries in Henry's Rock and the White House, and you fight standard law enforcement in Meltdown. Midland Ranch features the first enemy directly tied to a branch of the United State Military, that being the US Marshal Sharpshooters of the United States Marshal Services.

when the Payday Gang storm the White House.

when the Payday Gang raided Midland Ranch to steal contraband firearms.

when the Payday Gang infiltrated a top secret laboratory facility. 

when the Payday Gang stole nuclear warheads.

The first time the Payday Gang fights the United States military in any capacity is...

The Elephant really has a thing against experimental, potentially revolutionary tech, huh?

Servers full of evidence against the Elephant.

An advanced, brain-computer interface helmet.

Servers containing information on the Dentist's whereabouts and activities.

What do you steal on the train in the Biker Heist?

Funny enough, Joy is pretty inconsistent in her scoring system. Sometimes a taser either worth 5 or 7 points. Sometimes a bulldozer is worth 10 or 12.

Joy likes to score herself based on the specials she kills. How many points is a cloaker worth?

IDK. They weren't in the trailer but they probably had the diamond which killed them or something.

Which of these people is NOT an ill-fated owner of the Diamond. Choose two.

The Diamond. A cursed item of old. Legends say their owners meet tragic, brutal ends.

What is this man's name?

Panic Room requires you to hunt down a local gangster to gain access to a room with a cash-filled panic room.

Only heists that you don't need to play up on Death Sentence to get the difficulty skulls.

There are two, short heists that serve as tutorial levels. What are these heists' names?

Santa's Workshop takes place in the same trainyard as Framing Frame Day 2. You rob the same Jewelry Store in Ukrainian Job. You can revisit the Mexican side of Border Crossing to cook more meth in Border Crystals. Similarly, you can 

Which of these heists takes place in a location that you can revisit in another heist?

The old Safehouse had a statue of Lady Justice inside, in which placing a bundle of cash on one of her scales would open a hidden door to the undergound section of the safehouse, where heists were normally planned and prepared for.