Borderlands: 10 Weirdest Quests You Won’t Believe

10. Purple Juice! - Borderlands

In the original game of the series, "Purple Juice!" is a mission that has multiple levels of weird the entire way through it. First off, it is given to you by that lovable character known as "Thirsty the Midget" - a diminutive chap in the Sunken Sea location that has the same model as a the Mutant Midget enemies but is inexplicably your ally.

The cause of his distress at this point of the game is the loss of the eponymous Purple Juice that his kind require to survive and thrive. To prevent all of the midgets dying from thirst, you go around and reactivate four separate pumps that are named after the four Hobbits in Lord of the Rings.

With the Took, Gamgee, Underhill and Brandybuck pumps all back in commission, you can rest easy that you have saved the Midgets from their doom... but are left with a few questions.

Is the Purple Juice meant to be a reference to Purple Drank? Does Lord of the Rings exist in this world? If so, did they name their pumps after the Hobbits or was it just coincidence?

Whichever way you cut it, a strange undertaking for sure.