Slap Battles It’s Hip to Be Square Badge is the badge required to unlock the Blunderbuss Glove. You earn it by using Shotgun and R15 Rounds to defeat three waves of attacking NPCs, including the stronger enemy that appears in the final wave.
The important part of the Slap Battles It’s Hip to Be Square Badge challenge is ammunition management. R15 Rounds cost coins, normal enemies take multiple hits, and wasting shots early can leave you short when the brute arrives.
Slap Battles It’s Hip to Be Square Badge: how to get it
- Unlock and equip the Shotgun Glove.
- Find the Ammo Merchant near the tree.
- Buy R15 Rounds for 2 coins.
- Return to the main island challenge.
- Defeat every enemy in waves one, two and three.
- Finish the final brute without being eliminated.
How many waves are there?
The Slap Battles It’s Hip to Be Square Badge challenge has three waves. The early waves teach the R15 ammunition pattern, while the final one adds the dangerous brute.
Do not treat the first wave as the entire badge requirement. The badge only arrives after the complete sequence has been cleared.
How many shots do normal bots take?
Normal enemies in the Slap Battles It’s Hip to Be Square Badge challenge are reported to take around three shots. Grouping them can make your ammunition more efficient because the R15 attack can catch multiple targets when they are close together.
Keep enough distance to line up shots without letting several NPCs collapse on your position at once.
How to beat the final brute
The final Slap Battles It’s Hip to Be Square Badge wave includes a large enemy capable of ending the run quickly at close range. Keep moving, prioritise space and avoid becoming trapped between the brute and ordinary bots.
If you have a friend available, a private server and support from Guardian Angel can remove some of the chaos caused by unrelated players.
Can you get the badge in a private server?
Yes. The Slap Battles It’s Hip to Be Square Badge route can be completed in a private server, which is useful because the challenge already has enough moving targets without random players interfering.
A private server does not remove the actual wave requirements, so you still need Shotgun, R15 Rounds and all three clears.
Why did the badge not unlock?
If Slap Battles It’s Hip to Be Square Badge does not appear, confirm the final wave is completely cleared and that the challenge was completed using the required R15 ammunition route. Leaving enemies alive can keep the badge trigger from firing.
Also check that you were using Shotgun for the setup and did not run out of the special rounds before finishing the encounter.
What does the badge give you?
The Slap Battles It’s Hip to Be Square Badge unlocks access to the Blunderbuss Glove. Blunderbuss has 52 Power, 15 Speed and Heavy Weaponry, which fires a cannonball that can rebound toward the user.
Once the badge is on your account, the hard part of the unlock is complete.
Slap Battles It’s Hip to Be Square Badge is complete only after all three waves have been cleared.
How to make the three waves easier
Use open space and avoid backing yourself against scenery. The ordinary NPCs become dangerous when several reach melee range at once, so creating a long firing lane gives you more time to line up efficient shots.
Do not tunnel on one low-health enemy if a larger group is about to surround you. Reposition first, then fire into the group. Survival and ammunition control matter more than killing each bot as quickly as possible.
Does dying keep partial wave progress?
Treat the encounter as one full run. If you are eliminated before the final wave finishes, prepare to restock and attempt it again instead of relying on a partial clear to award the badge later.
A private server is especially useful when public players keep disrupting the route or drawing enemies away from your line of fire.
