Come Hell or High Water: Survive the Ending Sequence
Prepare for the 90-second Belladonna survival achievement: the Pumpkin upgrade, fruit-to-Hole trigger, elevated setup, and checks when it does not unlock.
Come Hell or High Water requires surviving for 90 seconds during the Belladonna ending event. It is a separate achievement within Ending C, not a fifth ending. Merely reaching the ending does not replace the survival requirement. Playtester achievement guide
Spoilers below: the following steps explain the event trigger.
Prepare before the final upgrade
You need a Pumpkin Berry Buddy and 9,999 Star Orbs for its final upgrade. The event starts when a fruit produced after that upgrade enters the Hole—not merely when you select the Buddy. Pinned ending solution
Set up your position first. The Playtester guide recommends the Golden Berry Room. An independent Xbox guide and its follow-up comment describe using the elevated Office area with the Pumpkin, Star Wand, and Hole arranged in advance. Xbox player's setup and trigger correction
Use the Golden Berry Room access guide if you have not reached that area. For the upgrade resource and tool, see Star Orbs and the Star Wand.
Suggested attempt
- Reach the elevated location and bring the Pumpkin Buddy and Star Wand into position.
- Arrange the setup so a produced fruit can reach the Hole without requiring you to start the event from the ground.
- Spend the 9,999 Star Orbs on the final Pumpkin upgrade.
- Wait for the upgraded Buddy to produce a Belladonna fruit, then send that fruit into the Hole.
- Remain above the danger while the ending sequence runs. The objective is 90 seconds in the event; time spent preparing beforehand does not count toward it.
- Check the achievement entry after the attempt rather than assuming the ending achievement also completes this one.
This is a source-documented preparation route, not a promise that every surface is safe on every build. The key order is prepare → upgrade → feed the produced fruit → survive.
Why an attempt can fail
I upgraded the Pumpkin, but nothing started
Check the trigger: a produced fruit must enter the Hole. The Buddy itself is not the fruit you need to feed. The Xbox guide's follow-up comment specifically corrects this distinction.
I reached Ending C but did not get this achievement
Ending completion and the 90-second survival target are different checks. Do not treat the ending badge as proof that the survival target was met.
I started while still on the ground
Pre-position before your next attempt. The documented strategy avoids making the climb after the event has already started. See continuing after an ending before overwriting a save to retry.
Is “Hell or High Water” another ending to find?
No. Follow the Belladonna event described here and its survival requirement; do not search for a new fifth route.
Afterward
Return to the 100% completion route. Keep this survival objective separate from Sugar Rush, which is a different timed task.
Source review: October 1, 2026. The instructions combine the pinned ending solution, the Playtester guide, and an independently indexed Xbox player report. No in-game testing or universal console-button mapping is claimed.