How to Get Joel and Karolina in Save the World
Joel and Karolina in Save the World are the two special Mythic non-Lead Survivors earned from side quests rather than normal random Survivor drops. They are valuable long-term collection pieces, but their quests do not simply appear the moment a new player reaches Plankerton.
The important part is the prerequisite chain. Plankerton Storm Shield Defense 5 is part of the requirement, and the related challenge progression also needs to be completed before the two special Survivor quests become available. That extra step explains why some players finish SSD 5 and still cannot see either quest.
How to get Joel and Karolina in Save the World
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To get Joel and Karolina in Save the World, progress beyond Plankerton Storm Shield Defense 5 and complete the prerequisite challenge quests tied to rescuing Survivors, eliminating Husks and defeating Mist Monsters. Once the requirements are satisfied, look for the Joel’s Pub and Portraits of Someone Special side quests.
Joel and Karolina in Save the World are support Survivors, not Lead Survivors. That means they belong in the support slots beneath a Lead rather than replacing one of the Mythic Leads assigned to a specific squad job.
How to complete Joel’s Pub
For Joel and Karolina in Save the World, Joel is the simpler of the two objectives to describe: the Joel’s Pub quest asks you to visit the pub on two occasions in a Power Level 40+ zone. City zones are the quest’s stated target, and players also commonly encounter the building in Ghost Town layouts.
Do not abandon the mission after finding the objective. Complete the mission successfully so the quest progress is recorded. If the pub does not spawn in one run, move to another suitable 40+ zone instead of assuming the quest is broken.
How to complete Portraits of Someone Special
Karolina’s half of Joel and Karolina in Save the World asks you to gather 10 Portraits of Karolina in a Power Level 40+ zone. The portraits are associated with old houses and pianos, and Suburbs or Grasslands-style areas are commonly used because those structures can be easier to find there.
Watch for the yellow quest marker when you get close to a valid objective, destroy or search the marked object and collect the portrait drop. Spawns are not guaranteed to finish the whole requirement in one mission, so expect to repeat suitable zones if the map only gives you one or two valid locations.
Why the quests may not appear
If Joel and Karolina in Save the World are still missing from the quest list after Plankerton SSD 5, check the challenge prerequisites rather than repeatedly replaying the Storm Shield. The relevant chain includes the Save the World rescue challenge, Husk Takedown and Mist Monster Hunter progression before the Mythic Survivor side quests unlock.
Once earned, place the two Survivors where their personalities fit your squads and level them with People XP like other support Survivors. The Survivor Squads guide and personality matching guide will help decide where each one belongs.
Joel and Karolina in Save the World are unique enough that they are worth completing even if the objectives take several missions. Treat the quest as a side project while continuing normal progression and use pinned quest markers to make suitable zones easier to identify when the map cooperates.
Quick checks for Joel and Karolina in Save the World
Before changing anything for Joel and Karolina in Save the World, read the reward, menu or platform text shown in the current game. Save the World has received major progression and access changes in 2026, so screenshots from older guides can point to currencies, purchase requirements or menus that no longer match the live version. The current in-game wording should always win when an old instruction conflicts with what Homebase shows you.
It also helps to treat Joel and Karolina in Save the World as part of your wider account progression rather than an isolated trick. Check the mission, quest or upgrade you are trying to complete, then make the smallest change that solves that specific problem. That approach protects valuable resources and makes it much easier to understand why your account is getting stronger.
Epic maintains a dedicated Fortnite Save the World support hub for current gameplay and progression systems.
