- On PC, typing
setstage cr04 100 in the console will force quest completion if the quest is bugged.
- The quest may direct the Dragonborn toward targets who have already died. If this happens, there is no way to complete the quest properly, and the Companions questline will be stuck.
- To fix this, go to Whiterun, then find Amren and kill him. At this point the quest line should open back up.
- Killing Eris might result in a bounty and several characters, including Vilkas, chasing the Dragonborn until the bounty is paid. After completing the quest, Vilkas will stop being hostile, but still chase and initiate conversation with the Dragonborn wherever they go, effectively disabling fast travel (the game will give a "You can not fast travel while guards are pursuing you" message), until the bounty is cleared either by paying or spending time in jail. Since Vilkas is essential, he cannot be killed to avoid being chased.
- Dorian may not be available for conversation if he is inside the Red Wave, since it is a trespassing zone and he will only tell the Dragonborn to leave. To fix this, attack him, then run outside. On the deck, yield to him, then talk to him, and the Brawl option should be available.
- PC (Fix) Another way is typing
setcellownership solituderedwave in the console. This will make the Dragonborn the owner of the ship, and they won't be considered trespassing.
- Hemming Black-Briar is similarly bugged. To engage him, go to his house during the day. Jump the fence in the back (or pick the gate lock, Expert level), and then pick the back door (also Expert level). It is possible to pick the front door, but be careful of guards. Run in and hit him to engage him in battle. Run back outside, then yield and start the brawl. Note that if entering the house at night, the rest of the family is there and will also attack.
- If the target is Farengar Secret-Fire or Acolyte Jenssen the prompt to talk to him on behalf of the Companions will not trigger, and the quest will be stuck.
- Faendal might not fight back after asked to brawl.
- NX When brawling Faendal after some punches his health might go to full and a bounty is acquired.
- Captain Aldis will be bugged if the Dragonborn has finished the Civil War quests for the Stormcloaks prior to starting this quest. The quest marker shows him inside Castle Dour, but he is unreachable.
- PC PS3 Atar in Karthwasten may fall outside map in the mine in Karthwasten, meaning he is not reachable and thus the quest is impossible to complete.
- If the miscellaneous quest in Karthwasten has been completed before beginning Hired Muscle, the Silver-Bloods and Atar will not be there. The quest marker may point elsewhere, such as Markarth, and the quest cannot be completed.
- Atar and his bodyguards may become hostile after the brawl, preventing the quest from being completed as he will have to be killed. Calm spells or something similar can be used to leave him alive.
- As of patch 1.3, Farkas may give Talsgar the Wanderer as a target. He can be found at The Bee and Barb in Riften. However, upon initiating the brawl option, the entire tavern will attack him, making the quest incompletable.
- If the Civil War questline has been completed for the Imperials, Brina Merilis' brawl option won't appear.
- If Destroy the Dark Brotherhood! has been completed, Commander Maro will only say: "I'll make sure the Emperor has heard of all you've done!" and will have no conversation options, stalling the quest.
- Stenvar may pull out a staff or sword and get assistance from other characters nearby during the brawl, making the fight significantly harder.
- If you have not yet brawled with Uthgerd the Unbroken in the Bannered Mare in Whiterun outside of this quest, sometimes she will give you 200 gold and the quest will disappear, leaving a permanent "Return to Farkas" objective with no quest or dialogue tied to it.
- PS3 Sometimes, the target of the quest will be already dead. Reloading to before the quest is given could give a different target that is not already dead.
- Anoriath may still be a target for this quest, even after the Dark Brotherhood quest "Contract: Kill Anoriath" has been completed, making this quest impossible to complete without the use of console commands.
- PS3 Vulwulf Snow-Shod in Riften may spawn on a second floor balcony and be impossible to reach. Thus, the quest can only be completed if he is killed with magic or a bow.
- PC Upon initiating dialogue with Mralki, the dialogue, "You can't scare me into submission. Let's go." will display via subtitles, but Mralki will not say it verbally. Following this, the brawl will begin, and the quest will continue as normal.
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