Psycho (Borderlands character)

Psycho
Borderlands character
First game	Borderlands
Created by	Gearbox Software

Psychos are the main enemy in the Borderlands game series making appearances in both Borderlands and Borderlands 2. Psycho's are bandits who have gone insane with an obsession with the vault. Shirtless, wearing orange cargo pants, and wearing a mask, they can be easily identified by their psychotic cries and laughter.

Prior to the events of Borderlands a discovery had been made in the Headstone Mine, which was hastily covered up. Prior to the discovery of the vault key fragment, the Psychos were originally convict miners. The miners eventually went insane from contact with the vault key and developed a massive obsession with the vault. Some also mutated the miners into either massive or stunted beings. Each Psycho consists of a mask with an upside down “v” emblem, which resembles the vault symbol. Psychos are typically the lowest ranking in the bandit ranks and therefore participate in close quarter combat due to their expendability.

Psychos are the common enemy in the Borderlands series, each having low health and act expendably, as they throw themselves at the player on suicidal attempts. All Psychos in the Borderlands series suffer from an obsession with the Vault, a mythical cache of alien technology on the planet of Pandora in the Borderlands game series, and many have gone insane, turning into bloodthirsty psychopaths. Typically, these types of bandits have many psychotic cries and scream in a deranged fashion.

Once the player approaches the Psycho, the Psycho will attempt to melee attack the player by chasing after them until they are close enough to strike. If the player is at a distance with the enemy, the Psycho will resort to throwing its buzz axe at the player from long-range effect. There are various types of Psychos that have various abilities for specific purposes.

Burning Psychos are pyromaniacs that possess the elemental damage of fire. These Psychos approach the player and ignite themselves on fire to inflict fire damage with their melee attacks. Most burning psychos have fire-resistant shields that prevent fire damage being inflicted upon them. The shields make fire elemental damage from the player ineffective. Unlike other enemies, these Psychos do not make suicidal grenade attempts.

Badass Psychos are mutated and much larger varieties of the original Psychos. These types of Psychos have disproportionately larger right arm, and a stunted left arm. These enemies are tougher to kill as they are resilient and inflict heavier damage. Similar to normal Psychos; however, Badass Psychos throw their weapon at the player when fighting from a distance.

Small psychos that carry an axe and charge the player. Some are armed with shotguns instead of an axe.

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