Category:Crimson Lance

thumb|right|300px|Lilith Fighting Crimson Lance Troops The Crimson Lance is the highly trained private military group of The Atlas Corporation that disregards law and order.

History
When the colonization of Pandora went bad, they decided to build a fortress and protect themselves. They are known to use military force to get their way. The Crimson Lance are seen later in the game, around level 25. They are first encountered in Old Haven.

Some in game evidence suggests that the Crimson Lance were working along with the bandits of Pandora, but an event occurred which resulted in Old Haven being taken over.

Lance Engineers are able to deploy a Scorpio Turret in the same manner as Roland, who was once a member of the Crimson Lance himself.

Strategy
Crimson Lance soldiers wear body armor that primarily covers their head, chest, arms and lower legs. Their weak spot, like all other human enemies, is their head. Otherwise, you should aim to attack their exposed thighs/groin if you have no other options. Incendiary and Corrosive weapons are very effective against them, and should be your number one choice when it comes to fighting the Lance.

A few specially trained troopers, known as Defenders, carry large gray riot shields marked with the Lance insignia for added protection. Whilst they only use Pistols to attack and are thus not much of a threat alone, their shield covers most of their body when they are facing you, and any shots striking it will do 0 damage. Rapid fire weapons can cause them to flinch or knock the shield aside, allowing you to shoot at their bodies. The shields are not tall enough to protect their heads, however, so a decent marksman should be able to shoot them over the shield and hit them for critical damage.

Others, called Engineers can deploy a Scorpio Turret like Roland's. This turret vanishes the moment they die: shoot the Engineer, not the turret. Engineers tend to be slower and better equipped (more often carrying shields and grenades) than the rank and file Infantry.

Finally, Crimson Lance Badasses also have extra armor as well (usually on their shoulders) as being tougher than normal. As with the Defenders, shots that hit this extra armor do no damage, so try to aim for the head and use the appropriate weapons.