Hanz and Franz

The player will encounter Hanz and Franz late in the game. They are the final 2 bodyguards of Baron Flynt you will face when you are on the mission The Final Piece. They may also be encountered during the boss wave of the underdome.

Background
Hanz
 * Years ago, Hanz was a hardcore LARPer. That is, until he was convicted for decapitating a man pretending to be an elf. He was imprisoned on Pandora, but was later released by Baron Flynt. He has served as Flynt's Bodyguard ever since.


 * No relation to Franz

Franz
 * Franz once ran the best tattoo parlor in New Haven, but was imprisoned after a piercing went horribly wrong and left three dead. Baron Flynt set him free, and he has served as Flynt's Bodyguard and Enforcer ever since.


 * No relation to Hanz.

Involvement
After fighting several waves of bandits and psychos, Hanz and Franz come out to defend the Baron. Hanz is pure melee and Franz uses ranged weaponry.

Strategy

 * Keep both Hanz and Franz in view at all times so you don't get caught between them.
 * Take out Hanz first since his melee knocks you back.
 * Hanz is pure melee with a huge sword, has high health and no shields. He will try to get close to the player.
 * Franz has a machine gun, high health and medium shields. He will fire off a burst and if critically hit will pause for a couple of seconds.
 * It is easy to fight them separately as Hanz will come after the player while Franz will hang back.
 * Hanz can throw grenades, so make sure you have room to dodge them.

A good strategy is to throw grenades onto their platform as soon as it begins to rise. This will deal a large amount of damage before they can fire upon you, and may even kill them.

Related Missions

 * The Final Piece

Trivia
Hanz and Franz are an obvious reference to two characters in a recurring skit on SNL (Saturday Night Live). The characters Hanz and Franz coined the catch phrase "We are here to pump you up!"


 * Hans and Franz