Maliwan





Maliwan is a weapons manufacturer on Pandora. Their weapons and shields always use some form of elemental technology, but due to this fact, they tend to lack in other areas. Base firepower in particular seems to suffer. Maliwan weapons are distinguished by their unique light blue paint scheme.

See Incendiary, Shock, Corrosive, and Explosive for more information on Elemental tech. ==

Products
The following are products made by Maliwan.

Weapons:
 * Revolver - Madjack
 * Rocket Launcher - The Roaster

Weapons:
 * Repeater Pistol - Firehawk
 * Revolver - Defiler
 * Rocket Launcher- Rhino
 * Shotgun - Crux
 * Sniper Rifle - Volcano
 * Submachine Gun - Hellfire

Class Mods:
 * Hunter - Assassin, Survivor
 * Siren - Catalyst, Firefly, Specialist Maliwan Loyalty
 * Soldier - Shock Trooper, Tactician

Grenade Mods:
 * Contact - Corrosive, Incendiary, Shock

Shields:
 * Shock Burst, Wave, Nova

Weapons:
 * Submachine Gun - Tsunami (The Secret Armory of General Knoxx DLC only.)

Weapon Tiers

 * Maliwan Standard = Level 13 - 21
 * Maliwan Sterling = Level 22 - 30
 * Maliwan Prototype = Level 31 - 39
 * Maliwan Paradigm = Level 40 - 47
 * Maliwan Pure = Level 48+

Quotes

 * "Is shooting bullets just not cool enough for you? Buy a Maliwan and light some people on fire!" -- Marcus Kincaid
 * "Maliwan guns shoot more lightning than the next leading competitor!" -- Marcus Kincaid
 * "Where form meets function." -- Maliwan poster (see picture above)

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Products
The following are items made by Maliwan.

Weapons:
 * Pistols
 * Aegis
 * Animosity
 * Phobia
 * Torment
 * Umbrage
 * SMGs
 * Gospel
 * SubMalevolent Grace
 * Provacateur
 * Revenant
 * Trance
 * Venom
 * Vexation
 * Sniper Rifles
 * Corinthian
 * Jericho
 * Rakehell
 * Snider
 * Rocket Launchers
 * Panorama
 * Projectile
 * Prowler
 * Punishment

Weapons:
 * Pistol - Dart, Spiker
 * SMG - Plasma Caster
 * Sniper Rifle - Railer
 * Rocket Launcher - PBFG

Weapons:
 * Pistol - Rubi, Grog Nozzle
 * SMG - Bad Touch, Good Touch, Chulainn, Crit
 * Sniper Rifle - Chère-amie, Pimpernel
 * Rocket Launcher - Hive

Weapons:
 * Pistol - Thunderball Fists
 * SMG - HellFire
 * Sniper Rifle - Volcano
 * Rocket Launcher - Norfleet, Pyrophobia

Weapons:
 * Pistol - Infection
 * SMG - Florentine

Weapons:
 * Sniper Rifle - Storm
 * Pistol - Wanderlust

Class Mods:
 * Legendary Siren
 * Slayer Of Terramorphous (Mechromancer)
 * Slayer Of Terramorphous (Psycho)
 * Slayer Of Terramorphous (Siren)
 * Barbarian
 * Rogue
 * Legendary Binder
 * Legendary Catalyst
 * Legendary Ninja
 * Legendary Ranger

Grenade Mods:
 * Leech
 * Kiss of Death
 * O-Negative
 * Chain Lightning
 * Fireball
 * Fire Storm
 * Lightning Bolt
 * Magic Missile

Shields:
 * Black Hole
 * Flame of the Firehawk
 * Impaler
 * Antagonist

Prefixes
Weapons

Gun Appearance by Quality
Rarity-specific visual changes:
 * White: Mostly white with faded light blue and orange bars at rear of weapon
 * Green: More vibrant colors; front of weapon is dark blue, middle is white, rear is orange
 * Blue: Reflective frame with honeycomb texture; front is orange and blue, white middle, black rear
 * Purple: Metallic frame with honeycomb texture; front may be black and orange, middle white and orange, and rear black
 * Purple w/ prefix Aquamarine: Metallic frame with honeycomb texture; colors alternate from navy blue to purplish-grey. Parts of the weapon feature a reflective light blue material.
 * Blue and purple SMGs have a magazine that is shaped like a disk that spins as the weapon is fired.

Usage

 * As the elemental specialists, Maliwan guns tend to excel against one specific type of enemy and to have severely reduced effects on others (e.g. Incendiary weapons are very effective against bandits, but robotic enemies are highly resistant). This encourages Maliwan users to carry spare guns with different elemental effects at all times, and use them according to the opposition they are facing.
 * Choosing the right element for the right opponents can make the Maliwans extremely effective despite their generally low bullet damage.
 * Lilith uses the elemental properties of Maliwan guns to great effect, as her skill trees have several skills that improve elemental damage and effects.
 * Some enemies (like crystalisks with the exception of explosive) are immune to any kind of elemental damage. Maliwan guns will perform very poorly against them.

Quotes

 * Maliwan - Where Form Meets Function (Maliwan Weapon Video)

Trivia

 * The named and legendary weapons seem to be named after destructive natural elements and events.
 * In Borderlands 2, Maliwan no longer manufactures shotguns.
 * In the Maliwan radio ad in Borderlands 2, a rifle named Deus Ex Arma is mentioned.
 * Maliwan produces its own brand of alcoholic beverage named "Maliwan Black Label", that can be found scattered across Pandora.