Sledge

Sledge is a massive bandit and leader of the bandits in the Arid Badlands. His death is one of the last tasks you undertake in the Arid Badlands.

He is armed with a massive sledgehammer and shotgun, and possesses a strong and quickly-recharging shield. To damage him, you must first cut through his shield. The key to his defeat is keeping your distance. If you get too close, he will slam his hammer into the ground, releasing a damaging shockwave that knocks you back. At longer distances he will shoot his shotgun, but it is terribly inaccurate and not too much of a threat. Sledge moves fairly slowly, but he can and will sprint to close the distance on occasion.

To make the fight with him more complicated, his bandit minions will also be entering the fight and shooting from the outer rim of the arena in which you fight. Thinning them out as you fight is a good idea, though more will spawn.

Killing Sledge will net you his Shotgun.