Bane

The Bane is a Submachine Gun manufactured by Hyperion.

Special Weapon Effects
Greatly increased damage. Makes annoying sounds while firing. While equipped, movement speed is greatly reduced. Aim, despite the 200% accuracy boost, is initially highly erratic, especially when zoomed, but multiple shots fired increases the accuracy.

Usage & Description
The Bane boasts staggering damage for a submachine gun, even when spawned as an elemental variant, outperforming even a non-elemental Bitch of the same level. This damage comes at a significant cost: in addition to the annoying sound effects, the Bane slows the user's movement speed to something approximating that seen in Fight For Your Life. This makes the Bane highly impractical for most combat situations, with some notable exceptions:


 * Riding in the back of a Bandit Technical
 * Combating slow or stationary enemies
 * Attacking enemies from positions of cover
 * Attaining a Second Wind

Switching weapon

 * "SWAPPIN' WEAPONS!"

Firing

 * YEAHAHAHYAEHYEHAYHEAHYEAEHYAHYEAEHYEHAHEAEAHYEAHYAHAHYHEAYHEAHYHAHAHYEAHYAEHYAHYAHYEAHYAHAHAHYEAHYAHAYEAH!! (marked by in-game subtitles as [annoying sound])
 * "BOOM!"
 * "BANG!"
 * "RATATAT!"

Reloading

 * "RELOOOOOOAD!"
 * "REEEEELOADIN'!"

Trivia

 * The red text, "in Spain, stays mainly on the plain," is a reference to the 1912 play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, in which the character Henry Higgins is giving elocution lessons to the main character, asking her to say: "The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain".
 * Most of the lines the weapon blurts out are the same as Shotgun 1340's.
 * The Bane is voiced by Ashly Burch, who also voices Tiny Tina.