Love Thumper

The  is a Bandit Roid Shield manufactured by the bandits.

Special Weapon Effects
Enormously high recharge delay. High roid damage. When shield is depleted, in addition to normal Roid bonus the shield also causes an explosive nova every time the user connects with a melee attack.

Usage & Description
Given that the characteristic trait of the Love Thumper is its recharge delay, assumption is made that the user will be utilizing the shield strictly for its Roid bonus. The tactic for using Love Thumper is to allow damage to deplete the shield and then use the Roid and Nova bonus damage for as long as possible before the shield begins to recharge. Any further damage will restart the timer, which by itself gives more than enough time to move between groups of enemies.

It's a good choice for melee-focused characters such as Zero's Bloodshed builds. Paired with a powerful melee bonus such as a high level Rapier, a Strength Relic and the Many Must Fall skill this shield can help to wreak havoc on groups of enemies while helping keep Zer0 cloaked.

Gaige can make good use of this shield too with the Sharing is Caring skill that will greatly increase the damage done by Deathtrap. The drawback is that unlike a cloaked Zero, Gaige would be completely vulnerable to damage. That said, a Gaige using Blood Soaked Shields could regenerate her entire shield everytime she makes a kill, granting the huge melee damage to Death Trap while having a shield.

As the protection from this shield is limited (it works more like a booster than a shield), some form of health recovery is advised for any player who uses it.

That said, this is a niche item that outside mentioned scenarios is surpassed in every aspect by other shields.

Trivia

 * The flavor text is a reference to a song written by three Stax Records songwriters, replacing the word 'loving' with 'thumping'. (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right