Bandit (faction)

Bandits are hostile humans that have inhabited Pandora. They will kill anyone and anything in order to obtain equipment, food, and fuel. They are very similar to the Raiders in the Mad Max series, and stereotypical post-apocalypse ruffians. A Bandit appears on the cover of Borderlands.

The majority of the bandits were actually convicts used to mine the planet Pandora for cheap labor. When the planet was found to contain no valuable resources they were simply left behind.

Although not very powerful, Bandits tend to be encountered in groups. They are known to be fond of roaming the game world in vehicles. Bandits sometimes wield quite powerful weaponry, as well as Orb Shields, thus making them potentially very dangerous.

The players should exercise caution when attacking a Bandit Camp, as it is expected to be fatal unless the players have preplanned their actions, or are confident in their armament.

Bandits are commonly found throughout the West and East Rust Commons, along Treacher's Landing, the Dahl Headlands, and the Salt Flats. The different types of bandits are Bandit Killers, Bandit Thugs, and Bandit Raiders.

Strategy
When fighting bandits it is smart to keep your distance (unless you are using Bricks' berserk ability) and use combat rifles, sniper rifles or rocket launchers to take out the armed bandits from afar. Psychos are likely to charge you but a shotgun blast and/or melee attack should be able to take care of them so that you can focus on the rest. It is advised to take out the weaker bandits first and then take out the bruisers and/or badasses that may be present. When dealing with badass psychos this may not be possible as they pursue you so you may want to back out of the battle and take care of him first and then return to the firefight.

Bandit Thug
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Bandit Bosses

 * Nine Toes - One of the bandit lords. He is the first boss that you will face in Borderlands.
 * Bone Head - Hard enough to be classified as a boss and wields the Bone Shredder sub-machine gun.
 * Sledge - Big Bad Boss of Nine-Toes. Obeys Commandant Steele. Wields a huge sledge hammer and Sledge's Shotgun.
 * Krom - The boss you fight at the end of the quest The Next Piece.
 * Mad Mel - The boss in the end of the Dahl Headlands. He drives a huge car and killing him allows you to get to New Haven.
 * King Wee Wee - Not sure if he's a bandit but he belongs here more than anywhere else, he is a midget who lives in the Tetanus Warrens.