Boss

A Boss is a special unique type of enemy in games such as Borderlands. The main bosses are considerably tougher than most enemies, and may require special strategies to defeat.

Borderlands Bosses
Bosses that are denoted by an asterisk below can appear in Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot as adversaries in the arena.

(In order of Appearance)

Main Bosses
These are the main bosses in the Borderlands story. Each must be fought in order to progress through the main story line. The first time a character is introduced to some of these main bosses they will be treated to a brief cutscene and a static splash page that carries a tagline about the boss.
 * Pinky and Digit* (do not respawn)
 * Nine Toes*
 * Bone Head*
 * Roid Rage Psycho
 * Sledge*
 * Mad Mel (does not respawn)
 * Krom
 * Jaynis Kobb *(does not respawn)
 * Taylor Kobb*
 * Rakk Hive
 * Hanz and Franz*
 * Baron Flynt*
 * Master McCloud*
 * The Destroyer (does not respawn)

Optional Bosses

 * Scar
 * Moe
 * Marley
 * Skagzilla
 * Mothrakk
 * King Wee Wee* (does not respawn)
 * Reaver*
 * Slither
 * Rakkinishu
 * One-Eyed Jack*
 * Helob
 * Widowmaker
 * Skrappy &quot;all grown up&quot;
 * Bleeder
 * King Aracobb
 * Queen Tarantella

Main Bosses

 * Hank Reiss
 * Dr. Ned (does not respawn)
 * Undead Dr. Ned (does not respawn)

Optional Bosses

 * Pumpkinhead
 * Whiskey Wesley
 * Bigfoot
 * Redjack
 * Jackie O’Callahan
 * Franken Bill

Main Bosses

 * Vulcana
 * Mr. Shank
 * General Knoxx

Optional Bosses

 * Hera
 * Minerva
 * Chaz
 * Kyros (does not respawn)
 * Typhon (does not respawn)
 * Motorhead
 * Skyscraper
 * Ajax
 * Ceresia
 * Helicon
 * Crawmerax the Invincible

Main Bosses

 * General Knoxx-Trap
 * Dr. Ned-Trap
 * Undead_Ned-Trap
 * Commandant Steele-Trap
 * Interplanetary Ninja Assassin Claptrap

Optional Bosses

 * Hyperion 'Super-Bad' Soldier
 * Cluck-Trap
 * D-Fault
 * Rakkhive-Trap