Forum:5HR4PN3-7 the Demobot

5HR4PN3-7 is a potential DLC Demobot class character for Borderlands 2.

Background
5HR4PN3-7 is a Torgue Demolition and Construction Android sent to Pandora to build Torgue manufacturing plants to better compete with Hyperion. After starting construction near Fyrestone, 5HR4PN3-7 encountered several Hyperion Loaders under orders to disrupt construction of the Torgue plant. The Loaders were no match for Torgue explosive technology, but several Loader assaults, and the concussive force of several explosions, took their toll on 5HR4PN3-7. His AI core damaged, he shut down to effect repairs. During the shutdown, Claptrap stumbled upon him and, hoping to find a new friend, "repaired" 5HR4PN3-7's AI core with fragments of his own AI. This made 5HR4PN3-7 self-aware and slightly insane. He awoke, thanked Claptrap, and continued working on the Torgue plant. Claptrap left, sad, rejected, lonely, but who cares about that? Eventually, 5HR4PN3-7 discovered that the act of demolition was far more pleasant that construction, and started destroying more than building. Another wave of Loaders approached 5HR4PN3-7, but were taken care of with a swiftness and ruthlessness that neither 5HR4PN3-7 nor Mr. Torgue had ever seen before. Seeing amazing potential and opportunities before him, Mr. Torgue gave new orders to 5HR4PN3-7: Destroy Hyperion. 5HR4PN3-7, now designated Shrapnel, was all too happy to oblige.

Action Skill
Salvo

A compartment opens in Shrapnel's chest that reveals a number of missile salvos. Whenever the player presses the action skill button, Shrapnel fires a missile from his chest, dealing massive explosive element damage with a large AOE. If the player waits, the salvo can build up missiles and fire up to six at once. The missiles do not require ammunition, but during the time Salvo is active, Shrapnel takes increased damage from the front, since his internal components are exposed.

Torgue Loyalty
Though Shrapnel is programmed to be loyal to Torgue, his devotion is still rewarded. His Torgue armaments gain the power to gyrojets that split into smaller rockets mid-flight, increase the number of rockets fired at once, attach miniature nuclear warheads to his ammunition, and even cause corpses to explode.

Targeting
The Targeting tree is all about improving Shrapnel's Salvo ability and his accuracy with long-range explosives. He can make any grenade he wields a Longbow grenade, increase the number of rockets the Salvo fires, and even hundreds of smaller rockets that rain death upon his enemies.

Bastard
Being a bastard is easy when you aren't programmed with a conscience. This ability makes Shrapnel a pain to everyone around him, causing explosions when he enters Fight for your life, when he gains a Second Wind, causing implosions that draw enemies close to him. He even sometimes explodes just for the hell of it.