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Baron Flynt is a bandit lord encountered in the mission, The Final Piece. He commands a small empire of criminals from atop a gigantic bucket-wheel excavator in the Salt Flats.

Background

Baron Flynt was born on Pandora into a notorious family, and is the brother of Captain and Zane. He once worked for Dahl as a prison warden. When Dahl abandoned the operation, he was left to fend for himself, along with a prison full of starving convicts. He freed these desperate men, and with them formed a tribe of bandits.

Flynt's title was the subject of tremendous controversy during this process. "Warden" was unsuitable as the men were no longer prisoners, and he wasn't of royal descent, so they refused to call him "King". "President" never did him as well since he never held an election. Eventually, "Baron" and "Big Cheese" became the available options, but when those who preferred "Big Cheese" started disappearing, "Baron" quickly became unanimous.[1]

Baron Flynt established his base in a huge bucket-wheel excavator named Thor. He calls himself the Leader of the Bandits, and has his bandits patrol the Salt Flats in Runners. He has two bodyguards, Hanz and Franz.

Tannis claims that Flynt used to work for her, and that when she fired him, he stole a Vault key fragment. However, this was all a lie as it was a story fabricated by Tannis and Steele, along with the fact that he did not have a Vault key piece.

Involvement

Flynt is first mentioned when players first enter New Haven. There, Helena Pierce says that she has blocked passage to Sanctuary because of the danger posed by his tribe on the Salt Flats to travelers. He isn't mentioned again until Tannis claims that he has a Vault key fragment.

The story that Tannis tells is that when she fired Flynt, he stole the fourth piece of the Vault key (and punched her dog). Vault Hunters are then tasked with killing Baron Flynt and retrieving the final piece of the key, although the chest behind Baron Flynt's "throne" is ultimately found to be empty. Steele then broadcasts that there is no fourth Vault key piece and that Tannis used the Vault hunters to "get what she wanted"; presumably Flynt's death.

As the Vault Hunters head to confront Flynt, he in turn communicates with them by sending threats and is unfazed by their arrival. The Vault Hunters soon confront and kill Flynt to obtain his key piece, only to find out that he had none. Flynt's death left his bandits leaderless, allowing the Crimson Lance to enter and take over most of the Salt Flats.

Appearances

Strategy

Main article: The Final Piece

Quotes

In-game quotes

Baron Flynt 2

Baron on top of his throne.

Taunting

  • "My minions are gonna slice you to pieces!"
  • "I will make an example of you, so that no one else will dare challenge me!"
  • "You've cost me a lot - but you're going pay it all back, with interest."
  • "Well, well - looks like I get to kill you myself!"
  • "It's gonna be a long way down, merc!"
  • "You'll not be getting out of here alive."
  • "You'll never make it to the top!"
  • "Say your prayers, loser!"
  • "Think you can stop me?"
  • "You are a terrible guest. I must teach you some manners!"

Attacking

  • "NOW who has the biggest gun?"
  • "You're gonna be nothing but a sticky red smear!"
  • "See how you like THIS!"
  • "Take that!"
  • "You're gonna be nothing but a sticky red smear!"
  • "None may challenge me!"

Ordering his minions to attack

  • "Ten Skag pearls to the one who brings me a head!"
  • "Now, men! Attack!"
  • "I said, KILL THEM, you fools!"
  • "Attack! Show no mercy!"
  • "Get them, you idiots!"

Minion killed

  • "Idiots! Let me show you how it's done!"
  • "What do I care? I've got plenty of lackeys!"
  • "The more of my men you kill, the madder the rest get!"
  • "Want something done right, do it yourself!"
  • "Kill those merc before they kill you!"

Thor damaged

  • "You're gonna pay for that!"
  • "No one does that to MY ride!"
  • "I'm gonna do twice the damage to you, merc!"
  • "Don't let 'em get away!"
  • "I'm gonna crush you under Thor's treads when I'm done!"

Dying

  • "[Death cry]"
  • "Shit!"
  • "God damn!"
  • "God damnit!"
  • "You'll regret this - somehow..."

Notes

  • Flynt is armed with a random variation of the Boom Stick, which he will drop when he is killed.
  • Flynt is a respawning boss, and can be fought again after the mission to kill him is complete.
  • A Flynt model can be seen below the chest where the 'fourth missing piece' is meant to be.
  • Sometimes Flynt will fall through a crack on one of the ramps leading up to his original position. This makes him an easy target, but will also render his drops inaccessible.
  • It is possible to kill Flynt first because he sits at the top of his tower completely unprotected, although killing him does not immediately end the mission, as his minions still must be killed.

Trivia

  • When the curtain goes up in DLC2, Flynt is seen with both his hands in a 'finger gun showdown' look.
  • If Baron Flynt dies via corrosive damage, his head will remain intact while the rest of his body dissolves.
  • According to the Bradygames strategy guide for Borderlands 2, he is the brother of Captain Flynt who is also the leader of a group of bandits. This is supported by an audio file saying that Captain is still offering a reward for the head of whoever killed Baron, adding the fact that his name wasn't a title, and calling his parents "douchebags." This is parodied by his brother Zane, who will remark during the quest The Family Jewel that he got off lucky with "Zane" given his brothers' names.
  1. Official Borderlands Guide
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