Changes: Bruiser (enemy)

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For the enemy in Borderlands 3, see Bruiser (Borderlands 3).

Bruisers are large, hulking and very muscular bandits. Regular bruisers are shirtless, wearing surgical-style masks, goggles and have a mohawk hairdo. Badass Bruisers wear full-face masks crafted from metal. Bruisers in Borderlands 2 use the first game's Badass Bruiser appearance.

Background

Bruisers number among the many former convicts brought to Pandora as cheap labour. Casting off their shackles along with the other bandits, they quickly joined in with the pillaging of Pandora's civilian population. Bruisers bear traits of both the regular bandits and the psychos, being both sane enough to use guns effectively, yet also being physically enhanced like the larger psychos. Their size may be the result of exposure to the same source that mutated the psychos.

Appearances

Strategy

Borderlands

Bruisers move at a walking speed with no regard for their own safety, preferring to rely solely on their own physical resilience rather than seek cover when under fire. This makes them relatively easy to fight in a tactical sense in that they can be avoided and have their line of sight blocked, but also present a protracted engagement due to their high health. As a result of relying on their physical traits, bruisers never carry shields, making incendiary weapons highly effective against them.

Bruisers in Borderlands prefer wielding power weapons; typically high-clip combat rifles, shotguns and rocket launchers. If a Vault Hunter gets in front of a Bruiser's face, then they will switch to a generally weaker melee attack where they will punch them with their left hand.

It is often preferable to run in close and score critical hits with high powered close range attacks, though this runs the risk of the Vault Hunter being overwhelmed by other bandits if they have not been dispatched yet. In higher playthroughs the Vault Hunter's shields will be stripped very quickly, and it's best to only do this if a Second Wind is needed.

As the game progresses medium to long range combat will be preferred over close range, due to the increased health and firepower they gain as well as approaching a bruiser exposing Vault Hunters to other enemies.

Borderlands 2

In combat, Borderlands 2 bruisers will occasionally raise their hands or fist in the air to rally other bandits, leaving them open to head shots. They will also charge when ordered by a nomad taskmaster, albeit at a very slow speed. Another change in behavior is that they will begin limping when they are critically hurt. Bruisers use mostly shotguns and assault rifles, and very rarely, if ever use rocket launchers.

Types & Bosses

Borderlands

Bruiser is the slow, heavy weapon specialist of the bandits.
Badass Bruiser is a very large, badass, armored Bruiser that rarely equips a shield mod. In the second Playthrough, they are replaced by BadMutha Brutes, which are in turn replaced by SuperBad Bullies after completing the second Playthrough. They can be easily recognised as a badass due to their signature glowing eyes, larger goggles, and significantly larger size than normal Bruisers. Their weapons are more powerful than regular Bruisers and they can often be found firing rocket launchers.
Badass Thug (The Secret Armory of General Knoxx)
Franz, the boss

Borderlands 2

Bruiser – the basic and only type in the original Borderlands 2, sharing the heavy assault role with nomads. Bruisers spawn infrequently, and are mostly encountered in highly concentrated areas of bandits. They usually wear helmets that bear a striking resemblance to the badass bruisers of Borderlands.
Bruiser (biker) (Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage)
Infected Bruiser (Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary)
Infected Badass Bruiser (Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary)
Muscles, the boss

Quotes

Normal

You don't want none of this, merc!
Get your ass gone!
You lost?
You lookin' to get shot?
We got a live one!
We got ourselves a hero here!
What're you lookin' at?
You don't wanna be here.
You think you oughta be here?
Goddamn mercs!
You'll pay for that!
I'm gonna tear you in half!
You're going down!
I'm gonna kill you!
You're dead meat!
There's no escaping, merc!
No gettin' away f'rom us!
Come on, little one! Time to die!
I got something for ya!
Get 'em!
Shoot 'em! Shoot 'em!
Kill that one!
Look out! Mercs!

Throwing grenade

Eat this!
Shove this up your ass!
Suck on this!
Let's see you run from this!
Grenade!
Fire in the hole!

Dying

Ow, ow, why am I on fire? (When killed by fire damage)
OH MY GOD I'M ON FIRE, OH OW! (When killed by fire damage)
AH, I'M BURNING! I'M BURNING! (When killed by fire damage)
OHH GOD! It burns! (When killed by fire damage)

Spotting a grenade

Oh god! Grenade!
MOVE!
Get outta here!

At critical health

I'm losing blood!
They got me!
I don't wanna die!
Help! I'm dying here!

Vault Hunter retreating

You just keep running!
We'll be waiting for ya!
Big bad merc! Hahaha!
I ain't gonna be so nice next time!
What a loser!
Whoahoho! No-one threatens us!
Run away, little girl! Run away!
Next time, bring a real gun!
I'll find you sooner or later!

Notes

On Playthrough 2 in Borderlands, Bruisers are called Brutes; After Playthrough 2, they are called Bullies.
On Playthrough 2 Bruisers tend to spawn a little more than regular bandits making a small group of them extremely dangerous.
On True Vault Hunter Mode in Borderlands 2, they are renamed Crushers. On Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode, they are renamed Bone Crushers.

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-'''Bruisers''' are large, hulking and very muscular [[bandit]]s. The regular bruisers are bare-chested, wearing surgical-style masks, goggles and have a mohawk hairdo. Badass Bruisers wear full-face masks crafted from metal.
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-Bruisers number among the many former convicts brought to [[Pandora]] as cheap labour. Casting off their shackles along with the other bandits, they quickly joined in with the pillaging of Pandora's civilian population. Bruisers bear traits of both the regular bandits and the [[Psycho]]s, being both sane enough to use guns effectively, yet also being physically enhanced like the larger psychos. Their size may be the result of exposure to the same source that mutated the psychos. It can also be noted they are similar in stature to Brick.
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-Bruisers are the slow, heavy weapon specialists of the bandits. They move at a walking speed with no regard for their own safety, preferring to rely solely on their own physical resilience rather than seek cover when under fire. This makes them relatively easy to fight in a tactical sense in that they can be avoided and have their line of sight blocked, but also present a protracted engagement due to their high health. They rarely carry [[shield]]s, so [[Incendiary]] weapons are very effective on them as a result.
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+|Intro              = '''Bruisers''' are large, hulking and very muscular [[Bandit (faction)|bandits]]. Regular bruisers are shirtless, wearing surgical-style masks, goggles and have a mohawk hairdo. Badass Bruisers wear full-face masks crafted from metal. Bruisers in Borderlands 2 use the first game's Badass Bruiser appearance.
-Their armaments are usually [[SMG]]s and [[Combat Rifle]]s. They will use these weapons as part of their primary attack strategy. If a Bruiser is approached to melee range he will switch to a secondary attack, lashing out with his enormous left fist.
+|Background         = Bruisers number among the many former convicts brought to [[Pandora]] as cheap labour. Casting off their shackles along with the other bandits, they quickly joined in with the pillaging of Pandora's civilian population. Bruisers bear traits of both the regular bandits and the [[psycho]]s, being both sane enough to use guns effectively, yet also being physically enhanced like the larger psychos. Their size may be the result of exposure to the same source that mutated the psychos.
-It is often preferable to run in close and score critical hits with high powered close range attacks. Although attackers may sustain some damage, a bruiser can be eliminated quickly with this method. Scoring critical hits on them with accurate projectile weapons from long range can also be an effective tactic, with the bruiser's size and slow speed making it a relatively easy target.
+|Involvement        =
-If a Bruiser is encountered at close range, it can be effective to use melee attacks as they will have to recover briefly, and so a string of melee attacks will render them unable to retaliate. This is best used when there are no other enemies in the area.
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-A [[Badass]] Bruiser is a very large armored Bruiser that rarely equips a shield mod. In the second Playthrough, they are replaced by [[BadMutha]] Brutes, which are in turn replaced by SuperBad Bullies after completing the second Playthrough. They can be easily recognised as a [[Badass]] due to their signature glowing eyes, larger goggles, and significantly larger size than normal Bruisers. Their weapons are more powerful than regular Bruisers and they can often be found firing [[Rocket Launcher]]s.
+|Appearances        =
-[[File:Badass Bruiser.png|thumb|300px|left|Badass Bruiser]]
+*[[Borderlands]]
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+*[[The Secret Armory of General Knoxx]]
-==Bruiser Bosses==
+*[[Borderlands 2]]
-*[[Franz]] - Partner of Hanz and bodyguard to [[Baron Flynt]].
+*[[Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage]]
+*[[Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary]]
+|Strategy           =
-==Notes==
+===Borderlands===
-*On [[Playthrough 2]], Bruisers are called Brutes; on Playthrough 2.5, they are called Bullies.
+Bruisers move at a walking speed with no regard for their own safety, preferring to rely solely on their own physical resilience rather than seek cover when under fire. This makes them relatively easy to fight in a tactical sense in that they can be avoided and have their line of sight blocked, but also present a protracted engagement due to their high health. As a result of relying on their physical traits, bruisers never carry [[shield]]s, making [[incendiary]] weapons highly effective against them.
-*On [[Playthrough 2]] (and 2.5) Bruisers tend to spawn a little more than regular Bandits making a small group of them extremely dangerous.
+Bruisers in ''Borderlands'' prefer wielding power weapons; typically high-clip [[Combat Rifle|combat rifle]]s, [[Shotgun|shotgun]]s and [[Rocket Launcher|rocket launcher]]s. If a Vault Hunter gets in front of a Bruiser's face, then they will switch to a generally weaker melee attack where they will punch them with their left hand.
-== See Also ==
-[[Gallery: Bandits]]
+It is often preferable to run in close and score critical hits with high powered close range attacks, though this runs the risk of the Vault Hunter being overwhelmed by other bandits if they have not been dispatched yet. In higher playthroughs the Vault Hunter's shields will be stripped very quickly, and it's best to only do this if a Second Wind is needed.
-{{Template:Enemies}}
+As the game progresses medium to long range combat will be preferred over close range, due to the increased health and firepower they gain as well as approaching a bruiser exposing Vault Hunters to other enemies.
+===Borderlands 2===
+In combat, ''Borderlands 2'' bruisers will occasionally raise their hands or fist in the air to rally other bandits, leaving them open to head shots. They will also charge when ordered by a [[nomad Taskmaster|nomad taskmaster]], albeit at a very slow speed. Another change in behavior is that they will begin limping when they are critically hurt. Bruisers use mostly shotguns and assault rifles, and very rarely, if ever use rocket launchers.
+==Types & Bosses==
+===Borderlands===
+[[File:Badass Bruiser.png|thumb|200px|right|Badass Bruiser]]
+*'''Bruiser''' is the slow, heavy weapon specialist of the bandits.
+*Badass Bruiser is a very large, badass, armored Bruiser that rarely equips a shield mod. In the second Playthrough, they are replaced by [[BadMutha]] Brutes, which are in turn replaced by SuperBad Bullies after completing the second Playthrough. They can be easily recognised as a [[badass]] due to their signature glowing eyes, larger goggles, and significantly larger size than normal Bruisers. Their weapons are more powerful than regular Bruisers and they can often be found firing [[Rocket Launcher|rocket launchers]].
+*[[Badass Thug]] (''[[The Secret Armory of General Knoxx]]'')
+*[[Hanz and Franz|Franz]], the boss
+===Borderlands 2===
+*'''Bruiser''' – the basic and only type in the original ''Borderlands 2'', sharing the heavy assault role with [[nomad]]s. Bruisers spawn infrequently, and are mostly encountered in highly concentrated areas of bandits. They usually wear helmets that bear a striking resemblance to the badass bruisers of ''Borderlands''.
+*[[Bruiser (biker)]] (''[[Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage]]'')
+*[[Infected Bruiser]] (''[[Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary]]'')
+*[[Infected Bruiser|Infected Badass Bruiser]] (''Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary'')
+*[[Muscles]], the boss
+|Mission            =
+|Quotes             =
+;Normal
+*''You don't want none of this, merc!''
+*''Get your ass gone!''
+*''You lost?''
+*''You lookin' to get shot?''
+*''We got a live one!''
+*''We got ourselves a hero here!''
+*''What're you lookin' at?''
+*''You don't wanna be here.''
+*''You think you oughta be here?''
+*''Goddamn mercs!''
+*''You'll pay for that!''
+*''I'm gonna tear you in half!''
+*''You're going down!''
+*''I'm gonna kill you!''
+*''You're dead meat!''
+*''There's no escaping, merc!''
+*''No gettin' away f''''rom us!''
+*''Come on, little one! Time to die!''
+*''I got something for ya!''
+*''Get 'em!''
+*''Shoot 'em! Shoot 'em!''
+*''Kill that one!''
+*''Look out! Mercs!''
+;Throwing grenade
+*''Eat this!''
+*''Shove this up your ass!''
+*''Suck on this!''
+*''Let's see you run from this!''
+*''Grenade!''
+*''Fire in the hole!''
+;Dying
+*''Ow, ow, why am I on fire? (When killed by fire damage)''
+*''OH MY GOD I'M ON FIRE, OH OW! (When killed by fire damage)''
+*''AH, I'M BURNING! I'M BURNING! (When killed by fire damage)''
+*''OHH GOD! It burns! (When killed by fire damage)''
+;Spotting a grenade
+*''Oh god! Grenade!''
+*''MOVE!''
+*''Get outta here!''
+;At critical health
+*''I'm losing blood!''
+*''They got me!''
+*''I don't wanna die!''
+*''Help! I'm dying here!''
+;Vault Hunter retreating
+*''You just keep running!''
+*''We'll be waiting for ya!''
+*''Big bad merc! Hahaha!''
+*''I ain't gonna be so nice next time!''
+*''What a loser!''
+*''Whoahoho! No-one threatens us!''
+*''Run away, little girl! Run away!''
+*''Next time, bring a real gun!''
+*''I'll find you sooner or later!''
+|Notes              =
+*On [[Playthrough 2]] in ''Borderlands'', Bruisers are called Brutes; After Playthrough 2, they are called Bullies.
+*On Playthrough 2 Bruisers tend to spawn a little more than regular bandits making a small group of them extremely dangerous.
+*On [[True Vault Hunter Mode]] in ''Borderlands 2'', they are renamed Crushers. On [[Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode]], they are renamed Bone Crushers.
+|Trivia             =
+|See Also           = *[[Gallery: Bandits]]
+|External Links     =
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