Butcher (Borderlands 2)

This article is about the Borderlands 2 assault shotgun. For other uses, see Butcher.

Butcher
"She seemed to like taking things apart so I thought I'd do the same to her!"
Manufacturer:	Hyperion
Type:	Shotgun
Rarity:	Pearlescent
Element:	Shock, Incendiary, Corrosive, Slag, or None
Game:	Borderlands 2
Special Part(s): GD_Gladiolus_Weapons.Shotgun. SG_Hyperion_6_Butcher GD_Gladiolus_Weapons.Shotgun. SG_Body_Hyperion_7 GD_Gladiolus_Weapons.Shotgun. SG_Barrel_Torgue_Butcher GD_Gladiolus_Weapons.Manufacturer Materials.Mat_Hyperion_6_Butcher

The Butcher is a Pearlescent Shotgun manufactured by Hyperion. The Butcher can be obtained randomly from any loot source, but has a higher chance to drop from human Badasses.

Special Weapon Effects

Fresh Meat! – Very low pellet count. Greatly increased fire rate. Achieves maximum accuracy much more quickly than other Hyperion shotguns. Magazine randomly refills a random amount of ammo as it's fired, giving it a wildly variable magazine size in use. Fire rate increases under sustained fire.

Usage & Description

Because of the reduced pellet count, the Butcher is difficult, if not impossible, to use at anything beyond close-mid range, unless it spawns with a vertical grip accessory, and even then it still has a lesser pellet count than a normal Hyperion shotgun without the grip. The saving grace of this shotgun is the ammo randomly added to the magazine. This ability is very similar to the Gunzerker's 5 Shots or 6 ability, without the need of a kill to activate it. Also, despite having a Torgue barrel, the Butcher only consumes one round per shot.

Notes

• The Butcher is one of the few weapons returning from Borderlands with a different rarity.
• The name and flavor text of this weapon are references to a recurring boss from the 'Diablo' game series.