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Crazy Earl is a non-player character in Borderlands, Borderlands 2, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel and Borderlands 3.

Background

Crazy Earl, after receiving one of the fragments of the Key to the Vault, has had frequent encounters with bandits. They've stolen his food, his pet, his explosives, and the Key Fragment, which Earl explains is the reason for all the current defenses: "Krom heard about it and stopped by about a year ago. Gave me an offer I couldn't refuse. Why do you think I barricaded myself in here?"

Earl greatly enjoys drinking, and one of his favorite foods is canned skag meat. He has a pet skag named Skrappy.

Involvement

In Borderlands, Crazy Earl provides several missions that continue the main story, and several side missions as well. He is an anti-social man who is lives in the appropriately named Earl's Scrapyard. The entrance to his "compound" is barricaded, but may be blown open by explosive methods after the mission Meet 'Crazy' Earl has been acquired from Patricia Tannis. Earl himself lives in a house with a fortified door, not far from the entrance to the Scrapyard. Visitors must fight their way past a nest of skags to get to Earl's shack and several spiderants that lie hidden a short distance beyond.

In Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, Crazy Earl moves to Elpis, the moon of Pandora, and stays in Concordia, where he runs the Black Market. The Black Market allows Vault Hunters to trade rare Moonstone for ammo and inventory SDUs, as well as upgrading bank slots.

In Borderlands 2, Crazy Earl has moved back down to Pandora, living in Sanctuary, serving the same purpose he had in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, although since Moonstone is only found on Elpis, he accepts the equally rare Eridium as currency instead. In the mission Plan B, he gives the Vault Hunters a fuel cell for Sanctuary in exchange for purchasing one of his wares.

In Borderlands 3, Earl moves into Sanctuary III, along with everybody else. Earl now sells special cosmetics to the Vault Hunters and trades Loot-O-Grams for random loot.

Appearances

Quotes

Main article: Crazy Earl/Quotes

Trivia

Crazy Earl shack — Crazy Earl's shack in the scrapyard

The doormat in front of Crazy Earl's door informs visitors that 'God Blesses This House. My (picture of an AK47) PROTECTS IT'
The mission Earl Needs Food...Badly is a reference to the game Gauntlet, which uses the quote "[Class-name] Needs Food Badly". "The Elf Needs Food Badly" was voted the third-best game line ever by Electronic Gaming Monthly.
Given his general callousness and preference for solitude, Crazy Earl may have taken possession of the key fragment from Patricia Tannis in exchange for a sexual favor. This is suggested by Tannis mentioning in the ECHO recording titled "Journal Day 653" that she "also gave him her underwear" after giving him the fragment.
Crazy Earl shares his facial model (his only seen features while in-engine) with King Wee Wee.
In the PC version, upon no-clipping into Crazy Earl's shack, it can be seen that he only has a head and no body.^{[citation needed]} This can also be seen in the Xbox 360 version just by getting really close to the door and looking in through the slot.
In Borderlands 2, Crazy Earl will sometimes say, "It's dangerous to go alone, jerkwad!". This is a reference to a quote from The Legend of Zelda.
According to Scooter, Crazy Earl once ate one of his Outrunners entirely, using only a fork.
Crazy Earl claims to have two of his fingers rot off from touching a fuel cell for Sanctuary.
According to one of Ellie's Catch-a-Ride quotes, Earl eats cars.

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+|Box Title          =
-|name  = Crazy Earl
+|Image              = Crazy.Earl.png
-|image  = File:Crazy.Earl.png|caption  = Earl as we know him
-|title  = Presumed Owner of Crazy Earl's Scrapyard, Black Market proprietor
+|Caption            = Presumed Owner of Crazy Earl's Scrapyard, Black Market proprietor
-|gender  = Male
-|race  = Human
-|faction  =
-|level  = N/A
-|status  = Alive
-|location  = [[Crazy Earl's Scrapyard]]<br>[[Sanctuary]]
-|game = [[Borderlands]]<br>[[Borderlands 2]]
-|appearances = [[Borderlands]]<br>[[Borderlands 2]]}}
+|Character Type     = NPC
-'''Crazy Earl''' is holed up in [[Earl's Scrapyard]]. The entrance to his "compound" is barricaded, but may be blown open by explosive methods after the mission [[Meet 'Crazy' Earl]] has been acquired from [[Patricia Tannis]]. Earl himself lives in a house with a fortified door, not far from the entrance to the Scrapyard. Visitors must fight their way past a nest of [[Skag]]s to get to Earl's shack and several [[Spiderant]]s lie hidden a short distance beyond.
+|Type Clarifier     =
+|Character Type2    =
+|Type2 Clarifier    =
+|Gender             = Male
+|Race               = Human
+|Group Affiliations =
+|Game               = Borderlands
-==Background==
+|Game2              = Borderlands 2
-Crazy Earl, after receiving one of the fragments of the Key to the Vault, has had frequent encounters with [[Bandit]]s. They've stolen his food, his pet, his explosives, and the Key Fragment, which Earl explains is the reason for all the current defenses: "Krom heard about it and stopped by about a year ago. Gave me an offer I couldn't refuse. Why do you think I barricaded myself in here?"
+|Game3              = Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
+|Game4              = Borderlands 3
+|Voice Actor        = [[Borderlands Development Team|Randy Pitchford]]
+|Intro              = Crazy Earl is a [[NPC|non-player character]] in ''Borderlands'', ''Borderlands 2'', ''Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel'' and ''Borderlands 3''.
-Earl enjoys drinking, and one of his favorite foods is canned skag meat. He has a pet skag named [[Skrappy]] ([[Earl's Best Friend]]).
+|Background         = Crazy Earl, after receiving one of the fragments of the Key to the Vault, has had frequent encounters with [[Bandit (faction)|bandits]]. They've stolen his food, his pet, his explosives, and the Key Fragment, which Earl explains is the reason for all the current defenses: "Krom heard about it and stopped by about a year ago. Gave me an offer I couldn't refuse. Why do you think I barricaded myself in here?"
-==Involvement==
-Crazy Earl is an [[NPC]] who provides several missions that continue the main story, and several side missions as well.
-===Borderlands 2===
-Crazy Earl runs the Black Market, located in [[Sanctuary]], in Borderlands 2. Through the Black Market, you can buy [[SDU]]s to upgrade your [[Ammo]] capacities, Inventory slots, and [[Bank]] slots. The Black Market only accepts [[Eridium]] as payment, and you cannot sell or buyback items.
+Earl greatly enjoys drinking, and one of his favorite foods is canned skag meat. He has a pet skag named [[Skrappy]].
-==Quotes==
-<!---descr="List of quotes."--->
-===Borderlands===
-*''"Whatchu want?"''
-*''"Don't you hurry back!"''
-*''"Good riddance!"''
-*''"See you later!"''
-*''"Yep?"''
-===Borderlands 2===
-*Initial meeting
-**''Whatchu want? Just buy somethin' and I'll toss in this crap fuel cell. Just touchin' it made two a' my fingers rot off. And I only accept Eridium -- cash is for clowns, boy!''
-*Generic quotes
-**''It's dangerous to go alone, jerkwad!''
-**''Who told you about this place? I'll kill him!''
-**''Welcome to the Black Market! Heh! Don't tell your friends!''
-**''Whaddya buyin' hyuh?''
-*''''''''When buying'''
-**''If anyone asks, you found that.''
-**''This never happened.''
-**''Holy crap! Someone actually paid for that?!''
-**''Don't even think about bringing that back.''
-*''''When leaving
-**''Outta my face, OUTTA MY FACE!!''
-**''And good riddance!''
-**''Where are you [[Skrappy]]? Skrappy-y-y-y!''
-**''Don't come back!''
-**''Come back now! I get a little lonely!''
+|Involvement        = In ''Borderlands'', Crazy Earl provides several missions that continue the main story, and several side missions as well. He is an anti-social man who is lives in the appropriately named [[Earl's Scrapyard]]. The entrance to his "compound" is barricaded, but may be blown open by explosive methods after the mission [[Meet 'Crazy' Earl]] has been acquired from [[Patricia Tannis]]. Earl himself lives in a house with a fortified door, not far from the entrance to the Scrapyard. Visitors must fight their way past a nest of [[skag]]s to get to Earl's shack and several [[spiderant]]s that lie hidden a short distance beyond.
-==Trivia==
-[[File:Crazy Earl shack.jpg|thumb|right|Crazy Earl's "shack" in the scrapyard]]
-<!---descr="Games + trivia = match made in heaven."--->
-*The doormat in front of Earl's door informs visitors that 'God Blesses This House. My (picture of an AK47) PROTECTS IT'
-*The mission "Earl Needs Food Badly" is a reference to the game Gauntlet, which uses the quote "[Class-name] Needs Food Badly". "The Elf Needs Food Badly" was voted the third best game line ever by Electronic Gaming Monthly.
-#Given his general callousness and preference for solitude, Earl may have taken possession of the key fragment from [[Patricia Tannis]] in exchange for a sexual favor. This suggested by Tannis mentioning in the ECHO recording titled "Journal Day 653" that she "also gave him her underwear" after giving him the fragment.This is possibly because Tannis has had almost no human contact in quite a long time.
-#&nbsp;
-*Crazy Earl is voiced by Randy Pitchford - Gearbox Software's President.
-*Earl shares his facial model (his only seen features while in-engine) with [[King Wee Wee]].
-*The name Crazy Earl may also be a reference to Crazy Earl, a character in the book ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Short-Timers The Short-Timers]'' and the film based on the book ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Metal_Jacket Full Metal Jacket],'' who carries a Daisy Red Ryder BB gun in addition to his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-16_rifle M-16 rifle].
-*In the PC version, upon no-clipping into Earl's shack, it can be seen that he has no body. Only a head. {{Fact}}This can also be seen in the Xbox 360 version just by getting really close to the door and looking in through the slot.
-*In Borderlands 2, sometimes Crazy Earl will say, "It's dangerous to go alone, jerkwad!". This is a reference to the infamous [http://zelda.wikia.com The Legend of Zelda] quote.
-*According to Scooter, Crazy Earl ate a Runner with a fork.
+In ''Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel'', Crazy Earl moves to [[Elpis]], the moon of [[Pandora]], and stays in [[Concordia]], where he runs the [[Black Market]]. The Black Market allows Vault Hunters to trade rare [[Moonstone]] for [[ammo]] and inventory [[SDU]]s, as well as upgrading [[bank]] slots.
-==See also==
+In ''Borderlands 2'', Crazy Earl has moved back down to Pandora, living in [[Sanctuary]], serving the same purpose he had in ''Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel'', although since Moonstone is only found on Elpis, he accepts the equally rare [[Eridium]] as currency instead. In the mission [[Plan B]], he gives the Vault Hunters a fuel cell for Sanctuary in exchange for purchasing one of his wares.
+In ''Borderlands 3'', Earl moves into [[Sanctuary III]], along with everybody else. Earl now sells special cosmetics to the Vault Hunters and trades [[Dinklebot|Loot-O-Grams]] for random loot.
+|Custom Header      =
+|Custom Data        =
+|Appearances        =
+*[[Borderlands]]
+*[[Borderlands 2]]
+*[[Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel]]
+*[[Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary]]
+*[[Borderlands 3]]
+|Strategy           =
+|Mission            =
+|Quotes             = {{main|Crazy Earl/Quotes}}
+|Notes              =
+|Trivia             = [[File:Crazy Earl shack.jpg|thumb|right|Crazy Earl's shack in the scrapyard]]
+<!---descr="Games + trivia = match made in heaven."--->
+*The doormat in front of Crazy Earl's door informs visitors that 'God Blesses This House. My (picture of an AK47) PROTECTS IT'
+*The mission [[Earl Needs Food...Badly]] is a reference to the game Gauntlet, which uses the quote "[Class-name] Needs Food Badly". "The Elf Needs Food Badly" was voted the third-best game line ever by Electronic Gaming Monthly.
+*Given his general callousness and preference for solitude, Crazy Earl may have taken possession of the key fragment from [[Patricia Tannis]] in exchange for a sexual favor. This is suggested by Tannis mentioning in the ECHO recording titled "Journal Day 653" that she "also gave him her underwear" after giving him the fragment.
+*Crazy Earl shares his facial model (his only seen features while in-engine) with [[King Wee Wee]].
+*In the PC version, upon no-clipping into Crazy Earl's shack, it can be seen that he only has a head and no body.{{Fact}} This can also be seen in the Xbox 360 version just by getting really close to the door and looking in through the slot.
+*In ''Borderlands 2'', Crazy Earl will sometimes say, "It's dangerous to go alone, jerkwad!". This is a reference to a quote from ''[[w:c:zelda:The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]]''.
+*According to [[Scooter]], Crazy Earl once ate one of his [[Outrunner]]s entirely, using only a fork.
+*Crazy Earl [[Plan B/Transcript|claims]] to have two of his fingers rot off from touching a fuel cell for Sanctuary.
+*According to one of Ellie's Catch-a-Ride quotes, Earl eats cars.
+|See Also           =
 * [[Crazy Earl's Scrapyard]]
 * [[Crazy Earl's Scrapyard Missions]]
+|External Links     =
-[[Category:NPCs]]
+|Nav                =
+}}
+[[fr:Earl le dingue]]
+[[ru:Сумасшедший Эрл]]
+[[uk:Шизанутий Ерл]]