Crazy Earl 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.
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 (Earl's Best Friend).
Involvement
In Borderlands, Crazy Earl provides several missions that continue the main story, and several side missions as well.
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.
Appearances
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 o' my fingers rot off. And I only accept Eridium -- cash is for clowns, boy!
- Generic quotes
- Whatchu want?
- Buy somethin' or get outta my face!
- Whaddaya buyin' here?
- It's dangerous to go alone, jerkwad!
- I don't got all day, skaglick!
- Pick somethin'! My time's valuable! Kinda.
- Welcome to the Black Market, heh! Don't tell your friends.
- Why ain't you bought somethin' yet?
- Who told you 'bout this place? I'll kill 'em!
- I don't care what ya buy, just buy somethin'!
- When buying
- Displeasure doin' business with ya!
- Heh-HEH, what a sucker!
- Ho-ly crap, somebody actually PAID for that?
- Maybe that helps ya kill stuff better.
- Heh-heh, thanks for the Eridium, chump!
- Take it and go!
- Don't even think about bringin' that one back!
- Don't tell nobody where you got that!
- Anybody asks, you found that!
- This never happened!
- When leaving
- Don't you come back!
- Don't you hurry back!
- Heh-heh, good riddance!
- Where are you, Skrappy? Skrappy-y-y-y!
- Outta my face! OUTTA MY FACE!
- Aaaaand stay gone!
- Come back now! I get a little lonely! Heh, a lil' lonely.
- Yeah, that's what I thought!
- You know where to find me!
- You BETTER stay gone!
Borderlands TPS
- Generic quotes
- How'd you know 'bout me?!
- So BUY somethin'!
- Whatchu lookin' for?
- Buy and git gone!
- Make it quick, torkbrain!
- WHAT?!
- I'm strictly legit.
- Ain't you bought somethin' yet?!
- Don't be wastin' my time!
- Clock's tickin', chump!
- When buying
- HA! Idjit!
- Ha-HA! One born every minute!
- HOLY CRAP! I done SOLD it!
- Heh! Hope it helps ya kill stuff better!
- Ha-ha! Thanks for the Moonstone, chump!
- Ha-haa! Take it!
- Seriously?! Okay!
- Don't tell anybody where you got that!
- You didn't get that from me!
- Heh! Works for me!
- When leaving
- You want a medal?! Git!
- Don't come back now, y'hear?
- Now git!
- You only want me fer my merchandise!
- Don't tell no one I was here!
- Get outta my face!
- I git SO lonely...
- It's so DARK in here! I'm scared!
- If anyone asks: KILL 'EM!
- Yeah! STAY gone!
Trivia
Crazy Earl's shack in the scrapyard
- 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 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.
- Earl shares his facial model (his only seen features while in-engine) with King Wee Wee.
- In the PC version, upon no-clipping into Earl's shack, it can be seen that he has no body. Only a head.[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, sometimes Crazy Earl will 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 Runners entirely, using only a fork.