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Gaige is a Mechromancer. She is the fifth playable class in Borderlands 2, first revealed at PAX East 2012. Gaige was added as post-release downloadable content released on October 9, 2012 for $9.99 USD / 800 Microsoft points / $14.40 AUS. Those who pre-ordered Borderlands 2 received the character free of charge. Her skill grants her the ability to control the D374-TP, or Deathtrap. She is also used as a marketing tool outside of Borderlands 2 where the character chats on Twitter and releases ECHO logs.

Background

Gaige was a high school student from the planet Eden-5. She originally conceived Deathtrap, then called DT, as a science fair project to combat bullying. Her rival, Marcie Holloway, was a contestant in the science fair as well, and used her father's money to buy her way through the competition. Marcie apparently stole Gaige's DT designs and sold them to Eden-5's police force.

On the day of the science fair, Marcie's father bribed the judges, helping win her first place with a defective robot based on Deathtrap's blueprints. Gaige placed third. Marcie then shoved Gaige, causing Deathtrap to identify her as a hostile. Deathtrap attacked with its claws, causing her to explode due to a miscalibration by Gaige. Gaige was escorted to the principal's office, and faced expulsion and arrest for accidentally murdering her rival. She called her father to create a distraction to help her evade arrest, and bought a ticket to Pandora, where she stowed away on a train leading to Windshear Waste.

Skills

[Skill tree]

Gaige's skill tree features player challenge level variances. This would make her both the easiest and the most difficult character to play.

The default cooldown time to summon Deathtrap is 60 seconds.

Quotes

ECHO Recordings

Main article: Gaige/ECHO Recorders

Standard

When joining a game

I say MECHRO, you say MANCER. MECHRO! (no reply) ...You guys suck!
It's cool everybody. I'm here...
Anybody have some mechros they need manced?
We made it boy! Lets have some fun.

When reviving an ally

Am I a hero... or something?
Live! LIVE!
Argh... How much do you weigh?
Cover me brah!
Worry not citizen, I'll save you.
Come on, noob! Nah, I'm just playin', you're cool...
Wow! You work out?

Critical Kill

Noob! (said in two tones)
GG.
Fun!
Neat!
I am such a B.A.
Squish!
Boop!
Crit-i-cal kill!
LAWL
Doink!
Kablam!
Hehe, Just how I do?
Man!
Oh!
I got brain on my shoe... I like it.

Summoning Deathtrap

It`s robot fighting time!
Get 'em, boy!
By my command!
Exterminate!
To hell with the First Law!
Klaatu Barada Nikto!
Number Five is ALIVE!
Blood and metal, my favorite things!

Deathtrap Kill

Don't screw with a girl and her robot!
Nice one, boy!
You're bringing a tear to my eye...
Robot: One! Uglies: Zerooo!
Best robot ever.
Oooh. Right in the wingnut.
Ha ha!
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
Love ya, bot.
Respect the robot!
I need to build you an extra arm JUST for high-fives!
Hell yes! I can't believe you only got third place in the science fair.
I am the strongest girl alive! (Also said for Anarchy stack gains and during general combat in two different tones)
I am the greatest engineer alive!
You are a mean machine!
Terminated!
Good one, babe!

Getting an Anarchy Stack

Eh, accuracy's overrated anyway.
I'm feeling awesomer.
This could be the beginning of something awesome.
Not a bad start.
Start the Anarchy!
Start the stacking!
This is getting good.
Wonder how many stacks I can get.
Alright, lets keep this going.
(mumbling) It's a start...
Alright, more Anarchy!
Anarchy forever!
Lets keep it up.
If I hit ya, you're going to feel it.
(Giggles) (Does it three different ways depending on the stack count.)
I'm feeling it!
Not bad, not bad.
I'll have some more Anarchy, thank you!
Anarchy up!
More stacks!
Anarchy, baby!
This is getting awesome!
Come at me jokers!
Anarchy on Pandora!
(laughs) Everything's going to die!
So inaccurate but so awesome!
More Anarchy, more!
Don't accidentally reload, don't accidentally reload!
I'm getting phat stacks.
Stack 'em up, stack 'em up!
This is getting ridiculous!
My hit to miss ratio is sadness!
Smash the system!
Anarchy! (Says it two different ways depending on the stack count)
I am the strongest girl alive!
You can't stop me!
More power!
Don't stop now!
Gimme more Anarchy!
Stack 'em and bag 'em!
I'm getting a god complex and I LIKE IT!
Punk never dies!
Meedly-meedly-mowwww...I know, I'm so bad at this.
Accuracy can suck it!
Never-ending stacks!
(Evil laugh)
When I hit you, IT WILL HURT!
So many stacks!
The power!
I think my reload button's broken!
UNLIMITED POWER!
I am the bringer of death!
BLOOD!
I'm going mildly insane!
God damn, I am so hardcore!
YEAAAAAH!
I feel the cosmos!
POWER!
I WILL NEVER HIT ANYTHING!
RIDONCULOUS!
I am everything!
I probably won't hit anything but whatever!
Start running, clowns!
Mechromancer angry!
I will destroy everything!
I deal DEATH!
ROCK ON!
Why am I still doing this?!
It's getting really hard to hit stuff!
If I go down, I'm screwed!
I am stupid powerful!
I AM THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA!
Meedly-meedly-meedly-mowwww... Nope, still bad! That was worse, I think.
Teehee.
Yes! YESSS!
SO MUCH STACKS!
The stacks... THE STACKS!
Sure! Why not!
EVIL MANIACAL LAUGHTER!
Lets get it on!
I AM THE INFINITE!
BOOYAH!
I GOT THE TEAM ON MY BACK!
This is actually stupid now!
I will miss almost every shot, and I don't care!
I regret nothing!
YEAH BOY!
ALLEN WRITE SOME DIALOGUE HERE!
PLAYER? WHAT! ARE! YOU! DOING?!
How is this possible?!
Too many stacks!
I have like negative accuracy right now!
You're breaking the game, dude!
God help you all if I actually HIT something!
I AM THE GOD OF DAMAGE!
I don't even remember what accuracy MEANS!
ANARCHY FOREVERRRR!!! AND EVERRRR!!!
yes! YES!

Losing all Anarchy Stacks

NooooooooooOOOOOOOoooooooooooOOOOoooooo. (Drags on until all anarchy stacks are depleted.)
Ugh... What was I thinking?!
Wait -- Did I just?! -- Ugh... Dang it!
Son of a whore!
Oh, now I can actually hit stuff again.
Back to zero.
Let's start at the very beginning.
Reset!
Time for a hard reset!
Accuracy, how I've missed you!
Normalizing!
I feel normal again.
AAAAAND normal.
Starting over.
Aw crap!
My anarchy!
I lost my anarchy! This is like the worst day ever!
Where'd my anarchy go?
Not my anarchy!
I miss you already anarchy.

Crippled

Come on! I can take ya!
This is nothing! I've done worse to myself!
I am gonna smack the bitch outta you!
Hax!
I can fix this!
Okay now I'm mad!
Come closer jerkwads! I've got something to show ya'!
Okay playtime's over.
You're not gonna like what happens now.
Open wide, jackholes!

When Recovering [Kill Revive]

Don't mess with me!
NBD.
I LIVE!
What'd I tell you, suckers?
Up and running!
Now you're gonna get it!
You ain't gankin' me that easy.

Hitting an enemy with a vehicle

High-larious.
Heyoo.
Kaboosh!
Hehe...
Oh, I love you, car!

Destroying an enemy vehicle

Your car sucked!
Haha! Yes!
Boosh!
Oh, I love you, car!
EXPLOSIONS!

Jumping in a vehicle

Ohooohoho maaaan.
Yahoo!

General combat

Multi-Kill kill kill! (all UT quotes are said with low voice, immitating the announcer)
M-M-M-Monster Kill kill kill! (when killing enemies in rapid succession, about 6)
Dominating.
Unstoppable! (getting many, many kills)
RAMPAGE! (getting even more kills)
That's right, fear the cute little girl!
HA HA HA HA HA (low voice)(getting kills in rapid sucession with melee)
hahaha hehehe huhuhu (very similar to midgets laugh)(killing enemies in rapid succession)
Mechromancer smash! (Hulk-like voice, killing enemies in rapid sucession)

When Spotting a Badass

Found a badass.
He's angry, incoming!
Nice, badass!
Its big and angry!.. Incoming!

Killing a Badass

You didn't have to be such a dick about it.
I AM A BADASS!
YEAH!
HaHA!
I AM AMAZING!
What? That was it? (Killing a badass quickly)
Aaaaaaaand, dead.
Oh, that was close. No it wasn't!
Sorry about your face!
SATISFACTION!
Ugh, I've got some brain on my shoes. *Sniff* I like it.
Lulz!
Was it good for you?

Leveling Up

Level up!
Ready for an upgrade, bot?
Ready for some new toys, bot?
I feel more awesome!
Friggin yeah!

Opening Skill Tree

So much hotness.
Deathtrap wants an upgrade? Deathtrap gets an upgrade!
I want that. And that. And that.
What do I want to kick ass at next?
That Anarchy one looks tricky...
Ohh, I just want you all!
Ohh, I'm likin' my options.

Comparing Items

Oh, I love comparin' loot!
Numbers, numbers, math math math.
Oh, I wanna use 'em both!
Show me some green arrows.

Opening a Golden Chest

Not bad!

Finding Blue Weapons

Shh. Don't worry baby. I'll take good care of you.
What's your name, sexy?

Finding Purple Weapons

I want it! (Also applies to blue weapons)
Why, hello there.

Completing a Challenge

Rock and roll.
Hooray!
Yeah. I'm pretty good.
MVP.
The completionist in me is like YEEAAAH!

Challenging another player to a duel

Your face is stupid.
Me and robot are gonna bitch smack ya!
Let's dance!
Come on! It'll be fun!
Snik snik, bitches! (Challenging With Claws)

Being challenged by another player

Somebody hit me with their purse?

Idle Messages

Third place. Third place! I built a robot that can turn human beings into jelly with the push of a button and that what's-his-face gives me THIRD PLACE! in the planet-wide science fair. At least around here people appreciate my talents.
If I don't shoot, repair, or screw something in the next few minutes, we're gonna have a problem.
FML
Urgh, this is dull!
I wanna go do stuff!
(Beatboxing Sounds) Bored Bored Bored.
Laaaaag
So I'm working on the third revision of my mobile death machine, and I slice my arm on some sheet metal. Not a big cut, barely goes like halfway into the bone. And it occurs to me, I COULD just 'ject the wound with an omni-hypo and get back to soldering a bicycle horn to the top of the tactical nuke launcher. But what's the point? So, I figured what the hell, and sliced the rest of my arm off with my particle-saw, and my dad's like UAAGHH, and the blood's going everywhere. But a few hours and a few pints of blood later, I built a metal arm strong enough to smash concrete. Good times.

When slagged

Oh God! It smells like piss and nachos!
It's in my mouth, umm you guys, it's in my mouth!
Ew.. ew ew ew ew.

With Handsome Jack's voice

Testing? Testing one two? One two. And now I have the voice of a douchebag. Great. (In her normal voice)
I am the greatest engineer alive! (Deathtrap kill)
I need to build you an extra arm just for high-fives! (Deathtrap kill)
Haha, now you're gonna get it! (Second Wind)
Man, this whole "Speaking with the voice of an older man" thing is nowhere near as hot as I thought it would be. (Idle)
Beatbox time! (Beatboxing sounds) I'm the Mechromancer and I'm here to say-Aw, screw it, it's just not the same! Freakin' Jack voice! (Idle)
You know, maybe this voice ain't so bad. Hello, ladies- Oh god, creepycreepycreepy! Never doing that again! (Idle)
This is some impressive workmanship!
Shiny stuff!
Nothing sexier than a chest full of loot!
BITCHES!
Up and RUNNING! (When recovering)
Robot: one, Uglies: zero! (Deathtrap kill)
Super robot violence fun time!
Number five alive!
I'm gonna slap the BITCH outta you!
Hax! (When down)

When discovering Insta-Health Vials

Anybody needs some healin'?
Med-Hypos.
Is that healin' stuff?
Health!

Fast travelling while someone is still in the menu

(Singing Lullaby) Waitin' on you.
Just waitin'.
Still working on something, huh?

When out of ammo

Crankshaft! I'm empty!
Nuts! No more bullets!
Screw it! I don't need ammo!
Son of a whore!
Where'd all the bullets go?
Hey! Could you give me some of those bullets back?
I'm out!
No more ammo!
High and dry!
I miss my ammo.

Activating Discord

This will bring the hurt!
Discord, Ehh! Not yet!
When to discord? When to discord?
More hurt for the discord!
My discord will cause serious pain!
Just wait until I reload.
Can't wait to discooord.
Gotta keep buffin that discord!
Chargin up for that discord.
Gotta pick the right time to discord.

In Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep

Ummm, I smell butts, and dead people. (entering Unassuming Docks)
Hello, lovely lady. What is wrong? (in an affected voice; talking to Ellie/Eleanor in Flamerock Refuge -- the subtitles read "Hey" instead of "Hello")
Oh man. Impossible puzzles, hairy dwarves, fiery explosions -- best day ever. (entering the Gilded Forge)
Is it.... raft?
Maybe some guns, and a Hecker circuit reintegrator. Those things are neat. (exiting Dwarven Mines)

Dropping the Crit

Whoops.
Oopsies.
My bad.
Gah, this gun!
Stupid slippery gun.

In Mad Moxxi and the Wedding Day Massacre

Honestly? If she didn't follow you out here, maybe she doesn't want to be with you. That said, I need to get inside, so you should totally save her or whatever. (words of encouragement for Ed)
(when tasting whiskey):
- Geeueuhh. I can't feel my face.
- Considering the drinking age here is probably, like, birth, I guess it's okay to drink this stuff.
- Wooh! That's -- that's the stuff.
Ugh. Country music exists. (to make the baby cry)
Nah. The boys at school thought I was too nerdy. But if Hammerlock ever switches sides... mmmm. I am going to lock that down. (when Moxxi asks about a mister-or-missus Vault Hunter in Gaige's life)
Euugh. Marcie's dad smoked cigars. (when collecting the cigar box)
Nnnnot really. (when Innuendobot asks if his Oedipal feelings for Moxxi are normal)
(when collecting Stella's wig):
- Hiya, guys. Quick favor -- could I have that wig?
- Yeahhhhh... I need that wig for a quest, so...
- I'M SORRY, I JUST REALLY WANTED TO COMPLETE THE QUEST!
Oooh, hydrophobic polygrease! I slather this stuff on my robot arm like it was sunscreen. (when collecting the can of grease)
Pfffff. Ha! Yeah right. (when Innuendobot asks if his negging made Gaige love him)

In Sir Hammerlock vs. the Son of Crawmerax

Guhhh... at ease, soldier. (when finding Axton's assassin)
Ha! SUCK IT, Holloway family! Even if your hitman hadn't fallen outta the sky for some weirdass reason, I woulda taken him out anyway. I killed Handsome friggin' JACK! You think one little assassin can take me down? BOOYAH. Also, sorry I killed your daughter. (when finding Gaige's assassin)
Poisoned beer, bummer. Is it, uh, weird that I just got thirsty all of a sudden? Probably weird. Seems weird. (when finding Maya's assassin)
Well, on the upside, at least he was saved the trouble of having to smell Sal in person. No offense. (when finding Salvador's assassin)
And that's why winners don't do drugs. (when finding Krieg's assassin)
Heh. That's weird. (when finding Zer0's assassin)

Trivia

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Gaige is the first playable character to be released as a DLC for the Borderlands franchise.
Gaige is the first playable character to have abilities which have a negative effect on her (her Anarchy stacks and their accuracy reduction).
Gaige is the first playable character to not have an ECHO log in her inventory at the start of the game, nor does she have a personal trophy/achievement for the use of her personal skill.
The intro of the game wasn't renewed after her release, so she was the first playable character who isn't featured in the intro of the game.
- Gaige and Deathtrap are, however, featured in the Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty intro together with the four original Vault Hunters.
- She is also seen more prominently in the Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt intro movie.
- In the intro of Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep, a Gaige figurine is seen on the table during the scene where Tina is explaining the available character classes. She is also seen in silhouette during the ending with the rest of the Vault Hunters.
Gaige likes cupcakes and hot chocolate, and her favorite color is purple.
Gaige dislikes country music.
According to Mad Moxxi and the Wedding Day Massacre, Gaige seems to have a crush on Sir Hammerlock.
One of her random lines while opening treasure chests - "It's like Hanukkah!" - is a parody of Roland's, "It's like Christmas!"
A few of her general combat quotes (the 'unstopabble', 'dominating', 'multi-kill', and 'monster kill' lines) are references to the announcer voice in the Unreal Tournament series of games.
The bounty on Gaige's head is $820,000,000,000 which is the highest among all playable Borderlands characters to date. She is wanted for the "creation of unauthorized technology" and "excessive adorability." No wanted posters of Gaige exist in game however (the $820 billion figure is from her intro movie).
When using the Handsome Jack voice modulator, Gaige's voice remains the same the first time it is picked up.
- The line Gaige says after picking up the voice modulator is exactly the same as Axton's.
- Only the English voice of Gaige using the voice modulator currently exists, being played in all versions of the game.
- She also doesn't use any of her Anarchy stack gain quotes while using Jack's voice.
When building stacks of Anarchy, Gaige's personality undergoes a gradual shift from normal, to highly excited, to full-blown god-complex and fourth-wall breaking.
Original concept art of Gaige featured her robot hand as being more crude and with only four digits. The arm in her final design has a full set of digits and has a more completed appearance. Aside from the arm, little else seemed to have been changed from the original design.
Many of Gaige's skills are based on phrases from the TV show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
Her line said when she`s summoning Deathtrap "It`s robot fighting time" is a reference to BattleBots "The box is locked the lights are on: It`s robot fighting time"

Media

Borderlands 2 - Sir Hammerlock introduces the Mechromancer

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 *''(Beatboxing Sounds)'' Bored Bored Bored.
 *Laaaaag
+*So I'm working on the third revision of my mobile death machine, and I slice my arm on some sheet metal. Not a big cut, barely goes like halfway into the bone. And it occurs to me, I COULD just 'ject the wound with an omni-hypo and get back to soldering a bicycle horn to the top of the tactical nuke launcher. But what's the point? So, I figured what the hell, and sliced the rest of my arm off with my particle-saw, and my dad's like UAAGHH, and the blood's going everywhere. But a few hours and a few pints of blood later, I built a metal arm strong enough to smash concrete. Good times.
 '''When slagged'''
 * Oh God! It smells like piss and nachos!