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'''SPOILER WARNING:''' It is advised that you do not read the following until you have finished the quests [[Missing: Hank Reiss]] and [[There May Be Some Side Effects...]]
 
'''SPOILER WARNING:''' It is advised that you do not read the following until you have finished the quests [[Missing: Hank Reiss]] and [[There May Be Some Side Effects...]]
   
Hank Reiss is one of four test subjects whom Dr. Ned was testing an anti-zombie antidote on. The antidote was based on skags and apparently did not work as planned. In the past, before his fatal involvement in the Jakobs Cove "incident" he had a caring wife and daughters whom he wanted to spend a "new life"(in the Dahl Headland) with so he started work in Jakobs Cove. It was perfect for him until rumor started up with people in the cove "seeing the dead walk" (as said in his ECHO recordings) he started becoming worried until he met a man named "Dr Ned" at that time the rumor became true. His newly-made friend "Dr Ned" told him he would help the inhabitants of Jakobs Cove recover to their not flesh-hungry human form, Hank Reiss believed Dr Ned and took a virus sample derived from skag DNA (Because it is said that 'skags dont have undead tendencies"). He took it and became the wereskag he is now.
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Hank Reiss is one of four test subjects whom Dr. Ned was testing an anti-zombie antidote on. The antidote was based on skags and apparently did not work as planned. In the past, before his fatal involvement in the Jakobs Cove "incident" he had a caring wife and daughters whom he wanted to spend a "new life"(in the Dahl Headland) with so he started work in Jakobs Cove. It was perfect for
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[[File:Borderlands_2010-02-17_13-54-11-69.png|thumb|left|250px|His intro]]
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him until rumor started up with people in the cove "seeing the dead walk" (as said in his ECHO recordings) he started becoming worried until he met a man named "Dr Ned" at that time the rumor became true. His newly-made friend "Dr Ned" told him he would help the inhabitants of Jakobs Cove recover to their not flesh-hungry human form, Hank Reiss believed Dr Ned and took a virus sample derived from skag DNA (Because it is said that 'skags dont have undead tendencies"). He took it and became the wereskag he is now.
   
 
==Involvement==
 
==Involvement==

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Hank Reiss is encountered in Generally Hospital when you are on the mission There May Be Some Side Effects....

Background

SPOILER WARNING: It is advised that you do not read the following until you have finished the quests Missing: Hank Reiss and There May Be Some Side Effects...

Hank Reiss is one of four test subjects whom Dr. Ned was testing an anti-zombie antidote on. The antidote was based on skags and apparently did not work as planned. In the past, before his fatal involvement in the Jakobs Cove "incident" he had a caring wife and daughters whom he wanted to spend a "new life"(in the Dahl Headland) with so he started work in Jakobs Cove. It was perfect for

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His intro

him until rumor started up with people in the cove "seeing the dead walk" (as said in his ECHO recordings) he started becoming worried until he met a man named "Dr Ned" at that time the rumor became true. His newly-made friend "Dr Ned" told him he would help the inhabitants of Jakobs Cove recover to their not flesh-hungry human form, Hank Reiss believed Dr Ned and took a virus sample derived from skag DNA (Because it is said that 'skags dont have undead tendencies"). He took it and became the wereskag he is now.

Involvement

Strategy

He has the usual boss attacks, slam, knockback, melee. He has a fair amount of health, and the special ability to completely regenerate all health in a matter of seconds if his health is down to a quarter. Like all skags and wereskags, his weakness is his open mouth when he roars.

It is possible to empty an entire clip of an incendiary gun - prime example would be a Hellfire - into Hank Reiss and kill him before he can hit you with his charge. Otherwise, just fight him like you would a normal skag.

Simplest way to kill him: just get out of the fences and use the fence as a barrier while you can shoot at him to his death.

Quotes

  • (Roar)
  • Nice hat

Common Drops

Hank and other wereskags drop an artifact the large majority of the time.

Trivia

  • Reiss may have been a Corporal in the Crimson Lance, as General Knoxx referred to a "corp. reiss" informing him of Jakobs being overrun by zombies.[1] This may only refer to a relative, though, as Hank Reiss has at least a wife and daughter.

Notes

In the transmissions you find about Hank Reiss, he talks about getting his daughter's hat and wearing it every day. He keeps the hat in Wereskag form.

Reference

See also