The Kitten is a Unique Assault Rifle manufactured by Vladof. The Kitten is obtained by finishing the Everybody Wants to be Wanted mission given by Mad Moxxi.
Special Weapon Effects
We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad. – Fires three bullets per shot at the cost of one ammo. The shot spread takes the shape of a smiley face, with two eyes and a wide grin. The spread starts out tight, lengthens, and then closes in again. It heals the user when inflicting damage at a rate of 2.5% of the damage inflicted with the weapon.
Usage & Description
The Kitten is very strong at close range but is limited by its waning and waxing spread at long range. Though the pattern varies somewhat the bullets quickly leave the area marked by the center of the reticle, making it very difficult to hit targets that are more than a few feet away. For this reason, the Kitten is best used as a high-speed shotgun replacement rather than a traditional assault rifle.
When choosing a Kitten between various options, prioritize rate of fire and/or damage over accuracy, as the fixed pattern will make almost no difference between variants with different accuracy. The Kitten is very inaccurate in every case, even if the weapons have components that improve accuracy
Notes
- Gaige can make good use of the Kitten with her Close Enough skill. The Kitten's high damage, rate of fire, and projectile count per ammo used make it ideal for spraying ricocheted shots all over the battlefield. However, its already short effective range will greatly diminish if used with Anarchy. With enough stacks of Anarchy the firing pattern will cause most bullets to fire outside the reticle, even causing them to land a few feet behind the character, if aiming down.
- As a Miss Moxxi gun the Kitten will always spawn with an element.
- Krieg makes exxelent use of kitten rifles due to his close quarters methods of fighting. The Hellborn skill tree applies Delusional Damage, allowing all elements to aid in Krieg being aflame, and Elemental Empathy making Krieg heal even more with this weapon. The Bloodlust Skill tree also benefits severely, as Blood-Filled Guns add stacks of Bloodlust for less ammo than normal, and increases the already large magazine size of Kitten to rediculous degrees. Bloody Revival also benefits, due to the Kittens already good damaged being increased to brutal proportions.
Trivia
- The Kitten's flavor text is a quote from the Cheshire Cat in the Book Alice In Wonderland. The spread pattern mimics the Cheshire Cat's distinctive mischievous grin.
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