Maliwan

Maliwan logo

A poster advertising Maliwan weaponry

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Isn't it time you take your weapons to the next level? Sure, old-fashioned slug throwers have served you well in the past, but so did bologna sandwiches. You've grown. Your tastes have changed. They've refined. It's time you had a gun that evolved with you and didn't feel like a family heirloom. Maliwan believes in honoring the past by embracing the future. Every Maliwan weapon is designed by the skilled technicians in our bleeding-edge laboratories to pack as much elemental punch as possible. Our staff of artisans crafts each weapon to look as good as it performs. Maliwan offers a full line of pistols, shotguns, rifles, and rocket launchers to fit every style. If it's not elemental, it's not a Maliwan. — Maliwan sales pitch, Official Borderlands Guide

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Maliwan is a weapons manufacturer that creates a variety of guns found on Pandora. Their weapons/shields always use some form of Elemental technology, but due to this fact, they tend to lack in other areas, such as base firepower and rate of fire. Maliwan weapons are distinguished by their unique light blue paint scheme.

See Incendiary, Shock, Corrosive, and Explosive for more information on Elemental tech.

Products

The following are products made by Maliwan.

Unique Weapons:

• Revolver - Madjack
• Rocket Launcher - The Roaster

Legendary Weapons:

• Repeater Pistol - Firehawk
• Revolver - Defiler (Always comes with the 'Pestilent' prefix.)
• Rocket Launcher - Rhino
• Shotgun - Maliwan Crux (Originally intended to be named the "Plague".)
• Sniper Rifle - Volcano
• Submachine Gun - Hellfire

Class Mods:

• Hunter - Assassin, Survivor
• Siren - Catalyst, Firefly, Specialist Maliwan Loyalty
• Soldier - Shock Trooper, Tactician

Grenade Mods:

• Contact - Corrosive, Incendiary, Shock

Shields:

• Shock Burst, Wave, Nova

Pearlescent Weapons:

• Submachine Gun - Tsunami (The Secret Armory of General Knoxx DLC only.)

Quotes

• "Is shooting bullets just not cool enough for you? Buy a Maliwan and light some people on fire!" -- Marcus Kincaid
• "Maliwan guns shoot more lightning than the next leading competitor!" -- Marcus Kincaid
• "Where form meets function." -- Maliwan poster (see picture above)

Trivia

• The named and Legendary weapons seemed to be named after destructive natural elements and events.