Changes: Piston

Latest revision as of 21:55, 30 July 2019

Piston is the first NPC encountered in Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage. He is the Number One ranked Badass on the leaderboards but is also considered a cheater and a coward. He appears as a large brutish man with two plasma cannons grafted to his arms and an engine block on his back.

Involvement

Piston serves as the main antagonist of Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage. As the current holder of the Number One Badass spot on the Torgue leaderboards, Piston will do anything to maintain his rank. After meeting the Vault Hunters, he offers to be their sponsor so they can rise in ranking. However, after they complete their first match, Piston fills the arena with Harmstrong gas, knocking them out. He then claims the Vault Hunters ran away, leading to Mr. Torgue branding them a coward. Shortly after, however, Mr. Torgue reveals that he only went along with the lie for good T.V.

Throughout the campaign, Piston constantly taunts the Vault Hunters as an attempt to intimidate them. However, he remains in the background pulling strings until they battle Flyboy, whereupon he kills Flyboy and invades the battle in his personal blimp. After the blimp is beaten and crashes, Piston survives and retreats to the arena. When the Vault Hunters show up to finish him, Piston is found piloting a massive vehicle known as the Badassasaurus and uses it to fight them. After it too is destroyed, he is forced to fight the Vault Hunters on foot. Upon his death, Piston fulfills his role as the "Ultimate Coward" as his blood opens the vault in the arena.

The blimp he uses during the fight with Flyboy can be seen in the Badass Crater of Badassitude before and after the fight. After beating it for the first time it is damaged and burning yet still flying.

Appearances

Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage

Strategy

Main article: Long Way To The Top

Quotes

My pecs are laughing at you! *mimics pecs laughing* You hear that?!
How many pecs do you have? 2? I Have 13!
It's not cheating, it's tactics!

Notes

Piston is a non-respawning boss.
In True Vault Hunter Mode and Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode, Piston's name appears as Piston the Cheater.
Piston has a chance to drop the Slow Hand.

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-'''Piston''' is the first [[NPC]] encountered in ''[[Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage]]''. He becomes the first "sponsor" for the arena battles, before being replaced by [[Mad Moxxi]].
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-Throughout the events of ''Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage'', Piston is referred to as a cheater, and eventually plays the part of the "blood of the coward" in the opening of the third vault.
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-When Piston is first encountered, he offers to be your sponsor, then immediately betrays you once you have finished your first arena battle. Defeating your opponents lands you the number 5 spot on the leader boards, but Piston floods the arena with knockout gas and switches off the camera feeds, much to [http://borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/Mr._Torgue Mr. Torgue]'s chagrin. The player wakes up in an area under the arena, and must fight a small number of bandits to escape. Piston then dubbs the player a coward for "running away when he heard that he'd have to fight Piston to get the number 1 spot."
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+|Intro              = '''Piston''' is the first [[NPC]] encountered in ''[[Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage]]''. He is the Number One ranked Badass on the leaderboards but is also considered a cheater and a coward. He appears as a large brutish man with two plasma cannons grafted to his arms and an engine block on his back.
-Piston serves as a background antagonist up until you fight number 2 on the leader board, [http://borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/Flyboy Fly Boy]. Piston interrupts the battle in [http://borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/Flyboy Piston's Blimp,] which has been circling the crater since your arrival. It is heavily shielded and armed with rocket batteries, which can kill leveled players if they don't take cover. After defeating the blimp, the player is called back by Moxxi, who sends them to the arena for the final battle.
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+|Involvement        = Piston serves as the main antagonist of ''Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage''. As the current holder of the Number One Badass spot on the Torgue leaderboards, Piston will do anything to maintain his rank. After meeting the Vault Hunters, he offers to be their sponsor so they can rise in ranking. However, after they complete their first match, Piston fills the arena with Harmstrong gas, knocking them out. He then claims the Vault Hunters ran away, leading to Mr. Torgue branding them a coward.  Shortly after, however, Mr. Torgue reveals that he only went along with the lie for good T.V.
-After climbing the ranks of the leaderboard and finally defeating [http://borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/Badassaurus_Rex Badassaurus Rex], you will fight Piston in the Torgue arena. The guns mounted on his arms are energy-based and charge before firing. He can fire them individually at the player, or together for a devastating attack. If the player is at a distance, he will fire a volley of guided missiles upwards from the pod on his back that then arc towards the player. He can also jump an incredible distance to close on the player, much like Goliaths and Psychos do.
-At the beginning of the battle with him he will have a sizeable shield, but after that he is vulnerable to fire-based weapons like most humans.
+Throughout the campaign, Piston constantly taunts the Vault Hunters as an attempt to intimidate them. However, he remains in the background pulling strings until they battle [[Flyboy]], whereupon he kills Flyboy and invades the battle in his personal blimp. After the blimp is beaten and crashes, Piston survives and retreats to the arena. When the Vault Hunters show up to finish him, Piston is found piloting a massive vehicle known as the [[Badassasaurus]] and uses it to fight them. After it too is destroyed, he is forced to fight the Vault Hunters on foot. Upon his death, Piston fulfills his role as the "Ultimate Coward" as his blood opens the vault in the arena.
-When defeated, the vault underneath the arena spews mixed loot, and the arena remains open for you to collect it and run to the vending machines outside.
+The blimp he uses during the fight with Flyboy can be seen in the Badass Crater of Badassitude before and after the fight.  After beating it for the first time it is damaged and burning yet still flying.
-He does not respawn, as the arena is used for other battles after you fight him,
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-Currently there is a glitch in the PS3 version of this DLC. ? There have been reports of the game not generating loot after you defeat Piston as well as not being able to repeat the mission. ? Gearbox has yet to comment on this.
+|Strategy           =
+|Mission            = Long Way To The Top
+|Quotes             = *My pecs are laughing at you! *mimics pecs laughing* You hear that?!
+*How many pecs do you have? 2? I Have 13!
+*It's not cheating, it's tactics!
+|Notes              =
+* Piston is a non-respawning boss.
+* In [[True Vault Hunter Mode]] and [[Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode]], Piston's name appears as Piston the Cheater.
+* Piston has a chance to drop the [[Slow Hand]].
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+|See Also           =
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