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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-{{infobox character
-| name       = Piston
+|Box Title          =
-| image      = File:Piston.jpg
+|Image              = Piston.jpg
+|Caption            =
-| imagewidth =
-| caption    = He WILL betray the fuck out of you.
-| title      = Piston
-| gender     = Male
-| race       = Human
-| faction    = [[NPC]]
-| level      =
-| status     = Killable, Boss
-| location   = [[Badass Crater of Badassitude]]
-| game       = [[Borderlands 2]]
-| appearances= [[Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage]]
-| voiced by  = [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4030759/ Lynn Andrews III]
-}}
-"IS IT ME, OR DOES IT SEEM LIKE HE'S GONNA BETRAY THE FUCK OUTTA YOU?!! -Torgue on you joining Piston
+|Character Type     = Enemy
+|Type Clarifier     = boss
+|Character Type2    =
+|Type2 Clarifier    =
+|Gender             = Male
+|Race               = Human
+|Group Affiliations =
+|Game               = Borderlands 2
-'''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]].
+|Game2              =
+|Game3              =
+|Voice Actor        = [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4030759/ Lynn Andrews III]
+|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.
-==Involvement==
+|Background         =
-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.
+|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.
-Piston offers to be a sponsor when he is first encountered, but this proves to be a ruse when he betrays the [[Vault Hunters]] after the first arena battle. He goes so far as to brand them as cowards even though it was Piston's act of filling the arena with gas that saw them lapse into unconsciousness after winning their fight.
+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.
-Piston serves as a background antagonist until the Vault Hunters confront the number #2 competitor, [[Flyboy]], at which point he interrupts the battle in his heavily armed [[Piston's Blimp|blimp]]. Following the destruction of the blimp he is then called to action in the arena where he faces off against the Vault Hunters in a battle for the number #1 spot on the leader board.
+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.
-== Strategy ==
+|Custom Header      =
-{{main|Long Way To The Top}}
+|Custom Data        =
+|Appearances        = *[[Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage]]
-== Notes ==
+|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]], Piston's name appears as Piston the Cheater.
+* 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]].
+|Trivia             =
+|See Also           =
+|External Links     =
+|Nav                = {{Navigate enemies bl2}}
+}}
+[[uk:Пістон]]
-==See Also==
+[[ru:Пистон]]
-{{Navigate enemies bl2}}
-[[Category:Human]]
-[[Category:NPCs]]
-[[Category:Bosses]]
-[[Category:Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage]]