| “ | The brothers who first founded S&S Munitions did so with the goal to not just make a weapon, but to change an industry. As avid outdoorsmen with time in the military, they knew the power of your weapon only mattered when it was loaded. Tired of seeing their clips run dry at the most inopportune times, they set out to develop the highest capacity guns on the market. S&S Munitions is now the standard-bearer for large capacity, easy-to-change magazines. Today, our commitment to functional technological advancements doesn't end there. S&S Munitions also makes some of the most powerful tech weapons on the market. If power and capacity are your concerns, then say yes to S&S.
— S&S Munitions sales pitch, Official Borderlands Guide
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S&S Munitions logo
S&S Munitions is a weapons manufacturer in Borderlands. Their weapons have greater magazine sizes and deeper tech pools than most other manufacturers, and slightly increased damage, at the expense of having long reload times. S&S utilizes a black and yellow finish on their guns to distinguish them from the competition.
This manufacturer may be a post-market distributor of weapons, buying basic weaponry and gear at or beneath wholesale, modifying it, and then reselling it to the open market at a profit. This is supported by quality-related flavoring titles like "S&S Upgraded" and "S&S Revised."
Products
A poster advertising S&S Munitions weaponry
The following are produced by S&S.
Unique Weapons:
Legendary Weapons:
- Combat Rifle - Draco (Glitch - Will never be called "Draco" in-game. Will appear as a non-Legendary support machine gun with a unique incendiary accessory shaped like a Deathly accessory mounted under the barrel.)
- Machine Pistol - Thanatos
- Repeater Pistol - Gemini
- Shotgun - S&S Crux
- Sniper Rifle - Orion
- Hunter - Gunslinger, Ranger, Truxican Wrestler (The Secret Armory of General Knoxx DLC only).
- Siren - Plaguebearer, Tempest
- Soldier - Commando, Support Gunner, Gunman S&S Loyalty
- Sticky - Explosive, Corrosive, Incendiary, Shock
- Acid Burst, Wave, Nova
Pearlescent weapons:
- Combat Rifle - Serpens (The Secret Armory of General Knoxx DLC only.)
Weapon Tiers
- S&S Revised = Level 13 - 21
- S&S Upgraded = Level 22 - 30
- S&S Enhanced = Level 31 - 39
- S&S Faultless = Level 40 - 47
- S&S Perfect = Level 48+
Quotes
- "If you find your gun just doesn't hold enough bullets, then S&S has the solution: more bullets! All S&S guns have extended magazines!" - Marcus' Gun Vending Machine
- "You don't need to be a better shoot, you just need to shoot more bullets!"
- "The S&S philosophy is: Tech + Ammo Capacity = I win!" - Marcus' Gun Vending Machine
- "Reload: (verb) Something you do after your target is dead" - S&S Munition posters seen in Krom's Canyon
- "Having the largest clip sizes around is just one example of how S&S munitions merge smart design and high technology." - S&S Munition posters seen in Krom's Canyon
Notes
- S&S Guns always have larger magazines than other manufacturers. For example, the Vladof Revolution is famous for its large magazine, whereas any high-quality S&S Support Machine gun has a magazine size of 90-120 easily.
- The S&S Crux shares the name of the Maliwan Crux, which may be intended but is most likely an overlooked technical error that Gearbox made in writing the game data. The S&S Crux appears to be correctly named, while the game data indicates that the Maliwan legendary shotgun is intended to be named "Maliwan Plague".
- The Draco is a highly effective Incendiary Support MG and is absolutely devastating against equal or slightly higher level bandits or enemies weak against fire. Due to another technical error, its unique legendary title does not appear and the Draco will appear as a generic purple quality machine gun, though it still benefits from its Accessory-part effects.
- S&S machine guns can be particularly useful for the Soldier, as his magazine boosting skills (overload and assault), both increase ammo cap, and then other COMs can boost both magazine size directly and add to the Overload skill. This, combined with high-leveled Impact and Metal storm, allow the Soldier to fire an uninterrupted stream of firepower.
- Bandits have put S&S Munitions out of business on Pandora and S&S weapons don't make an appearance in Borderlands 2.
Trivia
- S&S Munitions follows a naming scheme based heavily on celestial objects and constellations. For example, the S&S Orion (Orion 'The Hunter' being a well-known star constellation).
- It is not clear what exactly the two 'S' may stand for, though this may be a play on the real world gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson (marketed as S&W). It could possibly mean the two brothers referenced in the sales pitch from the Official Borderlands Guide.
- The weapons on the in-game S&S poster have apparently extended clips but their colors don't match S&S ones (No yellow-style signature)
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