Changes: Spitter Skag

Revision as of 20:16, 6 May 2019

Spitter Skags are adult skags in Borderlands and Borderlands 2 who developed differently, eschewing melee in favor of ranged attacks.

They are easily distinguished by the long spikes along their back and darker coloration. While they do leap, claw, and charge like other skags, they are far more likely to stay at a distance and spit gobs of corrosive goo. Their ability to deal ranged damage often makes them a nuisance when dealing with their charging and leaping brethren.

In Borderlands 2, there are much more of them. They're sometimes more common than adult skags.

Appearances

Strategy

See also: Skag#General_Strategy

While dodging their spit is easy enough when they're alone, Spitters are often found in the company of more dangerous melee skags. Thankfully, Spitters deal little damage and are poor shots against a moving target, making it acceptable to focus their brethren first and mop them up later.

Spitter Skags are resistant to corrosive damage. They are a little less durable than adult skags, and are especially vulnerable to melee attacks.

Their armored sections reduce all non-bullet and melee damage by just over two thirds. Like all skags, their only critical hit spot is the inside of their mouth, which is often exposed during spitting attacks.

Notes

Their names are adjusted for each difficulty level:
- In Borderlands:
  - Playthrough 1: Spitter Skag
  - Playthrough 2: Hawking Skag
  - Playthrough 2 complete: Sputum Skag
- In Borderlands 2:
  - Normal Mode: Spitter Skag
  - True Vault Hunter Mode: Hawking Skag
  - Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode: Yack Skag

@@ Line 16: / Line 16: @@
 |Voice Actor        =
-|Intro              = '''Spitter Skags''' are [[Adult Skag|adult skags]] in ''[[Borderlands]]'' and ''[[Borderlands 2]]'' who developed slightly differently.
+|Intro              = '''Spitter Skags''' are [[Adult Skag|adult skags]] in ''[[Borderlands]]'' and ''[[Borderlands 2]]'' who developed differently, eschewing melee in favor of ranged attacks.
-They have long spikes all along their back and are more darkly colored. While they do leap, claw, and charge like other [[skag|skags]], they are far more likely to stay at a distance and spit gobs of {{color|corrosive}} goo. This can make them a big nuisance when also dealing with their charging and leaping brethren.
+They are easily distinguished by the long spikes along their back and darker coloration. While they do leap, claw, and charge like other [[skag|skags]], they are far more likely to stay at a distance and spit gobs of {{color|corrosive}} goo. Their ability to deal ranged damage often makes them a nuisance when dealing with their charging and leaping brethren.
+In ''Borderlands 2'', there are much more of them. They're sometimes more common than adult skags.
-They are a little less durable than adult skags, and are especially vulnerable to melee attacks. Since they are often spitting, their mouths are often open for critical hits.
-In ''Borderlands 2'', there are much more of them. They're sometimes more common than Adult skag.
 |Background         =
@@ Line 32: / Line 30: @@
 |Strategy           = {{See also|Skag#General_Strategy}}
+While dodging their spit is easy enough when they're alone, Spitters are often found in the company of more dangerous melee skags. Thankfully, Spitters deal little damage and are poor shots against a moving target, making it acceptable to focus their brethren first and mop them up later.
-Spitter Skags are resistant to {{color|corrosive}} damage.
+Spitter Skags are resistant to {{color|corrosive}} damage. They are a little less durable than adult skags, and are especially vulnerable to melee attacks.
-Their armored sections reduce all non-bullet and melee damage by just over two thirds. Like all skags, their only critical hit spots are the inside of it's mouth when it roars.
+Their armored sections reduce all non-bullet and melee damage by just over two thirds. Like all skags, their only critical hit spot is the inside of their mouth, which is often exposed during spitting attacks.
 |Mission            =