Changes: Symbiosis

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[[Category:Southern Shelf missions]]

Symbiosis is an optional mission in Borderlands 2 that asks players to find and kill a midget riding a bullymong.

Walkthrough

Objectives

"Would you like to do battle with a midget riding piggyback on a bullymong? If the answer is yes, please proceed to the Southern Shelf and defeat Midge-Mong for me. If the answer is no, you are sad, and I've no desire to speak with you further."

Find a bullymong-riding-midget
Defeat Midge-Mong

Strategy

"Ah - what an unlikely symbiotic relationship - two deadly creatures cooperating to survive this harsh environment! Also, the midget looks like a little human backpack, and that's funny."

Midge-Mong is found in Southern Shelf Bay. You will find him at the top of the buildings along the shore. To reach the top you'll have to traverse the length of the camp and ascend the ramp found on the opposite side of the camp from where the entrance is located. The room where Midgemong is located is marked with a $ sign as there are several vending machines in there with him.

The duo attack when a roller door opens. They have separate health bars and critical hit spots, and are further backed up by two Badass Marauders that come out of a door nearby. Midgemong will jump often, and if the distance between it and the player becomes too great, the enemy will disappear, and must be respawned at full health by approaching the double-doors from the outside (how far? must the player exit the zone for Midgemong's health to reset?).

Midgemong jumps to a predetermined series of locations whenever targeted by the player. If you find killing Midgemong challenging, try positioning yourself outside the doors of the room from which Midgemong originates. From this location you will be able to target Midgemong at all the locations he jumps to and he will not jump up to your position. As his gunfire is rather weak compared to his charge, defeating him from this location is comparatively easy, and possible even if the mission is tough for you. You can also easily access health kits and ammo from this location and it will not be necessary to clear the area of bandits on your way to him if you use this strategy, though doing so may help a little bit.

Killing the midget first will result in the bullymong throwing debris, though he'll continue to jump around. Killing the bullymong first will instead cause the dismounted midget to shoot from his current location, and otherwise move in the same manner as a Shotgun Midget.

Completion

"Wonderful! That fracas was most helpful to my studies on Bullymong social structures. Return to the bounty board at your earliest convenience."

Video

Borderlands_2_Symbiosis_(_Playthrough_Walkthrough_Let's_Play_)

Rewards

Axton	Gaige	Krieg	Maya	Salvador	Zer0

Nearby Challenges

I Can See Your Corpse from Here!

Notes

Phaselock will trap the both of them, but the Midget will continue attacking.

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 Midge-Mong is found in Southern Shelf Bay. You will find him at the top of the buildings along the shore. To reach the top you'll have to traverse the length of the camp and ascend the ramp found on the opposite side of the camp from where the entrance is located. The room where Midgemong is located is marked with a $ sign as there are several vending machines in there with him.
-The duo attack when a roller door opens. They have separate health bars and critical hit spots, and are further backed up by two Badass Marauders that come out of a door nearby. Midgemong will jump often, and if the distance between it and the player becomes too great, the enemy will disappear, and must be respawned at full health by approaching the double-doors from the outside (how far? must the player exit the zone for his health to reset?).
+The duo attack when a roller door opens. They have separate health bars and critical hit spots, and are further backed up by two Badass Marauders that come out of a door nearby. Midgemong will jump often, and if the distance between it and the player becomes too great, the enemy will disappear, and must be respawned at full health by approaching the double-doors from the outside (how far? must the player exit the zone for Midgemong's health to reset?).
 Midgemong jumps to a predetermined series of locations whenever targeted by the player. If you find killing Midgemong challenging, try positioning yourself outside the doors of the room from which Midgemong originates. From this location you will be able to target Midgemong at all the locations he jumps to and he will not jump up to your position. As his gunfire is rather weak compared to his charge, defeating him from this location is comparatively easy, and possible even if the mission is tough for you. You can also easily access health kits and ammo from this location and it will not be necessary to clear the area of bandits on your way to him if you use this strategy, though doing so may help a little bit.