Changes: Terramorphous the Invincible

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Terramorphous the Invincible is a raid boss in Borderlands 2.^[1] It was conceived as a tougher follow-up to Crawmerax the Invincible found in the Secret Armory of General Knoxx add-on from Borderlands.

Terramorphous is an enormous unique thresher that is only accessible once the main story has been completed. Like other bosses, it can be fought multiple times and will drop different loot each time, including Legendary items.

Mission

Terramorphous appears in a mission named You. Will. Die. (Seriously.), a reference to the You. Will. Die. mission in which Crawmerax appears. The mission can be accepted from Tannis in Sanctuary upon completion of the main story in both Normal or True Vault Hunter Mode.

Location

Terramorphous can be found in Terramorphous Peak which is only accessible via Thousand Cuts. Upon entering Thousand Cuts, take a right and enter Slab Town. Down a small walkway is a cave with a mysterious stone barrier and an altar that requires four Eridium to proceed. Once the Eridium has been placed on the altar, the stone barriers will part and Terramorphous Peak can be accessed and Terramorphous can be fought.

Upon entering the peak, head up the pathway until a large hole in the ground is reached. Jump down the hole onto the grate. The grate will open and deposit the player onto a wide open cliff area. A large ornate bone horn can be found overlooking the lake where Terramorphous resides. Blowing into the horn will summon Terramorphous.

In the distance a large gate with a vault symbol will open. Terramorphous will appear from out of the cave and the battle will begin.

Combat

Terramorphous has numerous phases when encountered. He starts with four spike tentacles, but can also summon large rock throwing tentacles. The rocks can be easy to dodge but will inflict heavy area effect damage upon impact.

After this he summons Beam Tentacles which are very dangerous but can be avoided by hiding behind rocks. After Beam Tentacles, he evolves into a Pyro Tresher and summons Pyro Tentacles. He is completely immune to fire damage while he is in this mode.

After this phase, he summons Masher Tentacles and starts bashing the ground which has a powerful knockback effect that will send players flying into air.

In his final form he becomes a Black Hole thresher and begins to pull players towards him. This can be avoided by hiding behind rocks again.

Strategy

Main article: You. Will. Die. (Seriously.)

Notable Loot

Terramorphous can drop multiple items exclusive to him:

Slayer of Terramorphous - Class mod
Hide of Terramorphous - Shield
Blood of Terramorphous - Relic
Teeth of Terramorphous - Shotgun
Breath of Terramorphous - Grenade
Pitchfork - Sniper
Boatmurder, Cold Steel, C0al Train, Shadaloo Stylish, Lovely Corpse - Custom Heads

Trivia

Terramorphous can be seen from the waterfall area at The Bunker.
Terramorphous was designed to be fought by four level 50 characters.
Randy Pitchford has stated that one Gearbox employee has figured out a build in which he was able to solo the battle while publicly displaying the fight at the Gearbox Community Day.
After defeating Terramorphous, occasionally his tentacles may still spawn and attack which can prove dangerous to those still looting him.
When a player spawns Terramorphous, the one that is seen swimming goes under the map (Visible through noclip hacks). This is what causes players to hear Terramorphous even after he was defeated. This also causes his tentacles to still spawn after the battle.
The flavor texts on the unique Terramorphous's loot that he drops (the Teeth of Terramorphous shotgun, the Breath of Terramorphous grenade mod, the Hide of Terramorphous shield and the Blood of Terramorphous relic) put in order make this poem:

His teeth made them flee in shame,

His breath was of fire.

His hide turned the mightiest tame;

His blood could inspire.

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 Terramorphous is an enormous unique [[thresher]] that is only accessible once the main story has been completed. Like other bosses, it can be fought multiple times and will drop different loot each time, including {{Rarity|Legendary|[[Legendary]]}} items.
+==Mission==
+Terramorphous appears in a mission named [[You. Will. Die. (Seriously.)]], a reference to the [[You. Will. Die.]] mission in which Crawmerax appears. The mission can be accepted from [[Tannis]] in [[Sanctuary]] upon completion of the main story in both Normal or True Vault Hunter Mode.
-Terramorphous can be found in [[Terramorphous Peak]] which is only accessible via [[Thousand Cuts]]. Upon entering Thousand Cuts, take a right and enter Slab Town. Down a small walkway is a cave with a mysterious stone barrier and an altar that requires eight [[Eridium]] to proceed. Once the Eridium has been placed on the altar, the stone barriers will part and Terramorphous Peak can be accessed.
+==Location==
+Terramorphous can be found in [[Terramorphous Peak]] which is only accessible via [[Thousand Cuts]]. Upon entering Thousand Cuts, take a right and enter Slab Town. Down a small walkway is a cave with a mysterious stone barrier and an altar that requires four [[Eridium]] to proceed. Once the Eridium has been placed on the altar, the stone barriers will part and Terramorphous Peak can be accessed and Terramorphous can be fought.
+Upon entering the peak, head up the pathway until a large hole in the ground is reached. Jump down the hole onto the grate. The grate will open and deposit the player onto a wide open cliff area. A large ornate bone horn can be found overlooking the lake where Terramorphous resides. Blowing into the horn will summon Terramorphous.
+In the distance a large gate with a vault symbol will open. Terramorphous will appear from out of the cave and the battle will begin.
+==Combat==
+Terramorphous has numerous phases when encountered. He starts with four spike tentacles, but can also summon large rock throwing tentacles. The rocks can be easy to dodge but will inflict heavy area effect damage upon impact.
+After this he summons Beam Tentacles which are very dangerous but can be avoided by hiding behind rocks. After Beam Tentacles, he evolves into a Pyro Tresher and summons Pyro Tentacles. He is completely immune to fire damage while he is in this mode.
+After this phase, he summons Masher Tentacles and starts bashing the ground which has a powerful knockback effect that will send players flying into air.
+In his final form he becomes a Black Hole thresher and begins to pull players towards him. This can be avoided by hiding behind rocks again.
 ==Strategy==
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 *[[Breath of Terramorphous]] - Grenade
 *[[Pitchfork]] - Sniper
+*[http://borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/Salvador/Skins Boatmurder], [http://borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/Maya/Skins Cold Steel], [http://borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/Zer0/Skins C0al Train], [http://borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/Axton/Skins Shadaloo Stylish], [http://borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/Gaige/Skins Lovely Corpse] - Custom Heads
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-! [[Axton/Skins#Sandblaster|Axton]] !! [[Gaige/Skins#Speak_No_Evil|Gaige]] !! [[Krieg/Skins#HELL_OF_AN_UNDERBITE|Krieg]] !! [[Maya/Skins#Alkaline_Mistress|Maya]] !! [[Salvador/Skins#Unlockable Heads (Main Game)|Salvador]] !! [[Zer0/Skins#Blast_Shield|Zer0]]
-|-
-| [[File:BL2-Axton-Head-Shadaloo Stylish.png|x100px]] || [[File:BL2-Gaige-Head-XXX.png|x100px]] || [[File:HELL OF AN UNDERBITE.jpg|x100px]] || [[File:Maya 04 Cold Steel.jpg|x100px]] || [[File:SalvadorBoatmurderer.jpg|x100px]] || [[File:Zer0C0alTrain.jpg|x100px]]
-|}
 ==Trivia==
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 *When a player spawns Terramorphous, the one that is seen swimming goes under the map (Visible through noclip hacks). This is what causes players to hear Terramorphous even after he was defeated. This also causes his tentacles to still spawn after the battle.
 *The flavor texts on the unique Terramorphous's loot that he drops (the [[Teeth of Terramorphous]] shotgun, the [[Breath of Terramorphous]] grenade mod, the [[Hide of Terramorphous]] shield and the [[Blood of Terramorphous]] relic) put in order make this poem:
-::<span style="line-height:20px;">His teeth made them flee in shame, </span>
+::''<span style="line-height:20px;">His teeth made them flee in shame, </span>''
-::<span style="line-height:20px;">His breath was of fire. </span>
+::''<span style="line-height:20px;">His breath was of fire. </span>''
-::<span style="line-height:20px;">His hide turned the mightiest tame; </span>
+::''<span style="line-height:20px;">His hide turned the mightiest tame; </span>''
-::<span style="line-height:20px;">His blood could inspire.</span>
+::''<span style="line-height:20px;">His blood could inspire.</span>''
-::
 ==See Also==