Changes: Tidal Wave

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For the legendary shotgun in Borderlands 3, see The Tidal Wave (Borderlands 3).

Tidal Wave is a unique shotgun in Borderlands 2 manufactured by Jakobs. Tidal Wave is obtained from the mission Uncle Teddy located in Arid Nexus - Badlands, by mailing the blueprints to Hyperion instead of Una.

Special Weapon Effects

Flee the Wave, Dude! – Fires 13 horizontal slow moving projectiles in a wave pattern that ricochets off of surfaces once if it does not hit an enemy.

Usage & Description

Due to the unusual nature of the pellet spread and behaviour, this gun is not much use past extreme close range. It is not good for fighting humanoid enemies due to their vertical frames and the horizontal spread of the shot. It is best for fighting wide-body enemies, such as skags and particularly loaders, as aiming can start at the critical locations in the leg joints and the recoil can rise up to the other three critical locations on the upper torso. It can, with some skill, be used to take rakk swarms, provided the swarm is grouped closely together, (the same can be said for bandits). Indoors, the ricocheting pellets may bounce off walls and hit enemies from behind.

One could use the Tidal wave to quickly take out crystalisks, via aiming for back leg, thus allowing the projectiles to not only hit all three critical locations, but also bounce back and hitting the front legs multiple times. However care must be taken in using this tactic, as the shots may rebound and considerably damage the user.

The Tidal Wave is also an ideal weapon to use against The Warrior, the final boss in the game. The pellets will typically be spread out to the point where The Warrior's entire chest will shatter if the gun is a high enough level.

Notes

The Tidal Wave was dropped from DJ Tanner on Day 13 of the Borderlands 2 $100,000 Loot Hunt. A hotfix on that day increased the damage and makes the shots ricochet more.
If fired inside cramped areas, especially the pipeline in the Badlands, the resulting ricocheting pellets can kill the wielder.
A Maya build specializing in Life Tap and Inertia could use the tidal wave as an assault rifle replacement, utilizing it's unusual spread to hit multiple enemies and heal the user substantially, whilst giving it's already brief reload period an extra boost.
A Gaige build utilizing Close Enough may find this weapon useful. Its projectiles will still ricochet towards enemies, piercing their bodies. This means that in very enclosed spaces, a projectile has the ability to ricochet multiple times, hitting multiple enemies or the same enemy for full damage.

Trivia

This gun and its flavor text are a nod to the shotgun T.K's Wave and its Ride the Wave, Dude! featured in Borderlands. Its double barrel construction also resembles the shotgun used in TK's introduction from the first game much more than T.K.'s Wave, given to the player by Baha as "his shotgun".

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+{{For|the legendary shotgun in Borderlands 3|The Tidal Wave (Borderlands 3)}}
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 {{infobox weapon2
+|color = blue
 |rarity = Unique
 |model = Tidal Wave
 |element = None
-|image = File:Tidal_Wave-Ornery.jpeg
+|image = Tidal_Wave-Ornery.jpeg
-|caption = "You're not a Skag, are ya?"
+|caption = Flee the Wave, Dude!
 |manufacturer = Jakobs
 |type = Shotgun
+|part = <br>GD_Weap_Shotgun.A_Weapons_Unique.<br>SG_Jakobs_3_TidalWave <br>GD_Weap_Shotgun.Barrel.<br>SG_Barrel_Jakobs_TidalWave <br>GD_Weap_Shotgun.Manufacturer<br>Materials.Mat_Jakobs_3_TidalWave
-|damage_low = 443x13
-|damage_high = 627x13
-|accuracy = 46.4
-|rateoffire_low = 13.1
-|rateoffire_high = 14.1
-|reloadspeed = 2.3
-|magazine_low = 2
-|magazine_high = 3
 |game1 = Borderlands 2
+|mission = Uncle Teddy
-|variants link = ON}}
+|variants link = ON
+}}
-The Tidal Wave is a {{Rarity link|Unique}} [[Jakobs]] [[Shotgun]]. The '''Tidal Wave''' is one of two rewards for completing the side-mission [[Uncle Teddy]].
+'''Tidal Wave''' is a {{Rarity link|unique}} [[shotgun]] in ''[[Borderlands 2]]'' manufactured by [[Jakobs]]. {{mission loot|mission=Uncle Teddy|mloc=Arid Nexus - Badlands|opt= by mailing the blueprints to Hyperion instead of Una}}
 ==Special Weapon Effects==
-{{Flavor|Flee the Wave, Dude!}} {{Dash}} Fires 13 horizontal slow moving projectiles in a wave pattern that ricochets off of surfaces once if it does not hit an enemy.
+{{Flavor|Flee the Wave, Dude!}}{{dash}}Fires 13 horizontal slow moving projectiles in a wave pattern that ricochets off of surfaces once if it does not hit an enemy.
 ==Usage & Description==
+Due to the unusual nature of the pellet spread and behaviour, this gun is not much use past extreme close range. It is not good for fighting humanoid enemies due to their vertical frames and the horizontal spread of the shot. It is best for fighting wide-body enemies, such as [[skag]]s and particularly [[loader]]s, as aiming can start at the critical locations in the leg joints and the recoil can rise up to the other three critical locations on the upper torso. It can, with some skill, be used to take [[rakk]] swarms, provided the swarm is grouped closely together, (the same can be said for bandits). Indoors, the ricocheting pellets may bounce off walls and hit enemies from behind.
+One could use the Tidal wave to quickly take out [[crystalisk]]s, via aiming for back leg, thus allowing the projectiles to not only hit all three critical locations, but also bounce back and hitting the front legs multiple times. However care must be taken in using this tactic, as the shots may rebound and considerably damage the user.
+The Tidal Wave is also an ideal weapon to use against [[The Warrior]], the final boss in the game. The pellets will typically be spread out to the point where The Warrior's entire chest will shatter if the gun is a high enough level.
+==Notes==
+*The Tidal Wave was dropped from [[DJ Tanner]] on Day 13 of the [[Borderlands 2 $100,000 Loot Hunt]]. A hotfix on that day increased the damage and makes the shots ricochet more.
+*If fired inside cramped areas, especially the pipeline in the [[Arid Nexus - Badlands|Badlands]], the resulting ricocheting pellets can kill the wielder.
+*A Maya build specializing in [[Life Tap]] and [[Inertia]] could use the tidal wave as an assault rifle replacement, utilizing it's unusual spread to hit multiple enemies and heal the user substantially, whilst giving it's already brief reload period an extra boost.
+*A Gaige build utilizing [http://borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/Close_Enough Close Enough] may find this weapon useful. Its projectiles will still ricochet towards enemies, piercing their bodies. This means that in very enclosed spaces, a projectile has the ability to ricochet multiple times, hitting multiple enemies or the same enemy for full damage.
 ==Trivia==
+*This gun and its flavor text are a nod to the shotgun [[T.K's Wave]] and its {{flavor|Ride the Wave, Dude!}} featured in ''[[Borderlands]]''. Its double barrel construction also resembles the shotgun used in TK's introduction from the first game much more than T.K.'s Wave, given to the player by Baha as "his shotgun".
-*Despite the Hyperion representative offering a Hyperion armament, the gun is actually manufactured by Jakobs. The [[Lady Fist]], the other reward, is made by Hyperion.
-*This gun and its flavor text are a nod to the shotgun [[T.K's Wave]] and its {{flavor|Ride the Wave, Dude!}} featured in [[Borderlands]].
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