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Typhon is a non-respawning boss in the mission "This Bitch is Payback", a side mission in DLC3. He can be found at the northern roadblock installation on The Ridgeway.
Strategy
Typhon is a Lance Defender with Master McCloud's facial model and increased health. He dishes out a substantial amount of damage, and the three or so Lance troopers that come up the elevator behind him only make matters worse. The best way to deal with Typhon is to throw a grenade with some sort of elemental grenade mod (Shock is recommended for shield damage, but anything elemental works well), and when his strong shields are gone, hit him with Corrosive weapons.
Another option is to use a Monster and not even leave the roadway until he is dead. Typhon is present on the map as soon as his associated mission is accepted, whereas his guards only spawn when he is approached; he can be targeted by the driver even though there is no line of sight. Missiles can be lobbed over the wall to home in on him and eliminate him easily. Without Typhon filling the air with bouncing bullets, his guards are much easier to dispatch should his unique SMG be claimed afterward.
Guaranteed Drops
When Typhon is killed, he drops the "Typhoon" SMG. Its red text effect, Phooon! causes it to shoot bullets that ricochet and spin. In addition, they break into three total bullets after a 2-3 second period of flight time.
Trivia
- Typhon is the name of a monster in Greek mythology, usually considered to be the deadliest, or at least until Zeus smashed him under a mountain.
- Typhon is the only Lance Defender to carry an SMG. Other Lance Defenders use hand guns.
- One glitch involving him is exeptionaly anoying for those trying to kill him. When he comes out of the ground on the elevator, it is posible for him to slip trough a crack in the evevator and become stuck underneath, along with one or more of his lance infantry. Because the elevator is solid, despite the apearance of holes in the grating, it is impossible to kill him (therefore, impossible to complete the quest and collect his gun). While under the elevator, he will still shoot at the player, but the bullets can't go through the elevator floor. Note: it may be possible to kill him with large area of effects (such as explosives and large elemental procs) in a similar way as it is possible to do so through other solid objects, but it has not been attempted.