Changes: Whitting's Elephant Gun

Latest revision as of 16:48, 23 April 2023

For the unique sniper rifle in Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt, see Elephant Gun.

Whitting's Elephant Gun is a unique sniper rifle in Borderlands manufactured by Jakobs. It is obtained from the mission Big Game Hunter located in The Dahl Headlands.

Examples are on the talk page.

Special Weapon Effects

Why don't you go shoot yourself an elephant? – Does not spawn with a scope. High damage and accuracy.

Usage & Description

The Elephant Gun always spawns with either 98.3 or 98.5 accuracy. Its high damage and accuracy make it effective at mid-range encounters, though the lack of a true scope makes it difficult to use at long range. Being a guaranteed reward for completing Big Game Hunter, it is an excellent alternative for players who find they lack firepower but are unwilling to invest the time into farming weapons.

Mechanics

Whitting's Elephant Gun has the unique part ShepsElephantGun_sight_none as its scope (or lack thereof, rather), providing greatly increased damage, increased fire rate and increased knockback (on the order of that provided by Material_Jakobs_3). Its unique material ShepsElephantGun_Material is otherwise equivalent to Material_Jakobs_2. Note that this weapon always spawns with barrel3, mag4 and stock2, all of which are average quality parts. However, the body may vary, and it may have a non-elemental accessory such as Heavy or Rolling. Please see stat modifiers for an explanation on how to interpret all of these modifiers.

ShepsElephantGun_sight_none
Damage: +100% Fire Rate: +35% Knockback: +400%

Notes

Whitting's Elephant Gun can very rarely drop from Skagzilla after the mission has been turned in.
Whitting's Elephant Gun never has a scope, making it and the Rider one of the few sniper rifles to lack a scope.
The Elephant Gun is the most powerful, non-critical, single projectile weapon in the game, with its maximum damage being 2003. However, the Jakobs Bessie can double this damage with a critical hit.

Trivia

The red text is a rephrased quote from the 1951 cartoon Rabbit Fire.

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-{{this|the sniper rifle found in Borderlands|Elephant Gun}}
+{{For|the unique sniper rifle in [[Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt]]|Elephant Gun}}
 {{infobox weapon
-|image = File:Lvl_48_elephantgun.png
+|image = Lvl_48_elephantgun.png
-|caption = Haha! What you need that for?<br />Goin' huntin' an elephant?<!--Quote from Resident Evil 4!-->
+|caption = Why don't you go shoot yourself an elephant?
 |manufacturer = Jakobs
 |type   = Pump-Action Sniper Rifle
 |model  = Whitting's Elephant Gun
-|color  = Purple
+|color  = blue
 |rarity = Unique
 |element            = Never
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 |elementchance_high =
 |damage_low    = 247
-|damage_high   = 1835
+|damage_high   = 2003
 |burst         =
 |accuracy_low  = 98.3
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 |magazine = 6
 |part = ShepsElephantGun_sight_none}}
-'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a {{rarity link|unique}} [[Sniper Rifle|sniper rifle]] manufactured by [[Jakobs]].
+'''Whitting's Elephant Gun''' is a {{rarity link|unique}} [[Sniper Rifle|sniper rifle]] in ''[[Borderlands]]'' manufactured by [[Jakobs]]. {{mission loot|name=It|mission=Big Game Hunter|mloc=The Dahl Headlands}}
 Examples are on the [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|talk page]].
-== Special Weapon Effects ==
+==Special Weapon Effects==
-{{flavor|Why don't you go shoot yourself an elephant?}}{{dash}} Can never spawn with a sight attachment. High damage and accuracy.
+{{flavor|Why don't you go shoot yourself an elephant?}}{{dash}} Does not spawn with a scope. High damage and accuracy.
 ==Usage & Description==
-The Elephant Gun always spawns with either 98.3 or 98.5 accuracy. Its high damage and accuracy make it effective at mid-range encounters, though the lack of a true scope makes it difficult to use at long range. Being a guaranteed reward for completing [[Big Game Hunter]], it is an excellent alternative for players who find they lack firepower but are unwilling to invest the time into farming weapons.
+The Elephant Gun always spawns with either 98.3 or 98.5 accuracy. Its high damage and accuracy make it effective at mid-range encounters, though the lack of a true scope makes it difficult to use at long range. Being a guaranteed reward for completing Big Game Hunter, it is an excellent alternative for players who find they lack firepower but are unwilling to invest the time into farming weapons.
-== Drop Guide ==
+==Mechanics==
+Whitting's Elephant Gun has the unique part {{part|ShepsElephantGun_sight_none}} as its [[Sniper_Rifle/parts#Sight|scope]] (or lack thereof, rather), providing greatly increased damage, increased fire rate and increased knockback (on the order of that provided by {{part|Material_Jakobs_3}}). Its unique material {{part|ShepsElephantGun_Material}} is otherwise equivalent to {{part|Material_Jakobs_2}}. Note that this weapon always spawns with {{part|barrel3}}, {{part|mag4}} and {{part|stock2}}, all of which are average quality parts. However, the body may vary, and it may have a non-elemental accessory such as Heavy or Rolling. Please see [[stat modifiers]] for an explanation on how to interpret all of these modifiers.
-* Mission reward from Big Game Hunter.
-* Can very rarely drop from [[Skagzilla]] after the mission has been turned in.
-== Notes & Trivia ==
-*Like the [[Rider]], Whitting's Elephant Gun never has a scope.
-*The [[Elephant Gun]] may have originally been created for [[Shep Sanders]], as evidenced by the weapon's distinguishing part, {{part|ShepsElephantGun_sight_none}}.
-*The red text is a reference to the Bugs Bunny cartoon "Rabbit Fire." [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043953/quotes]
-*The Elephant Gun is the most powerful, non-critical, single projectile weapon in the game, with its maximum damage being 2003. However, the Jakobs Bessie can double this damage with a critical hit.
-== Mechanics ==
-Whitting's Elephant Gun has the unique part {{part|ShepsElephantGun_sight_none}} as its [[Sniper_Rifle/parts#Sight|scope]] (or lack thereof, rather), providing greatly increased Damage, increased Fire Rate and increased Knockback (on the order of that provided by {{part|Material_Jakobs_3}}). Its unique material {{part|ShepsElephantGun_Material}} is otherwise equivalent to {{part|Material_Jakobs_2}}. Note that this weapon always spawns with {{part|barrel3}}, {{part|mag4}} and {{part|stock2}}, all of which are average quality parts. However, the body may vary, and it may have a non-elemental accessory such as Heavy or Rolling. Please see [[stat modifiers]] for an explanation on how to interpret all of these modifiers.
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+==Notes==
+*Whitting's Elephant Gun can very rarely drop from [[Skagzilla]] after the mission has been turned in.
+*Whitting's Elephant Gun never has a scope, making it and the [[Rider]] one of the few sniper rifles to lack a scope.
+*The Elephant Gun is the most powerful, non-critical, single projectile weapon in the game, with its maximum damage being 2003. However, the Jakobs [[Bessie]] can double this damage with a critical hit.
+==Trivia==
+*The red text is a rephrased [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043953/quotes quote] from the 1951 cartoon [[wikipedia:Rabbit Fire|''Rabbit Fire'']].
 {{Jakobs}}
 {{Sniper rifles}}
+[[fr:Whitting's Elephant Gun]]
+[[ru:Слонобойка Уиттинга]]
 [[Category:Guaranteed Drops]]