Information
Maliwan
Legacy Name: Maliwan
The Common RA-002
Owner: Garrus
Age: 4 years, 6 months, 2 weeks
Born: September 11th, 2019
Adopted: 4 years, 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Adopted: September 11th, 2019
Statistics
- Level: 5
- Strength: 12
- Defense: 10
- Speed: 10
- Health: 11
- HP: 10/11
- Intelligence: 0
- Books Read: 0
- Food Eaten: 0
- Job: Unemployed
Quotes
"Isn't it time you take your weapons to the next level? Sure, old-fashioned slug throwers have served you well in the past, but so did Bologna sandwiches. You've grown. Your tastes have changed. They've refined. It's time you had a gun that evolved with you and didn't feel like a family heirloom. Maliwan believes in honoring the past by embracing the future. Every Maliwan weapon is designed by the skilled technicians in our bleeding-edge laboratories to pack as much elemental punch as possible. Our staff of artisans crafts each weapon to look as good as it performs. Maliwan offers a full line of pistols, shotguns, rifles, and rocket launchers to fit every style. If it's not elemental, it's not a Maliwan." — Maliwan sales pitch, Official Borderlands Guide"The voice of the Maliwan corporation speaks. The hordes stand assembled, frothing at the mouth. Thirsty for blood. They know not of the terror they shall feel, the beautiful destruction that will befall them. For in the hands of their ostensible victim, polished to a sheen and wielding the power of every element under the sun, lies a Maliwan rifle. The deus ex arma. The god in the weapon. Maliwan." — (Radio advertisement)
"Combat is an art. Maliwan weapons are the paint. Our elemental tech transforms the battlefield from a cacophony of idiocy, into a masterpiece of destruction. The unwashed hordes will burn, and fry, and melt, into a portrait of exquisite death. Maliwan. Beauty through destruction." — (Radio advertisement)
"Maliwan is pleased to offer technologically advanced weapons for the more... discerning warrior. Every Maliwan gun places the power of the elements in your hands – the elegance of their form matched only by the deadliness of their tech." — (Radio advertisement)
"Is shooting bullets just not cool enough for you? Get a Maliwan and light some people on fire!" – Marcus Kincaid
"Maliwan guns shoot more lightning than the next leading competitor!" – Marcus Kincaid
"Where Form meets Function." – Maliwan poster
"Ride the lightning while spitting balls of fire. Buy a Maliwan." – Mad Moxxi
"Do you like melted chocolate? Do you like melted faces? Melt whatever you want with a Maliwan!" – Mad Moxxi
"Maliwan ... high tech solutions for violent problems." – Mad Moxxi
Trivia/Notes
Maliwan manufactures over 32,400 repeater pistol, 45,000 revolver, 14,400 assault shotgun, 81,000 patrol submachine gun, 16,800 sniper rifle, and 18,900 rocket launcher varieties (Information taken from the Borderlands manual).Official company mottos are "Technology will set you free" and "Where form meets function" (Information taken from the Borderlands manual).
Maliwan guns are always elemental (either slag, corrosive, incendiary, cryo or shock, but not explosive) and generally have increased elemental effect chance and damage when compared to guns from other manufacturers.
Most Maliwan weapon types almost always have the "Bonus Elemental Damage" trait, the amount of bonus damage differing between weapon types.
Maliwan guns tend to have quick reload times and reasonable accuracy, but come with limited magazine size and bullet damage (due to elemental effect reducing raw damage).
Maliwan weapons in Borderlands 2 have unique reload animations. Sniper rifles use a break-action system in which the player inserts an elongated magazine, pistols use revolver-like triangular cartridges, submachine guns use either an energy pod (white or green rarity) or a constantly rotating ammunition disc that is wound when reloaded (unique, purple, and legendary rarity), and rocket launchers use a large, segmented cartridge of rockets that spin into place.
Maliwan weapon sights often share similar characteristics; rocket launcher sights are small and rectangular with detailed screen statistics, SMG and pistol sights are small hubs that produce a holographic, rotating reticle, and sniper rifles have futuristic scopes that feature a hexagonal pattern when zoomed in.
Weapons
Common
Pistols: Aegis • Animosity • Phobia • Torment • UmbrageSMGs: Gospel • SubMalevolent Grace • Provacateur • Revenant • Trance • Venom • Vexation
Sniper Rifles: Corinthian • Jericho • Rakehell • Snider
Rocket Launchers: Panorama • Projectile • Prowler • Punishment
E-tech
Pistols: Dart • SpikerSMGs: Plasma Caster
Sniper Rifles Railer
Rocket Launchers: PBFG
Unique
Pistols: Rubi • Grog NozzleSMGs: Bad Touch • Good Touch • Chulainn • Crit
Sniper Rifles: Chère-amie • Pimpernel
Rocket Launchers: Hive
Legendary
Pistols: Thunderball FistsSMGs: HellFire
Sniper Rifles: Volcano
Rocket Launchers: Norfleet, Pyrophobia
Seraph
Pistols: InfectionSMGs: Florentine
Pearlescent
Pistols: WanderlustSniper Rifles: Storm
Effervescent
SMGs: NirvanaClass Mods
Common
Rogue • Catalyst • ZapperLegendary
Legendary Binder • Legendary Catalyst • Legendary Ninja • Legendary Siren • Slayer of Terramorphous (for Mechromancer, Psycho and Siren)Unique
Kiss of Death • Fireball • Lightning BoltGrenade Mods
Common
TransfusionUnique
Kiss of Death • Fireball • Lightning BoltLegendary
Leech • Chain Lightning • Fire Storm • Magic MissileSeraph
O-NegativeShields
Common
Elemental Nova • Elemental SpikeLegendary
Black Hole • Flame of the Firehawk • ImpalerSeraph
AntagonistEffervescent
Easy ModeWeapon Appearance (by quality)
White/Common
Mostly white with faded light blue and orange bars at rear of weapon.Green/Uncommon
More vibrant colors; front of weapon is dark blue, middle is orange, rear is white.Blue/Rare
Reflective frame with honeycomb texture; front is orange and blue, white middle, black rear.Purple/Very Rare
Metallic frame with honeycomb texture; front may be black and orange, middle white and orange, and rear black.Gemstone
Weapons with prefix Aquamarine. Metallic frame with honeycomb texture; colors alternate from navy blue to purplish-grey. Parts of the weapon feature a reflective light blue material.E-tech
E-tech weapons use the same color scheme as Purple weapons.Legendary
Hellfire: Matte blue with yellow accents and a diagonal white stripe.Pyrophobia: Singed metallic light orange and red with black accents.
Volcano: Charred colour scheme similar to Blue quality variants, but with more saturated colours and reversed pattern.
Thunderball Fists: Metallic red and silver with blue accents and thunderbolt decal on the magazine.
Seraph
Infection: Similar to a White Maliwan pistol, but is a shiny seafoam green with accents of other colours.Florentine: Similar design to the Hellfire, but with silver and black instead of blue and white (respectively).
Pearlescent
Storm: Re-used from purple rarity weapons.Wanderlust: Metallic dark orange, cyan and black.