Borderlands 2 newcomer Krieg has already been available as a DLC character for a little over two weeks now, but Gearbox has finally decided to flesh the character out a bit more with a new trailer. Better late than never, right?
His inner monologue is actually one of the more sensible characters in Borderlands 2, perhaps all of Pandora. The only problem is that the man's thoughts never find their way through to Krieg's vocal chords, so "look out behind you," comes out as "salt the wound." But at least he means well, right?
It's a bit over the top perhaps, but definitely entertaining. Krieg is the living personification of a truth most us learned a long time ago, providing the game's most colorful commentary this side of Torgue, just with less explosions. Some of my own personal favorite things to tumble out of his mouth include:
- NIPPLE SALADS!
- Don't worry...it's a good touch
- Thank you for riding the Psycho Express, Tooh-tooh! All aboard, I'll be collecting your tickets, we have beverages in the DINING CAR!!!
Much like Brick could, psycho Krieg can go on a melee rampage fueled bloodpath. With skill tree names like "Mania," "Bloodlust," and "Hellborn," you can imagine just what kind of play style Krieg has. While Brick used his fists to pummel Pandoran psychos, Krieg deals damage with his Pandoran-style chainsaw, the blood axe.
The majority of his skills deal with adding bonuses to melee damage, and increases to particular stats while on fire. That's not some kind of NBA Jam reference, he actually enjoys being set on fire.
Krieg is the second and final DLC character to grace Borderlands 2, but his love for his bloodaxe should make for a truly medieval experience in the upcoming DLC campaign, Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep. He's available now on all consoles, costing players $9.99 on PlayStation 3 or PC via Steam, and 800 MS Points for XBox-ers. Unlike the Mechromancer, Krieg is separate from the Season Pass, so everyone will have to hand over some greenbacks to play as this brute.
You can check out the footage of Krieg below.
