History Characters / BorderlandsCreatures

* MascotMook: Skags are usually the most remembered, if only for the unfortunate fact they always get run over by something usually, but not always, during introductions.

* WakleUpCallBoss: Although optional Scar is potentially the first big enemy that will give beginners a tough fight, especially if they think all skags are just CannonFodder.

* MascotMook: Skags are usually the most remembered, if only for the unfortunate fact they always get run over by something in usually, but not always, during introductions.

* RunningGag: In every ''Borderlands'' save for ''The Pre-Sequel!'', a Skag traditionally gets ran over by a car in a cutscene. As something of twists, a Skag is ''riding'' the car in the intro with its bandit owners in ''The Pre-Sequel!'', and in ''3'', a [[BaitAndSwitch bandit ends up taking the place of the Skag]] when it seems like the inevitable is about to happen in the intro.

* YouKilledMyFather: You're tasked with taking him down as revenge. ''2'' you can find ECHO Logs where T.K Baha mentions he killed Marian, his wife, ate his leg and blinded him when he tried to avenge her.

* AllAnimalsAreDogs: Well, not quite. You can count on one hand the Skags that aren't feral and try to make a meal out of you, but the non-hostile Skags like [[VideoGame/Borderlands2 Dukino]] and [[VideoGame/Borderlands3 Mr. Chew]] are very dog-like in behavior.

* MascotMook: As far as creatures go, Skags are usually the most remembered, if only for the unfortunate fact they always get run over by something in nearly every game introduction.

** Rabid Skag (''2''): Tough Skag which output high amounts of XP when killed.

* CoveredWithScars: He's got roughed up pretty bad by T.K Baha and maye other people.

* MeaningfulName: He's covered in scar and nasty wounds. He also gave plenty of scars to T.K Baha as well.

* YouKilledMyFather: You're tasked with taking him down as revenge. ''2'' explain he killed Marian, T.K Baha's wife, ate his leg and blinded him when he tried to avenge her.

* MightyRoar: Badass Skag tend to do this, which will convert nearby Skags into the same element they have.

* KingMook: Larger than your regular Skag.

* YouKilledMyFather: You're tasked with taking him down as revenge.

* King Mook: Same deal as King Mong, a massive Bullymong.

* SavageWolf: Skags are wolf-like in behavior and vaguely in appearance, but they retain the wolves' aggressive and hungry nature. In ''3'', they even whimper and yelp like canines if injured or killed.

'''Weapon Brands''': [[Characters/BorderlandsAtlas Atlas]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsDahl Dahl]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsHyperion Hyperion]] ([[Characters/BorderlandsHandsomeJack Handsome Jack]]) | [[Characters/BorderlandsMaliwan Maliwan]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsTorgue Torgue]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsTediore Tediore]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsWeaponBrands Other Weapon Brands]]\\

A Badass Barf Skag found at the Wildlife Exploitation Preserve level, alongside [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing a Stalker known as Pimon]].

'''Weapon Brands''': [[Characters/BorderlandsAtlas Atlas]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsDahl Dahl]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsHyperion Hyperion]] ([[Characters/BorderlandsHandsomeJack Handsome Jack]]) | [[Characters/BorderlandsMaliwan Maliwan]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsTorgue Torgue]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsWeaponBrands Other Weapon Brands]]\\
'''Other''': [[Characters/BorderlandsBanditsAndBanditFactions Bandits and Bandit Factions]] ([[Characters/BorderlandsChildrenOfTheVault Children of the Vault]]) | [[Characters/BorderlandsHodunkAndZafordClans Hodunk and Zaford Clans]] | '''Creatures''' ([[Characters/BorderlandsEridiansAndVaultMonsters Eridians and Vault Monsters]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsRaidBosses Raid Bosses]])-]]]]]

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: They're giant alien dinosaurs for Pandora's sake!

[[folder:Varkid]]

!!Vermivorous the Invincible

Giant tripodal creatures with crystal protrusions on their legs. They are commonly found in underground areas of Pandora, such as the Fridge, Caustic Caverns and the Vault of the Warrior.

* ImmuneToBullets: Other than their [[AttackItsWeakPoint crystals]], they're immune to all gunfire.

Blue is a gigantic Crystalisk living in the Caustic Caverns, who was one of the first to encounter Dahl miners and befriended Elyse Booth when it was much smaller, who advocated for their preservation when her crew found them. Overseer Harchek, however, demanded they be poached for their valuable crystals, and the bloodbath between Dahl and the Crystalisks drove it hostile to humans.

* FluffyTheTerrible: One of the largest Crystalisks to be encountered, it's fiercely territorial with a vendetta against humans, makes itself home on a shore of an acid lake, and its name is just 'Blue'.

* RareRandomDrop: Blue has a chance to drop the Fabled Tortoise, a Turtle Shield that slows the wearer's movement speed while active, but increases movement speed instead if depleted.
%% !! Red

* BoulderBludgeon: Some of them have the habit of throwing rocks at you. Shooting a number of said rocks out of the air is a badass challenge.
** It’s not just limited to boulders either, Bullymongs can throw plenty of things in their environment, including [[CarFu cars]] and entire ''water towers'' uprooted from their support beams.

The Bullymong who terrorizes Pandora's tundra, Claptrap has his eye ripped out and stolen by it, forcing the Vault Hunters to chase after it.

* CarFu: It makes its introduction by lifting a wrecked car up, tossing it down to explode below it and landing in the smog to challenge the Vault Hunters.
* InfinityMinusOneSword: Its got a rare chance to drop the Hornet, a Legendary Dahl pistol with heavy corrosive damage and a fast burst-fire. With pistol ammo being pretty common and strong weapons being in short supply for the first few areas of the game, the Hornet will literally melt through the competition until it’s outleveled or outdone by another Legendary down the line.
* KingMook: One of these for Bullymongs, and the first of the adult Bullymongs encountered (before this fight, all that were fought were juveniles).
* RareRandomDrop: Has a chance to drop the Dahl Hornet, a corrosive burst-firing pistol.

!!King Mong
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/king_mong_1.jpg]]
A massive Bullymong that roams the Eridium Blight near the entrance to the Arid Nexus Boneyard.

* RareRandomDrop: Has a chance to drop the Bandit Badaboom, a powerful rocket launcher that fires multiple rockets like a shotgun.
* ShoutOut: King Mong's name and massive size are clearly references to ''Film/KingKong''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Varkid]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/varkid_adult_1.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Some adult Varkids]]
Giant insects that can be found hives in Tundra Express and Caustic Caverns. They can evolve in the middle of a fight into more powerful forms.

* BigCreepyCrawlies: Just like Spiderants, Varkids are big gnarly bugs, and Vermivorous takes this trope to {{Kaiju}} levels!
* EvolutionPowerUp: Their main threat comes from the forms they can take when agitated, going through their livespans in a single fight if you give them enough time.
** Larva are 'tiny', about half the size of a human and can be shot away rather quickly. They resemble a strange cross between scorpions with their short stingers and grasshoppers/crickets with their physique and hopping nature.
** Adults are flying enemies who alternate between coughing up a burning spit to biting their prey. They resemble flying beetles with some traits of swarming insects like wasps.
** Badass Varkids lost the ability to fly, but now have such heavy armor that they're now weak to corrosive damage instead of fire, and now prefer to run enemies over at high speeds. They resemble massive and slim stag beetles with the way their mandibles are shaped.
** Super Badass Varkids shed some of their armor to the point they're weak to fire again and can take short flights, but in exchange they sport even higher amounts of HP and can burrow into the ground to attack prey. Their pudgy bodies and single large horn makes them resemble larvae cicadas crossed with rhinoceros beetles.
** Ultimate Badass Varkids grow their wings out to massive sizes and slim their bodies out to enable complete flight, hovering in the air to shoot out caustic globs of spit. Their shape and wingspans bring mosquitos to mind, only gigantic and armored.
** Vermivorous the Invincible is an incredibly rare step in the evolution, capable of running at high speeds to ram enemies and flying in the air to rain down globs of spit and explosive larvae interchangeably.
* MagikarpPower: They're individually weak enough that a melee attack will kill them instantly, and even in groups they're easy to mow down. Given enough time and if they're in a group, they'll borrow into the ground and form a cocoon from which they'll evolve into larger badass Varkids. Give them a truly large amount of time, and they can turn into [[{{Superboss}} Vermivorous the Invincible]].
* MetalSlime: Chubby Varkids are a rare variant that have a great chance of dropping certain Legendary items when killed.
* ZergRush: The rather weak Larva Varkids attack this way.

!!Vermivorous the Invincible
See Characters/BorderlandsRaidBosses for tropes.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Crystalisk]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/crystalisk_temp.jpg]]
Giant tripodal creatures with crystal protrusions on their legs. They are commonly found in underground areas of Pandora, such as the Fridge, Caustic Caverns and the Vault of the Warrior.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: The crystal portions on their legs. Notable for being some of the only enemies where targeting their weak point is all but required, as bullets deflect right off their stony bodies.
* GemstoneAssault: Crystalisks have the ability to launch gemstones at their enemies; either small stones that act as arrow/bullets or large crystals that embed themselves into the ground and explode.
* GentleGiant: Believe or not, Crystalisks used to be the first Pandoran lifeforms that aren't thirsty for human blood. Then the [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Dahl executives]] exploited them so much that all Crystalisks turned against humankind.
* ImmuneToBullets: Other than their [[AttackItsWeakPoint crystals]], they're immune to all gunfire.
* MoneySpider: Defeated Crystalisks drop crystals that can be picked up for cash. The Dahl corporation realized the applications of this quite quickly when they landed on Pandora.
* TragicMonster: Originally, they were peaceful creatures who greeted the newly arriving Dahl miners with curiosity and friendliness, which the miners responded to by quickly developing a mutual liking for them as well. When Dahl executives learned of their valuable crystals they demanded them to be mined and killed for profit. The ensuing poaching Dahl partook in and subsequent massacre for both sides enraged the remaining Crystalisk population to apparently deem most [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters humans to be utter monsters]], with almost no specimens currently existing who won't attack humans who get too close on sight.

!!Blue
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blue_8.jpg]]
Blue is a gigantic Crystalisk living in the Caustic Caverns, who was one of the first to encounter Dahl miners and befriended Elyse Booth when it was much smaller, who advocated for their preservation when her crew found them. Overseer Harchek, however, demanded they be poached for their valuable crystals, and the bloodbath between Dahl and the Crystalisks drove it hostile to humans.
-----
* FluffyTheTerrible: One of the largest Crystalisks to be encountered, it's fiercely territorial with a vendetta against humans, makes itself home on a shore of an acid lake, and its name is just 'Blue'.
* GentleGiant: Just like its peers, Blue used to be just as friendly as the other Crystalisks until the tragic death of its best friend, a Dahl miner named Elyse, done by the hands of her corrupt Overseer. Needless to say, Blue avenges the death of its best friend by going on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge and killing the Overseer. This anger is so deep-seated that Blue is just as hostile as the other Crystalisks.
* HealingFactor: Unlike most Crystalisks, Blue's crystals grow back, regenerating a bit of its health when they do.
* KingMook: Aside from being utterly huge and blue and having a HealingFactor, it's almost exactly the same as other Crystalisks.
* MightyGlacier: Blue moves like molasses, but it can soak up damage well, even if they're critical hits, and its attacks hit ''hard''. Even its color and crystals give it a glacier-like appearance, making this massive Crystalisk an almost literal version of this trope.
* RareRandomDrop: Blue has a chance to drop the Fabled Tortoise, a Turtle Shield that slows the wearer's movement speed while active, but increases movement speed instead if depleted.
%% !! Red
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Stalkers]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/stalker_hi_res.jpg]]
Reptilian-like predators that each have a special organ that produces their own electrical field, giving them shields and invisibility.

* AchillesHeel: The thing that gives them invisibility is the same thing that gives them shields. Shock weapons will save you a a lot of time in killing them.
* InvisibleMonsters: Those "Invisibl Assholes" signs posted by bandits? They're referring to these guys.
* LightningBruiser: As if the fact that they have shields isn't enough, they're incredibly fast to the point where they appear to teleport in conjunction with their invisibility. This is especially the case with Rabid Stalkers, who are incredibly tough even without their shields.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: They're very close to being reptiles, and are extremely vicious.
* SpikeShooter: Needle Stalkers will keep their distance to pelt you with spines from long range. From TVHM onwards, they get replaced by stronger variants [[MadeOfExplodium whose spines explode]].
* SpinAttack: The aptly-named Cyclone Stalkers, which attack by spinning rapidly toward their target. [[SpinToDeflectStuff They also reflect bullets while spinning.]]

!!Voracidous the Invincible (and Chief Ngwatu)
See Characters/BorderlandsRaidBosses for tropes.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Scalyions]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scalyion.png]]

* ScaryScorpions: Aside from divergent traits, they're not too visual distant from regular scorpions.

[[folder:Boroks]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/borok01.png]]
Giant, horned quadrupedal creatures found in the continent of Aegrus.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: Their large throats.
* CreepilyLongArms: Their front legs are larger than their hind legs.
* DashAttack: Their main method of attack; bumping into their Vault Hunters repeatedly in an attempt to skewer them with their horns.
* InsectoidAliens: Not completely, though they have double-jointed front limbs, multiple eyes and armor plating similar to a Rhinoceros beetle.

[[folder:Spores]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spore_bl2.jpg]]
Giant floating spores that hover over the continent of Aegrus.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: While they're normally quite resilient, shooting the opening on their underside will make quick work of them.
* {{Planimal}}: It's in their name; despite being plant-like in nature, they possess enough intelligence to retaliate against attackers. Though they can also be compared to jellyfish.
* SavageSetpiece: Spores are non-hostile by default, which is generally a good thing as they're surprisingly tough when aggravated (to the point they're considered Badasses by the game).

!!Elpis

[[folder:Threshers]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tresher.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:A Thresher on Elpis]]
Tentacled, cephalopod-like creatures that travel underground. They're usually found near shores and riverbed areas such as the Highlands. They're native to Elpis, but after landing on Pandora have become able to grow in much larger sizes than those on their homemoon.

* AlienKudzu: They’re originally from Elpis, Pandora’s moon, where they’re only large enough to get a few feet on a human, not like the tower-sized beasts seen previously. As for how they got on Pandora and became an invasive species, Sir Hammerlock wanted to acquire samples of the smaller Threshers for research, hiring Jack's Vault Hunter team to put them on a rocket to Pandora, only for the rocket to crash land where Hammerlock cant reach them, and the rest is history. For added insult to injury, one of them was named Terry and the other one was noted to like slapping things a lot, meaning these tiny Threshers became Terramorphous the Invincible and Old Slappy, two of the largest and most dangerous Threshers on Pandora.
* CombatTentacles: Their main method of trying to kill you. They either use their arms to hurl rocks at you from afar or sling them at you like whips.
* ExtraEyes: They have two sets of eyes on the sides of their heads, and some on their tentacles.
* {{Kaiju}}: Threshers can grow to massive sizes, with boss Threshers always being at least being the size of a several story building. Non-boss Threshers can still be utterly massive though, such as Turf Threshers and Badass Pyre Threshers.
* TentacledTerror: Threshers are very aggressive and hungry worms who mostly attack with their tentacles.
* YouWillNotEvadeMe: The Wormhole Threshers will emit a powerful gravitational pull to pull their prey in, dealing damage over time when they come close.

!!Terramorphous the Invincible

!!Old Slappy
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/old_slappy.png]]
The huge Thresher responsible for attacking and tearing off some of Sir Hammerlocks limbs years ago, Hammerlock opts to take revenge by hiring the Vault Hunters to lure and kill it, using the scent of his prosthetic arm as bait.
----
* AnimalNemesis: The one for Hammerlock and the reason why he’s got artificial limbs, and probably why he’s got a mechanical eye too. The feeling seems to be mutual on Slappy's part, as Hammerlock uses his scent on his prosthetic arm to remind Slappy about their previous fight to lure it out the earth and 'finish the job'.
* RareRandomDrop: Has a chance to drop the Jakobs Striker, a highly accurate shotgun with strong critical damage.

[[folder: Kraggons]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kraggons_bltps.jpg]]
Lizard-looking rock monsters that roam around the volcanic and icy parts of Elpis. They come with either lava or cryogenic attributes depending on their surroundings.

* AsteroidsMonster: Figuratively and literally. Killing off larger Kraggons will spawn two more weaker ones.
* BreathWeapon: The larger Kraggons will hurl flaming boulders at you from a distance, or icy ones depending on the variant.
* RollingAttack: One method of attacking you. It's actually needed to bust into a caved-in store room for the side mission ''Torgue-O! Torgue-O!''.
* SiliconBasedLife: They may look like a reptilian quadraped, but their biology is not like normal biological animals

[[folder: Rathyd]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ezgif_2_7ff04e146b.png]]
A cyclopean insect-like creature native to Elpis.

* TheGoomba: The easiest creatures to kill on Elpis.
* UndergroundMonkey: The moon-equivalent to Rathyds; they're small, fly a lot, come in swarms, and die easily.
* ZergRush: Their go-to strategy to taking down prey is to swoop down as a flock to repeatedly dive-bomb enemies until they die, like the Rakks.

[[folder:Torks]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wiry_tork_1.jpg]]
An insect-like species native to Elpis.

* CeilingCling: Mainly in closed areas, Torks will cling to the walls and ceilings to attack you from there.
* SiliconBasedLife: While carrying similar traits to insects, Torks don't have an apparent animal counterpart and their shells appear made of a sort-of rock material similar to the moon.
* WallCrawl: Will tend to crawl to the nearest wall to lunge from or shoot acid at you.

[[folder:Shuggaraths]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shuggurath_plain.jpg]]
Large, floating Lovecraftian creatures that hover around Elpis, emerging from the glowing caves around Triton Flats.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: Either have bulbous protrusions going from their heads or huge sets of eyes.
* EnergyWeapon: Energized Shugguraths fire beams of electricity at their prey.
* ShoutOut: The Shuggarath's eldritch appearance and name are references to the Outer-Goddess [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Shub Niggurath]].
* StarfishAlien: One of the most alien looking ''Borderlands'' creatures yet.

!!Other

[[folder:Ratch]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ratch_bl3.jpg]]
A species of large insectoid creatures found throughout the galaxy. They're an infestation found in a handful of locations, thought they're mainly on located on Athenas and Promethea.

* EyelessFace: In place of eyes, Ratch instead have large tooth-like protrusions coming from their faces.
* MixAndMatchCritters: Right down to their name, they're a combination of '''r'''oa'''ch'''es and '''rat'''s. They have ears, tails and skin color similar to rats, while also possessing thoraxes, insectoid shells and jointed limbs. Certain types even grow wings.
* MonstrousCannibalism: In the event that one Ratch in a group dies, another will move to their corpse and devour it for extra health.
* TheSwarm: The aptly named Ratch Swarm; a swarm of flying Ratch around the size of insects.
* ZergRush: Much like other pest-type enemies of the series, the common Ratch is weak on it's own and they usually come in numbers.

!! Juniper
!!! Taco eater. Ratch Whisperee.
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ntftb_juniper.jpg]]
%%[[caption-width-right:350:some caption text]]
Paco's favorite Ratch pet. Loves hiding in places.
----
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first quest Paco gives to Octavio is about finding her. Later on, she's introduced as Anu, Octavio and Fran's means to get into the Promethean Vault without being seen.

[[folder:Jabber]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jabber_bl3.png]]
A species of intelligent, simian creatures, typically found in the swamps of Eden-6.

* FlashStep: [[ShockAndAwe The Shocking Jabber]] is capable of this, disappearing from one spot to and reappearing in another like lighting.
* HellishPupils: They have large yellow eyes with silted pupils.
* ItCanThink: They at least possess enough intelligence to utilize various weapons, such as guns and makeshift hammers.
* KillerSpaceMonkey: An extraterrestrial species not native to Pandora and the closest thing to a monkey in the series, as well as being [[ManiacMonkeys murderously-inclined]].

[[folder:Saurians]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/saurians_bl3.jpg]]
A species of carnivorous creatures similar to dinosaurs, namely Theropods, found on Eden-6. An introduced variant nicknamed "Devils" are also found on Gehenna.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: They're giant alien dinosaurs for Pandora's sake!
* ExtraEyes: Ravagers have 4 eyes.
* LovePotion: According to Tannis, their sweat glands are used as an aphrodisiac called "Licking Tail" in many systems.
* RaptorAttack: The typical Saurian has about the same size, build and temperament as the typical Raptor of fiction.
* SpikesOfDoom: Saurians tend to have a umber of spikes protruding from their heads and limbs. Slingers in particular have them along their spines and tails.
* SpikeShooter: Slinger use their tails to shoot spikes at prey.

!!Grog
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/baby_toxic_grog.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:A baby Grog]]

* ArmlessBiped: Separating them from other Saurians is their lack of forearms.
* BreathWeapon: Amongst other attacks, Grogs are able to spit a form of flammable oil at their prey.
** There are also Fire Grogs, who spit actual fire.

!!Tyrant
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tyrant.jpg]]
Massive, solitary Saurians and the species' equivalent to the UsefulNotes/TyrannosaurusRex.
----
* BreathWeapon: Some Tyrants breath either torrents of flame or corrosive acid.
* EliteMook: The strongest of the Saurians, uncommonly found and thankfully never in packs.
* GiantMook: They're even bigger than vehicles.
* LightningBruiser: On top of being physically powerful enough to eat through vehicles in seconds and durable enough to take a bunch of blows, they're deceptively faster than they look.

[[folder:Nekrobugs]]
A species of amphibian/insectoid creatures indigenous to Nekrotafeyo, that are hostile to anyone that invade their territories.

* MixAndMatchCritters: They're known as bugs, with one variant (Korax) possessing wings, they're also share similarity to frogs. Namely their skin and ability to hopping movement.
* FusionDance: Manta and Korax's possess the ability to fuse together, creating a Mantakore.

[[folder:Wolven]]
Lupine creatures with skeletal protrusions native to Xylourgos

%%* ExtraEyes:
* SavageWolves: It's in their name. Quadrupedal, canine-like build and howls.
* SkullForAHead: The top of their heads show off their skulls, which seem to be rippling from their skin.
* WolvesAlwaysHowlAtTheMoon: The Wolven Howler, while lacking in offensive ability, climb to the nearest ledge and belt out a howl. These grants their fellow Wolven shields until they're killed.

**

[[folder:Rakk Hive]]

* TheBusCameBack: After being absent since the first game and not appearing in the second game's base story, one finally returns as Captain Scarlet's pet and as her boss battle, named Roscoe. They're also present in the Southern Raceway, however they're all asleep underground.

* MightyGlacier: As you can tell from their massive size, Rakk Hives are slow but they shrug off attacks with ease and pack one Hell of a punch. To make up for their limited speed and mobility, [[FlunkyBoss they summon Rakks to for backup]].[[note]]Thankfully the Rakks don't spawn after the first fight in ''Borderlands 1''.[[/note]]
* NonIndicativeName: PlayedWith. The name itself is actually descriptive on what they are for Rakks. It just doesn't indicate that they're ''actual living creatures'' for anyone who first hears the name.
* RareRandomDrop: The Rakk Hive from ''Borderlands 1'' has a chance to drop the Torgue Leviathan, a unique rocket launcher with arcing rockets.
%%!!Rakk-Trap Hive
%%!!Roscoe
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Crab Worms]]
[[quoteright:317:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/crab_larvae.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:317:A Crab Worm larva preparing to fire acid.]]
Gargantuan worm-like arthropods native to Pandora. These one-eyed crustaceans are commonly seen in their larval stage, but that doesn't make them any less threatening.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: Having a hard time whittling down their shell? Aim for their [[GoForTheEye tiny purple eye]]. Interestingly enough, Crab Worms receive the most CriticalHit damage out of every enemy, with multipliers going as far as four or even '''five''' digits with normal attacks. In fact, it's possible to reach the damage {{cap}} of ''99,999'' points of damage with a strong build, such as a melee Mordecai build with skills that increase critical damage and melee damage while wielding a gun with 200% bonus melee damage.

%%!!Helob
%%!!Widowmaker
%%!!King Aracobb
%%!!Queen Tarantella
%%!!The Black Queen
%%!!Dark Web
%%!!Scorch
%%!!Spycho
%%!!Sully the Blacksmith
%%!!Antalope
%%!!Princess Tarantella II
%%!!Queen Ant Wanette
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rakk Hive]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tftb_rakk_hive.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:As seen in ''Tales from the Borderlands'']]
Massive creatures with vertical mouths and several holes on their backs, which serves as homes for Rakk (hence the name). They have long hibernation periods, and are often seen sleeping underground with their backs exposed.

* TheBusCameBack: After being absent since the first game and not appearing in the second game's base story, one finally returns as Captain Scarlet's pet and as her boss battle, named Roscoe. They're also present in the Southern Raceway, however they're all asleep underground.
* DamageSpongeBoss: Rakk Hives have tons of health and immunity against elemental DamageOverTime. Even if you GoForTheEye for {{Critical Hit}}s, their eyes are destroyed before their health is completely depleted.
* {{Kaiju}}: They're easily the size of a building.
* MeaningfulName: They have a symbiotic relationship with Rakks, allowing them to use the holes on their bodies as nests.
* MightyGlacier: As you can tell from their massive size, Rakk Hives are slow but they shrug off attacks with ease and pack one Hell of a punch. To make up for their limited speed and mobility, [[FlunkyBoss they summon Rakks to for backup]].[[note]]Thankfully the Rakks don't spawn after the first fight in ''Borderlands 1''.[[/note]]
* NonIndicativeName: PlayedWith. The name itself is actually descriptive on what they are for Rakks. It just doesn't indicate that they're ''actual living creatures'' for anyone who first hears the name.
* RareRandomDrop: The Rakk Hive from ''Borderlands 1'' has a chance to drop the Torgue Leviathan, a unique rocket launcher with arcing rockets.
%%!!Rakk-Trap Hive
%%!!Roscoe
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Crab Worms]]
[[quoteright:317:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/crab_larvae.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:317:A Crab Worm larva preparing to fire acid.]]
Gargantuan worm-like arthropods native to Pandora. These one-eyed crustaceans are commonly seen in their larval stage, but that doesn't make them any less threatening.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: Having a hard time whittling down their shell? Aim for their [[GoForTheEye tiny purple eye]]. Interestingly enough, Crab Worms receive the most CriticalHit damage out of every enemy, with multipliers going as far as four or even '''five''' digits with normal attacks. In fact, it's possible to reach the damage {{cap}} of ''99,999'' points of damage with a strong build, such as a melee Mordecai build with skills that increase critical damage and melee damage while wielding a gun with 200% bonus melee damage.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Also paired with SandWorm and GiantEnemyCrab, Crab Worms are giant crustaceans with worm-like tails that help them dig underground and attack from below.
* MixAndMatchCritter: As you can tell from their name, Crab Worms are part crab and part worm.
* OutOfFocus: The species were entirely replaced by Threshers in ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'', [[TheBusCameBack only appearing again in the final Headhunter pack.]]
* PinataEnemy: All crabworms drop a disproportionally massive amount of ExperiencePoints. Combine the Crab Worm Larvae's large numbers with their easy-to-kill nature due to their weak point, and you can farm tons of [=EXP=]. Crawmerax's EliteMooks drop even ''more'' [=EXP=] upon kills, with Armored Craw Worms boasting over '''40,000 EXP''' per kill in Playthrough 2.5!

!!Crawmerax the Invincible
See Characters/BorderlandsRaidBosses for tropes.

!!The Invincible Son of Crawmerax The Invincible
See Characters/BorderlandsRaidBosses for tropes.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Bullymongs]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bullymong.jpg]]
Six-limbed ape-like creatures that most commonly inhabit the colder parts of Pandora.

* AtrociousAlias: Hammerlock thinks so anyway, so he sends you out on a mission to gather more information and refuse on them (mostly by killing them) so that he can find new more suitable names for them for his almanac. Whatever he comes up with is either generic or worse than the name Bullymong.
* BigfootSasquatchAndYeti: Four-armed alien yetis, given their tendency to be found in snowy environments. They also take on the "sasquatch" role when they show up in the Eridian Blight with a different coat color.
* BoulderBludgeon: Some of them have the habit of throwing rocks at you. Shooting a number of said rocks out of the air is a badass challenge.
** It’s not just limited to boulders either, Bullymongs can throw plenty of things in their environment, including [[CarFu cars]] and entire ''water towers'' uprooted from their support beams.
* FantasticFaunaCounterpart: Giant, multi-armed alien gorillas who live with their kin and have similar intelligence to earthly primates.
* KillerGorilla: They're massive and aggressive 4-armed gorilla-like alien animals.
* MakeThemRot: The aptly named Bullyrott, a type of Bullymong that uses corrosion.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Four arms, their primary method of movement and combat.
* TopHeavyGuy: They have four massive arms, but disproportionally small legs.

!!Knuckle Dragger
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/knuckledragger.jpg]]
The Bullymong who terrorizes Pandora's tundra, Claptrap has his eye ripped out and stolen by it, forcing the Vault Hunters to chase after it.

* CarFu: It makes its introduction by lifting a wrecked car up, tossing it down to explode below it and landing in the smog to challenge the Vault Hunters.
* InfinityMinusOneSword: Its got a rare chance to drop the Hornet, a Legendary Dahl pistol with heavy corrosive damage and a fast burst-fire. With pistol ammo being pretty common and strong weapons being in short supply for the first few areas of the game, the Hornet will literally melt through the competition until it’s outleveled or outdone by another Legendary down the line.
* KingMook: One of these for Bullymongs, and the first of the adult Bullymongs encountered (before this fight, all that were fought were juveniles).
* RareRandomDrop: Has a chance to drop the Dahl Hornet, a corrosive burst-firing pistol.
* WarmUpBoss: Knuckle Dragger serves as what is essentially the tutorial's boss battle before dumping the players into the fray. Its got easy tells to its attacks, a generous but manageable amount of HP, and is uncomplicated as far as boss battles go, being a straight battle of shooting it until it's dead while back pedaling. In Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode, Knuckle Dragger is skipped entirely.

!!King Mong
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/king_mong_1.jpg]]
A massive Bullymong that roams the Eridium Blight near the entrance to the Arid Nexus Boneyard.

* {{Kaiju}}: Not the biggest enemy in the game, but still massive enough to dwarf your vehicle a few times over and make it hard to search for loot after you kill it.
* KingMook: It’s in his name after all, being the biggest and strongest out of them.
* MightyGlacier: Possibly owing to his size, King Mong slugs along at a slower pace than other Bullymongs. Definitely not the case whenever he lunges at you, however.
* OptionalBoss: He spawns rather sparingly in the Eridium Blight, and drops a valuable handful of loot when he’s killed. Such as the legendary rocket launcher Badaboom and rare skins for the Vault Hunters.
* RareRandomDrop: Has a chance to drop the Bandit Badaboom, a powerful rocket launcher that fires multiple rockets like a shotgun.
* ShoutOut: King Mong's name and massive size are clearly references to ''Film/KingKong''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Varkid]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/varkid_adult_1.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Some adult Varkids]]
Giant insects that can be found hives in Tundra Express and Caustic Caverns. They can evolve in the middle of a fight into more powerful forms.

* BigCreepyCrawlies: Just like Spiderants, Varkids are big gnarly bugs, and Vermivorous takes this trope to {{Kaiju}} levels!
* EvolutionPowerUp: Their main threat comes from the forms they can take when agitated, going through their livespans in a single fight if you give them enough time.
** Larva are 'tiny', about half the size of a human and can be shot away rather quickly. They resemble a strange cross between scorpions with their short stingers and grasshoppers/crickets with their physique and hopping nature.
** Adults are flying enemies who alternate between coughing up a burning spit to biting their prey. They resemble flying beetles with some traits of swarming insects like wasps.
** Badass Varkids lost the ability to fly, but now have such heavy armor that they're now weak to corrosive damage instead of fire, and now prefer to run enemies over at high speeds. They resemble massive and slim stag beetles with the way their mandibles are shaped.
** Super Badass Varkids shed some of their armor to the point they're weak to fire again and can take short flights, but in exchange they sport even higher amounts of HP and can burrow into the ground to attack prey. Their pudgy bodies and single large horn makes them resemble larvae cicadas crossed with rhinoceros beetles.
** Ultimate Badass Varkids grow their wings out to massive sizes and slim their bodies out to enable complete flight, hovering in the air to shoot out caustic globs of spit. Their shape and wingspans bring mosquitos to mind, only gigantic and armored.
** Vermivorous the Invincible is an incredibly rare step in the evolution, capable of running at high speeds to ram enemies and flying in the air to rain down globs of spit and explosive larvae interchangeably.
* MagikarpPower: They're individually weak enough that a melee attack will kill them instantly, and even in groups they're easy to mow down. Given enough time and if they're in a group, they'll borrow into the ground and form a cocoon from which they'll evolve into larger badass Varkids. Give them a truly large amount of time, and they can turn into [[{{Superboss}} Vermivorous the Invincible]].
* MetalSlime: Chubby Varkids are a rare variant that have a great chance of dropping certain Legendary items when killed.
* ZergRush: The rather weak Larva Varkids attack this way.

!!Vermivorous the Invincible
See Characters/BorderlandsRaidBosses for tropes.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Crystalisk]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/crystalisk_temp.jpg]]
Giant tripodal creatures with crystal protrusions on their legs. They are commonly found in underground areas of Pandora, such as the Fridge, Caustic Caverns and the Vault of the Warrior.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: The crystal portions on their legs. Notable for being some of the only enemies where targeting their weak point is all but required, as bullets deflect right off their stony bodies.
* GemstoneAssault: Crystalisks have the ability to launch gemstones at their enemies; either small stones that act as arrow/bullets or large crystals that embed themselves into the ground and explode.
* GentleGiant: Believe or not, Crystalisks used to be the first Pandoran lifeforms that aren't thirsty for human blood. Then the [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Dahl executives]] exploited them so much that all Crystalisks turned against humankind.
* ImmuneToBullets: Other than their [[AttackItsWeakPoint crystals]], they're immune to all gunfire.
* MoneySpider: Defeated Crystalisks drop crystals that can be picked up for cash. The Dahl corporation realized the applications of this quite quickly when they landed on Pandora.
* TragicMonster: Originally, they were peaceful creatures who greeted the newly arriving Dahl miners with curiosity and friendliness, which the miners responded to by quickly developing a mutual liking for them as well. When Dahl executives learned of their valuable crystals they demanded them to be mined and killed for profit. The ensuing poaching Dahl partook in and subsequent massacre for both sides enraged the remaining Crystalisk population to apparently deem most [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters humans to be utter monsters]], with almost no specimens currently existing who won't attack humans who get too close on sight.

!!Blue
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blue_8.jpg]]
Blue is a gigantic Crystalisk living in the Caustic Caverns, who was one of the first to encounter Dahl miners and befriended Elyse Booth when it was much smaller, who advocated for their preservation when her crew found them. Overseer Harchek, however, demanded they be poached for their valuable crystals, and the bloodbath between Dahl and the Crystalisks drove it hostile to humans.
-----
* FluffyTheTerrible: One of the largest Crystalisks to be encountered, it's fiercely territorial with a vendetta against humans, makes itself home on a shore of an acid lake, and its name is just 'Blue'.
* GentleGiant: Just like its peers, Blue used to be just as friendly as the other Crystalisks until the tragic death of its best friend, a Dahl miner named Elyse, done by the hands of her corrupt Overseer. Needless to say, Blue avenges the death of its best friend by going on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge and killing the Overseer. This anger is so deep-seated that Blue is just as hostile as the other Crystalisks.
* HealingFactor: Unlike most Crystalisks, Blue's crystals grow back, regenerating a bit of its health when they do.
* KingMook: Aside from being utterly huge and blue and having a HealingFactor, it's almost exactly the same as other Crystalisks.
* MightyGlacier: Blue moves like molasses, but it can soak up damage well, even if they're critical hits, and its attacks hit ''hard''. Even its color and crystals give it a glacier-like appearance, making this massive Crystalisk an almost literal version of this trope.
* RareRandomDrop: Blue has a chance to drop the Fabled Tortoise, a Turtle Shield that slows the wearer's movement speed while active, but increases movement speed instead if depleted.
%% !! Red
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Stalkers]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/stalker_hi_res.jpg]]
Reptilian-like predators that each have a special organ that produces their own electrical field, giving them shields and invisibility.

* AchillesHeel: The thing that gives them invisibility is the same thing that gives them shields. Shock weapons will save you a a lot of time in killing them.
* InvisibleMonsters: Those "Invisibl Assholes" signs posted by bandits? They're referring to these guys.
* LightningBruiser: As if the fact that they have shields isn't enough, they're incredibly fast to the point where they appear to teleport in conjunction with their invisibility. This is especially the case with Rabid Stalkers, who are incredibly tough even without their shields.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: They're very close to being reptiles, and are extremely vicious.
* SpikeShooter: Needle Stalkers will keep their distance to pelt you with spines from long range. From TVHM onwards, they get replaced by stronger variants [[MadeOfExplodium whose spines explode]].
* SpinAttack: The aptly-named Cyclone Stalkers, which attack by spinning rapidly toward their target. [[SpinToDeflectStuff They also reflect bullets while spinning.]]

!!Voracidous the Invincible (and Chief Ngwatu)
See Characters/BorderlandsRaidBosses for tropes.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Scalyions]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scalyion.png]]

* ScaryScorpions: Aside from divergent traits, they're not too visual distant from regular scorpions.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Boroks]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/borok01.png]]
Giant, horned quadrupedal creatures found in the continent of Aegrus.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: Their large throats.
* CreepilyLongArms: Their front legs are larger than their hind legs.
* DashAttack: Their main method of attack; bumping into their Vault Hunters repeatedly in an attempt to skewer them with their horns.
* InsectoidAliens: Not completely, though they have double-jointed front limbs, multiple eyes and armor plating similar to a Rhinoceros beetle.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Spores]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spore_bl2.jpg]]
Giant floating spores that hover over the continent of Aegrus.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: While they're normally quite resilient, shooting the opening on their underside will make quick work of them.
* {{Planimal}}: It's in their name; despite being plant-like in nature, they possess enough intelligence to retaliate against attackers. Though they can also be compared to jellyfish.
* SavageSetpiece: Spores are non-hostile by default, which is generally a good thing as they're surprisingly tough when aggravated (to the point they're considered Badasses by the game).

!!Elpis

[[folder:Threshers]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tresher.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:A Thresher on Elpis]]
Tentacled, cephalopod-like creatures that travel underground. They're usually found near shores and riverbed areas such as the Highlands. They're native to Elpis, but after landing on Pandora have become able to grow in much larger sizes than those on their homemoon.

* AlienKudzu: They’re originally from Elpis, Pandora’s moon, where they’re only large enough to get a few feet on a human, not like the tower-sized beasts seen previously. As for how they got on Pandora and became an invasive species, Sir Hammerlock wanted to acquire samples of the smaller Threshers for research, hiring Jack's Vault Hunter team to put them on a rocket to Pandora, only for the rocket to crash land where Hammerlock cant reach them, and the rest is history. For added insult to injury, one of them was named Terry and the other one was noted to like slapping things a lot, meaning these tiny Threshers became Terramorphous the Invincible and Old Slappy, two of the largest and most dangerous Threshers on Pandora.
* CombatTentacles: Their main method of trying to kill you. They either use their arms to hurl rocks at you from afar or sling them at you like whips.
* ExtraEyes: They have two sets of eyes on the sides of their heads, and some on their tentacles.
* {{Kaiju}}: Threshers can grow to massive sizes, with boss Threshers always being at least being the size of a several story building. Non-boss Threshers can still be utterly massive though, such as Turf Threshers and Badass Pyre Threshers.
* TentacledTerror: Threshers are very aggressive and hungry worms who mostly attack with their tentacles.
* YouWillNotEvadeMe: The Wormhole Threshers will emit a powerful gravitational pull to pull their prey in, dealing damage over time when they come close.

!!Terramorphous the Invincible
See Characters/BorderlandsRaidBosses for tropes.

!!Old Slappy
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/old_slappy.png]]
The huge Thresher responsible for attacking and tearing off some of Sir Hammerlocks limbs years ago, Hammerlock opts to take revenge by hiring the Vault Hunters to lure and kill it, using the scent of his prosthetic arm as bait.
----
* AnimalNemesis: The one for Hammerlock and the reason why he’s got artificial limbs, and probably why he’s got a mechanical eye too. The feeling seems to be mutual on Slappy's part, as Hammerlock uses his scent on his prosthetic arm to remind Slappy about their previous fight to lure it out the earth and 'finish the job'.
* RareRandomDrop: Has a chance to drop the Jakobs Striker, a highly accurate shotgun with strong critical damage.

[[folder: Kraggons]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kraggons_bltps.jpg]]
Lizard-looking rock monsters that roam around the volcanic and icy parts of Elpis. They come with either lava or cryogenic attributes depending on their surroundings.

* AsteroidsMonster: Figuratively and literally. Killing off larger Kraggons will spawn two more weaker ones.
* BreathWeapon: The larger Kraggons will hurl flaming boulders at you from a distance, or icy ones depending on the variant.
* RollingAttack: One method of attacking you. It's actually needed to bust into a caved-in store room for the side mission ''Torgue-O! Torgue-O!''.
* SiliconBasedLife: They may look like a reptilian quadraped, but their biology is not like normal biological animals

[[folder: Rathyd]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ezgif_2_7ff04e146b.png]]
A cyclopean insect-like creature native to Elpis.

* TheGoomba: The easiest creatures to kill on Elpis.
* UndergroundMonkey: The moon-equivalent to Rathyds; they're small, fly a lot, come in swarms, and die easily.
* ZergRush: Their go-to strategy to taking down prey is to swoop down as a flock to repeatedly dive-bomb enemies until they die, like the Rakks.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Torks]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wiry_tork_1.jpg]]
An insect-like species native to Elpis.

* CeilingCling: Mainly in closed areas, Torks will cling to the walls and ceilings to attack you from there.
* SiliconBasedLife: While carrying similar traits to insects, Torks don't have an apparent animal counterpart and their shells appear made of a sort-of rock material similar to the moon.
* WallCrawl: Will tend to crawl to the nearest wall to lunge from or shoot acid at you.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Shuggaraths]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shuggurath_plain.jpg]]
Large, floating Lovecraftian creatures that hover around Elpis, emerging from the glowing caves around Triton Flats.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: Either have bulbous protrusions going from their heads or huge sets of eyes.
* EnergyWeapon: Energized Shugguraths fire beams of electricity at their prey.
* ShoutOut: The Shuggarath's eldritch appearance and name are references to the Outer-Goddess [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Shub Niggurath]].
* StarfishAlien: One of the most alien looking ''Borderlands'' creatures yet.

!!Other

[[folder:Ratch]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ratch_bl3.jpg]]
A species of large insectoid creatures found throughout the galaxy. They're an infestation found in a handful of locations, thought they're mainly on located on Athenas and Promethea.

* EyelessFace: In place of eyes, Ratch instead have large tooth-like protrusions coming from their faces.
* MixAndMatchCritters: Right down to their name, they're a combination of '''r'''oa'''ch'''es and '''rat'''s. They have ears, tails and skin color similar to rats, while also possessing thoraxes, insectoid shells and jointed limbs. Certain types even grow wings.
* MonstrousCannibalism: In the event that one Ratch in a group dies, another will move to their corpse and devour it for extra health.
* TheSwarm: The aptly named Ratch Swarm; a swarm of flying Ratch around the size of insects.
* ZergRush: Much like other pest-type enemies of the series, the common Ratch is weak on it's own and they usually come in numbers.

!! Juniper
!!! Taco eater. Ratch Whisperee.
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ntftb_juniper.jpg]]
%%[[caption-width-right:350:some caption text]]
Paco's favorite Ratch pet. Loves hiding in places.
----
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first quest Paco gives to Octavio is about finding her. Later on, she's introduced as Anu, Octavio and Fran's means to get into the Promethean Vault without being seen.

[[folder:Jabber]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jabber_bl3.png]]
A species of intelligent, simian creatures, typically found in the swamps of Eden-6.

* FlashStep: [[ShockAndAwe The Shocking Jabber]] is capable of this, disappearing from one spot to and reappearing in another like lighting.
* HellishPupils: They have large yellow eyes with silted pupils.
* ItCanThink: They at least possess enough intelligence to utilize various weapons, such as guns and makeshift hammers.
* KillerSpaceMonkey: An extraterrestrial species not native to Pandora and the closest thing to a monkey in the series, as well as being [[ManiacMonkeys murderously-inclined]].

[[folder:Saurians]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/saurians_bl3.jpg]]
A species of carnivorous creatures similar to dinosaurs, namely Theropods, found on Eden-6. An introduced variant nicknamed "Devils" are also found on Gehenna.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: They're giant alien dinosaurs for Pandora's sake!
* ExtraEyes: Ravagers have 4 eyes.
* LovePotion: According to Tannis, their sweat glands are used as an aphrodisiac called "Licking Tail" in many systems.
* RaptorAttack: The typical Saurian has about the same size, build and temperament as the typical Raptor of fiction.
* SpikesOfDoom: Saurians tend to have a umber of spikes protruding from their heads and limbs. Slingers in particular have them along their spines and tails.
* SpikeShooter: Slinger use their tails to shoot spikes at prey.

!!Grog
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/baby_toxic_grog.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:A baby Grog]]

* ArmlessBiped: Separating them from other Saurians is their lack of forearms.
* BreathWeapon: Amongst other attacks, Grogs are able to spit a form of flammable oil at their prey.
** There are also Fire Grogs, who spit actual fire.

!!Tyrant
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tyrant.jpg]]
Massive, solitary Saurians and the species' equivalent to the UsefulNotes/TyrannosaurusRex.
----
* BreathWeapon: Some Tyrants breath either torrents of flame or corrosive acid.
* EliteMook: The strongest of the Saurians, uncommonly found and thankfully never in packs.
* GiantMook: They're even bigger than vehicles.
* LightningBruiser: On top of being physically powerful enough to eat through vehicles in seconds and durable enough to take a bunch of blows, they're deceptively faster than they look.

[[folder:Nekrobugs]]
A species of amphibian/insectoid creatures indigenous to Nekrotafeyo, that are hostile to anyone that invade their territories.

* MixAndMatchCritters: They're known as bugs, with one variant (Korax) possessing wings, they're also share similarity to frogs. Namely their skin and ability to hopping movement.
* FusionDance: Manta and Korax's possess the ability to fuse together, creating a Mantakore.

[[folder:Wolven]]
Lupine creatures with skeletal protrusions native to Xylourgos

%%* ExtraEyes:
* SavageWolves: It's in their name. Quadrupedal, canine-like build and howls.
* SkullForAHead: The top of their heads show off their skulls, which seem to be rippling from their skin.
* WolvesAlwaysHowlAtTheMoon: The Wolven Howler, while lacking in offensive ability, climb to the nearest ledge and belt out a howl. These grants their fellow Wolven shields until they're killed.

[[folder:Rakk]]

* TheComputerIsALyingBastard: In-game information suggests they're vulnerable to fire. They're actually damned resistant against elemental damage, though they [[KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter take triple damage against non-elemental bullets and blunt force trauma]].
* TheGoomba: Barring the Badass variants, putting them down doesn’t take much ammo. Just don't use explosives or elemental weapons.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: They were never seen again after ''1''. It's possible they went extinct prior to ''2''.
%%!!Slither
%%!!Bleeder
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Spiderants]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bl1_spiderant_worker.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:A Spiderant Worker]]
Giant quadrupedal arthropods that form hives in certain areas of Pandora, such as the Dust.

An impossibly huge Rakk that slowly soars over the skies of the Arid Badlands, raining down fireballs on prey. The Vault Hunters set out to lure her into the open with fire so they may kill her.

* RareRandomDrop: Mothrakk has a chance to drop the Torgue Blister, a decent corrosive shotgun with acceptable accuracy and damage.
* ShoutOut: Another reference to the Godzilla franchise, named and designed after the giant butterfly Kaiju Film/{{Mothra}}. Also like Mothra, Mothrakk has a son who shows up in the sequel.

%%!!Rakkanoth
%%!!Rakkinshu

* RareRandomDrop: Has a chance to drop the Jakobs Skullmasher, a sniper rifle that fires 5 projectiles at the same time.

** Adult Skag: In ''1'', Playthrough 2 renames them "Feral Skag" and Playthrough 2.5 "Bestial Skag". In ''2'', True Vault Hunter Mode renames them "Horned Skag" and Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode "Barbed Skag". In ''3'', Mayhem Mode and True Vault Hunter Mode, they're renamed "Feral Skag".

* MookThemedLevel: In ''1'', "Skag Gully", which outside of certain areas (namely North, where some Rakk hives are located) and Nine-Toes's Cave (where in addition to the aforementioned boss you fight Bandits), only contains Skags.
* RightHandAttackDog: Being an alien equivalent to wild dogs, some characters domesticate and train Skags to fight by their side or to defend their masters home.

* TacticalRockPaperScissors:
** Adult Skags are armored and thus vulnerable to Corrosive elemental damage.
** Alpha Skags are vulnerable to Fire elemental damage.

!!Ghost
An unique Alpha Skag met at a small ice cave in The Burrows.

!!Buttmunch and Trufflemunch
Unique Skags and pet chiefs of Mincemeat in ''3'', met during the final part of "Skag Dog Days".

A Badass Barf Skag found at the Wildlife Exploitation Preserve level, alongside [[Film/TheLionKing a Stalker known as Pimon]].

* UniqueMook: Can only be fought once per playthrough.

* UniqueMook: Can only be fought once per playthrough.

%%!!Pinky and Digit
%%!!Scar
%%!!Moe and Marley

* RareRandomDrop: It has a rare chance to drop Whitting's Elephant Gun, a scopeless sniper rifle made by Jakobs, if you aren't satisfied from the one you get as a mission reward.

%%!!Skrappy
%%!!Dribbles

* RareRandomDrop: She's got a chance to drop the Mongol, a Vladof rocket launcher that fires a rocket that also fires multiple other rockets around it as it flies. Hard to use effectively most of the time, but still a cool find.

%%!!Enrique
%%!!Ghost
%%!!Tumbaa
%%!!Despair and Self-Loathing
%%!!The Sponx
%%!!Skrakk
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rakk]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bl1_rakk_4_4.jpg]]
Flying creatures that circle the skies of Pandora in flocks.
-----
* BatOutOfHell: Less dangerous and more pesky than other examples, but Rakks are still hostile bat-like creatures. Then again, some can be incredibly dangerous, such as Mothrakk, who could be literal thanks to her raining fireballs and frustrating battle.
* FantasticFaunaCounterpart: Rakks are comparable to bats in overall biology, traveling in flocks, having prominent teeth, clawed and webbed arms and that make up wings, and even preferring to rest whilst hanging upside down.
* TheGoomba: Minus their Badass variants, killing a Rakk is so easy that they're often provided as easy Second Wind targets during fights. This is especially true of Volcanic Rakk, which are so frail that a bullet or three is all you need to to gun them down during the battle with The Warrior.
* ZergRush: Their go-to strategy to taking down prey is to swoop down as a flock to repeatedly dive-bomb enemies until they die.

!!Mothrakk
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mothrakk.png]]
An impossibly huge Rakk that slowly soars over the skies of the Arid Badlands, raining down fireballs on prey. The Vault Hunters set out to lure her into the open with fire so they may kill her.
-----
* GiantFlyer: Mothrakk is easily one of the largest flying creatures ever fought in Pandora.
* KingMook: A giant Rakk, but extra emphasis on 'giant', and it's worth noting that she's got a totally different fighting style compared to regular Rakk, keeping her distance and bombarding enemies with fire.
* LightningBruiser: Mothrakk has tons of health, immunity against elemental DamageOverTime, enough speed to catch up with your vehicle, and melt your health with her fireballs. To make matters worse, not only is she harder to hit thanks to being high up in the sky, she doesn't have a weak spot to exploit. Then again, you can melt her health with strong [[StuffBlowingUp Explosive weapons]], such as the Atlas Ogre or Torgue Cobra.
* RareRandomDrop: Mothrakk has a chance to drop the Torgue Blister, a decent corrosive shotgun with acceptable accuracy and damage.
* ShoutOut: Another reference to the Godzilla franchise, named and designed after the giant butterfly Kaiju Film/{{Mothra}}. Also like Mothra, Mothrakk has a son who shows up in the sequel.

%%!!Rakkanoth
%%!!Rakkinshu
!!Son of Mothrakk
A huge, mutated Rakk that sometimes appears in the Wildlife Exploitation Preserve.

* GiantFlyer: Just like his mother, he's an enormous Rakk that dwarfs most other flying creatures.
* OptionalBoss: Because he only appears in the Preserve from the second visit onward, it's entirely possible to go an entire playthrough without encountering him.
* RareRandomDrop: Has a chance to drop the Jakobs Skullmasher, a sniper rifle that fires 5 projectiles at the same time.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He serves as a stand-in for Bloodwing, who gets KilledOffForReal in the main story on repeat runs through the Preserve, and fights much the same way (although he doesn't change forms).
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Scythids]]
[[quoteright:284:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scythid_infoboxpic.jpg]]
Giant slug-like invertebrates with fleshy appendages that allow jumping and flight.

* BizarreAlienBiology: The ''Borderlands'' manual claims scythids are closely related to horses of all things.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: These bastards can jump and fly.
* TheComputerIsALyingBastard: In-game information suggests they're vulnerable to fire. They're actually damned resistant against elemental damage, though they [[KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter take triple damage against non-elemental bullets and blunt force trauma]].
* TheGoomba: Barring the Badass variants, putting them down doesn’t take much ammo. Just don't use explosives or elemental weapons.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: They were never seen again after ''1''. It's possible they went extinct prior to ''2''.
%%!!Slither
%%!!Bleeder
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Spiderants]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bl1_spiderant_worker.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:A Spiderant Worker]]
Giant quadrupedal arthropods that form hives in certain areas of Pandora, such as the Dust.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: The Spiderants' thorax is the most vulnerable part of their bodies. However, their armor plating in the front and shifting makes this hard to capitalize on unless they're shooting their webbing at you.
** The smaller Spiderants are so weak that this is negligible (in fact, targeting a hatchling's thorax in ''1'' is treated as if the rest of its body was hit), but their variants such as the King and Queen are very hard to bring down without going for the thorax.
* MixAndMatchCritters: Hence their name, Spiderants form colonies much like ants with their Badass variants are named after classes such as worker, soldier, queen, king, etc. And like spiders they're capable of forming webs, and shoot them at their prey. Unlike either, however, they only have four legs.
* RollingAttack: How some of them might attack.
* SpidersAreScary: Hence the name "'''Spider'''ant".
%%!!Helob
%%!!Widowmaker
%%!!King Aracobb
%%!!Queen Tarantella
%%!!The Black Queen
%%!!Dark Web
%%!!Scorch
%%!!Spycho
%%!!Sully the Blacksmith
%%!!Antalope
%%!!Princess Tarantella II
%%!!Queen Ant Wanette
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rakk Hive]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tftb_rakk_hive.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:As seen in ''Tales from the Borderlands'']]
Massive creatures with vertical mouths and several holes on their backs, which serves as homes for Rakk (hence the name). They have long hibernation periods, and are often seen sleeping underground with their backs exposed.

* TheBusCameBack: After being absent since the first game and not appearing in the second game's base story, one finally returns as Captain Scarlet's pet and as her boss battle, named Roscoe. They're also present in the Southern Raceway, however they're all asleep underground.
* DamageSpongeBoss: Rakk Hives have tons of health and immunity against elemental DamageOverTime. Even if you GoForTheEye for {{Critical Hit}}s, their eyes are destroyed before their health is completely depleted.
* {{Kaiju}}: They're easily the size of a building.
* MeaningfulName: They have a symbiotic relationship with Rakks, allowing them to use the holes on their bodies as nests.
* MightyGlacier: As you can tell from their massive size, Rakk Hives are slow but they shrug off attacks with ease and pack one Hell of a punch. To make up for their limited speed and mobility, [[FlunkyBoss they summon Rakks to for backup]].[[note]]Thankfully the Rakks don't spawn after the first fight in ''Borderlands 1''.[[/note]]
* NonIndicativeName: PlayedWith. The name itself is actually descriptive on what they are for Rakks. It just doesn't indicate that they're ''actual living creatures'' for anyone who first hears the name.
* RareRandomDrop: The Rakk Hive from ''Borderlands 1'' has a chance to drop the Torgue Leviathan, a unique rocket launcher with arcing rockets.
%%!!Rakk-Trap Hive
%%!!Roscoe
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Crab Worms]]
[[quoteright:317:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/crab_larvae.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:317:A Crab Worm larva preparing to fire acid.]]
Gargantuan worm-like arthropods native to Pandora. These one-eyed crustaceans are commonly seen in their larval stage, but that doesn't make them any less threatening.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: Having a hard time whittling down their shell? Aim for their [[GoForTheEye tiny purple eye]]. Interestingly enough, Crab Worms receive the most CriticalHit damage out of every enemy, with multipliers going as far as four or even '''five''' digits with normal attacks. In fact, it's possible to reach the damage {{cap}} of ''99,999'' points of damage with a strong build, such as a melee Mordecai build with skills that increase critical damage and melee damage while wielding a gun with 200% bonus melee damage.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Also paired with SandWorm and GiantEnemyCrab, Crab Worms are giant crustaceans with worm-like tails that help them dig underground and attack from below.
* MixAndMatchCritter: As you can tell from their name, Crab Worms are part crab and part worm.
* OutOfFocus: The species were entirely replaced by Threshers in ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'', [[TheBusCameBack only appearing again in the final Headhunter pack.]]
* PinataEnemy: All crabworms drop a disproportionally massive amount of ExperiencePoints. Combine the Crab Worm Larvae's large numbers with their easy-to-kill nature due to their weak point, and you can farm tons of [=EXP=]. Crawmerax's EliteMooks drop even ''more'' [=EXP=] upon kills, with Armored Craw Worms boasting over '''40,000 EXP''' per kill in Playthrough 2.5!

!!Crawmerax the Invincible
See Characters/BorderlandsRaidBosses for tropes.

!!The Invincible Son of Crawmerax The Invincible
See Characters/BorderlandsRaidBosses for tropes.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Bullymongs]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bullymong.jpg]]
Six-limbed ape-like creatures that most commonly inhabit the colder parts of Pandora.

* AtrociousAlias: Hammerlock thinks so anyway, so he sends you out on a mission to gather more information and refuse on them (mostly by killing them) so that he can find new more suitable names for them for his almanac. Whatever he comes up with is either generic or worse than the name Bullymong.
* BigfootSasquatchAndYeti: Four-armed alien yetis, given their tendency to be found in snowy environments. They also take on the "sasquatch" role when they show up in the Eridian Blight with a different coat color.
* BoulderBludgeon: Some of them have the habit of throwing rocks at you. Shooting a number of said rocks out of the air is a badass challenge.
** It’s not just limited to boulders either, Bullymongs can throw plenty of things in their environment, including [[CarFu cars]] and entire ''water towers'' uprooted from their support beams.
* FantasticFaunaCounterpart: Giant, multi-armed alien gorillas who live with their kin and have similar intelligence to earthly primates.
* KillerGorilla: They're massive and aggressive 4-armed gorilla-like alien animals.
* MakeThemRot: The aptly named Bullyrott, a type of Bullymong that uses corrosion.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Four arms, their primary method of movement and combat.
* TopHeavyGuy: They have four massive arms, but disproportionally small legs.

!!Knuckle Dragger
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/knuckledragger.jpg]]
The Bullymong who terrorizes Pandora's tundra, Claptrap has his eye ripped out and stolen by it, forcing the Vault Hunters to chase after it.

* CarFu: It makes its introduction by lifting a wrecked car up, tossing it down to explode below it and landing in the smog to challenge the Vault Hunters.
* InfinityMinusOneSword: Its got a rare chance to drop the Hornet, a Legendary Dahl pistol with heavy corrosive damage and a fast burst-fire. With pistol ammo being pretty common and strong weapons being in short supply for the first few areas of the game, the Hornet will literally melt through the competition until it’s outleveled or outdone by another Legendary down the line.
* KingMook: One of these for Bullymongs, and the first of the adult Bullymongs encountered (before this fight, all that were fought were juveniles).
* RareRandomDrop: Has a chance to drop the Dahl Hornet, a corrosive burst-firing pistol.
* WarmUpBoss: Knuckle Dragger serves as what is essentially the tutorial's boss battle before dumping the players into the fray. Its got easy tells to its attacks, a generous but manageable amount of HP, and is uncomplicated as far as boss battles go, being a straight battle of shooting it until it's dead while back pedaling. In Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode, Knuckle Dragger is skipped entirely.

!!King Mong
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/king_mong_1.jpg]]
A massive Bullymong that roams the Eridium Blight near the entrance to the Arid Nexus Boneyard.
----
* {{Kaiju}}: Not the biggest enemy in the game, but still massive enough to dwarf your vehicle a few times over and make it hard to search for loot after you kill it.
* KingMook: It’s in his name after all, being the biggest and strongest out of them.
* MightyGlacier: Possibly owing to his size, King Mong slugs along at a slower pace than other Bullymongs. Definitely not the case whenever he lunges at you, however.
* OptionalBoss: He spawns rather sparingly in the Eridium Blight, and drops a valuable handful of loot when he’s killed. Such as the legendary rocket launcher Badaboom and rare skins for the Vault Hunters.
* RareRandomDrop: Has a chance to drop the Bandit Badaboom, a powerful rocket launcher that fires multiple rockets like a shotgun.
* ShoutOut: King Mong's name and massive size are clearly references to ''Film/KingKong''.

[[folder:Varkid]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/varkid_adult_1.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Some adult Varkids]]
Giant insects that can be found hives in Tundra Express and Caustic Caverns. They can evolve in the middle of a fight into more powerful forms.

* BigCreepyCrawlies: Just like Spiderants, Varkids are big gnarly bugs, and Vermivorous takes this trope to {{Kaiju}} levels!
* EvolutionPowerUp: Their main threat comes from the forms they can take when agitated, going through their livespans in a single fight if you give them enough time.
** Larva are 'tiny', about half the size of a human and can be shot away rather quickly. They resemble a strange cross between scorpions with their short stingers and grasshoppers/crickets with their physique and hopping nature.
** Adults are flying enemies who alternate between coughing up a burning spit to biting their prey. They resemble flying beetles with some traits of swarming insects like wasps.
** Badass Varkids lost the ability to fly, but now have such heavy armor that they're now weak to corrosive damage instead of fire, and now prefer to run enemies over at high speeds. They resemble massive and slim stag beetles with the way their mandibles are shaped.
** Super Badass Varkids shed some of their armor to the point they're weak to fire again and can take short flights, but in exchange they sport even higher amounts of HP and can burrow into the ground to attack prey. Their pudgy bodies and single large horn makes them resemble larvae cicadas crossed with rhinoceros beetles.
** Ultimate Badass Varkids grow their wings out to massive sizes and slim their bodies out to enable complete flight, hovering in the air to shoot out caustic globs of spit. Their shape and wingspans bring mosquitos to mind, only gigantic and armored.
** Vermivorous the Invincible is an incredibly rare step in the evolution, capable of running at high speeds to ram enemies and flying in the air to rain down globs of spit and explosive larvae interchangeably.
* MagikarpPower: They're individually weak enough that a melee attack will kill them instantly, and even in groups they're easy to mow down. Given enough time and if they're in a group, they'll borrow into the ground and form a cocoon from which they'll evolve into larger badass Varkids. Give them a truly large amount of time, and they can turn into [[{{Superboss}} Vermivorous the Invincible]].
* MetalSlime: Chubby Varkids are a rare variant that have a great chance of dropping certain Legendary items when killed.
* ZergRush: The rather weak Larva Varkids attack this way.

!!Vermivorous the Invincible
See Characters/BorderlandsRaidBosses for tropes.

[[folder:Crystalisk]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/crystalisk_temp.jpg]]
Giant tripodal creatures with crystal protrusions on their legs. They are commonly found in underground areas of Pandora, such as the Fridge, Caustic Caverns and the Vault of the Warrior.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: The crystal portions on their legs. Notable for being some of the only enemies where targeting their weak point is all but required, as bullets deflect right off their stony bodies.
* GemstoneAssault: Crystalisks have the ability to launch gemstones at their enemies; either small stones that act as arrow/bullets or large crystals that embed themselves into the ground and explode.
* GentleGiant: Believe or not, Crystalisks used to be the first Pandoran lifeforms that aren't thirsty for human blood. Then the [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Dahl executives]] exploited them so much that all Crystalisks turned against humankind.
* ImmuneToBullets: Other than their [[AttackItsWeakPoint crystals]], they're immune to all gunfire.
* MoneySpider: Defeated Crystalisks drop crystals that can be picked up for cash. The Dahl corporation realized the applications of this quite quickly when they landed on Pandora.
* TragicMonster: Originally, they were peaceful creatures who greeted the newly arriving Dahl miners with curiosity and friendliness, which the miners responded to by quickly developing a mutual liking for them as well. When Dahl executives learned of their valuable crystals they demanded them to be mined and killed for profit. The ensuing poaching Dahl partook in and subsequent massacre for both sides enraged the remaining Crystalisk population to apparently deem most [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters humans to be utter monsters]], with almost no specimens currently existing who won't attack humans who get too close on sight.

!!Blue
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blue_8.jpg]]
Blue is a gigantic Crystalisk living in the Caustic Caverns, who was one of the first to encounter Dahl miners and befriended Elyse Booth when it was much smaller, who advocated for their preservation when her crew found them. Overseer Harchek, however, demanded they be poached for their valuable crystals, and the bloodbath between Dahl and the Crystalisks drove it hostile to humans.
-----
* FluffyTheTerrible: One of the largest Crystalisks to be encountered, it's fiercely territorial with a vendetta against humans, makes itself home on a shore of an acid lake, and its name is just 'Blue'.
* GentleGiant: Just like its peers, Blue used to be just as friendly as the other Crystalisks until the tragic death of its best friend, a Dahl miner named Elyse, done by the hands of her corrupt Overseer. Needless to say, Blue avenges the death of its best friend by going on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge and killing the Overseer. This anger is so deep-seated that Blue is just as hostile as the other Crystalisks.
* HealingFactor: Unlike most Crystalisks, Blue's crystals grow back, regenerating a bit of its health when they do.
* KingMook: Aside from being utterly huge and blue and having a HealingFactor, it's almost exactly the same as other Crystalisks.
* MightyGlacier: Blue moves like molasses, but it can soak up damage well, even if they're critical hits, and its attacks hit ''hard''. Even its color and crystals give it a glacier-like appearance, making this massive Crystalisk an almost literal version of this trope.
* RareRandomDrop: Blue has a chance to drop the Fabled Tortoise, a Turtle Shield that slows the wearer's movement speed while active, but increases movement speed instead if depleted.
%% !! Red

[[folder:Stalkers]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/stalker_hi_res.jpg]]
Reptilian-like predators that each have a special organ that produces their own electrical field, giving them shields and invisibility.

* AchillesHeel: The thing that gives them invisibility is the same thing that gives them shields. Shock weapons will save you a a lot of time in killing them.
* InvisibleMonsters: Those "Invisibl Assholes" signs posted by bandits? They're referring to these guys.
* LightningBruiser: As if the fact that they have shields isn't enough, they're incredibly fast to the point where they appear to teleport in conjunction with their invisibility. This is especially the case with Rabid Stalkers, who are incredibly tough even without their shields.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: They're very close to being reptiles, and are extremely vicious.
* SpikeShooter: Needle Stalkers will keep their distance to pelt you with spines from long range. From TVHM onwards, they get replaced by stronger variants [[MadeOfExplodium whose spines explode]].
* SpinAttack: The aptly-named Cyclone Stalkers, which attack by spinning rapidly toward their target. [[SpinToDeflectStuff They also reflect bullets while spinning.]]

!!Voracidous the Invincible (and Chief Ngwatu)
See Characters/BorderlandsRaidBosses for tropes.

[[folder:Scalyions]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scalyion.png]]

* ScaryScorpions: Aside from divergent traits, they're not too visual distant from regular scorpions.

[[folder:Boroks]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/borok01.png]]
Giant, horned quadrupedal creatures found in the continent of Aegrus.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: Their large throats.
* CreepilyLongArms: Their front legs are larger than their hind legs.
* DashAttack: Their main method of attack; bumping into their Vault Hunters repeatedly in an attempt to skewer them with their horns.
* InsectoidAliens: Not completely, though they have double-jointed front limbs, multiple eyes and armor plating similar to a Rhinoceros beetle.

[[folder:Spores]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spore_bl2.jpg]]
Giant floating spores that hover over the continent of Aegrus.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: While they're normally quite resilient, shooting the opening on their underside will make quick work of them.
* {{Planimal}}: It's in their name; despite being plant-like in nature, they possess enough intelligence to retaliate against attackers. Though they can also be compared to jellyfish.
* SavageSetpiece: Spores are non-hostile by default, which is generally a good thing as they're surprisingly tough when aggravated (to the point they're considered Badasses by the game).
[[/folder]]

!!Elpis

[[folder:Threshers]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tresher.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:A Thresher on Elpis]]
Tentacled, cephalopod-like creatures that travel underground. They're usually found near shores and riverbed areas such as the Highlands. They're native to Elpis, but after landing on Pandora have become able to grow in much larger sizes than those on their homemoon.

* AlienKudzu: They’re originally from Elpis, Pandora’s moon, where they’re only large enough to get a few feet on a human, not like the tower-sized beasts seen previously. As for how they got on Pandora and became an invasive species, Sir Hammerlock wanted to acquire samples of the smaller Threshers for research, hiring Jack's Vault Hunter team to put them on a rocket to Pandora, only for the rocket to crash land where Hammerlock cant reach them, and the rest is history. For added insult to injury, one of them was named Terry and the other one was noted to like slapping things a lot, meaning these tiny Threshers became Terramorphous the Invincible and Old Slappy, two of the largest and most dangerous Threshers on Pandora.
* CombatTentacles: Their main method of trying to kill you. They either use their arms to hurl rocks at you from afar or sling them at you like whips.
* ExtraEyes: They have two sets of eyes on the sides of their heads, and some on their tentacles.
* {{Kaiju}}: Threshers can grow to massive sizes, with boss Threshers always being at least being the size of a several story building. Non-boss Threshers can still be utterly massive though, such as Turf Threshers and Badass Pyre Threshers.
* TentacledTerror: Threshers are very aggressive and hungry worms who mostly attack with their tentacles.
* YouWillNotEvadeMe: The Wormhole Threshers will emit a powerful gravitational pull to pull their prey in, dealing damage over time when they come close.

!!Terramorphous the Invincible
See Characters/BorderlandsRaidBosses for tropes.

!!Old Slappy
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/old_slappy.png]]
The huge Thresher responsible for attacking and tearing off some of Sir Hammerlocks limbs years ago, Hammerlock opts to take revenge by hiring the Vault Hunters to lure and kill it, using the scent of his prosthetic arm as bait.

* AnimalNemesis: The one for Hammerlock and the reason why he’s got artificial limbs, and probably why he’s got a mechanical eye too. The feeling seems to be mutual on Slappy's part, as Hammerlock uses his scent on his prosthetic arm to remind Slappy about their previous fight to lure it out the earth and 'finish the job'.
* RareRandomDrop: Has a chance to drop the Jakobs Striker, a highly accurate shotgun with strong critical damage.

[[folder: Kraggons]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kraggons_bltps.jpg]]
Lizard-looking rock monsters that roam around the volcanic and icy parts of Elpis. They come with either lava or cryogenic attributes depending on their surroundings.

* AsteroidsMonster: Figuratively and literally. Killing off larger Kraggons will spawn two more weaker ones.
* BreathWeapon: The larger Kraggons will hurl flaming boulders at you from a distance, or icy ones depending on the variant.
* RollingAttack: One method of attacking you. It's actually needed to bust into a caved-in store room for the side mission ''Torgue-O! Torgue-O!''.
* SiliconBasedLife: They may look like a reptilian quadraped, but their biology is not like normal biological animals

[[folder: Rathyd]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ezgif_2_7ff04e146b.png]]
A cyclopean insect-like creature native to Elpis.

* TheGoomba: The easiest creatures to kill on Elpis.
* UndergroundMonkey: The moon-equivalent to Rathyds; they're small, fly a lot, come in swarms, and die easily.
* ZergRush: Their go-to strategy to taking down prey is to swoop down as a flock to repeatedly dive-bomb enemies until they die, like the Rakks.

[[folder:Torks]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wiry_tork_1.jpg]]
An insect-like species native to Elpis.

* CeilingCling: Mainly in closed areas, Torks will cling to the walls and ceilings to attack you from there.
* SiliconBasedLife: While carrying similar traits to insects, Torks don't have an apparent animal counterpart and their shells appear made of a sort-of rock material similar to the moon.
* WallCrawl: Will tend to crawl to the nearest wall to lunge from or shoot acid at you.

[[folder:Shuggaraths]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shuggurath_plain.jpg]]
Large, floating Lovecraftian creatures that hover around Elpis, emerging from the glowing caves around Triton Flats.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: Either have bulbous protrusions going from their heads or huge sets of eyes.
* EnergyWeapon: Energized Shugguraths fire beams of electricity at their prey.
* ShoutOut: The Shuggarath's eldritch appearance and name are references to the Outer-Goddess [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Shub Niggurath]].
* StarfishAlien: One of the most alien looking ''Borderlands'' creatures yet.

!!Other

[[folder:Ratch]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ratch_bl3.jpg]]
A species of large insectoid creatures found throughout the galaxy. They're an infestation found in a handful of locations, thought they're mainly on located on Athenas and Promethea.

* EyelessFace: In place of eyes, Ratch instead have large tooth-like protrusions coming from their faces.
* MixAndMatchCritters: Right down to their name, they're a combination of '''r'''oa'''ch'''es and '''rat'''s. They have ears, tails and skin color similar to rats, while also possessing thoraxes, insectoid shells and jointed limbs. Certain types even grow wings.
* MonstrousCannibalism: In the event that one Ratch in a group dies, another will move to their corpse and devour it for extra health.
* TheSwarm: The aptly named Ratch Swarm; a swarm of flying Ratch around the size of insects.
* ZergRush: Much like other pest-type enemies of the series, the common Ratch is weak on it's own and they usually come in numbers.

!! Juniper
!!! Taco eater. Ratch Whisperee.
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ntftb_juniper.jpg]]
%%[[caption-width-right:350:some caption text]]
Paco's favorite Ratch pet. Loves hiding in places.
----
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first quest Paco gives to Octavio is about finding her. Later on, she's introduced as Anu, Octavio and Fran's means to get into the Promethean Vault without being seen.

[[folder:Jabber]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jabber_bl3.png]]
A species of intelligent, simian creatures, typically found in the swamps of Eden-6.

* FlashStep: [[ShockAndAwe The Shocking Jabber]] is capable of this, disappearing from one spot to and reappearing in another like lighting.
* HellishPupils: They have large yellow eyes with silted pupils.
* ItCanThink: They at least possess enough intelligence to utilize various weapons, such as guns and makeshift hammers.
* KillerSpaceMonkey: An extraterrestrial species not native to Pandora and the closest thing to a monkey in the series, as well as being [[ManiacMonkeys murderously-inclined]].

[[folder:Saurians]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/saurians_bl3.jpg]]
A species of carnivorous creatures similar to dinosaurs, namely Theropods, found on Eden-6. An introduced variant nicknamed "Devils" are also found on Gehenna.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: They're giant alien dinosaurs for Pandora's sake!
* ExtraEyes: Ravagers have 4 eyes.
* LovePotion: According to Tannis, their sweat glands are used as an aphrodisiac called "Licking Tail" in many systems.
* RaptorAttack: The typical Saurian has about the same size, build and temperament as the typical Raptor of fiction.
* SpikesOfDoom: Saurians tend to have a umber of spikes protruding from their heads and limbs. Slingers in particular have them along their spines and tails.
* SpikeShooter: Slinger use their tails to shoot spikes at prey.

!!Grog
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/baby_toxic_grog.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:A baby Grog]]

* ArmlessBiped: Separating them from other Saurians is their lack of forearms.
* BreathWeapon: Amongst other attacks, Grogs are able to spit a form of flammable oil at their prey.
** There are also Fire Grogs, who spit actual fire.

!!Tyrant
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tyrant.jpg]]
Massive, solitary Saurians and the species' equivalent to the UsefulNotes/TyrannosaurusRex.
----
* BreathWeapon: Some Tyrants breath either torrents of flame or corrosive acid.
* EliteMook: The strongest of the Saurians, uncommonly found and thankfully never in packs.
* GiantMook: They're even bigger than vehicles.
* LightningBruiser: On top of being physically powerful enough to eat through vehicles in seconds and durable enough to take a bunch of blows, they're deceptively faster than they look.

[[folder:Nekrobugs]]
A species of amphibian/insectoid creatures indigenous to Nekrotafeyo, that are hostile to anyone that invade their territories.

* MixAndMatchCritters: They're known as bugs, with one variant (Korax) possessing wings, they're also share similarity to frogs. Namely their skin and ability to hopping movement.
* FusionDance: Manta and Korax's possess the ability to fuse together, creating a Mantakore.

[[folder:Wolven]]
Lupine creatures with skeletal protrusions native to Xylourgos

%%* ExtraEyes:
* SavageWolves: It's in their name. Quadrupedal, canine-like build and howls.
* SkullForAHead: The top of their heads show off their skulls, which seem to be rippling from their skin.
* WolvesAlwaysHowlAtTheMoon: The Wolven Howler, while lacking in offensive ability, climb to the nearest ledge and belt out a howl. These grants their fellow Wolven shields until they're killed.