Borderlands – How do Goliath enemies work

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Goliath, Meet David - Allowed a Goliath to level up four times before killing him

There is an Achievement for "Goliath, Meet David – Allowed a Goliath to level up four times before killing him" but I don't know how Goliaths work to figure out how to do this.

When I've come across them before, they seem to attack me until I behead them, then some weird shrunken head atop of stringy neck comes out and they start rushing towards their friends (my enemies) and attack them until there's none left.

So how and why does this happens, and what are the actual Goliath AI rules? How do they "level up"?

Best Answer

When you knock off a Goliath's helmet and the little terrifying David Lynch head comes out, they go berserk and attack everyone. They level up by killing their former allies.

Upon killing enemies, the Goliath will gain experience points and gain levels, becoming even more dangerous. A beneficial aspect of this is that the dropped loot will be better. At the GOD ith level, drops are greatly increased.

An easy way to tell whether or not you've gotten it to a high enough level for the "Goliath, Meet David" achievement is if the Goliath has God in its name.

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