While mainly known for its abundance of guns and explosions, Borderlands 3 isn’t doing that bad when it comes to including references to various other types of media. Whether it’s TV shows, video games, or personalities like Penn Jilette, you’re bound to bump into some of them as you ride a bloody wave towards your next vault.
Luckily, Borderlands 3’s nod at magician Penn Jillette and his TV co-host Teller is rather hard to miss. Here’s where you can find it.
Borderlands 3 Penn Jilette
The reason why it’s hard to miss the Borderlands 3 Penn Jillette reference is that it’s tied to the game’s main quest. More specifically, the duo Pain and Terror, which you battle after embarking on the Carnivora, are Borderlands 3’s bloodthirsty version of Penn and Teller, more or less. While their name might not suggest it, the two bandits do resemble the TV personalities (even if in a slightly twisted way).
You’ll spot posters of them ahead of time and hear them as you’re progressing through the mission. When it comes to the fight itself, they choose to fight you using their massive Agonizer 9000 robot head which sports a number of different attacks, making it one of Borderlands 3’s more interesting boss fights.
For more Borderlands 3 help, check out our articles on how to skip intros on PC and the upcoming Bloody Harvest Halloween event.
Borderlands 3 is out now on PC, Xbox One and PS4.
