Talk:Loader/@comment-73.172.24.55-20150209222130/@comment-104.235.88.24-20150320161857

I don't see why it can't be a reference to both games.

Kitwise, RoR's Loader is much closer to Blitzcrank than the Loaders in Borderlands 2.

Loaders (BL2):


 * Lack the knock-up effect on their melee attacks


 * Only Ion Loaders have a shield (which roots them to the spot and behaves nothing like RoR's Loader)


 * Have no analog for the rocket grab

On the other hand, nearly every Loader (RoR) ability is representative of Blitzcrank's in some form.


 * Knuckleboom (Knock up effect + Damage Boost) -> Blitz's Power Fist


 * Debris Shield -> Mana Barrier (blitz's passive) & a bit of Overdrive


 * Hydraulic Gauntlet -> Blitz's Rocket Grab (it pulls you to the enemy instead of them to you; otherwise, a virtual copy)

The only place where Borderlands 2 & League of Legends really "tie" on in terms of references is to Loader's M440 Conduit, in that all are electricity related attacks but they all behave very differently. (from the BL2 Loaders' Shock Bolt projectile OR Blitzcrank's Static Field)