Loot Midget FAQ:
Q: What is a Midget?
A: Midgets are replica of the normal enemies (humans) in B2 but smaller in size and have much less health and no shield. They appear in all areas populated by bandits.
Q: What is Loot Midget?
A: Loot midgets are identical to midgets but with a backpack where loot is stuffed up. Upon death, the loot gets scattered around that can be looted. Loot midgets are considered badass by the game and encountering one, the player may speak out a Badass quote (like “badass incoming”). Also they have health comparable to that of badass sometimes even suppressing them making them some of the most deadly enemies in the game. Unlike midgets, Loot midget can be of both fraction: bandit and hyperion, with hyperion including Loot Loader and Loot Engineer.
Q: What is Loot Midget farming?
A: Loot midgets have really high chance of dropping legendary (average of 1 drop in 20 kills) items when killed. They can drop almost all legendary items found in the base game including guns, shields, grenade mods, class mods. But unlike midgets, Loot midget spawn only in some selected location and rarely encountered. But given the legendary drop chance they are worth farming.
Q: Where Loot midgets are found?
A: Loot midgets are usually found hiding in cash, ammo locker, dumpster and even toilets. They jump out as soon as the object is opened and attack with guns. Like normal bandits and enemies, creatures as well as Goliath (with helmet knocked off) will attack them if they get too close to them.
The following are legendary that Loot Midget can't drop: Any item having Terramorphous name associated with it, Flame of the Firehawk (mission reward, once per playthrough), Ogre, Norfleet, Longbow, Fire Storm, Chain Lightning.