The Omega is a Pearlescent Shield manufactured by Atlas. It is notable for having a high recharge rate.

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Special Effects

The Alpha and that other thing. – Extreme recharge speed, high capacity & shock resistance.

Drop Guide

The Omega, as with any Pearlescent shield, has a chance to drop from Badass Engineers, Badass Defenders, and Badass Infantry. Like all Pearlescents, the Omega can also be dropped from Crawmerax and found in Crimson Lance weapon chests.

Notes

• The only confirmed legitimate prefix is Alacritous.
• Capacity 1004 - 2280
• Recharge Rate 322 - 537
• It was believed that the Omega had a chance to reduce damage taken from bullets. This is in fact false.

Trivia

• The red text is reference to the Bible, Revelation 21:6 "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely."
• In physics, Omega is also the symbol for ohm, the unit for electric resistance.

Mechanics

The Omega's special effect comes from body4_Atlas_Omega body. It is based on the very fast recharge body4. Overall, it is a boosted version of body4, with even more recharge rate, less delay, and added capacity to boot.