History Characters / BattlebornEldrid

* BiTheWay: Or at the very least still exploring. Confirmed via WordOfGay in [[https://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/t/story-time-with-jythri/1552310 a visit by Randy Varnell]] at the Battleborn Discord Server, Mellka is still exploring. Due to what the Varelsi and Jennerit under Rendain did, she had a multi-year anger agenda to tick off first before she could pursue any relationship of any kind.

Alani is an Eldrid Supporter. She's the first of the five new free heroes announced to be released post launch of the game, the 26th Battleborn. She was [[http://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/t/battleborn-battleplan-5-19-16/1462181 officially released]] on May 31, 2016. However, for players who own the Season Pass, Battleborn Digital Deluxe Edition, or played the Open Beta on Playstation 4, they got to play Alani a full week early on May 24, 2016. She can be unlocked as a playable character using 47,500 in-game credits or for Digital Deluxe and Season Pass holders, by using the [[https://battleborn.com/en/news/view/alani-release-date-double-xp-event-and-more/ hero key]] that accompanies with her on release to unlock her instantly.

* SpotlightStealingSquad: A good portion of the campaign focuses on her to a degree that she could be considered as the game's [[TheProtagonist main protagonist]]. She's the game's very first playable character via The Prologue; she's a central narrative NPC for a number of missions with The Archive and The Sentinel in particular focusing on problems close to Mellka; she along with Deande storywise are the ones spearheading the ground team in The Heliophage which is the final mission of the campaign; and at the very end, she [[spoiler: pretty much undergoes CharacterDevelopment as she becomes more accepting of Deande who she had been hostile to since the start.]]

* FloweryElizabethanEnglish: Despite his appearance, Kelvin tends to talk like this thanks to the UniversalTranslator he's equipped with.

->'''Voiced by:''' Jill Harris

** A number of Battleborn characters will get ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'' inspired skins in [[https://mentalmars.com/game-news/new-battleborn-patch-includes-borderlands-skins/ an upcoming patch]]. For Alani, her "Impending Storm" skin turns her into Maya from ''VideoGame/Borderlands2''.

** A number of Battleborn characters will get ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'' inspired skins in [[https://mentalmars.com/game-news/new-battleborn-patch-includes-borderlands-skins/ an upcoming patch]]. For Alani, her "Impending Storm" skin makes her look like Maya from ''VideoGame/Borderlands2''.

* ShoutOut: One of the achievements from the DLC Story Operation "Montana and the Demon Bear" is called The Last Bear Ender and is rewarded for completing a playthrough of the operation as Alani. It's name is an obvious reference to ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', fitting as Alani with her being a [[MakingASplash water wielding]] WarriorMonk with glowing PowerTattoos seems like a waterbending character straight out of Avatar.

* GeniusLoci: Mikollopria was a planet-spanning fungal colony with a HiveMind consciousness. The Battleborn Miko's the last remaining bud of the massive organism.

* GeniusLoci: Mikollopria was a planet-spanning fungal colony with a HiveMind. The Battleborn Miko's all that is left of the massive organism.

* MushroomMan: A sentient Mushroom creature. Specifically Miko's the last remaining bud of a planet-sized fungal organism classified as A. Mikollopria. According to one of Miko's lore challenges which is a species contact report, the buds of the fungus had taken on humanoid qualities and shapes to better relate with other beings. The report further stated that the buds seemed to share a HiveMind with their home planet, but a few were notable in their uniqueness. Miko happens to be one of those more unique ones reported.

* CrystalPrison: When Phoebe's expedition encounters the Aztanti Name-Eater, it's initially covered in several large shards of crystal that keep it in its place. It promptly breaks out of these to engage the intruders.

* BFS: After the initial phase of its battle, the Aztanti Name-Eater discards one of its shields for a large sword. Later on in the battle, it discards the other shield and makes its sword even larger and into a WhipSword.

* ShoutOut: One of the career titles from the DLC Story Operation "Montana and the Demon Bear" is called The Last Bear Ender and is rewarded after completing a playthrough of the operation as Alani. It's name is an obvious reference to ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', fitting as Alani with her being a [[MakingASplash water wielding]] WarriorMonk with glowing PowerTattoos seems like a waterbending character straight out of Avatar.

* WorldInTheSky: As a result of the mysterious force keeping Ekkunar homeworld of the Eldrid somehow stable despite being [[ShatteredWorld shattered]], there are various chunks of land of varying sizes that float in mid-air.

* SecretlyDying: Assumed by Beatrix in the lore of [[https://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/t/battleplan-36-1-26-17/1555050 Battleplan 26]]. During a checkup, Beatrix discovers that the trunk and root structure covering Boldur's is actually an arboreal parasite, a transplant of what may be the last Cedar Bear in existence. As such, Boldur is very protective of his stump. While this may be the case and Boldur appears to be a picture of physical health despite the parasite, Beatrix believes that since the root structure is already fundamentally altering Boldur's body, it will eventually kill him. She believes that if left unchecked, the Cedar Bear will either continue to mature and crush Boldur under its weight, or the root structure will invade one or more of Boldur's vital organ systems, inadvertently killing the dwarf and the parasite alike. Upon informing this to Boldur though, the dwarf simply laughed at Beatrix and called her a "silly Jennerit science-baby" with "much to learn of bear-science". While she doesn't appreciate his condescension, Beatrix however admits he's right and thus decides to research more into the matter, something that leads her to an Eldrid children's book which apparently describes a bit of what's happening.

* TheSymbiote: Initially dismissed by by Beatrix as some form of Eldrid ornamentation, she discovers that the stump on Boldur's back is actually an arboreal parasite in the lore of [[https://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/t/battleplan-36-1-26-17/1555050 Battleplan 26]]. It's actually a transplant of what may be the last Cedar Bear in existence that Boldur somehow transplanted onto his body, enabling it to survive by drawing off his own regenerative properties. While Boldur on the surface appears to be physically unaffected by the parasite, Beatrix assumes that if left unchecked, the Cedar Bear will kill the dwarf one way or another. Her assumptions though are dismissed by Boldur and this leads to her researching more on the matter. It leads her to a children's book which apparently describes a bit of Cedar Bear physiology. Apparently only in the hardest stone, do Cedar Bears take root, and only once their tree is grown, do they bear fruit.

** Some lore from [[https://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/t/story-time-with-jythri/1552310 a visit by Randy Varnell]] at [[AllThereInTheManual the Battleborn Discord Server]] more specifically states that the bud that is a Battleborn was spawned in 19,209 C.R., just after the War of Being started. The original Mikollopria though first gained sentience over a million years before.

* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: The planet-wide fungal colony HiveMind consciousness that Miko possesses is extremely old. The physical bud itself [[AllThereInTheManual according to]] [[https://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/t/battleplan-20-9-22-16/1547006 Battleplan 20]] came to existence during the War of Being (19208-19304 C.R.) wherein the planet-being Mikollopria released spores to aid the Eldrid forces against the Jennerit.

* {{Planimal}}: In the lore of [[https://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/t/battleplan-36-1-26-17/1555050 Battleplan 26]], Beatrix discovers that the trunk and root structure covering most of Boldur's back is actually an arboreal parasite. Boldur's "stump" is actually a transplant of what may be the last Cedar Bear in existence. While Beatrix can only hypothesize as to what constitutes a biomarker of aging for Cedar Bears, if their growth patterns are at all similar to typical trees, she guesses that the one on Boldur's back may have been cut around the age of 500. Somehow he has transplanted it onto his body, enabling it to survive by drawing off of his own incredible regenerative properties for the past 50 years or so.

* SmarterThanYouLook: In spite of the heavy accent and looking like a penniless hermit, he was apparently helping with a Eldrid science team that working on a method to defeat Varelsi portals in The Experiment mission, which was why he was the only survivor after a shardstorm killed the rest of the team. Ghalt can respond with expected incredulity with him being in charge soon after the players meet him, with Mellka explaining he was more just the only one left.

* ADayInTheLimelight: The Experiment mission features him prominently.

* ElementalHair: He has tree-like hair which is best shown by his beard and the stump at the back of his head.

** Alongside Kelvin, he's also apparently friends with Phoebe according to two of Kelvin's lore challenges as she helped Kelvin find the Aztanti relic that would serve as Kelvin's physical endoskeleton.

* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: At least over two millennia old.

Boldur is an Eldrid Defender. He is unlocked as a playable character upon reaching Command Rank 26 or by completing '''The Experiment''' mission. He features prominently in said mission as the main character the Battleborn give aid to.
%%Initially, he was unlocked as a playable character upon reaching Command Rank 26 or by completing '''The Experiment''' mission. After the Winter Update though, he and the rest of the core 25 Battleborn became all unlockable after completing the '''Prologue''' mission. He features prominently in '''The Experiment''' as the main character the Battleborn give aid to.

Kelvin is an Eldrid Defender. He is unlocked as a playable character upon reaching Command Rank 18 or by winning 5 matches as an Eldrid character.
%%Initially, he was unlocked as a playable character upon reaching Command Rank 18 or by winning 5 matches as an Eldrid character. After the Winter Update though, he and the rest of the core 25 Battleborn became all unlockable after completing the '''Prologue''' mission.

Mellka is an Eldrid Attacker. She is the very first playable character of the game, acting as the main protagonist of the '''Prologue''', the first story mission and initial tutorial of the game. She is however unlocked as a playable character outside of that mission upon reaching Command Rank 34 or by completing '''The Heliophage''' mission.
%%Initially, she was unlocked as a playable character outside of that mission upon reaching Command Rank 34 or by completing '''The Heliophage''' mission. After the Winter Update though, she and the rest of the core 25 Battleborn became all unlockable after completing the '''Prologue''' mission.

Miko is an Eldrid Supporter. Miko is one of the initial playable characters unlocked after completing the '''Prologue''' mission.
%%Initially, Miko was one of the few initial playable characters unlocked after completing the '''Prologue''' mission. After the Winter Update though, the rest of the 25 core Battleborn joined Miko and these few in being unlockable after completing this mission.

Thorn is an Eldrid Attacker. She is one of the initial playable characters unlocked after completing the '''Prologue''' mission.
%%Initially, she was one of the few initial playable characters unlocked after completing the '''Prologue''' mission. After the Winter Update though, the rest of the 25 core Battleborn joined Thorn and these few in being unlockable after completing this mission.

* FloatingContinent: As a result of the mysterious force keeping Ekkunar homeworld of the Eldrid somehow stable despite being [[ShatteredWorld shattered]], there are various chunks of land of varying sizes that float in mid-air.

Boldur is an Eldrid Defender. Initially, he was unlocked as a playable character upon reaching Command Rank 26 or by completing '''The Experiment''' mission. After the Winter Update though, he and the rest of the core 25 Battleborn became all unlockable after completing the '''Prologue''' mission. He features prominently in '''The Experiment''' as the main character the Battleborn give aid to.

Kelvin is an Eldrid Defender. Initially, he was unlocked as a playable character upon reaching Command Rank 18 or by winning 5 matches as an Eldrid character. After the Winter Update though, he and the rest of the core 25 Battleborn became all unlockable after completing the '''Prologue''' mission.

Mellka is an Eldrid Attacker. She is the very first playable character of the game, acting as the main protagonist of the '''Prologue''', the first story mission and initial tutorial of the game. Initially, she was unlocked as a playable character outside of that mission upon reaching Command Rank 34 or by completing '''The Heliophage''' mission. After the Winter Update though, she and the rest of the core 25 Battleborn became all unlockable after completing the '''Prologue''' mission.

Miko is an Eldrid Supporter. Initially, Miko was one of the few initial playable characters unlocked after completing the '''Prologue''' mission. After the Winter Update though, the rest of the 25 core Battleborn joined Miko and these few in being unlockable after completing this mission.

Thorn is an Eldrid Attacker. Initially, she was one of the few initial playable characters unlocked after completing the '''Prologue''' mission. After the Winter Update though, the rest of the 25 core Battleborn joined Thorn and these few in being unlockable after completing this mission.