History YMMV / NewTalesFromTheBorderlands

** Many fans were disappointed and even frustrated with how Rhys was handled. Aside from the fact that He was one of the two protagonists of the [[VideoGame/TalesFromTheBorderlands first Tales game]] He happens to be the CEO of Atlas, The company that controls Promethea, the planet the game is set on. It could be expected that He would have a significant role in the story. But outside of Anu’s arc in the first episode and giving some pieces of info in later episodes, his overall prescience proves to be minimal and he also receives little characterization aside from being a dorky CEO. It also doesn’t help that the cliffhanger from the first game isn’t touched on either.

** Many fans were disappointed and even frustrated with how Rhys was handled. Given He was one of the two protagonists of the [[VideoGame/TalesFromTheBorderlands first Tales game]] as well as being the CEO of Atlas, it could be expected that He would have a significant role in the story. But outside of Anu’s arc in the first episode and giving some pieces of info in later episodes, His overall prescience proves proves to be minimal and He receives little to no characterization aside from being a dorky CEO.

** Although AnimalTesting is a touchy subject, (And given what kind of [[CrapsackWorld universe]] this game is set in, may very well be as horrific as Anu believes it to be.) Rhys is right to show anger towards The way Anu’s protests the practice. Not only would there be damage to company property, but The animals she’s shown to release happened to be Jabbers, which are creatures that have proven to be quite dangerous[[note]] In Borderlands 3 where they are introduced, They are an enemy type found on Eden-6 and one of the Vault Hunters, [=Fl4k=] can have a Jabber fight alongside him.[[/note]] and pose a serious threat to anyone not capable of handling them, which very likely includes a good number of Atlas staff. With that in mind, Rhys ends up coming off as the more reasonable person in the debate.

* StrawmanHasAPoint: Rhys is meant to be seen in the wrong for dismissing Anu’s device [[spoiler: as well as firing her.]] However, Rhys does have good reasons to think little of the device.

** Although AnimalTesting is a touchy subject, (And given what kind of [[CrapsackWorld universe]] this game is set in, may very well be as horrific as Anu believes it to be.) Rhys is right to show anger towards The way Anu’s protests the practice. By releasing those captive animals within Atlas facilities, She inadvertently allowed them to cause damage to company property. It also doesn’t help her case that The animals she’s shown to release happened to be Jabbers, creatures that have proven to be quite dangerous[[note]] In Borderlands 3 where they are introduced, They are an enemy type found on Eden-6 and one of the Vault Hunters, [=Fl4k=] can have a Jabber fight alongside him.[[/note]] and pose a serious threat to anyone not capable of handling them, which very likely includes a good number of Atlas staff. So Rhys comes off less as a CorruptCorporateExecutive and more as a boss that is concerned for the safety of his employees.

** Although AnimalTesting is a touchy subject, (And given what kind of [[CrapsackWorld universe]] this game is set in, may very well be as horrific as Anu believes it to be.) Rhys is right to show anger towards The way Anu’s protest towards the practice. By releasing those captive animals within Atlas facilities, She inadvertently allowed them to cause damage to company property. It also doesn’t help her case that The animals she’s shown to release happened to be Jabbers, creatures that have proven to be quite dangerous[[note]] In Borderlands 3 where they are introduced, They are an enemy type found on Eden-6 and one of the Vault Hunters, [=Fl4k=] can have a Jabber fight alongside him.[[/note]] and pose a serious threat to anyone not capable of handling them, which very likely includes a good number of Atlas staff. So Rhys comes off less as a CorruptCorporateExecutive and more as a boss that is concerned for the safety of his employees.

** While Anu’s non-fatal device does sound good on paper and her hopes for it are certainly idealistic. Anu [[WrongGenreSavvy seems to forgot]] that she lives in [[CrapsackWorld The Borderlands universe.]] From a business point of view it is very unlikely that the idea of something “non-fatal” would sell well in a galaxy filled with mercenaries and killers. That’s not even mentioning the fact that in order to do it’s basic function The device requires eridium which is both a valuable recourse and not exactly easy to come buy, thus rendering the device AwesomeButImpractical from a technical standpoint and not exactly one that could be mass produced easily when compared to something like [[BoringButPractical the standard assault rifle.]] Anu’s demonstration of the device certainly did not help her case either.
** Although AnimalTesting is a touchy subject, (And given what kind of [[CrapsackWorld universe]] this game is set in, may very well be as horrific as Anu believes it to be.) Rhys does have a right to be angry at Anu’s way of protesting by releasing those captive animals within Atlas facilities thus allowing them to destroy company property. It doesn’t help her case that The animals she’s shown to release happened to be Jabbers, creatures that have proven to be quite dangerous[[note]] In Borderlands 3 where they are introduced, They are an enemy type found on Eden-6 and one of the Vault Hunters, [=Fl4k=] can have a Jabber fight alongside him.[[/note]] and pose a serious threat to anyone not capable of handling them. So Rhys comes off less as a CorruptCorporateExecutive and more as a boss that is genuinely concerned for the safety of his employees.

** Although AnimalTesting is a touchy subject, (And given what kind of [[CrapsackWorld universe]] this game is set in, may very well be as horrific as Anu believes it to be.) Rhys does have a right to be angry at Anu’s way of protesting by releasing those captive animals within Atlas facilities thus allowing them to destroy company property. It doesn’t help her case that The animals she’s shown to release happened to be Jabbers, creatures that have proven to be quite dangerous[[note]] In Borderlands 3 where they are introduced, They are an enemy type found on Eden-6 and one of the Vault Hunters, [[=Fl4k=]] can have a Jabber fight alongside him.[[/note]] and pose a serious threat to anyone not capable of handling them. So Rhys comes off less as a CorruptCorporateExecutive and more as a boss that is genuinely concerned for the safety of his employees.

** Although AnimalTesting is a touchy subject, (And given what kind of [[CrapsackWorld universe]] this game is set in, may very well be as horrific as Anu believes it to be.) Rhys does have a right to be angry at Anu’s way of protesting by releasing those captive animals within Atlas facilities thus allowing them to destroy company property. It doesn’t help her case that The animals she’s shown to release happened to be Jabbers, creatures that have proven to be quite dangerous[[note]] In Borderlands 3 where they are introduced, They are an enemy type found on Eden-6 and one of the Vault Hunters, Fl4k can have a Jabber fight alongside him.[[note/]] and pose a serious threat to anyone not capable of handling them. So Rhys comes off less as a CorruptCorporateExecutive and more as a boss that is genuinely concerned for the safety of his employees.

** Although AnimalTesting is a touchy subject, (And given what kind of [[CrapsackWorld universe]] this game is set in, may very well be as horrific as Anu believes it to be.) Rhys does have a right to be angry at Anu’s way of protesting by releasing those captive animals within Atlas facilities thus allowing them to destroy company property. It doesn’t help her case that The animals she’s shown to release happened to be Jabbers, creatures that have proven to be quite dangerous and pose a serious threat to anyone not capable of handling them. So Rhys comes off less as a CorruptCorporateExecutive and more as a boss that is genuinely concerned for the safety of his employees.

** Although AnimalTesting is a touchy subject (and given what universe this game is set in, may very well be as horrific as Anu believes it to be.) Rhys does have a right to be angry at Anu’s way of protesting by releasing those captive animals within Atlas facilities thus allowing them to destroy company property. It doesn’t help that The animals she’s shown to release happened to be Jabbers, creatures that have proven to be quite deadly and could (and on screen have proven) to pose a serious danger to anyone not capable of handling them. So Rhys comes off less as a CorruptCorporateBusinessExecutive and more as a boss that is genuinely concerned for the safety of his employees.

** While Anu’s non-fatal device does sound good on paper and her hopes for it are certainly idealistic. Anu [[WrongGenreSavvy seems to forgot]] that she lives in [[CrapsackWorld The ‘’Borderlands’’ universe.]] From a business point of view it is very unlikely that the idea of something “non-fatal” would sell well in a galaxy filled with mercenaries and killers. That’s not even mentioning the fact that in order to do it’s basic function The device requires eridium which is both a valuable recourse and not exactly easy to come buy, thus rendering the device AwesomeButImpractical from a technical standpoint and not exactly one that could be mass produced easily when compared to something like [[BoringButPractical the standard assault rifle.]] Anu’s demonstration of the device certainly did not help her case either.

** While Anu’s non-fatal device does sound good on paper and her hopes for it are certainly idealistic. Anu [[WrongGenreSaavy seems to forgot]] that she lives in [[CrapsackWorld The ‘’Borderlands’’ universe.]] From a business point of view it is very unlikely that the idea of something “non-fatal” would sell well in a galaxy filled with mercenaries and killers. That’s not even mentioning the fact that The device also requires ‘’eridium’’ to do it’s basic function, which is both a valuable recourse and not exactly easy to come buy, thus rendering the device AwesomeButImpractical from a technical standpoint and not exactly one that could be mass produced when compared to the standard Assault Rifle.

** While Anu’s non-fatal device does sound good on paper and her hopes for it are certainly idealistic. The problem is this is [[CrapsackWorld The Borderlands universe,]] which is filled to the brim with mercenaries, assassins, and general psychopaths

** Given that Rhys was one of the two protagonists of the [[VideoGame/TalesFromTheBorderlands first Tales game]] as well as having a significant role of being CEO of Atlas, it could be expected that He would have a significant role. But outside of Anu’s arc in the first episode and giving some pieces of info in later episodes, His overall prescience proves proves to be minimal and He receives little to no development or characterization throughout the story.

** Given that Rhys was one of the two protagonists of the [[VideoGame/TalesFromTheBorderlands first Tales game]] as well as having a significant role of being CEO of Atlas, it could be expected that He would have a significant role. But outside of Anu’s arc in the first episode and giving some pieces of info in later episodes, His overall prescience proves proves to be minimal.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Of the new cast, [=LOU13=] is easily the most popular thanks to being a badass robotic assassin and a DeadpanSnarker that boasts some of the best lines in the game. It isn't exactly a stretch to say that He may even be more popular than the the three main characters.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Of the new cast, Lou13 is easily the most popular thanks to being a badass robotic assassin and a DeadpanSnarker that boasts some of the best lines in the game. It isn't exactly a stretch to say that He may even be more popular than the the three main characters.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Of the new cast, LOU13 is easily the most popular thanks to being a badass robotic assassin and a DeadpanSnarker that boasts some of the best lines in the game. It isn't exactly a stretch to say that He may even be more popular than the the three main characters.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Of the new cast, LOU13 is easily the most popular thanks to being a badass assassin robot and a DeadpanSnarker that boasts some of the best lines in the game. It isn't exactly a stretch to say that He may even be more popular than the the three main characters.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: ‘’L0U13’’ is easily the most popular of the new cast thanks to being a badass assassin robot and a DeadpanSnarker that boasts some of the best lines in the game. It isn't exactly a stretch to say that He may even be more popular than the the three main characters.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: L0U13 is easily the most popular of the new cast thanks to being a badass assassin robot and a DeadpanSnarker that boasts some of the best lines in the game. It isn't exactly a stretch to say that He may even be more popular than the the three main characters.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Lou13 is easily the most popular of the new cast thanks to being a badass assassin robot and a DeadpanSnarker that boasts some of the best lines in the game. It isn't exactly a stretch to say that He may even be more popular than the the three main characters.

* TheyWastedAPerfectleyGoodCharacter:
** Given that Rhys was one of the two protagonists of the [[VideoGame/TalesFromTheBorderlands first Tales game]] as well as having a significant role of being CEO of Atlas, it could be expected that He would have a significant role. But in the general storyline He proves to be minor.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: LOU13 is easily the most popular of the new cast thanks to being a badass assassin robot and a DeadpanSnarker that has some of the best lines in the game. It isn't exactly a stretch to say that He may even be more popular than the the three main characters.
* ToughActToFollow: The first VideoGame/TalesFromTheBorderlands is generally considered to be an excellent episodic AdventureGame that boasts the has one of the most beloved stories in the Borderlands series, and introduced a number of fan favorite characters and significant lore that would become prominent in later titles. Having to live up with such an acclaimed title is one of the most significant reasons why ''New Tales'' in comparison has such a divisive reception.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: LOU13 is easily the most popular of the new cast
* ToughActToFollow: The first VideoGame/TalesFromTheBorderlands is generally considered to be an excellent episodic AdventureGame that boasts the most beloved story in the Borderlands series [[VideoGame/Borderlands2 since the second game.]] Having to live up with such acclaimed title is one of the most significant reasons why ''New Tales'' in comparison has such a divisive reception.

* ToughActToFollow: One of the biggest reasons why ''New Tales'' has such a divisive reception was having to live up to The first VideoGame/TalesFromTheBorderlands which is considered to be one of Telltale's best games and is in general considered to be an excellent episodic AdventureGame. It was practically inevitable that people would compare the two games.