History Characters / Battleborn

* ZeroEffortBoss: The Demon Bear can be one of the most hardest bosses in the game. However in Alani's version of the story, the Demon Bear becomes zero effort as [[spoiler: she won't even fight as a boss. Instead of a typical boss fight, the Demon Bear that's been made friendly by Alani just sits peacefully, waiting for a hug. After being hugged, the bear peacefully gives Nova's core back without a fight of any kind. The whole thing is pretty much akin to a Pacifist won battle from ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' in a first person shooter. Some pragmatic players use this to go for a [[DifficultySpike 100 Ops Point run]] due to not actually having to fight the incredibly difficult boss at the end.]]

* [[Characters/BattlebornUPR United Peacekeeping Republics]] [[labelnote:''Battleborn'']]Benedict, Ernest, Galilea, Galt, Montana, Oscar Mike[[/labelnote]] [[labelnote:''[=NPC=]s'']]Nova, The RDC[[/labelnote]]

The various characters of [[Creator/GearboxSoftware Gearbox's]] game ''VideoGame/{{Battleborn}}''.

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* ZeroEffortBoss: The Demon Bear can be one of the most hardest bosses in the game. However in Alani's version of the story, the Demon Bear becomes zero effort as [[spoiler: she won't even fight as a boss. Instead of a typical boss fight, the Demon Bear that's been made friendly by Alani just sits peacefully, waiting for a hug. After being hugged, the bear peacefully gives Nova's core back without a fight of any kind. The whole thing is pretty much akin to a Pacifist won battle from ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' in a first person shooter.]]

* ActionBomb: In the instance wherein Nova states that ghosts there's in the boss fight, the Demon Bear's cubs will turn into Spirit Cubs instead of normally dying. These ghosts which are immune to damage will seek out players and self-detonate when close enough.

* BearyFriendly: Due to believing that stories should be fun and happy, Alain's version of the Demon Bear story paints the titular beast instead as being a big friendly bear that just wants to play. Because of this, the Demon Bear [[spoiler: isn't even fought during what's supposed to be her boss fight. The bear instead sits all friendly, waiting to be hugged. After being hugged, she gives back Nova's core and becomes even more cutsey with BlushStickers on her skull and butterflies flying around her.]]

* [[Characters/BattlebornEldrid The Eldrid]] [[labelnote:''Battleborn'']]Alani, Boldur, Kelvin, Mellka, Miko, Thorn[[/labelnote]] [[labelnote:''[=NPC=]s'']]Swarmers, Guardians[[/labelnote]]

* [[Characters/BattlebornRogues The Rogues]] [[labelnote:''Battleborn'']]Orendi, Pendles, Reyna, Shayne and Aurox, Toby, Whiskey Foxtrot[[/labelnote]] [[labelnote:''[=NPC=]s'']]Shayne's Crew[[/labelnote]]

* [[Characters/BattlebornRogues The Rogues]] [[labelnote:''Battleborn'']]Orendi, Pendles, Reyna, Shayne and Aurox, Toby, Whiskey Foxtrot[[/labelnote]]

* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Some versions of the Demon Bear story told by Montana and his fellow Battleborn camping with him make the Demon Bear really into a demon sorts.

* DracoInLeatherPants: An InUniverse example with Boldur and Alani's versions of the story. The Demon Bear is the villain in the campfire story being shared amongst Montana and his fellow Battleborn he's camping with. Not everyone though shares this opinion and they instead downplay if not outright altogether ignore the Demon Bear's role as a villain when they take a crack on telling the story. With Boldur, the dwarf has an affinity for bears and as such Boldur sympathizes with the Demon Bear. His version thus frames the Demon Bear as the brave yet tragic protagonist of the story who only stole Nova's processing core just to feed her young. With Alani, she believes stories should be happy and inspiring, full of joy and wonder. Her version thus is a RoseTintedNarrative where the Demon Bear is merely misunderstood, being actually friendly, and the whole chase with her was just her playing hide and seek. In fact, the Demon Bear in Alani's version [[spoiler: doesn't even fight during what's normally her boss fight. She just sits all friendly-like, waiting to receive a big hug for which she in return gives back Nova's core.]]

* GhostStory: Montana's encounter with the Demon Bear is told by Montana to his fellow Battleborn camping with him in the style of a typical campfire ghost story. As part of the general campfire fun, the Battleborn decide to take turns at narrating this campfire story, each giving their own different take on the premise. Their versions of the story range from adhering to the campfire ghost story style, to downplaying it, to changing the style altogether that it's only a ghost story in appearance but not in narration.

The titular Demon Bear from the DLC Story Operation "'''Montana and the Demon Bear'''" is an ursine-like Varelsi that serves as the operation's boss. Told via campfire stories by Montana and his fellow Battleborn camping with him, the operation revolves around a story involving the Demon Bear and Montana's encounter with her as he chased after the bear in order to retrieve Nova's processing core that she had taken. As Montana and his fellow Battleborn take turns at giving their own take on the story over the course of the operation's 10 playthrough runs, some aspects about the Demon Bear naturally differs between versions.

* ActionBomb: In the instance wherein Nova states she's detecting ghosts in the boss fight, the Demon Bear's cubs will turn into Spirit Cubs instead of normally dying. These ghosts which are immune to damage will seek out players and self-detonate when close enough.

* DependingOnTheWriter: An InUniverse case with the different versions of the Demon Bear's story. As Montana and the Battleborn camping with him each give their own take on the campfire story, certain aspects of the Demon Bear as well as the story itself change between versions in an almost RashomonStyle-like way. In one version for example, the Demon Bear is portrayed as a typical Varelsi monster. In another version though, the Demon Bear is framed as the hero rather the villain of the story. Thus what the Demon Bear is differs depending on which Battleborn is telling the story.

* GenderFlip: In Shayne's first version of the story, she very briefly refers to the Demon Bear as a male.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: In the instance wherein Nova states she's detecting ghosts in the boss fight, the Demon Bear's cubs will instead of simply dying, turn into Spirit Cubs. These Spirit Cubs are immune to damage and will [[ActionBomb explode]] when they get near players.

* SoulEating: In Shayne's second version of the story, she gives the Demon Bear a ravenous appetite for souls.

* YourSoulIsMine: In Shayne's second version of the story, she gives the Demon Bear an appetite for souls.

The titular Demon Bear from the DLC Story Operation "'''Montana and the Demon Bear'''" is an ursine-like Varelsi that serves as the operation's boss. Told via campfire stories by Montana and some of his fellow Battleborn camping with him, the operation revolves around a story involving the Demon Bear and Montana's encounter with her as he chased after the bear in order to retrieve Nova's processing core that she had taken. As Montana and his fellow Battleborn take turns at giving their own take on the story over the course of the operation's 10 playthrough runs, some aspects about the Demon Bear naturally differs between versions.

* ActionBomb: In one of the instances where Nova states she's detecting something else in the boss fight, the Demon Bear's cubs will turn into Spirit Cubs instead of normally dying. These ghosts which are immune to damage will seek out players and self-detonate when close enough.
* BearsAreBadNews: The Varelsi dubbed the Demon Bear by Montana is a large bear-like eldritch horror. Accompanying the Demon Bear are her smaller but still just as eldritch looking bear cubs that she summons via Varelsi portals to battle alongside their mother in her boss fight. In one of the instances where Nova states she's detecting something else in the boss fight, the Demon Bear can also summon Bear Alphas, Varelsi bears bigger and tougher than her regular cubs but still smaller than her.

* EliteMooks: Normally during the Demon Bear's boss fight, she just summons her cubs. However in one of the instances where Nova states she's detecting something else in the boss fight, the Demon Bear will also summon Bear Alphas alongside her cubs. These Bear Alphas are bigger and tougher than the Demon Bear's cubs. They are also capable of firing long range blasts from their forepaws.

* OurGhostsAreDifferent: In one of the instances where Nova states she's detecting something else in the boss fight, the Demon Bear's cubs will instead of simply dying, turn into Spirit Cubs. These Spirit Cubs are immune to damage and will [[ActionBomb explode]] when they get near players.

The titular Demon Bear from the DLC Story Operation "'''Montana and the Demon Bear'''" is an ursine-like Varelsi that serves as the operation's boss. Told via campfire stories by Montana and some of his fellow Battleborn, the operation is a story involving the Demon Bear and Montana's encounter with her as he chased after the bear in order to retrieve Nova's processing core that she had taken. As Montana and his fellow Battleborn camping with him switch among themselves on who tells the story over the course of the operation's 10 playthrough runs, some aspects about the Demon Bear naturally differs between versions.

* GenderFlip: In Shayne's version of the story, she very briefly refers to the Demon Bear as a male.

The titular Demon Bear from the DLC Story Operation "'''Montana and the Demon Bear'''" is an ursine-like Varelsi that serves as the operation's boss. Told via campfire stories by Montana and some of his fellow Battleborn, the operation is a story involving the Demon Bear and Montana's encounter with her as he chased after the bear in order to retrieve Nova's processing core that she had taken. As Montana and his fellow Battleborn switch among themselves on who tells the story over the course of the operation's 10 playthrough runs, some aspects about the Demon Bear naturally differs between versions.

* DependingOnTheWriter: An InUniverse case with the different versions of the Demon Bear's story. As Montana and the Battleborn with him each give their own take on the campfire story, certain aspects of the Demon Bear as well as the story itself change between versions in an almost RashomonStyle-like way. In one version for example, the Demon Bear is portrayed as a typical Varelsi monster. In another version though, the Demon Bear is framed as the hero rather the villain of the story. Thus what the Demon Bear is differs depending on which Battleborn is telling the story.
* DracoInLeatherPants: An InUniverse example with Boldur's and Alani's versions of the story. With Boldur, the dwarf has an affinity for bears and as such Boldur sympathizes with the Demon Bear. His version thus frames the Demon Bear as the brave yet tragic protagonist of the story who only stole Nova's processing core just to feed her young. With Alani, she believes stories should be happy and inspiring, full of joy and wonder. Her version thus is a RoseTintedNarrative where the Demon Bear is merely misunderstood and the whole chase with her was just her playing hide and seek. In fact, the Demon Bear in Alani's version [[spoiler: doesn't even fight during what's normally her boss fight. She just sits all friendly-like, waiting to receive a big hug for which she in return gives back Nova's core.]]

* EliteMooks: Normally during the Demon Bear's boss fight, she just summons her cubs. However in one of the instances where Nova states she's detecting something else in the boss fight, the Demon Bear will also summon Bear Alphas alongside her cubs. These Bear Alphas are bigger and tougher than the Demon Bear's cubs.

* OurGhostsAreDifferent: In one of the instances where Nova states she's detecting something else in the boss fight, the Demon Bear's cubs will instead of simply dying, turn into floating ghosts that will [[ActionBomb explode]] when they get near players.

* BearsAreBadNews: The Varelsi dubbed the Demon Bear by Montana is a large bear-like eldritch horror. Accompanying the Demon Bear are her smaller but still just as eldritch looking bear cubs that she summons via Varelsi portals to battle alongside their mother in her boss fight. In a specific instance, she can also summon Bear Alphas, Varelsi bears bigger and tougher than her regular cubs but still smaller than her.

* DracoInLeatherPants: An InUniverse example with Boldur's and Alani's versions of the story. With Boldur, the dwarf has an affinity for bears and as such Boldur sympathizes with the Demon Bear. His version thus frames the Demon Bear as the brave yet tragic protagonist of the story who only stole Nova's processing core just to feed her young. With Alani, she believes stories should be happy and inspiring, full of joy and wonder. Her version thus is a RoseTintedNarrative where the Demon Bear is merely misunderstood, wanting only to go on picnics and play hide and seek. In fact, the Demon Bear in Alani's version [[spoiler: doesn't even fight during what's normally her boss fight. She just sits all friendly-like, waiting to receive a big hug for which she in return gives back Nova's core.]]

* OurGhostsAreDifferent: In a specific instance, her cubs will instead of simply dying, turn into floating ghosts that will [[ActionBomb explode]] when they get near players.

* TheUnfought: Normally the Demon Bear is fought at the end of the operation like any other mission boss. However in Alani's rose-tinted version, the Demon Bear once caught up to in her boss area [[spoiler: doesn't fight. Instead of typically fighting, she's just sitting down peacefully waiting for a hug. After being hugged, she freely gives back Nova's core without any hassle at all.]]

* DracoInLeatherPants: An InUniverse example with Boldur's and Alani's versions of the story. With Boldur, the dwarf has an affinity for bears and as such Boldur sympathizes with the Demon Bear. His version thus frames the Demon Bear as the brave yet tragic protagonist of the story who only stole Nova's processing core just to feed her young. With Alani, she believes stories should be happy and inspiring, full of joy and wonder. Her version thus is a RoseTintedNarrative where the Demon Bear is merely misunderstood, wanting only to go on picnics and play hide and seek. In fact, the Demon Bear in Alani's version [[spoiler: doesn't even fight during what's normally her boss fight. Everybody just hugs it out and become friends.]]

* DracoInLeatherPants: An InUniverse example with Boldur's version of the story. As the dwarf has an affinity for bears, Boldur sides with the Demon Bear and so instead frames her as a brave yet tragic protagonist who only stole Nova's processing core just to feed her young.

* OurGhostsAreDifferent: In a specific instance, some of her cubs will turn into floating ghosts that will [[ActionBomb explode]] when they get near players.