History Characters / BorderlandsVaultHunters

** Axton's class mods give stat boosts to any assault rifles he has, and his "Overload" skill increases his assault rifle magazine.
** Maya is commonly seen with either an SMG or a pistol in promotional material. And a few of her class mods enhance SMG properties.

** Krieg is most known for his buzzsaw axe, though his skills are also centered around explosives and fire weapons.

** Nisha, befitting her cowgirl motif, mainly uses pistols (Her skill "One for Each of Ya" gives her two). She uses a whip as her melee, which can be enhanced by her Law & Order tree.

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** Aurelia's The Huntress skill tree mainly enhances her proficiency with Sniper Rifles, much like Zer0.

** Though a minor example compared to the rest [[note]] In the sense that his skill trees are mainly centered on his drones and cybernetic enchancements. [[/note]], Wilhelm's "Laser Focus" skill increases the damage and magazine of all laser weapons he's using.

* WeaponOfChoice: While no Vault Hunter is adverse to any weapon, a large majority of them specialize in certain weapon types and utilize particular weapon
** Roland's "Infantry" enhances his proficiency with assault rifles and shotguns.

** Zer0 has his energy sword, and his "Sniper" tree specializes in, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well, sniper rifles.]]
** Krieg's skills enhance his ability with explosives and fire weapons. Though he's most known for his buzzsaw axe.

** Nisha, befitting her cowgirl motif, mainly uses pistols (Her skill "One for Each of Ya" gives her two). Though she also uses a whip as her melee, which can be enhanced by her Law & Order tree.

%%* WeaponOfChoice: While no Vault Hunter is adverse to any weapon, a large majority of them specialize in certain weapon types and utilize particular weapon

* WorkingClassHero: Each of the games start with the Vault Hunters looking for work and getting into situations bigger than they expected. Suberted with Aurelia, who is rich enough to start with a decent chunk of cash and Purple-tier weapons, elitist and only only took up Vault Hunter for fun during her vacation.

* BloodKnight: Every single one of them enjoys going into battle to an extent. The only ones who may not relish it are Jack's Doppleganger (who's a normal guy who got pushed into it mostly against his will) and Roland (a long-time veteran who is VERY aware that WarIsHell).

* CombatPragmatist: Turrets, DualWielding guns, swords, shields, holograms, attack animals, attack robot, mechs, Siren powers, ice summons, buzz axes, and fisticuffs. The Vault Hunters will use everything at their disposal to take out their enemies alongside their guns. Fighting fair is for chumps and it will get you killed in worlds like Pandora, Elpis, and Promethea.

* GunNut: All Vault Hunters love guns and are all overjoyed upon seeing a weapon of decent rarity. Even bruisers such as Brick and Krieg love themselves a shiny new gun.

* CombatPragmatist: Turrets, DualWielding guns, swords, shields, holograms, attack animals, attack robot, mechs, Siren powers, ice summons, buzz axes, and fisticuffs. The Vault Hunters will use everything at their disposal to take out their enemies alongside their guns. Fighting fair is for chumps and it will get you killed in worlds like Pandora, Elpis,and Promethea.

* WorkingClassHero: Each of the games start with the Vault Hunters looking for work and getting into situations bigger than they expected. Suberted with Aurelia, who is rich, elitist and only only took up Vault Hunter for fun during her vacation.

* CombatPragmatist: Turrets, DualWielding guns, swords, shields, holograms, attack animals, attack robot, mechs, Siren powers, ice summons,buzz axes, and fisticuffs. The Vault Hunters will use everything at their disposal to take out their enemies alongside their guns. Fighting fair is for chumps and it will get you killed in worlds like Pandora, Elpis,and Promethea.

** Moxxi calls them "Sugar".

** Tiny Tina calls them "Shawty" and "Vaulty-Vault".

** Maya is Blue, being TheHeart and TeamMom compared to her more... [[HeroicComedicSociopath "reckless" allies]], while Lilith is solid Red, being much more reckless and hot-headed. Their [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair hair]] [[FieryRedhead colors]] even match!

** It's often hard to tell where the equally aggressive Brick, Salvador, and Krieg fall into which category, but Brick's occasional lapses into being the OnlySaneMan makes him Blue by default, whereas Salvador's endless aggression and Krieg being, well, [[AxCrazy Krieg]], point to them being Red. Wilhelm's deadpan professionalism makes him more Blue, especially as his cybernetic enhancements make him more and more inhuman.

* WorkingClassHero: Each of the games start with the Vault Hunters looking for work and getting into situations bigger than they expected. Suberted with Aurelia, who is rich and elitist and only only took up Vault Hunter for fun during her vacation.

* ChallengeSeeker: A common motivation for becoming a Vault Hunter aside from riches and glory is a worthwhile challenge (as well as the riches and glory that come with it). This is [=Zer0=]'s (and Amara's) MO in particular. When word gets out that Fiona considers herself a Vault Hunter, he willingly answers the call to help her out in the final chapter of ''Tales From The Borderlands'', and is not disappointed.

* SpaceCossacks: A good chunk of the playable characters in ''Borderlands'' are on the run from something and moved to Pandora in an attempt to run away from something. The straightest examples are Roland, who moved to Pandora after defecting from Atlas's elite forces; Moze, who moved to Pandora after surviving a suicide mission and defecting from Vladof's armored unit; and Gaige, who is on the run in Pandora after killing her rival during a high school science fair.

*** Moze the Gunner behaves the most similarly to past Vault Hunters in some ways, since her Action Skill always summons her mech, Iron Bear. Instead, her Action Skill options control Iron Bear's weaponry, with one augment slot each for the left weapon and right weapon. She can choose to equip the same weapon to both sides or mix and match, but both sides must be assigned a weapon before she can use her Action Skill.

* FashionableAsymmetry: None of the Vault Hunters wears symmetrical clothes and none looks worse because of it. Of particular note are the Sirens, who seem to think that they are legally required to expose the PowerTattoos on their arms at all times, no matter what they're wearing.

*** [=FL4K=] the Beastmaster gets to choose a pet to summon in addition to an Action Skill and two augments. The pet grants passive bonuses and largely acts autonomously but can be commanded to perform a special attack. Instead of new Action Skill options, [=FL4K=] unlocks upgraded versions of their pets instead.

* AntiHero: All of them except [[TheHero Maya]], and possibly [[HeelFaceTurn Roland]]. In the case of Wilhelm and Nisha, they are outright {{Villain Protagonist}}s.

WorkingClassHero: Each of the games start with our heroes looking for work and getting into bigger situations than they expected. Suberted with Aurelia, who is rich and elitist and only works for fun.

* SupportingProtagonist: In ''Borderlands 2'' and ''3'', the focus of the story is more on the previous vault hunters and Ava. The playable characters are there to complete missions.

* OnlyOneName: They all usually go by their first names or a nickname, with Nisha Kadam, Timothy Lawrence (That said, as Jack's body double, he's legally forbidden from saying he's not Jack), Aurelia Hammerlock, Zane Flynt, Moserah "Moze" Andreyevna, and Lilith Cashlin (seen in unused texture files) being the only exceptions. Some of them (such as Brick) probably don't even have last names in the first place. [=Zer0=] may not have a true name at all (as with so much else about [=Zer0=], it's left ambiguous), FL4K's full name is a 512-character-long alphanumeric string, and not even Krieg knows his real name.

* OnlyOneName: They all usually go by their first names or a nickname, with Nisha Kadam, Timothy Lawrence (That said, as Jack's body double, he's legally forbidden from saying he's not Jack), Aurelia Hammerlock, Zane Flynt, Moserah "Moze" Andreyevna, and Lilith Cashlin (seen in unused texture files) being the only exceptions. Some of them (such as Brick) probably don't even have last names in the first place. [=Zer0=] may not have a true name at all (as with so much else about [=Zer0=], it's left ambiguous), and not even Krieg knows his real name.

* FashionableAsymmetry: None of the Vault Hunters wears symmetrical clothes and none looks worse because of it.

* ChallengeSeeker: A common motivation for becoming a Vault Hunter aside from riches and glory is a worthwhile challenge (as well as the riches and glory that come with it). This is [=Zer0=]'s MO in particular. When word gets out that Fiona considers herself a Vault Hunter, he willingly answers the call to help her out in the final chapter of ''Tales From The Borderlands'', and is not disappointed.

* BloodKnight: Every single one of them enjoys going into battle to an extent. The only ones who may not relish it are Jack's Doppleganger and Roland.

* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: In the second game, everyone on Pandora calls the Vault Hunters either "Vault Hunter" or some sort of nickname:

** Clay call them "Smooth Operator".

** The third group consists of an ex-Vladof special forces soldier with a MiniMecha, a buff-as-hell FamedInStory Siren vigilante, a retired special ops infiltrator with all sorts of classified tricks up his sleeves who happens to come from a family of murderous bandit lords, and a wandering robot whose only friends are their pet beasts.

* TheTeam: All three groups.

** TheBigGuy: Brick, Salvador, Krieg, Wilhelm.
** TheMedic: Both Maya and Roland share this role in their own ways. Almost all of the Pre-Sequel crew have team-healing capabilities.
** TheEngineer: Roland for the first team, Gaige and Axton together for the second, and Wilhelm for the Pre-Sequel.

** TheSneakyGuy: [=Zer0=]