History Fridge / Borderlands

* The entire game, even series, seems to be a giant Take That to the idea that letting corporations act in a government's place is a terrible idea. In the first game alone you have a corporation that literally abandoned a planet of people to mutated raiders and deadly wildlife, one that didn't even try to save lives during a zombie outbreak, and one that treated it's best military commander with the same respect you save for a data entry clerk. [[Borderlands2 We all know what happened with the corporation shown in the 4th DLC]]

* The fact that Commandante Steele doesn't use any Siren abilities [[spoiler: when you finally fight her resurrected, Claptrapped self in the 4th DLC.]] Sirens have a mystical quality: there are only 6 of them in the universe at any given time, with a new one coming into existence whenever one of the 6 dies. [[spoiler: It's likely Steele lost her Siren abilities when she was killed by the Destroyer, with her "place in the universe" immediately transferring to a new Siren. When you face her as Steele-Trap, her Siren tattoos are gone and have been replaced by Claptrap circuitry tattoos.]]

* Why is the city of Sanctuary named "Sanctuary" of all things, when it spends the entire game being terrorized by bandits and Crimson Lance? [[spoiler:Because it sets up for the sequel, where New Haven, the main city in the first game, has been subjugated by Hyperion, and [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the heroes find sanctuary in -- you guessed it -- Sanctuary]]]].

* An instance that counts as both brilliance and horror is Tina's characterization. Kids sometimes really talk like that, but only if the overwhelming majority of people they know talked like that around them during their formative years. Given that she lives next to [[spoiler: the bandits that include her parents' killer among their number]] and she is only just growing past the "impressionable" stage, she literally owes every last horrible moment of her life and personality to these guys.

* Why can't Lilith jump while Phasewalking? For the same reason that she takes no damage and can't open doors or operate machinery while Phasewalking. Energy, whether kinetic, themal, or electromagnetic, cannot affect her body while she's Phasewalking, and vice-versa. She cannot exhibit kinetic force on any object in our dimension, and thus she can't push against the ground to propel herself upward. A brilliant and subtle case of MagicAIsMagicA.
** She can exert force to walk around, though, so that makes no sense. And if she's supposed to be floating or something, she should be able to float up, too.

* Given the very old story of Pandora's Box, is it any wonder that the Vault on Pandora was revealed to [[spoiler: not contain any loot at all, [[SealedEvilInACan but rather a universe destroying thing from elsewhere?]]]]

* Why is the city of Sanctuary named "Sanctuary" of all things, when it spends the entire game being terrorized by bandits and Crimson Lance? [[spoiler:Because it sets up for the sequel, where New Haven, the main city in the first game, has been subjugated by Hyperion, and [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the heroes find sanctuary in- you guessed it- Sanctuary]]]].

* Why is the city of Sanctuary named "Sanctuary" of all things, when it spends the entire game being terrorized by bandits and Crimson Lance? Because it sets up for the sequel, where New Haven, the main city in the first game, has been subjugated by Hyperion, and [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the heroes find sanctuary in- you guessed it- Sanctuary]].

* Why is the city of Sanctuary named "Sanctuary" of all things, when it spends the entire game being terrorized by bandits and Crimson Lance? Because it sets up for the sequel, where New Haven, the main city in the first game, has been subjugated by Hyperion, and the heroes find sanctuary in- you guessed it- Sanctuary.

* [[spoiler:When you open the Vault and have to fight The Destroyer]], Angel only mentions that you know where to hit it to kill it, which left many players confused since there was no previous hint of its existence. However any player who payed attention to Pandora's wild life should recognize that [[spoiler:the Destroyer]] has the same split jaw and 4 eyes anatomy as the skag/gs, who in turn have their weak point inside their mouths. This also means that the skaggs might be biologically related to [[spoiler:The Destroyer.]]

* [[spoiler:When you open the Vault and have to fight The Destroyer]], Angel only mentions that you know where to hit it to kill it, which left many players confused since there was no previous hint of its existence. However any player who payed attention to Pandora's wild life should recognize that [[spoiler:the Destroyer]] has the same split jaw and 4 eyes anatomy as the skaggs, who in turn have their weak point inside their mouths. This also means that the skaggs might be biologically related to [[spoiler:The Destroyer.]]

* Why is the city of Sanctuary named "Sanctuary" of all things, when it spends the entire game (and DLCs) being terrorized by bandits and Crimson Lance? Because it sets up for the sequel, where New Haven, the main city in the first game, has been subjugated by Hyperion, and the heroes find sanctuary in- you guessed it- Sanctuary.

* Why is the city of Sanctuary named "Sanctuary" of all things, when it spends the entire game being terrorized by bandits and Crimson Lance? Because it sets up for the sequel, where New Haven, the main city in the first game, has been subjugated by Hyperion, and the heroes find sanctuary in- you guessed it- Sanctuary.

* [[spoiler:When you open the Vault and have to fight The Destroyer]], Angel only mentions that you know where to hit it to kill it, which left many players confused since there was no previous hint of its existence. However any player who payed attention to Pandora's wild life should recognize that [[spoiler:the Destroyer]] has the same split jaw and 4 eyes anatomy as the skaggs, who in turn have their weak point inside their mouths. This also means that the skaggs might be biologically related to [[spoiler:The Destroyer.]]

* [[spoiler:When you open the Vault and have to fight The Destroyer, Angel only mentions that you know where to hit it to kill it, which left many players confused since there was no previous hint of it's existance. However any player who payed attention to Pandora's wild life should recognize that the Destroyer has the same split jaw and 4 eyes anatomy as the Skaggs, who in turn have their weak point inside their mouths. This also means that the Skaggs might be biological related to [[spoiler:The Destroyer.]]

* [[spoiler:When you open the Vault and have to fight The Destroyer, Angel only mentiods that you know where to hit it to kill it, which left many players confused since there was no previous hint of it's existance. However any player who payed attention to Pandora's wild life should recognize that the Destroyer has the same split jaw and 4 eyes anatomy as the Skaggs, who in turn have their weak point inside their mouths. This also means that the Skaggs might be biological related to [[spoiler:The Destroyer.]]

* Another one from me. I always wondered why the only 2 guns I had in ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'' that regenerated ammo on their own were made by Tediore, the more budget of the gun makers. Then, while playing Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, it hit me. What's better for your budget than a gun which ''you never have to buy ammo for?'' - Adbot
** But Tediore are not the only brand with infinite-ammo or ammo-regenerating guns. Besides, the purpose of budget products is so that you can gain a market in people who don't want to waste money. It's still about profit, and I imagine that guns with that sort of technology would cost more to manufacture, so it would probably be more profitable to make guns that take ammo, since you can make money from ammo sales (although the whole "ammo works in everything" aspect of Borderlands doesn't allow for this).
*** Ammo isn't made by the manufacturers of the weapons, judging from the fact that it always comes in colors that don't belong to a weapons manufacturer (save for Tediore's flat gray, which could simply be them not painting their guns), and whatever happens to be the most common round on Pandora is also likely the type of ammo with the most wildcats. All weapons of a type are definitely of the same caliber. Also, keep in mind: If Tediore doesn't make ammo, but let's say Vladof or Torgue ''does'', Tediore making guns that produce ammo takes money out of their pockets.

** If this was the case, she wouldn't be able to move at all, since our primary mode of propulsion is pushing against the ground...

* [[spoiler:When you open the Vault and have to fight The Destroyer, Angel only mentiods that you know where to hit it to kill it, which left many players confused since there was no previous hint of it's existance. However any player who payed attention to Pandora's wild life should recognize that the Destroyer has the same split jaw and 4 eyes anatomy as the Skaggs, who in turn have their weak point inside their mouths. The mouth when opened is where you should mainly fire at the Destroyer.]]
** This also means that the Skaggs might be biological related to [[spoiler:The Destroyer.]]

* Given the very old story of Pandora's Box, is it any wonder that the Vault on Pandora was revealed to [[spoiler: not contain any loot at all, [[SealedEvilInACan but rather a universe destroying thing from elsewhere?]]]]

* Given the very old story of PandorasBox, is it any wonder that the Vault on Pandora was revealed to [[spoiler: not contain any loot at all, [[EldritchAbomination but rather a universe destroying thing from elsewhere?]]]]

* Look closely at the Fast Travel station in New Haven. If you pay attention to where it is located, it is outside the barriers that inhibit vehicle access to the interior of the city. Why would someone want to put that there? So in case bandits hijack the Fast Travel station, they'll pop in outside the barriers and city's defenders will have cover to gun them down.

* Why can't Lilith jump while Phasewalking? For the same reason that she takes no damage and can't open doors or oeprate machinery while Phasewalking. Energy, whether kinetic, themal, or electromagnetic, cannot affect her body while she's Phasewalking, and vice-versa. She cannot exhibit kinetic force on any object in our dimension, and thus she can't push against the ground to propel herself upward. A brilliant and subtle case of MagicAIsMagicA.

*** Ammo isn't made by the manufacturers of the weapons, judging from the fact that it always comes in colors that don't belong to a weapons manufacturer (save for Tediore's flat gray, which could simply be them not painting their guns), and whatever happens to be the most common round on Pandora is also likely the type of ammo with the most wildcats. All weapons of a type are definitely of the same caliber. Also, keep in mind: If Tediore doesn't make ammo, but let's say Vladof or Torgue ''does'', Tediore making guns that produce ammo takes money out of their pockets.

*** Ammo isn't made by the manufacturers of the weapons, judging from the fact that it always comes in colors that don't belong to a weapons manufacturer (save for Tediore's flat gray, which could simply be them not painting their guns), and whatever happens to be the most common round on Pandora is also likely the type of ammo with the most wildcats. All weapons of a type are definitely of the same caliber. Also, keep in mind: If Tediore doesn't make ammo, but let's say Vladof or Torgue ''does'', Tediore making guns that produce ammo takes money out of their pockets.

* In Borderlands 2 Jack says he knows only six sirens can exist in the universe at any given time. Those six sirens are [[spoiler:Lilith, Angel]] and four people playing as Maya. - MrScruff

*** Ammo isn't made by the manufacturers of the weapons, judging from the fact that it always comes in colors that don't belong to a weapons manufacturer (save for Tediore's flat gray, which could simply be them not painting their guns), and whatever happens to be the most common round on Pandora is also likely the type of ammo with the most wildcats. All weapons of a type are definitely of the same caliber. Also, keep in mind: If Tediore doesn't make ammo, but let's say Vladof or Torgue ''does'', Tediore making guns that produce ammo takes money out of their pockets.

* Another one from me. I always wondered why the only 2 guns I had in ''{{Borderlands}}'' that regenerated ammo on their own were made by Tediore, the more budget of the gun makers. Then, while playing Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, it hit me. What's better for your budget than a gun which ''you never have to buy ammo for?'' - Adbot