It's finally on its way guys! The third installment in the Borderlands franchise is being released on PS3, Xbox 360, Linux, and Windows on October 14th! The plot will take place before Borderlands 2, and follow Handsome Jack's descent into villainy, focusing on his escape and capture of the Hyperion company's base on Pandora's moon Ellipse.
Unfortunately there will be no vault hunters as playable characters, but instead you will play as Handsome Jack's henchmen. There are four new characters. Below are their names, and category.
Athena: The Gladiator, also a rogue assassin of the Atlas Corporation first introduced in the Borderlands DLC campaign The Secret Armory of General Knoxx. As her primary skill, Athena can use a temporary shield to absorb damage, which can eventually be upgraded to make the shield itself into a weapon that can be thrown at enemies, and even allow it to absorb elemental damage which can in turn, be reflected back at enemies.
Nisha: The Law bringer, first appeared in Borderlands 2 as the sheriff of the town of Lynchwood. Her primary skill, called the Showdown, increases her gun damage and speed,, and allows you as he player to swiftly switch between enemies in the area. her skill tree, called the Law and Order, contains skills oriented towards collecting buffs known as "Order", can heal and recharge health and shields or temporarily increase other stats depending on the number of Order stacks collected. This chick sounds legit!
Claptrap: The Fragtrap, is the last remaining robot of its kind in Borderlands 2. His skill, called the VaultHunter gives him and sometimes his allies one of several different abilities depending on the current situation. Among these effects are the skills used by the previous playable characters in the franchise.
Wilhelm: The Enforcer, can become increasingly augmented with technology and weaponry over the course of the game, transforming him into the more familiar cybernetic form he possessed as the second major boss in Borderlands 2. Actually, I wouldn't call him a major boss.
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