#and so tediore came

[rando-lesbo210]

for my previous reblog because I think as I always do, I forgot to add what doodles I made so <3

[yandere-plague]

[Yandere Borderlands Characters]

What they are like before and after kidnapping you part 4

// SPOILERS for the entirety of New TFTB , obsession , forced relationships , kidnapping

Apologies if the NTFTB characters are wierd, they are so fucking hard to write for and are honestly useless at everything. I used the colour purple ALOT bruh.

Athena

Borderlands 1

For this you are a girl sos.

After Atlas tricked her into killing her sister, I feel like she would have some sort of resentment to other women.

If you look anything like her sister she'll feel obligated to keep you safe. Following you around like a lost puppy.

Best way of knocking you out?

This can go two ways.

She'll ask the Vault Hunters to kidnap you.

They don't question it, after all all they want is loot, and getting paid.

Or

If this takes place before that, she'll make a small hideout for you both.

She doesn't know why she wants to protect you, maybe you look like her sister? Or are you too weak to survive on your own?

She coddles you relentlessly, never letting you out of her sight.

She may be cold, but that doesn't stop her from caring.

If you're trying to and or escaped?

She's trained to handle escapees, mostly with execution mind you, but doesn't mean she can't knock you out easily.

The Bandit who kills Bandits!

Nisha Kadam

She isnt shown to really care about people, but deep down, she does.

She hired a deputy a gun-point, through the messages listed by him he's goddamn afraid of her.

You either meet her during B2 as the sherrif of Lynchwood, or before / during the Pre-Sequel.

Because of space I'm only writing for Borderlands 2, send a request if you want me to do the pre sequel :)

You came to Lynchwood to survive. The only way to survive on Pandora is to become the very thing that tries to kill you. Bandits.

Lynchwood seemed just the place for you. Enough to survive and the hint of still humanity with it.

Best way of knocking you out?

Knocking you out? Nonono you're seriously denying the best thing of your life?

All she has to do is point a gun at you, and anyone will do what she says.

What? You still don't want to?

Well then, hope you enjoyed being whipped until you pass out from the pain!

"Hehe, you're cute. Real cute. Now come on, I'm making you my Under-sherrif. Now don't worry about working or anything, just make sure your face is still pretty, and everything is going to be fine."

If you're trying to and or escaped?

How. The. Fuck.

She always keeps an eye on you.

But let's say you slip through the cracks.

Some ex-vault hunters want to kill Nisha, you want to get out of here.

Win win.

After the whole eridium train, the bank bust, she is pissed at them. (and you)

A show down at dawn

Anu

Obsessive + delusional

A woman who puts life before her very own.

Best way of knocking you out? She abhors any sort of violence, but if its for your own safety she will have to knock you out, either hitting you with the device or other, much cruel methods.

If it takes place up on the Atlas base, she physically can't do anything.

Thank god that Rhys is there, honestly your only hope is that he can fire that bitch.

If it takes place on prometha, ohh boy, you are staying with her or the group. Mostly in Frans Frogurt.

If you're trying to and or escaped?

at the end of the game, everyone has acheive their dreams, Anu is moving to Eden-6. Octavio has his own show, and Fran... just runs her shop.

But you? This entire time all you've thought about was freedom. It was everything you wanted.

Every exploit, every opportunity is spent trying to kill or get away from her. Even trying to work with Tediore.

But Susan doesn't care, sort of.

She cares about getting the shard, but as soon as she does she turns on you.

Instead of Octavio, she uses the shard on you.

Dead Alive Dead Alive Dead Alive...

Suddenly you awake in a cell, nobody around except Tediore guards.

Susan betrayed you, you betrayed the group. Is there any hope for you now?

After the whole shard inside her thing you except her to be semi-mad like the others, but she isnt.

"I- I'm sorry for being so protective of you, but we need you in this group, let's put this behind us yes?"

Very wierd for her, you don't trust her, yet.

You had a stupid idea at the end, taking the shards for your own.

You grabbed the shard out of Susan's hand as she tried to use it on herself.

"What are you doing?!" Susan yelled, now only holding the red shard, dropping in onto the floor instantly.

"Im getting out of here, even if it kills me in the process of whatever the hell is going to happen."

You stabbed yourself in the heart with the shard, the nearby veins turning green before fading to its natural hue.

"Give me my other half." 'You' demanded.

"Why do you want to kill them?" A wierd voice in your head.

"Because she's kidnapped me several times, she murdered, or hired contracts on people who have even just spoken to me! She's insane."

"But that does protect life, your life, above all others."

"What the fuck?! Do you even listen to yourself? -elves?"

"I cannot alow this."

The shard exited your body, you fell to the floor in complete and utterly agony.

You were alive, but not free...

If it takes place on Atlas. You're fine! Rhys will help! Probably.

"Uh, sir? (Y/n) has not shown up to work again."

"What? Gosh dangit, send them in."

You walk in, looking at Anu with fear.

"Uh, Sir?"

"You feeling alright (y/n)? Whats up?"

"Can we talk about this, privately? Without Doctor Dhar? I mean, no offence, uh."

"Absolutely not-"

"I adhere to employee privacy, please doctor Dhar, leave immediately."

"Im going to keep you with me, somehow." She muttered under her breath, before leaving.

Octavio

Obsessive + delusional

His friends are the key, and his lock.

This kid wants to be on Dirty 30, the best (and most popular) echonet issue ever!

You'd either have to be in Dirty 30 or know someone in it, like Bivington Bradwick.

Or realistically for him, some promethan nobody.

Best way of knocking you out? His friends, Diamond Danielle can either put a tranquilliser dart in her sniper or Radon can 'carefully' explore nearby you to make you pass out.

When he has you, he had like no idea what to do next. He doesn't plan that far does he?

If you're trying to and or escaped?

Escape... from what? I fucking hate this guy I give up wiwbwiw

[strongfuck]

@whorrcr asked: [ clothe ] — sender helps receiver remove an article of their clothing ( tie ) with gaea. ► from this meme.

"Oh, that--" Rhys had been so caught up in telling Gaea about the rotten day he had that he'd barely noticed when she came up to undo his tie for him.

Hell, he'd forgotten all about getting the damn thing off to begin with. The moment Gaea said yes, sweetheart, of course I have time to listen to you, Rhys had gone into a whole tirade on how Tediore's CEO wouldn't leave him alone about some ancient alien monster and how they should find it... and now that he looks at his watch, he winces at the realisation he'd been talking for ten minutes straight.

"Shit." The mortification he feels is rivalled only by the gratitude he has for Gaea's patience with him. It's astounding how she hasn't just told him to shut the hell up. "I'm sorry, baby. I've just been talking your ear off here."

Rhys' hand rubs lightly at the side of his neck, his head ducking down as he laughs sheepishly.

"I hope you had a better day than me, at least?" He looks at her now through his lashes, hands landing gently on her waist. "I'm sorry I couldn't be home for dinner." And, sure, he'd told Gaea he probably wouldn't be able to make it as soon as an emergency pulled him away, but that doesn't make Rhys feel any less bad about it. "I didn't even think I'd be at the office this long..."

[caffeinatedowlbear]

Character names in Lost and Found (a random little behind the scenes)

I really need to take today off from writing, but brain is still in fic mode, so I decided I'd throw this together, in case some of you guys might find it amusing. So here's a little behind the scenes about some OC names in Lost and Found (with a cameo from Mrs. Tediore!).

Drew Mansford, Rhys's PA: inspired by Judah Mannowdog in BoJack Horseman. Same uber-professional attitude (with a bit of heart if you know where to look), minus the facial hair, and a ponytail instead of a manbun. I wrote Drew as being Judah's younger brother (Judah being the "brother working for a top talent agency on Eden-5"). The original Mannowdog's name was originally a play on the phrase "you're the man, dog", so I figured Mansford was close enough.

Jack Wilkes, mayor of Outlook: he's only got a cameo, and yeah, this one I just pulled out of a hat. The main purpose of this character is to give Rhys a small heart attack when Drew tells him that "Jack's waiting on line two" (at a time in the fic where Jack should NOT have any form of phone privileges yet).

Dr. David L. Brent, the scientist capable of building a lifelike android body for Jack (or so we hope): That one's probably my favorite. The surname Brent is a callback to Brent Spiner, everyone's favorite android (who also plays said android's creator Dr. Noonian Soong). L&F's Brent's initials are, of course, a nod to Data and Lore.

The name partners of the legal firm Burnwood, Pearson and Clarke. Diana Burnwood is from the Hitman franchise. Being a high-profile handler of an international assassination agency, I thought she'd fit well in the Borderlands world of corporate law. Pearson is Jessica Pearson from Suits, a show that is the closest thing TV has to a Legal Firm Rhack AU. Clarke is, of course, none other than Meg herself.

Which brings us to...

Megan Clarke, Jack's PA and second wife. We all know that Meg-the-PA became fanon after the famous in-character interview with Dameon Clarke, and as for her surname-- whoops, see what I did there? (I've always wondered if no-one ever called me out on this because it's just too freaking obvious.)

P.S. Speaking of the characters that straddle the line between canon and fanon/OC, just thought I'd mention Mrs. Tediore, who doesn't make an appearance in the games, but truly shines in this video ad for Tediore guns.

P.P.S. I almost forgot Stephanie, the live squid Rhys had accidentally digistructed in Opportunity. I honestly can't remember where her name came from. Maybe Jack can help.

...or not. Either way, despite her name origins being lost to history, I can assure you that Stephanie is alive and well, and has a beautiful home inside a giant aquarium in the new Atlas HQ.

[kitsumidori]

For the ask: Lilith, Maya, Aurelia, Athena, Janey, Fiona

Sorry if this took awhile, I had a dentist appointment 😓

Lilith

hate them | don’t really care | like them | LOVE them | THEY ARE MY PRECIOUS

ship with: Roland, Tannis, Fiona

friendship them with: any of the other sirens and Ellie (LET ELLIE BE LILITH'S EMOTIONAL SUPPORT BUDDY!!)

general opinions: she really deserves better treatment by the fandom. At worst, Lilith is hotheaded and stubborn, meanwhile Jackoff drills holes in his daughter and fills her with rock sludge

Maya

hate them | don’t really care | like them | LOVE them | THEY ARE MY PRECIOUS

ship with: Krieg

friendship them with: The other BL2 VH's, the other sirens, Ava, Claptrap (she told Ava that Claptrap was a major badass, likely as a joke but also to give Claptrap some appreciation)

general opinions: She deserves everything, what the writers for 3 did to her was so dirty and if I came across Troy I WILL---[static noise]--

Aurelia

hate them | don’t really care | like them | LOVE them | THEY ARE MY PRECIOUS

ship with: no one at the moment, but there is this one ship with her and the Tediore CEO (IF ALISTAIR CAN HAVE A CEO HUSBAND, THAN AURELIA CAN HAVE A CEO WIFE AS WELL)

friendship them with: probably the other pre-sequal VH's and also maybe Moxxi

general opinions: Like with Maya, she was done so dirty, but probably even worse since it feels like the 3 writers didn't do enough research on her. Hell, over time she went from a character I thought was ok, to favorite status. Also again if I come across Troy I WILL --[MORE STATIC]--

Athena

hate them | don’t really care | like them | LOVE them | THEY ARE MY PRECIOUS

ship with: Janey

friendship them with: again, the pre-sequal VH's and also the TFTBL gang

general opinions: character wise, she's pretty cool, though in game as the gladiator, not really my favorite play style, but that's just me.

Janey

hate them | don’t really care | like them | LOVE them | THEY ARE MY PRECIOUS

ship with: Athena

friendship them with: The Tales of Gang

general opinions: Like with Athena she's really cool. Plus her "Cowboy's, Donuts, Homophobia" line always cracks me up

Fiona

hate them | don’t really care | like them | LOVE them | THEY ARE MY PRECIOUS

ship with: Lilith, and maybe Yvette as well.

friendship them with: Sasha, and the rest of the TFTBL gang

general opinions: I haven't played tftbl, but what I've seen, she's pretty cool and if I did play it, I'll probably prefer playing as her rather than Rhys

[kokomiin]

I finished New Tales from the Borderlands last night, so i wanted to write a quick thoughts/review post like I do (sometimes). It's pretty much spoiler free but at the very end I mention whether or not a certain character from the first game returns so fair warning

Overall I really enjoyed it, I wasn't super sure about it one way or the other before it came out but if you don't go into it expecting the same kind of story as TFTBL1 or just looking for Rhys, Fiona, Sasha etc you'll get into it much quicker.

It was a bit obvious to me that they hadn't made this kind of game before in terms of the story at large, I think the story of 1 was much tighter (not that i dont have my own issues with certain things in 1 but I don't talk about it here) but what NTFTBL does best is in the main characters themselves, their arcs and the relationship between them. I went into the game prepared to make fucked up chaotic choices but I found myself actually caring about making them get along with each other and grow as people. I went for the good ending and was pretty satisfied, but I definitely want to do a second playthrough sometimes soon to see how bad I can make things.

In that way and many others NTFTBL is a lot more like a game by the Until Dawn devs rather than Telltale, there is no "X will remember that" except for one time as a joke, you have to assume that how you make the characters talk to each other is actually going to affect how they view each other and what decisions they'll make when you're not controlling one of them.

There were a lot of moments that made me laugh out loud, as well as some parts that I felt could have been paced better, but overall I was always excited to see what the other two characters were up to when I was playing as one. As I played I found it actually hard to choose which of the protags was my favourite, for a while it was Anu but in the end I think it has to be Fran because she has some of the best moments in the game.

My main criticism of the game would be that in the first episode they introduce a lot of cool and interesting side characters but they barely show up or have an impact on the story after that, even L0U13 who is more of a main character than a side one. Though even if I felt like he didn't show up enough, whenever I was thinking that while playing they would suddenly feed him to me in spades so I guess I can't complain too much. I also really loved the Tediore soldiers and ended up feeling bad if I had to kill one. or did it by accident.

Something the game does well as 1 did is putting you in the Borderlands universe as characters who are not capable of shooting their way out of any situation, they are even more pathetic than Rhys and Fiona so it makes for some interesting circumstances.

And speaking of Fiona, she is revealed to be the one Marcus is narrating the story to at the end of the game. The way she was talking to him, and the words "time heals all wounds" being written in the stars on that page implied to me that she's a treasure/vaulthunter and may also be looking for Rhys? or something. Either way I figure she'll actually BE in BL4, I was really surprised that they even got Laura Bailey back for this cameo. That does make it a little extra sad though that the VA for Rhys is changed, i don't dislike Ray Chase for him at all and think he does a great job but Laura and Troy work so well together.

[crowhag]

THE NEW TALES FROM THE BORDERLANDS GAME IS GONNA HAVE TEDIORE LORE AND ALSO A GILF CEO

I KNOW I SAW HIM I ALREADY LOVE HIM

YOU HAVE NO IDEA how long I've waited for Borderlands to focus on Tediore in some fashion! That's been my favorite brand since BL1 and I've been dying for some lore for that company! It's gonna be fun to tweak my Tediore!Fiddleford/Borderlands Falls au accordingly >:)

AND THE NEW CHARACTERS ALL SEEM SO CHARMING, AND RHYS, I SAW RHYS!

(sorry for my non borderlands followers none of this is gonna make sense, but a new game trailer came out and I'm screaming)

[cruddyborderlandstheories]

heyeyey current anointment system SUCK

endgame content is awfully balanced unless u have perfect anointments (AS choice barely matter so long as u have 150% rad anoint and low health) and due to that i believe they completely overcompensated with the legendary drop rate so grinding for anointments would be easier

i still think anoints should’ve had the rarity of pearls and given at most a 20% damage buff if they NEEDED to give damage (they didn’t...) but actually what i wanna talk about is anointment ideas AKA what could have been extremely borderlands-themed if anointments rates stay as they are

i wanna add to the chaos gear causes with anointments (especially in multiplayer) instead of just shoving damage down our throats... sort of like a bonus part but with wayyy more chaos than just parts can do. like a special legendary effect but with the chance for it to spawn on any rarity

so step 1 is to remove all straight damage buff anointments because those are not fun. Instead, fix the VHs and buff their skills to suit endgame content ALA Guardian Takedown so they can deal damage without anointments. stuff like the shield break AS start/end anoint is fine, same with a lot of the nova anoints, grenade regen anoints or Moze’s IB grenade spawn on taking damage is all good. 

step 2 is cause chaos without directly affecting damage done and also synergizing with different VH builds

examples for:

Guns:

25% of critical hits made with this weapon ricochet (all non-jakobs weapons have a chance to spawn with this anointment)

every other shot fired from this weapon gains __ element and creates an elemental puddle under the enemy shot

kills with this weapon cause the dead to explode into homing darts

shots fired from this weapon bounce once if they miss their target

reload speed is decreased by 50%, but all bullets in the magazine are fired at once

reloading with this weapon creates a bubble that protects the user from kinetic damage for the duration of the reload

melee attacks done with this weapon allow the user to dash towards the enemy in their crosshairs

attacks with this weapon have a 10% chance to make non-boss enemies ragdoll

when reloaded, the weapon has a 50% chance to jump down and run around for 15s, spawning a loaded copy in your hands (all non-tediore weapons have a chance to spawn with this anointment)

kills with this weapon increase the user’s movement speed by 4% (stacks 5 times and lasts until swapped out or entering FFYL/respawn)

enemies shot by this weapon release a large __ element nova whenever they are melee’d

elemental DoTs applied by this weapon spread to other enemies nearby (non-radiation, non-cryo elemental weapons only)

critical hits have a 15% chance to chain ___ element to nearby enemies

reloading deploys a huge shock nova and increases accuracy by 200% for 10s

FFYL time is increased by 50% for all teammates when holding this weapon

Action Skill duration is extended by 3s for every kill while holding this weapon (Alt: cooldown is shortened by 1s for every kill)

this weapon’s flavor of elemental damage is changed on every reload (elemental weapons only)

cryo efficiency for all teammates while holding this weapon is increased by 50% (cryo weapons only)

players shot with this weapon are revived, but the user is downed instead at 50% duration

kills with this weapon have a 50% chance to restore shield capacity by 10%

enemies critically killed with this weapon have a 15% chance to spawn a beacon, doubling fire rate and reload speed for all allies near it for 20s

enemies killed with this weapon have a 10% chance to spawn a mine, launching the first enemy to touch it into the air (like the whispering ice)

this weapon gains more elements as its mag empties

melee attacks with this weapon taunt all nearby enemies, but increase health regeneration by 5% for 10s

ETC ETC

Shields:

when depleted, this shield releases a nova that forces nearby enemies to reload

while shields are active, regenerate your current weapon’s ammo at 10% of its magazine size per second

elemental damage taken while shields are active is stored and released upon shield break in a large nova (maximum 300% base level nova damage)

while shields are active, enemies that melee the player are slowed until frozen

while shields are not at maximum capacity, gain 3% max health regeneration per second

Gain 20% movement and reload speed while in combat

enemies near the player take __ elemental damage per second

bullets have a 15% additional chance to ricochet off this shield while active

meleeing while shields are active cause melee attacks to explode, damaging nearby enemies

when damaged by bullets, this shield has a 5% chance to release a booster that increases bullet reflection rate by 30% for 10s

when damaged, this shield has a 10% chance to release a booster that increases projectiles per shot by 100% for 5s

on shield break, release a _ nova that damages enemies and heals teammates close to you for _ damage

while sprinting or sliding, leave a trail of _ element that damages enemies

sliding recharges this shield by 10% per second, and slide speed + duration is increased by 30%

sprinting releasing homing balls of _ element, which seek out enemies

while crouching or sliding, creates a temporary bubble shield with _ health that explodes when broken

ETC ETC

Grenades:

allies hit with this grenade are revived from FFYL

this grenade has a 10% chance to bypass shields when thrown

30% chance to double the amount of grenades thrown when thrown

this grenade gains _ more child grenades when it detonates

this grenade will not explode until it touches an enemy

enemies hit by this grenade have a 15% chance to ragdoll

this grenade will bounce _ more times when thrown

this grenade will heal allies caught in the explosion

killing an enemy with this grenade creates a healing circle for 10s

ETC ETC

and that isn’t even Vault Hunter specific stuff (which, oh my god, why does amara have 40% bonus rad damage when the default is 100%??? wtf??)

I’m a lil Zane main so here are some examples I came up for Zane specific anointments:

this shield gives Zane’s barrier 30% bullet absorb/reflect

this shield has Zane’s barrier fire homing _ elemental darts at enemies that shot it

this shield gives Zane and his clone/drone _ element shots (adds chance for certain elemental effect (DoT or slowed) to apply to the enemy)

after teleporting, Zane and his clone gain 30% bullet absorption/reflection chance

when commanding his drone, Zane’s shield has a 30% chance to fire a free grenade at the target with a 10s cooldown

every third shot by Zane’s canon causes a singularity, drawing enemies to the location it fired at

changes Zane’s canon element to ___ and creates a large nova of that element when hitting an enemy

Zane’s canon will fire a grenade every 5th shot

when reloading, Zane’s clone has a 20% chance to activate his shield’s fill/deplete effect

when targeting an enemy, Zane’s drone has a 30% chance to release a shock nova that restores Zane’s shields by 20% of damage dealt

Similar stuff for other Vault Hunters, I’m just not experienced enough with them to give something in-depth XD

LET ANOINTMENTS BE FUN INSTEAD OF JUST SUPPLEMENTAL DAMAGE SO THE CHARACTERS AND GEAR WILL BE WELL BALANCED WITHOUT THEM AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[monday-headache]

Heyo! 10 and 14 for the writer asks? :D

Hey Sarah, how are things? I hope well, thank you for the ask ;)

Do you enjoy writing dialogue, exposition, or plot the most?

Ooh, excellent question. I love every one of those, but I think I enjoy exposition and plot the most, even though I’m not that great “yet” to write scene builds and exposition, but I would love to. And I love coming up with lore around my AU ;) <3

Which idea came to you first in Strays?

Already covered this as well, but I would love to talk about it again for you ;)

So Strays basically was born from the Idea, or more so my Headcanon that Sasha and Gaige would become best friends, due to their incredible similarities. They both are rebellious corporate hating anarchists, with a big heart of gold, and a great sense for moral standards, though it differs from each of their respective upbringing, homelife, ideals and so on. THey both are complete gun loving nerds, they both are impulsive yet also very smart. They both casted a EchoShow that got quite the reception, they both call a robot as a close friend. They both are very peculiar about their music taste. They both are absolute Lady Bosses who could tear anyone to shreds if they want to.... the list goes on. So you see, there are some similarities, at one point I even wondered if one got inspired by the other in the working process.

Anyway, after a gentle nodge from my community especially from both @michellespenscratchz and @frankenjoly, they convinced me to turn my headcanon into paper, and well here I am talking about it XD The first actual Idea, that I had while starting to write Strays was the job offer from Moxxi, the gun brand that was involved to be exact. It had to be a gun brand that was techy, but also something that would hook both Gaige and Sasha in to get involved. For Sasha it’s of course the morally good aspect of Tediore’s company police, and also their working conditions and their prices, while as for Gaige it was the Digistructing aspect, Tediore’s patent of spawning lifeless object’s. Gaige’s robotic arm was designed, from scratch with that tech in mind. Everything else kinda evolved from that point on out, what kind of job it was, who gives to quest to who, who would accompany them and so on. 

And as soon as chapter 5 is coming, I even created two villain OC’s for the project. Kinda funny how much the project has evolved, but I sure as heck have the time of my life ;)

[borderlandsthirst]

Song of Sisterhood part 2

Seeing Lilith without her markings was the first hint that tipped her off that the Calypso twins were more dangerous than she thought, but that didn’t deter her from fighting, their followers were easy to take care of, some of them were tougher than most, but with the help of the new vault hunters it was no problem at all.

She lost friends along the way though, Maya, one of her siren sisters, lost her life at the hands of another, because of some child who had no business being there. The anger might have got the better of her, but there was no time to dwell on it, Eden-6 needed help, and she had friends there.

The fight for the vaults led her from one planet to another, when she was on Athenas she felt like the arms of a mother were wrapping around her for the first time in years. She heard the song of siren Queen Dido, she couldn’t really focus on her words due to being shot at. But she whispered knowledge to her as she fought, about her reign as Queen, about the people of Athenas, about Nyriad, a woman who neither ever met but somehow knew.

Promethea, Athenas, Eden-6, even Nekrotafeyo, it all feels strange to her like the other planets she’s been on while in the Tediore military. And she knew why now, all the planets related to the Great Vault had the same aura, the same magnetic pull on her soul. She could hear them, all those who came before her, and the spirits of those who will come after.

It was the Pyre of Stars that spoke to her the most, a machine made by the Eridians themselves. A construct of genius and arrogance, the Eridians thought, without actually thinking.

And when it was time to fight Tyreen, it all came to a head, The Destroyer, Pandora, the whole truth of the Great Vault, the purpose behind the sirens. Tiora took it all in as she watched another siren sister leave her side. It was almost too much to take, losing four siren siblings back-to-back like that, gaining a sister who was too young and inexperienced, and two other sirens she barely had a chance to bound with. Normal people wouldn't get it, they wouldn’t understand why that hurt so much, they couldn’t. But even though Tiora was distressed, she had Tannis and Amara, Ava would have to grow on her, a lot.  

Everyone has a rough journey through life, sirens just seem to have it worst, no matter how they start off, it always led to tragedy, but in one way or another. They all found their way to the sisterhood, even if it was under unpleasant circumstances. Even if their songs were silenced, another will play it in due time.

DONE!! Tiora’s pov of the events of BL3 and her experience with the song of the sirens. It’s a beautiful but dangerous song to listen to. 

[nocturnal-divide]

RANDO BL3 AU SNIPPETS:

I came up with this idea in the middle of my mini-angst fic and what was I thinking reeeeee

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Troy strolled into the bridge on Sanc-3, minding his own business. He kept to himself, mainly to avoid the daggers being glared at him from across the ship's narrow halls. In the few months since he began living here, the only person he made a meaningful connection with was Ellie. Being engineers, the two had bonded over a love of machines.

The former cult leader had become something of a gopher for the hefty mechanic, trusting him to getting things when she became preoccupied with other tasks. It was a simple job, all he had to do was pick up tools and go flee back to the safety of the cargo hold.

"Just check the nav console on the bridge, beanpole." She instructed him.

"Oh, 'fore you git onto the bridge, I should warn ya, there's an AI with a bit of a mouth on 'im. Don't let it get to ya." She warned, and with that, she turned her back to him, flipping the mask over her face as she resumed the task of welding the chassis to the technical they were working on.

Lo and behold, the toolbox had been stashed against the navigation console where she said it would be. As he stooped to pick up the toolbox, he failed to hear a voice echoing throughout the room to get his attention.

"Hey! Hey, you!" The voice whistled sharply to get his attention. A pair of large wireless headphones was jammed over his ears, rap music blasting loud to drown out the taunts and jeers from his newly acquainted "allies." He was bobbing his head in time with the music, oblivious to the voice.

Troy set the tool box on the console, obnoxiously whistling. the bridge to the rap song off-key. He popped it open, peering down, quick eyes taking careful stock to ensure nothing was missing inside.

The AI was getting fed up of not having the man's attention and took matters into its own hands.

"You gangly ass bitch." The voice cut through his headphones, cutting off his music with a high, static-y screech. The sound gave him quite a start. He pulled off his headphones, ears slightly ringing.

Obliviousness soon gave way to annoyance.

"Huh? Excuse me?" Troy was now irate. He had know where this annoying ass voice was coming from. He swiveled his head around the bridge for several seconds, trying to find the source.

"Psst, hey! Look over here!" It instructed.

He found himself staring into a pair of creepy glowing button eyes.

It was possibly the ugliest, rattiest stuffed animal he'd ever had the displeasure of laying his eyes on. Its sad polyester fur was clumped and matted together in several places. Though it was difficult to tell in the bridge's low lighting, the color of its fur was a pasty pink. It had probably been brighter at some point, but not anymore, considering how filthy it looked. The robo-teddy looked like it was stuffed then strained through in a sewer grate, then shit straight out from a Saurian's asshole.

And to say nothing of the smell that it emitted.

So this was the AI Ellie warned him about. How he missed it, he honestly had no idea.

"What the fuck?" He asked out loud, and not for the first time since he'd been on Sanctuary.

"Yeah, you heard me, you toothbrush lookin' ass muthafucker." It sneered, robotic teddy head looking up to meet his stare. Troy could see a row of rusty, serrated teeth, as if it were grinning at him.

This nasty lookin' thing was giving him lip. And it sure had quite the mouth to match. If it looked as bad as it smelled, it was probably highly unsanitary too. Troy's skin was itching as he balked at the little foul-mouthed creature.

"Who the hell are you?" He questioned. There was something about its glowing, beady eyes that was unsettling. Whatever fur hadn't fallen off had shown a spindly, metallic body and exposed, chewed wiring underneath. All in all, it was creepy, almost like it came straight out of an ECHOCast horror flick. Ty would probably have loved something like this.

"Name's BALEX. Navigator of the Crimson Raiders. Don't wear it out." The little bear sounded smug, like it almost puffed up its chest in pride.

"Oh, I know you, Troy Calypso. You that cult asshole that tried to destroy the universe 'n shit." The AI said without much preamble.

He didn't know what the hell he did to gain the wrath of an AI, but it was trying to pick a fight with him. Troy decided to humor the AI.

"Haha, yep. That's me. Bad guy supreme." He quipped, voice heavy with sarcasm. He, flipped the lid off the toolbox to close it, then tucked it securely under the crook of his elbow. The AI seemed to narrow its eyes at him.

"You better check yo ass, Calypso. I've got my eye on you. Your creepy-ass cult shit ain't gonna fly here." It threatened, eyes cast in an eerie glow.

He never met an AI that talked a big game. The Crimson Raiders had an interesting cast of characters all right.

Troy wondered if it was physically possible to strangle the life out of a navigation AI. Or at the very least, shut him the hell up. Shunting it out of the airlock looked appealing right about now.

"Sure." Troy said with a roll of his eyes. "I'll be good. I promise." He turned heel and left.

Not one to be discouraged by Troy's milquetoast response, BALEX tried a parting shot.

"Yeah, that's right, bitch! You better run!" BALEX taunted at Troy's retreating back.

The words had its intended effect. The man froze in his tracks, turning to the AI with the dirtiest look he could muster. At first, Troy was annoyed. Now, he was getting rankled by this asshole.

"What'cha gon' do 'bout it, rat boy?" It taunted.

He tensed his shoulders. He was going to do nothing. He heeded Ellie's advice. He was treading on thin ice.

The smug ass AI was baiting him and it nearly succeeded. It was doing the equivalent of schoolyard taunting. Troy wouldn't do anything. At least for now. He wondered if it were physically possible to strangle an AI. Or, at the very least find a way to get it to shut the hell up. The image of shunting it out the airlock was highly appealing.

He shoved the headphones over his ears, ramping the music up to its loudest setting. If he had to rank the Raiders by most annoying, he'd probably share the number two slot with that little yellow robot. First place went to that annoying, blue haired gnat that had a tendency to buzz around him when he was trying to mind his own damn business.

"Tch. What the hell did I get into?" He muttered. All he wanted to do was get a damn tool box.

A month ago, he was the leader of the universe's most powerful cult, merging with blood thirsty Corporationss and raking in billions. He was a literal god that moved celestial bodies on a whim.

Now he was being hassled by some low-tier Tediore AI on some filthy tin-can in the middle of space.

Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

[handsome-gun]

So you're saying Hyperion came up with the design for a gun that works EXACTLY like a Tediore, somehow got their hands on YOU and put you in there themselves... I smell a new paintjob and industrial espionage... or theft.

Are you saying Hyperion stole me from fuckin Tediore, gave me a paintjob and then stole the design for themselves to copy and mass produce? How dare you.

Let me figure out your location, I just want to have a little... chat, Kitten. If I wasn't a gun I think I'd have thrown up a little at the thought.

[guerilla935]

Review: Borderlands 3

So I have been playing a game pretty non-stop for the past few weeks and pretty much when a game makes me feel like I can’t put it down it is instantly a classic to me. Borderlands 3 is the definitive version of Borderlands. Through my time with the series I don’t think I’ve ever had as much fun as I’ve had with this game. Borderlands 3 introduces an incredible amount of improvements and inclusions that make the game fun and addicting. To state all disclaimers, I am a huge Borderlands fan and absolutely love Borderlands 2 and the original Borderlands. But even so, Borderlands 3 makes the previous titles in the series feel dated and unbalanced. I love all of these games but Borderlands 3 is the only way I’ll want to play Borderlands, or possibly any looter shooter for a long time.

Let’s get this out of the way, the game’s humor is still intact. It runs the fine line between dark humor and “a little too far” perfectly and always puts you in fucked up places while making you laugh instead of jeer or feel uncomfortable. The game has several main themes that it tackles and makes kind of heavy statements on that come off comedic that I actually really appreciated. The first of these is the most obvious, the main villains (being the Calypso Twins) have this cult, uniting all of the bandits and psychopaths in the Borderlands that is clearly a kick at the relationship between the modern twitch streamer and their audience. They even broadcast their stunts and events live and say things like “What’s up everyone! It’s your God Queen here.” For maybe the first quarter of the game I just couldn’t handle how Gearbox really made their main villain a stereotype based on its consumer base. All jokes aside though, Borderlands 3 hosts a number of very unique streamer tools that make streaming or watching the game super fun. These include making stronger enemies be named after random people in the chat, and special chests that award viewers in-game loot just for watching a stream as the chest is opened. Some other really great jokes involve a whole side quest about making Tommy Wiseau famous, a quest about uploading your sub conscience to a rat, and revealing that Maliwan NOG soldiers believe they are just playing a realistic VR game. If you came out of Borderlands 2 laughing then you will come out of Borderlands 3 rolling on the floor. However there are times when they did cross the line for me, mostly just the Mordecai mission about going to his apprentices birthday party which was absolutely the most uncomfortable I have ever been playing a video game, however they shouldn’t have added those into a comedy setting.

The guns, the guns in Borderlands have magically become something I obsess over more than usual. Mostly due to how predictable the random guns are. Once familiar with a few of the guns and modifications I can now tell what is a keep or a throw away and what types of things I like or dislike more than how I would comprehend in Borderlands 2 by just looking at the color of numbers. The first thing I noticed is how at a glance I can immediately tell a guns make and more obvious statistics. For example, If I see a revolver with a long barrel I can assume it’s a Jakobs Ranger and to expect high damage output with low clip capacity and now I can see that if it has more than 6 in the chamber I am slapping the trigger or if it has less damage than my current Dahl or Vladof pistol then it goes in the garbage. But even more than being able to familiarize myself with the arsenal I was constantly surprised by how I would find a gun that I thought I would hate (because of previously using it in previous titles) and suddenly finding the gun more conventional or more overall usable. I used to hate Tediore, Hyperion, Vladof, and Bandit/COV weapons but now I see them rotating through my build frequently because there are so many viable builds in this game. I had found that I could very easily take the time to experiment without worrying that I was going to destroy my build. The freedom to relax and try new things and have each new gun present you with fun surprises and gimmicks is the core of what makes this game work as a looter shooter and I am glad to say that Borderlands 3 absolutely nails the balance between being able to rely on a gun you know and absolutely not knowing what this piece of metal does.

Some things that I really disliked about the game ended up being the maps and dungeons. This is heavily in personal opinion territory but this game sends you onto other planets which is huge for Borderlands, but then makes the terrain still; desert, moon, swamp, cave, etc. with probably the only breath of fresh air being the Siren temple in Athenas or the Promethean city which ends up resembling the normal slum looking towns of the rest of the game. The maps are huge however and they host a manageable amount of side activities that don’t take you away from the action of the main story for too long. In each zone are many many many dungeons that are also of really reasonable length. I guess my point is that even though I was not thrilled by any of the environments, I never felt like any of them over stayed their welcome and were interchanged frequently enough so as to not feel stale. The worlds though host colorful characters that I more so associate them with and its these characters that liven up the atmospheres. There are not a lot of silent moments in Borderlands 3, literally even if you just stand still and do nothing your character will comment about how you are standing still doing nothing. During almost any travel or during mission fights or encounters there is always hilarious dialogue going off that is legitimately entertaining. Even normal boring quest giving NPC are given hilarious writing and always have interesting or funny commentary for your missions. The boss fights in Borderlands 3 offer a host of new mechanics that range from annoying to fun. Most fights appear to have a lot to them but then result in just holding down the trigger for 60-80 seconds, but there are a few that actually make me constantly move and hit weak points and keep track of large AOE moves. It is really only a shame that only some of the boss fights stay really thrilling and memorable. Something that was really good though was the perk system and the characters skills. I played through the game as Moze so I don’t know about the other characters but the way I allotted my passive skills and upgraded my mech made a huge difference and sitting in the menus deciding what my skillset would be would make or break my chances of winning fights in certain sections.

Borderlands 3 is pretty much everything that I wanted the older Borderlands games to be. An experience of constant loud guns and loud characters that entertains for hours and hours without skipping a beat. Every second of this game is crafted to make you want to seek out every single thing to do because it’s fun. The highest compliment that I could give this game is that every gun I picked up made me say “awesome” and every voice line said made me laugh to myself and that is exactly what this game has done. This game was made for fans of not only Borderlands but other loot based games. Borderlands 3 shines as an example of how to make their players feel constantly rewarded with loot and excited to get more and I hope that other “games as a service” look to this to see how a game that constantly changes on the player uses both random and fixed variables to craft an experience that makes players want to come back day after day.

[president-rhys]

@thehandsomeasshole continued from ( x )

Similarly, Rhys hadn’t wanted to get married. He’d never met the brunet but he’d heard stories. The older man had quite the reputation both on and off the battlefield. Ruthless and bold, able to mow down an entire army with ease. A man with a quick temper and sharp tongue. Rhys had seen firsthand the devastation Jack had left in his wake during the latest feud between Hyperion and Tediore. It left him with a mix between disgust and fascination.

His stomach had dropped when his father pulled him aside to explain that they’d been on thin ice for a while. That Atlas being allied with Tediore had nearly sent them into a war of their own and the marriage between their kingdoms was desperately needed. He understood, of course. Though that didn’t mean he’d been too thrilled about the idea. His mother, on the other hand, was ecstatic.

She’d spent so long preparing him to meet his betrothed, messing with his hair and face until he’d forced her to move on. He was not a woman and didn’t need to be made to look like one. In reality, that part hadn’t taken too long. It was his wardrobe that she spent nearly a week picking through. In the end she’d commissioned him something new to wear. Much to Rhys’s distaste the garments were silk in their design and fitted as not to allow any discreet armor to be worn underneath. His mother had scolded him when he’d voiced his concerns, told him that the meeting was not going to be a hostile one. The only solace he’d been given in terms of weaponry would be the space in his boots to hide a dagger.

The journey to the neighboring kingdom had been far too long in his opinion and, by the time they’d reached the opposing palace, Rhys was mildly annoyed by the whole affair. He had no guards, only one weapon, his overly doting mother and a father who had been worrying the entire time. Upon their arrival he was more than thankful for the chance to stretch his legs. It was short lived, however. The trio were greeted near instantaneously by a pair of guards then were promptly guided to the throne room. The Castle Helios was absolutely massive. Rhys could see himself easily getting lost in the future if he wasn’t careful. Even the throne room was large and Rhys’s eyes roamed over the ornate pillars and lavish decoration. Just as the brunet was taking everything in his gaze caught Jack’s, those striking hetero-chromatic eyes holding his own in what seemed to be a challenge. To his surprise Jack looked away first, though Rhys didn’t miss the way the corners of thin lips curved upwards. The lanky man took the opportunity to take in his intended’s form. He was indeed handsome. The nickname suited him.

He hadn’t been paying attention to what his parents had been saying, though he did register their voices. Eventually Rhys tore his focus away and tuned into the conversation. Luckily, it had been just in time to respond to one of his soon to be in-law’s questions. He’d never been good at introductions. Usually his reputation would precede him. Suddenly Jack was looking at him again, a mischievous grin adorning his features. Rhys decided he looked good when he smiled, even if alarm bells began to ring internally. He opened his mouth but Jack spoke first, the man’s voice seductively low. “A pleasure.”

A shudder shot up the man’s spine and he nearly short circuited. There was no hand to shake but the beanpole didn’t, for once, embarrass himself by extending his own. Instead he cleared his throat.

“Likewise.”

His reply came quick. Simple. Though it seemed to satisfy his mother who looked approvingly at him. The “adults” returned to talking with one another as they were led towards the dining hall. Grandiose was the display, it was clear that the family was going out of their way to flaunt their wealth. It was nothing Rhys wasn’t used to, though it was still impressive. His parents gasped their appreciation at the spread, however, engaging in easy conversation with Jack’s own. As they sat, Rhys beside Jack, he supposed it would help if they actually talked before marriage. He turned his head only to find Jack looking at him again, the same devious glint in his eyes. The brunet nearly choked, not expecting the prince to be so close. Fuck.

“Your palace is beautiful.” He complimented. “As is your kingdom itself. The architecture is stunning and the flora is unparalleled. I wasn’t aware wisteria trees grew here.”

[suffering-and-happy-about-it]

Hold on, we’re coming (The Borderlands Series, Part 10.)

Series description: Not many people had the chance to see a vault or to mean anything in the world of Pandora. Will a hardly built relationship in the loneliness of the desert would have the potential to change anything in the world of anarchy and chaos - or will the friends try to murder each other?

Part Summary: Teaming up can be a good thing - unless your teammated are barely a useful piece of crap and more than half of them is not mentally in the best state

Warnings: A lot of guns, violence, reader is a tough badass - not a vault hunter tho. They’re badass and don’t give a fuck. And Scooter is a dumb bitch, as always.

Word count: 2 K

Tagging: @notaliteraltoad​

Series master list:  H E R E

You haven't seen, hear, or noticed Janey and Scooter the whole afternoon - which was the best thing that had happened to you over the last few weeks. As far as Hammerlock and Wainwright's hospitality went, they let you eat as much as you could, have a cup of a really strong coffee, and to have some sleep. It was painfully obvious that no-one won't have even a fucking nap during your time on Pandora and Athenas.

Wainwright was so nice that he gave each of some fresh clothes - but no matter how hard everyone tried, you were persistent with keeping the old, baggy sweatpants Rayray has decorated with the spraypaint earlier. You didn't know why, but you got a feeling of safety when you wore them. They were somehow familiar to you with their scent and everything.

Later that day, just minutes before you were about to take off from Eden-6 after picking Hammerlock, Wainwright did as he promised. A small package wrapped in what seemed like a tapestry torn off from a wall was put in front of you. And dearest Lord, weren't you just excited? Heart-eyes could be seen in your face as you sighed, thanking him with a smile. You barely smiled, but this... This was worthy of a smile.

When you opened it up, there was a fairly new silver revolver, ugh, the cravings of flowers on it were adorable. You sighed, having a total heart-eyes for the Jakobs man, touching the gun from all the angles you could. Yeah, you maybe couldn't shoot from revolvers for the deepest shit, but you weren't planning on telling Mr. Jakobs. This gun was too perfect.

"I call it the Wild Rose of Pandora. It's not that old, so it should be firing just good, miss." - Wainwright smiled and you got to the other item. To your surprise, it was an old Tediore shield. But it seemed to be working just fine. That made you look on Wainwright with a question. - "As I was informed, you're the only one who hadn't packed one, so I've searched a few of my wardrobes to find you one."

You opened your lips with surprise. Then you opened your eyes just as Scooter usually as you thought about your excuse. - "I was living in a pretty... Deep... Shithole... On Pandora. These were my neighbors, so you had the idea. We don't use shields there." - You smiled and attached the shield to some belt you were given as well because that shield would probably drag your sweatpants to your ankles.

It was a funny sight to look at the almost invisible glow that appeared on your skin. You didn't feel more protected or better in any way - that was when Athena took the revolver and shot at you, making you scream. You opened up your lips into a big O as you took the gun back and got her into your sight.

"Is everyone here fucking crazy? Am I the only fucking one reasonable?" - You yelled at Athena, making Ray and Blindy look at you. It seemed fun because you had Athena at your gunpoint, but the story couldn't be different.

"LOOK AT ALL THOSE CHICKEN!" - Ray shouted and jumped into the air with happiness. You looked at them, seeing how Blindy is chuckling at the view he was given. - "Ray! No! I'm not going to kill anyone! Why the fuck are you so keen on killing people?" - You asked and but the gun to a holder.

"If I might say, you seem to be the only one with an actual psychosis. I was just trying if its working and look at you, you're still standing and being a bitch to everyone." - Athena grinned, leaving you with Wainwright. For a moment, you just watched her back leaving before you noticed that Blindy and Ray still watching you as the second incarnation of Christ.

"What are you waiting for, fuckers? Should I start crying or... What?" - You asked coldly, making the boys leave you alone with Wainwright. That was when you got some proper heart-eyes again. - "Thank you for the gun and shield, it means much to me. I hope it's going to help in any way."

"Sure thing, miss. I hope that you will keep an eye on Hammerlock while I won't be there." - Wainwright smiled back at you and you simply nodded, making the promise sealed. You hoped that you won't have your ass blew or neck cut as soon as you get somewhere.

"Everyone ready?" - Athena asked the rest of the party, preparing to initiate the fast travel process. Everyone shut up when you walked to the machine first. Athena's hand on your arm stopped you from putting your palm there. - "Step aside and don't act like you know everything."

"What have I done to you? First, you shoot at me, then you tell me I'm acting like an asshole, let's just get done. I'm going to go first, you come after me. I can manage the jackasses on the other side." - You mumbled and pushed the palm off of you. Athena kept her eyes on you, but she stepped aside just as you looked on the others.

"Whatever happens on the other side, keep this asshole alive, because I'm not willing to have my head blown off my fucking body because hed die. Are we on the same wave here?" - You asked and when everyone nodded, you put your palm into the device. You didn't have too many chances to try Fast travel either - but boy oh boy, you preferred it when all the next travel devices you had were actual rockets.

You kinda forgot about the pull the machine had and about the small needles that the machinery stuck into your palm and forearm. You put your fingers together while the other looked at the machine pulling you in. Or that was how the others were seeing it - in reality, the machine was taking your DNA material from one place while it started recreating your body on the other side. It felt like proper tearing you apart.

When you gained consciousness in the final destination, you fell flat on your back; onto your whole fucking shotgun in its glory. You couldn't see for a fucking a step away from you, you didn't know what was happening - you only heard yourself screaming. - "Motherfucker! Is everyone on this fucking planet a psycho bitch?"

"Tina! Had you moved the Fast travel on the roof again?" - A tired, drunk voice asked someone. You heard a chuckle next to your head and someone had bowed down to you. It was a girl, who gripped your t-shirt and dragged you away since another of your friends started Fast travel.

"Because it's fun, Mordy! You should see this one! It was so cute when she fell on her back, I almost felt the spinal cords crackin', blood rushin', and bones flyin' out of her body!" - The lady yelled victoriously, having on a big smile. Without realizing, you scaredly pushed the gun into her face. The only thing she did was that she kicked it out of your palms.

"This one's reaaaally funny, Mordy, you should see her! She just pushed a revolver up ma face like she thinks that momma Tina is afraid of these child toys!" - She yelled at Mordy, which had probably saved your ass, because otherwise, Tina would've tied you up to a bomb, watching how high can your ass fly up into the sky. The man with the alcohol bottle came to you and put Tina's foot off of you. She was obviously offended by what he has done, but she chose just to put her forearms in front of her chest and to look at both of you with a furrow.

"That's the gal from Scooter, you psychotic ass." - Mordecai said to defend you, but that was all he could say before something just assaulted your face. You've had enough at that point. You were on the verge of completely shutting down mentally... And that wasn't flattering at all. Youve learned seconds after that the the thing was Talon, some birdy pet that obviously belonged to Mordecai.

You were saved - because at that moment both Janey and Athena fell flat on their backs too. - "See? That's what I mean, Mordy. They are little cutesy things just fallin' down from the motherhumpin' sky waitin' for me to grill them with some great sauce and eat them!" - Tina exclaimed and then she stopped, putting her hands on her hips. - "Why do I wanna eat cute stuff?"

"Fallin' from ten meters isn't cute at all!" - Janey huffed angrily, helping you on your feet. - "Yo guys need to better up your safety conditions or one day, there might die someone!" - She looked at both of them, checking up if you're alive - so, naturally, you shushed her off. You might have been out of breath, but you weren't dying. So far, so good.

"Okay, okay, miss rude temper problems, I'll put it somewhere on the ground so you people who can't handle a bit of fun won't die out of spine crack." - Tina rolled her eyes while Mordecai slowly approached you, both Janey and you, having a sorry look on his face. - "Since Brick left Boomtown to handle some other stuff, she's been like that. I swear that normally, she doesn't tell people she'll eat them the first time she sees them."

"Is fine, ma name's Janey and this gal is Y/N! Scooter has a thingy for her so she's kinda in the family business now!" - Janey explained happily and that was when Tina joined your conversation. She gripped your shoulders as both bandit boys fell down on their back, following each of you with being out of breath and almost dying. Before Tina could say something else, Ray was too quick with his word.

"THIS BITCH EMPTY. YEET!" - He yelled and from literal nowhere, Tina pulled of some kind of crazy Maliwan gun, pointing directly onto his freaking forehead. You furrowed, put your palms in front of yourself to clam her down a bit. - "He's with us and he cool, I swear, girl." - You mumbled, not realizing that you're standing directly under the Fast travel station spawning point. Tina rose her chin a bit, watching you standing there, then she smiled and put the Maliwan gun away.

"'ight, I believe you, Scooter's soon-to-be wedded wife. I love weddings! Mordy, tell her I love weddings! I love how everyone seems to be soooo happy until you show the bomb you got them for a present before it all blows up!" - She yelled maniacally. You wanted to defend yourself but at that moment, Scooters butt fell on you. You grunted, thinking something about killing someone, shooting in the air, or booming the whole fucking Boomtown. - "Look! Ya boyfriend is here! Oh, am I softenin' or is this extremely romantic?" - She bit her lip, leaning to look at you both. As soon as you were sure that Scooter is too alive, you basically threw him off your thighs.

This whole adventure was fucking you up mentally, not even speaking about your physical side. You wanted to sit down into the corner and cry. Once even Hammerlock made it there, you moved the Fast Travel station and started another part of your totally flawless plan - making your way to Athenas.

[borderlore]

Customization Skins Drop Guide: Claptrap the Fragtrap

Continued in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! was the ability to customize the player’s character with a variety of Skins and Heads. With numerous Heads and Skins to choose from, it should be an obvious answer that not all of these are immediately obtainable by the player. A large majority of both are found by looting, killing, and completing Challenges. From having to fight Raid Bosses to turning in Missions, this guide is meant to inform the player on who to kill, where to loot, and which Challenges to complete in order to further customize their favorite Vault Hunters to their liking.

Carmine and Yours

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Space Dead

Rank: 3

Scarlet Text

Drop Source: Corporal Bob

Enemy Location: Hyperion Hub of Heroism

Dark Side

Drop Source: Red Belly

Enemy Location: Crisis Scar

Mission Location: Concordia

Mission: “A New Direction”

The Mission “A New Direction” must be turned in to farm RedBelly.

Marooned

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Martial Marshal

Rank: 3

Overclocking

Drop Souce: Powersuit Noob

Enemy Location: Lunar Launching Station

Mission Location: Lunar Launching Station

Mission: “Red, Then Dead”

The Mission “Red, Then Dead” must be turned in to farm Powersuit Noob.

Turquoise Finish

Drop Source: Mission Reward

Mission Location: Concordia

Mission: “Grinders”

Acrid Green

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Barrel of Laughs

Rank: 3

Ooh Sparkly

Drop Source: Tiny Destroyer

Enemy Location: Research and Development

Mission Location: Research and Development

Mission: “Lab 19″

The Mission “Lab 19″ must be turned in to farm the Tiny Destroyer.

Tender Green

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Nova Say Die

Rank: 3

Cat Eye

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: A Chunk of Purest Green

Rank: 3

Primaries

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Unt at Zem

Rank: 5

Blue Screen

Drop Source: Mission Reward

Mission Location: Abandoned Training Facility

Mission: “DAHL Combat Training: Round 4″

The Shock Drop Slaughter Pit is required to access the Abandoned Training Facility.

Blue Light

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Battle Star

Rank: 5

Shiny Shiny

Drop Source: Mission Reward

Mission Location: Research and Development

Mission: “Fresh Air”

Deep Blue

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Drive For Miles

Rank: 3

Retro Stylin

Drop Source: Mission Reward

Mission Location: Outlands Canyon

Mission: “Boomshakalaka”

Daisy Daisy

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Master Chef

Mission: 3

Safety First Claptrap

Drop Source: Boomer

Enemy Location: Outlands Spur

Mission Location: Concordia

Mission: “Nothing Is Never an Option”

The Mission “Nothing Is Never an Option” must be turned in to farm Boomer.

Sun Bleached

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Splat’n’Slide

Rank: 3

Bold Gold

Drop Source: X-STLK-23

Enemy Location: Research and Development

Mission Location: Research and Development

Mission: “Science and Violence”

The Mission “Science and Violence” must be turned in to farm X-STLK-23.

Orangeade

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Crash & Burn

Rank: 3

Sunset

Drop Source: Not Cute Badass Tork

Enemy Location: Stanton’s Liver

Mission Location: Triton Flats

Mission: “All the Little Creatures”

The Mission “All the Little Creatures” must be turned in to farm the Not Cute Badass Tork.

Retro Cyber

Drop Source: Iwajira

Enemy Location: Serenity’s Waste

Amber Fluid

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Slayer of Titans

Rank: 3

Sour Apricot

Drop Source: Rooster Booster

Enemy Location: Stanton’s Liver

Mission Location: Concordia

Mission: “Grinders”

The Mission “Grinders” must be turned in to farm Rooster Booster.

Eco Friendly

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Home Nade Cookin’

Rank: 5

Mudflap

Drop Source: Badass Tork

Enemy Locations: Stanton’s Liver, Outlands Canyon, Sub-Level 13, Titan Industrial Facility, & Research and Development

Gym Clothes

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: There Can Be Only...Me

Rank: 5

Happy Blue

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Over The Moon

Rank: 3

Metal Highlights

Drop Source: Giant Shuggurath of Ice

Enemy Location: Triton Flats

Mission Location: Concordia

Mission: “Bunch of Ice Holes”

The Mission “Bunch of Ice Holes” must be turned in to farm the Giant Shuggurath of Ice.

Hazey

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Big MIRV

Rank: 3

Patched Up Purple

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Scrounging Around

Rank: 3

Indi Go Go

Drop Source: Deadlift

Enemy Location: Regolith Range

Mission Location: Serenity’s Waste

Mission: “Marooned”

The Mission “Marooned” must be turned in to farm Deadlift.

UltraViolent

Drop Source: Mission Reward

Mission Location: Regolith Range

Mission: “Last Requests”

Black Box

Drop Source: Mission Reward

Mission Location: Veins of Helios

Mission: “Trouble with Space Hurps”

Toner Low

Drop Source: The Bosun

Enemy Location: Pity’s Fall

Mission Location: Concordia

Mission: “Intelligences of the Artificial Persuasion”

The Mission “Intelligences of the Artificial Persuasion” must be turned in to farm The Bosun.

Oh So Sassy

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: The Happiest Colour

Rank: 5

One Red Sock

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: More Where That Came From

Rank: 3

Magenta Who

Drop Source: Colonel Zarpedon & The Empyrean Sentinel

Enemy Locations: Eye of Helios & Eleseer

Mission Locations: Lunar Launching Station

Mission: “Eye to Eye” & “The Beginning of the End”

Colonel Zarpedon will not respawn after killing her.

The Mission “The Beginning of the End” must be turned in to farm The Empyrean Sentinel.

Hint of Lavender

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Home Nade Cookin’

Rank: 3

Scav Rustbukkit 

Drop Source: Item of the Day/Vending Machines

Scav Oxidyze 

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Boomstick Boogie

Rank: 3

Scav Skorch 

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Projectile Proliferation

Rank: 5

Dahl Fatigues 

Drop Source: Item of the Day/Vending Machines

Dahl NCO 

Drop Source: Felicity Rampant

Enemy Location: Titan Robot Production Plant

Mission Location: Concordia

Mission: “Let’s Build a Robot Army”

The Mission “Let’s Build a Robot Army” must be turned in to farm Felicity Rampant.

Dahl Stencil 

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Crouch Potato

Rank: 5

Hyperion Boldness 

Drop Source: Item of the Day/Vending Machines

Hyperion Courage 

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Spray Job

Rank: 3

Hyperion Defender 

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Penetrating Wound

Rank: 5

Jakobs Values 

Drop Source: Item of the Day/Vending Machines

Jakobs Ideals 

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Trigger Happy

Rank: 3

Jakobs Quality 

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Gun Slinger

Rank: 5

Spirit by Maliwan 

Drop Source: Item of the Day/Vending Machines

Sophistication by Maliwan 

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Pew Pew

Rank: 3

Solace by Maliwan 

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Some Like it Hot

Rank: 5

Tediore Economical 

Drop Source: Item of the Day/Vending Machines

Tediore After Market 

Drop Source: Slot Machines

Slot Combination: 777

Tediore Top Shelf 

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Throw Me the Money

Rank: 5

Torgue Nitrous

Drop Source: Slot Machines

Slot Combination: 777

Torgue Blast Point

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Rank: 3

Torgue Shock Front

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Missile Magnet

Rank: 5

Vladof Worker

Drop Source: Item of the Day/Vending Machines

Vladof Hammer

Drop Source: Challenge Reward & Slot Machines

Challenge: Sharp Shooter

Rank: 3

Slot Combination: 777

Vladof Comradeship

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Ammo Eater

Rank: 5

Snick-It Whites

Drop Source: Mission Reward

Mission Location: Vorago Solitude

Mission: “The Don”

DLC Skins:

Eridian Mistaken

Drop Source: Mission Reward & Guardian Pondors

Mission Location: The Holodome

Enemy Location: The Holodome

Mission: “Digistructed Madness: Round 1″

The Holodome is only available in The Holodome Onslaught.

N-D-GO

Drop Source: Teh Earworm

Enemy Location: Cluster 99002 0V3RL00K

Mission Location: The Nexus

Mission: “You Can Stop the Music”

The Mission “You Can Stop the Music” must be turned in to farm Teh Earworm.

The Nexus is only available in Claptastic Voyage.

Too Violet for TV

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: Claptomaniac

Rank: 3

The Challenge Claptomaniac is only available in Claptastic Voyage.

Digi-Kam

Drop Source: Challenge Reward

Challenge: 99 Problems and a Glitch Ain’t One

Rank: 5

The Challenge 99 Problems and a Glitch Ain’t One is only available in Claptastic Voyage.

Couch Cushion

Drop Source: The Sponx

Enemy Location: Subconscious

Mission Location: Subconscious

Mission: “The Temple of Boom”

The Mission “The Temple of Boom” must be turned in to farm The Sponx.

The Subconscious is only available in Claptastic Voyage.

Och Aye!

Drop Source: Mission Reward

Mission Location: Motherlessboard

Mission: “Corrosion of Dignity”

The Motherlessboard is only available in Claptastic Voyage.

Saturday Morning

Drop Source: LootBug.awesome

Enemy Locations: Motherlessboard, Cluster 00773 P4ND0R4, Cluster 99002 0V3RL00K, & Subconscious

The LootBug.awesome is only available in Claptastic Voyage.