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The Misadventures Of DaddyZ In Search For Mrs. B

NOT a fanfic..a FanTheory

Hey Zed fans out there!

In the new dlc GL&T, at the start of the Gondola quest when you click on Gaige she has several conversation prompts. There is one that mentions Zed and his wedding and...well this is what she says:

**WARNING: potential bl3 new DLC (GL&T) SPOILER ALERT** [read at your own risk.] 

GAIGE:  "We’ve had some hiccups but this isn’t the worst wedding I have planned by a long shot, heh! The only way Zed’s wedding could’ve gone worse is if he’d actually gone through with it! Bullet dodged! Well, actually...a lot of people weren’t able to dodge."

Note:  This post is purely speculation and still very fresh and perhaps premature so please take all this with a grain of salt and as one person’s own findings and opinions.. this is not actual fact. 

I’ll be covering my theories below..read if your curious.

 Who. What. When. Why.

When:

Timeline- Somewhere between the end of BL2 and the beginning of BL3.

Five years before BL3 to be exact.

Reason-  Gaige was only recently doing the wedding planning schindig.

 Who:

Tannis?

Mystery Person?

Blast from the Past?

Misc.?

 Why:

Tannis- Although there is somewhat of an indication that this is the plausible answer from BL2s last dlc, Commander Lilith.  Here’s why I think it isn’t Tannis and more likely a new character. 

*Slight BL3 GL&T SPOILERS*

The wedding gift quest, one gift you find is from Tannis. Her sentiments give no hint (or bitterness), at her being previously betrothed.

With that said, Gaige would have likely commented something if indeed she was Tannis and Zed’s wedding planner, but nothing.

Further speculation, if it was Tannis, she was obviously over it by BL3 considering she disgustingly swoons over that annoying ugly little toad, Typhon DeLeon……as a matter of fact she doesn’t seemed bothered by it in any shape or form.

Which, if we all know Tannis..  I feel she’d hold more resentment and ill feelings about a wedding gone wrong and towards Zed.  She’d make it known she was left at the altar. I don’t see her letting that part go so easily.

So the Tannis theory is somewhat of a dead end. And if anything happened between her and Zed it may have just been a brief fling, but not leading to marriage.

 ***Special Mention:  I LOVE @Ladytalon1’s theory about Zed being heartbroken over Tannis’ rejection and rebounds only to still have feelings for Tannis in the end and it ultimately leads to his weddings demise..pretty interesting!

But..imo  I speculate it’s a new character…

Mystery Person or Blast From the Past?

Mystery Person- could lead to an interesting dlc.  Attempting to win Zed back or getting their revenge.

Blast from the Past- Could delve into a cool dlc regarding Zed pre-med, pre borderlands timeline..dare I say, young Zed.*faints*

From what Gaige says, it sounds like this Mystery Person was bad news and everyone but Zed noticed it…( “Bullet Dodged” and , “..the only way Zed’s wedding could’ve gone worse is if he’d actually through with it.”)  Hinting this person or situation was bad from the start.

But this is all speculation..

 What:

What happened?!???

Your guess is as good as mine.

My biggest question is.. was Zed the one who didn’t go through with it?  Or was he not able to? ..bc it sure sounds like his wedding was crashed.

And if his wedding was crashed, who were the crashers?

Could one of his brothers, Ned or Ted have something to do with it?

Perhaps this is where we get a Ted dlc.

And again why…

Jealousy?  Forbidden love?  Sibling Rivalry? Backstabbing? Cheating? Ah! The list can go on!

Conclusively, I really don't know 'who' Zed was betrothed to.  And yes it's really going to drive me a bit crazy.  But I think the only factual information is the timeline.  Zed must have met someone between bl2 and bl3 (so within 5 years). Although my headcanon is shocked Zed would be the one with cold feet.  I am SUPER curious who the lucky, (ultimately unlucky) gal was.

 All I hope, and all I can do is hope, is that our beloved Zeddybabe finds a decent, good, charismatic person who is going to treat him right and give him plenty of goooooood loving.  Because DaddyZ deserves it!

..and honestly I'm surprised Zed has been single for this long.  I mean we can all agree he's hot af.. what is not to love about this man!?

 Thank you if you’ve made it this far!  And…….

CONGRATULATIONS!  You’ve leveled up in Cranberry-crawg literature. Now a Novice CC reader!

What are your speculations?  

I’d love to hear your theories!  

#Blanco-Tribe for all Zed fans, but also so I can easily track your responses.

 Cheers!