History Characters / BorderlandsBanditsAndBanditFactions

* SophisticatedAsHell

* KingMook: Aside from obvious candidates with their own character entires like Deadlift, there also exists the rare Swagman, who is a regular Outlaw but with buffed health and a NiceHat over his helmet. Curiously, he doesn't seem to drop anything in particular or serve a specific purpose.

* RantInducingSlight: After the Vault Hunters turn down her sincere plea to leave Elpis, Zarpedon gets Deadlift riled up to stop them.
-->'''Zarpedon:''' Deadlift, this is Colonel Zarpedon. I need you to kill the Vault Hunters headed for your ship.\\
'''Deadlift:''' Get bent, Zarp! I ain't takin' orders from the chick who threw me in prison!\\
'''Zarpedon:''' They said your jump pads were stupid.\\
'''Deadlift:''' [[ChewingTheScenery I WILL ANNIHILATE THEM!]]

* KnifeNut: He has several knives on his person and seems to ''really'' enjoy using them. Not to mention the knife he has jammed in his face.

* ReliablyUnreliableGuns: While the game doesn't simulate jams or misfires, the Bandit weaponry will reflect the low quality of production by having their reloads take a ''significant'' amount of time, at least partially because the magazine is so big, and partially because (as reflected by some of their SMG designs) the magazines are held on by cheap latches that you need to smack to eject the empty mag. Their accuracy also tends to be rather low to reflect their homemade production.

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* SavageSpikedWeapon: Variation for guns. At least a few of their weapons either launch spikes or have spikes attached, most notably the Bandit/Scav shotgun grip part putting a spike right under the barrel. The Children of the Vault add substantially more spikes to their armaments as well.

* BookDumb: Bandits are not too good at spelling. Their weapons have names such as "Ass Beeter!", "Mashine Gun" and "smig". The Scavs of Elpis are a bit better (in that they at least know how many letters are in "SMG"), but they still make some fairly glaring errors - and use a ''lot'' of pseudo-Australian slang. On the other hand, they’re apparently highly skilled gunsmiths capable of building homemade guns that can rival, or outright beat supposedly superior brands like Hyperion in a fight.

* BanditMook: Nearly every Rat is capable of stealing items off the floor. Did you see a nice, blue or purple rarity weapon fall onto the floor? Better grab it before any of the Rats can, or else you’ll have to kill them to get it back.
** Playing this more straight is the Rat Thief, a small and mutated Rat who sneaks up on the Vault Hunters to pickpocket their money. If you just saw a couple thousand dollars suddenly vanish from your wallet, check behind you and you’ll see a Rat Thief making off with your cash. Kill him before he reaches his burrow to get it back or else your money is lost for good.

* CurbStompBattle: Rats are seen ambushing Maya in the ''A Meat Bicycle Built For Two'' cinematic, and might’ve come close to killing her, but they’re no match for a [[TheBerserker rampaging and lovestruck Krieg]] [[BigDamnHeroes rushing in to save her]].

* FrightDeathtrap: While cutting down Rats in ‘’A Meat Bicycle Built For Two’’, Krieg grabs a Rat and starts shouting insanity into his face, making him fall over in fear. Given that he doesn’t get up later, it’s a safe bet to think he died from terror.

* ToServeMan: All of their quotes and taunts make it clear that they want to eat you. And if they die, they beg their Rat allies to eat them to gain their strength. Naturally they’ll oblige; if they get near a dead body a Rat can begin eating them to regain health.

Scavs, short hand for Scavengers, are the bandit equivalent on Elpis, with the primary differences being space suits, [[EnergyWeapon laser weapon technology]], and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Australian accents]] [[note]]Or at least ''Borderlands'' equivalent of it[[/note]]. While they’re not as heavily mutated as Pandoran bandits thanks to a lack of exposure to Eridium, their sanity has taken a massive toll due to being forced to survive in the open space of Elpis.

* EnergyWeapon: The main difference they bring to combat is the possibility that they’re equipped with laser weapons.

* AffablyEvil: Even when they’re trying to kill you, they remain perfectly cheery and polite... until one of them gets killed, then the survivor gets angry.

* {{Diary}}: Apparently kept an audio diary he'd regularly speak to about his day. The part we get to hear is about the time he got the heads of his assassins sent back to him by Zane Flynt, his younger brother. [[spoiler:Turns out his diary was actually just Claptrap, and when he's talking to his diary he expects an answer back.]]
--> '''Captain:''' Sending assassins after him is just my way of keeping in touch, a little more personal than a Mercenary's Day card, you know? ''You know?!'' ({{Beat}}) '''HEY I'M ASKING YOU A QUESTION, DIARY!'''\\
'''Claptrap:''' I'm so sorry Captain! I got distracted!

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!! Bandits
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'''Weapon Brands''': [[Characters/BorderlandsDahl Dahl]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsHyperion Hyperion]] ([[Characters/BorderlandsClaptrap Claptrap]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsHandsomeJack Handsome Jack]]) | [[Characters/BorderlandsMaliwan Maliwan]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsTorgue Torgue]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsWeaponBrands Other Weapon Brands]]\\

'''Other''': '''Bandits and Bandit Factions''' ([[Characters/BorderlandsChildrenOfTheVauly Children of the Vault]]) | [[Characters/BorderlandsHodunkAndZafordClans Hodunk and Zaford Clans]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsCreatures Creatures]] ([[Characters/BorderlandsEridiansAndVaultMonsters Eridians and Vault Monsters]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsRaidBosses Raid Bosses]])-]]]]]

'''Other''': '''Bandits and Bandit Factions''' | [[Characters/BorderlandsHodunkAndZafordClans Hodunk and Zaford Clans]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsCreatures Creatures]] ([[Characters/BorderlandsEridiansAndVaultMonsters Eridians and Vault Monsters]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsRaidBosses Raid Bosses]])-]]]]]

Likely folded into Children of the Vault for ''Borderlands 3'', considering the cult has united most of the bandit clans on Pandora.

! Children of the Vault (''3'')
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->''"What is up, my bandit legions?! God-Queen Tyreen comin' atcha live with my brother Troy. We're streamin', you're screamin', and we're ALL ready to open the Great Vault. And when we do, our holy family is gonna tear the whole galaxy a new one!"''

In ''Borderlands 3'', the Children of the Vault are the main antagonists. Led by Troy and Tyreen Calypso, this {{Cult}} is fanatically obsessed with the Vaults, and seeks to lay claim to them as part of their search for the Great Vault. To further this goal, they have begun manufacturing their own weapons.

Weapons made by the Children of the Vault are unique in that they don't use magazines; instead, they draw directly from your ammo reserves and overheat if fired for too long.
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[[folder:In general]]
* TheAestheticsOfTechnology: Their guns draw heavily on TheApunkalypse, using bright neon colors, extraneous spikes and chains, and various tubes and nozzles. They also make use of [[VideoGame/Borderlands2 seven year-old]] gun parts, most obviously the old Dahl assault rifle barrel from ''2''. They also use engines to power them, which must be turned on when the gun is pulled out or overheated.
* ArmyOfThievesAndWhores: They're a colossal horde made up of the disparate bandit clans from the other games, all united behind Tyreen and Troy Calypso. Notably, the COV are the first real attempt anyone has made to unite the bandit clans, and they prove to be particularly deadly because their sheer numbers, fanaticism, and willingness to die.
* BottomlessMagazines: Their stock-in-trade, as per the tradition established by their Bandit forbearers. The main appeal of the [=COV=] line of weapons is the fact that - barring the overheating and running out of ammo - you can literally fire all day long.
* {{Cult}}: They are effectively the bandit clans of the previous games turned murderous cult.
* EqualOpportunityEvil: In contrast to regular Bandits, they have both men and women in their ranks all willing to throw their lives away for the Twins.
* GatlingGood: Some of their pistols and rifles use gatling gun barrels for extra Dakka. Considering that guns in ''3'' don't share parts between manufacturers anymore, they're either hand-made or (in the case of the rifles) repurposed from older Vladof guns.
* GoKartingWithBowser: Despite the fact that they're the central antagonist faction of ''3'' they're still willing to give Brand Loyalty rewards to you whenever you gain 100 kills with [=COV=] weapons, even if most of those kills are their own guys or those they're affiliated with.
** The mail messages that accompany said weapons even indicate as much, stating that if the recipient happened to victimize a group of [=COV=] members while earning the Brand Loyalty reward, it's of no concern to them, the more important part is that you killed a hundred people with ''their'' guns and therefore showed support of the [=COV=].
* FireBreathingWeapon: More like Elemental-Spewing Weapon. One of the three COV rocket launcher types, the Chucka, instead of firing an explosive projectile, instead spews a short-range elemental stream. Played straight if you find a Incendiary-elemental Chucka, which is pretty much a flamethrower.
* MartyrdomCulture: The bandits have taken this up under Tyreen, gleefully sacrificing themselves to be devoured by her and ''volunteering'' to be brutally killed in the spotlight at Carnivoria.
* MoreDakka: Just like the bandits of old, it's what their guns do best. [=COV=] guns aren't all that accurate, damaging or hold particularly fancy gimmicks, but they can fire away until the user runs out of ammo or the gun overheats and ''something'' on it explodes, breaks, or needs to be doused in water.
** Taken UpToEleven with the Extreme Hangin' Chadd pistol, which does not use ammo, only overheats after a ''literal'' thousand shots are fired without a break, and is fully-automatic.
* MythologyGag: One of their sight options is a glass bottle with an X crudely drawn on it - not unlike [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/borderlands/images/0/0d/Border_gun_2.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110820185429 the type seen in one pre-release image]] for the second game.
* {{Overheating}}: The main drawback to their guns: you never have to reload, but you will have to contend with the weapon overheating, possibly at an inopportune time. In some cases, this is more literal as they'll catch on fire and have to be cooled off with a water gun, bottled water or (for their launchers) a hose. Their item cards even replace Capacity with the most amount of bullets they can spit in one go before they blow up. In a more extreme example, the "Pain is Power" Legendary Rifle will cause the ''player'' to "overheat" by setting them on fire while still being able to fire.
* RecursiveAmmo: The Legendary Yellowcake is a rocket launcher that fires an arching projectile that will split into two more projectiles which then split into four more projectiles, provided the shot has enough airtime to do so.
** The Sawbar, a returning weapon from ''2'', is an assault rifle that fire bullets which then detonate at a certain distance and emits a small explosive burst to all angles.
* ReliablyUnreliableGuns: Closer to the trope than the old Bandit guns, as using them too often in one go will cause ''something'' to explode on it, mainly the motor (for pistols) or the barrel (for rifles). They need to be replaced and restarted before the gun is ready to fire again. On the bright side, they have heat-capacity meters so you'll always know how close to breaking down the gun is, and leaving it alone for a little while without it overheating will naturally let the gun cool off.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: The [=COV=] are effectively replacements for Bandits both story-wise as well as being manufacturers, replacing large magazine size with an overheat mechanic that gives them theoretically BottomlessMagazines.
* VillainTeamUp: They have united Pandora's various bandit gangs under their banner. They're also allied with Maliwan, helping with their assault on the Atlas corporation as well as backing [[spoiler:Aurelia Hammerlock's]] takeover of the Jakobs corporation.
** Turns into an EnemyCivilWar with Maliwan if a certain sidequest revealing that [[spoiler:Katagawa Jr. intends on backstabbing the Calypsos]] is completed.
* UnorthodoxReload: While [=COV=] guns don't ''need'' to reload, overheating them will still require a lengthy process akin to reloading. Some guns have them just replacing burnt-out parts, but some of the animations are... weird. One variation involves cooling down a gun by squirting it with a Dahl Kidz ''water pistol''.
* WeHaveReserves: Tyreen cheerfully eats hordes of her minions whenever she wants and she and Troy show little concern for the wellbeing of their troops in general, being more than happy to throw them at the Vault Hunters to keep them busy. Similarly, Brand Loyalty messages sent to the Vault Hunters from the [=COV=] state that they have no problem with their own troops being massacred by the guns they build.
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!! Individuals
[[folder: Tyreen Calypso]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Elisa Melendez\\\

A powerful Siren and full-time livestreamer, Tyreen leads the Children of the Vault alongside her brother Troy. Her ultimate goal is to capture the power of the Vaults and become a goddess.
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* AGodAmI: Constantly calls herself "God-Queen Tyreen" and has the powers to back it up.
* AttentionWhore: She loves being in the spotlight, so much that she has an entire cult mostly dedicated to how glorious and beautiful and benevolent she supposedly is. Toward the end of the game, her MotiveRant is about how she wants to be the biggest and brightest star in the galaxy, [[spoiler:even if she has to become a god and snuff out the rest of the universe so that she's the only thing left.]]
* BadPowersBadPeople: Her powers involve leeching energy off of others, leaving them a withered husk. Naturally she's the central antagonist of the game.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Tyreen's intro has her ending a livestream like a stereotypical Let's Player, and her demeanor is much the same... but she's still an extremely powerful Siren and cult leader who can leech the energy from any living thing.
* BigBadDuumvirate: She and her brother are the central antagonists of 3. However, she's clearly the dominant of the two (as well as [[spoiler:the FinalBoss]]).
* BrainsAndBrawn: Her Siren powers make the brawn of the duo, while her brother is the brains.
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler:After absorbing the Destroyer, she turns into a giant creature rather resembling a bipedal version of Salazar's Las Plagas form from ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'', right down to having the partially dissolved remains of her original torso as a brain[=/=]tongue.]]
* CantHaveSexEver: She casually admits to the Vault Hunters that she "can't get laid" because she keeps "leeching [her] partners to death". She doesn’t specify if the act triggers her powers, or if it's poor impulse control on her part.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "Don't forget to like, follow, and obey."
* CoatCape: She drapes a massive fur coat across her shoulders.
* ConjoinedTwins: Both she and Troy were conjoined until their father had to separate them since Troy was a parasitic twin who fed off of Tyreen's powers in order to be kept alive.
* ContraltoOfDanger: She has a deep voice compared to other female Vault Hunters and Sirens.
* ControlFreak: Makes it clear in her ECHO logs in Devil's Razor that she doesn't want her followers thinking for themselves, [[MakeAnExampleOfThem killing two out of three of them for getting a math problem right as an example.]] She also has another one killed during an audition for a new Mouthpiece for saying "The God Queen should make ME the new Mouthpiece", angered by him suggesting what she should do.
* TheCorrupter: Downplayed. She's less of a corrupter and more of an inciter. [[spoiler:After Rhys obliterates the Zanara she gives Katagawa Jr. the last push so he take matters into his own hands. While Troy was no angel by any means she was what drove him to leave Nekrotafeyo while Troy, at the time, listened and worried about Typhon's feelings]].
* FanDisservice: On one hand, she sheds a lot of clothes at one point... on the other, this happens only because [[spoiler:combining with the Destroyer mutates her original body into a [[BodyHorror horrifying, scarred mess]]]]. So while using photo mode may allow you to see her buttocks, you ''won't'' enjoy the sight.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Constantly wears a mask of cheerfulness, even when committing morally heinous acts.
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:Unusual for ''Borderlands'', Tyreen is both the BigBad and the last boss of the main story mode, instead of it being given to a relatively unrelated Vault creature alone.]]
* ForTheEvulz: She wants to leech the power of the Vault Monsters so she can become a god, with no relatable motivations for doing so.
* FriendlyEnemy: In contrast to Handsome Jack's open contempt and and seething hatred, Tyreen never treats her "Super Fans" with anything more than mild amusement and is tries to maintain a facade of cheeriness towards them (whereas Troy actually sees them as a threat and would rather kill them sooner than later).
* FusionDance: [[spoiler:After Troy is killed, Tyreen fuses with his corpse to reclaim his powers. A better example is her fusing with the Destroyer to become [[FinalBoss Tyreen the Destroyer.]]]]
* GratuitousSpanish: She occasionally speaks in Spanish, saying phrases like, "Ay, bendito."
* HateSink: And you thought Handsome Jack was annoying. She's obnoxiously cheerful and acts extremely silly, even when at war or when trying to kill you. Although the silliness is played up for her livestreams.
* HijackingCthulhu: She's powerful enough to drain the energy from even beings as powerful as Vault Guardians, and her master plan [[spoiler: is to drain the Destroyer, an extra-dimensional PrecursorKiller EldritchAbomination powerful enough to destroy the universe, in order to become a god. She actually seems to succeed in the end, successfully draining the Destroyer and transforming into a bipedal version of it while maintaining her own will, becoming the FinalBoss.]]
* ItsAllAboutMe: As far as she's concerned, everyone who isn't named Tyreen Calypso exists to serve Tyreen Calypso. Troy has to remind her at various points that ''both'' of them lead the cult, to which her response can basically be summed up as "Huh? Sure, whatever." And after [[spoiler:Troy dies, she seems more gleeful about her impending success as a result of her brother's actions than upset over the fact that he's dead (though granted, he ''was'' [[TheStarscream getting a little too big for his britches]] ever since he discovered he could leech powers off of other Sirens than his sister).]]
* KarmicDeath: Narrowly averted. [[spoiler:For someone who spent the entire game stealing powers and leeching people to death she nearly gets herself leeched by Troy, if the Vault Hunters hadn't killed Troy sooner Tyreen would be almost certainly killed by her own brother]].
* MismatchedEyes: Her ECHO portrait shows that one of her eyes is green, while the other one is light brown.
* NeckLift: She's very fond of doing this one-handed to anyone she's about to use in her capacity as a PowerParasite.
* OmnicidalManiac: [[spoiler:After Troy dies, she shifts her goal from [[AGodAmI achieving goddesshood]] to taking in the power of the Destroyer to wipe out all of the stars in the sky until [[ItsAllAboutMe only she remains]].]]
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler: Her fusion with the Destroyer.]]
* TheNicknamer: She mockingly calls the Vault Hunter either "Super Fan" or "Vault Thief."
* OhCrap: [[spoiler:Panics when it becomes clear that Troy is draining her so significantly in his battle with the Vault Hunter that she fears he is going to kill her.]]
* PetTheDog: On Promethea, she actually ''complies'' with Maya when she threatens to shoot Troy in return for releasing Ava... she then proceeds to KickTheDog right after.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: She's about a head shorter than Lilith or Maya, but is noticeably more muscular than them, and thanks to having spent her career powering herself up with her ManaDrain ability, is able to overpower both of them in both Siren abilities and raw physical strength.
* PleaseSubscribeToOurChannel: Her version of this is "Like, Follow/Comment and Obey."
* PowerParasite: She has the ability to drain others of their energy and/or powers.
* ResentfulGuardian: [[spoiler:Since Troy is a parasitic twin, Tyreen is the only person who can keep him alive by absorbing her powers. She doesn't seem to be too fond of this arrangement, as she begrudgingly releases Lilith after Troy begs her to help him. Towards the end, after Troy gets killed fighting the Vault Hunters, Tyreen is a little sentimental but otherwise not particularly upset.]]
* SelfMadeOrphan: Troy implies she killed their mother with her powers. [[spoiler:Her father died trying to kill her]].
* {{Synchronization}}: [[spoiler:Due to the fact that they were born as conjoined twins, both have Tyreen's power split between the two. Tyreen can parasitically absorb powers, whereas Troy needs the absorbed powers so he doesn't die.]]
* TakenForGranite: A good way to see if Tyreen has been nearby is if there's the petrified husks of people (often her own bandits) scattered about that she's fed on.
* TooImportantToWalk: Has a habit of flashily teleporting to travel a ''few feet'' outside of combat.
* TheUglyGuysHotDaughter: Both Tyreen and Troy are very much conventionally attractive. Their father, [[spoiler:Typhon [=DeLeon=]]], could most generously be described as an overweight gnome.
* VillainousBreakdown: Rapidly degenerates after [[spoiler:Troy dies preparing the Great Vault]], her final livescream being much more unhinged and not bothering with them afterwards. Even the subtitles are cut out for part of the speech, as if even the game can't handle her anymore. Capping it off, at the end of said speech, she [[spoiler:punches the camera and leaves it behind as she teleports away, her distress causing her to abandon her AttentionWhore attitude to focus on her attempted godhood]].
-->'''Tyreen Calypso:''' [[LaughingMad Ah ha ha ha!]] [[spoiler:And we are live! Well, not them. They're ''SUPER'' dead. Aww, you thought you were gonna win! Maybe next time, superfans! Or not. That's just something people say. Game over, bitches! (''[[CameraAbuse punches the camera]] [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness and leaves it behind]] as she teleports away'')
* WhamLine: One to [[spoiler:Typhon [=DeLeon=]]]:
-->'''Tyreen:''' I know you're listening, [[spoiler:Dad]].
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[[folder: Troy Calypso]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MaxMittelman\\\

The brother of Tyreen, Troy is the second-in-command of the Children of the Vault.
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* ArtificialLimbs: He has a gigantic mechanical right arm.
* AttentionWhore: Subtle, but it's there. It really starts to show after he [[spoiler:kills Maya, takes her powers and starts hijacking Tyreen on the ECHO.]]
* BadassBoast: "Gods don't negotiate."
* BlessedWithSuck: [[spoiler:Being a previously conjoined twin to Tyreen, he has the appearance of a Siren but none of their powers, and needed Tyreen's help to sustain himself. However, once he accidentally grabbed Maya, he discovered that he could drain her powers as well, and became a full-fledged male Siren.]]
* BrainsAndBrawn: Troy is the brains. As the power behind the throne, he maintains Tyreen's publicity and power over the cult.
* {{BFS}}: Official game arts depicts him carrying a pretty big sword with his mechanical arm. [[spoiler:He uses it in his boss battle and creates a ''gigantic'' stone club with it to squash you as one of his attacks]].
* CantHaveSexEver: Subverted, if not averted in Troy's case. While his sister in unable to bed her partners without killing them, Troy managed to [[spoiler: not only have sex with Aurelia Hammerlock, but she also somehow survived, much to the disgust of Wainwright Jakobs.]]
* ChessmasterSidekick: Troy is the one who helps to shape Tyreen's public image for maximum control over the masses, as well as remind her of their goals when she gets too distracted by her own fame.
* ClimaxBoss: [[spoiler:Fought at the end of the second visit to Pandora ''with the entire planet's fate at stake''. He's also the third to last boss faced in the game, which is followed by a hilarious fake ending that says the game will continue in Borderlands 4... 3... 2... 1...]]
* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: He tries to keep Tyreen's power high in check. Key word being "tries". [[spoiler:He stops doing it when he realizes he can leech powers like Tyreen and goes completely out of the window when he starts Phaselocking Elpis into Pandora]].
* ConjoinedTwins: [[spoiler:He and Tyreen were conjoined twins, allowing some of Tyreen's Siren powers to manifest in him. However, the only Siren-related ability he has is a malformed, glowing Siren tattoo and a necessity to absorb Tyreen's powers for his own survival.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:Once he absorbs Maya's powers, it is implied that he plans to supplant Tyreen, having been tired of being overshadowed by her and being treated as a burden. It escalates to Troy siphoning so much of Tyreen's powers that he nearly kills her.]]
* DrunkOnTheDarkSide: After [[spoiler:he kills Maya and absorbs her powers]], he proceeds to take over Tyreen's livestreams by forcibly sidelining her publicly, including stealing her catchphrases and stepping on her feet. This culminates in a crazed attempt to [[spoiler: crash Elpis into Pandora to unlock the Great Vault by phaselocking Elpis itself after juicing himself up on Eridium. After the Vault Hunters cut off his Eridium supply, he continues in his grand attempt by draining Tyreen's powers despite her very angry protests.]]
* ForTheEvulz: Along with his sister, he wants the power from the Vault Monsters to become a god, and has no relatable motivations.
* FreudianExcuse: Downplayed. Troy was born as a conjoined twin attached to Tyreen. They were separated but it forced Troy to rely on his sister in order to keep himself alive. Part of the reason why he aspires to be a god is so he would not have to rely on Tyreen anymore for life support.
* GenderRestrictedAbility: He's [[AvertedTrope an exception]] to the rule that Sirens are only female. [[spoiler: As conjoined twins, Tyreen's Siren abilities bled over to him, causing him to be born with a red, malformed, glowing Siren tattoo. Since he was the parasitic twin, he shares his lifespan with Tyreen and needs to absorb some of her powers so he can survive and regenerate from his wounds. However, it's revealed by his desperate, lethal drain of Maya at the Promethea Vault that he can absorb from ''any'' Siren, with it clear that [[HowDoIShotWeb he had no idea this was possible, and neither did Tyreen]].]]
* HandicappedBadass: [[spoiler:His father had to cut him off of his sister when they were born as conjoined twins, requiring his right arm to be replaced with an artificial one. Due to his abnormal birth, his lifespan is shared with his sister. Doesn't make him any less of a threat though.]]
* HateSink: He's every bit as smug and irritating as his twin sister.
* HeroKiller: [[spoiler: He kills Maya by draining her powers so hard she crumbles to dust.]]
* HowDoIShotWeb: PlayedForDrama. [[spoiler:He and Tyreen had no idea that he could actually drain any Sirens himself, rather than just her, and the revelation of this fact drives him to extreme power hunger.]]
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Troy is Brick-sized (though much more LeanAndMean), while Tyreen is about a head shorter than the average Vault Hunter.
* KarmicDeath: A twisted variation. [[spoiler:His corpse is reduced to dust by Tyreen after she absorbs his powers for her own gain, just like he did with Maya.]]
* KickTheDog: He literally kicks Lilith while she's down after [[spoiler:Tyreen steals her powers]] and goes on to mock her misery. Later, he proves himself even more of a {{Jerkass}} by [[spoiler: nonchalantly gloating over Maya's death, specifically pointing out that she's dead and he killed her.]]
* LaughingMad: [[spoiler:He's cackling all the way through his boss battle to show how completely out of his mind he is]].
* LargeAndInCharge: He's the co-leader of the Children of the Vault and of a size comparable to the likes of Brick or Mr. Torgue (though noticeably leaner than them).
* LeanAndMean: He's tall, fit and extremely sadistic.
* ManaDrain: [[spoiler:He needs to share the energy Tyreen drains to keep himself from dying... or rather, energy from a Siren in general.]]
* NotInThisForYourRevolution: [[spoiler:Once he discovers that he can also steal from Sirens, the power quickly goes to his head. He soon denounces the cult aspect of Tyreen's plan and even tries to usurp her as leader of the COV.]]
* PowerCopying: [[spoiler:He uses a number of stolen Siren abilities in his boss fight, most prominently the Firehawk abilities stolen from Lilith combined with Maya's ability to fire elemental energy orbs.]]
* PowerGivesYouWings: [[spoiler:When he finally fights you his Siren powers allows him to manifest wings like Lilith's.]]
* PowerParasite: [[spoiler:As a conjoined twin, Tyreen is the only person who can keep him alive by letting him absorb some of her powers. However, it's later revealed that he can absorb powers from ''any'' Siren.]]
* TheRightHandOfDoom: His robotic limb is essentially the size of a Badass Psycho's mutated limb.
* SmugSnake: From the smile on his face down to his sneering tone, he's always thinking himself to be superior to everyone around him.
* SemiDivine: [[spoiler:He has one half of a Siren power and a natural red Siren tattoo. However, his half of the power is to restore his health by absorbing Siren energy.]]
* {{Synchronization}}: [[spoiler:Due to the fact that they were born as conjoined twins, both have Tyreen's power split between the two. Tyreen can parasitically absorb powers, whereas Troy needs the absorbed powers so he doesn't die.]]
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Troy sounds like he was nicer as a kid according to audio logs found on Nekrotafeyo. He originally was worried about upsetting Typhon by leaving and had to be goaded into it by Tyreen.
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:In the mission "The Great Vault," he becomes increasingly frustrated with the Vault Hunter's [[WhyWontYouDie refusal to die]], completely stopping pretending to "coddle" the Children of the Vault and instead just shouting at them and insulting them for their incompetence, all justified by the fact that he is trying to focus on the difficult task of supercharging the moon Elpis with Eridium.]]
* WouldHitAGirl: Along with the above mentioned kicking of Lilith, he also [[spoiler: kills Maya by completely absorbing her powers.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Shiv]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Raison Varner
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!!!''Brought a Knife to a Gun Fight''

A large bandit leader that's taken over an outpost converted into a propaganda center, and the first obstacle the newest Vault Hunters must face.
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* KingMook: He's a Badass Psycho and the first boss of the game.
* WarmUpBoss: His main role in-game is just to be the last stepping stone before you get to Level 2 and unlock your Action Skill.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Mouthpiece]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Connor Thomas Cleary
!! '''Sonic Doooom!!'''
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A hype man that manages the Calypso's broadcast center. Being one of the most vocal supporters of the Twin Gods he riles up the bandits into doing the Calypsos bidding.
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* EarlyBirdBoss: Mouthpiece is the first big bandit to be fought and his shield makes him annoying to fight with what little you have when you reach him. Compare the first battle with him to when you fight later on a quest or in True Vault Hunter Mode and he won't be anywhere as threatening as he was before.
* FlunkyBoss: He will sic his "Apocolytes" on you during the fight.
* GaleForceSound: Their boss arena is surrounded by large speakers that, when active, push the player away and causes damage.
* KingMook: Mouthpiece is essentially a souped up Enforcer with a special attack.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: He uses a tower shield with a stereo sound bar on it.
* MouthOfSauron: His name kind of gives it away.
* NoIndoorVoice: "YOU! ''WILL!'' '''''DIIIIIEEEEE!!!!'''''". Again, his name kind of spoils the surprise, Mouthpiece's default speaking volume is "shouting".
* VillainousLegacy: A quest later in the game has the Calypso Twins organizing auditions for his replacement, and you have to crash them. The new Mouthpiece is ultimately picked because [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute he looks and acts exactly like the old one]].
* WarmUpBoss: Mouthpiece isn't very difficult and while he hits hard he's mostly there to teach you the ropes of how boss battles work here. Since he'll probably down you a few times he's a good reminder to new players that you can get Second Winds by picking off more fragile enemies.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Killavolt]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Kevin Duc
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[[caption-width-right:300:Killavolt aka Kenneth]]
One of Moxxi's ex-boyfriends, who coped with splitting up by drinking battery acid, starting up his own Battle Royale competition, and turning into an electricity-powered bazillionaire that make people fight for the chance to sleep with him.
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* AchillesHeel: Radiation damage will work wonders to deal with him.
* AttackItsWeakPoint: He constantly rotates to face one of the players, leaving his backpack vulnerable to the rest of the team.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: He's treated as very gross and pathetic by Moxxi throughout his sidequest, his obnoxious announcements throughout his competition reinforcing her claims. When it comes time to face him though he is very tough.
* BonusBoss: While he's far from the only boss encountered in a side quest, he is the only one with his own top-of-screen health bar, which is otherwise reserved for story bosses.
* GroinAttack: Not only does Moxxi specifically ask you to shoot him in the dick, it also actually counts as a weak point, with "DICKED!" popping up upon a successful hit.
* KingMook: He's essentially an upgraded Enforcer who can electrify the arena you're fighting him in.
* KavorkaMan: An immense sleazebag who somehow has tons of women willing to fight to the death to sleep with him.
* LightningGun: His shield will fire a stream of lightning that will also electrify the ground he's aiming at.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: He wields an energy shield in battle that he can ShieldBash players with.
* ShieldBash: He will charge at you after electrifying the ground around you.
* ShockAndAwe: Has electrical powers as a result of drinking battery acid.
* TeenyWeenie: To hear Moxxi tell it.
* TooMuchInformation: One of his announcements has him state he hasn't shaved down there in a while...
* WakeUpCallBoss: He's a step-up from most bosses encountered up to this point due to the fact that he's constantly electrifying the field, he carries a shield that blocks most frontal damage and he doesn't summon minions often to get Second Wind off of.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Warden]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Chris Rager
!! '''Sadistic, Oafish, Eats Rocks'''
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A Goliath in charge of keeping Sir Hammerlock in a cage.
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* FatBastard: Shows off a huge gut that all Goliaths now sport in this game.
* HulkingOut: Just like all Goliaths in ''3''. However, he can partially control it by putting his helmet back on, giving him a boost to his strength in the process. His helmet doesn't come off until you remove his shield's health bar, after which he goes into full rage mode.
* KingMook: He's essentially just a large Goliath with some extra attacks and whose helmet can't be shot off, only going into rage mode when the fight reaches its second phase.
* MookDebutCutscene: He is the first Goliath you face in the game but acts as a boss fight.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Billy, The Anointed]]
!! '''Sick Burn, Bro'''
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The first super-powered Goliath that Troy creates using his stolen powers.
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* ClimaxBoss: Billy, is first Anointed enemy you fight and he's the last obstacle between you and the second piece of the Eden-6 Vault key.
* DegradedBoss: One of the types of Anointed that begin appearing after Billy's death are Anointed Goliaths, who are identical to him in both appearance and attacks.
* LightningBruiser: It's big, it's fast, hits like a truck and can take a lot of lead or laser before it dies.
* MookDebutCutscene: Similar to the Warden, he serves as the introduction to a new enemy type.
* OneWingedAngel: Troy transfers some of his stolen powers into an ordinary Goliath and transforms him into an elemental-based monster he christens "Anointed".
* SuperPrototype: Of the "Anointed" enemies.
* TakenForGranite: He, as all future Anointed enemies, turn into statues of Eridium when defeated. Smashing the statues gives up their loot.
* TeleportSpam: His new powers allows him to instantly teleport where the player is. [[OhCrap Considering he's an]] [[HulkingOut Enraged]] [[EliteMook Goliath]]...
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Carnivora]]
!! '''20,000 Tons of High-Octane Hate!'''
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A Pandora-themed carnival hosted by Pain and Terror.
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* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: [[spoiler:This is the only boss that's best fought while riding a vehicle. While it's possible to stall it on foot it's ridiculously impractical to even try doing this.]]
* BaseOnWheels: [[spoiler: What it's revealed to be.]]
* FlunkyBoss: [[spoiler:It will deploy COV runners and Cyclones to pester you]].
* GetBackHereBoss: [[spoiler:You must chase it and systematically break its parts until it can no longer run.]]
* LightningBruiser: As Tannis states, [[spoiler:it's very fast despite its bulk]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Pain and Terror]]
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->'''Voiced by''': Creator/PennAndTeller\\\

A pair of performers that capture Tannis. They hype up Tannis' execution with an Eridium donation drive to support the Calypsos in opening the Great Vault.
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* AffablyEvil: Pain seemingly sincerely thanks Tannis when she compliments the Agonizer 9000's engineering. Of course, he follows it up by bringing her closer to "get a better look," but he does seem to appreciate someone else complimenting his mechanical work.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: Pain is built like a Bruiser/Enforcer, while Terror is a Tink with mildly more realistic proportions.
* CompositeCharacter: Of Penn and Teller and Dr Dealgood from Film/MadMaxBeyondThunderdome.
* DepravedDwarf: Terror is small, blind in one eye and has his mouth stitched shut, he's also Pain's co-host.
* DirtyCoward: Like Piston from ''2'' these guys fight you while piloting the Agonizer 9000, a giant robotic death machine. [[spoiler: Once it is defeated and they're thrown out of it, they just lay on the floor to be easily killed. At least Piston tried to you fight one on one before he died.]]
* EveryoneHasStandards: Pain voices his frustration towards Marcus' lack of professionalism when he reads out a sponsorship, which consists of an insult towards the Children of the Vault.
-->'''Pain:''' "Cult wackos, get stuffed"? Hey, pal-- I'll take your money, but that's just unprofessional.
* FourEyesZeroSoul: Pain dons a pair of glasses, and is notably cruel.
* InkSuitActor: They are heavily inspired by the magician duo that voice them.
* LargeHamAnnouncer: Pain is a showman who actively taunts the player and summons enemies to fight for him.
* LudicrousGibs: [[spoiler: Whatever the player does to them after beating the Agonizer 9000 results in this.]]
* MouthStitchedShut: Terror has his mouth stitched shut, rendering him unable to speak.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Pain wears a suit which is torn in several places and has one of its sleeves torn off to show his biceps.
* PostApunkalypticArmor: Averted, both are smartly dressed for the profession, but their clothes are either torn or covered in armour.
* TheSpeechless: Like his inspiration, Terror never actually talks. (Teller does, however, provide the voice for the side-mission character Ramsden.)
* SoftSpokenSadist: Pain speaks in Penn’s signature soft-yet-firm style and feeds people through a massive meatgrinder.
* StationaryBoss: The Agonizer 9000 remains in the center of the arena, at most spinning in terms of moving around.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Beef Plissken]]
A surprisingly friendly bandit chief on Pandora. The Vault Hunters investigate him to solve the murder of a Crimson Raider nearby his camp for Ava's podcast.
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* AffablyEvil: In a departure from the usual bandit chiefs, he ''doesn't'' try to kill the VH on sight and asks what they need help with when they meet him. He's cooperative with their questions at first and even offers to subscribe to Ava's podcast just from hearing about it. They only come into conflict because of good ol' Claptrap opposing that.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler: The Seer possesses him into diving him into a meat grinder.]]
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: The moment his health gets low enough, his fight with the Vh immediately stops with him opening a door and offering up the Crimson Raider head they've been looking for in exchange for not killing him. He's also willing to give them his chests when they ask for loot.
* VerbalTic: "Bud"
* VillainsOutShopping: He watches Bunkers and Badasses Podcasts, and was going to subscribe to Ava's until Claptrap antagonized him.
[[/folder]]

!! Forces
[[folder:Anointed]]
Super-powered henchmen created by Troy after he acquired his new powers.
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* EliteMooks: They are more powerful than the [=COV=]'s other various mooks, and the first Anointed encountered serves as the boss for that level.
* DegradedBoss: After their surprise introduction as proper boss battles, they're found and fought as minibosses. In higher Mayhem levels, they start showing up pretty much all the time in small groups per COV-controlled arenas.
* SizeShifter: Anointed enemies grow to enormous sizes when blessed, and the Anointed Tinks in particular frequently shift in sizes between hand-sized powerhouses to 'giant' versions of themselves (grow a bit taller than a normal human's height).
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Functionally and thematically, they're pretty similar to the Eternals fought in ''The Pre-Sequel'', being EliteMooks who can mimic Siren abilities. But while Eternals rely on self-healing and numbers, the Anointed rely on sheer speed, innate toughness and invincibility phases.
* SuperpoweredMooks: Have teleportation and elemental powers common to many Sirens, albeit at relatively decreased capacity.
* LightningBruiser: How much each one is depends on a unit-by-unit basis, but they're pretty fast and tend to go for the kill by teleporting right in the player's face, beating them senseless and then teleporting away before they can deal meaningful damage right back at them.
* LiterallyShatteredLives: When killed, they'll writhe and clench in pain as their bodies crystalizes into a person-shaped eridium statue. To get their item drops, you'll have to melee them into pieces.
* PurpleIsPowerful: They have purple skin, and are far harder to take down than normal enemies.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tinks]]
Renamed from and given larger roles than their [[VideoGame/Borderlands1 Midget]] [[VideoGame/Borderlands2 predecessors]], Tinks serve as the loyal yet still diminutive worshippers for the COV. Aside their size, what separates them from their Fanatic counterparts is their ability to construct sentry guns from pile of scrap metal in a few seconds.
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* MeaningfulName: 'Tink' is short for 'Tinkerer', and they're more or less [[TheTurretMaster the Turret Masters]] for the COV.
* MetalSlime: Loot Tinks, which are practically the same thing as Loot Midgets from previous games, are rare spawns that have a hefty boost to rare drop rates and plenty of cash, provided you can catch and kill them in time. They have a tendency to run around aimlessly if you hurt them enough, making it something of a wild goose chase if he's got backup keeping you at bay.
* MiniMook: They're very short and sport a less than generous amount of HP, and better yet they've got disproportionately large heads and tend to stand still in battle, making most of them convenient Second Wind targets.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: They are the Midgets from the previous games rebranded with a less culturally insensitive label.
* TheTurretMaster: Tinks near piles of scrap will dive into the pile, rummage around and eventually erect a sentry that auto-targets the player. Badass Tinks can do the same, which in turn creates a Badass Turret.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Hags]]
The hulking and heavily armored heavy hitters of the COV, Hags will stand in the backlines firing their arm-cannons while carrying Tink support on their backs.
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* BrawnHilda: Towering, freakishly and disproportionately muscular (even beating out the Goliaths in girth), and vicious.
* DistaffCounterpart: To the Bruisers/Enforcers and Goliaths.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Kill their Tink and they'll pause to mourn for them. [[KickTheDog This is an excellent opening to take her down too.]]
* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: Downplayed since this is a shooter where 90% of humanoid enemies use guns, but while the Enforcers are armed with shields used for blocking and bashing, the Hags focus on long ranged elemental attacks or vortexes.
* ShoulderTeammate: Similar to Midgets to Goliaths before, Tinks ride on Hags to support each other.
* GroundPound: Get too close and they'll force you to back off via a deadly shockwave.
[[/folder]]

[-'''Playable Characters''': ''[[Characters/Borderlands1VaultHunters Borderlands 1]]'' | ''[[Characters/Borderlands2VaultHunters Borderlands 2]]'' ([[Characters/BorderlandsKrieg Krieg]]) | ''[[Characters/BorderlandsThePreSequelVaultHunters The Pre-Sequel]]'' | ''[[Characters/Borderlands3VaultHunters Borderlands 3]]''\\

'''Individuals and groups''': [[Characters/BorderlandsDahl Dahl]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsHyperion Hyperion]] ([[Characters/BorderlandsClaptrap Claptrap]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsHandsomeJack Handsome Jack]]) | [[Characters/BorderlandsMaliwan Maliwan]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsTorgue Torgue]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsEridiansAndVaultMonsters Eridians and Vault Monsters]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsHodunkAndZafordClans Hodunk and Zaford Clans]]\\
'''Miscellaneous''': [[Characters/BorderlandsWeaponBrands Other Weapon Brands]] | '''Bandits and Bandit Factions''' | [[Characters/BorderlandsCreatures Creatures]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsRaidBosses Raid Bosses]]-]]]]]

'''Individuals and groups''': [[Characters/BorderlandsDahl Dahl]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsHyperion Hyperion]] ([[Characters/BorderlandsClaptrap Claptrap]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsHandsomeJack Handsome Jack]]) | [[Characters/BorderlandsTorgue Torgue]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsEridiansAndVaultMonsters Eridians and Vault Monsters]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsHodunkAndZafordClans Hodunk and Zaford Clans]]\\

[-'''Playable Characters''': ''[[Characters/Borderlands1VaultHunters Borderlands 1]]'' | ''[[Characters/Borderlands2VaultHunters Borderlands 2]]'' | ''[[Characters/BorderlandsThePreSequelVaultHunters The Pre-Sequel]]'' | ''[[Characters/Borderlands3VaultHunters Borderlands 3]]''\\

[[folder:Steve]]
!Steve the Bandit
!!''Heyooo!''
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/steve_poker_night_2_sam_elimination_card_1389.png]]
->'''Voiced by''': [[WebVideo/MoviesWithMikey Mikey Neumann]]

Alongside Claptrap, the mascot of the series. In the second game, it turns out he works with the Zafords.

'''Individuals and groups''': [[Characters/BorderlandsDahl Dahl]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsHyperion Hyperion]] ([[Characters/BorderlandsClaptrap Claptrap]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsHandsomeJack Handsome Jack]]) | [[Characters/BorderlandsTorgue Torgue]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsEridiansAndVaultMonsters Eridians and Vault Monsters]]\\

'''Individuals and groups''': [[Characters/BorderlandsHyperion Hyperion]] ([[Characters/BorderlandsClaptrap Claptrap]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsHandsomeJack Handsome Jack]]) | [[Characters/BorderlandsTorgue Torgue]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsEridiansAndVaultMonsters Eridians and Vault Monsters]]\\

'''Individuals and groups''': [[Characters/BorderlandsHyperion Hyperion]] ([[Characters/BorderlandsClaptrap Claptrap]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsHandsomeJack Handsome Jack]]) | [[Characters/BorderlandsEridiansAndVaultMonsters Eridians and Vault Monsters]]\\

!Scavs

! Children of the Vault

[[folder:Mr. Shank]]

[[folder:Flynt]]

'''Miscellaneous''': [[Characters/BorderlandsWeaponBrands Other Weapon Brands]] | '''Bandits and Bandit Factions''' | [[Characters/BorderlandsCreatures Creatures]]-]]]]]

'''Miscellaneous''': [[Characters/BorderlandsWeaponBrands Other Weapon Brands]] | [[Characters/BorderlandsCreatures Creatures]]-]]]]]