Borderlands (Franchise)

Synopsis

Borderlands is a series of action role-playing first-person shooter video games in a space western science fantasy setting, created by Gearbox Software and published by 2K Games for multiple platforms. The games in Borderlands take place on the planet Pandora. Pandora is believed to be rich with mineral wealth leading several megacorporations to send colony ships there to capitalize on it, but once they arrive, they find little of value outside of undecipherable alien artifacts from a race known as the Eridians, and numerous native lifeforms make it too dangerous. Many of the corporations abandon the planet, leaving behind their workforce, former prisoners coerced into employment, who take over much of the planet as bandits and raiders. However, a study of the alien artifacts leads to the discovery of mythical Vaults filled with untold treasure and wealth. Corporations and military forces return to the planet, along with a number of Vault Hunters who seek to find the vaults themselves. The settings are expanded to include the moon of Pandora in Borderlands: The Pre-sequel. In Borderlands 3, the game takes place on Pandora, Promethea, Eden-6, Athenas, and Nekrotafeio.