

Felix and the girls make a hasty getaway, leaving an angry August behind in the rubble of the battle. Before anyone has time to react to the revelation of the vault key being a fabrication, Zer0 (from Borderlands 2) crashes through the wall during a battle with Bossanova – it’s essentially a boss battle you watch from the sidelines – who grabs the suitcase of money before taking off in the other direction. The fake key was crafted by Fiona, Sasha (who is really her little sister), and their mentor in thievery, Felix. Just as the exchange is made, Rhys drops the vault key and unintentionally exposes it to be a fake, surprising not just he and Vaughn, but August as well. Vaughn “procures” the necessary funds for the vault key, and the duo goes to meet up with August and Sasha, the pair with the vault key that Vasquez wants.

Assisting them from Hyperion is their friend Yvette, sending supplies and equipment and even a Loader Bot as they need it. Disgruntled by the unexpected turn of events, Rhys and his buddy Vaughn decide to go to Pandora to intercept a deal Vasquez has for a vault key. Zer0 Sum shows Rhys expecting a promotion at Hyperion, only to be demoted to janitorial duty by his nemesis and new boss, Hugo Vasquez. The game is told from both characters’ viewpoints as they recount their journey to the stranger, explaining how their paths crossed and how they’ve ended up where they are now. Tales from the Borderlands begins late in the game’s story, with Rhys and Fiona captured and bound by a mysterious stranger who wants to know their story. Fiona is a con artist who works over anyone she can with the help of Sasha and Felix, her sister and mentor respectively. Rhys is a Hyperion lackey who idolizes the now-deceased Handsome Jack.
