‘Borderlands 4’ Trailer Is Not Hinting At Handsome Jack, Says Gearbox

Replace: Nicely, about twenty minutes after publishing this put up, Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford nuked this whole idea, saying that the character in query within the teaser is just not Good-looking Jack

Nicely performed, Randy, nicely performed. The unique article is beneath which is now pointless. I’m truly very comfortable it’s not him, and the sequence can transfer on.

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One of many greatest bulletins throughout Gamescom’s Opening Night time Dwell was the reveal that sure, Borderlands 4 exists. That’s not a very large shock provided that it’s been hinted at, very unsubtly, for ages now. Quite, the true information was that it truly has a 2025 launch date, which is nearer than many might have imagined, despite the fact that sure, it’s already been 5 years since Borderlands 3.

Followers try to decipher precisely what’s occurring with teleporting moons and certain Eridian palms holding Psycho masks, however on the finish, there are flashes of quite a lot of pictures and symbols, and for a number of causes, it appears like there may be a minimum of some quantity of proof to level to the return of Good-looking Jack, the notorious Borderlands 2 villain.

The obvious factor persons are pointing to is a body the place a sideways vault image seems over a partial face present on the display screen. The angle is such the place it does appear to emulate the scar Lilith gave Jack’s true face within the video games.

Previous that, the code on the finish has been solved from the trailer by YouTuber Skarrow, a veteran of cracking Future 2 codes and secrets and techniques, and he figured it out in like 5 minutes. The message is HE IS WATCHING, BREAK FREE. So on the very least, it’s a he, not a she, or a they, which might have referred to the Eridian. And it’s clearly a human. Not lots to go on there however a “class” a minimum of that aligns with Jack.

The issue is even when Jack is a “fan-favorite” villain I believe at this level most followers assume it could be a bit…unhealthy to deliver him again once more as a villain, or the villain in Borderlands 4. Sure, he took 3 off, however along with Borderlands 2, Jack has been a key a part of different video games like Tales from the Borderlands and his clone was a complete class within the Pre-Sequel. He solely escaped being within the just-released Borderlands film as they had been little question saving him for a follow-up (which won’t occur). They’d additionally should give you some convoluted rationalization for the way he’s cheated loss of life.

My intestine tells me they’re doing Jack once more, and even the sunshine quantity of proof right here reinforces that. I don’t assume Gearbox desires one other Troy and Tyreen scenario they usually assume that Jack is a can’t-miss identified amount. However I believe most followers assume he’s a bit too identified at this level. I hope I’m fallacious, and it’s somebody new however simply as memorable as Jack.

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