All Borderlands 4 Vault Hunters Revealed Thus Far
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- The deep dive began with a cinematic trailer, which briefly showcased the four playable characters.
- During the gameplay showcase, the developers played as Vex, a new Siren and Rafa, a former soldier with an arsenal of weapons.
- The other two characters’ gameplay was not revealed.
The four playable Vault Hunters for Borderlands 4 were revealed for a brief moment during Gearbox’s gameplay showcase. Before the gameplay aspect of the showcase began, a trailer was presented where the four characters jump into combat. Two of them remain unnamed, but playable characters Vex and Rafa were revealed.
Borderlands 4 Playable Vault Hunter: Vex
Vex is the game’s iteration of a playable Siren; she wields supernatural phase energy to empower herself or to conjure deadly minions to fight alongside her. Players familiar with previous Borderlands entries will find the minion mechanic reminiscent of prior summoning skills.
Source: Gearbox Studios
Borderlands 4 Playable Vault Hunter: Rafa
Rafa is a former soldier who wields an arsenal of weapons. During gun combat, he can hold two different guns simultaneously; Rafa also has the ability to use dual arc knives, which are essentially laser swords.
Source: Gearbox Studios
Gearbox has revealed very few details regarding the other two Borderlands 4 playable characters. Since small snippets of them were shown before, media outlet MentalMars created makeshift names for them.
The other two are currently codenamed “The Mechanic” and “The Brute”; the names were based on the characters’ respective design language. Gameplay for these two characters has not been revealed yet.
Borderlands games typically have four playable Vault Hunters available upon launch. Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel both featured purchasable character DLCs, which were released as a live-service update. Gearbox has not confirmed whether or not it will be adding DLC characters for Borderlands 4.
Borderlands 4’s release date was pushed forward and will come out on September 12, 2025. Borderlands 4 will be available on the Nintendo Switch 2, PC, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5.
