I thought it was cool that the first two games mostly centered around one of the weapons manufacturers and how they operate, so I went with that. Each manufacturer listed is a different potential plot.
Anyway, here's what I jotted down:
S&S -- When main HQ received the news that bandits had destroyed their Pandora operation, and that Hyperion/Atlas/Dahl were no longer a threat, they decided to send a full force out to wipe out the bandits and conquer Pandora. No aliens/eridium in the main storyline, but Eridium still maintains its use as currency.
Dahl -- Dahl left the planet before anything was known about the vault being any more than a legend. Now they regret that decision, and want "their" planet back. No aliens/eridium in the main storyline, but Eridium still maintains its use as currency.
Torgue -- Torgue has found that there are more vaults even deeper beneath the surface, near Pandora's core. They've decided to blast their way down there, slowly destroying the planet itself.
Bandit -- A Bandit woman develops siren powers, replacing Angel as the universe's 6th Siren. She unites the bandit tribes under one banner and attempt to take over Pandora.
Jakobs -- Hyperion's army isn't gone yet. The Crimson Raiders' numbers were dwindling, and with Roland gone, they mostly desert. Without Brick to keep them in check, the Slabs started a massive war with another bandit tribe and were slaughtered. Left with no one to help them defeat Hyperion, the remaining vault hunters hire Jakobs wipe out the remaining Hyperion personnel. In addition to the discussed pay, the Jakobs corporation decides to enslave the whole planet, forcing its population to work in the eridium mines.
Vladof -- The Vladof corporation contracts a group of heroes (not referred to as vault hunters for most of the game) to travel to a distant planet and free one race of aliens from the oppression imposed upon them by another native species. The heroes, not having met the vault hunters from the first two games, know nothing about there being a vault on the planet. About midway through the game (when the previous characters show up), it's revealed that Vladof have two goals. One is to make nice with the aforementioned enslaved aliens so they allow Vladof to open their vault, and the other is to kidnap a child who has begun to manifest Siren powers, taking Angel's place as one of the 6 sirens.
Maliwan -- The leader of Maliwan has discovered a way to infuse normal beings with eridium and grant them siren-esque powers. Unlike Handsome Jack, Boss Maliwan does this slowly, allowing the body to adjust to its new capabilities. However, he is constantly pumping said bodies full of as much eridium as he can, so most of his experiments die anyway. As you progress through the story, sabotaging Boss Maliwan's operations, you discover "Siren" mutants, the failed experiments. The successful "Siren" experiment enemies get stronger and stronger until one of two things happens:
1: Full sirens are created, becoming Maliwan's new army.
2: Having more than 6 true sirens in the universe wakes up some crazy alien being (or maybe the actual eridian race) to destroy all excess Sirens.
Just curious what people think. :P
Would you play these games?
Anyway, here's what I jotted down:
S&S -- When main HQ received the news that bandits had destroyed their Pandora operation, and that Hyperion/Atlas/Dahl were no longer a threat, they decided to send a full force out to wipe out the bandits and conquer Pandora. No aliens/eridium in the main storyline, but Eridium still maintains its use as currency.
Dahl -- Dahl left the planet before anything was known about the vault being any more than a legend. Now they regret that decision, and want "their" planet back. No aliens/eridium in the main storyline, but Eridium still maintains its use as currency.
Torgue -- Torgue has found that there are more vaults even deeper beneath the surface, near Pandora's core. They've decided to blast their way down there, slowly destroying the planet itself.
Bandit -- A Bandit woman develops siren powers, replacing Angel as the universe's 6th Siren. She unites the bandit tribes under one banner and attempt to take over Pandora.
Jakobs -- Hyperion's army isn't gone yet. The Crimson Raiders' numbers were dwindling, and with Roland gone, they mostly desert. Without Brick to keep them in check, the Slabs started a massive war with another bandit tribe and were slaughtered. Left with no one to help them defeat Hyperion, the remaining vault hunters hire Jakobs wipe out the remaining Hyperion personnel. In addition to the discussed pay, the Jakobs corporation decides to enslave the whole planet, forcing its population to work in the eridium mines.
Vladof -- The Vladof corporation contracts a group of heroes (not referred to as vault hunters for most of the game) to travel to a distant planet and free one race of aliens from the oppression imposed upon them by another native species. The heroes, not having met the vault hunters from the first two games, know nothing about there being a vault on the planet. About midway through the game (when the previous characters show up), it's revealed that Vladof have two goals. One is to make nice with the aforementioned enslaved aliens so they allow Vladof to open their vault, and the other is to kidnap a child who has begun to manifest Siren powers, taking Angel's place as one of the 6 sirens.
Maliwan -- The leader of Maliwan has discovered a way to infuse normal beings with eridium and grant them siren-esque powers. Unlike Handsome Jack, Boss Maliwan does this slowly, allowing the body to adjust to its new capabilities. However, he is constantly pumping said bodies full of as much eridium as he can, so most of his experiments die anyway. As you progress through the story, sabotaging Boss Maliwan's operations, you discover "Siren" mutants, the failed experiments. The successful "Siren" experiment enemies get stronger and stronger until one of two things happens:
1: Full sirens are created, becoming Maliwan's new army.
2: Having more than 6 true sirens in the universe wakes up some crazy alien being (or maybe the actual eridian race) to destroy all excess Sirens.
Just curious what people think. :P
Would you play these games?