Borderlands what was the point of opening the vault

The one at the end of BL1? The one from BL2? They seem to have wanted to cover their tracks, and placed guardians and epic monsters to protect every vault. Yet they also left maps and libraries and stuff. I guess in case someone tries to free the Destroyer? But the Calypsos, who actually did this, used the exact same vault monsters that were supposed to prevent the destroyer from being freed, to free the destroyer. So why build them in the first place? Or maybe they were worried about someone freeing the destroyer by some other means?

But it still feels incredibly messy to me. Because the machine killed all the eridians right? In order for it to seal the destroyer, it took their lives…but then how did vaults come to exist on Pandora - which is a vault - and on Elpis - the vault key?

Maybe I missed that detail but it just seems…really messy. There was knowledge from the vault on Elpis, there was the warrior from Pandora…who knows what from the other vault that Rhys opened. But all the vaults we opened in 3 seem trivial compared to them. Something to break eridium even though Jack already found out how to mine it for profit , the ability to use relics? They seem completely less epic than the other vaults.

With any of this game. No end goal and it all just happens conveniently. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. What was the point in reaching the Vault in Borderlands? Ask Question. Asked 10 years, 1 month ago. Active 4 years, 5 months ago. Viewed 47k times. Was the monster protecting something? If it was, why not entering the vault after killing it? I really liked the game but was disappointed by the ending or most likely didn't get it. Improve this question. I get the feeling they didn't really know how to end it, but I felt the same way at the end.

Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Quoting Paul Helquist, senior designer: I think what's great about where we did leave the player is that we have pretty much infinite options of where we want to go next[ To give you a little bit satisfaction from the ending, consider this explanation I found on the web a while ago, that made the ending slightly more acceptable: The world is named Pandora, implying that something can be opening from it, this being the Vault.

I do hope that the ending in Borderlands 2 will be a better one than its prequel's. Improve this answer. Wimpey Wimpey 3, 3 3 gold badges 23 23 silver badges 31 31 bronze badges. When the Vault is finally opened, the truth of its existence is fully revealed.

It was not the technology cache that the legends had spoken of, but a prison containing The Destroyer , an ancient and powerful monstrosity intent on consuming everyone in its path. Commandant Steele finds out too late the extent of her mistake as she and her men are brutally slaughtered in short order.

In the Borderlands official guide, it is revealed that the Eridians sacrificed their entire civilization to imprison the Destroyer inside the Vault.

The Guardians were created to protect the Vault and prevent anyone from opening it. If it was ever freed, the Destroyer would have eventually consumed the universe. After the Vault hunters destroy the Destroyer, the Vault reseals itself and cannot be opened again for two-hundred years. The Guardian Angel reveals that in its home realm the Destroyer is indestructible, however it requires a host body to survive in this one and is vulnerable.

The Guardian Angel explains that she had known what the Vault contained and had guided the Vault hunters from the outset to protect the universe from the Destroyer. She expresses regret for the deception, but insists that it was the only way to ensure that the Vault hunters would be well positioned to defeat the Destroyer. As the story comes to a close the Guardian Angel is revealed to be a projected apparition from the Hyperion satellite 4N in orbit around Pandora, and then some distance away from these events a Claptrap is shown to be struck by a bolt of energy, its optic receptor changing from blue to red, and the Claptrap then rises and strikes a pose, reintroduced as an "Interplanetary Ninja Assassin".

In Borderlands: The Pre Sequel, it is revealed that Jack planned to use Angel to encourage the Vault Hunters to open the vault, and to ultimately obtain the Destroyer for himself and harness its power as a weapon. Should've worked with us from the get-go and told us Tyreen's plan. More topics from this board Beat main story, doing the DLCs, still many mechanics I don't understand.

Can we swap out weapon parts? Build 2 Answers Slaughterstar How do you get the weapons dropped on the boss platforms? Side Quest 1 Answer Where is Pandora missing quest and location? Build 1 Answer How do I need to activate iron bear? Main Quest 2 Answers. Ask A Question. Browse More Questions. Keep me logged in on this device. Forgot your username or password? User Info: evenflow80 evenflow80 2 years ago 1 Ok so from what I gather : Borderlands 1 : vault hunters defeat the Destroyer , apparently this is the most important and powerful Eridian vault monster , and also THE great vault?

Seems like a dumb and pretty small scale plan but whatever. In BL3, a holorecordring reveals that the Warrior was a fail safe put on Pandora to prevent anyone from opening the Great Vault and releasing the Destroyer Presequel : jack hires vault hunters to open a vault on Elpis. Not really sure why, but in there he saw a vision of Who is according to BL3 was only one of many Vault monsters and his main purpose to stop anyone who got close to Great Vault and releasing the Destroyer? What was the purpose of this Elpis vault exactly?

Borderlands 3: Tyreen wants to absorb the powers of the Destroyer so she can But seeing how small and underwhelming the destroyer- tyreen hybrid was I'm not sure how "it can eat stars ". Also what was Troy doing when he phase locked Elpis? User Info: Tornadofox Tornadofox 2 years ago 2 Obvious spoilers but according to the wall etchings the eridians made the pandora vault key charge every years so that some unfortunate treasure seekers would be a destroyer snack to keep it somewhat sated.