Borderlands/Characters/Borderlands 2

All characters originated from the first Borderlands can be found here.

Playable Characters

Salvador

• Badass Native: Salvador is actually a native of Pandora and was the defender of his village.
• Fighting For a Homeland: Salvador is fighting Hyperion because when they accused everybody that is inhabiting Pandora of being 'bandits', it really means everybody that is not a part of Hyperion.
• Guns Akimbo: Can actually dual-wield every gun in the game, from pistols to Rocket Launchers as his Limit Break.
• More Dakka: One of his skill trees is focused on fire rate and the like.
• The Napoleon: He is a dwarf, caused by a lifetime of steroid abuse.

Maya

• Adventurer Archaeologist: Traveled the galaxy to investigate Siren lore.
• Sensual Spandex
• Touched by Vorlons: She's a Siren, like Lilith. Her powers involve "phaselocking", in which she traps an enemy in an energy bubble and temporarily taking it out of the fight.
• You Gotta Have Blue Hair

Axton

• Dead Wife: He wears her dogtags as she was in the military just like him.
• The Engineer
• The Turret Master: Moreso than Roland due to his much more advanced Longbow turret. It can even stick to walls and ceilings!

Zer0

• Calling Card: His name is Zer0, but he is called this because when he assassinates someone, his faceplate lights up to a red zero.
• Emoticon: Zero doesn't have facial expressions since he is obviously wearing a mask, so his faceplate lights up to show his emotions such as :) when he kills.
• Expy: Of Snake Eyes. Early concept art even had him wearing a similar grilled visor.
• For Massive Damage: Zer0's playstyle revolves around the hitting a critical point. When invisible, enemy weak points are highlighted for him.
• Invisibility: Sends out a decoy while he turns invisible Predator style.
• Lucky Charms Title
• Ninja
• No Name Given
• Sword and Gun: Has a skill called "Be Like Water" that advocates using both his sword and guns in tandem.

The Mechromancer

• Artificial Limb
• Early-Bird Cameo: Gearbox announced at PAX East 2012 that the Mechromancer would be added as free DLC post-launch.
• Robot Master: Commands an undead robot known as a D374-TP (a.k.a. Death-Trap).
• Wrench Wench: Her designs have elements of it.

Antagonists

Handsome Jack

• Author Avatar: Burch pretty much describes Handsome Jack as all the pent up rage he has with humanity except he is 'handsome'.
• Corrupt Corporate Executive: He took over Hyperion, declared himself Dictator of Pandora, blocked the light by building a base right in front of the planet's moon, and claimed credit for the finding of The Vault and the slaying of The Destroyer.