Tiny Tina's Backstory Explained

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The Borderlands series is packed with memorable characters; from the delightfully simple Scooter, to the devilishly arrogant Handsome Jack. As the franchise switches from a post-apocalyptic setting to high-fantasy with Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, one of the most beloved character gets her time in the limelight. Tiny Tina is one of Pandora's most unpredictable inhabitants, as her constant youthful excitement is balanced by more than a small helping of madness.

With the upcoming Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, the titular character is set to have her most significant outing yet. Taking on the role of dungeon master as players embark upon a tabletop-inspired quest gives her ever-enjoyable character the chance to shine. Though Tiny Tina has spent most of the previous Borderlands games in the background, her history is far more intriguing that most would realize. However, the backstory that the developer conjured for Pandora's favorite explosives expert is worthy of further analysis, especially as Tiny Tina's Wonderlands is right around the corner.

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Tiny Tina's unstable nature surely stems from events prior to her debut in Borderlands 2, when her family were sold to Hyperion to serve as test subjects. Tina escaped, with the help of a well-timed grenade, but her parents weren't so lucky. When Tina began her solitary life on Pandora, she vowed revenge on the psycho that doomed her to that life.

Now free from the clutches of Hyperion, her place in Pandora becomes clearer by the day, and so begins her journey as the planet's most proficient demolitions master. Tina's hyperactive nature and fascination for explosives spawns from that very day, and the player sees glimpses of the real