Her powers may well be a case of sufficiently advanced technology resembling magic, but from the narrative perspective, she’s essentially magic. Their powers and existence are never really explained - they’re somehow connected to the Vault all the characters are hunting, and the Eridium that’s mined from the planet. There can only be seven Sirens in existence at any one time. The Siren uses phase powers, said to be connected to ancient alien civilisation and rare glowing minerals, to lift her enemies into the air and hold them trapped and helpless.Įach Siren is born with a variant on “phase” powers, her body marked with swirling patterns. The Commando is an ex-soldier with a gun turret the Gunzerker goes on a dual-wielding rampage the Assassin has a hologram and stealth. The only female class in the first release of the game, (later DLCs introduced the female engineer the Mechromancer) she’s the only one with a strange, otherworldly power. The Siren class in Borderlands 2 is a magical woman.
It’s a common trope in Western fiction generally lesser in physical strength and speed to men, women call upon mysterious and terrifying powers to exert their will. You cannot - I repeat, CANNOT win a fight with them in one on one combat. “Yeah, I just realized you grunts are gonna get yourselves killed without this little tidbit: all Sirens are born with different, crazy-ass powers. If you catch wind of her, tell me and I’ll pay you enough money to build a mansion made out of other, smaller mansions. The official reports say she died in New Haven, but I’m positive she’s hiding out near Sanctuary. “Alright, you mindless gun-hands: you’re looking for a really hot chick with blue tattoos and mystical powers. SPOILER WARNING: Borderlands, Borderlands 2
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