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Designing Harlowe

[p]This new Beyond the Borderlands video is all about the making of Harlowe the Gravitar, with behind-the-scenes insights from the Gearbox team; check it out below![/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]Borderlands 4 is now available for pre-purchase! Ahead of Borderlands 4's launch on September 12, 2025, make sure you're caught up with the latest Story Trailer. Then get behind-the-scenes insights from Gearbox developers with the ongoing Beyond the Borderlands video series, including "Making a Vault Hunter" and "Welcome to Kairos" with more on the way![/p][p]
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Borderlands 4 will ditch predecessor's toilet humor, say devs

What was your favorite part of Borderlands 3? Was it the toilet humor? I'm guessing not, and Gearbox Software has admitted that leaning heavily on fart gags, as a substitute for some of the series' regular comedy and dark humor, was a mistake. Fortunately, the developer has confirmed that Borderlands 4 won't be making that same blunder. Instead, this sequel aims to nail the balance between comedy and pathos, without splattering poop jokes everywhere. And while there are lavatories in the game, Skibidi Toilet absolutely won't get a look in.

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Harlowe Character Short

[p]Harlowe's Character Short "Family Reunion" features her retelling of a thrilling Digirunner chase that resulted in an unexpected reunion with a relative: [/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]Borderlands 4 is now available for pre-purchase! Ahead of Borderlands 4's launch on September 12, 2025, make sure you're caught up with the latest Story Trailer. Then get behind-the-scenes insights from Gearbox developers with the ongoing Beyond the Borderlands video series, including "Making a Vault Hunter" and "Welcome to Kairos" with more on the way![/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]

Borderlands 4's Gravitar Harlowe reminds me why I fell in love with the series

Gearbox has opened the proverbial Pandora's Box on the last of the four Borderlands 4 leads, 'Gravitar' Harlowe, and I'm immediately put in mind of some of my personal highlights of the FPS series. An ex Maliwan scientist, Harlowe brings all manner of gadget-based trickery to the table. She can connect enemies to make them share damage, lock them in stasis, drag them around and lead them into giant explosions, and all while looking great doing it. If you're a big fan of crowd-control effects, were a Maya main in Borderlands 2, or can't get enough of Mass Effect's Asari Adept, you should be very excited.

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