Chapter 05- Back to the Present
Chapter 05: Back to the Present
Fiona and Rhys have finally caught their mysterious captor up to the present. The duo fills the masked man in with what they did after the vault closed. Fiona and Sasha went back to the con game, while Rhys took over Atlas. Before too long, a familiar voice sounds off from around the corner.
Kroger is back and with a bandit hostage this time. It seems our masked captor had a trade established. Fiona and Rhys for this bandit. Plead or insult Kroger as you wish. He’s out for blood for what you did to Finch (either leaving him to die or killing him yourself). Right before the knife sinks in, the captor chokes out Kroger to save Fiona. Roll Kroger’s body off Fiona and turn your attention to the bandit.
The bandit raises his hand, spiking curiosity in all our cast. That’s when the laser sights appear. Appearing to be armed, your captor drops his weapon while the bandit ties him up. The bandit frees Fiona and Rhys and then reveals his identity. It’s Vaughn! Woo! Hug, bro-fist, or flip off your pal and follow him to his base of operations.
Chat with Vaughn the whole way back however you would like. The survivors of Hyperion elected Vaughn as their leader, since he was the only person with any experience on Pandora. They all praise Rhys as the liberator and made base out of the remains of Helios. Inside the base, it’s time to interrogate your former captor. Fiona snaps Rhys out of goofing off and they get ready to go in. Who’s going to be good cop and who’s going to be bad cop?
Head into the interrogation room and begin. Watch the comedic routine play itself out. Ask whatever questions you would like until it comes down to the real question. Who is your captor? He claims to know you both. He says he was there the day you betrayed Gortys. Drum roll please! The identity of your captor is Loader Bot!
With his identity finally revealed, Loader Bot needed to know why you shot Gortys. He took on the disguise to find out the truth. When he apologizes for his actions, he lays out his plan. He wants to summon the vault and the Vault Monster to save Gortys. He need you and your friends. It’s time to assemble a team.
Loader Bot suggests two vault teams; each with four members. You have Fiona, Rhys, Sasha, Loader Bot, and Vaughn. You need three more members to flesh out the second team. You may pick from the following characters-
- Athena
- August
- Cassius
- Felix
- Mysterious Vault Hunter
- Springs
- Zer0
The catch is they are either locked or unlocked based on your previous decisions. For example, if you did not warn Felix about the bomb in Episode 01: Zer0 Sum, then he will not be available. You can select each character to see if they are available or not.
The next few scenes will depend on your team section. Enjoy them as some offer closure, while others offer comedic relief. When the team is all together, Vaughn and Loader Bot give a debrief on the plan of attack. The mission is to summon the vault along with The Traveler (the Vault Monster). You have to blow up its teleport gland and then use Gortys to beat it to a pulp.
Sasha shows up in the middle of the team huddle with a new look. Depending on choices with her and Rhys is the past, she will either hug Rhys or Vaughn. Interact with her as you wish and then prepare yourself. It’s time to fight The Traveler.