Character Timeline

Tracking character appearances and deaths in chronological order. See also Borderlands setting timeline for setting events taking place before the series.

Vault Hunters (Playable Characters)

Character	BL1	TPS	BL2	Tales	BL3	New Tales
Lilith	Playable	Appearance	Appearance		Goes Missing	Missing
Brick	Playable		Appearance	Appearance	Appearance
Mordecai	Playable		Appearance	Appearance	Appearance
Roland	Playable	Appearance	Death	Dead
Athena	Appearance	Playable		Appearance		Cameo
Wilhelm		Playable	Death	Dead
Nisha		Playable	Death	Dead
Claptrap	Appearance	Playable	Appearance	Appearance	Appearance
Jack (DLC)		Playable			Appearance
Aurelia (DLC)		Playable			Death	Dead
Maya			Playable		Death	Dead
Salvador			Playable		Appearance
Axton			Playable		Appearance
Zer0			Playable	Appearance	Appearance
Gaige (DLC)			Playable		Appearance
Krieg (DLC)			Playable		Appearance
Fiona				Playable		Narration
Rhys				Playable	Appearance	Appearance
Amara					Playable
FL4K					Playable
Moze					Playable
Zane					Playable
Anu						Playable
Fran						Playable
Octavio						Playable

Crimson Raiders (Primary Quest Givers)

Character	BL1	TPS	BL2	Tales	BL3	New Tales
Dr. Zed	Appearance		Appearance
Scooter	Appearance		Appearance	Death	Dead
Helena Pierce	Appearance		Dead
Marcus Kincaid	Appearance		Appearance	Narration	Appearance	Narration
Patricia Tannis	Appearance		Appearance		Appearance
Crazy Earl	Appearance	Appearance	Appearance		Appearance
Mad Moxxi	Appearance	Appearance	Appearance		Appearance
Sir Hammerlock		Appearance	Appearance		Appearance
Ellie			Appearance		Appearance
Tiny Tina			Appearance		Appearance

Minor Characters and Villains

Character	BL1	TPS	BL2	Tales	BL3	New Tales
Angel	Appearance		Death	Dead
Bloodwing	Appearance		Death	Dead
The Destroyer	Death	Clone	Dead		Appearance
Handsome Jack		Appearance	Death	Death (AI Copy)	Dead
Janey Springs		Appearance		Appearance
Mr. Torgue		Appearance	Appearance		Appearance	Cameo
Professor Nakayama		Appearance	Death	Dead
Butt Stallion			Appearance	Appearance
Talon			Appearance	Appearance	Appearance
Vaughn				Appearance	Appearance