Escape Plan Bravo

Escape Plan Bravo, also titled "Episode 4", is the fourth episode of Telltale Games' Tales from the Borderlands.

Chapter Summary[]

Vallory forces Rhys, Fiona, Sasha, Loader Bot, and Gortys to retrieve the upgrade from Handsome Jack's office on Helios, and sends August, Finch, and Kroger to go with them. The caravan is converted into a spaceship by Scooter and Janey Springs to make the journey. Scooter accompanies them to Helios, but before they arrive, he sacrifices himself to prevent the caravan from exploding. Rhys infiltrates Helios disguised as Vasquez while Fiona impersonates a Hyperion tour guide. Though initially the plan is for Fiona to infiltrate Jack's office, the security lockdown is accidentally triggered, forcing Rhys to enter it through a trapdoor beneath. He successfully retrieves the upgrade, and is offered control of Hyperion by Jack, which Rhys either accepts or declines. If Rhys accepts, he uploads Jack into Helios, and Jack announces Rhys as Hyperion's new president; if Rhys declines, Jack forces him to upload him into Helios and seizes control himself.

Plot[]

In-Game Decisions[]

Fiona:[]

Honored Scooter?

Honored Scooter with his catchphrase ("Catch a Ride!") - 52.1%
Stuck to the plan and didn’t honor Scooter - 14.2%
Honored Scooter as a space cowboy. ("See You Space Cowboy") - 12.7%
Honored Scooter as a friend and hero. ("Hero, Friend, Hero") - 12.7%
Honored Scooter as the best mechanic. ("Best Mechanic Ever") - 8.3%

Stopped the Tour Group?

Tried to stop them - 61.7%
Let them get vaporized - 38.3%

How did you get arrested?

Shot an innocent diamond pony - 71.7%
Defaced a priceless painting - 28.3%

Rhys:[]

Told Fiona and Sasha about Jack?

Claimed to search your database - 60.3%
Revealed Handsome Jack’s assistance - 28.0%
Blamed the sisters’ squabbling as a distraction - 9.4%
Felt silence was a valid option - 2.3%

What advice did you give Vaughn for his capture by Vallory? (Only available if Fiona didn’t defend Cassius in episode three)

Told Vaughn to play things safe. - 68%
Told Vaughn to escape. - 32%

How did you deal with Yvette?

Stunned her (Knocked her out) - 64.7%
Talked her down - 22.5%
Brought Dumpy out to dance and used him on Yvette - 12.8%

Ruled Hyperion?

Rejected Hyperion - 52.6%
Ruled Hyperion - 47.4%

Characters[]

Deaths[]

Scooter
1 or 5 members of Jack's VIP tour guide (determinant)

Impacts[]

If Rhys trusted Jack over Fiona in "Atlas Mugged," he has the option to let Dumpy scout Old Haven and sic onto Yvette.
Letting Athena attempt to Kill Cassius in "Catch A Ride" will allow Vaughn to appear physically in the episode.

Promotional Poster[]

Trivia[]

The original image of Escape Plan Bravo shows two Loader Bots engaging in combat, however nothing like that happens in the actual episode. It is possible that a scene like this was supposed to happen but it was scrapped sometime in development.
If the player prevented Athena from killing Cassius in Episode 3, this will be the only episode where Vaughn does not appear in.
Troy Baker's impersonation of Patrick Warburton (the voice of Vasquez) was reportedly so accurate in the initial recordings that he was asked to re-record it when test players could not hear the difference.
In the middle of Rhys's line for the option "I know what we have to do" when he interrupts Fiona and Sasha, he lets out a sudden burp: this was an actual burp accidentally made by Troy Baker during recording that was left in the episode, along with his apologetic "Sorry, that was breakfast." ^[1]
Cut Content:
- Originally Episode 4's intro did not begin with Rhys and Fiona discussing a plan of escape. Instead, the group would be at a camp already, with the Stranger and Rhys awake while Fiona slept.
- The Stranger would mention they reached part 4 of the story, which Rhys doesn't understand what the Stranger means by this. The Stranger starts to imply part 4 is mostly filler (this being a meta joke as many Telltale fans believed episode 4 to usually be the weakest episodes of Telltale Games') in which Rhys denies it saying all he is saying is true and he wouldn't waste time or fabricate anything. The Stranger begins to lecture Rhys on the importance of story telling, followed by Fiona who wakes up and agrees with the Stranger's views on how to tell a story and joins in mocking Rhys.
- At the quick-change Rhys would talk to Fiona about her outfit instead of Sasha.
- Once in space, the problem originally consisted of an oxygen leak in which Fiona would be guided by Janey on how to fix it.
- Later in the episode where Fiona needs to meet Rhys in the jail, rather than getting arrested, she would instead pose as a janitor.
- The largest change of the episode is the reveal Felix would still be alive and kept in one of the prison cells. Hyperion would have caught him thinking he had the money, where Felix would reveal he faked his death and the money exploding to get Hyperion off their backs.
  - Elements of this are adapted into the finale, shown if the player chose to save him in episode one.

Transcript[]

Main article: Escape Plan Bravo/Transcript

Achievements[]

Name	Description	Points	Trophy
Ain't Got Time To Bleed	Completed Chapter 1 of Episode 4	20	Bronze
Alive And Not Afraid	Completed Chapter 2 of Episode 4	30	Bronze
Ain't My First Rodeo	Completed Chapter 3 of Episode 4	20	Silver
It's Not The Years, It's The Mileage	Completed Chapter 4 of Episode 4	20	Bronze
Light This Candle	Completed Chapter 5 of Episode 4	30	Silver
No Matter Where You Go...	Completed Chapter 6 of Episode 4	30	Silver
...There You Are	Completed Episode 4	50	Silver

References[]

↑ https://quarterly.camposanto.com/tales-from-the-borderlands-the-oral-history-d33bb5f146e6

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