Why Borderlands 4 Must Upend Expectations by Embracing Every Character!

Tiny Tina, a beloved character from Borderlands 2, captured the hearts of the community with her endearing personality. However, both Borderlands 3 and its predecessor did not fully explore her potential, leaving fans longing for more. Although she has had opportunities to shine in expansions and spin-off games, it is in Borderlands 4 where Tiny Tina truly deserves the spotlight. With the return of numerous characters expected in the next sequel, it is the perfect chance for the franchise to give this fan-favorite character the attention she truly deserves in the main storyline.

Future Borderlands Games Should Give Tiny Tina a Larger Presence

Tiny Tina's expansions in the Borderlands franchise are highly regarded as some of the franchise's best content. This highlights the need for this character to have a more significant role in future games. Particularly, the Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep expansion provided a proper and impactful presence for the character, even though it was non-canon and self-contained. This expansion served as a glimpse into the potential direction of Tiny Tina's character in the Borderlands games, ultimately leading to a spin-off game within the franchise.

Tiny Tina should not be limited to just her spinoff game, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands. Instead, the Borderlands franchise should embrace her character and incorporate the best aspects of her spinoff into future Borderlands games. Certain gameplay mechanics from Tiny Tina's Wonderlands would fit seamlessly into a Borderlands game, but it's really Tiny Tina's personality that ties everything together.

One possible solution to address multiple objectives is to make Tiny Tina a playable character in Borderlands 4. Typically, the playable vault hunters in Borderlands games have limited involvement in the main storylines, so this would allow Tiny Tina to be present without overshadowing other deserving characters. With her unique vocabulary and affinity for explosives, Tiny Tina has the potential to be a compelling and enjoyable playable character. It would be a missed opportunity not to explore her capabilities as a vault hunter in future Borderlands games.

Borderlands 4 would greatly benefit from increased involvement of Tiny Tina, considering her limited appearance in the previous games' main content. Given the vast potential of this character, it is high time for the Borderlands franchise to alter its approach and provide greater inclusion of Tiny Tina in the mischievous adventures tied to the main questline.

Borderlands 3 is currently accessible on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.