Borderlands The 10 Worst Things Handsome Jack Has Done

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Borderlands The 10 Worst Things Handsome Jack Has Done

With an ego as vast as his fortune, Handsome Jack is one of the best antagonists in the Borderlands series. These are the worst things he's ever done. The series has made a name for itself with its plethora of guns and crude humor. But if that was all that it had, it wouldn't have near as many fans as it does. The gameplay is fun, and the writing can be amazing (though inconsistent at times). But one of the best things to come out of Borderlands was its villain from the second game. In fact, Handsome Jack is arguably one of the best video game villains to have ever been made. From his self-obsessed attitude to his looks, everything about him makes you hate him, and helps motivate you to stop him at all costs. But just in case that isn't enough, here are the ten worst things he's ever done. THEGAMER VIDEO OF THE DAY

Killed Animals

For the first of his many despicable acts, he kills and experiments upon animals. Pandora's animals aren't exactly cute puppy dogs by any stretch of the imagination, but Jack takes them in and makes them worse than they are. Furthermore, Jack makes things personal with two characters in particular. The first is towards Brick. Jack, though not personally, is still responsible for killing one of Brick's dogs, Dusty. The second much more personal and meaningful is what Jack does to Mordecai's bird, Bloodwing. He experiments upon her and forces her to attack the . When they subdue her, he activates a bomb planted in her neck collar, killing her in front of them.

Tyrannized Overlook

The town of Overlook is not a happy one. Not only do all the townsfolk suffer from something called the skull-shivers, but they're left unprotected against everything on Pandora. To begin, Handsome Jack and Hyperion had extensive drilling done in the area which seems to be why the townsfolk have the skull-shivers. Karima, the towns current administrator, had her husband and the town's previous administrator thrown into the grinder by Hyperion agents. Overlook is also attacked by Hyperion while the Vault Hunter is there trying to deploy a lunar supply beacon. Needless to say Overlook is a miserable place, until the player helps them out at least.

Tortured Tannis

A very eccentric and odd character, Patricia Tannis, is the leading expert on all things Eridium and Vault related. Knowing this, Jack captures her and tortures her, though in very strange ways. By this point in time Tannis had become a little insane and become emotionally attached to two ceiling chairs, giving them names and personalities. Jack takes advantage of this by slowly destroying the chairs and therefore torturing Tannis. As comedic as this is, it also further pushes Tannis over the edge. It's practically doubtless many others have been tortured by Jack, though likely with more conventional means.

Spreads Propaganda

This one might seem innocuous at first, but because of who he is, it instead becomes an insidious poison. Right from the start, Jack takes credit for killing even though it was the original four Vault Hunters who really did it. This allows him access to a lot of potential fame and wealth. Throughout the second game you can see and hear various examples of this scattered throughout the world. Most notably in the city of Opportunity, where he has erected statues of himself all around. He has even flat out lied to all of his citizens through echo devices.

Kills Helena Pierce & More

This one might seem a little unremarkable because of how horrible a place Pandora is, but Jack takes it to another level. Right from the start of Borderlands 2, a particularly notable character from the first game is killed. The player doesn't witness this killing but does hear it over echo log. Helena Pierce is ruthlessly murdered by Jack while attempting to lead a bunch of people to Sanctuary. And it's not just Helena either, all of the train's passengers are murdered. Another much more personal killing is, spoiler warning, one of the original Vault Hunters. The leader of Crimson Raiders, Roland, is shot right in front of the player. This is no epic battle either, Jack cloaks and sneaks up behind Roland before shooting him right through the chest.

Kills Tiny Tina s Parents

Regardless of how you feel about Tiny Tina, losing your parents is one of the most raw deals a kid could get. And Jack's largely to blame in this case. She and her parents were bartered off to Hyperion. Subjected to Jack's experiments, Tiny Tina's parents were killed. There's an equal blame to cast towards the person who sold them off, of course, but it's pretty safe to chalk this one up to Jack in the end.

Multiple Betrayals

Via: Youtube (SKILLED) Veering slightly away from the more direct murders, another terrible thing Jack has done multiple times is betrayal. One of the most clear incidents of this is in the Pre-Sequel. At a certain part in the story you find yourself in the need of some brainy help, in comes Gladstone. Gladstone was a Hyperion technician before Jack became president. He helps Jack and the player gain access to a very special robot known as a Constructor. In order to do this you also rescue his colleagues. However, Gladstone mistakenly mentions that there might be someone acting as a Mole for Zarpedon around. Jack decides to put Gladstone and his colleagues into an airlock, then jettison them out of it and into space. And that's just one example. There have been many other people betrayed by Jack.

Erases Felicity

Speaking of which, in the Pre-Sequel you meet an A.I. who calls herself Felicity. Felicity is extremely helpful towards the player and Jack, keeping them out of danger and generally guiding them where they need to go. One such place is the area that houses the first Constructor robot. Jack decides that this thing needs an A.I, and that Felicity is the perfect fit. She begs him not to, saying that he can instead just copy her personality into instead. This would take a couple days but allow her to be free. Jack says no, and so she takes control of it and attacks the player. When you defeat her, her personality is destroyed forever and she becomes the Constructor's A.I.

Treats His Own People As Disposable

Handsome Jack treats everyone around him as if they were disposable, no matter how close of an ally they are. Wilhelm, his trusty Enforcer, is simply a tool in his hands. He deliberately poisons and sabotages him so that the Vault Hunter can defeat him. All so he can sabotage Sanctuary's shields. Before he went too mass-murdery, he destroyed Moxxi's Underdome because he thought she was cheating on him. When Angel's mother wanted Jack to stop using Angel for his own purposes, she disappeared. When an employee mentioned Jack's previous wife, he killed that Employee. There's a pattern here.

Enslaved His Own Daughter

One of the most despicable things he ever did was to enslave his own daughter, Angel. He says that he did it to control her power, indirectly implying that she caused her birth mother to disappear. However, that may not even be true, and it doesn't excuse anything. Right from the start, when he saw that , he began using her for his purposes. He trapped her in Control Core Angel so that he could control Pandor's ECHOnet, this was when she was still a child. This also allowed him to watch over all of Pandora. Finally, he hooked her up to a terrible machine that pumped Eridium into her body constantly, all so that she could charge the Vault key faster.