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The Vault of the Traveler
Season 1, Episode 5
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Release Date October 20/21/22
Written By Pierre Shorette
Anthony Burch
Zack Keller
Directed By Nick Herman
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Starring
Laura Bailey as Fiona,
Troy Baker as Rhys,
Erin Yvette as Sasha,
Chris Hardwick as Vaughn,
Dameon Clarke as Handsome Jack,
Susan Silo as Vallory,
Nolan North as August
Also Starring
Dave Fennoy as Finch,
Adam Harrington as Kroger,
Ashley Johnson as Gortys,
Lydia Mackay as Athena
Catherine Moore as Janey Springs,
Roger Jackson as the Kidnapper,
Sola Bamis as Yvette,
Bruce DuBose as Marcus Kincaid,
Phil Lamarr as Cassius Leclemaine,
Norman Hall as Felix,
Mike Turner as Zer0,
David Eddings as Claptrap,
and Raison Varner as Loader Bot
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"The Vault of the Traveler", also titled "Episode 5", is the fifth episode and the series finale of Telltale Games' Tales from the Borderlands.

Plot Synopsis[]

In the final episode of the season, all hell breaks loose. Jack is now in control of Helios' systems, and he's ready to reclaim his rightful place as king of Hyperion (with or without you). It's a mad dash to get out of the chaotic space station alive, as everyone scrambles to grab the final Gortys piece and high tail it back to Pandora. Can you guide our ragtag team through perilous corporate dangers in hopes of getting some sweet alien riches? Loyalties will be tested, secrets will be revealed, and explosions will be in large supply in this climactic chapter of Tales From The Borderlands!

In-Game Decisions[]

Fiona:[]

Did you kill Finch?

  • Left Finch to bleed out and die - 63.1%
  • Shot Finch for the last time - 37.4%

Did you choose to be good cop or bad cop?

  • Agreed to be Bad Cop - 57.2%
  • Told Rhys to shut up - 27.6%
  • Wanted to be Good Cop - 12.9%
  • Rolled your eyes - 2.3%

Did you ship Rhys and Sasha?

  • Shipped Rhys and Sasha - 91.1%
  • Refused to ship Rhys and Sasha - 8.9%

Your Vault Hunter Team

  • Chose Athena - 96.7%
  • Chose August - 66.4%
  • Chose Janey Springs - 64.2%
  • Chose Zer0 - 44.2%
  • Chose Cassius - 21.9%
  • Chose Felix - 21.3%
  • Chose the Mystery Vault Hunter (Claptrap) - 17.0%

Rhys:[]

Did you save Yvette? (Only available if she was freed from her cell)

  • Saved Yvette’s life - 96.1%
  • Let Yvette slip and caused her to die - 3.9%

Did you kill Handsome Jack once and for all?

  • Destroyed AI Jack - 53.4%
  • Kept AI Jack imprisoned - 46.6%

Did you confess your crush for Sasha?

  • Confessed your crush for Sasha - 70.2%
  • Admitted that you weren't sure - 16.2%
  • Clarified you are just friends - 11.7%
  • Said you liked someone else - 1.9%

Credits[]

Deaths []

  • 12 Prosperity Junction bandits (Determinant)
  • Unspecified number of Hyperion accountants (Determinant)
  • All participants in Orgy Room 14 (Determinant)
  • 12 000 attendees of "Building A Better Life Seminar" (Determinant)
  • Aggressive trainers of The CrissCross Gym For Fatties (Determinant)
  • All lawyers of The Legal Office (Determinant)
  • 400 Core Engineer Level engineers (Determinant)
  • Unspecified number of The Janitorial Division workers (Determinant)
  • Around 20 Dojo choreographers (Determinant)
  • Unspecified number of The Accountant Sector workers (Determinant)
  • 19 soapy men of The Men's Shower (Determinant)
  • Dumpy (Determinant)
  • Yvette (Determinant)
  • A Hyperion Accountant (Determinant)
  • A lot of workers on Helios.
  • Handsome Jack (Determinant)
  • Finch
  • Vallory
  • Kroger
  • The Traveler


Impacts[]

  • After they finish their stories, Fiona will call out Rhys for certain things.
    • Thinking that she, Sasha, and Gortys left him intentionally.
    • Having Handsome Jack in his head and kept it to himself or waiting to tell them. (whether or not you told Vaughn also changes the dialogue slightly)
    • Choosing to rule Hyperion with Jack.
    • The vault key deal.
    • Making googly eyes at Sasha. (If Rhys gives Sasha the flower in episode 3.)
  • The beginning of this episode will be different depending on your choice to rule or reject Hyperion.
  • The mask Vaughn wears is the one Fiona bought in Episode 1.
  • Caravan design may differ, if you spent money for the repairs in Episode 2.
  • Dumpy will appear if you trusted Jack in Episode 2.
  • Finch's right arm and face will have the elemental damage you used on him in Episodes 2 and 3.
  • Characters may have different outfits from Episodes 3 and 4:
    • Rhys' arm can have a different paint job.
    • Fiona can have a different outfit.
    • Sasha can have different outfits or goggles.
    • Loader Bot can have a different paint job.
  • Vaughn's story differs from the choices made in the last two episodes.
  • If you warn Felix about the bomb and try to recruit him, there will be an addition sequence with the cabinet that was thrown out of the caravan in Episode 2.
  • Sasha will hug either Rhys or Vaughn depending on your choices in Episode 4, whether you chose to rule or reject Hyperion.
  • Not giving Sasha the flower in Episode 3 and Fiona telling Rhys to stay away from Sasha opens up a choice for Rhys to say "I like someone else."

Trivia []

  • Last appearance of Handsome Jack
  • Last appearance of Yvette (Determinant)
  • Last appearance of Vallory
  • Last appearance of Kroger
  • Last appearance of Finch
  • Vaughn's subtitle color was changed from light green to brown, possibly not to give away his identity while he's wearing the mask.
  • A minor Easter egg can be heard before Gortys is reactivated. After inserting the core into Gortys, you can choose from dialog options that Rhys put it in backwards. This is a reference to Carley, a character from The Walking Dead: Season One, who had put batteries into a radio backwards. The battery problem was a determinant running gag in the first three episodes.
  • The ending to episode 5 was in episode 4's sound files. (Rhys and Fiona running to Vault, talking about their future)
  • Although the Title Image for episode 5 would appear to be Rhys and Fiona fighting, no scene takes place.
  • The canonity and future of the game has effectively been left up in the air, as Telltale Games recently announced their soon-to-be closure, cancelling all future projects, save for the Minecraft: Story Mode Netflix series.
  • This is the only episode that does not start in the future but instead picks up directly from where episode 4 ended in the past.
  • A running gag in Telltale Games is Banang. Although it can be found in episode 1, it can also be found in episode 5. Right after the opening credits when Rhys wakes up from the crash, walk all the way up to the point where the player is promited to break the glass. Instead, walk to the glass and immediately walk back to the start of the level without breaking the glass. Once you go back you will be able to find Banang. Rhys will attempt to take it, but rubble will fall on it.

Deleted Scenes[]

  • When Rhys was destroying the power core, the announcer was in addition to the ones above say: "1112 toddlers vented into space." It was probably removed for its cruelty and to let the scene stay to its more comedic side.
  • A scene where Fiona help's August repair the Caravan to escape Helios
  • A choice to leave with the Caravan or wait for Rhys.
  • Determinedly there would be a choice to warn Vallory about the Traveler before it crushes her. No matter what choice was made, Vallory would still be killed by the Traveler. Based on the choice the player would make, August would either say he's glad you tried to warn her, or pull a gun on Fiona and threaten her. Sasha would defuse the situation.
  • At one point instead of "My Silver Lining" for the end credits, the song "Systematic" by Midnight Juggernauts was considered.
  • Rhys losing his arm went through a few development stages.
    • A small developer note left in the files had an idea where Jack would toy with Yvette and kill her, Rhys' only way to save her was to get Rhys' arm removed.
      • A different concept that got much further in development was Fiona being the one responsible for Rhys' arm being removed. His arm would be stuck in Jack's death chamber and Fiona would have no choice other than having it crushed off in order to free him.
        • After this, Jack would be searching for Rhys. Rhys would hide in a laundry basket as Fiona and Sasha pose as janitors as they plan to escape. This would go up to the monitor scene where Jack talks to Fiona.
    • Interestingly in this scene, Jack would begin to tell Fiona all sorts of things Rhys has done in attempt to get her to betray him. Fiona could consider the idea, but the game would not allow you to actually do so.
  • Finch and Kroger were determinant. One would die on Helios, and then whoever didn't die and instead shot Loader-Bot would appear in the future with Vaughn.
  • The ending scene in the Vault originally had Rhys and Fiona laugh about how they remembered the "Would you do the honors" moment they had in episode 1, and then say they ruined the moment by acknowledging it. Most likely cut because it ruined the moment by acknowledging it. A dev note in the script also mentions that they didn't get the call back to episode, so it is also possible it was cut in fear that the game would end on a reference players wouldn't remember.

Achievements []

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