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PC Gamer
Robin Valentine

While we wait for Borderlands 4 to unlock, let's make a definitive ranking of the series' many musical cinematic intros

The cast of Borderlands pose next to a primo Catch-a-Ride buggy.

As synonymous with the Borderlands series as its trillions of guns, masked psychos, and dodgy vehicle controls are its iconic musical intro cinematics. Serving to acquaint us with four new Vault Hunters and the setting they'll be gunning through, they've taken us everywhere from a bus driving across Pandora to a rocket hurtling through space.

At their best, they set the tone perfectly. At their worst, their forced action hero coolness can inch over into cringe. Across the breadth of the now 16 year old series, in spin-offs, sequels, and pre-sequels, we've seen the full spectrum.

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