The History of Dahl - Borderlands

[@michaelknox3715]

"Dahl, leaving people behind since forever." Yep. Sounds about right.

[@jackmack4181]

Let’s count how many times 1: every one on Pandora 2: elpis 3: the lost legion 4: hector and his men

[@kindnesstemmie6625]

Reliable guns Unreliable company

[@MrBlue-ci4ii]

@@jackmack4181 don’t forget leaving behind a expedition force on xylorgous and plans for making the bonded to the gytheon controlled researchers

[@MrBlue-ci4ii]

@@kindnesstemmie6625 its sad cause the lost legion were pretty decent fighters and pretty showed the strength of the Dahl military but leadership is incompetent

[@jeramysteve3394]

Kinda like the UN

[@VonSnuggles1412]

Dahl weaponry is always one of my favorites, cause of how the weapons are designed. They're realistically designed, yet they fit the borderlands aesthetic

[@nik4574]

Me too man,once I got a Dahl gun that helped through the levels of borderlands in my first play through,they are definitely one of the best cooperations,apart from Jakobs,Jakobs is freaking epic

[@midouban628]

And their weapons are some of the best the game has to offer. The Veruc, The Penetrator, The Sandhawk, Good JuJu, Pitchfork, etc

[@midouban628]

I used Dahl, and Vladof weapons exclusively. Very realistic, militarize, and futuristic. The other companies stuff just look and feel goofy

[@nik4574]

Idk maliwan, Hyperion,Jakobs Are some of my favourite cooperation,,there is also tediore,I love Vladof and Dahl weapons but they aren't the only good guns,the is also torgue,btw,the torgue shotguns are amazing,onece I got one that was practically a rocket launcher

[@zeroakira584]

Dahl weapons are advertised as the most reliable tools for mercenaries. So in a sense, I say the company still stay true to their policy til this day.

[@adhdproductions1851]

*Me playing BL2 without finding Booth’s echo logues: These crystalisk things are kind of annoying but the money tho *Me after watching this: Oh.. I feel bad now

[@ethanfuego9648]

Right

[@adumbo3531]

Me too

[@armyofninjas9055]

Me: proud I left them alone *shift head smugly

[@paulsemporium5853]

I don't care lmao

[@adhdproductions1851]

@@paulsemporium5853 Damn bro, look how much you added to the discussion

[@jelatinouscube9533]

How badass would it be for Fl4k to have a pet crystalist

[@clash_blazr5095]

BUUUUUT instead of something as cool as that, we got a smol robot with a tiny gun

[@ethanfuego9648]

I fucking wish

[@baileyjerman5573]

YES

[@ethostheallmighty8325]

If you remember, those things are PAINFULLY slow. Im guessing the only reason they didn't add them is because of that.

[@O_Gomestein]

NAH BRO I WANT A STALKER PET

[@mechzilla569]

I love how we are ignoring that time they started a cuthulu cult

[@mechzilla569]

@Sanguine -Mortem winny and hammy getting together and gauge the wedding planner are both canon the only debatable dlc that might not be canon is underdome

[@MrBlue-ci4ii]

Technically Dahl left them there and had plans to create the bonded if you look at the plans in the labs or ship

[@Skhighglitch]

@@mechzilla569 Underdome is Canon. Mordecai even says he won Moxxi after that.

[@mechzilla569]

@@Skhighglitch never heard that voice line

[@Skhighglitch]

@@mechzilla569 BL2. The side quest Mordecai gives after Bloodwing passed away.

[@Ch4osKing66]

I like to think Blue saw Elyse as his mother and figured out she was murdered by Harcheck and proceeded to make his own little Crystalisk revolution against her to avenge his mom.

[@xshadowxlegionx]

Harchek had it coming

[@Jona-cn3le]

I think so too

[@jackmack4181]

5:22 I like to believe after elyse booth died, the crystalisks became hostile. Kind of like a baby wolf who lost its mom to hunters, they started to attack anything on site.

[@ethanfuego9648]

I'm with you

[@Coldvader]

@@k-veeaudiojack obviously

[@IkeFanBoy64]

I just assumed that they were more fight than flight and afterwards saw humans as predators.

[@Dragoon-zf4jy]

thats literally exactly what the mission is implying, dumbass

[@shotpack8374]

Yeah and judging by how big blue got when we get to the crater where sanctuary was I bet blue was the queen and when elyse met her, she saw her as a friend but when she died she saw the others as a threat

[@perceuspybro8445]

Always thought of Dahl as 'that ghost of companies past' since ya never really run into current Dahl employees but the remnants and bandits left behind.

[@teatanks6481]

Something I haven't seen mentioned is the chip above Axton's left eyebrow. The skeleton cosmetic shows it's part of the bone, and a similar one is on Colonel Zarpedon. It's possible they're rank identifiers similar to uniform Chevrons irl, but it could also be ID chip of sorts. Just a little something I barely get seen mentioned.

[@KillerOrca]

Possibly some kind of Command Neural Interface like in Halo as well.

[@-Dragon-Master-]

It's probably a steel tattoo implanted it's a rank in the military you would use irl idk which rank cause I'm not in the military but it wasn't a super high one but a higher one high enough for axton to have a turret

[@megadude16]

Suicide squad bomb

[@anantrawat2311]

Honestly, dahl weapons are relly good in borderlnads 3, specially the legendary ones..hopefully we meet someone from the dahl corporation in BL4, that'd be fun

[@plinkbink]

i mean the pre sequel "antagonist" is dahl, but theyre mainly as much of an antagonist as maliwan was

[@anantrawat2311]

@@plinkbink not really, the inclusion of dahl in pre sequel was as much as how atlas was technically the antagonist in The original borderlands, on the other hand, maliwan and atlas in bl3 had a proper corporate war where the owners were quite literally, fighting for there company

[@cb41503]

Except the emperor, NO ONE likes the emperor

[@ermagherd1204]

I still want a Tediore dlc or content we go to whatever planet the Tediore Corp. is on & meet the CEO who of course lives in a duplex.

[@anantrawat2311]

@@ermagherd1204 perhaps a tediore VS dahl!..war for the most affordable weapons

[@Kubinda12345]

What I've noticed about Dahl is that their military command structure is kind of strange. Zarpedon was a colonel but she commanded a legion while Hector was also a colonel but he commanded only a brigade. I know that they game's creators don't care about proper military designations but it would be nice to have some order in it.

[@Cyberfan2167]

I don't mind it at all,I mean its set in the far future so maybe things change

[@gustavomartins364]

@@Cyberfan2167 so were all smart aliens.

[@s0apt0ken18]

I have to say, I find Dahl to be one of the most interesting out of all of the mega-corporations.

[@Nyxzonify]

They're the first one to see Pandora's potential and reformed it from a wasteland. The other corps(Atlas and Hyperion) only acted like a Hyenas and scavenge

[@minhducnguyen9276]

Even if they weren't successful they took part in every vault gold rush. Sometimes the journey is more interesting than the destination.

[@Nothing92849]

The crystalisks are like the only creature on pandora to be peaceful on its on natural causes without humans turning them peaceful, and then they turned bad

[@Nothing92849]

That i can think of

[@hannanirina1529]

History of Borderlands main menu? Describing the random things claptrap does in the background?

[@ermagherd1204]

That’s a good one..!

[@fictionforeternity8926]

I wish they were the main antagonist borderlands 3 like Atlas and Hyperion, it feels much more rewarding to fight a militarized faction at the end of the game, not a crazed cult made up of mutated psychopaths led by two psychopathic sirens.

[@georgedawson5621]

Especially since unlike the CoV, Dahl actually had a history spanning back the past few games

[@killrcupcake2994]

If you wanted to think of a manufacturer as the baddie it would be Bandit for bl3, Dahl was already the baddie for the pre sequel

[@themangledwither]

@@killrcupcake2994 I personally want to see vladof play a bigger role in the future hell I could actually see them going to war with dahl kinda like the cold war with both being based off the ussr and America

[@nathansquared2685]

@@killrcupcake2994 I haven't played 3 yet, but wasn't one of the Maliwan executives an enemy?

[@killrcupcake2994]

@@nathansquared2685 only for like a section but yeah

[@jeffreyboyer188]

Always makes my day when a new one of these is available. Keep up the great work

[@601balenciaga6]

These are so interesting man keep em coming

[@oditeomnes]

Of course Dahl is going strong as a megacorp. All the time they were hunting for vault, they earned money by mining and other ventures. "Don't put all your eggs in one basket". Atlas on other hand sent primarily a mercenary military force (expensive venture by itself) to gamble on finding the vault. You see how it went with them in the end.

[@minhducnguyen9276]

They are a mercenaries and mining company first, vault hunting second. They don't have a lack of products or customers. Vault hunting business is kinda a bottleneck because if you don't get the vault you don't get the product. And if you don't have the product you have nothing to sell. Even Hyperion fared better than Atlas because at least they still have the mining industry to fall back to.

[@snickersblue7518]

History of Hyperion

[@Whiteknight-xg2pq]

You have just compleatly blown my mind in the first 1/3 of the video. For almost a decade now, I wondered how the hell Lilith phaselocked an entire city let alone why it had a big ass engine beneath it. It never occured to me that it was just a big ass drilling rig. I never played BL1 but knew Dahl was a conglomerate super corporation; so this never striking me in thought is just making me mad salty now. Also I never noticed Big Blue played fetch, and subsequently crying now as I've talked. Soooo much mad shit during the fights and i feel really bad now.

[@Pursuitespoldaccount]

Dahl: wanna see me abandon my work force - Wanna see me do it again

[@sonny_71]

There history in a nutshell😂

[@Madjo-qj2ge]

Dahl, despite being a military theme, was always the one who will run from the beginning Pandora Lost Legion New Pandora Army Population of bandits

[@Kubinda12345]

Just like Vladof has Russian/Soviet vibes, to me Dahl always had German vibes. Not only is the name Dahl similar to some German words (e.g. Stahl meaning steel) but one of their main battle gunships is "Raum-Kampfjet Mark V" and "Raum-Kampfjet" means "space combat jet [aircraft]" in German.

[@gustavomartins364]

They have milatarist feel and advance technolog.

[@mistermann4163]

DAHL is my least favorite weapon company for there burst fire (I use Iron sights a lot). Both there Assault and Sniper rifles I have personal problems with them while there Pistols and SMG's are okay when hitting the targets critical spot. Kind of wish that they gave them a burst fire shotgun since that was a thing in the first game.

[@shamanbc9952]

Funny, I love the Dahl burst fire and full auto weapons, but I rarely use Iron Sights

[@BIGBaguette420]

I don’t like their weapons all that much either, the snipers are okay but I’d rather have a Maliwan one. The rest of the weapons I don’t really like (except the hornet). A burst shotgun would be cool, sledges shotgun in bl2 would be the closest I think.

[@ianwagner3603]

At least they made it so that you can change the firing mode on the fly in bl3

[@woos057]

I hate using the snipers. Everything else is great but I take Jakobs or maliwan snipers over them any time

[@cb41503]

@@woos057 I agree, although I'd say the droog is the best sniper rifle, still love 5he diaub though

[@christianglaze3868]

Thanks for putting these together for everyone.

[@poffusagi2658]

Can't wait for History of Maliwan, it's my go-to weapon manufacturer in BL2

[@Krankie_V]

Yeah they ruined them in borderlands 3 with the whole charging up before firing crap. What good is a gun that doesn't shoot immediately when you hit the bang button

[@mircoheinemann7080]

I love DAHL Guns They are so accurate and are well rounded

[@rhino7735]

People seem to be forgetting BL2 sandhawk one of the best smg

[@-Dragon-Master-]

Their best invention is the sabre turret which automatically restores itself and returns to you like a pet it's immortal it can be delt with but not for long

[@shark_in_a_chair4238]

Crazy how all the history and back story stuff is better then most of the story in the games

[@gabriellockwood2780]

I definitely prefer the Map Unlock/Show from BL2 over BL3.

[@mrdooce7053]

The weapons are so good and the night hawkin too is just orgasmic my god that gun carried me from level 10 to 25 without dropping off until then

[@susandillahunt5747]

That's how the Deadly AAA was for me on BL3

[@Kaizen362]

I feel like a really cool idea would be "The History of the Destroyer"

[@sonicletrol4501]

that why i d'ont fight crystalisks and only kill them when i have no choice AND even when i kill them i do not pick up the crystals they left behind

[@calebw6428]

5:00 [death gurgle]

[@justinbenfield137]

I love this series, keep going!

[@pauljordan0203]

to be honest, on one of the side-missions on borderlands 2, Harchek was total corporate bitch, the only thing she cared about was extracting the crystals off the crystalisks, despite security officer Booth's suggestions and warnings, but at least Harchek got what she deserved in the end.

[@stormbunevitch4933]

Would've loved a quest to kill Harchek tbh

[@pauljordan0203]

@@stormbunevitch4933 well that's a shame then, cause the Crystalisks beat us to her.

[@rajkanishu]

that's literally mentioned in the video ?

[@geraldyeager7652]

Dahl makes Hyperion look like a saint

[@IkeFanBoy64]

Heck, they make most (if not all) the companies from Fallout look like saints

[@gustavomartins364]

​@@IkeFanBoy64 no, you can not beat vault tech.

[@IkeFanBoy64]

@@gustavomartins364 Emphasis on "most" companies in Fallout.

[@gustavomartins364]

@@IkeFanBoy64 why most? Nuka cola did susy things?

[@IkeFanBoy64]

@@gustavomartins364 I mean, leaving a bunch of people stranded on an incredibly hostile planet alongside criminally insane convicts is also pretty sketchy.

[@sammemman2660]

Thank you for the video!

[@Delicashilous]

Athena: "Hello Again. Hyperion are losing Helios to Dahl -- We need to stop the Signal that's jamming its systems." Roland: "Hyperion, Dahl, is there a Difference?"

[@whiterunguard5749]

By order of the Jarl, stop right there!, You have committed crimes against Skyrim and her people. What say you in your defense?

[@clash_blazr5095]

I have lot gun, you have big knif, end of discussion

[@heikolol]

I will pay my bounty.

[@cannibaletiquette5038]

......MEAT BICYCLE

[@kennethmiller6626]

Personally, ive always liked dahl weapons. They may not be as flashy as a maliwan or as powerful as a jakobs, but they get the job done and are solid, reliable and simple to use. No gimmicks, no fancy stuff; just a solid, well rounded gun that can put lead down range accurately and controllably while still having enough ounch to hurt.

[@AlexerXodiaczoderia]

Honestly it's a wonder Dahl hasn't been completely routed by the other corporations at this rate, considering they have quite literally taken Ls at every turn. So far they have: - Failed to adequately prepare for or counter the hostile fauna on Pandora. - Caused a planetwide disaster on Elpis through overly aggressive mining - Lost arguably one of their best Soldiers (Axton), who later became a well-known celebrity - Completely _pussed out_ at Pandora when the Crimson Lance were coming, and not only abandoned nearly everyone there but subsequently released all the prison laborers - Caused the Crystalisks to become hostile to humans as well, adding yet another hazard to Pandora - Sent an expedition to Xylorgos and killed a Vault Monster, only for said Vault Monster to use its post-mortem psychic influence to corrupt the team and basically shutter the whole operation And that's just what we know so far. Who knows what other Ls they've suffered or will suffer in the future. Frankly when BL4 rolls around I really wanna see Dahl get their asses handed to em somehow, especially by Axton, no less.

[@justjust5068]

Never picking up a dahl peapown EVER

[@DEATH1656_]

The gun you are using at the start of the video that is my 4th main gun it's OP and it's useful for robots armor and more it's the only Dahl gun I love in borderlands 3

[@mklo7702]

Now I feel bad for killing the crystalist

[@raserapps8230]

My XB1 sadly died a few weeks back so until I can sort the funds for a new/better one I dug out the old XB360 slim, blew the dust off it and fired it up. I have been finding preowned games for dirt cheap on disk and basically for about £5 I got Borderlands 2 GOTY edition - the double disk set that has the game and another disk with Captain Scarlett Pirate Booty / Torgue's Campaign of Carnage / Hammerlocks Big Game Hunt / and Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep - as-well as other stuff like shift codes, skins and character unlocks. I already own the base game on digital download so I paid £5 for the add-on disk. Years ago I played through this game but I didn't take the time to properly appreciate it fully - I was either using matchmaking to team up with randoms who just turbo speed-run through everything while nabbing the loot on the way, or then using save editors to mod my save so I could play solo but this method took the whole challenge out of the game making it boring. Once I had the ability to add any gun/shield/abilities to my loadout the excitement and rush of getting loot drops just went. So this time around, I completely restarted the game and went into it with a clean slate - no save editing, no coop, fully grinding and finding loot to beat each encounter! I have found a new love for the backstory, the lore, the characters and missions. I have been doing a few hours each day with Axton and am level 20. The satisfaction and rewarding feeling I have got from working to level up and gear up then beating a big encounter solo is something I haven't experienced for a long time in many years of gaming. This game is old I know but it is epic and massively under-rated. I plan to get TPS and BL1 to fill in the gaps of the story because I think aside from the quirky humour and the shooter element of the game I really love to learn about the lore and back story of everything, like finding echo recordings with snippets of borderlands history on. So I find myself craving more intel, and came across your videos, I started with Axton's history video you did about his time with the Dahl military and his relationship with a commanding officer, and also learned how he got his Sabre Turret! absolutely amazing and has made my experience playing him as a character that little bit more interesting now! Anyway thanks for these snippets of Borderlands lore and history, I plan to watch them all at some point! Sorry for the life story

[@andrewcox1025]

Still hoping for a History of Handsome Jack/Hyperion video. That would be interesting

[@sailastreat7793]

YES! Another video! Keep these up they’re very entertaining!

[@marcusisfunny]

I'd love to hear the history of Vaughn

[@AveryBahl]

Fun fact: the word “Dahl” was inspired by Stephen bahl, one of the co founders of gearbox soft ware. He told me that 😂

[@edenengland1883]

"much of their workforce was made up of convicts and criminals and they were using them as free to cheap labor" *05s 01 through 12 will remember that*

[@ferventwoe8856]

I love these videos. I'm a huge BL fan and these are always such a treat~!

[@raf3050]

I actually kinda want you to list one certain gimmick from every gun in every big gun corporation

[@samuelonthatop1125]

Dahl will forever be the best guns 🫡 reminds me of every other shooter

[@arzeefelix]

Dahl what ever they do there guns are actually good

[@donald984]

ah yes, my favourite manufacturer

[@2fAce619]

So dahls pitch to get people to leave their families and entire past lives behind forever was a free iPhone lol?

[@ariabritton9669]

harchek was unironically an idiot. the crystalisks generate crystal structures over time. you could have tamed the crystalisks like pets and harvested the crystal structures they left behind for a limitless supply of crystals

[@thesuperthingymabob8209]

Man I didnt realise how much dahl fucked everything up for everyone lol

[@TheManWhoLaughs2008]

They also invented the New-U Stations. Hyperion claimed them.

[@NoahWarner-d7v]

poor Blue, so sad.

[@Takerfan108]

A History of Maliwan would be intertesting. :)

[@Arkyuu]

The only thing I like about Dahl is the Venomous Hornet! My favorite rapid fire pistol

[@bobstevenson8993]

I hate harcheck it just makes me sad how nice booth was and how she was sadly killed

[@snipinglegend8165]

Good job Blue

[@TheFi3nd]

Dahl assault rifles in bl2 and the pre sequel are based on ar 15s

[@BaterWucket]

DAHL Corporation. Stability. Reliability. Loyalty. (Dig for us, we'll -fight for you- leave you like a pussies).

[@kuromaru5344]

So now that we have the history of all the major companies, who’s the worst and who’s the kindest? Pre borderlands 1

[@kylarhayes7001]

Hyperion and Dahl are the worst, tediore is the best

[@tyx8898]

Kinda curious about how EruptionFang feels about the company behind Borderlands being bought out

[@deepaksingh-ku9uf]

pandora is like the planet arrakis/dune

[@quasi1718]

Man where are all the old borderlands KZbinrs....

[@romelgamble7648]

You should do Hyperion next I wanna know Wht happened with there history 🤔also love yo vids🖤 keep up the great work 😁

[@boom350ph]

DAHL is my one and only favorite gun and company this is why i main any DAHL like characters like axton or moaz second is jakobs coz i love a six shooter that has 20 rounds third is vladof coz i love the ak minigun and in borderlands 3 a rocket luncher attach to any gun even a rocket launcher has a rocket luncher mounted on it

[@Grubnar]

You kinda skiped over Col. Zarpedon ... I would have like to hear more about her. Dhal are ... strange for a MegaCorp. While their leadership may often seem evil, or stupid, or evil AND stupid, their average workers and soldiers seem to be very professional.

[@minhducnguyen9276]

Like in Borderlands 2, every traps Hyperion threw at you was from Jack who singlehandedly planned everything. In presequel, it looks like every tricks Dahl came up with were from their low rankings officers, they didn't need a genius from the top to tell them how to do it.

[@Wanderingwalker-ke6mg]

Never liked them in BL2, but in 3 there was some major players in this grouping.

[@kemyaali2056]

JACCKKOOOOPPPSSSSS DO JACKOOOPPPPSSSS

[@BoulderWraith]

So Dahl is the reason borderlands exists Huh

[@DEVILantS23]

My second favorite corp.

[@mariehassett247]

4:44 😂 ( 4:48 )

[@tobyreading4519]

You should do a history of all claptraps.

[@diegosigua2106]

Booth best dahl waifu, R.I.P

[@a.r.t.a2458]

need a history of hyperion

[@maximumoverdrive4241]

Dahl is like the US government, always starting things even the Dahl weapons are like american weapons

[@larrypoppins6273]

I actually thought it was founded by mung Dahl.

[@PCveteran117]

Pretty sure Anshin has the least lore of anything in Borderlands.

[@Markm8]

“Daul makeing shit till bl3”

[@doompriest6668]

Do a history of claptrap

[@jacksonstorey578]

@EruptionFang do you know if tyreen's purple ball thing(not phase lock) she used in the fight with lilith is part of her siren powers ?

[@AmputeeTalks]

Dahl is just America minus leaving everyone behind

[@narelltomich1942]

I mainly use shotguns or full auto weapons so which weapon vendor is more suitable for me

[@NoahWarner-d7v]

why did Maliwan stop making explosive weaponry.

[@yonatanpoch9720]

Video 9 of asking for Vaughn and Rhys

[@ajna1401]

I want one for claptrap

[@deadpoolmcwilson9996]

History of Hyperion or Jakobs.

[@kevincatal8869]

BL2 had the perfect mix of serious moments like this and comedy. I think the newer games lean too hard into the comedy. I feel so bad every time I kill Blue.

[@BLOODYEYES_21]

What vault hunter in BL3 has the shoulder cannon?

[@knodelexe]

History of Maliwan pls

[@SquishyC623]

What about the history of hyperion? (I have all the games but haven't played/gotten the first game, but my siblings explained the main parts of it. So sorry if it's explained already.)

[@iceboy4455]

Can you do one of hyperion.