Rhys Strongfork

Atlas

Atlas is a weapons manufacturing corporation supplying arms to the Pandora market. Weapons manufactured by the Atlas corporation may be randomly generated in Borderlands, where their signature feature is their pearl handles, and later their signature feature is their smart projectile tracking system because of Rhys’ innovation. The Atlas corporation is a massive interplanetary megacorporation involved in the development and manufacture of everything from spaceships and stardrives to small arms. During the Corporate Wars, a struggling Atlas corporation began hiring explorers from around the galaxies in search of ancient alien technology. One such explorer hired by Atlas was Typhon DeLeon, a Pandora-born turd farmer who snuck aboard a merchant ship bound for Promethea in search of adventure. Due to the efforts of Typhon, a Vault would be discovered on Promethea at the Kasmarian Quarry, and Atlas would be handed the corresponding Vault Key by Typhon in exchange for a large sum of money. Soon, Atlas opened the Vault and began reverse engineering the Eridian technology from it in order to manufacture machines and weaponry with the benefits of this new technology, allowing them to produce high performance equipment that excels in every area without trade-offs. The project also brought Atlas to the forefront of weapons manufacturing, and was extremely profitable. The immense success of the Atlas corporation's venture inspired other megacorporations, such as the Dahl corporation, to explore other frontier planets, like Pandora, in search of more alien technology and similar resources. Not all such ventures were immediately successful, as the case of Pandora shows, even though items of value still exist buried within.

Personality

Past

After loading Nakayama's ID chip into Rhys's implant, which contained Handsome Jack AI, the AI accompanies him throughout the game and either gives advice or mocks Rhys. When the AI attempted to kill Rhys, he ripped out his own cybernetics and could choose to either destroy the AI or leave it in an endless, eternal void. At the end of the fifth episode, after defeating the Traveler, Rhys and Fiona enter the Vault of the Traveler together, and disappear in a flash of bright light. Rhys eventually managed to rebuild the Atlas corporation and settled himself on Promethea before the events of Borderlands 3. ECHO recordings from Marcus Kincaid in the Meridian Outskirts reveal that sometime after the events of Tales from the Borderlands, Rhys approached Marcus, seeking a partnership with him as he was confident that he could rebuild Atlas. Marcus disagreed and later ate his words when Rhys successfully re-forged Atlas and creating his own tech. This led to Marcus agreeing to a rocky but sustainable partnership. Katagawa Jr., in an attempt to secure a partnership of his own with Rhys, invaded Promethea, putting the entire Atlas corporation at risk. The Vault Hunters responded to Lorelei's distress call and helped Atlas retake Watershed Base to get in contact with Rhys, who appears as a hologram. He was initially excited as reinforcements arrived, but quickly became frustrated when he realized that the Vault Hunters were his only support. However, he quickly recomposes himself and tells them that if Maliwan is supported by the Calypsos and are after the Vaults, then that information would be stored in Maliwan's Gigamind. He instructs the Vault Hunters to meet his top agent, Zer0, who is already planning a strike on the Gigamind to steal Maliwan's data. Zer0 helps the Vault Hunters to clear the way and defeat Gigamind.

Past 2

Although Rhys was happy to obtain the data, he was not concerned with finding the Vault initially, which prompted threats from the Vault Hunters. Desperate to save Atlas, he agrees to their terms and tells the Vault Hunters that Maliwan is after the pieces, having also invaded Athenas. Rhys calls the Vault Hunters back to Promethea after they collect the Key piece on Athenas, as Skywell-27's laser is threatening Atlas and is demolishing locations on Promethea. He has the Vault Hunters meet him at his ship, but before they can travel to Maliwan's base, Katagawa destroys the ship with the laser. Rhys gives the Vault Hunters an Atlas Viper Drive to hack a Maliwan shuttle instead. Once the Vault Hunters reach the base, Rhys remotely walks them through it. He hacks a Death Sphere and uses it to gain access to the control room while the Vault Hunters protect it.

His Relationship with Katagawa Jr

Katagawa is obsessed with Rhys, and he is off put by this. He thinks Katagawa is pretty, though.

His Relationship with Handsome Jack

They bicker but Rhys is interested in Jack, and knows a lot about him.

Personality

Can be sassy and rude at times, intelligent and always puts his foot down. He can be a bit awkward but when he’s passionate he’s conniving.

Gender Identity

Rhys is transgender and intersex.

Sexuality

Bisexual

Mental Health

He has Borderline Personality Disorder(BPD), Autism, and ADHD.