Gearbox reveals its new real-world Lilith model for Borderlands 2

by JC Fletcher on Jan 18th 2012 11:30AM

After an exhaustive process of ... asking people to send in headshots and come to auditions, Gearbox has found its real-world Lilith analog for Borderlands 2 promotional events. Witness Australian model Yasemin Arslan's transformation into the Borderlands character, including creepy contact lenses, in the above video.

Next up: auditions for a real-life Claptrap.

Source: G4

Tags: 2k-games, borderlands-2, gearbox-software, microsoft, pc, playstation, ps3, xbox

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I'd phase her walker, no...I'd walk in her phase, no...
I'd do her.

She can't even say her name right

@robob1988 It's called an accent, prick.

@styler3 Excuse me that is not because of her accent, she could say Lil-eth but shes saying Lee-Lith. Im Aussie and everyone i know can say Lilith right.

who's Leelith?

I can't see sh1t. Damn you, company proxy.

@kentuckyfried
It might be, 'cause you have adblocker on. I had to turn mine off to view the video.

@kentuckyfried

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Dammit, it won't play! Crappy bandwidth here at work strikes again.

That video makes this whole process sound so pathetic.

Once in fully costume she looks ok like Lilith, but the girl at 0:34 looks like Lilith and she has not even the costume, tattos and eyes yet...

@Vidaluko

when the narrator says "One woman fit the bill ..." the girl on screen was perfect.

The one they chose was only passable.

video won't load ...............CRAP!

ok, she's about right for Lilith.

I was expecting some mo-cap footage or clips of her in a sound booth capturing some Lilith lines (without the Aussie acent), and was somewhat disappointed by this.

Oh hell, she's hot, gimme Borderlands 2 already.

I would land in her border...oh crap...australlia is a land of convicts...never mine

@rbjr73

"never mine"

That's good advice. Mining is a dangerous operation. I think there were some more Chinese miners killed in a coal mine recently.

But why are we discussing mining on a videogame site?

"She's such a strong, confident, badass character."

It's funny how calling a female character strong has become a cipher for "We're creating an object but we don't want to admit it."

@BernardMarx Gearbox isn't exactly the type to deny making an "object", I'm sure they take that as a given (especially for a game with as many stereotypes as this one). :)

There are plenty of strong women out there in media that aren't that way either, it's not an exclusive description by any means, though I certainly wouldn't deny that some people use it to distract from the obvious.

@BernardMarx

I actually think it's just a default response actresses (or in this case, a model) use to describe a character when they really don't know anything about them.

They should have gone with a natural red head.

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Borderlands was a great game and if they make some minor refinements to the gameplay; Borderlands 2 will be an even greater game. My biggest issue was the sheer number of guns - it became a little overwhelming trying to figure out "which was best" in the heat of battle. The cel-shaded graphics were brilliant - and I still can't understand why more developers don't utilize them. Cel-shaded games seem to retain their "age" far better - look at Wind Waker - still one of the prettiest adventure games ever made - even trumping some of the more recent adventure games on Xbox 360 and Wii.

Gearbox Software has been steadily becoming one of the best developers this generation and Randy Pitchford seems like such an awesome guy - be great to work for him.

My biggest hope - after Borderlands 2 and Aliens: Colonial Marines are released, they announce and release a follow up to Duke Nukem Forever. I know Duke's got some haters, but I loved the game and the franchise - and a "ground up" Duke game from Gearbox would undoubtedly remedy any of the technical issues gamers had with Forever.

Pretty cool, her accent fits the Mad Max vibe that Borderlands already has.

@NegativeGhostrider

But doesn't fit the accent that Lilith already has.

@(Unverified)

You do realize she's only the model. Someone else is providing the voice.

The woman who appeared on your screen as the guardian angel was not the same woman who voiced her. Same deal here.

@Colin

The guardian actually appeared in the game. This actress is just promotional material and doesn't really look like the model in the game. There's no need for her really other than promotional needs.

@(Unverified)

The casting call explicitly said the model was there to fulfil a similar role to the angel in the first game. It was very specific about it.

@Colin

I don't see the reason when the game model is fully capable of it, and looks no where near this real life model.

I'd put my gear in her box. I would like to board her lands. I would like to trap her clap. I'd loot her vault. I'd like to make that siren sing......Sorry got excited.

lisa foiles done an awesome Lilith =\ ohh well The Gaurdian is hot tho

why are they focusing around this character? borderlands characters imo were completely faceless in the first one, they could of brought in all new ones and I think i'd be happier. its not like there's any real character development in the series, just awesome gameplay, which i'm fine with. just think they should concentrate more on that.

@(Unverified) They are bringing all new characters, this is a tie-in for narrative, not for character development from what I've seen. Extended cameo basically.

So if Lilith is just an NPC now... do we get a replacement phasewalker, cos that was the only class I got in to..

@Mazrael

Yup, The new siren was shown briefly at PAX, although her power wont be phase walking but they haven't said what it will be.

@Mazrael
We'll get a Siren, but as Borderlands lore goes, each Siren was gifted with a different power. Though we never did get to see what Commondant Steele did, since she died so easily.

This is stupid.

@OdessaSteppa No, YOU'RE stupid!

@OdessaSteppa if you think it's stupid then why are you bothering to comment about it

@nightripper

Because I think it's stupid.

It's good to know that we probably won't be hearing her as "Leelith". Guardian Angel (4N631?) was voiced by Jennifer Greene.

rename her lilith manjaws

That's, uh, interesting.

Now get to the part most of us actually care about, the other character reveals!

I want a Controllable Lilith in Borderlands 2 she was my favorite Character :(

I would've picked the girl at :33.
Just sayin.... a lot about my tastes.

I wonder if it occurred to anyone here that in addition to looking like Lilith, the person in question also had to be able to act. For those saying that the chick at :33 is perfect I'd be in total agreement if it was a visual discussion, but since Gearbox was also trying to cast that person to be an actual actress for her in the game that this particular person fit both sides sufficiently.

As for her accent, who's to say she doesn't get rid of it while actually acting? It wouldn't exactly be some brand new phenomenon among actors to talk with their native accent off screen. Look at Christian Bale, Sam Neil, Sam Worthington, etc, etc.

@LtCmdrChar
Andrew Lincoln!!

@LtCmdrChar

I think the voice is going to be someone else.

Video doesn't play (or appear!) on iPhone?
Is there a YouTube link or something?

Wow she's not even that attractive, even with the makeover.

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