New Haven

A fleeting outpost on the moon of Pandora, erased by the man who built it.

New Haven appears as a settlement on Pandora's moon, Elpis, in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Established by Jack and his team of Vault Hunters after they infiltrated a Lost Legion base, the community was built using resources gathered during their campaign to retake Helios station. It served as a temporary foothold for Jack's growing robot army before his plans shifted toward total control of Elpis. The settlement's existence is brief in the game's timeline, lasting only until Jack orders Wilhelm to destroy it after suspecting betrayal or as part of his descent into villainy.

Quick Facts

Role

Settlement on Elpis

Affiliation

Jack and the Vault Hunters (initially)

First appears

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

Key figures

Jack
Gladstone
Wilhelm

Environment

Pandora's moon, Elpis

Lore & Background

New Haven was founded during the events of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, following the Vault Hunters' discovery of a military artificial intelligence named Felicity within a Lost Legion base. Jack enlisted Gladstone, a Hyperion scientist, to construct an army using Felicity and his prototype robot, the Constructor. With this force, Jack and the team traveled to Elpis to build New Haven as a strategic base. However, trust among the group eroded quickly; Jack began suspecting his own scientists of being spies, leading him to kill Gladstone and his team. The settlement's fate was sealed when Wilhelm, transformed into a cybernetic minion under Jack's command, destroyed New Haven entirely. This act marked a turning point in Jack's character, illustrating his willingness to sacrifice allies and communities for power.

Reader's Guide

New Haven is not a player-accessible area in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel but is mentioned as a key location in the narrative. It appears only in story context, described as a settlement built by Jack's robot army on Elpis before its destruction by Wilhelm. Players cannot explore or interact with New Haven directly; instead, its significance lies in its role as a plot device that highlights Jack's descent into tyranny and the fracturing of his alliance with the Vault Hunters. The settlement serves as a backdrop for understanding the events leading to Handsome Jack's rise and the subsequent conflicts on Pandora.

Did You Know?

New Haven was built by Jack and the Vault Hunters using a robot army constructed with the help of Felicity, an AI who became the Constructor's controller.
New Haven is mentioned exclusively through story recollections and credit sequences, never appearing as an explorable location in the game.