Borderlands 4 Gets Its First DLC Vault Hunter - C4SH, the Cowboy Gambler Robot

What Has Been Announced

At Tokyo Game Show 2025, Gearbox formally unveiled the first post-launch playable character for Borderlands 4: C4SH.

This new Vault Hunter is a robot cowboy gambler whose abilities will be based on chaos, chance, and probability mechanics. Think playing cards, dice, randomness.

The DLC character will debut in the first story expansion, titled Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned, scheduled for early 2026.

C4SH is included in the Super Deluxe Edition of Borderlands 4, though Gearbox also says the DLC portions will be purchasable separately.

What We Know About C4SH

Backstory & Flavor: C4SH was formerly a casino dealer robot, disillusioned with the life of servitude, now wielding chance itself as a weapon.

Gameplay Style: His mechanics lean into high risk / high reward. He might use randomly determined effects-some very powerful, some risky or unpredictable. Gearbox describes him as fascinated by chance ("a roll of the dice, a flip of a card").

Signature Moves: One revealed idea is that he will throw playing cards as part of his ability set.

Because he's a robot, narrative threads may tie into Borderlands 4's lore about synthetic life, control, and autonomy.

How This Fits Into the Post-Launch Roadmap

Borderlands 4's official roadmap already shows that Story Packs will include new Vault Hunters as part of their contents, along with new zones, missions, gear, cosmetics, etc.

The first Story Pack (Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned) is explicitly set to deliver C4SH and new narrative content in Q1 2026.

Currently, Borderlands 4 launches with four Vault Hunters: Vex, Rafa, Harlowe, and Amon. These were shown in the game's trailers and promotional materials.

Then the DLC / Vault Hunter Pack will add two more new playable Vault Hunters as part of its content.

What Players Are Excited / Skeptical About

What's getting people hyped:

The novelty of a chance-based Vault Hunter adds refreshing unpredictability to builds.

Including him in a story expansion gives narrative weight, not just a cosmetic add-on.

Adding DLC Vault Hunters early signals Gearbox's confidence in long-term support.

C4SH's aesthetics and thematic design (gunslinger + roulette) are visually striking and align with Borderlands' wild style.

Questions & concerns:

Can randomness be balanced fairly so he isn't either overpowered or frustrating to use?

How smooth will his skills be in co-op or high-difficulty settings?

Will players who didn't buy the Super Deluxe Edition feel excluded from key content?

How much narrative integration will C4SH get, and how well will he tie into existing lore?