7 Video Game Fan Theories Confirmed By The Creators

7. Commandant Steele Is A Siren - Borderlands

Antagonist of the first Borderlands game, Commandant Steele is nowhere near as memorable as Borderland's 2's Handsome Jack, but she still proved an effective foil during the many hours players would spend traversing Pandora's rich open world.

The game didn't dive too deep into the character's past and origins, but looks-wise, Steele bore a striking resemblance to hero Lilith, one of the classes you could select as your playable character (Steele was actually modelled on an early version of Lilith, revealed to GameInformer in 2007).

As such, this sparked debate that the two characters were connected somehow, and fans began to theorize that Steele, like Lilith, was a Siren - a woman with powerful mystical abilities.

It seemed like a safe bet: the tattoos, eye shape and skin tone shared by the two characters are obvious parallels, and Steele being a Siren was hinted at in the game. But for the longest time, the matter was never officially addressed.

That is until years later, when Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford responded to a fan on Twitter with a simple line: "I consider her to be a Siren", confirming the theory and putting any remaining doubts to rest.