Battleborn's Second Free Character, Pendles, Arrives July 28th

2K Games and Gearbox Software announced yesterday that Battleborn's "second of five new free playable characters," Pendles, will be arriving on July 28th. The July 28th release date is for Season Pass owners only. Everyone else will have to wait until August 4th.

Pendles is described as a "stealthy, snake-like assassin who dual wields kamas – made of… yep, that’s a skull." His story is as follows.

A cold-blooded killer, Pendles hails from the same water-world as Alani, Akopos. As most adolescent Roa do, Pendles left home to explore and learn about other cultures. Completely unimpressed with these new learnings, Pendles found more enjoyment in murdering those cultures. Even better, people would pay him for his new found hobby. Don’t let his sweet pair of sneakers fool you. This assassin will sneak up behind you, poison you, eviscerate you with duel kamas, then slink away again in a blink of his one remaining eye.

Battleborn also received a marketplace update yesterday that includes "new Summer Fun skins and taunts." Players can now dress their characters for the season with bathing suits, hula skirts, water balloons, water guns, and more.