Borderlands movie ending explained: Lilith's powers, the Vault, and your biggest questions answered

Warning: Major spoilers for Borderlands below!

The long-awaited live-action Borderlands movie is quite the action-packed doozy – and you might be a little confused about everything that went down. Lucky for you, that's where we come in. 

The film centers on Lilith (Cate Blanchett) who learns that her destiny lies within her home planet of Pandora, whether she likes it or not. We've broken down the ending of Borderlands, and have answered your burning questions. If you've already seen the film, or are eager to skip right to the final act, scroll on below to read through our guide.

When Tina, Tannis, and Krieg finally reach the Vault, they immediately insert the first two keys – which immediately light up. Tina steps on the entrance, expecting the Vault to open. When it doesn't, the team realizes that Tina is not the Daughter of Eridia after all. Atlas and his soldiers suddenly appear, having witnessed the entire thing. Roland appears, guns ablazing. Deeming Tina useless, Atlas orders Knoxx to kill Tina and commands his soldiers to attack. Knoxx has a change of heart and tells the soldiers to stand down, but Atlas immediately vaporizes her. 

Just before the violence commences, Lilith appears and threatens Atlas – but not before revealing herself to be the Daughter of Eridia. Tannis suddenly remembers that Lilith's mother sent her away so she would never have to open the vault – which will ultimately kill her. Lilith takes her place at the entrance of the Vault and it immediately activates, and the rocks start to form an archway. Lilith is lifted into the air and her body begins to burn up – but she doesn't die. Instead, we learn that not only is Lilith the Daughter of Eridia, but the Firehawk – the Eridian goddess who is meant to protect the planet Pandora. She sprouts some pretty cool wings made of fire and is able to fly. 

During the commotion, Tina is thrown into the vault but Lilith uses her newfound powers to quickly retrieve her and cloaks everyone in a