It only appears to save Athena for a dramatic foreshadow.
VaultHunter101
(So long, and thanks for all the fish)
#3
Zarpedon fails to keep Jack out of the vault, Jack gets to the vault, and triggers whatever dire chain of consequences Zarpedon tried to warn him about (but he refused to listen because GREED! POWER!). So now the Red Sentinel (I believe that’s how it’s referred to?) has to go with plan B. And that requires saving as many Vault Hunters as possible, because REASONS!
Will any of this make an appearance in BL3? Just have to wait and see…