Hyperion

They may be the bad guys, but hell if they don’t make some damned accurate weaponry. Equipped with cutting-edge stabilizer technology, Hyperion weapons get more accurate the longer you fire them. Hyperion CEO Handsome Jack referred to the technology as “pretty badass” and “an idea so good, I’m glad I killed the guy who actually came up with it and took credit for myself.” While Crimson Raiders are generally discouraged from using technology created by their archenemies, there is a certain warped satisfaction from taking out your oppressors with their own tools of destruction.

PISTOLS

Hyperion pistols function like other Hyperion weapons—they’re hard to control initially, with bad weapon sway and fire recoil, but after a few shots of sustained firing, their stabilizers kick in and the weapon will grow unerring in its aim for the remainder of the current magazine… just keep firing. If there’s a problem here, it’s simply that this philosophy works best with bigger magazines, a problem that Hyperion’s SMG line solves handily.

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Location: Mission: “Uncle Teddy”

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SHOTGUNS

Hyperion shotguns boast strong accuracy, meaning you’re likely to find tighter spreads. With careful aim, these shotguns can be effective at longer ranges. They’re not too shabby at close range, either, where the exaggerated sway of a resting Hyperion gun in hand won’t have any real effect on your accuracy.

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Location: Mission: “Out of Body Experience”

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Location: First target of mission: “The Talon of God”

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Location: Mission: “Safe and Sound”

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SNIPER RIFLES

Hyperion builds their sniper rifles from high-quality, high-precision parts, and the only caveat is that the Hyperion-wielding sniper must be able to control the sway for the first few shots until the sniper rifle stabilizes itself. This makes Hyperion sniper rifles well-suited to a sniping approach in which you plan to keep sniping rapidly once you’ve started. They are much less effective, however, if you plan to pop out, snipe, hide, pop out, snipe, hide, and so on. You’ll need to keep up sustained fire to allow these sniper rifles to show their true, amazing colors.

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Location: Optional Mission: Hyperion Contract 873

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SMGs

Hyperion SMGs may be the sweet spot in the Hyperion line, for certain things. Like any Hyperion weapon, their SMGs increase in accuracy as you continue to fire them without stopping. Of all their weapons, SMGs have the biggest magazines to take full advantage of this. Although the first half dozen shots of a magazine might fly all over the place, after that, you’ll have eagle-eyed accuracy for the entire rest of the mag. And it doesn’t matter if you’re moving, circle strafing, or even jumping while you keep a bead on your target. With a fully stabilized Hyperion SMG, you can forgo aiming down your sights, which keeps you fully mobile. This also makes Hyperion SMGs excellent for Salvador during Gunzerking, or for any character during Fight For Your Life—neither of these situations allows you to aim down sights to increase accuracy, but with a good Hyperion SMG, you don’t need to!

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Location: Mission: “The Bane”

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