Hyperion

Hyperion provides New-U Station services and is one of the chief weapons manufacturers on Pandora. They manufacture SMGs, combat rifles, repeater pistols, rocket launchers, shotguns, and sniper rifles. Hyperion weapons are made of dark pink, red, silver, or black metal of a sort and have greater accuracy and damage when compared to guns of similar level.

In Borderlands, weapons produced by this manufacturer are harder to find than most others, with only Atlas guns being harder to find. In Borderlands 2, Hyperion guns are much more common.

Involvement
In Borderlands, Hyperion maintains a Claptrap manufacturing plant in the Dividing Faults. This location forms a pivotal plot point in the fourth DLC, Claptrap's New Robot Revolution when the Interplanetary Ninja Assassin Claptrap uses it to 'claptrap' many of Pandora's inhabitants and wildlife to further the cause of the robot revolution.

The Hyperion Vice President, Mr. Blake then arrives on the planet to personally take charge of a counter-insurgency operation, accompanied by a group of soldiers.

The opening of the Vault and the appearance of Eridium gained the attention of an Hyperion employee named Handsome Jack. Using manipulation and blackmail, Jack becomes the President of Hyperion. He then declares himself Dictator of Pandora, intending to rule over the populace with an iron fist to eliminate "bandits", whilst also gathering Eridium to charge the Vault key he stole from Patricia Tannis to unlock another Vault containing a powerful creature known as the Warrior, in order to secure his rule over the planet. Jack is killed shortly after the warrior is destroyed.

Products
A list of items produced by Hyperion.

weapons:
 * Combat Rifle – The Sentinel
 * Repeater Pistol – Lady Finger
 * Repeater Pistol – Athena's Wisdom (The Secret Armory of General Knoxx only)
 * Submachine Gun – The Spy

weapons:
 * Combat Rifle – Destroyer
 * Machine Pistol – Reaper
 * Repeater Pistol – Invader (pistol)
 * Rocket Launcher – Nidhogg
 * Shotgun – Butcher
 * Sniper Rifle – Invader (sniper rifle)
 * Submachine Gun – Bitch

Class Mods:
 * Berserker – Warmonger
 * Hunter – Assassin, Sniper, Sharpshooter (Loyalty)
 * Siren – Plaguebearer, Tormentor, Specter

Grenade Mods:
 * Longbow – Explosive, Corrosive, Incendiary, Shock

Shields:
 * Fire Resistance – Thermal, Asbestic, Endothermic

weapons:
 * Repeater Pistol - Nemesis

Weapon Tiers

 * Hyperion Valde = Level 13 - 21
 * Hyperion Melior = Level 22 - 30
 * Hyperion Ultra = Level 31 - 39
 * Hyperion Magnus = Level 40 - 47
 * Hyperion Optimus = Level 48+

Quotes

 * "Hyperion asks, 'What good is a gun that doesn't shoot where you point?' Get a gun that's as accurate as you are!" - Marcus Kincaid
 * "Hyperion: If it ain't accurate, don't bother!" - Marcus Kincaid (This is an extremely rare quote)
 * "Enemies only die when you hit them... so get your Hyperion today" - Marcus Kincaid (this is an extremely rare quote)

Hyperion has a corporate theme in Borderlands 2, with the theme of their weapon names being business buzzwords. The weapons having a sharp, angular appearance with their magazines inserted into the top of the weapon. The Hyperion weapon gimmick is "reverse recoil;" weapons start out with severe sway, but sustained fire causes them to increase in stability instead of decreasing. The listed accuracy on the weapon is what is achievable after the sustained fire increases their accuracy to maximum.

The Hyperion corporation and its CEO, a manipulative, charismatic narcissist named Handsome Jack, are the main antagonist in the game's plotline. Hyperion has extensive interests all across Pandora, and has set up huge facilities to mass-produce loaders and harvest valuable Eridium ore.

Some scoped Hyperion weapons in Borderlands 2 (excluding sniper rifles) seem to have large, bulky scopes, with an unnecessarily long-range zoom (especially seen on shotguns).

Products
The following are items made by Hyperion in Borderlands 2.

weapons • Apparatus • Impact • Leverage • Synergy • Vision • Backburner • Presence • Projectile Convergence • Storm • Transmurdera • Weisenheimer • Wellness • Crowdsourcing • Development • Face Time • Projectile Diversification • Thinking • Competition • Policy • Sniper Rifle • Transaction
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 * SMGs
 * Shotguns
 * Sniper rifles

weapons
 * Pistols – Dart • Spiker
 * SMGs – Plasma Caster
 * Shotguns – Splatgun
 * Sniper Rifles – Hybridfication

weapons
 * Pistols – Fibber • Lady Fist
 * SMGs – Bane • Commerce • Yellow Jacket
 * Shotguns – Heart Breaker • Shotgun 1340 • Slow Hand
 * Sniper Rifles – Fremington's Edge • Morningstar

weapons
 * Pistols – Logan's Gun
 * SMGs – Bitch
 * Shotguns – Conference Call
 * Sniper Rifles – Invader • Longbow

weapons
 * SMGs – Actualizer
 * Shotguns – Interfacer

weapons
 * Shotguns – Butcher

Class Mods
 * Legendary Mechromancer • Cat • Specialist • Shot • Killer • Roboteer • Legendary Cat • Legendary Killer • Legendary Roboteer

Grenade Mods
 * Singularity Grenade • Quasar • Nasty Surprise

Shields
 * The Bee

Prefixes

 * Regardless of the grip they may spawn with, Face Time shotguns always receive the Bilateral prefix.
 * Regardless of the grip they may spawn with, Thinking shotguns always receive the Customer Focused prefix.
 * Regardless of the grip they may spawn with, Crowdsourcing shotguns always receive the Tri Fusion prefix.


 * Regardless of the grip or any accessory they may spawn with, Gemstone weapons always receive the Diamond Prefix.

Gun Appearance by Quality
Faded white and yellow color scheme. They appear well used with signs of environmental damage. Bright Hyperion-yellow with white details. Colors are more vibrant with little to no signs of environmental damage. Green with a yellow stripe with little to no signs of environmental damage. Glossy black with a red stripe. Yellow colored elements of some parts on the lower rarities are now high-polished golden metallic. Pristine appearance, no corrosion nor weathering visible. Weapons with the "Diamond" prefix are mostly made of a cyan colored material, with other parts made of a reflective pink material. E-tech weapons use the same color scheme as Purple weapons. Different weapon classess use different colors and patterns. Bitch SMG has terra cotta matte paint job with scratch-like writings and some elemets in grey. Conference Call shotgun has glossy black finish with a bright red vertical stripe. Actualizer SMG has gradient color scheme with dark blue near the barrel, steelblue for the central section, and silver-ish grey stock. Interfacer shotguns use the color scheme simillar to that found on White rarity weapons. Being the only Hyperion-made Pearlescent weapon, the Butcher has light firebrick color with a horizontal white stripe.
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Other rarity-specific visual changes:
 * Hyperion SMGs are reloaded slightly differently depending on reload speed:
 * The ammo-feeding mechanism on slower reloading (>2.5s) SMGs pops out, allowing clips to be replaced, where it then lowers back down.
 * The ammo-feeding mechanism on faster reloading (≤2.5s) SMGs pops out much farther; the gun is then physically tilted up to drop the used clip.

Quotes

 * "Digi-structing your future." - motto

Gun Appearance by Quality (Old Hyperion)
Faded light red with a faded white stripe Red with a white stripe Black carbon fiber with crimson details Dark crimson with a cream stripe and silver details

Products
The following are items made by Hyperion in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.

Weapons:
 * Pistols
 * "Old Hyperion" - Apparatus (old-style) • Attitude • Devigorator • Expeditious • Factualizer
 * "New Hyperion" - Apparatus • Impact • Leverage • Synergy • Vision
 * SMGs
 * "Old Hyperion" – •  •  • Confidence •  • Projectile Convergence (old-style) • Pro-Target
 * "New Hyperion" – •  • Presence • Projectile Convergence •  • Transmurdera •
 * Shotguns
 * "Old Hyperion" – Aggressive Expansion (old-style) • Crowd-Pleaser • Delivery • Focus Group • Session
 * "New Hyperion" – Aggressive Expansion • Crowdsourcing • Development • Face Time • Thinking
 * Sniper Rifles
 * "Old Hyperion" – Contract • Fast Turnaround • Outlay • Sniper Rifle (old-style)
 * "New Hyperion" – Competition • Policy • Sniper Rifle • Transaction
 * Lasers
 * Beam (old and new styles)
 * Blaster (old and new styles)
 * Railgun (old and new styles)
 * Splitter (old and new styles)

Weapons:
 * Pistols - • T4s-R
 * SMG - Black Snake
 * Shotgun - Bullpup
 * Sniper rifle - Fremington's Edge
 * Laser - Mining Laser

Weapons:
 * Pistol - Logan's Gun
 * SMGs - Fatale • Cheat Code
 * Shotgun - Viral Marketer
 * Sniper rifle - Invader
 * Lasers - old-style Excalibastard • new style Longest Yard

Class Mods

Grenade Mods
 * Singularity Grenade • Quasar • Nasty Surprise

Oz Kits

Shields
 * Amplify Shield • •

Prefixes
Weapons

Quotes

 * "When you mean business, you mean Hyperion." – Radio advertisements.