The Cyclone is a vehicle introduced in Borderlands 3. It is a light, fast vehicle that is operated by a single rider in a seated position inside a single large unicycle wheel. Cyclones rely on their speed and agility to avoid taking damage and are armed with a pair of cannons that can swivel through a full 360 degrees. Cyclones are unlocked during the story mission Hostile Takeover.
Like all player-controlled vehicles in Borderlands 3, alternative parts can be unlocked by finding or hijacking vehicles equipped with them and returning them to a Catch-A-Ride station.
Driver Weapon
Being a single passenger vehicle, the Cyclone does not have a turret weapon and relies on the driver weapon only. To compensate, the Cyclone's pair of cannons is stronger than the driver weapons of other vehicles. It also lacks the blind angle of those and can be fired in any direction, even backwards.
Part | Description | Acquisition |
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Heavy Guns |
The Cyclone's default weapon. Fires the same bullets as the front-mounted machine guns of other vehicles, but with higher accuracy and two bullets per shot for higher damage output.
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Default part |
Explosive Needle Launcher |
Fires big needles that stick to whatever they hit before exploding with small radius splash damage.
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Captured enemy vehicles, e.g. in Desolation's Edge (Nekrotafeyo) |
Sawblade Launcher |
Fires high-damage sawblades that bounce off ground and walls.
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Captured enemy vehicles, e.g. in Devil's Razor (Pandora) |
Armor
The Cyclone has the weakest armor of all player-controlled vehicles; compared to an Outrunner with no armor, the Cyclone has 85% as much hit points with stripped armor and 125% with heavy armor.
Part | Description | Acquisition |
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Stripped Armor |
The Cyclone's default armor.
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Default part |
Heavy Armor |
Adds 47% hit points at a slight cost to acceleration.
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Captured enemy vehicles, e.g. in Desolation's Edge (Nekrotafeyo) |
Wheel
Different wheels add special driving characteristics, sometimes at the cost of acceleration. Top speed is equal for all wheels at roughly 80 mph on level ground.
Part | Description | Acquisition |
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Monowheel |
The Cyclone's default wheel. | Default part |
Hover Wheel |
Replaces the E-brake with a hover mode that allows gliding sideways.
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Hijack Target crew challenge in Desolation's Edge (Nekrotafeyo) |
Wide Wheel |
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Hijack Target crew challenge in Floodmoor Basin (Eden-6) |
Blade Wheel |
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Captured enemy vehicles, e.g. in Floodmoor Basin (Eden-6) |
Mods (boosters)
Part | Description | Acquisition |
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Heavy Booster |
The Cyclone's default booster.
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Default part |
Sonic Booster |
Three successive boost stages of increasing intensity.
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Hijack Target crew challenge in Meridian Metroplex (Promethea) |
Fire Starter |
Leaves a trail of magma clouds that damages chasing enemies.
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Captured enemy vehicles, e.g. in Devil's Razor (Pandora) |
Digithruster |
Instant boost that teleports the vehicle a short distance forward. | Hijack Target crew challenge in Desolation's Edge (Nekrotafeyo) |
Variants
Apart from basic Cyclone, characters may run across other variants of this vehicle, differing in armor, armament and special equipment:
- COV Cyclone
- COV Blade Cyclone
- Maliwan Cyclone
- Maliwan Hover Cyclone
- Sonic Cyclone (Hijack Target in Meridian Metroplex)
- Fat Cyclone (Hijack Taget in Floodmoor Basin)
- 6G Cyclone (Hijack Target in Desolation's Edge)
Notes
- A Cyclone is used by Lorelei in the story mission Hostile Takeover. It will not attack other enemies and can't take damage.
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