Hyperion provides New-U Station services and is one of the chief weapon manufacturers on Pandora. They manufacture submachine guns, combat rifles/assault 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 levels.

In Borderlands, weapons produced by this manufacturer are harder to find than most others, with only Atlas guns being harder to find. In later installments, such as Borderlands 2, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, and Borderlands 3, Hyperion guns are much more common.

Hyperion also manufacture the ironic Longbow grenade system that makes the grenade teleport to its destination instead of flying to it; And Amplify Shield, which drains a part of shield to increase gun damage for the next shot while full.

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 a Hyperion employee named Handsome Jack who utilized it for Hyperion's profits. After opening the Vault on Elpis, he decides to use the Warrior to cleanse Pandora of bandits.

After killing Harold Tassiter and destroying the Claptrap product line, Jack becomes the president of Hyperion. He then declares himself as the 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. He also maintains a facade when addressing everyone on Pandora, including his attempt to build the city of Opportunity and using the Hyperion Truth Network to spread propaganda. Jack is killed shortly after the Warrior is destroyed.

Borderlands

Products

Hyperion manufactures assault shotguns, combat rifles, machine pistols, repeaters, rocket launchers, semi-auto sniper rifles, and submachine guns.

A list of items produced by Hyperion.

Unique 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

Legendary 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

Pearlescent 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. Stay classy." (Mad Moxxi in The Underdome Riot)
• "Bringing perfection to the field. Hyperion." (Mad Moxxi in The Underdome Riot)
• "Hyperion... The makers of the most precise weaponry in the universe." (Mad Moxxi in The Underdome Riot)
• "Hyperion... success requires making every opportunity count." (Mad Moxxi in The Underdome Riot)

Borderlands 2

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 spread and sway, but sustained fire causes them to increase in accuracy and stability instead of decreasing. The listed accuracy on the weapon is what is achievable after the sustained fire increases their accuracy to maximum. Accuracy bloom affects how fast they gain accuracy and stability instead, which means higher accuracy bloom is better for Hyperion weapons.

The Hyperion corporation and its CEO, a manipulative, charismatic narcissist named Handsome Jack, are the main antagonists 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.

Common weapons

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

E-tech weapons

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

Unique weapons

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

Legendary weapons

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

Seraph weapons

• SMGs – Actualizer
• Shotguns – Interfacer

Pearlescent weapons

• Shotguns – Butcher

Class Mods

• Cat • Specialist • Shot • Killer • Roboteer
• Legendary Cat • Legendary Killer • Legendary Mechromancer • Legendary Roboteer

Grenade Mods

• Singularity Grenade
• Nasty Surprise • Quasar

Shields

• Amplify Shield
• The Bee
• Retainer

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

White weapons

Faded white and yellow color scheme. They appear well used with signs of environmental damage.

Green weapons

Bright Hyperion-yellow with white details. Colors are more vibrant with little to no signs of environmental damage.

Blue weapons

Green with a yellow stripe with little to no signs of environmental damage.

Purple weapons

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.

Gemstone weapons

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

E-tech weapons use the same color scheme as Purple weapons.

Legendary 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.

Seraph weapons

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.

Pearlescent weapons

Being the only Hyperion-made Pearlescent weapon, the Butcher has light firebrick color with a horizontal white stripe.

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

Notes

• Hyperion submachine guns, shotguns and repeater pistols feature increasing accuracy as the trigger is held down. They will mostly always have high sway, but that will be rectified when fired continuously. Sniper rifles are the same, however they will gradually become more accurate while using the scope and do therefore not require being fired to reach maximum accuracy. The listed accuracy on the weapon is what is achievable after the sustained fire increases their accuracy to maximum.
• Due to their large spray, Hyperion submachine guns are often awkward to use because the first few shots usually hit nothing. Firing short, precise burst is almost impossible. Their superior stats compared to other manufacturers usually make up for it though.
• Hyperion weapon sights often contain a consistent aesthetic; pistols have a flattened, futuristic sight with a trapezoidal screen when zoomed in; SMGs have a vertically rectangular reflex sight, shotguns use an extremely angled hexagonal sight, and sniper rifles have a futuristic look with an octagonal screen when zoomed in. Hyperion sights also have the highest zoom multipliers of any manufacturer.
• All Hyperion weapons load from a magazine inserted at the top of the weapon. When reloading, Hyperion pistols and sniper rifles open a motorized hatch at the top for the user to remove the old magazine and insert a new one, which is then automatically loaded into the weapon. Hyperion shotguns and submachine guns are loaded in a fashion similar to that of the real-world FN P90; when reloading, the weapon will pop up the old magazine for removal and the new magazine is lowered automatically when inserted.
• Accuracy in Hyperion weapons can also depend on certain weapon grips; pistols use an elongated grip, shotguns use an aluminum pump, trigger with thumbhole/grip and SMGs use a dual thumbhole grip.

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

In Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, there are two distinct sets of Hyperion weapons, "old Hyperion" and "new Hyperion", as a result of Hyperion undergoing a "transitional phase" during the events of the game:

The two weapon sets share the same pool of weapon parts from various manufacturers, but have substantially different titles and prefixes. For example, a new Hyperion pistol named "Earnest Synergy" will have the same Vladof twin barrel and accuracy-enhancing laser accessory as the old Hyperion pistol named "Trustworthy Expeditious". Occasionally, a new Hyperion weapon may have old Hyperion naming or vice versa; the material (see below) is what distinguishes old- and new-style weapons.

New Hyperion weapons are essentially unchanged from those in Borderlands 2, except for the addition of laser weapons and the replacement of slag with cryo.

Old Hyperion weapons use materials similar to those used in the original Borderlands, with a primary reddish color and a white horizontal stripe. This reddish color darkens towards crimson with increasing rarity, although blue-rarity weapons are predominantly black carbon fiber with red accents. Both styles have the characteristic Hyperion "reverse recoil"; however, with the general exception of Lasers, old Hyperion weapons have higher damage output at the cost of significantly lower accuracy and fire rate.

Lawrence De Quidt

Lawrence De Quidt founded Hyperion's artificial intelligence branch, prototyping the robots that now surround you. In his later years, De Quidt dedicated his life to correcting personality flaws in the early prototypes for the CL4P-TP steward bots. He passed away before making this dream a reality.

Maxim Turner

Maxim Turner bankrolled the early days of Hyperion. One of the initial proponents of the Last Corporate War, Turner profited greatly from the fall of the central government. Using his vast resources to acquire Alma Harren and Lawrence De Quidt, Founder Turner built the Hyperion corporation into the diversified superpower it is today.

Alma Harren

Hyperion co-founder Alma Harren earned three-hundred confirmed kills during her time as a sniper in the Corporate Wars. After the downfall of the central government, Founder Harren made a name for herself as the mercenary who couldn't miss. Harren headed up Hyperion's weapon design department, prototyping the stabilizer technology that keep Hyperion guns the most accurate in the galaxy.

Gun Appearance by Quality (Old Hyperion)

White

Faded light red with a faded white stripe

Green

Red with a white stripe

Blue

Black carbon fiber with crimson details

Purple

Dark crimson with a cream stripe and silver details

Products

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

Common weapons

• Lasers
  • Beam (old and new styles)
  • Blaster (old and new styles)
  • Railgun (old and new styles)
  • Splitter (old and new styles)

Unique weapons

• Pistols – Globber • T4s-R
• SMG – Black Snake
• Shotgun – Bullpup • Company Man
• Sniper rifle – Fremington's Edge
• Laser – Mining Laser

Legendary weapons

• Pistol – Logan's Gun
• SMGs – Cheat Code • Fatale
• Shotgun – Viral Marketer
• Sniper rifle – Invader • Omni-Cannon
• Lasers – Excalibastard (old-style) • Longest Yard (new-style)

Class Mods

• Blaster• Crapshooter • CEO • Economist • Entrepreneur • Equalizer • Femme Fatale • Fighter • Gladiatrix • Golem • Hero • Howitzer • Illusion • Loose Cannon • Mauler • Mech • Obliterator • Privileged • Projection • Protagonist • Queen • Scorcher • Terminator
• Celestial Baroness • Celestial Doppelganger • Celestial Enforcer • Chronicler of Elpis • Eridian Vanquisher

Grenade Mods

• Singularity Grenade
• Nasty Surprise • Quasar

Oz Kits

• Acrobat Oz Kit • Precision Strike Oz Kit
• Freedom Oz Kit • Springs' Oz Kit
• 3DD1.E • Support Relay

Shields

• Amplify Shield
• Shield of Ages
• Prismatic Bulwark • Rerouter

Prefixes

Lasers' titles and prefixes are listed in the respective article.

Quotes

Radio Advertisements

• "Hyperion – the name means business. Hyperion delivers quality weaponry for every scale and scenario, from small arms through orbital defense platforms. If the timely and thorough obliteration of your enemy is important to you – and we know it is – put your trust in the biggest arms manufacturer in the six galaxies. When you mean business, you mean Hyperion."
• "Hyperion – we know what it is to be engaged in an all-out battle for survival, both in business and war. That's why the talented and skilled artisans of our weapons division put their heart and soul into every weapon we make. Quality hardware at the right price point, for the sophisticated and intelligent business entity on the go! When you mean business, you mean Hyperion."
• "Hyperion. We care about your business as much as we care about ours. That's why reliability, accuracy and price point are key features of all the items in our frighteningly huge and deadly arsenal. But don't take our word for it – just ask the billions of people who've died at the pointy end of a Hyperion weapon. When you mean business, you mean Hyperion."

Notes

• According to the game mechanics, old-style Hyperion weapons are of another manufacturer, internally named "GD_Manufacturers.Manufacturers.Hyperion_Old" instead of "GD_Manufacturers.Manufacturers.Hyperion".

Borderlands 3

Hyperion firearms maintain their gimmick of reverse accuracy but now also have an energy shield on their weapons. These energy shields are brought up when aiming down the sights and can soak some hits separate from the body shield. However, as with any other projector-type shield, it can only block hits in a specific direction, and like any shield it must recharge after depletion. The shields can have one of the following abilities:

• Hyperion Shield
  A basic shield that functions in the same way as a body shield. Has higher capacity than other shield types. Has a blue tint when active.
• Amped Shield
  When hit, the next shot will deal increased damage. Has a purple tint when active.
• Genesis Shield
  When hit, it converts the damage taken as ammo that is added directly to the weapon's magazine. Has a green tint when active.
• Redirect Shield
  Has a chance to reflect melee and projectile damage back to enemies when hit. Has a beige tint when active.

Just like in previous games, Hyperion SMGs and shotguns fire in full-automatic, while sniper rifles fire in semi-automatic. Statewise, Hyperion weapons have overall larger magazine size but weaker damage output than other manufacturers.

In appearance, Hyperion firearms have impression of predators or birds of prey with wings, claws and fang, being ready to hunt down the hunted.

Products

Common weapons

• Submachine guns – Boardroom • Hivemind (Alien barrel) • Powerplay
• Shotguns – Collaborator (rapid) • Downsizer (balanced) • Host (Alien barrel) • Outsourcer (power)
• Sniper rifles – Broodmother (Alien barrel) • Entrepeneur (balanced) • Mogul (power) • Techspert (rapid)

Unique weapons

• Submachine guns – LOV3M4CH1N3 • Redistributor • Just Kaus (DLC1)
• Shotguns – Melt Facer (DLC1) • Reunion (DLC4)
• Sniper rifles – Null Pointer • THE TWO TIME

Legendary weapons

• Submachine guns – Bitch • Crossroad • Handsome Jackhammer • Hyperfocus XZ41 • Predatory Lending • Redistributor • Cheap Tips (DLC1) • Oldridian (DLC2) • Proprietary License (DLC3) • Smog (Guardian Breach) • Troubleshooter (Vault Card) • Gold Rush (Vault Card)
• Shotguns – Brainstormer • Conference Call • Face-puncher • Phebert • The Butcher • Heart Breaker (DLC1) • Slow Hand (DLC1) • Convergence (DLC4) • Guardian 4N631 (Vault Card) • Fearmonger (Bloody Harvest) • Iceburger (Revenge of the Cartels)
• Sniper rifles – Masterwork Crossbow • Woodblocker • Tankman's Shield

Grenade mods

• Longbow • Acid Burn (DLC1) • Chupa's Organ • EMP • Firestorm • Quasar • Nagata • Storm Front • Widowmaker

Shields

• Loop of 4N631 • MSRC Auto-Dispensary • Mendel's Multivitamin • Double Downer (DLC1) • Ember's Blaze (DLC1) • Front Loader • Re-Charger • Rectifier • Stop-Gap • The Transformer • Ward • Red Card Re-Charger (Maliwan Blacksite) • Firewall (Revenge of the Cartels)

Weapon Parts Variants

Borderlands 4

Hyperion does not appear as a weapons manufacturer in Borderlands 4, but they do manufacture enhancements and licensed parts.

Notably, their licensed shields take on a different appearance depending on the manufacturer using them:

• Daedalus weapons adopt a complex appearance, with mathematical curves and angles meshed with airbrushed gradients.
• Jakobs weapons have a rustic laurel pattern resembling the engravings commonly seen on their weapons.
• Maliwan weapons possess rounded cog-like shapes that wrap around the underside of the barrel.
• Order weapons have lively shields with polygonal floating panels.
• Ripper weapons have minimalistic shields with a retro wireframe aesthetic.
• Tediore weapons display plain square shielding with minimal ornamentation.
• Torgue weapons feature a curved military radar with a texture resembling geographical maps, as well as targeting reticles.
• Vladof weapons possess a pair of birds, one on each side of the barrel, extending a wing outwards.

Hyperion-licensed grips are noticeable by the electromagnetic fields that join two or more separate pieces. Unlike the original Hyperion guns found in previous entries, these guns don't start with huge amounts of sway while zooming, although bullets won't be accurate when shot at first.

Type of Mod	Icon	Name — Effect
Licensed Part		Grip — Accuracy increases with continuous fire
		Shield — Zoom to enable Gun Shields
		Amp Shield — Damage to Gun Shields amplifies Gun Damage
		Absorb Shield — Damage to Gun Shields absorbs Ammo
		Ricochet Shield — Damage to Gun Shields can Ricochet back toward enemies

Trivia

• According to the Borderlands manual, Hyperion manufactures over 75600 repeater and machine pistol, 30200 assault shotgun, 31500 combat rifle, 170100 SMG, 18000 sniper rifle, and 44100 rocket launcher varieties. Also, their official company motto is "Success requires making every opportunity count."
• Hyperion manufactures New-U Stations, Catch-A-Ride stations, Claptraps and the 4N631 satellite seen at the end of Borderlands.
• Hyperion also manages the custom and immigration services of Pandora, as seen in T-Bone Junction.
• In ancient Greek mythology, Hyperion was the Titan of Light. Hyperion fathered Helios, which is consistently the name of Hyperion's moonbase.
• In Borderlands 2, advertisements for Hyperion weapons can be heard playing from radios. They claim that Hyperion weapons are "the most accurate in the six galaxies".
• In Borderlands 3, Hyperion is the only manufacturer that doesn't produce pistols.
• In Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel it is revealed that Jack personally changed the company's color scheme from red to yellow. First when he changed Helios's color scheme much to Tassiter's disapproval, then when he changed the color of loader bots produced by constructors, and so on. It is also revealed that yellow is Jack's favorite color in several side quests.
• In New Tales from Borderlands, it reveals that Athena becomes the CEO of Hyperion. She seems to be the one who bring the brand-new shield system to Hyperion weapons.
• Despite being labeled as such, Hyperion-licensed grips in Borderlands 4 replace the gun's stock instead of adding a grip.

Gallery

Borderlands 2 concept art

Borderlands 3 concept art

Media

Hyperion manufacturing plant in Dividing Faults, Borderlands

Hyperion advertisement at T-Bone Junction

Hyperion poster in Borderlands 2

Borderlands 2 - Epic Hyperion Weapons - Animations & Sounds w Slow Motion

Borderlands The-Pre Sequel Hyperion Old VS Hyperion New