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Hypernova

Balanced Melee Weapon Impact Rounds Ultimate

Weapon Perk

Supernova Explosion

When the Special Attack button is pressed, throws the weapon to deal damage to all enemies within range. The thrown weapon creates an Antimatter Field at its landing point and inflicts Towed on all enemies within range. When pressing the Special Attack button again after throwing the weapon, retrieves the weapon to deal damage to all enemies within range. On retrieval, the Antimatter Field dissipates and causes a Supernova Explosion to deal damage to all enemies within range. While the Antimatter Field is active, Special Attack Gauge is continuously consumed. Increases Supernova Explosion damage based on the Special Attack Gauge consumed.

Weapon Type

Balanced Melee Weapon

Rounds Type

Impact Rounds

Tier

Ultimate

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Core Slots

Firepower Augmentation

Attribute Augmentation

Hit Augmentation

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Base Stats

Attack Speed 0.35

Melee Weapon Critical Hit Rate 42%

Melee Weapon Critical Hit Damage 1.7x

Additional Attack Damage 0.12x

Additional Damage Multiplier vs. Legion of Darkness Elites 4x

Melee Weapon Piercing Rate 0.05x

Melee Weapon Min. Piercing Rate 0.5x

Daze Attack Value 12

Burst 10%

Max Melee Weapon Attack Range Multiplier 2x

Movement Speed 630

Sprint Speed 1040

Bullet Cost -1

Max Block Gauge 100

Start Block Gauge Cost 8

Maintain Block Gauge Cost 2

Block Gauge Recovery Start Time 3

Block Gauge Recovery Amount 40

Block Efficiency 0.4x

Max Special Attack Gauge 200

Special Attack Gauge Recovery Start Time 3.5

Special Attack Gauge Recovery Amount 30

Attribute Status Effect Trigger Rate 15%

Firearm ATK

Firepower Augmentation Options

Available Firepower Augmentation Cores

Firepower Augmentation Core X

+ all of these cores at lvl I till X

Attribute Augmentation Options

Available Attribute Augmentation Cores

Attribute Augmentation Core X

+ all of these cores at lvl I till X

Hit Augmentation Options

Available Hit Augmentation Cores

Hit Augmentation Core X

Hit Augmentation Core (Variant AB) X

+ all of these cores at lvl I till X

Readjustment Options

When energy is compressed using Arche under extremely high temperature and pressure, the energy particles naturally transform into powerful plasma. A device that maintains this plasma in a desired form by applying a new technology is the Photon Slasher. Hypernova was the first weapon to incorporate Photon Slasher technology. Though named the Photon Slasher, technically it referred to melee weapons that use light-like plasma rather than photons.

Weapons employing this Photon Slasher technology vary in performance and particle color depending on their energy source. For the Hypernova, a special minerals called Star Fragments were chosen to extract their potent energy. As the name suggests, Star Fragments are unique minerals that fell from space. These fragments landed in regions such as Sigma Sector or the Axion Plains where powerful Void Storms raged, and became eroded by Void Energy. The minerals undergo a unique nuclear reaction, generating a tremendous amount of energy in the process.

Thanks to this, despite their small size, the Hypernova possesses effective firepower against enemies like the Vulgus or the Colossi, and Deslin and many other engineers are currently focused on developing new technologies utilizing Star Fragments.