Yellow Jacket
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Manufacturers:	Hyperion
Type:	SMG
Model:	Yellow Jacket
Element:	Shock
Game	Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt
Special Part(s): GD_Sage_Weapons.SMG. SMG_Hyperion_3_YellowJacket GD_Sage_Weapons.SMG. SMG_Barrel_Alien_YellowJacket GD_Sage_Weapons.Manufacturer Materials.Mat_Hyperion_3_YellowJacket
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The Yellow Jacket is an Unique Hyperion E-tech sub-machine gun. Yellow Jacket is obtained randomly from any suitable loot source but has an increased chance to drop from Jackenstein located in H.S.S. Terminus.

Special Weapon Effects

By the people. For the people. –  Always Shock elemental, increased damage, enhanced magazine size, greatly increased projectile size. Projectiles gradually pick up speed, only to become invisible after a certain distance. While invisible, projectiles continue to accelerate until hitting an enemy. Projectiles bounce off the first surface they come in contact with and have a small AoE blast radius. 

Usage & Description

The Yellow Jacket is able to fire a "wall of bullets", which prevents enemies from closing distance with the gun's wielder, and because of its mandatory shock accessory it can deplete enemy shields in a matter of seconds. Using it in this manner makes the Yellow Jacket one of several weapons that is hurt by skills that enhance bullet velocity. The Yellow Jacket is best used at close to medium range, however a skilled player can lay waste to enemies from a distance despite the slow projectile speed (this is made slightly easier by the Hyperion standard weapon gimmick).

Trivia

• The Yellow Jacket was named by fans in a contest from Gamestop.
• The Yellow Jacket's skin is very similar to the Hive and the Hornet, except the Yellow Jacket is blue, while the Hive and Hornet are yellow.
• Gearbox said the following about the Yellow Jacket, in response to fans: "Now, you may notice that the gun isn't – how to put this – yellow. The reason for this is simple: the Hyperion designer who designed the weapon was violently colorblind. Worry not, though – after Hyperion management noticed this mistake, the designer was fired. Out of a cannon. Into a moon.
• The idea for the Yellow Jacket's red text, "By The People, For the People" is possibly from Razer 's slogan, "For Gamers, By Gamers" "