Hikou Prime

The Hikou Prime is the primed version of the Hikou throwing stars, released in.

This weapon can be sold for.

Characteristics
This weapon deals primarily damage.

Advantages:
 * Silent.
 * Very fast fire rate.
 * As a throwing weapon, can use the throwing secondary Mod Concealed Explosives, resulting in a barrage of exploding shots.
 * Good status chance.
 * Fast reload speed.
 * Pinpoint accuracy.
 * Two polarity slots.
 * The arc of the shots enable headshots over cover.
 * Fully automatic.

Disadvantages:
 * Has travel time, making it difficult to land accurate throws at long distances.
 * Travels in an arc, making it difficult for use at long range.
 * Extremely low critical chance.
 * Poor ammo efficiency.

Comparisons:
 * Hikou Prime, compared to the Hikou:
 * Higher base damage (32.0 vs. 24.0).
 * Slightly higher damage (3.2 vs. 2.5).
 * Higher damage (27.2 vs. 15.0).
 * Lower damage (1.6 vs. 7.5).
 * Higher status chance (15.0% vs. 2.5%).
 * Larger magazine capacity (26 vs. 20).
 * Faster reload speed (0.5s vs. 0.8s).
 * Slower rate of fire (5.8/s vs. 6.7/s).

Tips

 * Make sure to adjust your aim for moving targets, both vertically and horizontally.
 * Combining both Pistol Multishot Mods (Barrel Diffusion and Lethal Torrent) and the Corrupted Mod Magnum Force allows for easier barrages against mobile/running Targets.
 * When using at a distance, aim above the enemy to adjust for Hikou Prime's arc.
 * High proc rate means that  mods are more likely to slow enemies, making them easier to hit with further attacks.
 * Using a Pistol Ammo Mutation or Primed Pistol Ammo Mutation mod can help regain lost ammo when needed.
 * Alternatively, bring along a Team Ammo Restore.

Bugs

 * As with all thrown sidearms, when performing a Jump Kick your frame will hold the Hikou Prime as dual pistols. Upon hitting the ground and sliding, this will quickly switch back to as it should be.

Trivia

 * Hikou (Hikō or 飛行 ) in Japanese means "flight."
 * The Hikou are based off the Japanese throwing stars from ninjutsu tradition. Throwing stars were primarily used as distractions, and were often called the "invisible blades" due to a thrown star being able to cut enemies unseen from any direction.