Cheatcode

Cheatcode is a 67.1-gram monometal yo-yo designed by 2014 Australian Yoyo Champion Brandon Vu and Jeffrey Pang and released in April 2023. Its 6061 aluminum body has an inverted W-shape, measures 56.0 mm in diameter and 46.0 mm wide, and is fitted with Delrin caps built for fingerspins. It comes unresponsive, with a C-size bearing and 19 mm slim response pads.

Pang began the design in 2021 as a rework of the Skyva, the plastic fingerspin yo-yo he designed for MagicYoYo. The caps are angled so that the spinning yo-yo settles at a set angle and pulls the finger into the dimple. The designers call this Auto Orientation Technology, and its stated aim is to keep the finger from wandering off the dimple. The dimple has a flat bottom so it touches less of the finger, and the rim has a lip for thumb grinds. Compared with the Skyva, Cheatcode is 2.15 mm smaller in diameter and 0.58 mm wider.

Vu joined the project about a year after Pang started it. His media work had shown how many newcomers come to yo-yo through fingerspin tricks, and he pushed the design toward competition use. Pang also co-designed the Otter with Harrison Lee for Caribou Lodge. A plastic version of Cheatcode followed in 2024.