For the main game version of this weapon, see plasma Defender.

	Gun Runners' Arsenal weapon Plasma Defender
	Requirements skill Energy Weapons 50 strength req. 2 Attack statistics dmg/attack 38 (44.8) DPS 95 (156.9) DPS (reload) 72.4 (118.2) crit dmg 38 crit % mult x1 attacks/sec 2.5 (3.5) AP 20 projectiles 1 spread 0.3 Ammo & reloading ammo type Energy cell ammo/shot 2 shots/rel. 16 ammo cap. 32 reload time 2 (1.5) Other weight 2 value $3000 item HP 100 repair Plasma Defender Energy pistols Jury Rigging base id xx000853 Perk effects perks (dam.) Bloody Mess (+1.9) Lord Death (+1.1) Thought You Died (+3.8) perks (att.) Ain't Like That Now (+0.5) Fast Shot (+0.5) perks (rel.) Rapid Reload (-0.5s)

 

The Plasma Defender is an energy weapon added with the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Gun Runners' Arsenal.

BackgroundEdit

The Austrian made Glock 86 plasma pistol (also referred to as the Plasma Defender^[1]), was designed before the Great War by the Gaston Glock artificial intelligence. It shoots a small bolt of superheated plasma, and is powered by a small energy cell.^[2]

CharacteristicsEdit

The Plasma Defender is a powerful energy-based pistol which fires superheated bolts of green plasma. It is able to punch through most creatures and low to medium-level types of armor with ease.

Specially constructed by the Gun Runners, this Plasma Defender is identical to the standard model in both textures and stats,^[3] the main difference being this variant can accept weapon modifications.

DurabilityEdit

The Plasma Defender can fire a total of about 495 times using standard cells, the equivalent of 31 reloads, or 16 reloads when modified with the hi-capacity terminal, from full condition before breaking.

ModificationsEdit

• Plasma Defender scope - adds a scope for increased zoom.
• Plasma defender sheath stabilizer - decreases spread by 0.2.
• Plasma Defender high-capacity terminal - increases ammunition capacity by 32 rounds.

VariantsEdit

• Arcade Gannon's Plasma Defender, a unique non-playable variant which only differs from the standard pistol in its use of companion ammunition.
• Plasma Defender, the common variant found in the Mojave Wasteland.

ComparisonEdit

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Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)	- Weapon name (melee or unarmed)		Attacks in V.A.T.S.	- Attacks in V.A.T.S.
Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)	- Weapon name (gun, energy or explosive)		Action point cost	- Action point cost
Damage per attack (damage per projectile)	- Damage per attack (damage per projectile)		Damage per action point	- Damage per action point
Damage per second	- Damage per second		Weapon spread	- Weapon spread
Area of effect damage	- Area of effect damage		Magazine capacity (shots per reload)	- Magazine capacity (shots per reload)
Effect damage & duration	- Effect damage & duration		Durability (number of attacks before breaking)	- Durability (number of attacks before breaking)
Bonus effects	- Bonus effects		Weight	- Weight
Attacks per second	- Attacks per second		Value in caps	- Value in caps
Critical chance % multiplier	- Critical chance % multiplier		Value to weight ratio	- Value to weight ratio
Critical damage	- Critical damage		Skill required	- Skill required
Critical effect damage & duration	- Critical effect damage & duration		Strength required	- Strength required
With all mods attached	- With all mods attached

Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)	Damage per attack (damage per projectile)	Damage per second	Attacks per second	Critical Chance % multiplier	Critical damage	Action Point cost	Damage per action point	Weapon spread	Magazine capacity (shots per reload)	Durability (number of attacks before breaking)	Weight	Value in caps	Value to weight ratio	Skill required	Strength required
Plasma Defender	38	95	2.5	x1	38	20	1.9	0.3	32(16)	495	2	3000	1500	50	2
Plasma Defender fnvgra	38	95	2.5	x1	38	20	1.9	0.3	32(16)	495	2	3000	1500	50	2
Plasma Defender With all weapon mods attached fnvgra	38	95	2.5	x1	38	20	1.9	0.1	64(32)	495	2	7100	3550	50	2

LocationsEdit

• Silver Rush, sold by Gloria Van Graff.
• Hidden Valley, sold by Torres.
• Novac, sold by Cliff Briscoe.
• Gun Runners, sold by Vendortron.
• Various merchants around the Mojave Wasteland.

NotesEdit

With the scope mod, it resembles the plasma pistol from Fallout and Fallout 2.

SoundsEdit

GalleryEdit

Plasma Defender (GRA) with the high-capacity terminal modification.

Plasma Defender (GRA) with the sheath stabilizer modification.

Plasma Defender (GRA) with the scope modification.

Plasma Defender (GRA) with the high-capacity terminal and sheath stabilizer modifications.

Plasma Defender (GRA) with the scope and high-capacity terminal modifications.

Plasma Defender (GRA) with the sheath stabilizer and scope modifications.

Plasma Defender (GRA) with all modifications.

Plasma Defender (GRA) leaving trace amounts of plasma after being fired.

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ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ Name in Fallout: New Vegas
2. ↑ In-game description for the plasma pistol in Fallout, Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics. [1][2][3]
3. ↑ J.E. Sawyer on Formspring

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