The sterilizer glove is a weapon in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Old World Blues.
Characteristics
The sterilizer glove is similar in appearance to the scientist glove, save for its bright red color. It causes critical heat damage, which sets enemies on fire with a successful Critical Hit. This weapon is affected by the Pyromaniac perk.
V.A.T.S. Special Attacks
| Legend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | - Type of attack |  | - Skill required | |
 | - Damage per attack in V.A.T.S. |  | - Action point cost | |
 | - Damage per action point |  | - Additional effects | |
| | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 0 | 42 | 28 | 1.5 | |
| Stomp | 50 | 84 | 20 | 4.2 | Only on knocked down enemies |
| Uppercut | 50 | 48.3 | 20 | 2.42 | |
| Cross | 75 | 46.2 | 20 | 2.31 | 2.5x damage to limbs |
- Note: Unarmed weapons do double normal damage in V.A.T.S.
Durability
The sterilizer glove can successfully strike about 995 times from full condition before breaking.
Variants
- Scientist glove - The common variant found in Fallout: New Vegas.
- Corrosive glove - A semi-unique variant found in the Z-43 innovative toxins plant and on a unique spore plant, Dionaea Muscipula, near the Signal Hills transmitter.
- Dr. Mobius' glove - A unique variant found in the Forbidden Zone, on a table in the same room as Dr. Mobius.
- Dr. Klein's glove - A unique variant found in Higgs Village, in House #101.
Comparison
| Legend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | - Weapon name (melee or unarmed) |  | - Attacks in V.A.T.S. | |
 | - Weapon name (gun, energy or explosive) | | - Action point cost | |
| - Damage per attack (damage per projectile) | | - Damage per action point | |
 | - Damage per second |  | - Weapon spread | |
 | - Area of effect damage |  | - Magazine capacity (shots per reload) | |
| - Effect damage & duration |  | - Durability (number of attacks before breaking) | |
 | - Bonus effects |  | - Weight | |
| - Attacks per second |  | - Value in caps | |
 | - Critical chance % multiplier |  | - Value to weight ratio | |
 | - Critical damage | | - Skill required | |
 | - Critical effect damage & duration |  | - Strength required | |
 | - With all mods attached | |||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scientist glove  | 21 | 28.6 | 1.36 | x1.5 | 5 | 28 | 1.5 | 245 | 2 | 500 | 250 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Corrosive glove | 21 | 22.9 | 1.09 | x1 | 5 | +2 /5s | 28 | 1.5 | 745 | 4 | 1500 | 375 | 55 | 2 | |
| Dr. Klein's glove | 34 | 46.4 | -5 EW/30s -2 ST/30s | 1.36 | x3 | 5 | -1 ST/30s -1 DT/60s | 18 | 3.8 | 495 | 4 | 2500 | 625 | 45 | 3 |
| Dr. Mobius' glove | 28 | 38.2 | -5 EW/30s -2 PER/30s | 1.36 | x2 | 5 | Knockback Frenzy | 15 | 3.7 | 495 | 3 | 3500 | 1166.7 | 35 | 2 |
| Sterilizer glove | 21 | 28.6 | 1.36 | x1 | 5 | +2 /5s | 28 | 1.5 | 995 | 3 | 1500 | 500 | 55 | 2 |
- Note: Unarmed damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.
Locations
- Y-17 medical facility - Found in the room to the right of the door, behind a force field that must be disabled prior to obtaining it.
- Found on Super-Ego.
Notes
- Taking the sterilizer glove in the Y-17 medical facility will cause 3 lobotomites to appear in the main room.
- It is one of the rarest non-unique weapons, with a maximum of two being obtainable.
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