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The Captain's Sidearm is a weapon which is added to Fallout 3 in the Mothership Zeta add-on. It is a unique, cleaner, shinier alien blaster used by the alien captain.
Characteristics
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Unlike the alien blaster, the Captain's Sidearm uses alien power modules instead of alien power cells. It has a silver finish to it, unlike the rusted alien blaster that can be found in the Capital Wasteland, and actually shoots out a spread of energy like a shotgun. Shooting the sidearm into the air will show the spread of the energy. Each time it is fired, it uses 3 rounds and sends 6 energy projectiles. Like the Metal Blaster, it will do significantly more damage outside of V.A.T.S. due to multiple critical hits. Although it looks like a pristine alien blaster, it can only be repaired by alien atomizers, alien epoxy, or vendors.
DurabilityEdit
The Captain's Sidearm can fire a total of about 714 times, the equivalent of 24 reloads, from full condition before breaking.
VariantsEdit
- Alien atomizer - the common variant of atomizer found on Mothership Zeta.
- Atomic pulverizer - Although only slightly more powerful than the atomizer, the pulverizer uses only 12 AP per shot.
- Alien blaster - The common variant of blaster in Fallout 3.
- Firelance - Harder to obtain, yet slightly weaker than the blaster, the Firelance causes fire damage if the target survives the initial blast and is affected by the Pyromaniac perk.
ComparisonEdit
| 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 | |||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alien atomizer  | 35 | 105 | 3 | x1 | 40 | 20 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 20 | 714 | 2 | 500 | 250 | |
| Atomic pulverizer | 37 | 111 | 3 | x2 | 40 | 12 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 20 | 676 | 2 | 500 | 250 | |
| Captain's Sidearm | 35 (5.8x6) | 105 | 3 | x1 | 40 | 20 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 30(10) | 714 | 2 | 500 | 250 | |
| Alien blaster | 100 | 300 | 3 | x100 | 100 | 20 | 5 | 0.0 | 10 | 125 | 2 | 500 | 250 | |
| Firelance | 80 | 242 | +2 /5s | 3 | x100 | 80 | 20 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 10 | 63 | 2 | 750 | 375 |
LocationEdit
The Captain's Sidearm can be obtained after defeating the alien captain in the bridge of Mothership Zeta.
BugsEdit
This weapon does not receive a bonus from the Xenotech Expert perk. This may have been intentional because of its unique effects. [verified]
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