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The Embrace of the Mantis King!unique weapon added with the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Gun Runners' Arsenal.
is aCharacteristics[]
Like the standard mantis gauntlet, the weapon consists of the severed foreleg of a giant mantis affixed to the wearer's arm. Unlike the smooth surface of the standard variant's foreleg attachment, Embrace of the Mantis King! has spines along the forearm guard, and the claw itself has a scaly serrated edge.
Compared to the standard variant, Embrace of the Mantis King! has significantly greater reach, higher durability, and a higher caps value as well as deals more damage per strike and significantly higher critical hit damage at the same 3x critical chance multiplier, but at the cost of a slower attack speed coupled with a higher weight due to the extra size and a slightly higher AP cost. It requires the same 75 Unarmed skill level and 4 Strength attribute level to use effectively.
V.A.T.S. Special Attacks[]
Legend | ||||
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- Type of attack | - Skill required | |||
- Damage per attack in V.A.T.S. | - Action point cost | |||
- Damage per action point | - Additional effects |
Normal | 0 | 84 | 25 | 3.36 | |
Stomp | 50 | 168 | 20 | 8.4 | Only on knocked down enemies |
Uppercut | 50 | 96.6 | 20 | 4.83 | |
Cross | 75 | 92.4 | 20 | 4.62 | 2.5x damage to limbs |
- Note: Unarmed weapons do double normal damage in V.A.T.S.
Durability[]
The Embrace of the Mantis King! can successfully strike about 395 times from full condition before breaking.
Variants[]
- Mantis gauntlet - the standard variant found throughout the Mojave Wasteland.
Comparison[]
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- 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 |
Mantis gauntlet | 30 | 60.7 | 2.02 | x3 | 30 | 22 | 2.7 | 245 | 10 | 750 | 75 | 75 | 4 |
Embrace of the Mantis King! | 42 | 65.7 | 1.57 | x3 | 64 | 25 | 3.4 | 395 | 12 | 8500 | 708.3 | 75 | 4 |
- Note: Unarmed damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.
Locations[]
- Freeside - Sold by Mick at Mick & Ralph's.
- Gun Runners - Sold by Vendortron if Mick is dead.
Behind the scenes[]
Joshua Sawyer stated that the weapon's name did not come from any one specific inspiration, but rather that the goal was a "50s sci-fi thing" because Old World Blues was finishing development, or close to release during its creation.[Non-game 1]
Bugs[]
- If a different weapon is equipped via hotkeys while this weapon is in hand (in fighting stance), then Embrace the Mantis King! will still be shown as "equipped." This happens randomly.[verified]
- The icon for Embrace of the Mantis King! in the hotkeys incorrectly shows the melee weapon icon.[verified]
Gallery[]
References[]
Non-game
- ↑ Question: "Did the weapon's name "Embrace of the Mantis King!" derive from any sort of inspiration? Perhaps a 50's sci-fi giant insect movie?"
Joshua Sawyer: "Not from anything specific, but yeah I was going for a 50s sci-fi thing. Maybe it's because OWB was wrapping up/coming out at the time."
(Josh Sawyer Formspring answers)
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