Figaro is a unique weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.
Characteristics[]
Compared to the standard straight razor, Figaro boasts superior damage per strike and critical hit damage, having a faster attack speed and double the critical chance.
Visually, the weapon features a slightly tarnished metal handle with a polished silver blade decorated with ornate etchings.
Special attack[]
Figaro has a special Back Slash attack that does 70% damage in V.A.T.S., at the cost of three fewer action points (requires a Melee skill of 50).
| 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 | 16 | 17 | 0.94 |
| Back Slash | 50 | 11.2 | 14 | 0.8 |
- Note: Melee weapons do double normal damage in V.A.T.S.
It is possible to execute a Back Slash outside of V.A.T.S. (without the required Melee skill of 50 to perform the move), by initiating a power attack while moving forward.
Durability[]
Figaro can successfully strike about 445 times from full condition before breaking.
Variants[]
- Straight razor - the standard variant found throughout the Mojave Wasteland.
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 | |||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straight razor | 5 | 18.5 | 3.69 | x2 | 10 | 18 | 0.6 | 370 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| Figaro | 8 | 33.2 | 4.15 | x4 | 16 | 17 | 0.9 | 445 | 1 | 400 | 400 | 0 | 1 |
- Note: Melee damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.
Location[]
The weapon is located in the King's School of Impersonation in Freeside, found on Sergio, a barber and member of the Kings gang. It can either be looted from his corpse after killing him or obtained via reverse-pickpocketing.
Behind the scenes[]
- The weapon name is a reference to the opera The Barber of Seville, where the protagonist is a barber named Figaro.
- In real life, there is a business called Figaro's Barber Shop that opened in 2008/2009 in Las Vegas. The in-game location of the King's School of Impersonation, where Sergio and Figaro are found, is roughly in the same area as the shop.
