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The machete is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.
Characteristics[]
The machete does decent damage per strike at a decent attack speed, thus having a decent damage-per-second (DPS) value and inflicting a strong damage multiplier for bonus limb damage. It deals decent critical hit damage at a slightly above-average critical chance, has low durability, has a decently low weight, and has a low caps value. It requires 25 Melee Weapons and 3 Strength to use effectively.
Visually, the weapon appears to consist of a rusted, chipped lawn mower blade with dark leather straps binding to a wooden handle.
Special attack[]
The machete has a special Back Slash attack that does 70% damage in V.A.T.S. at the cost of 4 fewer action points. Unusual for melee weapons, there is no Melee Weapons skill requirement to use this attack.
| 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 | 22 | 20 | 1.1 |
| Back Slash | 0 | 15.4 | 16 | 0.96 |
- Note: Melee weapons do double normal damage in V.A.T.S.
It is possible to execute Back Slash outside of V.A.T.S. by initiating a power attack (hold attack button) while moving forward.
Durability[]
The machete can successfully strike about 245 times from full condition before breaking.
Variants[]
- Machete gladius - a rare variant typically used by high-ranking legionaries such as centurions.
- Liberator - a unique variant used by Dead Sea at Nelson.
Broad machete - a unique variant added with the Courier's Stash add-on.- Boone's machete - a unique non-playable weapon used by Craig Boone.
- Gladiator machete - a rare variant exclusively used along with the gladiator armor when fighting in the arena at the Fort.
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 | |||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machete | 11 | 33 | x2 limb  | 3 | x1.5 | 11 | 20 | 1.1 | 245 | 2 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Broad machete  | 15 | 48.5 | 3.23 | x2 | 15 | 17 | 1.8 | 370 | 1 | 75 | 75 | 0 | 3 | |
| Liberator | 18 | 62.3 | x2.5 limb | 3.46 | x3 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 370 | 2 | 1000 | 500 | 25 | 3 |
| Machete gladius | 28 | 84 | x2 limb | 3 | x1.5 | 28 | 20 | 2.8 | 370 | 2 | 1000 | 500 | 25 | 4 |
- Note: Melee damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.
Locations[]
- One can be found in the abandoned shack near the Yangtze Memorial.
- Caesar gives one to the player character during Render Unto Caesar to use to kill Benny (if he escaped the Tops during Ring-a-Ding-Ding!).
- If one chooses to kill Benny (if he was captured by the Legion) by dueling him in the arena during Render Unto Caesar, the weapon he uses can be obtained.
- Used by Sergeant Andrews in the arena.
- One can be found outside the REPCONN test site, on a table next to a few ammunition boxes.
- One is automatically given to the player character when dueling in the arena, and it can be kept if they do not have one already.
- One can be found in a pile of ashes near a dead body inside of Nipton, by a trailer on the right side of the street, along with a set of Legion armor.
- Freeside thugs can be found occasionally carrying them.
- There is one in the yard of the NCR Correctional Facility, stuck and left in an overturned bench.
- Carried by nearly all Caesar's Legion members, especially recruit legionaries.
Notes[]
- A larger version of the machete which is being sharpened by a legionary blacksmith can be found at the Fort. However, when picked up and used, it will turn back to the normal size.
- This weapon can be used for the Gun Runners' Arsenal challenge Armed For Bear.
- The weapon features in the icon for the Purifier perk.
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