Nephi's golf driver is a unique weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.
Background[]
In the course of the Mojave Campaign, the New California Republic Army has been forced into frequent clashes with the raider tribe called the Fiends that harass their headquarters at Camp McCarran in West Vegas. In particular, Driver Nephi, one of the tribe's leaders outside of Vault 3, gained an infamous reputation for his many murders of NCR troops via beating them to death with his namesake driver club as well as surviving several assassination attempts by First Recon sharpshooters.
Characteristics[]
Compared to the standard 9 iron, Nephi's golf driver deals higher critical hit damage at the cost of lower durability.
Visually, it is in more pristine condition, having a straight handle instead of the bent one of the standard variant. It also has an ace of spades icon engraved on the head, visible in third person as well as looking really close in first person.
Special attack[]
Nephi's golf driver has a special Fore! attack that does regular damage in V.A.T.S., but at the cost of 4 more action points will always knock down enemies (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 | 60 | 21 | 2.86 | none |
| Fore! | 50 | 60 | 25 | 2.4 | Knockdown |
- Note: Melee weapons do double normal damage in V.A.T.S.
It is possible to execute Fore! outside of V.A.T.S. (without the required Melee skill of 50 to perform the move) by initiating a power attack (hold attack button) while moving forward, however, it may not knock the target down on impact.
Durability[]
Nephi's golf driver can successfully strike about 245 times from full condition before breaking.
Variants[]
- 9 iron - 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 | |||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 iron | 17 | 40.3 | 2.37 | x1 | 17 | 22 | 1.5 | 295 | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 25 | 2 |
| Nephi's golf driver | 30 | 71.1 | 2.37 | x1.2 | 30 | 21 | 2.9 | 245 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 25 | 2 |
- Note: Melee damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.
Location[]
The weapon is located at a burned-out building near the Samson rock crushing plant southwest of Camp McCarran, found on Driver Nephi. It can be taken from his body after killing him, either independently or as a result of completing Three-Card Bounty for Major Dhatri.
Notes[]
- While in third person, the weapon makes the sound of hitting a golf ball while doing a charge attack.
- The model for the weapon is a driver, rather than a 9 iron despite being considered a unique variant.
- It will disappear from Nephi's inventory if not picked up after killing him. (tested after 3 in-game days.)
- This weapon can be used for the Gun Runners' Arsenal challenge A Slave Obeys.
- The Vault Boy Pip-Boy image for this weapon differs from the image for the 9 iron.
- The knockdown effect is guaranteed against even the most powerful of opponents, making it possible for a low-level melee-focused character to take on enemies that would otherwise be extremely difficult or impossible.
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