The Paladin Toaster is a unique weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.
Characteristics[]
Compared to the standard zap glove, the Paladin Toaster deals slightly higher damage per strike at a similar attack speed, though low-end to all unarmed weapons. It also deals slightly higher critical hit damage at a 1x critical chance multiplier, also low-end to all unarmed weapons. It has a similar AP cost, low-end to all unarmed weapons; a moderate weight; and a high-end caps value, but also low-end durability. Attacks with this weapon deal bonus damage to robots and a lower amount of bonus damage to non-player characters who wear power armor. It requires the same 75 Unarmed skill level and 4 Strength attribute level to use effectively.
Visually, the weapon has a black and gray casing as opposed to the standard variant's blue and yellow as well as green lights along the wrist instead of blue. There are three coils along each side similar to the heating coils of a toaster appliance.
V.A.T.S. Special Attacks[]
| 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 | 82 | 28 | 2.93 | |
| Stomp | 50 | 164 | 20 | 8.2 | Only on knocked down enemies |
| Uppercut | 50 | 94.3 | 20 | 4.72 | |
| Cross | 75 | 90.2 | 20 | 4.51 | 2.5x damage to limbs |
- Note: Unarmed weapons do double normal damage in V.A.T.S.
Durability[]
The Paladin Toaster can successfully strike about 395 times from full condition before breaking.
Variants[]
- Zap glove - 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 | |||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballistic fist | 80 | 87.3 | 1.09 | x1 | 80 | 28 | 5.7 | 395 | 6 | 7800 | 1300 | 100 | 9 | ||
Two-Step Goodbye  | 70 | 76.4 | 1.09 | x4 | 10 | 175 | 28 | 5 | 395 | 6 | 20000 | 3333.3 | 100 | 9 | |
| Displacer glove | 50 | 68.2 | 1.36 | x1 | 50 | 28 | 3.6 | 495 | 6 | 3500 | 583.3 | 100 | 4 | ||
| Pushy | 60 | 88.4 | 1.47 | x1 | 60 | 28 | 4.3 | 595 | 6 | 4200 | 700 | 100 | 2 | ||
| Zap glove | 35 | 57.3 | +50 Robots+20 Power armor | 1.64 | x1 | 35 | 28 | 2.5 | 495 | 6 | 5200 | 866.7 | 75 | 4 | |
| Paladin Toaster | 41 | 67.1 | +50Robots +20 Power armor | 1.64 | x1 | 41 | 28 | 2.9 | 395 | 6 | 6800 | 1133.3 | 75 | 4 |
- Note: Unarmed damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.
Location[]
The weapon is located in Black Rock cave, north-northwest of Novac and slightly west of HELIOS One, found on the body of a dead prospector towards the back of the cave, guarded by at least three nightkin.
Notes[]
- Despite a small energy cell being visible on the forearm unit, the weapon does not require nor consume any ammunition to use (see the BTS section below).
- The weapon does not deal bonus damage to non-player human and ghoul characters wearing NCR salvaged power armor as it is not classified as power armor.
Behind the scenes[]
Joshua Sawyer stated that the developers intended for several unarmed weapons to be capable of using and consuming ammunition as a way to distinguish their use against other weapons, but problems with implementing such a system ultimately resulted in the idea being scrapped and weapons like the zap glove and Paladin Toaster simply having an independent, invisible, infinite ammo supply.[1]
Bugs[]
The Paladin Toaster uses the icon used for the Fallout 3 version of the power fist, despite the game files containing a specific icon for this weapon. [verified]- While wearing the T-51b power armor or Remnants power armor, the weapon can clip inside your arm if viewed in 3rd person. [verified]
- If it is equipped by Veronica Santangelo and she disappears due to the known bug after her quest is completed, next time she joins back, this weapon may be gone from her inventory. [verified]
Gallery[]
The unused icon for the Paladin ToasterReferences[]
- ↑ "Did you ever intend for the Ballistic Fist in Fallout: New Vegas to use shotgun shells as ammo?"
J.E. Sawyer: I intended for several of the Unarmed weapons to use ammo, but we encountered some problems with implementing it. I would have liked to continue with it because I think ammo use/reloading could have helped distinguish those weapons in more interesting ways."
