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The Plasma Defender (GRA) is a weapon added with the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Gun Runners' Arsenal.
Background[]
The Plasma Defender is a pistol with a high rate of fire and small spread. The pistol uses small energy cells with a capacity of 32 rounds. The weapon is bulkier and features slide like serrations in the back, and versions exist that can be modified with a scope, sheath stabilizer, and high-capacity terminal.[1]
Characteristics[]
Specially constructed by the Gun Runners, this Plasma Defender is identical to the standard model in both textures and stats,[2] the main difference being this variant can accept weapon modifications.
When fully modified, compared to the standard Plasma Defender, the weapon has less spread, has a higher magazine capacity, and has an attached scope for precision shots.
Durability[]
The Plasma Defender can fire a total of about 495 times using standard cells, the equivalent of 31 reloads, or 16 reloads when modified with the hi-capacity terminal, from full condition before breaking.
| Ammunition type | Unmodified | W/ Hi-cap terminal | ||
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| Shots | Reloads | Shots | Reloads | |
| Standard | 495 | 31 | 495 | 16 |
| Bulk | 584 | 37 | 584 | 19 |
| Optimized | 450 | 29 | 450 | 15 |
| Over charge | 329 | 21 | 329 | 11 |
| Max charge | 195 | 13 | 195 | 7 |
Modifications[]
- Plasma Defender scope - Adds a scope for increased zoom.
- Plasma defender sheath stabilizer - Decreases spread by 0.2.
- Plasma Defender high-capacity terminal - Increases ammunition capacity by 32 rounds.
Variants[]
- Arcade Gannon's Plasma Defender - a unique non-playable weapon used by Arcade Gannon. It only differs from the standard variant in its use of companion ammunition.
- Plasma Defender - 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 | |||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plasma Defender | 38 | 95 | 2.5 | x1 | 38 | 20 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 32(16) | 495 | 2 | 3000 | 1500 | 50 | 2 |
Plasma Defender  | 38 | 95 | 2.5 | x1 | 38 | 20 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 32(16) | 495 | 2 | 3000 | 1500 | 50 | 2 |
| Plasma Defender | 38 | 95 | 2.5 | x1 | 38 | 20 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 64(32) | 495 | 2 | 7100 | 3550 | 50 | 2 |
Locations[]
- Silver Rush - Sold by Gloria Van Graff.
- Hidden Valley bunker - Sold by Knight Torres.
- Novac - Sold by Cliff Briscoe.
- Gun Runners - Sold by Vendortron.
- Various merchants around the Mojave Wasteland.
Sounds[]
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Gallery[]
Plasma Defender (GRA) with the high-capacity terminal modification
Plasma Defender (GRA) with the sheath stabilizer modification
Plasma Defender (GRA) with the scope modification
Plasma Defender (GRA) with the high-capacity terminal and sheath stabilizer modifications
Plasma Defender (GRA) with the scope and high-capacity terminal modifications
Plasma Defender (GRA) with the sheath stabilizer and scope modifications
Plasma Defender (GRA) with all modifications
Plasma Defender (GRA) leaving trace amounts of plasma after being fired
Concept art by Julie Kim
References[]
- ↑ Defender appearance and gameplay traits (GRA).
- ↑ J.E. Sawyer on Formspring
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