The proton axe is a weapon in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Old World Blues.
Characteristics[]
A two-handed "bladed" melee weapon that deals electrical damage as well as bonus damage against robots and non-player characters who wear power armor. It can be repaired with other proton axes as well as the less expensive proton throwing axe.
Visually, it resembles a long axe with a futuristic style that includes a glowing blue blade of electrical energy at its head and on the other side, two capacitors which also share the same blue electric current.
Special attack[]
The proton axe has a special Proton Electrocutioner attack that does 200% damage in V.A.T.S. at the cost of 13 more 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 | 100 | 22 | 4.55 |
| Proton Electrocutioner | 50 | 200 | 35 | 5.71 |
- Note: Melee weapons do double normal damage in V.A.T.S.
It is possible to execute Proton Electrocutioner 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.
Durability[]
The proton axe can successfully strike about 995 times from full condition before breaking.
Variants[]
- Protonic inversal axe - a rare variant.
- Proton throwing axe - a projectile variant.
- Protonic inversal throwing axe - a rare projectile variant.
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 | |||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proton axe | 50 | 90.8 | +50  robots+20 power armor | 1.82 | x1 | 25 | 22 | 4.5 | 995 | 8 | 3500 | 437.5 | 50 | 5 |
| Protonic inversal axe | 58 | 105.3 | +50 robots +20 power armor | 1.82 | x1 | 45 | 25 | 4.6 | 1245 | 8 | 4000 | 500 | 55 | 5 |
| Proton throwing axe | 40 | 32.2 | x1.5 limb  +50 robots+20 power armor | 0.8 | x1 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 4995 | 1 | 100 | 100 | 25 | 1 |
| Protonic inversal throwing axe | 60 | 52.7 | x1.5 limb +50 robots+20 power armor | 0.88 | x1 | 29 | 22 | 5.5 | 4995 | 1 | 200 | 200 | 25 | 1 |
- Note: Melee damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.
Locations[]
- Often found being used by lobotomites.
- One can be found in the Forbidden Zone dome in one of the upper rooms on a table.
Notes[]
All cyberdogs are affected by the additional EMP damage done by this weapon.
Behind the scenes[]
The weapon name and design are a reference to the proton ax from Wasteland, the spiritual predecessor of Fallout.
Sounds[]
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Gallery[]
The axe in the dome
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