The protonic inversal axe is a weapon in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Old World Blues.
Characteristics[]
Compared to the standard proton axe, the protonic inversal axe deals higher damage per strike and higher critical hit damage, in addition to having higher durability.
Visually, it resembles the proton axe while having a dark blue/violet-colored blade, light-colored capacitors, and a black-finish handle.
Special attack[]
The protonic inversal axe has a special Inversal Scarifier attack that does 200% damage in V.A.T.S. at the cost of 10 more action points (requires a Melee skill of 50). Note that this attack may strike more than one opponent, but is not guaranteed to do so even if the animation indicates that it passed through other opponents.
| 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 | 116 | 25 | 4.64 |
| Inversal Scarifier | 50 | 232 | 35 | 6.63 |
- Note: Melee weapons do double normal damage in V.A.T.S.
It is possible to execute Inversal Scarifier 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 protonic inversal axe can successfully strike about 1245 times from full condition before breaking.
Variants[]
- Proton axe - the standard variant found throughout Big MT.
- 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[]
- The Cuckoo's Nest - Used by Test Subject 1.
- Big MT - Used by Number 27 and Number 34 near Little Yangtze.
- X-13 research facility- In test chamber #2, on the walkways to the right of the elevator behind a Hard-locked door.
Notes[]
- When any type of drug wears off, the blade of the axe is momentarily shifted to a yellow tone, before changing back to violet as the blur fades.
- When near Camp Searchlight as the atmosphere turns green, the blade will turn white.
- All cyberdogs are affected by the additional EMP damage done by this weapon.
- With a faster attack speed and higher critical damage than Knock-Knock, the protonic inversal axe has the best average damage and damage per second among all the axes in the most builds, where the critical chance is more than 15%.
Behind the scenes[]
Like the standard proton axe, the protonic inversal axe is based on the proton ax of Wasteland, the spiritual predecessor to Fallout.[citation needed]
Sounds[]
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Gallery[]
The axe in the X-13 research facility
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