Explaining Every Fallout: New Vegas Unique Weapon

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  • @Sunflowercowboy
    @Sunflowercowboy Рік тому +1581

    Old glory isn't a flagpole, it's actually the staff of the Congress. Long ago it was an actual weapon used against unruly assembly members, but these days it mostly functions as a talking stick on the rare occasion they actually use it. Also, weapons with randoms women's names like Annabelle and Esther are references to the US military tradition of giving your weapon a woman's name (or in more recent times, a man's if you're gay or a female.) The tradition goes back further than our country's history into obscurity and is most prevalent in the Marines and army

    • @weenis2876
      @weenis2876 Рік тому +24

      thanks for sharing my friend

    • @Enjoyer19111
      @Enjoyer19111 Рік тому +49

      I think he meant that originaly this weapon was much weaker and was called a flagpole back when Ulysses was supposed to be a companion in the base game but sadly that idea was cut. However if this idea had made it into the game the Lonesome Road dlc probobly wouldn't exist.
      Interesting fact though.

    • @truedarkness4052
      @truedarkness4052 Рік тому +60

      Given how some of those hearings go, they should break out the staff again. Give Bobo the Clown or Butthead Gaetz a thump on the head

    • @Badluck-is5nl
      @Badluck-is5nl Рік тому +1

      @@truedarkness4052 agreed

    • @CaptainAwsome
      @CaptainAwsome Рік тому +10

      it is a flagpole, you're þinking of Þe Mace of þe House of Representatives. generally when you have a floor stand version of þe flag of Þe United States it sits on a short flag pole ~6' tall with a golden eagle ontop of þe pole.

  • @TheGlaabFather
    @TheGlaabFather Рік тому +438

    Unarmed Weapons
    0:37 Cram Opener
    1:44 Dr. Klein’s Glove
    2:52 Dr. Mobius’ Glove
    3:47 Embrace of the Mantis King
    5:04 Fist of Rawr
    6:19 Golden Gloves
    7:22 Greased Lightning
    8:41 Love and Hate
    9:40 Paladin Toaster
    10:58 Pushy
    11:46 Recompense of the Fallen
    12:49 Salt Upon Wound’s Power Fist
    14:00 She’s Embrace
    15:51 Two-Step Goodbye
    Melee Weapons
    16:59 Blade of the East
    18:15 Blood Nap
    19:20 Broad Machete
    20:19 Chance’s Knife
    22:07 Chopper
    22:59 Figaro
    24:02 Gehenna
    25:30 Knock Knock
    26:35 Liberator
    27:55 Nephi’s Driver
    28:53 Nuka-Breaker
    30:46 Oh, Baby!
    31:40 Old Glory
    32:54 The Humble Cudgel
    34:10 X-2 Antenna
    Guns
    35:21 A Light Shining in Darkness
    37:10 Abilene Kid BB Gun
    39:14 All-American
    40:44 Big Boomer
    42:06 Bozar
    43:12 Christine’s CoS Silencer Rifle
    44:25 CZ57 Avenger
    46:04 Dinner Bell
    47:13 Gobi Campaign Sniper Rifle
    48:31 La Longue Carabine
    49:25 Li’l Devil
    50:22 Lucky
    51:17 Maria
    52:22 Medicine Stick
    53:46 Mysterious Magnum
    55:01 Pacienca
    56:00 Ratslayer
    57:07 Sleepytyme
    58:34 Sturdy Caravan Shotgun
    59:21 Survivalist’s Rifle
    1:01:09 That Gun
    1:02:09 This Machine
    1:03:27 Vance’s 9MM SMG
    1:04:54 Weathered 10MM Pistol
    Energy Weapons
    1:05:57 AER14 Prototype
    1:08:01 Alien Blaster
    1:08:53 Cleansing Flamer
    1:10:02 Compliance Regulator
    1:11:17 Elijah’s Tesla Cannon
    1:12:33 Euclid’s C-Finder
    1:13:51 Holorifle
    1:15:21 MF Hyperbreeder Alpha
    1:16:39 Missing Laser Pistol
    1:17:53 Pew Pew
    1:19:00 Pulse Gun
    1:19:55 Q-35 Matter Modulator
    1:21:08 Sprtel-Wood 9700
    1:22:19 Tesla Beaton Prototype
    1:23:14 The Smitty Special
    1:24:44 Van Graff Plasma/Laser Rifle
    1:25:40 YCS/186
    Explosives
    1:27:04 Esther
    1:28:17 Great Bear Grenade Rifle
    1:29:01 Red Victory Grenade Rifle
    1:30:02 Mercenary Grenade Rifle
    1:30:41 Thump Thump
    1:31:24 Mercy
    1:32:25 Annabelle
    1:33:17 Holy Frag Grenade
    Even though there is technically a chance for more than one in the Mojave to spawn… I still think the Ranger Sequoia should be considered unique. I only recently found one for the first time in my current play-through
    Edit: Just remembered that the Codac R9000 is also technically a unique weapon despite only being a functional camera

    • @paladingigachad8858
      @paladingigachad8858 Рік тому +9

      Based for timing everything 👍👍👍

    • @villings
      @villings Рік тому +7

      doin' the gods' work

    • @STOPSYPHER
      @STOPSYPHER Рік тому +4

      I love doctor Morbius

    • @STOPSYPHER
      @STOPSYPHER Рік тому +2

      @@TheGlaabFather i don’t think tank, I just morbius. I went up in there and morbed all over the place

    • @STOPSYPHER
      @STOPSYPHER Рік тому

      @@TheGlaabFather I love Mr Morbius

  • @mikekz4489
    @mikekz4489 Рік тому +471

    That Gun not being in Fallout 4 is a damned shame. It could have been a legendary weapon that does 30% more damage to synths. My number is a bit arbitrary, but it should be a great weapon to have, but not overpowered either.

    • @theblondesiouxsiesioux
      @theblondesiouxsiesioux Рік тому +27

      Foreal doe. I thought the same thing.
      That gun was one of my favorites cause it always made me n my friends lol.

    • @tms1305
      @tms1305 Рік тому +39

      Honestly disappointed by the lack of blade runner Easter eggs in fallout 4

    • @DoctorProph3t
      @DoctorProph3t Рік тому +57

      They finally have a fallout with androids and they forget That Gun?
      Pathetic.

    • @theblondesiouxsiesioux
      @theblondesiouxsiesioux Рік тому +17

      @@DoctorProph3t Sounds like Bethesda.

    • @spoopybat7880
      @spoopybat7880 Рік тому +6

      It would've been so cool to find it on top of the Mass Fusion Containment Shed where they set up the tears in the rain scene. The fact that it's only Bladerunner reference in FO4 is criminal

  • @fireblast133
    @fireblast133 Рік тому +223

    The holorifle is technically a heavily modified grenade rifle.
    That ‘useless’ durability upgrade, when applied at max durability, actually makes it so much more durable it’s actually Unbreakable
    The Q-35 also has a detail you didn’t mention. It consumes less ammo per shot than the standard plasma rifle, meaning it’s lower base damage is also offset by its ammo efficiency

  • @knunk5476
    @knunk5476 Рік тому +117

    The big boomer is a reference to Mel Gibsons character Mad Max, as it is carried by Old lady Gibson, and Mad Max carried the sawed off shotgun, and big boomer is a common phrase and mountain in Australia

  • @Eboreg2
    @Eboreg2 Рік тому +318

    "Oh, Baby!" is a reference to the fact that you're now carrying the best melee weapon in the game.

    • @danteinpuro319
      @danteinpuro319 10 місяців тому +6

      OH BABY

    • @themanwithnoname1839
      @themanwithnoname1839 9 місяців тому +4

      Greased lightning lmfao

    • @taintify8297
      @taintify8297 9 місяців тому +20

      @@themanwithnoname1839 not a melee weapon doofus

    • @brandonadam1665
      @brandonadam1665 8 місяців тому +7

      I coukd only think about that one kid who got a tripple colat on modern warfare 3

    • @Skullhawk13
      @Skullhawk13 8 місяців тому +4

      Best 2hander anyway. Chance’s knife with Grunt+Cowboy is higher dps, and if you mod grunt to work on dlc weapons you got bloodnap that is higher than chance. Oh Baby!’s primary advantage is perk economy, as it’s much stronger without those two perks

  • @Tulipses
    @Tulipses Рік тому +297

    A little extra detail about the engravings on the Survivalists Carbine, the fact that it is chambered in 12.7mm (which is .50cal) and is called a "Checkpoint Carbine" suggests it was used mainly to stop vehicles at border crossings/checkpoints, similar to how .50cal rifles are used in the real world.
    Just a nice little detail to explain why it is chambered in such an unusual caliber, I guess :D

    • @ye7625
      @ye7625 Рік тому +58

      To be exact it's chambered in 50 Beowulf not BMG it's closer in shape with a pistol round.

    • @jackpfefferkorn3734
      @jackpfefferkorn3734 Рік тому +3

      Is that because that round is better for disabling vehicles? Like if somebody tries to drive straight through the blockade?

    • @Tulipses
      @Tulipses Рік тому +36

      @@jackpfefferkorn3734 Yes, it's a very large and very heavy bullet, especially compared to the standard 5.56mm used by the Service Rifle of FNV!
      It is, quite literally, over twice as big in diameter.
      In the real world soldiers will shoot the engine block of moving vehicles to instantly stop them.

    • @Tulipses
      @Tulipses Рік тому

      @@ye7625 Yes indeed! Otherwise the magazine would be quite something! :D

    • @Enjoyer19111
      @Enjoyer19111 Рік тому +1

      @@ye7625 True.

  • @temxasred3086
    @temxasred3086 Рік тому +96

    26:53
    Also if you do the ncr version of the quest, you can just loot Liberator from Dead Sea's corpse

    • @Enjoyer19111
      @Enjoyer19111 Рік тому +21

      Or go the easy way by simply killing him anytime during the game.

  • @delsin1126
    @delsin1126 Рік тому +177

    A Light Shining in Darkness is the reason why I always go high in the gun skills in NV. There’s so many unique and fun ballistic weapons in the game

    • @Enjoyer19111
      @Enjoyer19111 Рік тому +3

      Agreed. A Light Shining in Darkness is one of the best pistols in the game.

    • @AnAverageGoblin
      @AnAverageGoblin Рік тому +13

      eh. its good but boring. I prefer This Machine because it looks and sounds satisfying while being slightly reminiscent of one of the coolest rifles ever made (M1 Garand) and when it hits you really feel it. well. you don't, but the target sure does.

    • @Enjoyer19111
      @Enjoyer19111 Рік тому

      @@AnAverageGoblin Good choice.

    • @Ameritard
      @Ameritard Рік тому +19

      @@AnAverageGoblinSlightly reminiscent? Dawg that’s literally what it is lmao

    • @thesquirrel914
      @thesquirrel914 Рік тому +3

      I have the scripture engraved on A Light Shining In Darkness's slide tattooed on my right arm. It was my first tattoo.

  • @johnnyk617
    @johnnyk617 Рік тому +137

    Hands down one of the best FO lore channels on earth you should be proud as hell of these vids bro. We appreciate the hell out of them

    • @RubbleRamp
      @RubbleRamp Рік тому +2

      This here is a true statement.

    • @Shiftysnow
      @Shiftysnow Рік тому +2

      All he does is just copy and paste what is written on the Fallout wiki...

    • @dragonborn4405
      @dragonborn4405 11 місяців тому +1

      @@Shiftysnow if you actually look at the wiki, youd realise you are wrong
      theres summerisatiob, paraohrasing, even his OWN theories to the significance or easter egg the weapons appearance or name
      cope

  • @MuskCow
    @MuskCow Рік тому +82

    Woah I never knew wolf horn ranch used to be Ulysses’s home. There is always something to learn about this game

    • @STOPSYPHER
      @STOPSYPHER Рік тому

      Deez nuts used to be your mommas home

    • @STOPSYPHER
      @STOPSYPHER Рік тому

      Nigga

    • @STOPSYPHER
      @STOPSYPHER Рік тому

      Bitch Nigga

    • @robertmagill6005
      @robertmagill6005 9 місяців тому +5

      There's quite a few things I've never known about FO3, FONV and FO4 I've learned from great videos like this that I can't believe I missed.

  • @mothgirlxo
    @mothgirlxo Рік тому +43

    Im so glad you went this in depth with all of the weapons, not even just the guns but ALL weapons!

    • @UberNuber
      @UberNuber Рік тому +1

      The depth is great but he missed the GABAGOOL! WHERES ALL THE GABAGOOL?! WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GABBAGOOL?!

  • @michaellaube3340
    @michaellaube3340 Рік тому +153

    It would be cool for recompense of the fallen stats to change if it’s used to kill Aurelius

    • @stinkybuttrat
      @stinkybuttrat Рік тому +23

      That's a really cool idea actually, I really like the idea of some unique conditions changing the stats of some of these unique guns.
      Killing named leaders of Caesars Legion making Recompense stronger is a great example of how that would work.
      Headshotting named all named Fiends with la longue carabine could boost the DAM of la longue carabine (tradeoff for not getting full bounties for the related quest)

  • @ValdrethZav
    @ValdrethZav Рік тому +70

    Cleansing flame does refer to purifying something with fire, but that on itself it's a reference to cleansing a wound with a hot/burning object in order to cauterize the wound to prevent infection. Also, Bloodnap sounds better than Dirtnap for a knife/dagger as you won't be sleeping in the dirt but rather in a pool of your own blood. Stab stab.

  • @ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz
    @ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz Рік тому +26

    1:04:37 As far as Thompson-esque weapons in the game we have the honorable mention of the .45 Auto SMG which was in Honest Hearts, _but_ in the base game we have the absolutely-a-Thompson-copy Laser RWC, the Silenced .22 SMG (an AM180 which was styled after the Thompson), and we have the Automatic Rifle which is a BAR _which Clyde used_ and would've been fitting as knock-off Bonnie and Clyde's weapon.

    • @dragonborn4405
      @dragonborn4405 11 місяців тому +3

      automatic rifle isnt in the base game, its from dead money

  • @Hilter420
    @Hilter420 Рік тому +16

    No Super Mutant Masters were harmed in the making of this video

  • @bigjimmy884
    @bigjimmy884 Рік тому +64

    I think the regular machetes are actually modified lawn mower blades

    • @Enjoyer19111
      @Enjoyer19111 Рік тому +4

      True. Regular and few of the uniques which are liberator, Boone's version and the one used in the legion's arena (I think this one can't be dropped could be wrong about that tho). I really like its homemade aesthetic.

    • @mikeziter501
      @mikeziter501 Рік тому +5

      Agreed, I was about to post this myself but I wanted to scroll and see if someone had mentioned it already. Props for your observation!

  • @AtomicBananaPress
    @AtomicBananaPress Рік тому +35

    Pushy might be a reference to Fallout 2, which introduced a mechanic to push neutral NPCs out of your way if their random idle pathing managed to stick you in a corner. In the first game you had to either load a previous save or start making dead bodies.

    • @CodexQuinn
      @CodexQuinn 7 місяців тому +4

      Ill never forget my faithful companion Ian, who trapped me in the vault 13 entrance with dogmeat and Katja locking me from walking into the vault.
      He will me missed... Oh my mistake, he will be *mist.*

  • @arjnarersn01
    @arjnarersn01 Рік тому +104

    The amount of detail and time it takes to make a video like this is insane! Awesome job

    • @jeffdroog
      @jeffdroog Рік тому +7

      ...Not really,when you consider that dozens of other youtubers have already done this exact thing,and weirdly enough,presented in the EXACT SAME order as other channels,and all of the stats info is availableto snyone with google...Would have taken about 40 minutes to collect the in-game footage,and about an hour and half to record the audio...But sure :)

    • @jeffdroog
      @jeffdroog Рік тому

      @kevinmad0959 I hope you recieve treatment for that brain stroke.

    • @AnAverageGoblin
      @AnAverageGoblin Рік тому

      @@jeffdroog God how hard did your dad beat and neglect you for you to come out of your mom's cooch as a redditor?

    • @874dan4
      @874dan4 Рік тому +2

      @@jeffdroogyou are getting a dislike

    • @jeffdroog
      @jeffdroog Рік тому +2

      @874dan4 That's fine.When you can't refute truth,the unintelligent just deny it,and complain lol.

  • @hobbstactv2571
    @hobbstactv2571 Рік тому +47

    Im pretty sure the standard "Machete" is made out of an old lawnmower blade instead of a paper cutter, but yeah, great breakdown. Knock-knock ftw!

    • @twistedbetrayal7234
      @twistedbetrayal7234 Рік тому

      yeah thats how you make a shiskebab so it's probably the same

    • @brianwilson8268
      @brianwilson8268 Рік тому

      thank you

    • @abrahamwashington8579
      @abrahamwashington8579 Рік тому

      If you listen closely which none of you did he was referring to the broad machete not the regular one. Great job guys

    • @hobbstactv2571
      @hobbstactv2571 Рік тому +2

      @@abrahamwashington8579 No, he wasn't. He was talking about the unique Machete "Liberator", which shares a model with the standard machete, and he compared Broad Machete to Standard Machete, in which he said the standard looks like it was made from the blade of a paper cutter. Good job guy.

    • @brianwilson8268
      @brianwilson8268 Рік тому +2

      @@abrahamwashington8579 maybe you should listen closely 🤷‍♂️

  • @taeraresh2115
    @taeraresh2115 Рік тому +71

    The Gobi Campaign rifle is probably also the one Boone used to kill his wife, given its location.

    • @stinkybuttrat
      @stinkybuttrat Рік тому +7

      I assumed he used the gun he always has with him, but that's a really cool thought

    • @kekils7722
      @kekils7722 Рік тому +21

      @@stinkybuttrathonestly I don’t think he would tote around the gun he used to kill her, he already has a hard enough time talking about it, constantly having a reminder doesn’t sound like him

    • @melissafreed5903
      @melissafreed5903 Рік тому +2

      @@kekils7722maybe he wants to have a reminder around as a way to repent

    • @magicman4673
      @magicman4673 Рік тому +11

      I keep thinking it's a dumb idea, but then again why would a sniper's nest be this high above Cottonwood Cove? No sign of an NCR ranger who might have been perched there. Now I feel bad about giving it to Boone.

    • @CliffSedge-nu5fv
      @CliffSedge-nu5fv 7 місяців тому +1

      There is a note in Camp McCarran about setting up that sniper nest. Boone might have used it, but I don't think he built it or the Gobi was his.
      Why would Boone have or be given a rifle from the Gobi Desert campaign?

  • @mikeziter501
    @mikeziter501 Рік тому +21

    I just realized the Nephi's iron is a left handed golf club. I imagine that would be a rare post apocalyptic weapon indeed.
    Also, its weird that he is called driver Nephi when he carries an iron instead of a driver.

    • @Chloeprettyoccasionally
      @Chloeprettyoccasionally Рік тому +1

      It is a driver he was wrong

    • @dragonborn4405
      @dragonborn4405 11 місяців тому

      the weapon itself is a gold driver, so wht are you on about?

    • @mikeziter501
      @mikeziter501 11 місяців тому +2

      ​@@dragonborn4405 The person who uploaded the video refers to it as an iron. I took them at their word instead of verifying it for myself.

    • @dragonborn4405
      @dragonborn4405 11 місяців тому

      @@mikeziter501 i saw that
      but thats becayse of weapon classification
      aside from this unique there are no other drivers in new vegas, the only alternative is the 9 iron
      so the gold driver is a unique 9 iron, simar to how the broad machete is a unique machete
      or how the holprifle is a unique grenade launcher

  • @Obama_sin_Laden
    @Obama_sin_Laden Рік тому +41

    I always thought that Two Step Goodbye was a reference to the 2 step viper. In which that was as far as you were expected to get before you die👀 But nonetheless, great video as always N_orte👍

    • @LowTierAutist
      @LowTierAutist Рік тому +3

      When i heard the reference, i instantly thought of the 5 finger palm exploding heart technique from kill bill 2. But Bill took 5 steps before his heart exploded from the attack, so it wasn't a reference to that.

  • @kellsmen1186
    @kellsmen1186 Рік тому +8

    The straight razor called "Figaro" does not have metallic grip panels, but pearl. Thus was a common upgrade to the visual esthetics of many different tools and weapons with revolvers being a primary example.

  • @samuellewis7141
    @samuellewis7141 Рік тому +15

    My understanding was that only the “driver” part of Nephis name came from his weapon, the Driver part from the fact that it’s a golf club

  • @MortCrim
    @MortCrim Рік тому +1

    Fantastic effort here

  • @MortCrim
    @MortCrim Рік тому +9

    The unique weapon list from Fallout 3 is my favorite of yours. This right here is just icing on the cake. The little footnotes about all the weapons are much appreciated. Thanks for all the time and effort you put into this.

  • @IkeFanBoy64
    @IkeFanBoy64 Рік тому +12

    The Cleansing Flame makes me think of the Purifying Flame upgrade from Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wraith. It upgrades all flame weapons with a more powerful blue flame. It could be a reference to that?

  • @thesquirrel914
    @thesquirrel914 Рік тому +2

    Everybody knows you dont complete "Bleed Me Dry" for the Dinner Bell, its just an added bonus.

  • @DannyBeans
    @DannyBeans Рік тому +11

    Given the game's habit of naming quests after songs, Two-Step Goodbye could also be a reference to dancing. The Texas Two-Step is a simple partner dance that's well-suited to most of the country-western music in the game.
    In the same vein, Little Devil could be named for Neil Sedaka's song by the same name. "There'll be no more running around, you've met your Waterloo, hey little devil, I'm gonna make an angel out of you.:

    • @NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself
      @NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself Рік тому +5

      That's what I always assumed for the 2-Step as well. I've also heard "Texas two-step" as fighter slang for a kind of knockout punch.

  • @tobediv
    @tobediv 9 місяців тому +2

    Dirt nap refers to a nap in the dirt - a person being dead underground. blood nap therefore means a nap in blood - a person laying stabbed dead in a pool of their own blood

  • @okonkwojones
    @okonkwojones Рік тому +3

    The “Two-step” in 2step goodbye is probably a reference to line dancing. The two-step is a dance.

  • @Jaymic
    @Jaymic Рік тому +12

    I remember playing Day Z with a dude back in the day (like 2010 oof) He always called the Shotgun the "Dinner Bell" because you shoot it once and all the zombies in the area come around for a meal. I always assumed it was from something but I never looked into it, especially because the FNV shotgun had the same name. Hopefully that can maybe help your search.

  • @kenetmendoza2157
    @kenetmendoza2157 9 місяців тому +2

    Recompense of the fallen seems more like a sarcastic name, given how it is found by, and probably made and named by the Legion. It's like a double down on the NCR's sacrifice. The buy dog tags of dead NCR soldiers, and probably made the weapon to humilliate more NCR by killing them with the names of their past-tense members. It makes more sense that it gains power by killing NCR, not the other way around.

  • @ramshacklealex7772
    @ramshacklealex7772 Рік тому +4

    "It's kind of a weird effect" describes basically everything in the Big MT

  • @obamnaprismus
    @obamnaprismus Рік тому +13

    The Avenger might also be a reference to the GAU-8 rotary cannon found on the A-10. The GAU-8 is also called the Avenger
    Though the caliber doesn't match, it's still a fun thing to consider
    Edit: that's not how you say "paciencia" lol

    • @NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself
      @NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself Рік тому +1

      There were several mispronounced words in this video. I'm guessing N_orte is not a native English speaker?

    • @obamnaprismus
      @obamnaprismus Рік тому +5

      @@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself the thing about "paciencia" is that it's a spanish name, so I don't blame him. And I wasn't mocking him, I just noticed it kind of looks like it

  • @Basarius
    @Basarius Рік тому +33

    I think the Two-Step is in reference to country two step dance. Being a western-esq game it fits.

    • @angusmcnay5449
      @angusmcnay5449 Рік тому

      *Esque

    • @angusmcnay5449
      @angusmcnay5449 Рік тому

      There is no word in the English language where a q is not immune followed by a u then an a, e, i, or o

    • @Basarius
      @Basarius Рік тому +7

      @@angusmcnay5449 you must be very fun at parties. Haha I'm taking the piss. Nah I just couldn't remember how to spell it so winged it a wee bit.

    • @Enjoyer19111
      @Enjoyer19111 Рік тому +1

      Also Obsidian devs called it fittingly since the frag grenade like explosive it causes on crit hit kill.

    • @wozaow
      @wozaow Рік тому +1

      ​@@angusmcnay5449Tranq.

  • @kfloyd6310
    @kfloyd6310 Рік тому +2

    This is why new vegas is the goat. Unique weapons everywhere, makes you exolore everywhere.

  • @NobodyDungeons
    @NobodyDungeons Рік тому +15

    There is actually a death claw gauntlet, however, it can only be acquired through the use of console commands. The death claw gauntlet is notable for having a 5 time critical hit multiplier making it the one of two weapons with said critical hit multiplier with the other being the the rat slayer.
    Edit: Made some spelling and grammar corrections.

  • @Noranek0451
    @Noranek0451 Рік тому +22

    I think Lucky might be a reference to the Lucky 38, since .38 special can be loaded into 357. Great video btw!

    • @Sunflowercowboy
      @Sunflowercowboy Рік тому +10

      It's actually visually identical to Elmer Keith's revolver number 5, as he is a noted western figure and responsible for the 357 and 44 magnum cartridges

    • @Noranek0451
      @Noranek0451 Рік тому

      @@Sunflowercowboy oh neat

    • @tristangoss6177
      @tristangoss6177 Рік тому +1

      ​@@Sunflowercowboythey look nothing alike apart from both being custom single action army models

    • @Sunflowercowboy
      @Sunflowercowboy Рік тому

      @@tristangoss6177 fantastically engraved blued single action army with pearl grips?

    • @tristangoss6177
      @tristangoss6177 Рік тому +1

      @heavilyarmedhippie75 completely different engraving styles, and lucky is covered in gambling motifs.

  • @pyro3446
    @pyro3446 Рік тому +4

    the use of energy cells and shot gun shells on fist weapons works fine, the game supports it, energy cells will count down and give you the effect of the fired rounds, the only thing that doesn't work about it is you can apply a mini nuke to fists as well. It is a glitch but it works with in the games code flawlessly

    • @Cadette4448
      @Cadette4448 Рік тому

      also consider the insane amount of shit they had to do in development, and it's pretty easy to see they didn't have the time to implement it properly

    • @CliffSedge-nu5fv
      @CliffSedge-nu5fv 7 місяців тому

      I love knocking out deathclaws with boxing tape loaded with mini nukes.

  • @a.monach7602
    @a.monach7602 Рік тому +3

    50:08 For the name of Li'l Devil, I'd guess it comes from the iron sights on the top, resembling little horns.

  • @technobeagle9598
    @technobeagle9598 Рік тому +7

    1:14:52 the durability mod is actually bugged and incredibly useful as if at 100% condition with the upgrade it will not loose condition from regular microfusion cells

  • @chloewebb5526
    @chloewebb5526 Рік тому +2

    Damn, b-roll of each weapon being found or the parts of the surrounding quest being completed would've made this video the greatest FONV unique weapon video in existence. I get that it would've made the editing and recording process so much more time consuming though lol, so I get it. It's still a great video with a plethora of info!

  • @ruthlesace
    @ruthlesace Рік тому +5

    So bear thing about the Gobi campaign sniper is that it is most likely the gun Boone used to kill his wife. It's found in a snipers nest above the slave trader in cottonwood cove where Boone says he shot his wife.

    • @Cadette4448
      @Cadette4448 Рік тому

      not really the confirmed place, just circumstancial evidence from the geography and boone's line about "...been here before", but i see where you're getting at

  • @Chrono-and-Co
    @Chrono-and-Co Рік тому +5

    Big boomer itself isn't a reference but how you get it is. You loot it off of old lady gibson who is named after mel Gibson who famously played max in the mad max movies,and max's signature weapon in the movies is a sawed off shotgun. Hope you enjoyed the fact👍

  • @Deathstroke1394
    @Deathstroke1394 Рік тому +8

    I love medicine stick! Great iron sights compared to its normal variant

  • @landonmel3070
    @landonmel3070 Рік тому +1

    It's great you post this while I'm doing a run I can only use unique weapons and armor and have to find every single unique item

  • @LAM1895
    @LAM1895 Рік тому +4

    I like to think the Medecine Stick is also an euphemism for "permanently anesthetizing a patient"

  • @chrisriley2321
    @chrisriley2321 11 місяців тому +3

    Fun fact about Ratslayer:
    If you have the Wild Wasteland perk the Giant Rats in the cave you get the gun will become Rodents of Unusual Size a funny reference

  • @Deathstroke1394
    @Deathstroke1394 Рік тому +1

    Medicine stick is worth every penny in my eyes, just gotta take a trip to the Madre and it's all yours

  • @Cadette4448
    @Cadette4448 Рік тому +1

    Regarding 32:29, I think it's safe to say you don't understand the character of Ulysses. The point of his character is that he wants to bring America, or at least his idea of what America is, back to life, but sees the Old World (a term he uses to bash groups like the NCR, Legion and Mr. House to indicate how they're stuck in their ways and can't see the present and future for what they are, similar to Old World Blues) as a limitation to moving forward and creating newer, better societies and wants to eradicate the factions to free the wasteland from the perverted romanticized nostalgia for good.
    Old Glory is the physical form of that necessity, much like his duster with the US flag on the back, and as others in the comment section have pointed out, it was originally an actual weapon that got used in court, though nowadays it is no more than a decorative piece.

    • @Cadette4448
      @Cadette4448 Рік тому

      Also Dinnerbell slander, Mid video 👎

  • @ArmyGrunt1986
    @ArmyGrunt1986 Рік тому +4

    39:00 Or maybe the Red Ryder BB gun is a reference to the actual Red Ryder Carbine BB gun, since the Red Ryder BB gun came out almost 50years before A Christmas Story was released. And because basically every kid from the 1940s to 2000s will never forget seeing that long thin box in wrapping paper under the Christmas tree.
    As a kid most of my best friends were girls and they also got a Red Ryder, no doll houses for those badass little girls, 20+ years later most of them are either Soldiers or Marines now and still my closest friends.
    There's a reason why A Christmas Story used the Red Ryder, I don't know anyone who didn't get a Red Ryder BB gun and yes, everyone who had a Red Ryder at least once got hit with a ricocheting BB, usually to the face or neck but the Red Ryder shot BB's at a very low velocity so it wasn't dangerous is just stung. Hell, we used run around the woods playing war shooting each other but we always wore safety glasses.

  • @yungsagegaming8577
    @yungsagegaming8577 Рік тому +13

    I’ve always thought of the Humble Cudgel as a nod to Dead Island. One of the legendary Cudgels is known as the Humble Cudgel. The Cudgels in Dead Island aren’t pipes however

    • @bryanthomas1382
      @bryanthomas1382 Рік тому +3

      Might be the other way around, New Vegas came out before Dead Island if I remember correctly.

    • @yungsagegaming8577
      @yungsagegaming8577 Рік тому +1

      @@bryanthomas1382 Might be unrelated then, because legendaries in Dead Island aren’t as special as unique variants in Fallout

  • @alexsheperd2060
    @alexsheperd2060 Рік тому +3

    Recompense of the fallen also seems to be a bit of a joke at the expense of the dead. You find it in a legion headquarters tossed into a desk. It seems like the legion mocking the NCR

  • @YoutubeCommenterYo
    @YoutubeCommenterYo Рік тому +7

    Here's the thing about Fallout. I hate this whole "I want better graphics" type gaming now. The beautiful gritty feel FNV graphics gave us was the best. Example of FNV deathclaws vs F4 deathclaws. FNV deathclaws gave me jumpscares. F4 Deathclaws looked too polished. It would be nice to have a Fallout New Vegas 2 with the option of old and new graphics. This game can't be beat imo. Great video btw

    • @MintyLime703
      @MintyLime703 9 місяців тому

      People have been saying this well before New Vegas came out, let alone today. They were even arguing the same thing comparing Fallout 3 to the original games claiming that the graphics had too much focus put on them. Graphical fidelity isn't mutually exclusive with other qualities found in a game. Especially with AAA games considering larger budgets and huge dev teams. Don't forget that these games were considered good looking at one point. Off the top of my head the Battlefield games are another one that people used to say they focused too much on the graphics. That was back when we thought games couldn't look much better than BF4; it was new and so took a lot of player focus. Today you can easily tell it came out in 2013 as it doesn't look as good as we all thought and is pretty easy to run on a modern PC. It's the gameplay that players have stuck around for and it's unhindered by all those who wanted the cutting edge in graphics back in 2013.
      For some reason people act like AAA dev teams don't have specialized workers organized into departments and are instead this equally skilled monolithic group that can only work on one thing at a time. It doesn't help that so many AAA games today release in a poor state but still usually look good. It has a lot more to do with the business side of things and stuff like micro transactions than it does resource management. That really only comes into play with indie games, or at least it should.

    • @CliffSedge-nu5fv
      @CliffSedge-nu5fv 7 місяців тому

      When I first started playing video games, graphics didn't exist. I laugh at all the whiny children today talking about "bad graphics" from any games made after 1990. I played fucking Cave and Hack that were text-based only, and I still think 8-bit graphics from the '80s are amazing compared to basically ASCII art graphics of games like Castle Adventure or Y-Fighter.

  • @keiser1188
    @keiser1188 Рік тому +10

    nice video, i love the new vegas uniques, i have a suggestion for a video idea, can you make a lore video explaining how bad pre-war america was? robots taking over jobs, food shortages, nationalism and propaganda etc.., i think it honestly would be nice to see a video talking specifically about the state the country was in pre-war and how it would be like for a normal citizen to live in such a place.

    • @AnAverageGoblin
      @AnAverageGoblin Рік тому

      honestly it wasn't far off from where we are now lmao.

    • @ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz
      @ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz Рік тому

      @@AnAverageGoblin Hence why we need a lore video since people really need to put things in perspective. We don't have shortages and rationing and mass labour protests. We have a senile man and a government stacked with people who hate us, which is almost normal.

  • @estaveler3288
    @estaveler3288 Рік тому +4

    Actually the machetes in nv are not paper cutters but lawnmower blades

  • @Boone69
    @Boone69 Рік тому +1

    Weathered doesn't mean worn in this case. Weathering refers to the chemical composition of these steels, allowing them to exhibit increased resistance to atmospheric corrosion compared to other steels. (wikipedia)

  • @tadferd4340
    @tadferd4340 Рік тому +1

    The Rat Slayer is quite good due to its availability. You can acquire it for free at the start of the game if you know it exists. Early on, you are likely going to have a Varmint Rifle and maybe a Cowboy Repeater as the rifles available to you. The Rat Slayer not only provides a significant upgrade to the standard Varmint Rifle, but it's also scoped and suppressed, which is uncommon among rifles in the game in general. This allows you to acquire an excellent early to mid game Sneak weapon, which is when a long range suppressed weapon is extremely useful in compensating for lower Sneak and no Sneak perks.
    Others have mentioned the much better options in the base game for a gun that could be used to reference Bonnie and Clyde, instead of the 9mm SMG. I want to point out further that the M3 Grease Gun that the 9mm SMG is based on should actually fire .45 ACP, like the M1 Thompson, but they didn't add that ammunition until Honest Hearts when they added a gun based on the M1 Thompson. The Vicky and Vance gun is just a mess of a reference.
    The Q35 Modulator is most useful early, because it only consumes 1 MF cell per shot instead of the 2 a standard Plasma Rifle consumes. MF cells are rather hard to accumulate early on and Laser Rifles don't pack enough punch without perks and stats to boost them.

  • @erso5172
    @erso5172 Рік тому +2

    Great video, I applaud all the work that went into this! Mild nitpick is there are a bunch of words you mispronounced like "nanometer", "picometer", "paciencia", etc..

  • @AnonymousC2218
    @AnonymousC2218 8 місяців тому +1

    21:25 It sounds kinda broken to meeee 🎵

  • @Deathstroke1394
    @Deathstroke1394 Рік тому +4

    N_orte, you are aware that the 45 auto submachine gun is the tommy gun right? They basically just had to re-work the laser rcw and the 45 sub into the tommy

  • @Skull_she_her
    @Skull_she_her Рік тому +10

    I think you missed Elijah's advanced LAER. Unless its not a unique

    • @TheGlaabFather
      @TheGlaabFather Рік тому +8

      There’s at least two that I know of in the Old World Blues DLC… though I would consider it in the same class despite it being considered “rare” like the Ranger Sequoia, Red Glare, Shoulder Mounted LMG, Arc Welder, H&H Tools Nail Gun, Bowie Knife, etc.

    • @pencil6193
      @pencil6193 Рік тому +1

      @@TheGlaabFatherit’s been awhile since I played lonesome road, but is there more than one red glare?

    • @TheGlaabFather
      @TheGlaabFather Рік тому +1

      @@pencil6193 ye… you can buy at least more than one from the automated vendors that ED-E unlocks
      Edit: I was thinking of the Mods for it being possible to buy more than once. The Red Glare has three spawn locations in total

    • @pencil6193
      @pencil6193 Рік тому +1

      @@TheGlaabFather I had no idea actually, thanks

    • @NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself
      @NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself Рік тому +1

      I think there are only two, so almost unique.

  • @PatrollerMojave22
    @PatrollerMojave22 Рік тому +3

    Esther is named like that because of military tradition. Like the landmine that bounces up "Bouncing Betty".

  • @tazone253.theworst2
    @tazone253.theworst2 Рік тому +4

    radio raheem doesnt have on brass knuckles in do the right thing, its a 4 finger ring

  • @enclavehere.2281
    @enclavehere.2281 Рік тому +8

    On the point of the "Big Boomer", in the US the National Firearms Act of 1934 considers all firearms under 16 inches a pistol. If the "Big Boomer" is under 16 inches it would therefore be a pistol. As well, the word "Boomer" might be related to "boom stick" which is common slang for a shotgun, particularly a side-by-side double barrel.
    Also, a quick side note, the 357 in 357 Magnum is always pronounced "three fifty-seven" when referring to the bullet caliber. Really good video, really enjoyed it.

    • @ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz
      @ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz Рік тому +5

      Fun fact, no it doesn't. Little known and admittedly sort of useless knowledge the 16" length wasn't done until the 1968 GCA, the NFA uses an 18" requirement on both shotguns and rifles. The 16" came about after the US Govt surplussed a bunch of M1 Carbines which, by either sheer happenstance or a giga-chad at Winchester, have a barrel length of 17-3/4".
      The US Govt just sold thousands of NFA items like they were normal rifles, and to save face and not attempt to mass arrest a bunch of people they amended the definition of rifle include a 16" barrel when the GCA was passed. Why 16"? Because after 1934 and prior to 1968 a lot of .22 rifles were granted a sort of 'sporting exception' and allowed to have 16" barrels but not qualify as SBRs.
      Does that really matter? Not really, because the GCA still says 16" so it's 16", but it does help if you needed any more reason to think the government is run by idiots who cant even tyranny properly.

  • @miles_da-tractor_man
    @miles_da-tractor_man Рік тому +1

    The holy hand grenade is also a reference to a fallout2 random encounter where some people are looking for it

  • @goose4454
    @goose4454 Рік тому +3

    Everyone needs to say “geeze Louise! at least once a day!

  • @KazemaruW
    @KazemaruW Рік тому +1

    Its awesome that almost every unique weapon has a story to tell

  • @EVeljko
    @EVeljko Рік тому +1

    Brother, the "Driver" part of Driver Nephi comes from his weapon, the dude is still called Nephi smh

  • @timothybackhus824
    @timothybackhus824 Рік тому +2

    Another example of "greased lighting" in common usage is it's use as the name for a b58 hustler that set several speed records. It's at the SAC museum in Ashland NE

  • @Eagleboy90210
    @Eagleboy90210 Рік тому +2

    You can use the ammo glitch on melee weapons so you can equip mini nuke ammo and do one shot punches

  • @brandontoner6149
    @brandontoner6149 Рік тому +3

    Isnt the weathered 10mm supposed to be the one sent with the fo1 protagonist

  • @jonathanwalters8176
    @jonathanwalters8176 Рік тому +1

    My favorite unique item has always been Love and Hate. I get it every play through and use it frequently

  • @Samuel-wp3be
    @Samuel-wp3be 5 місяців тому

    The “Abilene kids BB gun’s”unique effect is also a reference to “a Christmas story” with you’ll shoot your eye out kid which is a line from the movie

  • @samael4550
    @samael4550 8 місяців тому

    The story of Randall Clark genuinely made me tear up the first time I really paid attention to it. The writing is done incredibly well, and finding it all out thru terminals throughout Zion was satisfying. The Survivalist Rifle is a cherry on top of a great, incredibly sorrowful story.

  • @chudwick8814
    @chudwick8814 Рік тому +1

    Easiest way to get cram opener is to shoot the truck when he's punching the dummy

  • @adamcarykiewicz1126
    @adamcarykiewicz1126 Рік тому

    I love every time you try to not repeat "he/she dead" xD Great work overall, I like to listen to your Fallout summaries

  • @lawfulaverage
    @lawfulaverage 9 місяців тому

    An additional interpretation of “A Light Shining in the Darkness” is a literal representation of how it might be seen from a distance; flashes of muzzle fire in a dark cave.

  • @alasdairmackintosh
    @alasdairmackintosh Рік тому +6

    You're wrong about Dinner Bell, with Shotgun Surgeon as a perk it's a great weapon to take advantage of since it probably has the highest effective range for a shotgun other than the single shot one. Some weapons really shine in conjunction with certain perks

  • @alexanderkreczkevich8100
    @alexanderkreczkevich8100 Рік тому +3

    Hey Norte have you ever tried steath killing just the Alien captain. If you havent your next playthrough try it. Just remember it has to be a Stealth kill of the captain only.

  • @Kite403
    @Kite403 Рік тому +1

    32:30 I get the sense that Ulysses knows his weapon is a flag pole that carried the old US flag (maybe it even once bore a Caesar flag, who knows?) But he revels in the irony that his weapon is still killing people well after it has any meaning, i.e. the flag it once bore is no longer there, and it is literally just a beat-stick XD

  • @berzerkbankie1342
    @berzerkbankie1342 Рік тому +1

    Its definitely two step goodbye because you take two steps and explode. Like the 5 point palm exploding heart technique

  • @Dalocklear73
    @Dalocklear73 Рік тому +1

    If I could like it twice I would bro, great video! Second watch and still enjoyed it just as much, Thanks for keeping me entertained at work!

  • @gold_leaf0702
    @gold_leaf0702 10 місяців тому +3

    I was not ready to hear you pronounce "chasm" with a soft 'ch'

  • @DawsonEngler-x8j
    @DawsonEngler-x8j Рік тому +2

    Me and my brother have been re playing this game since it first came OUT ❤ WE HAD THE COMIC BOOK AND CARAVAN Cards and i will never stop playing this game

  • @batmansdad2563
    @batmansdad2563 9 місяців тому +1

    51:24 at what point is maria able to be picked from bennys pocket?

    • @Robert-yt9pq
      @Robert-yt9pq 8 місяців тому

      Sneak the silenced pistol into the casino. Shoot Maria out of Benny's hand, pick it up fast, then kill him with it. You complete a challenge doing this too. "talk about being owned"

    • @batmansdad2563
      @batmansdad2563 8 місяців тому +1

      @@Robert-yt9pq that's not pickpocketing, everyone knows how to shoot it out of his hand

    • @CliffSedge-nu5fv
      @CliffSedge-nu5fv 7 місяців тому

      @batmansdad2563
      Likely requires the reverse pickpocket trick. Sneak pickpocket Benny and put a weapon with higher dps in his inventory. Benny switches to that one, making Maria stealable.

  • @smurfmianz4527
    @smurfmianz4527 Рік тому +1

    Its a cram opener because super mutants can't use the tabs on the can to open them 😂😂😂

  • @that_swole_nerd
    @that_swole_nerd Рік тому

    The fist of the North Star being referenced is awsome two of my favorite things essentially shook hands

  • @tarangryphon3914
    @tarangryphon3914 Рік тому

    Dinner bell is a reference to the saying "having your dinner bell rung" meaning you got hit and your ears are ringing

  • @ieatrebar
    @ieatrebar Рік тому +1

    my only idea for the big boomer would be that it’s a reference to the boom stick from evil dead but it’s a bit of a stretch

  • @hazcat640
    @hazcat640 Рік тому +1

    1:07:31 Nanometer is pronounced just as it looks: Nano - meter Not nah-nom-eter.

  • @CyFiWasTaken
    @CyFiWasTaken Рік тому +5

    I know it's not a big deal, but the way you pronounced nanometer and picometer imploded my brain

    • @NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself
      @NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself Рік тому +1

      There were several mispronouncians, but those were especially egregious.

    • @SABLy-Saul
      @SABLy-Saul 10 місяців тому +1

      "Rawr" being pronounced "roar" when the joke is that it rhymes with "star" for Fist of the North Rawr is what got me. Especially since he said it both ways in the video.

    • @CliffSedge-nu5fv
      @CliffSedge-nu5fv 7 місяців тому

      "Chhasm" and "mee-lee" were also pretty rough.

  • @equinoxsakura9092
    @equinoxsakura9092 Рік тому +1

    37:40 "same poor damage.." crits and takes half the SMMs health 😭

    • @NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself
      @NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself Рік тому +1

      With high luck, finesse, and other crit perks, _The Kid_ can one-shot kill almost anything.

  • @eggrollwilly1935
    @eggrollwilly1935 7 місяців тому

    whether intentional or not it's very funny that the last 1/3 of the video is marked as the survivalist's rifle makes it seem like he spent 30 minutes talking about the survivalist lore

  • @Red2332
    @Red2332 8 місяців тому +1

    I always get a kick out of it when people say "mee-lay" for melee 🤣 I get that I'm probably the weird one that says "may-lay" but still funny sounding the way some people pronounce it

    • @CliffSedge-nu5fv
      @CliffSedge-nu5fv 7 місяців тому

      "May-lay" is correct.
      (At least in English. It is borrowed from French, so a francophile snob might prefer the original French way.)

  • @haroldcarfrey4206
    @haroldcarfrey4206 Рік тому +1

    Two step goodbye is the nickname for the poisonous coral snake, cause people believe you will take two steps then goodbye...

  • @spencerjohnston5969
    @spencerjohnston5969 8 місяців тому

    Wonderful video, exactly what I’ve been looking for🙏🏼

  • @redroC171
    @redroC171 Рік тому +4

    "New Vegas doesn't have any sort of Tommy Gun look-alike" it does tho! just not in the base game, the .45 Auto smg was introduced in Honest Hearts

    • @jayl5032
      @jayl5032 Рік тому +1

      Makes sense, setting wise. The Tommy was more of an east amd east coast weapon like NY, Chicago, etc. Also used in WWI.

    • @Sunflowercowboy
      @Sunflowercowboy Рік тому +2

      @@jayl5032 the Thompson wasnt available in time for WW1, and instead was used in WW2 until it was deemed too expensive and began to be replaced by the m3, which is technically still in service today but was last confirmed to be used around desert storm

    • @jayl5032
      @jayl5032 Рік тому +2

      @heavilyarmedhippie75 Was it? Well I'll be damned, I mixed up the two great wars. Thanks for clarifying btw.

    • @TheHunter2199
      @TheHunter2199 Рік тому +2

      What about the laser rcw?