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Greased Lightning is a unique weapon added with the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Gun Runners' Arsenal.

Characteristics[]

Compared to the standard power fist, Greased Lightning deals the lowest amount of damage per strike of all unarmed weapons. However, its extremely fast attack speed, the second-highest of all unarmed weapons (only below the fully-automatic industrial hand Lonesome Road (add-on)) gives it the second-highest damage per second (DPS) value (again below the industrial hand). It also deals the lowest amount of critical hit damage of all unarmed weapons, albeit at a low-end AP cost and with high-end durability, a moderate weight, and the second-highest caps value of all unarmed weapons. It is considered an improved holdout weapon. Like all unique weapons, it cannot accept weapon modifications unlike the GRA variant of the standard power fist. It requires a 50 Unarmed skill level and 5 Strength attribute level to use effectively.

Visually, the weapon is structurally similar to the standard variant while having a nickel-black metal plating with a radiation symbol painted on the top, and three light copper-colored pistons. On the fist's right side, there is a "Radiation risk" warning sign. The 33 tally marks on the left side of the forearm are shared with the standard variant.

V.A.T.S. Special Attacks[]

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Type of attack- Type of attackSkill required- Skill required
Damage per attack in V.A.T.S.- Damage per attack in V.A.T.S.Action point cost- Action point cost
Damage per action point- Damage per action pointAdditional effects- Additional effects
Type of attackSkill requiredDamage per attack in V.A.T.S.Action point costDamage per action pointAdditional effects
Normal064282.29
Stomp50128206.4Only on knocked down enemies
Uppercut5073.6203.68
Cross7570.4203.522.5x damage to limbs
Note: Unarmed weapons do double normal damage in V.A.T.S.

Durability[]

Greased Lightning can successfully strike about 995 times from full condition before breaking.

Variants[]

Comparison[]

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Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)- Weapon name (melee or unarmed)Attacks in V.A.T.S.- Attacks in V.A.T.S.
Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)- Weapon name (gun, energy or explosive)Action point cost- Action point cost
Damage per attack (damage per projectile)- Damage per attack (damage per projectile)Damage per action point- Damage per action point
Damage per second- Damage per secondWeapon spread- Weapon spread
Area of effect damage- Area of effect damageMagazine capacity (shots per reload)- Magazine capacity (shots per reload)
Effect damage & duration- Effect damage & durationDurability (number of attacks before breaking)- Durability (number of attacks before breaking)
Bonus effects- Bonus effectsWeight- Weight
Attacks per second- Attacks per secondValue in caps- Value in caps
Critical chance % multiplier- Critical chance % multiplierValue to weight ratio- Value to weight ratio
Critical damage- Critical damageSkill required- Skill required
Critical effect damage & duration- Critical effect damage & durationStrength required- Strength required
With all mods attached- With all mods attached
Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)Damage per attack (damage per projectile)Damage per secondEffect damage and durationBonus effectsAttacks per secondCritical Chance % multiplierCritical damageCritical effect damage and durationAction Point costDamage per action pointDurability (number of attacks before breaking)WeightValue in capsValue to weight ratioSkill requiredStrength required
Power fist 40
43.61.09x140282.93956800133.3505
Power fist Gun Runners' Arsenal40
43.61.09x140282.93956800133.3505
Power fist With all weapon mods attached Gun Runners' Arsenal48
62.81.31x140283.479564900816.7505
Greased Lightning Gun Runners' Arsenal32
963x132282.39956150002500505
Industrial hand Lonesome Road (add-on)50
160Ignores DR/DT3.2x140651.57995102500250757
Salt-Upon-Wounds' power fist Honest Hearts45
64.4+3Poison/10s1.36x145254.849562500416.7506
Saturnite fist Old World Blues (add-on)35
631.8x135252.879541600400454
Saturnite fist super-heated Old World Blues (add-on)55
90.81.65x155+2Fire/5s254.459542400600555
Note: Unarmed damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.

Locations[]

Notes[]

  • Special unarmed attacks can be performed at extremely fast speeds with this weapon.
  • Due to the weapon's high attack speed and low damage, its condition decays rapidly.
  • Targets can fly into the air or skid across the ground when killed with the fist.
  • If the Brotherhood of Steel is hostile towards the player, and the Hidden Valley bunker was not destroyed via the self-destruct system, Greased Lightning may be impossible to obtain. This is because Torres is set to respawn every three days (see Torres' bug section).
  • Combining the weapon with the Super Slam! perk results in using faster attacks that have high chances of inflicting "knockback" effects on enemies.
  • Sometimes, if it wasn't bought from Torres and she is killed for any reason, Vendortron won't have it for sale either. This can be fixed by uninstalling, then reinstalling Gun Runners' Arsenal.

Behind the scenes[]

"Faster than greased lightning" is an American idiom that was popular in the 1950s and 1960s, particularly in the greaser subculture.

Sounds[]

Power fist icon
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