Cattle prod (Fallout: New Vegas)

The cattle prod is a weapon .
==Characteristics==
Originally used for herding stubborn cattle, it has also been re-purposed as a non-lethal weapon against humans. In addition to the taser-like prongs at the tip normally found on cattle prods, it has been outfitted with a thick, electrified metal coil around the striking end, hooked up to a pair of batteries taped down near the handle. 
In addition to its damage-causing potential, the cattle prod also causes fatigue damage, which can help knock out targets quicker. It has the highest durability of all blunt melee weapons in the base game.
===Special attack===
The cattle prod has a unique Lights Out special attack, which does 25% more damage in V.A.T.S. at the cost of 28.57% (8) more action points. This attack requires a Melee skill of 50.
It is possible to execute Lights Out 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 cattle prod can successfully strike about 2495 times from full condition before breaking.
==Locations==
* Brooks tumbleweed ranch - One is located on the second floor on one of the shelves of a locker.
* Crimson Caravan Company - They are occasionally available for purchase.
* Jacobstown - One is outside on the ground on top of a line of rocks near the northwest side of the cattle pen, between the pen and the lodge.
* Mick & Ralph's - Can be bought from Mick.
* New Vegas Strip - The NCR military police patrolling around carry these.
* NCR Military Police HQ - Three can be found on a shelf in the storage room.
* Given by Mortimer to the Courier during the White Glove Society quest, Beyond the Beef, if Carlyle St. Clair III is selected to be sacrificed for the banquet.
* One is found inside a toolbox behind a crate in Ranger Substation Peregrine in Zion Canyon.
* One is found inside a toolbox in Ranger Substation Osprey's cell in Zion Canyon.
* One can be found next to the corpse of Dr. Calis inside the X-13 research facility lower level.
==Notes==
* The weapon's drawing/unholstering sounds are shared with the Chinese officer's sword.
* Having Elijah's Ramblings as well as Better Criticals while also having Heavy Handed as an active trait will restore and improve the weapon's critical hit damage which would otherwise be completely eliminated due to its already-low value.
==Bugs==
 Cattle prods can inflict fatigue damage on robots. 
==Gallery==
Lying Congressional Style Brooks Tumbleweed ranch.jpg|Brooks tumbleweed ranch
Cattle prod Jacobstown.jpg|Jacobstown
Cattle prod NCR Embassy.jpg|NCR Embassy
Cattle prod RS Peregrine.jpg|Ranger Substation Peregrine 
Cattle prod RS Osprey.jpg|Ranger Substation Osprey 
Calis.png|X-13 testing facility 
NewVegasReputation.png|Cattle prod on New Vegas Strip reputation icon
Category:Fallout: New Vegas Melee Weapons skill weapons
Category:Fallout: New Vegas non-lethal weapons and ammunition
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