Project SEMELE

SEMELE was an unfinished plasma rifle project, developed by Poseidon Energy.
==Background==
SEMELE was the original project designed to replace the original Winchester P94 plasma caster. Although it was stolen by REPCONN Aerospace, the technology and design specification used in SEMELE, specifically the Heisenberg compensation field when dealing with matter conversion, was later used to develop RobCo Industries' own model of the plasma rifle.REPCONN headquarters terminal entries; Leonard Steeple's terminal, Inter-office Correspondence #3458503The Courier: "What kind of prototypes?"Arcade Gannon: "Plasma rifles. They were intended to replace the P94 plasma caster. There was some corporate espionage going on between Poseidon Energy's Project SEMELE and whatever was going on here."The Courier: "What was Project SEMELE?"Arcade Gannon: "Another one of Poseidon Energy's many secret weapons projects. Before the Great War. It didn't go anywhere. That's how REPCONN got their shot. So to speak."(Arcade Gannon's dialogue) 
The first functional prototype from this project was the Q-35 matter modulator (out of 34 previous attempts). While the Q-35 was the proof of concept the SEMELE needed, the Q-35 was unfit for actual combat use due to the durability of the material it was constructed of. By 2281, the Q-35 is still being held at REPCONN headquarters in stasis.REPCONN headquarters terminal entries; Julia Masters' terminal, Q-35 Release Notes
==Appearances==
SEMELE is mentioned only in Fallout: New Vegas.
==Behind the scenes==
In Greek mythology, Semele (Σεμέλη) was the mortal mother of Dionysus.
==References==
Category:Fallout: New Vegas mentioned-only items
Category:Poseidon Energy technology
Category:REPCONN technology
Category:Pre-War initiatives
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