Pew Pew

Pew Pew is a unique weapon .
==Background==
===Allen Marks===
The uniquely designed Pew Pew once belonged to Allen Marks, a man infamous for hunting Sunset Sarsaparilla star bottle caps and killing anyone he suspected of having even one in the Mojave Wasteland. At some point prior to the Courier awakening in Goodsprings, Marks broke into the Sunset Sarsaparilla headquarters prize vault, likely after accruing enough star bottle caps from his hunting for Festus to inform him of its existence. Marks accidentally trapped himself in the airtight vault, eventually dying of asphyxiation after recording a final message with Pew Pew still clutched in his hand.
==Characteristics==
The upper casing of the weapon is colored red, and the focus adjustment knob on the rear of the gun has a Sunset Sarsaparilla bottle cap with a crudely drawn star attached by a screw. Underneath the bottle cap are the words "Had it coming" etched into the casing, along with eight hash marks. Additional hash marks also appear along both sides and the underside of the main body of the pistol.
On top of the main body is a wooden plate with what appears to be two capacitors attached by nails, strapped on by black tape, and wired into the main body in series by a red and blue wire, hinting at its extra power output. It fires a distinct orange beam, with the flare from the muzzle being more intense than a standard laser pistol.
Compared to its standard counterpart, Pew Pew does drastically more damage but at the cost of using 5 energy cells per shot with a "clip" size of 10, resulting in a maximum of two shots before reloading. It is considered an improved holdout weapon.
===Durability===
Pew Pew can fire a total of about 395 times using standard cells, the equivalent of 198 reloads, from full condition before breaking.
==Variants==
* Laser pistol - the standard variant found throughout the Mojave Wasteland.
* Laser pistol (GRA) - the customizable variant added with Gun Runners' Arsenal.
* Missing laser pistol - a quest item relevant to the unmarked quest Pistol Packing.
* Compliance Regulator - a unique variant that inflicts a paralysis effect on a Critical Hit, found in Fallen Rock cave.
===Comparison===
==Location==
The weapon can be acquired by completing The Legend of the Star, which requires gathering at least 50 Sunset Sarsaparilla star bottle caps and bringing them to Festus in the Sunset Sarsaparilla headquarters, which triggers A Valuable Lesson that then leads to entering the prize vault where Allen Marks' body can be found in the back corner of the vault and Pew Pew next to it.
==Notes==
* Pew Pew fires only two shots at full capacity, making the sound "pew pew" when fully discharged in rapid succession.
* Pew Pew has the same trademark colors (red and yellow) as the Sunset Sarsaparilla Company, further highlighting the obsession of its previous owner, Allen Marks.
* Prior to patch 1.3.0.452, Pew Pew had a 30-round magazine and used 15 energy cells per shot.
* When fired, the first laser will cause a yellow-orange burst of light from the barrel, yet the second shot will most often be red, with no flash, just the laser.
* If one has less than five energy cells, Pew Pew can still fire.
* It is the second-most powerful improved holdout weapon that is not an explosive (in terms of base damage).
* When aiming with true iron sights on, the player character will still have a crosshair.
* In the GECK, an unused script can be found that was meant to make this weapon fire in a 2-shot burst.
==Behind the scenes==
* There remains an unused script in the Fallout: New Vegas G.E.C.K., , that was meant to be associated with Pew Pew. According to the script, Pew Pew was meant to quickly fire twice with every pull of the trigger and use up two charges, instead of only being able to fire twice before having to reload. While the script does achieve this desired effect, an issue arises when only one charge is left in Pew Pew and when fired will still fire two shots (pulling ammo use for the shot from the unloaded reserve). The issue was never resolved as the GECK's limited scripting capabilities made it impossible to track the player's ammo count in a magazine. Thus the original design was abandoned for the one seen in-game.
* "Pew Pew" is a commonly used onomatopoeia representing the sound of a laser being fired.Pew Pew on urban dictionary
==Bugs==
 When changing ammo types in the third person, Pew Pew doesn't make any reloading sound.
==Sounds==
			
			
==Gallery==
Allen Marks ingame.jpg|The weapon, next to Allen
FNV_Pew_Pew_notches.png|Texture render, showing 38 notches
==References==
Category:Fallout: New Vegas Energy Weapons skill weapons
Category:Fallout: New Vegas improved holdout weapons
Category:Fallout: New Vegas unique weapons
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