Q-35 Matter Modulator

The Q-35 Matter Modulator is a unique weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
This weapon is an upgraded and unique version of the Plasma Rifle. It can be repaired using Plasma Rifles. Instead of using 2 Microfusion cells, Q-35 Matter Modulator only uses 1 unlike Plasma Rifles. Also, rate of fire is about 2x faster than Plasma Rifles. It cannot be modded.

Locations
Located in REPCONN Headquarters, in the shipping section. You have to pick a Hard door on the second floor to get to it, or pick a Very Hard door on the first floor. Found in perfect condition. There is also a key for the door on the 3rd floor just past the dead BoS inside the brief case near a burned skeleton.

Appearances
The plasma rifle has appeared in Fallout: New Vegas.

Trivia

 * The Q-35 Matter Modulator is a possible reference to Looney Tunes, in which Marvin the Martian plans to blow up the earth -- because it obstructs his view of Venus -- using a device bearing a very similar name: the Illudium Q-36 Space Modulator. (His device, however, appeared to be little more than a stick of dynamite.)

Glitches
Weapon may be stuck in floor upon entering room or when moving it. If the Q-35 is stuck, try going into third person with your back against the wall next to the case and slowly looking to the left and right of the case. An option to pick up the Q-35 Matter Modulator should appear.

Using explosives to change its position also helps.

If you cannot find the weapon in the room, check your companion's inventory. He/she may have picked it up.