Plasma Defender

The Plasma Defender is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
A heavier, more powerful plasma pistol. Uses two charges per shot, and degrades quickly. With the Jury Rigging perk, you can repair this weapon with Laser Pistols and Plasma Pistols, the former generally being the better choice, owing to its low value and commonness.

Prior to patch 1.2, only two copies of the Defender existed (in the Lucky 38 and Silver Rush) and each shot consumed 3 energy cells.

Locations

 * In Silver Rush on a table.
 * In a floor safe in the Lucky 38 Cocktail Lounge.
 * Dead Bright Brotherhood followers can randomly spawn Defenders.
 * Arcade Gannon carries one as his default weapon.

Bugs

 * Dead Bright followers that spawn with a Defender will spawn microfusion cells instead of energy cells.