Shishkebab (Fallout: New Vegas)

The Shishkebab is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
The Shishkebab is a flaming melee weapon which sets the target on fire upon impact. Although it appears to run on fuel from the tank on the player's back, it actually uses no fuel at all. Even though its blade is wreathed in fire, you can still apply poisons to the blade of the Shishkebab. The damage over time from the applied poison stacks with the immolation damage.

If a character has the Pyromaniac perk and a poison-coated Shishkebab, it becomes one of the most damaging melee weapons in the game.

Special attack
It has a special Back Slash attack that does 70% damage in V.A.T.S. at the cost of 6 fewer action points (requires a Melee skill of 50).

It is possible to execute Back Slash 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 shishkebab can successfully strike about 2495 times from full condition before breaking.

Variants

 * Gehenna, a unique version that can be bought from the Vendortron at the Gun Runners in the add-on, Gun Runners' Arsenal.

Locations

 * Shishkebabs are purchasable from the NCR Supply Officer, Quartermaster Bardon in the Hoover Dam Office. However, you may not be able to purchase from the officer if your reputation with the NCR is neutral or lower and if you have a Speech level of under 50.
 * It can also be found at the Crimson Caravan camp after level 16 from Blake.
 * They can also be found at Mick & Ralph's.
 * The Great Khan armorer may have some in stock.
 * Viper leaders may carry one.
 * White Legs pain-makers in Zion Canyon will carry them.
 * Some lobotomites in the Big MT may carry them at higher levels.
 * Carried by marked men in The Divide at higher levels.

Bugs
Sometimes, when enemies hold it, it is invisible.

Behind the scenes

 * "Shish kebab" is a traditional Turkish dish consisting of meat threaded on a skewer and grilled.
 * As seen in the gallery down below, the Shishkebab was meant to have a hose connected to its motorcycle engine. However, this was never programmed into the graphics engine in the final cut of the game. This would also carry over into Fallout: New Vegas.

Gallery
Шиш-кебаб