Old Glory



Old Glory is a unique weapon in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Lonesome Road.

Characteristics
Old Glory is the signature weapon of Ulysses. It is a maple staff capped with a golden eagle.

Special attack
It has a special Grand Slam attack that does 200% damage in V.A.T.S. at the cost of 13 more action points (requires a Melee skill of 50).

It is possible to execute Grand Slam 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
Old Glory can successfully strike about 1245 times from full condition before breaking.

Variants

 * Ulysses wields a non-playable version of Old Glory. The weapon has higher damage, but lower critical damage and a critical multiplier of 1. It also has a 10% chance of knocking enemies down (unless they have Stonewall). The weapon scales to the player character's level, gaining extra damage and critical damage at levels 25, 35, and 45.
 * Pool cue - a common pocket billiards cue stick.
 * Throwing spear - a common pole weapon.

Locations

 * Old Glory can be found on the body of Ulysses, if the player chooses to fight him.
 * It appears in Ulysses' footlocker upon the completion of Lonesome Road.

Behind the scenes

 * The name "Old Glory" is a nickname of the flag of the United States.
 * The idea of carrying a gold or silver pole with an eagle on top dates back to the Legions of the Roman Republic in which each legion had two "Eagles" which were never to be captured. They symbolized the courage of the members of the legion. Since Ulysses was/is a member of the Legion, he may have been an eagle bearer, showing Caesar's insistence on imitating Rome.
 * Ulysses' dialogue in Lonesome Road indicates his eagle staff is an Old World symbol.

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