Fat Man

Item from Fallout by Interplay / Bethesda

Portable tactical nuclear catapult that launches mini nukes in a slow, terrifying arc — the most destructive personal weapon ever built and the ultimate conversation-ender in the wasteland.

Nobody argues with someone holding a Fat Man. The weapon reshapes any encounter the moment it's visible — enemies recalculate, allies get nervous, and bystanders leave. But the blast radius doesn't discriminate, the mini nukes are almost impossible to find, and the radiation lingers. It's a weapon of last resort that announces itself as a weapon of first resort.

Appearance

Bulky launcher resembling an oversized football sling mounted on a rifle stock. Olive drab metal with radiation warnings stenciled in yellow. The launching cradle cradles a mini nuke like an egg. The whole assembly is awkward, heavy, and unmistakable.

Also known as: Nuka Launcher, Mini Nuke Launcher, Tactical Nuclear Catapult

What They Know

• Named after the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki — pre-War military had a dark sense of humor
• Fires mini nukes in a slow ballistic arc with a massive blast radius that can easily kill the wielder at close range
• Liberty Prime carries an unlimited supply of mini nukes and throws them by hand
• Ammunition is so rare that most Fat Man wielders carry one or two mini nukes total

Connections

• fires — mini_nuke
• wielded_by — liberty_prime
• found_in — capital_wasteland
• irradiated — the_glow

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