Sonic emitter - tarantula

The sonic emitter - tarantula is a weapon in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Old World Blues.

Characteristics
The sonic emitter - tarantula is an Energy Weapons pistol with bonus damage against robots and power armor wearers, as well as a unique "critical strike incendiary" effect which ignites the target on a critical hit. This modulation of the sonic emitter has a purple oscilloscope.

As a one-handed energy weapon, the sonic emitter - tarantula is affected by The Professional perk and counts as an improved holdout weapon.

When scoring a Critical Hit, the enemy will catch on fire, and may possibly die instantly. The unique incendiary effect is affected by the Pyromaniac perk.

Variants

 * Sonic emitter - revelation, the least powerful variant of the sonic emitter that paralyzes targets on critical hits.
 * Sonic emitter - Gabriel's bark, a less powerful variant of the sonic emitter that has a knockdown effect on critical hits.
 * Sonic emitter - opera singer, a less powerful variant of the sonic emitter that cripples limbs of the target on critical hits.
 * Sonic emitter - robo-scorpion, a similarly powerful variant of the sonic emitter wherein the sound wave explodes on a critical hit.

Locations
In Higgs Village House #00, on an inactive terminal on the second floor.

Bugs

 * The audio tape may fall off of console and become unreachable. Grenades may be able to get it out.