Alien blaster

	This is a lore summary, presenting intradiegetic or in-universe information about the subject. For game characteristics and similar data, consult the table on the right.

Game-specific articles

The alien blaster is a small but very powerful energy weapon of alien origin which appears in Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4, Fallout 76, and Fallout Shelter.

Models

Small energy cell alien blaster

Gameplay articles:

Fallout, Fallout 2

A special alien blaster with a different design and color compared to others alien weapons and using small energy cells, which could indicate that this a weapon prototype was to avoid having to replenish alien power cell in Earth. It shoots a purple electric bolt and is particularly devastating as a close range weapon.

Alien blaster

Gameplay articles:

Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout Shelter

The alien blaster is extraordinarily rare, powerful and it surpasses most other alien weapons. It is one of the most formidable weapons in the Fallout games to date.

For the unique version found in Fallout 3, see: Firelance
For the unique version found in Fallout 3 Mothership Zeta add-on, see: captain's sidearm
For the unique version found in Fallout Shelter, see: Destabilizer

Alien blaster

Gameplay article:

Fallout 4

Yet another type of alien blaster created by extraterrestrial species and used in their covert operations on the surface of the world.

For the unique variant see Hub's alien blaster.

Notes

According to the Fallout demo the Small energy cell alien blaster's item name was originally going to be called "Alien laser pistol".^[1]

Behind the scenes

The various alien blasters throughout the Fallout series that are refereed to as Firelance is a cultural reference to an identically named Martian weapon appearing in the Wasteland Paragraphs, in the red herring Mars plot.