Identity
| Name | Skippy |
|---|---|
| Class | Pistol |
| Technology | Smart |
| Ammo | Handgun Ammo |
| Base weapon | HJKE-11 Yukimura |
| Content | Base game |
Function
A talking smart pistol with two targeting modes: Stone Cold Killer aims for heads; Puppy-Loving Pacifist aims for limbs. Its tracking works without installing Smart Link. The dialogue choices determine the lasting targeting mode.
5++ reference
Tier 5++ reference · Gamestegy, 13 October 2025.
| Field | Figure |
|---|---|
| Damage per projectile | 40.09 damage |
| Attacks per second | 6.7 /s |
| Magazine capacity | 30 rounds |
| Reload time | 1.6 s |
| Effective range | 30 m |
| Headshot damage bonus | 85 % bonus |
| Aim in / out time | 0.15 / 0.2s |
| Equip / unequip time | 0.3 / 0.25s |
- Type
- Smart
- Content
- Base game
- Available from
- Act 2 · Vista del Rey
- Double Trouble
- No · Smart sidearm
- Where
- Alley near the College St fast-travel point, Vista del Rey, Heywood
- Side job
- Machine Gun, which ends with Regina Jones
- Mode
- Chosen at pickup. After about 50 kills Skippy asks V why, and that answer locks the mode.
How to get it
Find the alley near the College St fast-travel point in Vista del Rey, Heywood. Pick up the pistol next to a body and speak to Skippy to begin its sequence of conversations.
Route details
Follow the conversations
Picking up Skippy begins a weapon-specific sequence. Listen to the initial targeting-mode conversation and keep using the pistol to progress toward Machine Gun. Skippy is a Smart pistol, so it falls outside Double Trouble’s Power-only weapon rule.
What happens at Regina
Machine Gun eventually points V toward Regina Jones. Handing Skippy over ends that part of its story. Regina can later return the weapon after its personality has been removed, so the returned gun and the original talking companion are different experiences.
Can you miss it?
Returning it to Regina during Machine Gun changes what you keep. She can later return the gun without its original personality.
Upgrade it
Since Update 2.0, Iconic weapons are the only weapons you can upgrade. Open the Crafting menu, use the upgrade tab and spend Item Components to raise Skippy one tier at a time, up to Tier 5++. The steps past Tier 5 cost Tier 5 components.
Questions
How do you get Skippy to aim for the head?
Pick Puppy-Loving Pacifist when you first pick it up. After about 50 kills Skippy asks V why; answer "I don't know" or refuse the conversation, and it switches to Stone Cold Killer for good. Answering "Killing is wrong" keeps the pacifist mode.
Can you keep Stone Cold Killer if you pick it first?
No. If you start on Stone Cold Killer, Skippy switches to Puppy-Loving Pacifist after about 50 kills, and the change is permanent.
Can Skippy be dual-wielded?
No. Double Trouble in Update 2.5 takes Power pistols and Power revolvers only, and Skippy is a Smart pistol.