10 Missable Video Game Items That Are Secretly Crucial

10. Euclid's C-Finder - Fallout: New Vegas

Euclid’s C-Finder is a handheld rangefinder from Fallout: New Vegas that allows you to control a huge orbit laser capable of blowing up entire armies of enemies.

However, when you first come across it, it’s just a toy held by a random child.

Yes, although the C-Finder comes with its own side mission and plays an important role in the subplot concerning the NCR’s and the Legion’s fight over the Helios ONE power plant, when you first play New Vegas, you’re almost guaranteed to ignore it when you see it.

This is because the relevance of the weapon is only revealed when you progress through the Helios ONE storyline, and until then it’s just a prop used by one of the children playing in Freeside.

This little twist is honestly one of the more brilliant “AHA!” moments in New Vegas that’s almost as unlikely as your character surviving a blow to the head, but this is exactly what makes it so special.

There’s just something inherently entertaining about discovering that the key to Helios ONE’s secret weapon was in the hands of a random (and slightly annoying) child the entire time.