Baton (DX)

"A hefty looking baton, typically used by riot police and national security forces to discourage civilian resistance."

- Inventory description.

Expandable baton is a weapon in Deus Ex.

Background
The expandable baton is a non-lethal melee weapon used by peace-keeping and riot-control forces all over the world in 2052. It's composed of a cylindrical outer shaft containing two telescoping inner shaft that lock into each other when expanded. The shafts are made of steel and a few whacks can knock a target unconscious.

Characteristics
This weapon is great for a pacifist run. It can easily knocks enemies unconscious and also destroy supply crates with ease. Remember to hit the enemy's back and/or head for maximum effectiveness. Just prep them with pepper spray or the riot prod, then give them a few whacks to render them unconscious.

In a non-pacifist run-through, the baton is always useful to keep since it does more damage than the combat knife and uses less room in the inventory than the crowbar. It's also useful as a backup weapon for finishing off enemies and/or breaking open supply crates.

The baton is generally useless during head-on melee combat, and actually does less damage to human enemies than the knife does but the damage it does to objects still stands and like the other melee weapons, instantly incapacitates the victim with an accurate strike to the back of the head. Unlike the riot prod, however, this method of approach is really the only effective use of the baton, since, as mentioned above, the baton is nigh useless in standard combat.

Locations

 * Liberty Island, can be found on a dead UNATCO soldier just after the quay where the player starts.