Ayyyyyy!

From The Vault

Perk Ayyyyyy! Van Buren requirements: Luck 5, Lockpick 125 ranks: 1 benefit: When failing to pick a lock, punch or kick the object with a bonus to the pass/fail check. Opens the object if check is successful and may alert enemies. J.E. Sawyer's Fallout RPG requirements: Security 15 ranks: 1 benefit: When failing to pick a lock, punch or kick the object with a bonus to the pass/fail check. Opens the object if check is successful and may alert enemies.

Ayyyyyy! is a perk from Van Buren, the canceled Fallout 3 project by Black Isle.

If you fail to pick a lock, you can punch or kick the object and add a bonus to the pass/fail check. However, this automatically opens the object if the check is successful, and may be noisy enough to alert nearby enemies.

[edit] Sources

The perk description was posted by J.E. Sawyer on the Interplay forum in 2003.

[edit] Behind the scenes

This is likely a reference to Fonzie from Happy Days, a character who would regularly forcefully hit the Jukebox and it would suddenly be in working order again. "Ayyyyyy!" was also his favorite catchphrase.

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