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Love and Hate is a unique weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics[]

Compared to the brass knuckles and spiked knuckles, Love and Hate deals the most damage per strike at the fastest attack speed of all three, though the DAM value is low-to-moderate to all unarmed weapons while the attack speed is the third-highest of all unarmed weapons. It deals the highest critical hit damage of all its variants at a 1x critical chance multiplier. It has the third-lowest AP cost of all unarmed weapons along with the spiked knuckles as well as a similar durability, albeit the highest caps value of the three. It is considered a holdout weapon. It requires a 50 Unarmed skill level and 3 Strength attribute level, like the spiked knuckles, to use effectively.

Visually, the weapon is close in appearance to the spiked knuckles, with the addition of plates in-between the spikes and fingerholes that have the words "LOVE" and "HATE" embossed on them, as well as being stained with blood.

V.A.T.S. Special Attacks[]

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Type of attack- Type of attackSkill required- Skill required
Damage per attack in V.A.T.S.- Damage per attack in V.A.T.S.Action point cost- Action point cost
Damage per action point- Damage per action pointAdditional effects- Additional effects
Type of attackSkill requiredDamage per attack in V.A.T.S.Action point costDamage per action pointAdditional effects
Normal060193.16
Stomp50120206Only on knocked down enemies
Uppercut5069203.45
Cross7566203.32.5x damage to limbs
Note: Unarmed weapons do double normal damage in V.A.T.S.

Durability[]

Love and Hate can successfully strike about 1,495 times from full condition before breaking.

Variants[]

Comparison[]

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Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)- Weapon name (melee or unarmed)Attacks in V.A.T.S.- Attacks in V.A.T.S.
Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)- Weapon name (gun, energy or explosive)Action point cost- Action point cost
Damage per attack (damage per projectile)- Damage per attack (damage per projectile)Damage per action point- Damage per action point
Damage per second- Damage per secondWeapon spread- Weapon spread
Area of effect damage- Area of effect damageMagazine capacity (shots per reload)- Magazine capacity (shots per reload)
Effect damage & duration- Effect damage & durationDurability (number of attacks before breaking)- Durability (number of attacks before breaking)
Bonus effects- Bonus effectsWeight- Weight
Attacks per second- Attacks per secondValue in caps- Value in caps
Critical chance % multiplier- Critical chance % multiplierValue to weight ratio- Value to weight ratio
Critical damage- Critical damageSkill required- Skill required
Critical effect damage & duration- Critical effect damage & durationStrength required- Strength required
With all mods attached- With all mods attached
Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)Damage per attack (damage per projectile)Damage per secondAttacks per secondCritical Chance % multiplierCritical damageAction Point costDamage per action pointDurability (number of attacks before breaking)WeightValue in capsValue to weight ratioSkill requiredStrength required
Brass knuckles 18
36.92.05x1181829951120120252
Love and Hate 30
75.82.53x130193.214951750750503
Spiked knuckles 25
59.22.37x125192.614951500500503
Note: Unarmed damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.

Location[]

The weapon is located at Bonnie Springs, south-southeast of Red Rock Canyon and north of Goodsprings Cemetery, found on a Viper Gang leader wearing combat armor.

Behind the scenes[]

The weapon's name and design serve as an homage to the character played by Robert Mitchem in the 1955 movie The Night of the Hunter, who has the words "LOVE" and "HATE" tattooed on the knuckles of his hands. A similar homage to Mitchem's character's tattoos appears in the Spike Lee movie Do the Right Thing.[1]

Bugs[]

  • PCPC Playstation 3Playstation 3Playstation 3 Xbox 360Xbox 360 Love and Hate does not use a higher resolution texture when used by the player, despite one being available in the game's resources. [verified]
  • Xbox 360Xbox 360 On rare occasions Love and Hate can be found in a filing cabinet in Aurelius' office. [verified]
  • Xbox 360Xbox 360 When dropped, Love and Hate may fall through the ground. [verified]
  • Playstation 3Playstation 3Playstation 3 Xbox 360Xbox 360 Sometimes after drawing Love and Hate, the player character's left thumb may get stuck sticking upright. Simply holstering and drawing the weapon again will fix this. [verified]

References[]

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