Vault Boy Bobblehead
From The Vault
The Vault Boy bobblehead figures were promotional Vault-Tec items.
Twenty of them can be found in the Capital Wasteland. There is never any karma loss or risk of retaliation for taking a bobblehead. Once found, you can store the bobbleheads on a Bobblehead Collector's Stand in your house in Megaton or in your Tenpenny Tower Suite.
Two of the achievements/trophies involve collecting Vault Boy Bobbleheads. The first achievement or trophy is named Yes, I play with dolls and is awarded for collecting 10 of them, players then earn the second achievement/trophy called Vault-Tec C.E.O. for finding all 20 of them.
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[edit] Effect
Each of the Vault Boy bobbleheads in Fallout 3 permanently increases one of the 7 S.P.E.C.I.A.L. statistics by 1 point or one of the 13 skills of the player character by 10 points. The bobbleheads will not increase a statistic beyond the maximum of 10 (stats) or 100 (skills). Keep that in mind when planning your character, or their bonus might be wasted i.e it is inadvisable to max out any of your SPECIAL stats before leaving the vault, as any subsequently collected bobbleheads and their associated effects will go to waste. Also, with the addition of the new Almost Perfect perk that becomes available when level 30 is reached (Broken Steel dlc required) it is possible to raise all S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats to 9. If the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. bobbleheads are picked up before this perk is activiated the stats raise only to nine, but, if the character waits until after this perk is added to pick up each S.P.E.C.I.A.L. bobblehead raise each to 10 to make a fully maxed out character. The Bobbleheads are very small but with this guide finding them is a breeze.
[edit] List
Every individual page includes a video for location.
[edit] Stats
| Name | Stats | Location | Quote | ObjectID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobblehead - Strength | Strength | Megaton - Lucas Simms' house. On the desk in the bedroom (the door to your immediate left at the top of stairs) on the second floor. His house is directly to the right when you enter Megaton. Collect this item before blowing up Megaton or you will not be able to get it! | It's essential to give your arguments impact. | 38832 |
| Bobblehead - Perception | Perception | Republic of Dave - In the Museum of Dave, on a bookshelf to the right of the room. | Only through observation will you perceive weakness. | 38833 |
| Bobblehead - Endurance | Endurance | Deathclaw Sanctuary - Deathclaw Sanctuary entrance, on a small platform next to the rotting brahmin corpse. | Always be ready to take one for the team. | 38834 |
| Bobblehead - Charisma | Charisma | Vault 108 - Cloning Lab on top of a table in a large room with four beds and a copy of Lying, Congressional Style. | Nothing says pizzazz like a winning smile. | 38850 |
| Bobblehead - Intelligence | Intelligence | Rivet City - Science Lab. Downstairs on one of the tables in the center of the lab. The Science Lab can be reached through the Midship Deck and the Upper Deck. | It takes the smartest individuals to realize there's always more to learn. | 3885C |
| Bobblehead - Agility | Agility | Greener Pastures Disposal - Office | Never be afraid to dodge the sensitive issues. | 388E5 |
| Bobblehead - Luck | Luck | Arlington Cemetery North - In the Arlington House on a hill near the center of the cemetery. It is on a shelf in the basement. | There's only one way to give 110%. | 388E6 |
[edit] Skills
| Name | Stats | Location | Quote | ObjectID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobblehead - Barter | Barter | Evergreen Mills - Market Bazaar - In a dark cave-nook, in the corner of the room to the right of Smiling Jack. Jump over the work bench, it's on the right-most shelves. | Never forget to walk away with more than you've brought. | 388F3 |
| Bobblehead - Big Guns | Big Guns | Fort Constantine - CO Quarters (little bungalow) in the basement. It is in an open safe along with some caps, and the ICBM launchcode. | The best way to win an argument is to be the loudest. | 38906 |
| Bobblehead - Energy Weapons | Energy Weapons | Raven Rock - On the right desk in Colonel Autumn's bedroom: after you pass the huge door from section 2B to 2C, when two Enclave soldiers come out of the right door, take the left one. Be sure to grab this before you leave the Enclave base, as you cannot return for it. | Arrive at peaceful resolutions by using superior firepower. | 3892F |
| Bobblehead - Explosives | Explosives | WKML Broadcast Station - Sealed Cistern, the sewer (manhole cover) behind the station. It is tucked into the rocks (see picture below). | The best way to solve a problem is to make it go away. | 38930 |
| Bobblehead - Lockpick | Lockpick | Bethesda Ruins - Bethesda Offices East on a desk with an active lamp. | Always strive for the unobtainable. | 38931 |
| Bobblehead - Medicine | Medicine | Vault 101 - Dad's medical desk. It can be obtained before you take your G.O.A.T., during your escape from the vault or during your brief (optional) return to Vault 101 . If taken this way, it is inside the clinic where you speak to Amata. | The smart man knows bandages only hide his wounds. | 38950 |
| Bobblehead - Melee Weapons | Melee Weapons | Dunwich Building - Virulent Underchambers, in the center of a room near the exit to Dunwich Building. | It's important to do business up close and personal. | 38951 |
| Bobblehead - Repair | Repair | Arefu - Evan King's House (requires 50 Lockpick, no karma cost). As soon as you enter, look to your left. It is on the white table. | Why go down with the ship when you can try to fix it? | 38952 |
| Bobblehead - Science | Science | Vault 106 - Living Quarters, on a shelf, in the east most room. As you enter the Living Quarters (uppermost floor) from the Vault Entrance, go east through the farther door and follow the passageway. | Always be prepared to explain the hows and whys. | 38953 |
| Bobblehead - Small Guns | Small Guns | National Guard Depot - National Guard Armory, sitting on a shelf in the sealed storage room in the basement. The switch for the armory is found on the 3rd floor that can only be reached by going through the Depot Training Wing and Depot Offices. | Because it's easier to have courage from a safe distance away. | 38954 |
| Bobblehead - Sneak | Sneak | Yao Guai Tunnels - Yao Guai Den, on top of a metal box north of the big pool of water. | The safest distance between two points is a shadowy line. | 38955 |
| Bobblehead - Speech | Speech | Paradise Falls - Eulogy's Pad, on the table next to the terminal. | Let words be your weapon. | 38956 |
| Bobblehead - Unarmed | Unarmed | Rockopolis - Due west of Smith Casey's Garage and due north of Girdershade. The entrance (a large boulder) is below a party banner. The bobblehead is next to Argyle's body. | When words fail, there's always fists. | 38958 |
[edit] Point Lookout
[SPOILER] In the Point Lookout DLC, several "fake" Bobbleheads appear (called Schmault-Tec Bubbleheads) during a hallucination sequence as part of the main questline. These bobbleheads cannot be added to inventory, but give the player sarcastic messages. For instance, when finding the the Luck Bobblehead, it says, "Dead mother, life in a post-nuclear Wasteland and not a friend in it. Yeah, you arent exactly blessed."
[edit] Notes
- The Lockpick Bobblehead is the only bobblehead which does not actually "bobble".
- The Broken Steel perk Almost Perfect allows you to raise all SPECIAL scores to 9. You can get every SPECIAL up to 10 if you wait until you get the perk to collect the bobbleheads. This requires waiting until level 30, however, which could handicap you for much of the game. You should weigh the benefits of higher stats now (more skill points from high Intelligence, access to various perks) against having a "perfect score" later on.
[edit] Behind the scenes
The bobbleheads were also used as a Fallout 3 promotional item by Bethesda Softworks and are included in the Collector's Edition of the game. They are identical to the ones in-game, but have arms crossed in front.
See: Fallout 3 promotional items.
[edit] Images
 All 20 Bobbleheads (Megaton House) |
 Explosives Bobblehead Manhole Location |
