Power fist (Fallout: New Vegas)

	For an overview of power fist models found in numerous games, see power fists. For the Gun Runners' Arsenal version of this weapon, see Power fist (GRA).

 

The power fist is an unarmed weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

CharacteristicsEdit

The power fist is a mechanical glove mounted with a hydraulic piston powered ram. When punching, the pistons push the ram forward, smashing into the enemy. Sometimes, enough power is transferred to the target to knock them down.

V.A.T.S. Special AttacksEdit

Legend
Type of attack	- Type of attack		Skill 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 point		Additional effects	- Additional effects

Type of attack	Skill required	Damage per attack in V.A.T.S.	Action point cost	Damage per action point	Additional effects
Normal	0	80	28	2.86
Stomp	50	160	20	8	Only on knocked down enemies
Uppercut	50	92	20	4.6
Cross	75	88	20	4.4	2.5x damage to limbs

Note: Unarmed weapons do double normal damage in V.A.T.S.

DurabilityEdit

The power fist can successfully strike about 395 times from full condition before breaking.

VariantsEdit

• Gun Runners' Arsenal power fist Gun Runners' Arsenal - the variant added by Gun Runners' Arsenal that accepts modifications.
• Greased Lightning Gun Runners' Arsenal - a unique variant added by Gun Runners' Arsenal.
• Industrial hand Lonesome Road (add-on) - a fully automatic bladed industrial tool.
• Salt-Upon-Wounds' power fist Honest Hearts - a unique variant wielded by Salt-Upon-Wounds in the add-on, Honest Hearts.
• Saturnite fist Old World Blues (add-on) - the common variant found in the Big MT.
• Saturnite fist super-heated Old World Blues (add-on) - the variant that underwent the process of overheating in The Sink.

ComparisonEdit

Legend
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 second		Weapon spread	- Weapon spread
Area of effect damage	- Area of effect damage		Magazine capacity (shots per reload)	- Magazine capacity (shots per reload)
Effect damage & duration	- Effect damage & duration		Durability (number of attacks before breaking)	- Durability (number of attacks before breaking)
Bonus effects	- Bonus effects		Weight	- Weight
Attacks per second	- Attacks per second		Value in caps	- Value in caps
Critical chance % multiplier	- Critical chance % multiplier		Value to weight ratio	- Value to weight ratio
Critical damage	- Critical damage		Skill required	- Skill required
Critical effect damage & duration	- Critical effect damage & duration		Strength 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 second	Effect damage and duration	Bonus effects	Attacks per second	Critical Chance % multiplier	Critical damage	Critical effect damage and duration	Action Point cost	Damage per action point	Durability (number of attacks before breaking)	Weight	Value in caps	Value to weight ratio	Skill required	Strength required
Power fist	40	43.6			1.09	x1	40		28	2.9	395	6	800	133.3	50	5
Power fist fnvgra	40	43.6			1.09	x1	40		28	2.9	395	6	800	133.3	50	5
Power fist With all weapon mods attached fnvgra	48	62.8			1.31	x1	40		28	3.4	795	6	4900	816.7	50	5
Greased Lightning fnvgra	32	96			3	x1	32		28	2.3	995	6	15000	2500	50	5
Industrial hand fnvlr	50	160		Ignores DR/DT	3.2	x1	40		65	1.5	7995	10	2500	250	75	7
Salt-Upon-Wounds' power fist fnvhh	45	64.4	+3poison/10s		1.36	x1	45		25	4.8	495	6	2500	416.7	50	6
Saturnite fist fnvowb	35	63			1.8	x1	35		25	2.8	795	4	1600	400	45	4
Saturnite fist super-heated fnvowb	55	90.8			1.65	x1	55	+2fire/5s	25	4.4	595	4	2400	600	55	5

Note: Unarmed damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.

LocationsEdit

• Boulder City ruins - in an ammunition case on the second floor on one of the houses.
• Camp McCarran - there are five or more in the tents located in several footlookers. These tents are located directly north of the entrance.
• Camp Golf - plenty of them can be found in the trooper tents, in front of the House Resort.
• Cottonwood Cove - there are two in the footlockers, in the tent next to the Cottonwood Cove HQ.
• Hidden Valley bunker - the Brotherhood of Steel has many stashed away in the footlockers in their base. However, laser pistols can sometimes be found instead.
• Hoover Dam - there is one inside a footlocker which is inside one of the sleeping quarters near Quartermaster Bardon's office.
• Mick & Ralph's, Freeside - it can be sold by Mick in his special inventory.
• Novac - sometimes sold by Cliff Briscoe.
• Scavenger Platform, Lake Mead - in a metal box (may be randomly generated loot).
• Silver Rush, Freeside - one can be found on the top floor.
• The Tops - in the safe on the presidential suite.
• The Fort - in a footlocker in Caesar's tent (Lockpick skill of 100 required). Also held by many Legion members.
• Vault 3 - can be found on numerous Fiend raiders.
• Vault 11 - in a footlocker in the living quarters.
• Abandoned Brotherhood of Steel bunker - two may be found in the footlockers.
• The Fort - when opening Mr. House's secret room, go straight down the stairs and into the room and its found in one of the footlockers.

NotesEdit

• This weapon is an improved holdout weapon.
• Upon close inspection, there are notches on the fist that add up to 33.
• As of the Old World Blues add-on, the power fist attacks much more slowly, even with a maxed out Unarmed skill and high Strength. Even with the Slayer perk, it punches rather the same speed as it did in Fallout 3. The slower attack speed is not present in the other variants like the zap glove and ballistic fist, however.

BugsEdit

• pc ps3 xbox360 The power fist does not use a higher resolution texture when used by the player, despite one being available in the game's resources.^[verified]
• pc ps3 xbox360 The power fist uses the default Pip-Boy image from Fallout 3, despite there being an updated version present in the game's resources.^[verified]
• xbox360 Sometimes when appearing in third-person player, the power fist will appear above the hand.^[verified]

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GalleryEdit

Concept art by Adam Adamowicz

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