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The power fist is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics[]

An unarmed weapon consisting of a gunmetal-gray mechanical glove with a hydraulic piston powered ram mounted atop the forearm that, when punching an enemy, the ram is pushed forward to smash into them and even can inflict a "knockdown" effect. On the left side of the forearm mount, there is a series of 33 tally marks.

It deals a moderate amount of damage per strike, at the fastest attack speed of all unarmed weapons along with the ballistic fist and its unique variant Two-Step Goodbye (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal, the bear trap fist Dead Money, and the corrosive glove Old World Blues (add-on). It also deals a moderate amount of critical hit damage at a 1x critical chance multiplier. It has a high-end AP cost, low-end durability, moderate weight, and a moderate caps value. It requires a 50 Unarmed skill level and 5 Strength attribute level to use effectively. It is considered an improved holdout weapon.

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
Normal080282.86
Stomp50160208Only on knocked down enemies
Uppercut5092204.6
Cross7588204.42.5x damage to limbs
Note: Unarmed weapons do double normal damage in V.A.T.S.

Durability[]

The power fist can successfully strike about 395 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 secondEffect damage and durationBonus effectsAttacks per secondCritical Chance % multiplierCritical damageCritical effect damage and durationAction Point costDamage per action pointDurability (number of attacks before breaking)WeightValue in capsValue to weight ratioSkill requiredStrength required
Power fist 40
43.61.09x140282.93956800133.3505
Power fist Gun Runners' Arsenal40
43.61.09x140282.93956800133.3505
Power fist With all weapon mods attached Gun Runners' Arsenal48
62.81.31x140283.479564900816.7505
Greased Lightning Gun Runners' Arsenal32
963x132282.39956150002500505
Industrial hand Lonesome Road (add-on)50
160Ignores DR/DT3.2x140651.57995102500250757
Salt-Upon-Wounds' power fist Honest Hearts45
64.4+3Poison/10s1.36x145254.849562500416.7506
Saturnite fist Old World Blues (add-on)35
631.8x135252.879541600400454
Saturnite fist super-heated Old World Blues (add-on)55
90.81.65x155+2Fire/5s254.459542400600555
Note: Unarmed damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.

Locations[]

Notes[]

  • With the release of Old World Blues, the weapon's base attack speed was decreased so that, even with the maximum 100 Unarmed skill level and a high Strength attribute level as well as perks like Slayer, it is closer to that of its counterpart in Fallout 3. The speed decrease is not present in the weapon's variants like the ballistic fist, however.
  • When doing a power attack with the power fist, the sound of the hydraulics is louder.

Bugs[]

  • PCPC Playstation 3Playstation 3Playstation 3 Xbox 360Xbox 360 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]
  • PCPC Playstation 3Playstation 3Playstation 3 Xbox 360Xbox 360 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]
  • Xbox 360Xbox 360 Sometimes when appearing in third-person player, the power fist will appear above the hand.[verified]

Sounds[]

Power fist icon

Gallery[]

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