The Dog Tag Fist is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.
Gameplay[edit]
The weapon consists of several NCR military dogtags clenched between the fingers on each fist, with the chains wrapped around the knuckles.
V.A.T.S. special attacks[edit]
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| Normal | 0 | 40 | 35 | 1.14 | |
| Stomp | 50 | 80 | 20 | 4 | Only on knocked down enemies |
| Uppercut | 50 | 46 | 20 | 2.3 | |
| Cross | 75 | 44 | 20 | 2.2 | 2.5x damage to limbs |
- Note: Unarmed weapons do double normal damage in V.A.T.S.
Durability[edit]
The Dog Tag Fist can successfully strike about 495 times from full condition before breaking.
Crafting[edit]
This weapon must be crafted by the Courier. It cannot be found on enemies or in containers. The schematics to build this weapon are given by Private Private Halford after completing the unmarked quest Help for Halford in the Camp Guardian Caves. They can also be found on his corpse.
| Materials: | Requirements: | Produces: | ||
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NCR Dogtag (20) |  | Built or Scrapped: Skill Level: Repair: 30 Plan: | | Dog Tag Fist (1) |
Variants[edit]
- Recompense of the Fallen - A unique variant of the Dog Tag Fist.
Comparison[edit]
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| Dog Tag Fist | 20 | 31.6 | 1.58 | x1 | 20 | 35 | 1.1 | 495 | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Recompense of the Fallen | 25 | 47.4 | 1.89 | x1 | 25 | 35 | 1.4 | 745 | 3 | 250 | 83.3 | 0 | 1 |
- Note: Unarmed damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.
Notes[edit]
- The Dog Tag Fist requires a Strength of 1 and no Unarmed skill.
- Each dog tag belonged to Sgt. James, from the 452nd Battalion in Irvine, California who had an O negative blood type.
- Even though it requires twenty dog tags to create, the Courier only uses three of them for each hand or six in total. Despite the tags having no weight when in the inventory, the Dog Tag Fist weighs three pounds.
- Dog Tag Fists cannot be manipulated/lifted to be placed on a shelf, etc, they can only be picked up or dropped.
- Since NCR dog tags are a quest item, they won't be removed from the player character's inventory upon entering the Sierra Madre. Therefore it is possible to craft the Dog Tag Fist there.
Bugs[edit]
When worn by female players/NPCs, the hands on the Dog Tag Fist have malformed textures due to the mesh's node name being the incorrect string and breaking FaceGen, causing the male hand texture to be applied to the female hands.
Gallery[edit]
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