Father Winter helmet

	The following is based on Fallout 76 seasonal content.

The Father Winter helmet is a power armor helmet in Fallout 76, introduced in the Wastelanders update.

Characteristics[]

The Father Winter helmet is a unique power armor helmet, modified to resemble the personified Father Winter. The main portions of the head are painted blue and the metallic facial hair and eyebrows are painted white. In place of eyes, the helmet as two protruding cylinders with red lenses.

The helmet incorporates a variety of elements from other models of power armor into its design. It features a centrally-mounted headlamp, similar to that of the T-51b power armor, non-standard rear hose connectors which extend outward toward the front of the helmet, and larger ventilation hoses that are connected by ported canisters roughly halfway towards the front of the helmet in a similar fashion to Ultracite power armor.

While the Father Winter helmet is implemented on a technical level as a T-45 helmet and accepts all T-45 helmet mods, it has the Damage Resistance, Energy Resistance, and Rad Resistance of the raider power armor helmet. It cannot be traded, dropped, or sold to vendors. However, this only applies to helmets gained through the event. If a player paints a T-45 helmet with the Father Winter skin, it will retain the helmet's original resistances.

Modifications[]

Miscellaneous
Name	Effect	Description	Durability	Weight	Value	Resources	Requirements	Form ID
Internal database	+2 Intelligence	Increases Intelligence.	-4	+10%	+20%	Adhesive x9 Aluminum x9 Crystal x6 Fiber optics x6	Plan: T-45 internal database	001CFEAA
Sensor array	+2 Perception	Increases Perception.	-4	+10%	+20%	Adhesive x9 Aluminum x9 Fiber optics x6 Fiberglass x9	Plan: T-45 sensor array	001CFEAF
Targeting HUD	Highlights living, hostile, non player NPCs.	Visor highlights living targets.	-15	+20%	+100%	Adhesive x17 Aluminum x17 Circuitry x14 Copper x17 Stable crimson flux x5	Plan: T-45 targeting HUD	001CFEA7
VATS Matrix Overlay	*1.1 VATS hit chance	Increases VATS hit chance.	-4	+10%	+20%	Adhesive x9 Aluminum x9 Circuitry x6 Fiber optics x6	Applied only via loose mod	0020374D
Rad Scrubbers	-	Removes radiation from water when drinking.	-15	+10%	+25%	-		001CFEB3
Recon Sensors	-	Sighted aiming marks enemies with a compass pip.	-6	+12.5%	+40%	Adhesive x11 Aluminum x11 Circuitry x8 Fiber optics x8		00183585

Locations[]

The helmet has a 0.24% chance to be received for completing the seasonal Fasnacht Day event with the best performance (all bots kept alive).

Notes[]

• This helmet was introduced in the 2020 return of Fasnacht Day as a level 15 variant.
• The helmet was updated in the third return of Fasnacht Day in October 2020, with newly acquired versions scaling to the player character's level.
• When attempting to drop/destroy the helmet, a message states that another may be crafted thereafter since the player character knows the recipe. However, the helmet cannot be crafted per se, instead, it is a paint that can be applied to the T-45 helmet.

Behind the scenes[]

Fastnacht is an annual carnival celebrated by Swiss, German and Austrian people while traditionally wearing masks that represent demons, jesters, witches and animals. In Helvetia, West Virginia it is normally celebrated once per year on the first weekend after Fat Tuesday,^[1] and concludes with the burning of an effigy in a bonfire, without any robots or megasloths.^[2]

Bugs[]

• PC Xbox One Playstation 4 The Father Winter power armor helmet was originally planned to be an Atomic Shop skin. The NonPlayerTradable keyword (00499F7A) was never removed and, as a result, the helmet cannot be traded or sold.^{[3][verified]}
• PC Xbox One Playstation 4 The Father Winter power armor helmet does not count as a T-45 helmet for the Funky Duds and Sizzling Style legendary perks, as it is missing the dn_PowerArmor_T45 keyword (00188171).^[verified]
• PC Xbox One Playstation 4 The Father Winter power armor helmet has been rendered paintable on any T-45 helmet. Unlike the variant gained through the event, it will appear as a normal T-45 helmet when viewed through the inventory and is tradable.^[verified]

Gallery[]

Helmet equipped on an empty power armor chassis

Helmet equipped with T-45 power armor

References[]

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