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A Sorrow's Yao Guai Fist is a sacred symbol. It shows we belong to the tribe and have willingly undertaken a dangerous quest to aid the tribe.Waking Cloud

The yao guai gauntlet is a weapon in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Honest Hearts.

Background[]

The Sorrows tribe residing in Zion Canyon are renowned in the former state of Utah for their effectiveness in hunting deadly yao guai and making equally deadly weapons from their trophies. This gauntlet, made from the fist of a yao guai, has become their signature weapon in the same vein as the war clubs of the Dead Horses, the "storm drums" of the White Legs, and the .45 Auto pistols of the New Canaanites.[1]

Characteristics[]

An unarmed weapon consisting of the severed right forepaw of a yao guai, though contrary to the name, it is worn like a glove rather than strapped to the arm of the user like a deathclaw gauntlet. It deals a low-end amount of damage per strike at a moderate attack speed. It also deals a low-end amount of critical hit damage at a 2.5x critical chance multiplier, the third-highest of all unarmed weapons (below the 3x of its unique variant She's Embrace, the mantis gauntlet and that weapon's unique variant Embrace of the Mantis King! Gun Runners' Arsenal, and the 4x of Two-Step Goodbye Gun Runners' Arsenal). It has a low-end AP cost and the third-highest durability of all unarmed weapons (below She's Embrace and the industrial hand Lonesome Road (add-on)), but also the second-highest weight of all unarmed weapons along with several others as well as a very low-end caps value. It requires a 50 Unarmed skill level and 4 Strength attribute level to use effectively.

Similar to the chainsaw and thermic lance, it can ignore an enemy's DR and DT. Like the war club, 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
Normal040221.82
Stomp5080204Only on knocked down enemies
Uppercut5046202.3
Cross7544202.22.5x damage to limbs
Note: Unarmed weapons do double normal damage in V.A.T.S.

Durability[]

The yao guai gauntlet can successfully strike about 2995 times from full condition before breaking.

Variants[]

Comparison[]

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 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 secondBonus effectsAttacks per secondCritical Chance % multiplierCritical damageAction Point costDamage per action pointDurability (number of attacks before breaking)WeightValue in capsValue to weight ratioSkill requiredStrength required
Yao guai gauntlet 20
32.6Ignores DR/DT1.63x2.530221.829951015015504
She's Embrace 25
44Ignores DR/DT1.76x337202.544951042042504
Note: Unarmed damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.

Locations[]

References[]

  1. The Courier: "Nice guns."
    Joshua Graham: "In the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau, all tribes are known for a specific weapon. White Legs are known for their big submachine guns, 'storm drums.' They broke into an armory near Spanish Fork and have been using them for years. Of course, the Dead Horses have their wooden war clubs and even the Sorrows have their Yao Guai gauntlets. This type of .45 Automatic pistol was designed by one of my tribe almost four hundred years ago. Learning its use is a New Canaanite rite of passage."
    (Joshua Graham's dialogue)
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