 | For an overview of brass knuckles in the Fallout series of games, see brass knuckles. |
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Love and Hate is a unique weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.
Characteristics
Edit
Love and Hate is a unique pair of knuckle-dusters which deal more damage than the standard variants. The attached spiked plates have the words "LOVE" and "HATE" embossed on them, and are stained with blood. It is considered a holdout weapon, and can be carried concealed into weapons-free locations regardless of the Courier's Sneak skill.
V.A.T.S. Special AttacksEdit
| Legend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | - Type of attack |  | - Skill required | |
 | - Damage per attack in V.A.T.S. |  | - Action point cost | |
 | - Damage per action point |  | - Additional effects | |
| | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 0 | 60 | 19 | 3.16 | |
| Stomp | 50 | 120 | 20 | 6 | Only on knocked down enemies |
| Uppercut | 50 | 69 | 20 | 3.45 | |
| Cross | 75 | 66 | 20 | 3.3 | 2.5x damage to limbs |
- Note: Unarmed weapons do double normal damage in V.A.T.S.
DurabilityEdit
Love and Hate can successfully strike about 1,495 times from full condition before breaking.
VariantsEdit
ComparisonEdit
| Legend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | - Weapon name (melee or unarmed) |  | - Attacks in V.A.T.S. | |
 | - Weapon name (gun, energy or explosive) | | - Action point cost | |
| - Damage per attack (damage per projectile) | | - Damage per action point | |
 | - Damage per second |  | - Weapon spread | |
 | - Area of effect damage |  | - Magazine capacity (shots per reload) | |
| - Effect damage & duration |  | - Durability (number of attacks before breaking) | |
 | - Bonus effects |  | - Weight | |
| - Attacks per second |  | - Value in caps | |
 | - Critical chance % multiplier |  | - Value to weight ratio | |
 | - Critical damage | | - Skill required | |
 | - Critical effect damage & duration |  | - Strength required | |
 | - With all mods attached | |||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brass knuckles | 18 | 36.9 | 2.05 | x1 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 995 | 1 | 120 | 120 | 25 | 2 |
| Love and Hate | 30 | 75.8 | 2.53 | x1 | 30 | 19 | 3.2 | 1495 | 1 | 750 | 750 | 50 | 3 |
| Spiked knuckles | 25 | 59.2 | 2.37 | x1 | 25 | 19 | 2.6 | 1495 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 50 | 3 |
- Note: Unarmed damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.
LocationEdit
- Bonnie Springs - Found on a Viper Gang leader.
Behind the scenesEdit
Love and Hate is a reference to two films: The Night of the Hunter and Do The Right Thing.[1]
BugsEdit
- Love and Hate does not use a higher resolution texture when used by the player, despite one being available in the game's resources. [verified]
- On rare occasions Love and Hate can be found in a filing cabinet in Aurelius' office. [verified]
- When dropped, Love and Hate may fall through the ground. [verified]
- Sometimes after drawing Love and Hate, the player character's left thumb may get stuck sticking upright. Simply holstering and drawing the weapon again will fix this. [verified]
