Vault-Tec Bobblehead

Vault-Tec bobblehead figures are promotional Vault-Tec items in Fallout 3, Fallout 4 and Fallout 76. Although found in the game files, Vault-Tec bobbleheads do not appear in Fallout: New Vegas.

Background
Vault-Tec bobbleheads are found on the eastern side of the former United States, in the regions of the Capital Wasteland, the Commonwealth and Appalachia. Bobbleheads were exclusive Vault-Tec merchandise available to executive-level employees of the Vault-Tec Corporation. They were also offered as a gift to individuals who had been accepted into vaults.

Fallout 3
There are 20 bobbleheads in the Capital Wasteland. Each of the Vault-Tec bobbleheads permanently increases one of the 7 S.P.E.C.I.A.L. statistics by 1 point, or one of the 13 skills of the player character by 10 points.

The bobbleheads will not increase a statistic beyond the maximum of 10 (S.P.E.C.I.A.L.) or 100 (skills). If one has already reached the maximum levels of skills and SPECIAL points, the bobbleheads will not add additional points. Once found, the bobbleheads can be stored on a bobblehead collector's stand in the Megaton house or the Tenpenny Tower suite.

Achievements
Two of the Fallout 3 achievements and trophies involve collecting the bobbleheads. The first achievement/trophy is Yes, I Play with Dolls and is awarded for collecting 10 bobbleheads. The second achievement/trophy is Vault-Tec C.E.O., received once all 20 are found.

Skills

 * ¹Can become unobtainable, see individual articles for additional information

Fallout 4
Each bobblehead in Fallout 4 increases a corresponding S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stat permanently by one or grants a permanent perk. They can be stored on a bobblehead stand which can be crafted at any settlement. A stand is also present in the room in Vault 81 upon being granted to the player character. Refer to the respective articles for more detailed information.

Taking a S.P.E.C.I.A.L. bobblehead while the player character's stat is at 10 allows that stat to increase to 11. As the Bobblehead counts as a stat gain, if one was below 10 before picking it up, they cannot level that stat to above ten via normal methods.

Fallout 76
Unlike other Fallout games, the bobbleheads in Fallout 76 are not permanent, and are consumables that provide temporary effects lasting one real-world hour (two hours with Curator), and multiple copies of each bobblehead can be held. There are fixed locations for a bobblehead to potentially spawn, although the ones that do are randomized.

Locations
Bobbleheads in Fallout 76 no longer spawn at a set location. Instead, they are randomized across a set number of locations. Bobbleheads are susceptible to physics, so they may fall off of platforms and may not be in the exact location. Additionally, other players may loot bobbleheads, preventing them from appearing.

Behind the scenes

 * The bobbleheads were also used as a Fallout 3 promotional item by Bethesda Softworks and are included in the Collector's Edition of the game. They are similar to the ones in-game, but are shorter and in a generic standing-with-arms-folded pose.
 * Bobbleheads are also used as a promotional item for pre-orders of Fallout 4, this time all the different poses are available, although only one, random bobblehead is issued per pre-order.
 * A Vault Boy bobblehead appears in RAGE, another post-apocalyptic game published by Bethesda.
 * Various bobbleheads models are sold in the Bethesda store, beginning as promotional items for Fallout 3.
 * An exclusive bobblehead was released in Loot Crate's November 2015 box, posed with his hands on his hips and his shoulders back.
 * In the video game Rocket League, it is possible to acquire a Vault Boy bobblehead antenna.
 * The Charisma bobblehead is seen in a workshop in the first trailer for Fallout 4.