Super mutant brute

Super mutant brutes are the middle tier of the regular super mutant enemy class in Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas. They are discernible by their crested helmets, or by the heavier scrap armor plate coverage on their arms and shoulders.

Description
Brutes are typically equipped with either an assault rifle, or a melee weapon (a sledgehammer) and a frag grenade. Less commonly (although still reasonably frequent), some brutes that appear in specific locations (mainly inside the D.C. Ruins) are equipped with a minigun or a missile launcher.

They have 2.5 times more hit points than a regular super mutant, and wear makeshift metal armor. This, along with their superior armaments, makes them tougher opponents than the basic mutants. After a certain level, brutes will largely replace normal super mutants as your main enemies throughout the game.

Statistics
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Appearances
Super mutant brutes appear in Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas.