Super mutant brute

Super mutant brutes are the middle tier of the normal-sized super mutant opponent class in Fallout 3. They are discernible frequently 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 significantly more hit points than a regular super mutant, they wear a makeshift kind of metal armor. This, along with their superior armaments, makes them a tougher opponent.

Super mutant brutes have 2.5 times as much health as standard super mutants (slightly more health than a Yao Guai), and can survive several hunting rifle headshots before dropping.

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