Brahmin tipping



Brahmin tipping is an action possible in Fallout 2, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, and, in a special encounter, Fallout Tactics. This is an Easter egg, likely referencing a quote from Tandi in Fallout, where she describes what there is to do in Shady Sands. She says that "brahmin-tipping gets old real quick."

Fallout 2
In Fallout 2, brahmin tipping may be done by selecting the "push" command (the palm icon) in the drop-down menu that appears when a person or item is click-held. However, this will also sometimes simply prompt the brahmin to move away. Performing this action inflicts no damage to the brahmin.

Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas
Brahmin may be pushed over by pressing the "Activate" button while crouching either unarmed or with weapons holstered near a brahmin. This causes it to go into a ragdoll state for a few seconds before getting back up. No Karma will be lost for doing this, nor will anyone become hostile.

In Fallout 3, repeating this action may cause the brahmin to die. Even after it dies, no one will become hostile and no Karma will be lost. The resulting corpse may be looted for brahmin meat. Pack brahmin cannot be tipped; only regular brahmin can.

In Fallout: New Vegas, any brahmin can be tipped, except Queenie. Tipping brahmin counts towards the "Knocked Up" challenge.

Fallout Tactics
Brahmin tipping is featured as a special encounter in Fallout Tactics. During the special encounter, the player will find several brahmin surrounded by a fence. By interacting with the brahmin, the player can tip them over.

Behind the scenes
This action is a reference to the real-life urban legend of cow tipping. In the real world, cows do not actually sleep standing up, and are actually easily disturbed. Depending on the complacency of the cow, attempting to tip one would take between two and four people to actually succeed.