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 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 affected by physics, so they may fall off of platforms and may not be in the exact location. Additionally, others 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 bobblehead appears in id Software's video game RAGE.
 * 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.