There’s just something so low-key funny about finding these jolly Vault Boy bobbleheads in the midst of a battleground littered with blood and dismembered body parts. And, as a bonus, some of them also confer unique perks to your character. So, whether you want to make your stimpacks last longer or improve your critical damage with energy weapons, here are a few locations in Fallout 4 where you can find these bobbleheads and the bonuses they unlock.
During the main quest of the game, players will have to head to Preston Garvey’s makeshift safe room after clearing out the raiders that keep him locked inside. Once inside, players will see this bobblehead perched on a table. It’s easy to miss, so make sure you scan the area for bobbleheads as you walk around the space.
Once the player has collected all of the Bobbleheads in the Wasteland, they can return to their home in either Megaton or Tenpenny Tower and interact with the Collector’s Stand. This piece of furniture will hold all the bobbleheads and their corresponding bonuses. Players can also remove each individual bobblehead from the stand to place them in their inventory, but re-adding them to the stand will restore the bobblehead’s associated bonuses.
The Big Guns bobblehead can be found at the Corvega Assembly Plant, in one of the building’s walkways. The aforementioned walkway is towards the south side of the building and runs parallel to the outside of the facility. After entering the building, players will see this bobblehead sitting on top of a radio in the facility’s diner room.
Next up is the Nerd Rage! bobblehead, which can be accessed by entering the Gallery and fighting through its lowest levels. Once players get to the room where Pickman is being held by the raiders, they will notice this bobblehead placed in front of a brick pillar, to the right of a burning trashcan.
Finally, the Science bobblehead can be spotted in Malden Middle School, which doubles as one of the secret Vault Facilities in the game. The bobblehead is easy to miss, but it’s on the catwalk towards the end of the gantry in the facility, next to some clutter.
The Bobblehead Stand is a constructible settlement object that can be added to any Settlement. The object has four tiers, each of which is preset for a specific bobblehead. When the player places a bobblehead on the stand, it will remove the bobblehead from their inventory and place it in its set position on the display. When players interact with the stand, they will be able to view all of the bobbleheads on it and re-read their respective mottos. In addition, interacting with the stand while a bobblehead is on it will grant the player a corresponding bonus to their character. This includes stimpacks lasting 10% longer, critical damage on energy weapons increased by 25% and more. The stand is available in both the Megaton and Tenpenny Tower suites.