Burning Springs: Head Hunt Bosses - Group 3
- Duchess Flame
- Dec 13, 2025
- 3 min read
With thanks to SpaceLime
Each Head Hunt boss comes with a distinct weapon setup and a signature mechanic, and their side-kick group follows a similar theme. Side-kicks use weapons, attack styles, or status effects that fit the same flavour as the boss they support.
The list below breaks both bosses and their side-kicks into two parts:
Weapon and Effect
Covers everything tied directly to their weapon, including any built-in mod effects.
Unique Attack
Covers any additional ability they have on top of what the weapon already does.
Ragtime Randy
Weapon and Effect
"Jazz" Grand Finale
Two Shot legendary mod
Last Shot legendary mod
Swift legendary mod
Bleed
Applies 10 damage per second for 6 seconds on hit
Unique Attack
Swift-Footed mutation
AP Cloak
Increases the AP cost per shot when a player uses VATS to attack
AP cost increases in stages ranging from 50% up to 406%, based on how many stacks of the penalty are active.
Side-kick group: Out of Tune Musicians (Jazz Gang)
Weapon and Effect
“Jazz” War Drum
Anti-Armor legendary mod
Crippling legendary mod
Unique Attack
Swift-Footed mutation
War Drum Intimidation
Applies a 10-second penalty that increases the AP cost per shot when a player uses VATS to attack
The Ace
Weapon and Effect
"Pilot" Auto grenade launcher
Two Shot legendary mod
Quad legendary mod
Bonus Damage mod
Increases the weapon’s damage by +300%
Unique Attack
None
Side-kick group: Loyal Wingmen (Pilot Gang)
Weapon and Effect
"Pilot" Missile Launcher
Two Shot legendary mod
Unique Attack
None
The Chief Researcher
Weapon and Effect
"Vault-Tec" Laser Gun
Anti-Armor legendary mod
Bonus Damage mod
Increases the weapon’s damage by +300%
Radiation Damage mod
Applies radiation damage over time, dealing 15 rads per second
Unique Attack
Anti-Mutant
Damage scales with the player's number of mutations:
1 mutation: x1.1 damage
2 mutations: x1.2 damage
3 mutations: x1.3 damage
4 mutations: x1.4 damage
5 or more mutations: x1.5 damage
Side-kick group: Science School Dropouts (Vault-Tec Gang)
Weapon and Effect
None (Feral Ghouls)
Unique Attack
None (Feral Ghouls)
The Proletariat Punisher
Weapon and Effect
"Communist" Handmade
Eat The Rich Damage Mod
Anti-Armour Effect
Deals 30% armour penetration for 12 seconds
Cryo Damage
Deals 9 cryo damage for 12 seconds
Unique Attack
Anti-Rich
Displays the message "You're being targeted because of your wealth!" in the top left of the screen when the effect is applied.
Deals x1.2 damage when the player has 1000–4999 caps
Deals x1.4 damage when the player has 5000–9999 caps
Deals x1.6 damage when the player has 10000–19999 caps
Deals x1.8 damage when the player has 20000–29999 caps
Deals x2.0 damage when the player has 30000+ caps
Side-kick group: Aspiring Commie (Commie Gang)
Weapon and Effect
"Communist" Handmade
Eat The Rich Damage Mod
Anti-Armour Effect
Deals 30% armour penetration for 12 seconds
Cryo Damage
Deals 9 cryo damage for 12 seconds
Unique Attack
None
The Space Ranger
Weapon and Effect
"Cryo" Alien Blaster
Cryo Magazine
Bonus Damage mod
Increases the weapon’s damage by +300%
Unique Attack
Astro Cloak
Displays the message "Gravity has become weaker here!" in the top left of the screen when the effect is applied.
Applies Moon Gravity to all nearby enemies.
Reduces fall speed by 65% if the player does not have Bird Bones
Increases jump height by 4x if the player does not have Marsupial
Side-kick group: Lost Astronaut (Astronaut Gang)
Weapon and Effect
"Cryo" Alien Blaster
Cryo Magazine
Bonus Damage mod
Increases the weapon’s damage by +300%
Unique Attack
None
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