Think of it as a weaponized temper tantrum.
― In-game description
The Hothead is a legendary rocket launcher. It can be dismantled to generate Glimmer, Weapon Parts, and Legendary Marks.
Sources[]
The Hothead can be retrieved from one of the following activities/vendors:
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Quest |
| This item can drop as a Quest reward. |
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The Taken King |
| This item requires the Taken King expansion. |
Upgrades[]
The Hothead can also be upgraded with the following perks:
Column 0[]
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Randomly Selected Perk |
| This could be one of three randomly selected perks. |
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Void Damage |
| This weapon causes Void Damage. |
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Solar Damage |
| This weapon causes Solar Damage. |
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Arc Damage |
| This weapon causes Arc Damage. |
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Infuse |
| Consume a more powerful Weapon to boost the Attack value of this Weapon. |
Column 1[]
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Randomly Selected Perk |
| This could be one of three randomly selected perks. |
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Warhead Verniers |
| More Velocity and Blast Radius.
Increased recoil. |
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Confined Launch |
| Greatly reduced recoil.
Significant penalty to Velocity. |
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Aggressive Launch |
| More predictable recoil.
Enhanced Blast Radius. Reduced Velocity and more recoil. |
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Randomly Selected Perk |
| This could be one of three randomly selected perks. |
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Soft Launch |
| Increased Recoil.
Boost to Velocity. |
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Linear Compensator |
| More predictable recoil.
Slight boost to Velocity and decrease to Blast Radius. |
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Smart Drift Control |
| Predictable and controllable recoil.
Penalty to Velocity. |
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Randomly Selected Perk |
| This could be one of two randomly selected perks. |
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Countermass |
| Less recoil.
Penalty to Blast Radius. |
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Hard Launch |
| More Velocity and Blast Radius.
Increased recoil. |
Column 2[]
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Randomly Selected Perk |
| This could be one of seven randomly selected perks. |
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Last Resort |
| This weapon handles and reloads faster when the wielder is the last living player of their Fireteam. |
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Life Support |
| Kills with this weapon while critically wounded have a chance to start regenerating health. |
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Battle Runner |
| Kills with this weapon grant a brief boost to the sprint's top speed. |
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Grenadier |
| Kills with this weapon reduce the cooldown of your grenade. |
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Army of One |
| Quick unassisted kills with this weapon reduce grenade and melee cooldown. |
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Danger Close |
| This weapon gains increased reload and handling when two or more enemies are in close proximity. |
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Tripod |
| This launcher's tube can hold three shells. |
Column 3[]
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Randomly Selected Perk |
| This could be one of three randomly selected perks. |
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Quickdraw |
| This weapon can be drawn unbelievably fast. |
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Fitted Stock |
| Increases weapon stability. |
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Perfect Balance |
| This weapon has extremely low recoil. |
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Randomly Selected Perk |
| This could be one of three randomly selected perks. |
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Heavy Payload |
| Increases warhead blast radius. |
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Single Point Sling |
| Switch weapons faster. Move quicker while aiming. |
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Flared Magwell |
| Reload this weapon even faster. |
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Randomly Selected Perk |
| This could be one of three randomly selected perks. |
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Javelin |
| Increases warhead velocity. |
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Field Scout |
| Increases carried Ammo capacity. |
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Snapshot |
| Aiming this weapon is incredibly fast. |
Column 4[]
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Randomly Selected Perk |
| This could be one of six randomly selected perks. |
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Spray and Play |
| Increases the reload speed of this weapon when its mag is empty. |
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Clown Cartridge |
| Reloading this weapon has a chance to grant a larger than normal magazine. |
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Vacuum |
| Increases the pick-up radius of ammo drops for this weapon. |
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Cluster Bomb |
| Rockets create cluster bombs when they detonate. |
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Grenades and Horseshoes |
| Rockets from this weapon will detonate early based on proximity to targets. |
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Tracking |
| Shells fired from this weapon track their targets |
Gallery[]
