The Hothead

The Hothead
Attributes
Season	15
Type	Rocket Launcher
Slot	Power
Ammo	Heavy
Rarity	Legendary
Damage Type	Arc
Archetype	Adaptive
Description	Think of it as a weaponized temper tantrum.
Statistics
Blast Radius	75
Velocity	61
Stability	46
Handling	52
Reload Speed	50
Rounds Per Minute	20
Magazine	1
Zoom	20
Inventory Size	34
Aim Assistance	67
Recoil	75
Bounce Intensity	25
Bounce Direction	Tends Vertical

Acquisition
	Nightfall Nightfall exclusive drop.

The Hothead PvP Stats

The Hothead is a Legendary Rocket Launcher.

Perks - Curated Roll

Intrinsic

• Adaptive Frame - A well-rounded grip, reliable and sturdy.

Launcher Barrel

• Quick Launch - This weapon's barrel provides faster projectiles and much faster aiming.
  • Greatly increases handling speed
  • Increases projectile speed

Magazine

• Black Powder - This weapon's explosives are more effective.
  • Slightly increases blast radius
  • Decreases stability

Trait 1

• Ensemble - Improved handling and reload speed when allies are nearby.

Trait 2

• Vorpal Weapon - Increased damage against bosses, vehicles, and Guardians with their Super active.

Perks - Random Rolls

Intrinsic

• Adaptive Frame - A well-rounded grip, reliable and sturdy.

Possible Launcher Barrel

• Volatile Launch - This weapon is optimized for an especially explosive payload.
  • Greatly increases Blast Radius.
  • Slightly decreases Handling Speed.
  • Slightly decreases projectile speed.
• Confined Launch - This weapon's launch parameters are particularly stable.
  • Greatly increases Stability.
  • Increases Blast Radius.
  • Decreases projectile speed.
• Countermass - This weapon is weighted for vertical recoil.
  • Greatly controls recoil
  • Increases stability
  • Increases handling speed
• Hard Launch - This weapon's launch barrel is optimized for projectile speed.
  • Greatly increases projectile speed
  • Decreases stability
  • Slightly decreases blast radius
• Linear Compensator - This weapon's launch barrel is well-balanced.
  • Slightly increases projectile speed
  • Slightly increases blast radius
  • Slightly increases stability
• Quick Launch - This weapon's barrel provides faster projectiles and much faster aiming.
  • Greatly increases handling speed
  • Increases projectile speed
• Smart Drift Control — This barrel is broadly optimized for firing control.
  • Moderately controls recoil
  • Increases stability
  • Increases handling speed
  • Slightly increases projectile speed

Possible Magazine

• Alloy Casing - Reduces weight for faster reloads.
  • Greatly increases Reload Speed.
  • Decreases Stability.
• Black Powder - This weapon's explosives are more effective.
  • Slightly increases blast radius
  • Decreases stability
• High-Velocity Rounds - This weapon's projectiles are particularly light and quick. Increases projectile speed.
  • Increases Reload Speed.
• Implosion Rounds - This weapon's projectiles travel faster and have a controlled explosion.
  • Increases projectile speed.
  • Greatly increases Stability.
  • Decreases Blast Radius.
• Impact Casing — Increased damage on direct hits.
  • Increases stability

Possible Trait 1

• Ensemble - Improved handling and reload speed when allies are nearby.
• Tracking Module - Adds tracking capability to rockets. Locks onto targets when aiming down sights. Increases blast radius.
• Field Prep - Greatly increased ammo reserves. Improved faster reload, stow, and ready when you're crouching.
• Quickdraw - This weapon can be drawn unbelievably fast. Handling is improved.
• Threat Detector - Greatly increased reload, stability, and handling when targets are in close proximity.
• Demolitionist - Kills with this weapon generate grenade energy. Activating your grenade ability reloads this weapon from reserves.

Possible Trait 2

• Clown Cartridge - Reloading this weapon randomly overfills it from reserves to an improved degree.
• Vorpal Weapon - Increased damage against bosses, vehicles, and Guardians with their Super active.
• Danger Zone - The blast radius of this weapon increases when surrounded by combatants.
• Thresh - Killing combatants with this weapon generates a small amount of Super energy.
• Explosive Light - Picking up an Orb of Power increases the next projectile's blast radius and damage. Increases projectile velocity.
• Adrenaline Junkie - This weapon gains increased damage and handling from final blows with grenades or this weapon.

Notes

• This weapon was removed from the Nightfall loot pool after the start of the Season of Plunder.

Lore

Think of it as a weaponized temper tantrum.

Zavala swung off his Sparrow in a rocky gulch near the EDZ. Across the wash, a Cabal Legionary leaned next to a small shuttle. A Psion stood at attention nearby.

"You Zavala?" the Legionary called.

Zavala tried not to feel slighted. "I am Commander Zavala," he answered.

The Legionary squinted and nodded slowly. "Had to make sure," it said. "Security stuff."

"Let's do this quick." The Legionary pointed a fat finger at the Psion. "This Psion's gonna ask you a question. Then you tell me your answer. I go tell Empress Caiatl, and that's all."

"What kind of question?" Zavala asked.

The Legionary shrugged. "Only the Psion and Empress Caiatl know. Safest that way."

Zavala warily approached the Psion. As it stared into him with its single eye, Zavala felt his ears ring. His hand went to his sidearm, but a vison sprang to his mind, vivid and fully formed:

Zavala saw the Dreaming City. He saw Cabal ships filling the sky, spewing oily smoke.

Then, an explosion—a sea of explosions, violent red and black with the fury of planet killers. Unmakers. But concentrated. Refined. Perfect for the size of the task at hand.

He saw death for all in the Dreaming City, bodies facedown in the crystal grit of their palace. Mara Sov, Petra Venj, Corsairs, countless Awoken. Collateral.

For at the bottom of a crater was the shattered body of a crystal-bound Hive god, destroyed at her most vulnerable moment, her trickery silenced forever.

Then a war, yes, probably—but a small one.

And behind it, blood on two pairs of hands. Two willing to pay the price for peace.

"No."

Zavala broke the Psion's gaze, and the vision stopped abruptly. The Legionary grunted. "That your official answer?"

Zavala straightened. "My answer is no," he said clearly.

The Legionary nodded. "Fair enough," it said and took a half-step back from the Psion.

The Psion punched a code into a small wrist-mounted screen. There was a brief chime, a muffled pop, and the Psion slumped to the ground, blood pouring from a wound in its head.

Zavala reached for his weapon again, but the Legionary laughed and held up a hand. "The volunteers knew that's part of the deal. Now nobody knows what the question was except for you and the Empress. Safest that way."

"Gotta go and tell her your answer," the Cabal called as it climbed into the shuttle. "Hope you made the right choice!"

The craft chugged into the sky, its jets spattering Zavala's boots with the Psion's blood.

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Related Links

• The Hothead (Adept)

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