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“Deathclaws are some of the most frightening creatures ever encountered by settlers in the Capital Wasteland. Their speed and ferocity are matched only by the size of their claws...”— Fallout 3 loading screen
Deathclaws are creatures in Fallout 3.
Contents
Characteristics
The creatures are found throughout the Capital Wasteland, creating nests where eggs are found. Branchtender Linden describes his experience with deathclaws, where he was the only survivor of his Brotherhood Outcasts squad after an attack by the creatures.[1] Deathclaws were experimented upon by the Enclave in attempt to create expendable soldiers.[2]
Enclave deathclaws appear in faction camps, some of which are in cages. The domestication units on their heads can be targeted and crippled, which will frenzy them. Enclave deathclaws may also be dropped off from vertibirds, along with soldiers and sentry bots.
During the quest The American Dream, a deathclaw can be seen in a cage in Raven Rock. This deathclaw has not yet been fitted with the mind-control device and can be released from captivity with a Lockpick skill of 50. When released, it will attempt to kill anything in sight including the player character.
Variants
Deathclaw
| Name (Form ID) | Statistics | Behavior | Abilities | Items | ||||
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| Deathclaw 0000CF9A 000C3280 00031E29 |
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Enclave deathclaw
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| Deathclaw 000BCC4D 0001CF72 000AA836 xx00946B |
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Deathclaw  xx00223C (follower) |
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Locations
- Many are found in and around Old Olney.
- The area around F. Scott Key Trail & Campground.
- West of Canterbury Commons.
- In the deathclaw sanctuary.
- In and around Raven Rock.
- Around the west side of Mason Dixon Salvage.
- Near Dukov's Place, in the open area to the left of the building.
- Enclave deathclaws are commonly found wherever there are Enclave camps.
- An Enclave deathclaw spawns outside the Capitol Building.
- At an Enclave base near Girdershade, two deathclaws have killed their captors and roam freely.
- In the area west of the abandoned car fort.
- Occasionally spawn around the Dunwich Building and will attack the yao guai that also spawns there.
- Can be occasionally found near Wheaton armory.
- Inside a hangar and the mobile base crawler at Adams Air Force Base.
- Appear in random encounter locations.
Notes
- Deathclaw corpses contain a deathclaw hand, a component which can be used in creating a deathclaw gauntlet. However, when the hand is taken, the deathclaw will still have both hands.
- Deathclaws are classified as "abominations," and are therefore not affected by the Animal Friend perk.
- Crippling a deathclaw's leg slows it down and also prevents it from using its leaping attack.
- If the player remains hidden at the Enclave outpost near Dukov's Place, the Enclave deathclaw will usually go berserk and attack the Enclave soldiers, even without the jammer.
- During the quest Shock Value, if one receives Scribe Vallincourt's deathclaw control scrambler, the Enclave deathclaws will act as temporary followers, but if they are led too far from the transmitters of the Enclave outpost where they were stationed, their heads will explode.
- Deathclaws are mentioned in the Fallout 3 Official Game Guide.[Non-canon 1]
Appearances
Deathclaws appear in Fallout 3 and its add-on Broken Steel.
Bugs
Deathclaws occasionally fly off into the sky in a physics engine glitch. They can still be targeted and killed in V.A.T.S. which will result in their dead body flying across a large amount of land. [verified]- A deathclaw may spawn inside Regulator HQ and attack everyone. It will continue to spawn in this manner after the first time this happens. [verified]
- When using the deathclaw control scrambler, it is possible for them to not follow the player, but die automatically. [verified]
- A deathclaw may spawn inside Tenpenny Tower and attack everyone. It will continue to spawn in this manner after the first time this happens. [verified]
- A deathclaw may spawn inside Megaton and will kill everyone. However, the deathclaw will not be hostile towards the player. This problem can be fixed by removing the deathclaw from the game with console commands. [verified]
Sounds
Gallery
Attacking
Deathclaws attacking in the deathclaw sanctuary.
Deathclaw in cryogenic stasis in the Raven Rock
Deathclaws in the mobile base crawler
Egg piles in the hangars of Adams Air Force Base
Deathclaw in an endings slide
Texture file
Enclave deathclaw
Concept art from The Art of Fallout 3
Concept art from The Art of Fallout 3
Concept art from The Art of Fallout 3
References
- ↑ Lone Wanderer: "Dying? How awful! What happened to you?"
Branchtender Linden: "I was a Brotherhood of Steel Outcast. We had a deep patrol out here, looking for some tech and then got jumped by some Deathclaws. They shredded everyone else and left me bleeding to death. If it wasn't for Oasis and Bloomseer Poplar, I'd be dead right now. Honestly, I've never seen anything like this place... it's beautiful. It's a shame only a few people will ever get to see it."
(Branchtender Linden's dialogue) - ↑ Raven Rock terminal entries; delivery terminal, Note Regarding Recent Delivery
Non-canon
- ↑ Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p. 80: "Kidd
Kidd is part of a group of likeminded Ghouls that decided to forge ahead into unexplored territories under the leadership of Sanders, and set up a new Ghoul Settlement to rival Underworld. Kidd and Wint are leaving this area at speed, as their camp has been compromised by Deathclaws they had tragically overlooked the whereabouts of."
(Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition Wasteland Census)
