Gecko (Fallout: New Vegas)

For an overview of variations of geckos in all games, see Gecko (creature).

Fallout: New Vegas creature
Gecko
Normal gecko variant
Variants
Variants	Gecko Gecko hunter Young gecko Young gecko hunter Golden gecko Golden gecko hunter Young golden gecko Young golden gecko hunter Fire gecko Young fire gecko Legendary fire gecko Green gecko Young green gecko Giant green gecko
Location
Location	Mojave Wasteland Zion Canyon
Other
Appearances	Fallout: New Vegas
The various geckos appearing in the base game

 

“Bunch of little monsters is what they are. It seems like Doc Mitchell treats more gecko bites than anything else.”— Sunny Smiles

Geckos are creatures in the Mojave Wasteland.

Characteristics

Biology

Geckos can be found living across the entire Mojave Wasteland, with many different species calling the local area their breeding grounds. They are said to have been stemmed from Fire Root cavern.

There are three types of gecko in the Mojave: normal geckos, golden geckos, and fire geckos. Another variety, the green gecko, is found in Zion Canyon in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Honest Hearts.

Geckos are reptilian and born with a pair of fins behind their heads. Their eyes possess an orange tint, and their body coloration differs greatly depending on the gecko subspecies in question. Geckos have evolved with five fingers and five toes. Dependent on the type, they range from the size of a small human child, to heights exceeding that of an average human adult.

Gameplay attributes

Geckos are generally found in small packs. Once a single gecko attacks something or is attacked, its pack will join the fight. They charge or leap at their opponents with their mouths open, ready to snap down. They attack rapidly with their claws as a melee attack and some subspecies of geckos can breathe fire or spit a poisonous liquid as a ranged attack.

Their hides and meat prove useful as survival crafting ingredients. In particular, the hides, once tanned, can be used to craft several varied types of armor that offer greater defense than their base variants along with resistances to fire, poison, and radiation.

Geckos, green geckos, and golden geckos are classified as animals and are affected by the Animal Friend perk. Fire geckos, however, remain hostile to the Courier despite the perk. This is because fire geckos, unlike the others, are classified as abominations. This means that fire geckos will flee if shot with a flare gun, which is remarkable considering their familiarity with fire.

Variants

Gecko

Geckos appear in packs of varying sizes, depending on the location. They will charge at their prey with their mouths open, and attack by biting and with swipes from their claws. Geckos can be found in the areas surrounding Goodsprings, along the I-15 towards Primm, and around the Mojave Outpost. These are the least dangerous species of gecko found within the Mojave.

Name (Form ID)	Statistics	Behavior	Abilities	Items
Gecko 0010CD73	7 ? 5 65 0 0%	Very aggressive: Will attack enemies and neutrals on sight. Brave: Will avoid/flee from threats only if severely outmatched. Helps friends: Will help friends and allies.	Melee (30 )	80% Gecko hide 75% Gecko meat 25% Gecko meat 20% Gecko egg
Gecko 0010A1F7	3 ? 3 20 0 0%	Very aggressive: Will attack enemies and neutrals on sight. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Helps friends: Will help friends and allies.	Melee (5 )	80% Gecko hide 75% Gecko meat 25% Gecko meat 20% Gecko egg
Gecko (Goodsprings) 0010A1F8 0010A1F9	3 ? 3 20 0 0%	Very aggressive: Will attack enemies and neutrals on sight. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Helps friends: Will help friends and allies.	Melee (15 )	80% Gecko hide 75% Gecko meat 25% Gecko meat 20% Gecko egg

Gecko hunter

Gecko hunters look identical to normal geckos but have greater health and speed. They are very fast and will attempt to rush and overwhelm their prey by attacking in groups.

Name (Form ID)	Statistics	Behavior	Abilities	Items
Gecko hunter 00157FE0 00165184	3 ? 3 100 0 0%	Aggressive: Will attack enemies on sight. Average: Will avoid/flee from threats stronger than itself. Helps allies: Will help allies.	Melee (15 )	Gecko hide Gecko meat

Young gecko

Standard geckos that have yet to mature fully. They are smaller and less damaging than adult specimens, but share similar behavior and may appear with them in packs.

Name (Form ID)	Statistics	Behavior	Abilities	Items
Young gecko 0014F47C	3 ? 4 40 0 0%	Aggressive: Will attack enemies on sight. Average: Will avoid/flee from threats stronger than itself. Helps allies: Will help allies.	Melee (15 )	Gecko hide Gecko meat

Young gecko hunter

These immature geckos are smaller and weaker than adult gecko hunters, but attack in the same way. Although appearing as hostiles on the compass, they often ignore nearby creatures unless provoked.

Name (Form ID)	Statistics	Behavior	Abilities	Items
Young gecko hunter 00159783 00165183 00168D0B	3 ? 5 50 0 0%	Unaggressive: Will not initiate combat. Brave: Will avoid/flee from threats only if severely outmatched. Helps allies: Will help allies.	Melee (15 )	Gecko hide Gecko meat

Golden gecko

This type of gecko is distinguishable by brilliant golden scales. They can be found around irradiated areas such as Crescent Canyon east and Crescent Canyon west, Vault 34, Cottonwood crater, and the Searchlight church basement. Golden geckos have been affected by high levels of radiation, leading to their larger size and unique coloration. In addition, exposure to radiation has caused their attacks to inflict significant amounts of radiation damage.

Name (Form ID)	Statistics	Behavior	Abilities	Items
Golden gecko 00118D61	12 ? 5 125 0 0%	Very aggressive: Will attack enemies and neutrals on sight. Brave: Will avoid/flee from threats only if severely outmatched. Helps friends: Will help friends and allies.	Melee (50 ) Radiation bite (+15 for 5/sec.)	80% Golden gecko hide 75% Gecko meat 50% Gecko meat 20% Golden gecko egg
Golden gecko (Camp Searchlight) 0014128C	5 ? 3 125 0 0%	Very aggressive: Will attack enemies and neutrals on sight. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Helps friends: Will help friends and allies.	Melee (25 ) Radiation bite (+15 for 5/sec.)	80% Golden gecko hide 75% Gecko meat 50% Gecko meat 20% Golden gecko egg

Golden gecko hunter

These geckos may appear alongside golden geckos and attack in the same way. Their bites are similarly irradiated, dealing less radiation per second but for a longer period of time. Golden gecko hunter melee attacks do similar damage to regular golden gecko melee attacks.

Name (Form ID)	Statistics	Behavior	Abilities	Items
Golden gecko hunter 00164EF2 00164EF8	12 ? 5 125 0 0%	Very aggressive: Will attack enemies and neutrals on sight. Brave: Will avoid/flee from threats only if severely outmatched. Helps friends: Will help friends and allies.	Melee (50 ) Radiation bite (+9 for 10/sec. )	Golden gecko hide Gecko meat

Young golden gecko

Golden geckos that have yet to mature. They are seldom found alone and are usually found with adult geckos. Although weaker than matured variants, their speed makes them a threat to low-level player characters.

Name (Form ID)	Statistics	Behavior	Abilities	Items
Young golden gecko 0014F479 00167E83	7 ? 4 60 0 0%	Very aggressive: Will attack enemies and neutrals on sight. Brave: Will avoid/flee from threats only if severely outmatched. Helps friends: Will help friends and allies.	Melee (35 ) Radiation bite (+2 for 10/sec. )	Golden gecko hide Gecko meat

Fire gecko

Fire geckos have mottled purple and red hides and prominent spikes on their backs. In addition to their bite and claw attacks, they have the ability to breathe fire. They can mainly be found in and around mountainous areas and caves, such as the Lucky Jim Mine and Nopah cave.

Name (Form ID)	Statistics	Behavior	Abilities	Items
Fire gecko 00113246	16 ? 7 165 0 0%	Very aggressive: Will attack enemies and neutrals on sight. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Helps friends: Will help friends and allies.	Melee (60 ) Fire breath (23 )	80% Fire gecko hide 75% Gecko meat 75% Gecko meat 25% Gecko meat 20% Fire gecko egg
Fire gecko 00167EB8	17 ? 7 185 0 0%	Very aggressive: Will attack enemies and neutrals on sight. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Helps friends: Will help friends and allies.	Melee (65 ) Fire breath (23 )	80% Fire gecko hide 75% Gecko meat 75% Gecko meat 25% Gecko meat 20% Fire gecko egg
Fire gecko (Vault 19) 00142A22	14 ? 7 165 0 0%	Very aggressive: Will attack enemies and neutrals on sight. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Helps friends: Will help friends and allies.	Melee (50 ) Fire breath (23 )	80% Fire gecko hide 75% Gecko meat 75% Gecko meat 25% Gecko meat 20% Fire gecko egg
Fire gecko (Vault 19) 001710AA	14 ? 7 165 0 0%	Very aggressive: Will attack enemies and neutrals on sight. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Helps friends: Will help friends and allies.	Melee (50 ) Fire breath (23 )	80% Fire gecko hide 75% Gecko meat 75% Gecko meat 25% Gecko meat
Fire gecko (Pit fighter) 001365B5	14 ? 7 165 0 0%	Aggressive: Will attack enemies on sight. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Helps nobody: Will not help anyone.	Melee (50 ) Fire breath (23 )	None

Young fire gecko

These immature geckos are smaller and weaker than adults, but attack in the same way and share the ability to breathe fire. They may be encountered in groups with fully grown fire geckos.

Name (Form ID)	Statistics	Behavior	Abilities	Items
Young fire gecko 00167E9D	11 ? 5 95 0 0%	Very aggressive: Will attack enemies and neutrals on sight. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Helps friends: Will help friends and allies.	Melee (45 ) Fire breath (12 )	80% Fire gecko hide 75% Gecko meat 75% Gecko meat 25% Gecko meat 20% Fire gecko egg

Legendary fire gecko

The legendary fire gecko is one of five legendary creatures. It is roughly twice the size of a normal fire gecko and its powerful and fast attacks make it a dangerous opponent in close combat. It is found in Fire Root cavern.

Name (Form ID)	Statistics	Behavior	Abilities	Items
Legendary fire gecko 00167EFD	25 ? 8 385 0 0%	Aggressive: Will attack enemies on sight. Brave: Will avoid/flee from threats only if severely outmatched. Helps allies: Will help allies.	Melee (115 ) Fire breath (23 )	80% Fire gecko hide 75% Gecko meat 75% Gecko meat 25% Gecko meat 20% Fire gecko egg

Green gecko

Green geckos are native to and only found in Zion Canyon. When attacking from a distance, they can spit several far-reaching but slow-moving globs of poisonous saliva, somewhat resembling the radioactive spit attack that centaurs use. Once in contact with an enemy, they will attack like other types of gecko, by biting and clawing. Green geckos are almost always found in packs ranging from two to eight. Green geckos are often found near waterways and bridges in Zion Canyon.

Name (Form ID)	Statistics	Behavior	Abilities	Items
Green gecko xx009F5D	12 ? 8 225 0 0%	Very aggressive: Will attack enemies and neutrals on sight. Brave: Will avoid/flee from threats only if severely outmatched. Helps allies: Will help allies.	Melee (75 ) Ranged (8 /sec for 10s)	Gecko meat Green gecko egg Green gecko hide

Young green gecko

Young green geckos are smaller and weaker than adults, but spit poisonous saliva and attack in the same way. They are only found in Zion Canyon.

Name (Form ID)	Statistics	Behavior	Abilities	Items
Young green gecko xx009F54	13 ? 6 115 0 0%	Very aggressive: Will attack enemies and neutrals on sight. Brave: Will avoid/flee from threats only if severely outmatched. Helps allies: Will help allies.	Melee (55 ) Ranged (8 /sec for 10s)	Gecko meat Green gecko egg Green gecko hide

Giant green gecko

Another type of giant creature native to Zion Canyon, these geckos are larger than a human and have almost the same destructive power as the legendary fire gecko.

Name (Form ID)	Statistics	Behavior	Abilities	Items
Giant green gecko xx00DD6C	30 ? 9 375 0 0%	Very aggressive: Will attack enemies and neutrals on sight. Brave: Will avoid/flee from threats only if severely outmatched. Helps allies: Will help allies.	Melee (95 ) Ranged (8 /sec for 10s)	Gecko meat Green gecko egg Green gecko hide

Notable geckos

• Gojira

Notes

• Several friendly geckos appear in the main Sorrows camp in Honest Hearts. They are possibly tamed.
• Geckos deal heavy damage to limbs, especially the head.
• Another type of fire gecko exists but was cut from the final product. Its name is Gojira. Simply called "gecko" when spawned, Gojira is its editor ID. It's identical to the fire gecko, but about triple the size and has a whopping 8,000 HP.
• In a framed newspaper in the Vikki and Vance Casino, an article reports a group of wild geckos was spotted near New Vegas Strip.

Appearances

Geckos appear in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes

Before the release of Honest Hearts, the green geckos were mistakenly referred to as "Greek geckos" in the press material. This was corrected before the release.

Bugs

• PC Playstation 3 Xbox 360 Geckos may not always be hostile to the Courier, even if the player character doesn't possess the Animal Friend perk. However, getting too close or trying to speak to one may turn it hostile. ^[verified]
• Xbox 360 Green geckos inhabiting Zion Canyon may not be hostile to the Courier, and approaching or attempting to talk to them will not change their disposition. If you happen to shoot one of these geckos, simply put away one's weapon and it will return to being friendly, just like a normal non-player character. ^[verified]
• Xbox 360 In the Mojave Desert, several young gecko hunters may be found superimposed upon one another, but not moving from the spot except to flail their arms and roar loudly. They cannot be damaged with guns, and when attacked and killed with a melee weapon, the game freezes and must be reset. ^[verified]
• PC Geckos around Goodsprings source may spawn inside of rocks. ^[verified]
• Playstation 3 When a fire gecko's head is shot, flames will shoot out as if it were attacking. ^[verified]

Sounds

• Idle gecko

• Gecko in pain

• Snarling gecko

• Flame throwing gecko

• Flame burst

Gallery

Four golden geckos in full attack.

Two geckos wandering for food.

Legendary fire gecko in the Fire Root cavern

Gecko hide

Golden gecko hide

Gecko egg

Fire gecko egg

Golden gecko egg and green gecko egg

Gecko steak

Fire Gecko using its fiery breath

Stationary swimming geckos

Stationary swimming geckos seen from underwater

Hydrodynamic form of a swimming gecko as seen from above the water

Hydrodynamic form of a swimming gecko as seen from underwater

Topside view of a golden gecko swimming

View from below a golden gecko swimming

Geckos making a fuss on the Strip

References

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