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This is an overview article, listing content appearing in multiple Fallout media. For information specific to a given game or TV series, consult the table on the right. |
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Mole rats are giant rodents.
Background[]
Mole rats have sharp claws and even sharper tusks that they use to tear great chunks of flesh from their prey. Mole rats are either huge rats or the result of gene-splicing Kodiak bears with maladjusted lab rats. They seldom run in packs larger than a half dozen or so.[Non-game 1][Non-game 2]
Biology[]
An Enclave field report in Fallout 3 classifies naked mole rats as follows:
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Rodentia
- Family: Bathyergidae
According to the report, naked mole rats most closely resemble a Heterocephalus glaber, also known as the sand puppy or desert mole rats. Their enlargement is due to heavy radiation exposure. While larger than their ancestors, the naked mole rats have similarly low brain function, possibly due to an exceedingly tiny brain organ. Their incisors show increased enamel and dentin growth, making them razor-sharp. In addition, the naked mole rats have extremely low levels of Substance P which results in incredible pain tolerance.[1]
Variants[]
Hairy mole rat[]
A mutated mole only found in New California. They can often be found in packs together with pig rats and giant rats.
Hairy albino mole rat[]
A rare variety of intelligent hairy albino mole rat only found in New California. Their origins are unknown but like albino deathclaws, it appears to be caused due to a different mutation with the FEV.
They are a bit bigger than a normal hairy mole rat, have light brown hair and red eyes. They can talk and have relatively higher intelligence than the average mole rat. The only two known specimens are Keeng Ra'at and Brain.
Pig rat[]
In between the small giant rat and the mole rat.
Mole rat[]
A mutated naked mole rat found in the East Coast and the Mojave Wasteland. They have very little hair on their body and are usually found in packs of three or four, rarely appearing alone or in pairs.
Mole rat pup[]
These are young naked mole rats and are smaller and weaker in combat. They usually stay close to their mother.
Giant mole rat[]
These are giant mutations of the regular mole rats in Fallout 3, used as transport. They were featured in The Art of Fallout 3, but were cut from the game.
Giant naked mole rat[]
Mean, standing over three feet at the shoulder and weighing in at around 200 pounds, these critters are fierce and dangerous.
Mole rat brood mother[]
A bulkier female mole rat that can be encountered alongside her brood. The mole rat brood mother is tougher than her children, but her attacks still only do minor damage to a well-armored player character.
Vault 81 lab mole rat[]
Found within the Vault 81 testing area, these lab mole rats will transmit the mole rat disease when hitting the player character. There are several variations of Vault 81 mole rats, ranging from the standard variant to glowing variants.
Notable mole rats[]
Notes[]
- Moira Brown believes that it is impossible to domesticate mole rats. However, the existence of the Molerat Mambo in Fallout 2, the mole rat race track in Fallout 3, Snuffles located at Sloan in Fallout: New Vegas and the mole miners' pet mole rats in Fallout 76 all disprove this theory.
- It is shown in the Fallout 3 quest Wasteland Survival Guide that naked mole rats are highly allergic to certain chemicals that are used in a repellent, so much so it makes their heads explode when hit with this repellent stick.
- Rugs fashioned from mole rat pelts have been used as decoration. These can be seen serving as welcome mats in several homes or shelters in the Capital and Mojave Wastelands, as well as Point Lookout. Shooting them produces a blood splatter effect.
- Occasionally in Fallout 4, one may encounter a mole rat with mines attached to it by raiders. One can be found just to the east of USAF Satellite Station Olivia. These mole rats, which emit ticking time-bomb noises, will explode for substantial damage if they reach point-blank range.
- In Fallout 76, these explosive mole rats are produced by mole miners.
Appearances[]
Mole rats appear in Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout Shelter, Fallout Shelter Online, Fallout 4, Fallout: Wasteland Warfare and Fallout 76. They were going to appear in the canceled Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel 2.
Behind the scenes[]
Naked mole rats are a species of rodent native to East Africa. They share the same general appearance as the mole rats featured in the Fallout series.
Gallery[]
References[]
Non-game
- ↑ Fallout 2 Official Strategies & Secrets p.32: "Mole Rats
Mole Rats have sharp claws and even sharper tusks that they use to tear great chunks of flesh from their prey. Mole Rats are either huge rats or the result of gene-splicing Kodiak bears with malad-justed lab rats. Fortunately, they seldom run in packs larger than a half dozen or so." - ↑ Fallout 2 Official Strategies & Secrets p.32: "Intelligent Mole Rats
“What’s worse than a Mole Rat?” you might ask. How about a huge, albino Mole Rat with a hideously enlarged brain case? Only a few of these lurk in the darkest recesses of the Wastes, but those few are horrendous enough. Some are smart enough to speak. (Well, they may be smart, but they still don’t have opposable thumbs.) Show them what good tool users we primates are and slag them from a distance with heavy weaponry."
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