The Yangtze camp survivors are pre-War Chinese ghouls appearing at Little Yangtze in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Old World Blues.
Background[]
These poor ghouls are all that remains of Chinese citizens imprisoned at the concentration camp before the Great War,[1] in order to act as human guinea pigs for the horrifying experiments carried out at the Big MT.[2]
Prisoners were trucked into the camp constantly, with the very first arrivals comprising three entire trainloads of prisoners, many of whom didn't even speak English. Apart from the usual abuse, the prisoners were also abducted by the science staff in the night for medical experiments. Attempts to raise the issue with the guards ended in solitary confinement and no action taken.[3] As a result, escapes were the only option and very common due to the sheer number of inmates, forcing guards to pull triple shifts. Eventually, the commandant put in a requisition for explosive collars, which would kill the prisoners if they left the perimeter.[4]
Thus imprisoned, the inmates were left at the mercy of the Big MT and its military contingent. Abandoned entirely after the Great War, they became ghoulified. The remnants that didn't die or commit suicide were turned insane and eventually fell prey to another monster, Father Elijah, who used them as guinea pigs to harness the explosive collars for his own purposes.[5][6]
Interactions with the player character[]
Interactions overview[]
Interactions | ||
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This character is always hostile with the player. |
Characteristics[]
The abuse they suffered, combined with two centuries of isolated imprisonment, has left them hostile towards all outsiders. There are only a handful of survivors still left alive: Only about four survivors can be found inside. They are a one-time encounter, and new ones will not spawn once they are killed.
Yangtze camp survivors have slightly more health than lobotomites or Y-17 trauma override harnesses, but have almost no armor and no proper weaponry, limited to fighting with either their fists or very low level melee weapons. If the survivors pass through any of the gates to the camp, their collars will explode, killing them instantly.
Number 27 and Number 34 are Yangtze camp survivors who seem to have managed to escape the fence.
Finally, the jumpsuits the ghouls are dressed in are identical to the jumpsuit worn by the Courier at the start of Dead Money.
Inventory[]
Apparel | Weapon | Other items | On death |
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Yangtze camp jumpsuit | Tire iron Baseball bat Scientist glove |
Appearances[]
Yangtze camp survivors appear only in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Old World Blues.
Bugs[]
When approaching the camp from the east gate, Yangtze Survivors may run onto the lockers near the east gate while attacking, becoming stuck, and appearing to be trying to run toward the fence; they become easy targets but will become unstuck if they take too much damage, and attack the Courier normally. [verified]
References[]
- ↑ Little Yangtze terminal entries; Little Yangtze log terminal entries, log entry 01
- ↑ The Courier: "I heard you and 8 were attacked by previous visitors."
Dr. 0: "*I don't like to talk about it. 8... he can't talk about it, they fried his voice module something good.* *It wasn't all the visitors, though - only one of them got out of control. He's the one that took control of Little Yangtze, our old human farm.*"
(Doctor 0's dialogue) - ↑ Little Yangtze terminal entries; Little Yangtze log terminal entries, log entry 02
- ↑ Little Yangtze terminal entries; Little Yangtze log terminal, log entry 03
- ↑ The Courier: "Tell me what happened."
Dr. 0: "*This human... I can't believe it... he broke out of the Think Tank. In seconds.* *Then he [Elijah] went for Yangtze, got bomb collars, and started practicing on the subjects that were still there until he got the right frequency.*"
(Doctor 0's dialogue) - ↑ Little Yangtze terminals; Little Yangtze log terminal entries, Elijah's journal - day 2