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Yao guai are a species of mutated black bears that inhabit the Capital Wasteland in 2277.
Characteristics
Biology
Although generally found alone, yao guai exhibit a gentle, familial bond toward one another when found together, provided they do not feel threatened by the observer's presence. Yao guai will attack nearly any other animals or people they encounter, including deathclaws. However, yao guai have been known to be occasionally friendly towards bloatflies.
They can be found in groups wandering the Capital Wasteland, mostly around craggy, hilly places, or in caverns. They also seem to appear at night more often than day, suggesting they are nocturnal.
Yao guai have an underground den, the Yao Guai Tunnels (not to be confused with the Yao guai cave).
There are some Wasteland scavengers that have managed to tame yao guai. These will not attack on sight and can be approached, although they will defend themselves and their masters if threatened.
Gameplay attributes
Yao guai attack by using running pounces, and slashes or bites after these. Like all creatures that have pounce attacks, they can't pounce with a crippled hind leg. However, even after crippling one of the limbs, they only stop charging for a split second. Yao guai have a high Perception, and can therefore become aware of you even when not in a direct line of sight.
Yao guai are affected by the Animal Friend perk.
Variants
Yao guai
The standard yao guai with all characteristics listed above. Prime locations are in Cliffside cavern and the yao guai tunnels.
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| Yao guai 0001CFA0 |
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Scavenger's yao guai
These yao guai have been domesticated. They travel alongside merchants and protect their masters from any harm that may arise. It is unknown just how exactly yao guai are tamed.
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| Scavenger's yao guai 00073243 |
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Notes
- According to a Fallout 3 load screen, the yao guai are descended from the D.C. area's black bears. Considering their ragged and rotting appearance, along with the famous bear Ruzka still living in Point Lookout 200 years after the Great War, it is highly possible that yao guai are not descendants of black bears, but bears that have become some sort of ghouls. However, Ruzka may be the lone exception if it is the original Ruzka at all.
- When one is extremely close to a passive yao guai, they can be heard to have a wheezing, raspy breath. This can also be heard by entering the Pip-Boy menu whenever a yao guai approaches or nears you.
- Yao guai are not as deadly as deathclaws or some of the wastelands other inhabitants but can be extremly deadly to lower level charcters as they occasionaly spawn south east of Megaton near the crossing into Washington, D.C..
- At higher levels with the add-on Broken Steel, packs of deathclaws start to replace some of the locations yao guai spawn.
- Yao guai's can sometimes be seen taking out some Talon Company mercs randomly during your game. Sometimes after you encounter this, they won't attack you at all.
- If a yao guai encounters an Outcast patrol under the over pass closest to Megaton and the Outcasts kill the yao guai there, it can become a recurring encounter as both the yao guai and the Outcast patrol will respawn approximately every 3 game days.
Appearances
Yao guai appear in Fallout 3.
Bugs
Yao guai seem to have the most physic grade, meaning they will fly, or glitch, when killed. This is more common when one is killed mid-air, usually with a combat shotgun.
Behind the scenes
- In Chinese, yao guai (妖怪) simply means "monster". In Chinese mythology, "yao guai" are physical manifestations of the spirits of mistreated animals, or fallen divine animals.
- Three Dog's advice on yao guai is simply: "Don't feed the yao guai". This is a reference to the adage "Please don't feed the bears," a saying commonly found on signs in parks, zoos and other areas populated by bears.
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