Yao guai (Honest Hearts)

	For an overview of yao guai in the Fallout series of games, see yao guai.

 

Yao guai are a species of mutated American black bear. These creatures can be found in Zion Canyon in 2281, and include a unique quest-based yao guai named Ghost of She.

CharacteristicsEdit

BiologyEdit

Yao guai are large, ursine animals that are descended from the bears that lived across America before the war. Due to their zombie-like appearance, yao guai may be the bear equivalent of a ghoul, however unlike human ghouls they are not sterile, as evidenced by the presence of cubs. This is further supported by Ruzka, the only yao guai in Point Lookout, who seems to be a ghoulifed pre-War circus bear judging by the ball found in her lair and the posters around the Pilgrim's Landing boardwalk.

The yao guai of Zion Canyon seem to be visually identical to the yao guai of the Capital Wasteland and the Commonwealth, but larger.

Gameplay attributesEdit

Yao guai are extremely fast and powerful creatures, second only to deathclaws in terms of raw strength and speed. Unlike deathclaws, they are less alert; the player may come in contact with one when it is asleep or laying down. Yao guai do not attack bighorners in Zion Canyon. This may appear uncharacteristic, but is consistent with real predators that do not unnecessarily exhaust their food supply.

Unlike the yao guai found in Fallout 3, the Animal Friend perk does not affect them; they will become hostile towards the player character upon detection.

VariantsEdit

Yao guaiEdit

These creatures are nearly identical to the yao guai found in the Capital Wasteland. They are second to only the deathclaw in terms of raw strength and speed. They are also normally found in groups of two to four.

Name (Base ID)	Statistics	Behavior	Abilities	Items
Yao guai xx0116ad	18 ? 6 215 0 0%	Very aggressive: Will attack enemies and neutrals on sight. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Helps allies: Will help allies.	Melee (70 )	Yao guai meat
Yao guai xx009f5b	22 ? 7 300 0 0%	Very aggressive: Will attack enemies and neutrals on sight. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Helps allies: Will help allies.	Melee (85 )	Yao guai meat

Yao guai cubEdit

Yao guai cubs are simply smaller, weaker and less deadly versions of their parents. They are encountered with their parents. At lower levels they may replace encounters with older, larger varieties.

Name (Base ID)	Statistics	Behavior	Abilities	Items
Yao guai cub xx0116ab	5 ? 4 65 0 0%	Very aggressive: Will attack enemies and neutrals on sight. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Helps allies: Will help allies.	Melee (25 )	Yao guai meat
Yao guai cub xx0116ac	10 ? 5 105 0 0%	Very aggressive: Will attack enemies and neutrals on sight. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Helps allies: Will help allies.	Melee (45 )	Yao guai meat
Yao guai cub xx00b624	14 ? 5 145 0 0%	Very aggressive: Will attack enemies and neutrals on sight. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Helps allies: Will help allies.	Melee (60 )	Yao guai meat

Giant yao guaiEdit

Giant yao guai are larger versions of yao guai. A giant yao guai can easily kill a low-level player if they're not careful. Early in the Honest Hearts add-on, a giant yao guai attacks and kills a green gecko on top of a rock while the player approaches the Dead Horses camp. A few of these can be found near the Red Gate.

Name (Base ID)	Statistics	Behavior	Abilities	Items
Yao guai xx010dac	16 ? 2 300 0 0%	Very aggressive: Will attack enemies and neutrals on sight. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Helps allies: Will help allies.	Melee (60 )	Yao guai meat
Yao guai xx00dd6e	32 ? 8 475 0 0%	Very aggressive: Will attack enemies and neutrals on sight. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Helps allies: Will help allies.	Melee (120 )	Yao guai meat

NotesEdit

• The only piece of yao guai meat in the base game can be found inside the Legate's war tent. Since the only other places that yao guai are known to inhabit in the Fallout world are the Capital Wasteland, the Island, Appalachia and the Commonwealth, it can be assumed that this piece comes from the add-on location Zion National Park.
  • It is stated several times through dialogue with Caesar's Legion members that Legate Lanius was campaigning in Utah. This would mean that yao guai are found elsewhere in Utah.
• Follows-Chalk will often make mention of how there couldn't possibly be anything as bad as yao guai in the civilized world, indicating that more dangerous creatures like deathclaws apparently haven't reached Zion.
• Killing 10 yao guai will complete the Yao Guai Hunter challenge.

AppearancesEdit

Yao guai appear in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Honest Hearts.

Behind the scenesEdit

• In Chinese, yao guai (妖怪) generally translates as "monster."
• In Chinese mythology, "yao guai" are physical manifestations of the spirits of mistreated animals or fallen divine animals.