From The Vault
The Feral Ghoul Reaver is a type of feral ghoul which appears in the Fallout 3 add-ons Broken Steel and Point Lookout.
The Reaver wears what appears to be the remains of Metal Armor and has significantly more HP than any other form of feral ghoul. It is also set apart from other feral ghouls by its unique ability to throw a grenade-like explosive called "Radioactive Gore", improved speed, and a special effect that emits from its body similar to the Glowing One's radiation pulse.
[edit] Characteristics
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Feral Ghoul Reavers are extremely tough enemies, more than twice as durable as Sentry Bots or Deathclaws. The Reavers are extremely quick, and their lunge attack can send the player sliding back some distance with every strike. Their blows, like a Deathclaw's, tend to pack quite a punch, and even high level players are prone to being easily crippled/quickly killed in short order if not careful. Their radioactive gore easily cripples limbs and is thrown almost always with deadly accuracy. Reavers seem to be highly perceptive as they (unlike Deathclaws) can even detect High Level players in Sneak Mode wearing the Chinese Stealth Armor. The Ghoul Mask is very helpful as they will not attack you if you are wearing it. Similar to Glowing Ones, they emit radiation in large quantities.
[edit] Locations
Multiple Reavers can be found during "Who Dares Wins" in the Presidential Metro and in various places, like the American Museum of History, around the Capital Wasteland if the player character is of high enough level.
They can also be found in Point Lookout, most prominently at Turtledove Detention Camp, Jet Crash Site and Ark & Dove Resting Grounds.
Feral Ghoul Reavers can appear in Fallout 3 prior to the main quest being completed if the Broken Steel add-on is loaded; the same can be said for Super Mutant Overlords and Albino Radscorpions. Franklin Metro Utility, in particular, will be filled with them at high levels.
- Upon close inspection, Reavers' skin appears to "bubble" and other times, "burn", emitting slight radiation and letting dark green 'smoke' billow out from the scars on their bodies. If such a Reaver is killed by a critical hit from an energy weapon, the 'smoke' will even persist on the Green Goo/ashes.
- Shooting a Reaver's leg makes the battle much easier; the radioactive gore is hardly a threat. You may want to pack a Dart Gun or, if that isn't available, the Railway Rifle (which should cripple them in 2-3 shots).
- The radioactive gore can be shot like a grenade. However, it's more difficult to shoot, because the hit percentage in the ghoul's hand usually stays below 10%, and it flies at you so fast that it's difficult to hit before it reaches you when its thrown. This can be done both in and outside of V.A.T.S.
- Feral Ghoul Reavers may 'have a fit', making them invincible for a short period of time. If this happens, shoot for the legs. Grenades are also effective. Fortunately, this bug seems to be limited to the Reavers in the Presidential Metro battle. You can also successfully target them in V.A.T.S. but all shots fired will miss. (confirmed PC and 360)
- It is possible to get split-second appearing message that tells you that Radioactive Gore can be picked up, the message is the same one as for objects shot out of the Rock-It Launcher. (confirmed on 360 and PS3)
- If a Feral Ghoul Reaver is killed while "having a fit," their limbs may be stuck in mid-air. Such as when a body clips with a wall, but instead there is nothing there. (confirmed)
[edit] Appearances
Feral Ghoul Reavers appear in the Fallout 3 add-ons Broken Steel and Point Lookout.
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Quests &
achievements
| Main quests
| The Local Flavor · Walking with Spirits · Hearing Voices · Thought Control · A Meeting of the Minds
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| Side quests
| A Spoonful of Whiskey · An Antique Land · Plik's Safari · The Dark Heart of Blackhall · The Velvet Curtain · Lighting the Lighthouse · Lost Daughter
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| Achievements
| The Local Flavor · Walking with Spirits · A Meeting of the Minds · Bog Walker
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| Places
| Riverboat Landing · Duchess Gambit · Point Lookout · Ark & Dove Cathedral · Ark & Dove Resting Grounds · Beachview Campsite · Blackhall Manor · Buoys · Calvert Mansion · Coastal Grotto · Disaster Relief Outpost · Dove Delta · Flooded Sinkhole · Grower's Shack · Haley's Hardware · Herzog Mine · Jet Crash Site · Kenny's Cave · Lighthouse (Underground Lab) · Lil' Tyke Playhouse · Marguerite's Shack · Ofie Clan Plot · Pilgrim's Landing (Boardwalk, Homestead Motel, House of Wares, Naval Recruitment Center, People's Bank of Point Lookout, Pier, Warehouse) · Ritual Site · Ruzka's Lair · Sacred Bog Entrance · Sub Recovery Site · Smuggler's Shack · Trapper's Shack · Trash Heap · Truck Wreckage · Turtledove Detention Camp · USS Ozymandias · Wrecked Seatub
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| Items
| Weapons
| Axe (The Dismemberer) · Bio-Gas Canister · Double-Barrel Shotgun (Pa's Fishing Aid (cut)) · Lever-Action Rifle (Backwater Rifle) · Microwave Emitter · Ritual Knife · Shovel (Fertilizer Shovel) · Toy Knife
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| Armor
| Confederate Hat · Cryptochromatic Spectacles · Desmond's Eyeglasses · Grifter's Fit · Handyman Jumpsuit · Pint-Sized Slasher Mask · Police Hat · Tribal Garb · Workman's Coveralls
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| Misc
| Cogwave Jammer · Fishing Pole · Kenny-Bear · Lab Access Card · Lighthouse Bulb · Lump of Brain · Moonshine · Plik's Journal · Punga Seeds · Refined Punga Fruit · Riverboat Ticket · Submarine Self-Destruct Codes · The Krivbeknih · Wild Punga Fruit · Yeast
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Characters &
creatures
| Friendlies
| Catherine · Croatoa · Desmond · Freki · Geri · Haley · Jackson · Jacob Humboldt · Jimson · Kenny · Marcella · Marguerite · Nadine · Obadiah Blackhall · Madame Panada · Plik · Professor Calvert · Rip Smithy · Tobar the Ferryman · Woodrose
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| Hostiles
| Feral Ghoul Reaver · Ruzka · Smugglers · Swamp Ghoul · Swampfolk (Brawler, Bruiser, Creeper, Scrapper, Tracker) · Swamplurk (Swamplurk Queen) · Tribals
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| Perks
| Ghoul Ecology · Punga Power! · Superior Defender · Gray Matters  · Mirelurk Ecology · Swing For The Fences
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West Coast
(Fallout, Fallout 2)
| Brahmin · Centaur · Coyote · Deathclaw (Baby deathclaw, Talking deathclaw) · Dog (Cyberdog) · Floater · Gecko (Fire gecko, Golden gecko, Little gecko) · Ghoul (Glowing One) · Giant ant · Giant catfish · Giant rat (Mole rat, Pig rat) · Lobotomite · Mantis · Radscorpion · Slags · Spore plant · Super Mutant · Wanamingo · Wolf
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East Coast
(Fallout 3, Fallout Tactics 2)
| Abomination · Alien · Alien Squid · Alien Worm · Bloatfly · Brahmin · Centaur · Deathclaw · Dog · Fire Ant · Ghoul (Feral Ghoul, Feral Ghoul Reaver, Feral Ghoul Roamer, Glowing One, Swamp Ghoul) · Giant Ant (Giant Ant Queen) · Giant catfish · Lamprey Floater · Manowar Tendril Floater · Mirelurk (Mirelurk Hunter, Mirelurk King, NukaLurk, Swamplurk, Swamplurk Queen) · Mole Rat · Mutant crocodile · Mutant Wanamingo · Needle Tooth Floater · Radroach · Radscorpion (Albino Radscorpion, Giant Radscorpion) · Super Mutant (Super Mutant Behemoth, Super Mutant Brute, Super Mutant Master, Super Mutant Overlord) · Swampfolk · Trog · Yao Guai
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Midwest
(Fallout Tactics, Van Buren)
| Boom Bug · Brahmin · Dog · Endless Walker · Gehenna · Ghoul (Born Ghoul, Feral Ghoul, Glowing One) · Giant albino ant (Giant albino ant queen) · Giant leech · Giant rat · Giant wasp · Hairy deathclaw (Baby hairy deathclaw) · Komodo dragon · Molech · Mutant cannibal · Radroach · Radscorpion · Radtoad · Trog · Super Mutant · Wolf
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Texas
(Fallout: BOS, Fallout: BOS 2)
| Brahmin · Coyote · Dog · Experimental deathclaw (Baby experimental deathclaw) · Ghoul (Glowing One) · Giant rat (Mole rat) · Radbug · Radscorpion (Glowing Radscorpion, Spitting Radscorpion, Unique Giant Radscorpion) · Super Mutant
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Southwest
(Fallout d20)
| Ghoul · Golden gecko · Radscorpion · Reptilian deathclaw · Super Mutant
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