Grognak the Barbarian
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Grognak the Barbarian is the name of a series of comic books published by Hubris Comics in the mid-21st century.
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[edit] Background
The comic books relate the adventures of the titular character in a prehistoric world. There were at least fourteen issues of the comic book. The first issue is titled "In the Lair of the Virgin Eater". Each issue cost $.25 retail. Many of these books were badly damaged or destroyed by the Great War of 2077. An intact copy, with no missing pages, is considered very rare. These comic books are read in the Vault-Tec Vaults.
An image of the first issue of this comic book series is copied onto a slide for the Vault Dweller's Survival Guide. The slide's identifying number is VDSG Plate #188-63.
On July 13, 2268, Amata Almodovar discovers an intact Issue 14 in her father's box of old things. In recalling this story to her best friend, the Lone Wanderer, Amata expressed wonderment that her father had ever been their age and that he had read comic books. She gave this comic book to the Lone Wanderer at their tenth birthday party in Vault 101's Cafeteria.
[edit] Characteristics
By reading the comic, the player can gain one point to their Melee Weapons skill. If the player has chosen the Comprehension perk, they gain two points to this skill.
[edit] Locations
| Closest map marker | Location description |
|---|---|
| Andale | In Smiths' basement, on right side of counter closest to the doorway. |
| Bethesda Ruins | In Bethesda Underworks, go down the stairs and into the side passage off of the train tracks in a small room. |
| Broadcast Tower KB5 | In the small Raider camp immediately southwest of the tower buried beneath some tin cans in a box. |
| Canterbury Commons | Derek Pacion carries one. Must be stolen. |
| Chaste Acres Dairy Farm | On second floor of the barn, lying next to a bed. |
| Cliffside Cavern | In the sniper nest in the main hall, at the base of one of the generators. (From the central platform with burn barrel and chess board, it is the platform directly northeast. Bright lights - large generator - wooden housing. Grognak is on top of that housing.) |
| Clifftop Shacks | In a shack. Beware of the Super Mutant Master. |
| Corvega Factory | North-northwest of the Corvega Factory is a Sewer Grate to Drainage Tunnels. Go in, and into the room ahead to your right. Grognak is on the bookshelf straight ahead as you enter. (This is the Yankee Bravo radio signal origination point.) |
| Fort Constantine | Personnel Offices, first floor, behind a "Hard" locked door. |
| Georgetown | West, you can get here by running through Tepid Sewers, it's on the second level of the building the super mutants are around, on a shelf with the ammo crates. |
| Hubris Comics | In the area where Mad Johnny Wes is located. |
| Megaton | In Jericho's apartment. |
| Minefield | In Gillian House, upstairs on the child's bed. |
| Museum Station | On a table near the Metro Central exit. |
| Red Racer Factory | Outside, immediately to the south, in a rusty shipping container of toxic waste barrels. |
| Red Racer Factory | Outside, to the north-northeast, at Scavenger's Bridge. It is on a shelf together with Spec. Ops and D&C. Must be stolen. |
| Scrapyard | In John's Treasure Box, in the burned out bus near the red railroad car. You can get the key, which is a random encounter, or you can just pick the lock (hard) |
| Silver Lining Drive-In | On a table in a nearby shack. |
| Statesman Hotel Restaurant | On a shelf in the middle of main room. |
| Temple of the Union | In the Raider camp on the highway nearby, on a table in one of the shacks. (Only available after finishing the Head of State quest.) |
| Tenleytown/Friendship Station | Friendship half. In a small office. Check two sets of lockers: it is placed on the top left shelf. |
| Vault 101 | An copy will be given to you by Amata in Growing Up Fast during your birthday party. If you don't use it during this quest, it will be in the dresser in your room when you start the Escape! quest. |
| Vault-Tec Headquarters | On a desk on the top floor of the Vault-Tec Office. |
| Vernon Square North | In Metro Junction. It's halfway down to the platform; a board leads over the railing, and there is a table with a lamp below. |
| Yao Guai Tunnels | On a ledge accessible after passing through the Yao Guai Den next to a Raider corpse. |
[edit] Behind the scenes
- The name "Grognak the Barbarian" is almost certainly a homage to Conan the Barbarian. Grognak's appearance matches Conan's, as does his typical adventure apparently ("In the Lair of the Virgin Eaters" appears very similar to a particular scene in the film version of Conan the Barbarian, in which Conan kills a snake to which young virgins were being sacrificed).
- The image of Grognak on the front cover of the comic is the same as the art used to represent the Barbarian class in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, only edited to look like a cartoon.
- The subtitle saying "The Barbarian" is crested upon a cartoon version of an iron longsword from Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
