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===Biology=== |
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+ | {{Quotation|-You may know me as the Head Chief First Researcher of Labs Z-9 and Z-14. There I fought valiantly to preserve rattlesnake DNA, and put it right where it belongs, in the husk of another feared predator.- Oh, and the tarantula hawk. Can't splice enough, I always say. Especially if you can make a magnificent Cazador.|[[Borous|Doctor Borous]]}}[[File:FNVOWB Borous YouMayKnowMe.ogg|noicon|135px|center]] |
⚫ | Night stalkers are the creations of [[Borous|Dr. Borous]] in the [[Z-9 Crotalus DNA preservation lab]] of the [[Big MT]], genetic hybrids of rattlesnake and [[Coyote (Fallout: New Vegas)|coyote]] DNA. They growl, howl, and whimper like regular coyotes, but hiss, rattle, and inject venom into their prey like snakes. Their bodies are mostly dog-like, covered in a combination of fur and scales, their heads and tails, however, are more like that of a rattlesnake, including fangs and a forked tongue. Night stalkers' right eyes are blue with a round pupil, while their left eyes are yellow with an elliptical pupil, like a rattlesnake's. They lay [[Nightstalker egg|eggs]], like a snake, which can be used to prepare [[ |
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⚫ | Night stalkers are the creations of [[Borous|Dr. Borous]] in the [[Z-9 Crotalus DNA preservation lab]] of the [[Big MT]], and are genetic hybrids of rattlesnake and [[Coyote (Fallout: New Vegas)|coyote]] DNA. They growl, howl, and whimper like regular coyotes, but hiss, rattle, and inject venom into their prey like snakes. Their bodies are mostly dog-like, covered in a combination of fur and scales, their heads and tails, however, are more like that of a rattlesnake, including fangs and a forked tongue. Night stalkers' right eyes are blue with a round pupil, while their left eyes are yellow with an elliptical pupil, like a rattlesnake's. They lay [[Nightstalker egg|eggs]], like a snake, which can be used to prepare [[Mushroom Cloud]]. Their [[Nightstalker blood|blood]] is also used as an ingredient in [[antivenom]] and [[hydra]]. |
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⚫ | Night stalkers nest in caves across the Mojave Wasteland and can be found both inside the cave or in the nearby area |
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⚫ | Night stalkers nest in caves across the Mojave Wasteland and can be found both inside the cave or in the nearby area. Packs of night stalkers can be frequently seen hunting at night east of [[Morning Star cavern]] near the nest with the radscorpion queen, south of the [[broc flower cave]], and northwest of the [[cap counterfeiting shack]]. Their original breeding ground is the Z-9 Crotalus DNA preservation lab, located in the Big MT. |
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===Gameplay attributes=== |
===Gameplay attributes=== |
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+ | When they detect the [[Courier]], they may strike with a leaping attack and a venomous bite or snap at the player character without leaping. While the venom is not as potent as their main competition, the [[cazador]], it can pose a serious problem if multiple bites are received and untreated. |
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Night stalkers can pose a particular threat in low visibility, at night (when they are active) or in caverns. Carrying [[Cateye]], [[Ghost Sight]], or [[Nuka-Cola Quartz]] is advisable when fighting them in low-visibility conditions. They are especially dangerous inside their dens; packs are usually large in numbers, and twisting corridors make it difficult to detect exactly where they are. |
Night stalkers can pose a particular threat in low visibility, at night (when they are active) or in caverns. Carrying [[Cateye]], [[Ghost Sight]], or [[Nuka-Cola Quartz]] is advisable when fighting them in low-visibility conditions. They are especially dangerous inside their dens; packs are usually large in numbers, and twisting corridors make it difficult to detect exactly where they are. |
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− | Night stalkers found in [[Charleston cave]] and the lower level of the [[X-13 research facility]] have the ability to cloak, making them especially dangerous. The ones in Charleston cave gained this ability from chewing on a [[Stealth Boy (Fallout: New Vegas)|Stealth Boy]] |
+ | Night stalkers found in [[Charleston cave]] and the lower level of the [[X-13 research facility]] have the ability to cloak, making them especially dangerous. The ones in Charleston cave gained this ability from chewing on a [[Stealth Boy (Fallout: New Vegas)|Stealth Boy]], while the ones in the X-13 testing facility had the ability injected by an unknown scientist. As with any other cloaked enemy, these night stalkers can only be targeted in [[Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System|V.A.T.S.]] with the [[Enhanced Sensors]] companion perk provided by [[ED-E]]. It should be noted that their invisibility will not prevent them from causing ripples in any body of water they move in, negating their ability to ambush the player. |
Night stalker packs can be found in: |
Night stalker packs can be found in: |
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* [[Charleston cave]] |
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* [[Morning Star Cavern]] |
* [[Morning Star Cavern]] |
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===Night stalker=== |
===Night stalker=== |
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[[File:Nightstalker.png|180x150px|right]] |
[[File:Nightstalker.png|180x150px|right]] |
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− | Night stalkers are the size of [[Coyote (Fallout: New Vegas)|coyote]]s with a canine body |
+ | Night stalkers are the size of [[Coyote (Fallout: New Vegas)|coyote]]s with a canine body and the head and tail of a rattlesnake. Night stalkers nest and hunt in packs and are found in or near their cave nests. |
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===Young night stalker=== |
===Young night stalker=== |
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[[File:Nightstalker.png|180x150px|right]] |
[[File:Nightstalker.png|180x150px|right]] |
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− | In appearance, young night stalkers are visually identical to fully grown night stalkers but are smaller in size and have weaker attacks. Although relatively weak, they are a nuisance when fought in groups of other young night stalkers and their fully grown brethren. |
+ | In appearance, young night stalkers are visually identical to fully grown night stalkers, but are smaller in size and have weaker attacks. Although relatively weak, they are a nuisance when fought in groups of other young night stalkers and their fully grown brethren. |
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===Legendary night stalker=== |
===Legendary night stalker=== |
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[[File:LegendaryNightstalker.png|180x150px|right]] |
[[File:LegendaryNightstalker.png|180x150px|right]] |
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− | The legendary night stalker is a very large and strong night stalker found in [[Bloodborne |
+ | The legendary night stalker is a very large and very strong night stalker found in [[Bloodborne cave]], which is west of [[Bitter Springs]]. In appearance, it is visually identical to standard night stalkers but differs only in size, being about the size of a [[bighorner]]. It is normally encountered in a pack with several regular night stalkers and young night stalkers and can kill a low level character in seconds. |
− | It has the least amount of health out of all of the [[:Category:Fallout: New Vegas legendary creatures|legendary creatures]], but can kill a player under level 20 with about two to three bites. It is also the only legendary creature in the game that can be friendly towards the player |
+ | It has the least amount of health out of all of the [[:Category:Fallout: New Vegas legendary creatures|legendary creatures]], but can kill a player under level 20 with about two to three bites. It is also the only legendary creature in the game that can be friendly towards the player if they have acquired the [[Animal Friend]] perk. |
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===Den mother=== |
===Den mother=== |
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[[File:Nightstalker.png|180x150px|right]] |
[[File:Nightstalker.png|180x150px|right]] |
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− | In some night stalker nests, such as [[Morning Star Cavern]], the pack will be led by a den mother, a slightly larger female night stalker who looks after the young, and has a much stronger attack. |
+ | In some night stalker nests, such as [[Morning Star Cavern]], the pack will be led by a den mother, a slightly larger female night stalker who looks after the young, and has a much stronger attack than standard night stalkers. If her young are harmed, she may go into a frenzy similar to that of the [[Deathclaw mother (Fallout: New Vegas)#Deathclaw mother|deathclaw mother]]. |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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− | * All night stalkers, including named ones, are affected by the [[Animal Friend]] perk. With this perk, the player can pickpocket them, but they hold no items. |
+ | * All night stalkers, including named ones, are affected by the [[Animal Friend]] perk, despite being classified as abominations. With this perk, the player can pickpocket them, but they hold no items. |
− | * Similar to other canine enemies, night stalkers have a stationary bite attack. During this animation, night stalkers will not move, allowing |
+ | * Similar to other canine enemies, night stalkers have a stationary bite attack. During this animation, night stalkers will not move, allowing one to easily backpedal and avoid the attack. |
* Night stalkers share few characteristics with coyotes aside from general body shape and pack hunting (something reptiles, snakes in particular, are not known for). |
* Night stalkers share few characteristics with coyotes aside from general body shape and pack hunting (something reptiles, snakes in particular, are not known for). |
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− | * Night stalkers lay eggs, even though coyotes bear live young. |
+ | * Night stalkers lay eggs, even though coyotes and rattlesnakes both bear live young. |
+ | * Night stalkers tend to rattle their tails and hiss when nearby, giving away their location. |
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− | * ''[[Old World Blues (add-on)|Old World Blues]]'' special [[perk]] [[Heartless]] stops you from being poisoned by night stalkers, [[Cardiac Arrest]] only makes the effect less of a problem. |
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− | * With Animal friend: Rank 1: Young night stalkers will follow the player around, only if the only night stalkers are young ones and are in a cave e.g. Great Khan Hidden Supply cave 2. |
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+ | * Night stalkers found in The Thorn's pit do not have any venom. |
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− | * Night stalkers may be inspired by or in reference to a tale of the Sia American Indians, wherein a coyote ties a rattle to his tail and attempts to mimic a rattlesnake. |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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* {{Platforms|pc|ps3|xbox360}} Attempting to aim at the night stalker's head (in realtime or V.A.T.S.) often results in your shots missing. Possibly there is something off with the night stalker's collision/hit detection around its head, similar to what happens with evolved centaurs. For best results (and to avoid all of your shots missing in V.A.T.S.), target the body instead. {{Verify|verified}} |
* {{Platforms|pc|ps3|xbox360}} Attempting to aim at the night stalker's head (in realtime or V.A.T.S.) often results in your shots missing. Possibly there is something off with the night stalker's collision/hit detection around its head, similar to what happens with evolved centaurs. For best results (and to avoid all of your shots missing in V.A.T.S.), target the body instead. {{Verify|verified}} |
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* {{Platforms|ps3|xbox360|pc}} If the night stalkers in ''Old World Blues'' are close enough to bite you, attempting to shoot them in V.A.T.S. mode may be completely ineffective, causing all your shots to miss. {{Verify|verified}} |
* {{Platforms|ps3|xbox360|pc}} If the night stalkers in ''Old World Blues'' are close enough to bite you, attempting to shoot them in V.A.T.S. mode may be completely ineffective, causing all your shots to miss. {{Verify|verified}} |
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− | * {{Platforms|pc}} [[Big MT]] night stalkers in the open air and the [[X-8 research center]] will panic if the player has [[Strength]] of 8 or higher. They'll be hostile, run to and fro, but not attack. A |
+ | * {{Platforms|pc}} [[Big MT]] night stalkers in the open air and the [[X-8 research center]] will panic if the player has [[Strength]] of 8 or higher. They'll be hostile, run to and fro, but not attack. A "normal" fearless variety is found inside Z-9 and X-13. {{verify|verified}} |
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Revision as of 19:52, 4 October 2014
Night stalkers are creatures living in the Mojave Wasteland and Big MT in 2281.
Characteristics
Biology
Night stalkers are the creations of Dr. Borous in the Z-9 Crotalus DNA preservation lab of the Big MT, and are genetic hybrids of rattlesnake and coyote DNA. They growl, howl, and whimper like regular coyotes, but hiss, rattle, and inject venom into their prey like snakes. Their bodies are mostly dog-like, covered in a combination of fur and scales, their heads and tails, however, are more like that of a rattlesnake, including fangs and a forked tongue. Night stalkers' right eyes are blue with a round pupil, while their left eyes are yellow with an elliptical pupil, like a rattlesnake's. They lay eggs, like a snake, which can be used to prepare Mushroom Cloud. Their blood is also used as an ingredient in antivenom and hydra.
Night stalkers nest in caves across the Mojave Wasteland and can be found both inside the cave or in the nearby area. Packs of night stalkers can be frequently seen hunting at night east of Morning Star cavern near the nest with the radscorpion queen, south of the broc flower cave, and northwest of the cap counterfeiting shack. Their original breeding ground is the Z-9 Crotalus DNA preservation lab, located in the Big MT.
Gameplay attributes
When they detect the Courier, they may strike with a leaping attack and a venomous bite or snap at the player character without leaping. While the venom is not as potent as their main competition, the cazador, it can pose a serious problem if multiple bites are received and untreated.
- Coping with the poison
- Endurance, antivenom
- Datura antivenom, blood shield, Tribal Wisdom
- Heartless, Cardiac Arrest
- Snakebite tourniquet
Night stalkers can pose a particular threat in low visibility, at night (when they are active) or in caverns. Carrying Cateye, Ghost Sight, or Nuka-Cola Quartz is advisable when fighting them in low-visibility conditions. They are especially dangerous inside their dens; packs are usually large in numbers, and twisting corridors make it difficult to detect exactly where they are.
Night stalkers found in Charleston cave and the lower level of the X-13 research facility have the ability to cloak, making them especially dangerous. The ones in Charleston cave gained this ability from chewing on a Stealth Boy, while the ones in the X-13 testing facility had the ability injected by an unknown scientist. As with any other cloaked enemy, these night stalkers can only be targeted in V.A.T.S. with the Enhanced Sensors companion perk provided by ED-E. It should be noted that their invisibility will not prevent them from causing ripples in any body of water they move in, negating their ability to ambush the player.
Night stalker packs can be found in:
- Bloodborne cave
- Charleston cave
- Morning Star Cavern
- Walking Box Cavern
- Great Khan supply cave
- Z-9 Crotalus DNA preservation lab
Variants
Night stalker
Night stalkers are the size of coyotes with a canine body and the head and tail of a rattlesnake. Night stalkers nest and hunt in packs and are found in or near their cave nests.
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Young night stalker
In appearance, young night stalkers are visually identical to fully grown night stalkers, but are smaller in size and have weaker attacks. Although relatively weak, they are a nuisance when fought in groups of other young night stalkers and their fully grown brethren.
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Young night stalker 0014F476 0015678B 00164A6C 00164EF7 001616EC 00166DFD |
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Legendary night stalker
The legendary night stalker is a very large and very strong night stalker found in Bloodborne cave, which is west of Bitter Springs. In appearance, it is visually identical to standard night stalkers but differs only in size, being about the size of a bighorner. It is normally encountered in a pack with several regular night stalkers and young night stalkers and can kill a low level character in seconds.
It has the least amount of health out of all of the legendary creatures, but can kill a player under level 20 with about two to three bites. It is also the only legendary creature in the game that can be friendly towards the player if they have acquired the Animal Friend perk.
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Den mother
In some night stalker nests, such as Morning Star Cavern, the pack will be led by a den mother, a slightly larger female night stalker who looks after the young, and has a much stronger attack than standard night stalkers. If her young are harmed, she may go into a frenzy similar to that of the deathclaw mother.
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Notable night stalkers
Related quests
- Bleed Me Dry
- Guess Who I Saw Today
- Fight Night - Up to three night stalkers can be challenged in the arena at The Thorn.
Notes
- All night stalkers, including named ones, are affected by the Animal Friend perk, despite being classified as abominations. With this perk, the player can pickpocket them, but they hold no items.
- Similar to other canine enemies, night stalkers have a stationary bite attack. During this animation, night stalkers will not move, allowing one to easily backpedal and avoid the attack.
- Night stalkers share few characteristics with coyotes aside from general body shape and pack hunting (something reptiles, snakes in particular, are not known for).
- Night stalkers lay eggs, even though coyotes and rattlesnakes both bear live young.
- Night stalkers tend to rattle their tails and hiss when nearby, giving away their location.
- Similar to cazadors, night stalkers found in the Big MT are tougher than their Mojave counterparts.
- Night stalkers found in The Thorn's pit do not have any venom.
Appearances
Night stalkers only appear in Fallout: New Vegas and its add-on Old World Blues.
Bugs
- Walking through the Mojave Wasteland, it is possible that the player may see a night stalker with several heads and legs. This is actually a bug in the respawn. It happens when several spawn in the same place, resulting in a number of night stalker models within each other and bound in place. Because they cannot walk they can easily be killed. [verified]
- Sometimes while encountering a night stalker, they will randomly die. [verified]
- Attempting to aim at the night stalker's head (in realtime or V.A.T.S.) often results in your shots missing. Possibly there is something off with the night stalker's collision/hit detection around its head, similar to what happens with evolved centaurs. For best results (and to avoid all of your shots missing in V.A.T.S.), target the body instead. [verified]
- If the night stalkers in Old World Blues are close enough to bite you, attempting to shoot them in V.A.T.S. mode may be completely ineffective, causing all your shots to miss. [verified]
- Big MT night stalkers in the open air and the X-8 research center will panic if the player has Strength of 8 or higher. They'll be hostile, run to and fro, but not attack. A "normal" fearless variety is found inside Z-9 and X-13. [verified]
Sounds
- A conscious night stalker
- Chasing night stalker
- Biting night stalker