Mentats

Mentats is a pre-War chem created by Med-Tek. These red pills increase memory related functions and speed up other mental processes. They are, of course, highly addictive.

Their name is likely a reference to Frank Herbert's Dune, where, in the wake of humanity rejecting computers mimicking human minds, humans are trained to become living computers, called Mentats and/or the real life candy Mentos which, based on the Fallout 2 art, they resemble.

Mentats appear in Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout 3 and Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel.

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Fallout 3
Mentats return in Fallout 3, though their effects have been slightly altered to provide greater boosts to Intelligence and Perception, while omitting the increase to Charisma.

Additionally, in The National Archives, specially-flavored Mentats were given to anyone who won a trivia contest regarding the Declaration of Independence. This contest still exists in electronic form for the player to try.

The bonus flavors of Mentats provide +5 boost to a single S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attribute:
 * Berry Mentats
 * Orange Mentats
 * Grape Mentats