Frank (Wild Appalachia)

Dr. Frank was a biologist and animal researcher employed by Nova Biogistics before the Great War.

Background
Frank conducted experiments where he would attempt to splice DNA to create hybrid animals, though more often than not, they ended up as failures. Some of these combinations included a gecko and a fish, a mouse and a cat, and a dog and a cat, the latter being especially disappointing because it would have been the "perfect pet." Frank usually acquired his animals from local pet shops, who eventually became wary of Frank and refused to give him any more cats and dogs. At some point, he developed a new technique for brain grafts, which he planned to use on a rescued bear to combine it with a bovine brain and glands.

This experiment was a success, and Frank named the bear-bovine combination "Fluffy." At first, Fluffy was docile and even allowed Frank to climb into its cage and pet it. However, Fluffy soon began to exhibit fits of rage, forcing Frank to reluctantly put a shock collar on the bear. Not long afterwards, Fluffy escape after the shock collar was ripped off. Fluffy became the prime suspect in the deaths of two hikers. He reportedly acquired a "sneak peek" at a forensics report, confirming Frank's fears that Fluffy had become irreparably violent. Frank began to search for Fluffy, and his investigation led him to Site Alpha. James Kord, a U.S. Army soldier posing as a hillbilly to ward off unauthorized personnel, accosted Frank and warned him to leave, though he was unphased and continued his search. Frank eventually found Fluffy's den, where the bear had made its home after escaping, and planned to sedate Fluffy for capture.

In 2102, Fluffy's corpse still lies in the den, filled with crossbow bolts, though the skeleton of Dr. Frank is also nearby, showing that both of them met an unfortunate end as a result of this encounter. The son of Fluffy, however, still lives, now known as a yao guai.

Appearances
Frank's skeleton appears only in the Fallout 76 add-on Wild Appalachia.