Brahmin (Fallout: New Vegas)

Brahmin are creatures living in the Mojave Wasteland in 2281.

Background
Brahmin are very weak animals that have been domesticated and herded throughout the years since the war. Some brahmin can be seen wandering in herds around the Mojave Wasteland, but this is rather rare.

Through their domestication, they have been used primarily for meat and milk, and their hides are tanned to make leather. Traders use them to carry heavy loads, and some people keep them as pets.

Biology
As a result of the constant exposure to radiation, these formerly normal cows have sprouted a second independent head. Ironically, when brahmin are born with only one head, they are called mutated. Brahmin also have eight stomachs. When talking to Rose, it is revealed that male brahmin also have four testicles. Their skin has turned a toasty, dusty orange-red color from the fallout exposure and their horns have become a dirty brown. Their udder has also grown abnormally large (almost dragging on the ground).

Gameplay attributes
Brahmin have a very minuscule amount of hit points and even a low level character can kill them with as much as a 10mm pistol. When brahmin attack, they utilize their horns and batter into a foe. This is not highly damaging but is still noticeable. When a brahmin is killed, it will let out a loud bellow and flop to the ground.

Brahmin
A regular brahmin with all the attributes mentioned above.

Mad brahmin
Mad brahmin are brahmin that have gone insane. Whether it be from radiation poisoning, or mad cow disease is not known. They will always be hostile to the player, unless they have the Animal Friend perk.

Malnourished brahmin
Malnourished brahmin are sickly brahmin that have been neglected and cannot find food on their own. Their meat is unaffected by their malnutrition. They can be found in various locations throughout the Mojave Wasteland, most notably Matthews Animal Husbandry Farm.

Malnourished brahmin calf
Malnourished brahmin calves are young brahmin that cannot find sufficient food to maintain full health, usually because they have been deserted by their owners. Their meat is unaffected by their malnutrition. They can be found across the Mojave at such places as the Matthews Animal Husbandry Farm and one in front of Raul's shack.

Water brahmin
Water brahmin serve a similar purpose to caravans in Fallout 3, although the only goods they carry are sacks of water, an essential for life in the Mojave Wasteland. These brahmin assist the Crimson Caravan in delivering water where it is required.

Fiend brahmin
These are brahmin that are owned by the Fiends, and are located at Cook-Cook's fort. They are not part of the Fiend's faction cell, and are friendly to the player unless provoked. There are two unnamed "Fiend Brahmin" and "Queenie".

Queenie is Cook-Cook's favorite brahmin and if Queenie is killed Cook-Cook will frenzy, attacking anything in sight including his gang of Fiends.

Appearances
Brahmin appear in every Fallout game.

Behind the scenes
The brahmin in all the Fallout get their name from the brahmin caste in Hindu culture. Their use in the Fallout games is likely a play on the reverence held for cows in Hindu culture. This has been seen as disrespectful to the Hindu culture, and use of the name brahmin was banned in India from Fallout 3.