Floater (Fallout 76)

Floaters are creatures found in Appalachia in 2103.

Biology
The floater is a large, soft-bodied invertebrate, named after the flotation sacs that allows it to hover and float in the air. Noxious, flammable gases are generated by the creature's tissues, then stored in large bladders atop their heads, giving it its distinctive appearance.

Unlike their West Coast brethren, Appalachian floaters have developed elemental abilities. Floaters have gained acidic, pyrotechnic and cryogenic based capabilities, which are stored in pus sacs lining their bodies and arms. This pus can be harvested, and turned into powerful volatile grenades, which, when thrown, emulate the dying explosion of a critically wounded floater, and leave behind a large, lingering area of effect radius.

Floater gnasher
A glowing, bright green variant with acidic capabilities.

Floater flamer
A glowing, bright red variant with pyrotechnic capabilities.

Floater freezer
A glowing, bright blue variant with cryogenic capabilities.

Locations

 * Three can be found at Darling sister's lab.
 * Three can be found at the Red Rocket filling station.
 * Three can be found next to Nicholson's End.
 * Six can be found at Solomon's pond.
 * Three can be found in Grafton.
 * They can often be found alongside super mutants.

Appearances
Floaters appear in the Fallout 76 add-on Wastelanders.