Behemoth (mutant)



A Super Mutant Behemoth is a giant, 30-foot tall super mutant living in the ruins of Washington, DC. There are five in total. They do not respawn after you kill them. On the Xbox 360 and Windows live versions of the game, there is an achievement entitled "The Bigger They Are..." obtained by destroying all five.

Locations

 * This is the easiest to find and is impossible to miss if you do the Following in His Footsteps quest. You will be attacked by it right outside the entrance to the Galaxy News Radio building. You will have ten Brotherhood of Steel members to back you up. One of the BHoS members that dies on the battlefield holds a Fatman mini nuke launcher but will not use it. If you have trouble defeating this behemoth it’s possible just to run to door of the GNR building. There is a back exit to this building so you will not have to face him on the way out. Also when you quick travel back to this location you will be placed behind the sandbags pretty much out of harms way near the door.

Note: On PC version Behemoth might bug out of his cage if he spots you or dogmeat, dogmeat is most likely the biggest factor
 * This behemoth can be found caged in Evergreen Mills, the Raider-controlled train yard. The behemoth is trapped by an electric fence and can be killed by shooting through the fence without disabeling the fence. If you destroy the generator at a distance, the behemoth will attack the raiders.


 * This behemoth can be found in the Capitol Building fighting Talon Company mercenaries at the west entrance only.


 * This behemoth is to the west of the Jury Street Metro Station, which is located due west of Vault 101. Keep going west from the Vault until you find a bunch of wrecked train cars, among which there should be one train car containing a shopping cart with a teddy bear in it. Simply take the teddy bear out and hide near by. The behemoth will appear VERY quickly.


 * The last is located near the Takoma Industrial Factory, which is located to the east of the Galaxy News Radio building at the end of the map. The behemoth himself is located north of the factory, standing amidst some wrecked cars. There is a truck near a water tower a few feet away. Over it you can see a dead mercenary and a switch that activates some artillery that makes the fight a lot easier.

Appearances
The Behemoth appears only in Fallout 3. A robot also named Behemoth can be found in Fallout Tactics.

Physical Appearance and Equipment
Behemoths are, as mentioned, roughly 30 foot tall Super Mutants. They have short, stubby necks and extremely large build. Behemoths usually carry fire hydrants and have several shopping carts on their back. With great caution, one may also notice a necklace of skulls around their neck. They use car doors as shields.

Strategies

 * Because of his size, he can't chase you through a hallway or low piece of rubble that you can get under. Using this, you can take your time and have a wonderful day of target practice. Just don't get too close, as his melee attack is a near a one hit kill on most occasions.


 * Behemoths have difficulty getting around any kind of obstruction. Put a sufficiently tall rock between you and the behemoth and keep it there.  The behemoth will slowly sidestep around it while you empty magazines into his head.


 * They never travel alone. One is usually supported by normal super mutants. Give the guards priority, but keep moving: if the Behemoth does hit you, then you will have more than just some nasty bruises.


 * Land mines can be set in a path, on which you can lure the Behemoth to you through the landmines.


 * If Dogmeat is still traveling with you, order him to stay in a safe place. One hit from the Behemoth will kill him.


 * Using a Fatman, shoot a mininuke for a 1 hit kill. Or the Experimental MIRV For a Complete Over kill for those over enthusiast.


 * For the Behemeoth at Evergreen Mills, if you are planning on killing the raiders you can hide up on the cliffs and snipe the sparking generator. Doing so will open the doors and let loose the behemoth and you can enjoy the ensuing carnage.  Alternatively, you can usually pick the Behemoth off slowly with a ranged weapon through the mesh gate while the generator is still active. For a clear view of his head and a faster way to kill him without destroying the generator, you can climb up on a train car near the cage and shoot at him from there.


 * Never stay still, the Behemoth can kill you easily if you stay immobile. Moving backwards and with a heavy weapon is particularly effective.
 * Victory Rifle is also efficient. You can knock him down by using this modified sniper rifle.