Nightkin

The Nightkin were an elite warrior caste in the Master's Super Mutant army and the apex of his creation of Super Mutants. When the Master's Super Mutant army was defeated, they rallied together under the rule of Tabitha.

Overview
They are superior to their fellow Super Mutants in terms of both intellect and skill, as the FEV-II dipping has not damaged their intelligence. While in the Master's Army, they have access to superior weapons and armour, including the stealth boys. Prolonged use of these devices led to a permanent alteration of the pigment in their skin; instead of the usual dull green of a normal Super Mutant, their skin is sky blue. The Nightkin often use their equipped Stealth boys to surprise everyone who crosses their path.

Fallout
Nightkin can be found in the upper levels of the Cathedral, as well as inside the Mariposa Military Base, and in random patrol encounters in the cells around the base. After the Master's fall, many surviving unity Super Mutants had become a chaotic wasteland wandering force, set on to destroy everything it encountered.

They are superior to other Super Mutants in skill, equipment, and weaponry. Many of the Nightkin are equipped with cloaking devices, such as stealth boys. The only gaming effect of this is to give them a slight ethereal look, as it does not affect the PC's chance of hitting them.

Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel
After the death of Master, pats of the Super Mutant army gathered and formed a new faction, led by Attis.

Many years after their regrouping, these mutants captured the Secret Vault in order to use the FEV reserves stored inside. Attis's goal was to continue the Master's plan. His army had an elite unit of Nightkin, much improved in skill, and equipped with high-tech suits to enhance their abilities. These suits served the same function as stealth boys. These suits probably originated from, or were made in, the Secret Vault.

Fallout: New Vegas
Some of the Nightkin reappear in the Mojave Wasteland, suffering from severe psychological disturbances (schizophrenia and psychosis are most common), which are another deleterious side-effect of prolonged Stealth Boy use.

A Nightkin is responsible for the nightly slaughter of Dusty McBride's Brahmin in Novac every night around midnight. He can be found during the day, cloaked behind a boulder across the road and to the west of town. Here, he can be heard complaining about his constant insomnia and trying to shush voices that only he can seem to hear.

The follower, Lily, is a Nightkin and a former soldier in the Master's army.

Some Nightkin are Antlerists, and take orders from their god, Antler (a Brahmin skull). This is most likely caused by their overuse of Stealth Boys.

Nightkin play an important part in the quest Come Fly With Me. The Courier is sent by Jason Bright, the founder of the Bright Brotherhood, to take care of "demons" that are infesting the basement level of the REPCONN rocket testing facility.

Nightkin in New Vegas look like dark blue super mutants with hoods and stop signs attached to the right arm. They have the same pants and boots as regular super mutants. They are often found wielding Rebar clubs, Miniguns, Incinerators, or, in the case of Nightkin Masters, Bumper swords. They are believed to be a more intelligent version of first generation super mutants, according to Black Mountain Radio.

Unlike the Super Mutants in Fallout 3, Nightkin will attack Ghouls.

At Brooks Tumbleweed Ranch a Nightkin will appear next to you and start chat. He will offer Wind-Brahmin for all your caps. If the offer is declined, he will turn hostile and proceed to attack the player.

Bugs

 * In Fallout: New Vegas, the shaders that make Nightkin invisible will sometimes are bugged, causing them to remain invisible after deactivating their Stealth Boys (although they will be treated as visible for the purpose of calculating VATS percentages). This has been observed in the REPCONN Test Site basement and during the encounter near the McBrides' house in Novac, and appears to be linked to reloading a previous save during, or immediately after, an encounter with a Nightkin (possibly after being killed).


 * After killing the Nightkin that has been attacking Dusty McBride's cattle, a Nightkin Master will appear near the tent in the middle of Novac, and cannot be interacted with. This Nightkin Master will be friendly unless attacked by the player.

Appearances
The Nightkin appear in Fallout in the Cathedral and the Mariposa Military Base, in Fallout 2 as a hostile encounter on the world map, in the Secret Vault in Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel, and make a comeback in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes
In Fallout 3, the word 'Nightkin' occasionally appears in the password list when hacking a terminal.

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