Deathclaw (Fallout)

Deathclaws are mutated creatures in Fallout and Fallout 2. They are a large, agile, and strong species of mutant horned Jackson's Chameleon.

Gameplay attributes
In Fallout, a deathclaw first appeared in a mission to find missing caravans: while the deathclaw was not responsible for the caravan disappearances, as some had believed, evidence in its lair did lead to the correct solution. Deathclaws had also established a nest in the abandoned warehouse district of the Boneyard, obstructing traffic between the Gun Runners and potential trading partners and making any scavenging in the area very hazardous and deadly.


 * Fallout
 * Deathclaws are not affected by the Animal Friend perk.
 * The deathclaw located in the deathclaw's lair has 250 HP and grants 1000 XP.
 * The mother deathclaw located in the basement of the deathclaw warehouse in the Boneyard has 320 HP and grants 1500 XP.

There are two varieties of deathclaw in Fallout 2. One is the regular variety, like those found in Fallout. These are found in random encounters across the wasteland, often in groups of two to five, sometimes including young and baby deathclaws.
 * Fallout 2

The other variety of deathclaw are the intelligent deathclaws occupying Vault 13, the experiments of the Enclave, mentioned above. Goris, the son of the Vault 13 pack leader Gruthar, is also a recruitable companion.

Deathclaw
Regular adult deathclaws are truly forces to be reckoned with. Their powerful claws can rend a man asunder, and their tough hide can shrug off gunfire with remarkable ease.

Deathclaw spawn
Deathclaw spawn are the hatchlings of the deathclaw mother, many times smaller than an adult but still vicious and dangerous to unprepared travellers. The real danger, though, is in the form of their mother, who will furiously protect her young.

Tough deathclaw
If normal deathclaws are terrible monsters in their own right, the tough deathclaws are horror incarnate. A tough deathclaw can weather outstanding amounts of damage before succumbing to their wounds, and a single sweep of its claws can end the lives of its enemies.

Mother deathclaw
A mother deathclaw is truly a creature to be feared, for not only is she a deathclaw, she is also a mother protecting her young. She is a powerful enemy, and in Fallout a mother deathclaw must be killed in order to stop her from hatching more of her young - as an only way of eliminating the deathclaws from the Boneyard.

Appearances
The deathclaw appears in both Fallout and Fallout 2. The tough deathclaw version appears only in Fallout 2.