Mother Deathclaw

The Mother Deathclaw or Deathclaw Mother is a creature encountered in the Mojave Wasteland

Background
The Mother Deathclaw, along with the Deathclaw Alpha Male, are the pack leaders to a pack of Deathclaws. If a pack lacks an Alpha Male, the Deathclaw Mother will find another to mate with to lay more eggs. A pack of Deathclaws will subsist if the pack lacks a Mother or Alpha Male, but will disperse in the absence of both.

Gameplay
During the unmarked quest Claws Out, the Courier is tasked by Chomps Lewis to kill the Mother Deathclaw and Deathclaw Alpha Male at Quarry Junction. If only the Mother is killed, Chomps will state that the pack wont disperse until the Alpha Male is killed. If only the Alpha Male is killed, Chomps will state that the Mother will "take another mate and keep laying eggs." Killing both will have no effect on the remaining Deathclaws.

The Mother Deathclaw has a unique knockback effect while attacking, which will randomly knock the player into a ragdolled state. If the player has the Stonewall perk, this knockback effect will be blocked.

Deathclaw Promontory
Two Deathclaw Mothers will always spawn at the Promontory.