Fallout 4 Bloodbug

Bloodbugs are creatures $$

Background
The mosquitoes that inhabited the swamps of Massachusetts were mutated since the Great War and have become a predator in the Commonwealth. Around the size of a dog, bloodbugs attack by stabbing their knife-like proboscis into soft tissue. Although they feed upon the blood of their victims, they will also often spray this blood back into their prey's eyes to distort their vision.

Gameplay
Bloodbugs latch onto their prey in an attempt to drink their blood. The insect then becomes engorged with the victim's blood and can spit the contaminated blood back at its target for a large amount of radiation damage. While these mutated mosquitoes can punch their proboscis through any kind of regular armor, it's not powerful enough to penetrate power armor.

Bloodbugs are often encountered feeding on deceased Brahmin or whales. Once they are alerted to their victim's presence, they will spread out, surround their prey and attack from multiple directions. Companions will usually notice the bugs and remark upon something not being right or enemies being nearby, although they won't open fire until the creatures make the first move.

If the Sole Survivor damages the bloodbug's blood sac, it will lose its spit ability, but the bloodbug can still suck the victim's blood. If done multiple times, the bloodbug's sac will be restored and it will regain its spit attack.

Appearances
Bloodbugs appear $$

Behind the scenes
The Bloodbug model was modeled by Jonah Lobe. It was the first insect designed and built during preproduction, giving the team a chance to prototype AI behavior for flying creatures.