Wanamingo

Wanamingos are creatures that appear in Fallout 2

Background
Wanamingos are strange mutant animals that live mostly underground. They are also often called aliens, due to being mistaken for extra-terrestrial beings. They were designed as FEV-tailored weapons for waging war on other countries and they escaped into the wastes.

Biology
They can live a long time, but are dying out by 2241. They hatch from eggs laid by the wanamingo queen, which is larger than the other wanamingos and grey in color. They aren't intelligent in the usual sense, but they do seem to have a hive-mind mentality.

The only known queen lived in the Wanamingo Mine in Redding, owned by Ascorti. All "aliens" living in that mine were killed by the Chosen One in 2242. Some other wanamingos/aliens could be found in the desert, and in the San Francisco tanker. The name "wanamingo" was originally only used locally in Redding, but eventually came to be used for the species as a whole elsewhere as well.

Gameplay attributes
Beware of the wanamingos as they are fast, have a high damage resistance and hit multiple times. They have a weakness though, they retreat from battle if one of their legs gets crippled. Flamers will also become your best friend, as they possess almost no fire resistance and must get close to attack.

Wanamingo
Wanamingos are strange mutant animals that live mostly underground. They are also often called aliens, due to being mistaken for extra-terrestrial beings. They can live a long time, but are dying out by 2241.

Wanamingo queen
The wanamingo queen is the matriarch of the wanamingos. She can be found in the Great Wanamingo Mine in Redding. This is the only queen known to exist in 2241. She can lay eggs for the reproduction of the wanamingos and can be found deep underground in her breeding room.

Mutant wanamingo
Mutant wanamingo is a creature cut from the final version of Fallout 3. This is a wanamingo very mutated by radiation. Its mouth has been enlarged, it has been rendered sans tentacles and has taken a pinkish color. It appears wildly different than those encountered in Fallout 2. This mutation was most likely brought on by radiation, FEV or a mix of both.

Appearances
Wanamingos appear in Fallout 2. Mutant wanamingos do not appear in the files of Fallout 3, but can be found in the book The Art of Fallout 3, an art book available with the Collector's Edition of the game, includes a new version of wanamingo mutated by radiation although no mutant wanamingos exist in the game itself.

Mentioned by No-bark Noonan in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes

 * There is a town called Wanamingo in Minnesota. According to their historical society, the word "Wanamingo" comes from the name of a Native American woman in a 19th century novel.
 * Their heads bear a resemblance to the heads of the aliens or xenomorphs from the 1979 science fiction horror movie Alien and its sequels. This mutant wanamingo bears strong resemblance to a creature from the Oddworld Game-Series; the "Slog".

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