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Aliens are creatures in Appalachia.
Background
Three alien corpses are located in the Z-05 specimen chamber of the Enclave research facility. All collected data was later redacted, simply relaying that the subjects were to be destroyed.[1] During the Invaders from Beyond event, they invade Appalachia. They are often assisted by drones. The creatures will shoot at their enemies with alien blasters. They typically wear white and orange spacesuits, though some also wear blue and green.
Variants
Alien
The basic alien variant.
| Name (Form ID) | Abilities | Items |
|---|---|---|
| Alien 00000000 |
Cryogenic alien
An alien in a blue spacesuit who uses cryogenic weapons in battle.
| Name (Form ID) | Abilities | Items |
|---|---|---|
| Cryogenic Alien 00000000 |
Toxic alien
An alien in a green spacesuit that uses poisonous weapons in combat.
| Name (Form ID) | Abilities | Items |
|---|---|---|
| Toxic Alien 00000000 |
Alien invader
The strongest variant of alien, these aliens pilot robotic spacesuits similar to power armor and use normal alien weapons in combat.
| Name (Form ID) | Abilities | Items |
|---|---|---|
| Alien Invader 00000000 |
Unused
| Name (Form ID) | Abilities | Items | |
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| Alien 00184C51 EncAlien01Template |
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| Alien lieutenant 004EC629 EncAlien02 |
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| Alien captain 004EC62A EncAlien03 |
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| Alien star admiral 004EC62B EncAlien04 |
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Named
Appearances
Aliens appear in Fallout 76, introduced in the Steel Dawn update.
Behind the scenes
- The aliens had existed within the game's files since release and were first implemented as corpses in the Steel Dawn update.
- The Fallout 76 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide describes aliens as an enemy encounter.[Pub 1] However, living aliens were not added until the Invaders from Beyond update, and do not appear in standard enemy encounters.
- The Bethesda Game Studios Austin team had internally discussed doing "something fun" with the Zetans prior to the Fallout 76 launch. This ultimately became Invaders from Beyond, the first public challenge added to Fallout 76.[Dev 1]
Gallery
Alien corpses found in the Enclave research facility
Standard alien
Cryogenic alien / Lieutenant Kappa
Toxic alien
Alien invader / General Zeta
Zetan backpack flair
Zetan spaceship backpack flair
Alien plushie
Concept art by Joon Choi
References
Publications
- ↑ Fallout 76 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide p. 523
"The Zetan Alien isn't much for combat, which is probably good considering how hard it is to find one. It will simply shoot at you with its Alien Blaster until you give it a proper Earth welcome. Kill it to collect the Alien Blaster and ammunition."
(Fallout 76 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide/Bestiary)
Developer Statements
- ↑ 2021 Bethesda AMA Mark Tucker: "We’ve been talking (internally) about doing something fun with the Zetans since before we launched the game, so we are excited to finally have the chance to do something with them. We are working on a new feature we call Public Challenges that will be similar to Seasonal Events, but will be global to the World and encourage players to work together to succeed. We will showcase the Zetans in our first one and plan to add more in the future."
