Floaters are creatures found in Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout 76.
Background
The floater is a large, soft-bodied invertebrate, named after the flotation sacs that allow it to hover in the air.[Pub 1] Parts of its body include a head, mouth, fore mouth, float sac, tail, ganglion, and ovipositor.[1] Floaters are often found in groups with Super Mutants and centaurs.
There are three types of elemental floaters in Appalachia, encountered in groups and found alongside Super Mutants, who consider them friendly and treat them as companions and attack animals. Floater flamers glow red, have incendiary abilities, and have vertical pupils. Floater freezers glow blue, have cryogenic abilities, and have horizontal pupils. Floater gnashers glow green, have pupils in the form of a plus sign, and have acidic abilities.
Variants
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Appearances
Floaters appear in Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout 76.
Behind the scenes
- Floaters are the creation of Jason D. Anderson.
- The Art of Fallout 3 includes concept art for a lamprey floater, manowar tendril floater, and needle tooth floater.
- The floater is unused in Fallout: New Vegas. They appear in game files in name only, using the centaur's assets.[Dev 1]
Gallery
Floater VATS render
Concept art of floaters in Fallout 76
Concept art of a lamprey floater in The Art of Fallout 3
Concept art of a Manowar tendril floater in The Art of Fallout 3
Concept art of a needle tooth floater in The Art of Fallout 3
References
- ↑ Fallout 2 Official Strategies & Secrets p.26-27: "Floaters hover by, manufacturing and storing noxious gases in their flotation bladders. They're stupid, but move fast and are very difficult to kill. Floaters will try to surround you, so keep your distance. The gases that allow them to float turn them into a wonderful "flambé" when you crisp them with fire or energy weapons."
