Wanamingos! | Fallout Lore
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- Опубликовано: 14 ноя 2022
- The Wasteland is home to many horrific and bizarre creatures, some of which are mutated by radiation, others by pollution, while few are made with viruses, including one of the strangest creatures imaginable, The Wanamingo. Wanamingos, named after their breeding ground, also known as aliens to the uninitiated, are large bipedal life forms that bear almost no resemblance to any other creature on earth, the closest thing I can think of would be a gulper, the mutated species of salamander, but even they are very different creatures. Wanamingos have prominent central bodies, where you might expect the arms to be, are instead two long appendages, dare I say tentacles, that not only serve as weapons, lashing and batting enemies to death while slowly inducing radiation damage, but also as hands that can grasp and manipulate objects, above their large bodies are larger heads, where no visible sensory organs can be seen, no eyes, ears or nose, only a mouth full of dagger sized teeth, capable of chewing a full grown man to death at a moments notice, but that’s only if you happen to cross paths with a Wanamingo which is incredibly rare.
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My job would be far too easy if the developers could actually agree on what is and isn’t canon, but I do enjoy hearing multiple takes on unanswered questions. So, let me know where you think Wanamingos came from and whether or not you think they’re still alive!
If there’s zetans, Wanamingos probably are another alien species who came, maybe pre war who was mutated by radiation. Zetans have space suits to protect them from radiation, maybe wanamingos didn’t, they were irradiated hence why they give of rads
honestly the tunnelers and wanamingos seem to have a lot of similarities in their hierarchy and how they live, would not be surprised to learn that the two had encountered each other underground as the tunnelers spread and the encounter drove one or both species toward the surface. As for where they came from originally fev exposure to some dessert dwelling reptilian or amphibian seems more likely than the alien theory, at least until a handler species is introduced, as they do not seem intelligent enough to arrive here by themselves, and the zetans do not seem a likely species to create or handle such a creature.
Instead of fallout 3 originally being set closer to the great war, I just assumed it's only been settled more recently due to radiation levels. I mean I would assume that DC would have been a primary target (more nukes shot at it) in the great war.
If it's cool then it's canon, if it's from F76 then it's bad fan-fiction
I also like non canon lore even fan fiction is fun, i used to browse fallout forums for fan fiction theres some really good ones.
One of the weirdest yet most forgotten fallout creatures. Rip wanamingos.
Ngl the only thing I ever liked about them was the bounty of XP they had. A good stop for getting that level up before you head off to the end game.
Their design just contrasts so hard compared to other monster designs and makes them feel out of place.
@@sinjin8576 I agree, they look Alien than mutated creature.
I mean... honestly, they look kinda dopey in FO1 and 2. Obviously just an homage to xenomorphs in design but their arms are absurd. If they were to ever make an appearance in a Bethesda fallout, I think I'd like for a considerable redesign.
@@MST3Killa they werent in the first one
and the best of all you got the quest on low level so your ass got kicked so hard. Good memeories 😀
My personal theory is that when zetans arrived, they unintentionally brought some wanamingos on their ship.
And thats why its called a theory lmao
@@youknow2849and that’s why you’re a douche
Aaaaaa game theory@@youknow2849
Their obscurity reminds me of the tunnelers from lonesone road and makes me wonder how many hidden creatures are in the wasteland, completely undisturbed. So much money to be made creating stories from that unknown
Don't worry Bethesda will just reuse the same monsters again
@@sillylilstella i don't mind reusing the same monsters. It's good for originality and nostalgia.
Can you imagine a Fallout game without Deathclaws, radroaches or even Super Mutants?
New creatures are always great but it's important to keep bringing back the old ones back too.
More mysterious is that the Tunnelers are Pre-War.
@@ClericDoggo56 yeah, I can. I can imagine something original.
@@ClericDoggo56Supermutants shouldn’t be in 3,4 or 76 - they were so much more interesting when they were the creation of the Master and not something every region of the country was working on. These other regions should have their own uniquely weird mutants like The Pitt’s Trogs.
Between Tunnelers, Trogs & Wanamingos it seems like all kinds of unique mutations take place in isolated areas and underground
To be Fair even in our world weird stuff happens underground
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It’s really too bad these things didn’t make it into Fallout 3. Same goes for Floaters and a lot of other things cut from the game. It would have been much better if they kept Fallout 3 as being set a couple decades after the war. Then the amount of destruction and lack of progress would actually work. Let’s hope we get these creatures in a different game.
I think their close appearance to the alien from Alien would have made including them in 3 pretty hard (and I find their designs in 3 to be pretty goofy) Though I prefer that they stay obscure otherwise their charm would disappear.
Floaters are in Fallout 76, which makes me hopeful maybe wanamingos could be added in the future. Despite that games’ flaws, it is some the most interesting lore, especially for creatures and cryptids
@Sami the cut FO4 Centaur says hello, though not a disagreement in general. Just shows someone was at least trying at the time.
@@fugduckly5393 dude the world of 76 is amazing. I like everything about the game except the monetization and constant fetch quests.
@@fugduckly5393 and isn't there a wanamingo plushie or am I mistaken
3:25 Fun Fact: There was supposed to be Wanamingo in Fallout 76 with one of the Post-Wastelander updates, around the time the Sheepsquache was added. It was part of a scrapped quest involving what was called “The Grief Gobbler”. At the end of the quest after defeating the large enemy present, be it a gulper, deathclaw, mega sloth, etc, the questgiver was to mention how that creature you encountered isn’t the Grief Gobbler as the quest ends on this peculiar cliffhanger. Added to the code around this time was the Wanamingo plushie, one now available to acquire. The design is more akin to a mixture of this design and either a mirelurk king or frog. Three clawed arms and legs with a body that is mostly dominated by a giant dagger-toothed maw, beady eyes, and spines down its back. Design wise it was indeed inspired by the blue glowing frogs we find in areas like the white spring pool, although more proportional with the large maw. Sadly it was cut.
Wait, wasn't this quest supposed to be called greedy grinner instead?
@@labro249 I just recall it being the Grief Gobbler. Although it has been half a year since I read up on it.
I hope Bethesda changes their minds and brings them in a future update.
@@hermos3602 I hope so as well. That being said, there still is an unused “Moleminer Crossroads” in the code that links up to three surface entrances and all three are blocked off, wouldn’t be surprised if it were to open up that the mole miners would have some pest for us to get rid of. Some did wonder if this area was just from the Vault 79 heist, but it was found to be separate from that area.
I really don't like bethesda's redesigns of classic game enemies. They don't seem like the same creature. Floaters have balloon heads and wanamingos now look like frogs? What's the point then? I don't see what's so wrong about just remastering the old design like how deathclaws were from 1/2 to 3.
One of my favourite details about the Wanamingos is that when you target them in F2, even the game interface doesn't know what some of the body parts are. With the eyes replaced with "eyes?" and if you get a critical hit on that body part, the game will say that you damaged the air? intake of the creature.
Sad how so many creatures are just dropped or forgotten in the fallout games, Wanamingos are one of the many creatures i would love to see come back.
I remember playing fallout 4 with a mod that adds dlc monsters and brand new monsters like giant bees and sharks, and when I was in the glowing sea I encountered a legendary giant wanamingo (basically the most dangerous variant) and I had no prior knowledge of them from Fallout 1 or 2. As a result I found myself screaming and being bisected within seconds
Mutant menagerie. I love that mod so much and it’s truly one of the best creature mods
Mutant Menagerie. Bloody good mod. It also has Nuka World and Far Harbour add-ons.
@@timeladyshayde and a fallout 4 point lookout add on, it’s my favorite fr
@@Gibby42069 Can’t play the game without it anymore.
@@timeladyshayde same! I love that it isn’t just a creature mod. New guns, armor, food items ETC
I've never played the original fallouts but this is an enemy I feel like could have been classic like a death claw and supermutant if given the chance
eh... the Death Claws and Super Mutants both were pretty unique. Wanamingos are just small Xenomorph type things and didn't really fit the world properly. I think if they made the jump to Bethesda's games, I'd want them to have a considerable redesign to get away from the Xenomorph look.
Like, their arms are wobbly and dopey lol.
@@MST3Killa When it comes to them receiving a considerable redesign, that IS likely what would have happened if Bethesda decided to keep them. Fallout 3 concept art, as seen in the video, showed a very different, more fleshy Wanamingo (albeit, the redesign reminds me a bit too much of the Graboid's bipedal form from the Tremor's franchise).
@@MST3Killa the fallout 4 gulpers look pretty sick to me I'd think if something like that came around earlier it would have been an awesome enemy
@@trainershade1937 I thought so to about the tremors thing, but with concept art it's hard to really know what a final look would be. Concept art can be so wildly different from final models
Wannamingos are deadlier than deathclaws if you didn't know what their resistances were
I really wish we could see wanamingos in the newer games. They're a very underrated creature in Fallout.
They all dead killed by the chosen one
@@robinmetge They're burrowers. Story wise one could easily make the case that they buried themselves exceptionally deep and have been slowly mutating over the centuries out of sight.
@@MST3Killa maybe they Take Coffee with tunellers
@@MST3Killa I believe I read somewhere that Wanamingos were another type of combat bioweapon developed by the US Army, like Deathclaws, but with a queen-based hierarchy to avoid mass reproduction. Imagine overpowered ants. So when the Chosen One kills the Wanamingo Queen, they are effectively doomed
@@staringgasmask Whether that's the case or not, who knows. Bethesda doesn't follow any sort of canon with it. Beyond that, given the high likelihood of mutations due to radioactivity over time, there's plenty of room there for things to happen. Besides... if it was a US arm bioweapon, who's to say it occured only at one location?
If there’s zetans, Wanamingos probably are another alien species who came, maybe pre war who was mutated by radiation. Zetans have space suits to protect them from radiation, maybe wanamingos didn’t, they were irradiated hence why they give of rads
Zetans are Greys albeit with some weird mutations, but they still end up more upright and humanoid. I think the older fallout guys just wanted to make a Man Made Weapon with FEV like how they made the mutants and deathclaws, but one that resembled a xenomorph. Greys and Xenos are entirely different biologically.
Probably another creation of Dr. Bourous, who thought that they wouldn't breed and escape the Big Empty
So FALLOUT has Xenomorphs. . . like the wasteland just wasn't deadly enough. **facepalm**
I was really hoping to see these in New Vegas, but it's essentially a miracle that those devs got done what they did in the amount of time they had.
They had plenty nerd.
@@rambones3378 18 months isn't that much time for a game the scale of vegas, alot of stuff was cut and they had to get creative with the time limitations such as using fallout 3 graphics
@@rambones3378 Bro fr said 18 months is enough time to make a triple A.
Edit: Yikes.. he got ratioed
@@Geenoi Hey they got the game out, and what they did get out was pretty damn great so i dont see the need to always cry over a 18 month deadline.
@@oake6180 there is hardly any new Vagas content they did not get to employ because of time. Engine, and hardware limitation yes, but not time.
When I ran Into them in Fallout 2 I was so confused and eventually a bit stressed when I realized they were so tough.
Wanamingo is such a fun word, I love how it sounds ❤
Hope they get brought back one day 😢
I really prefer how the Fallout 2 Restoration Patch explains their origin with the whole weapon of war idea. They even put on a whole exhibit for people to examine them at the EPA.
shoot, I really need to mod the hell out of mine with patches
Those 3d new Vagas ones would've been absolutely terrifying to find in caves and vaults. Has the floaters been done yet
I have so much nostalgia for Fallout 2 and I remember those mines well. When I went there it was an exercise in stimpacking myself through the inventory and running up and down the elevator (with my metal armor and assault rifle). Such a good time. Fallout 2 is still peak fallout in my mind, although New Vegas comes close.
man i love your channel, it's probably the best lore channel out there. i'm currently playing fallout 3 for the first time and i'd love hearing you talk about this game's lore a bit more !
Things like this, weird and wild is what fallout is all about. It doesn't have to be gritty and serious, the humor of these creatures fits perfectly.
Humor? These things look monstrous.
@@James-ne3lc They are comically monstrous. Like, the nightmare of a 5 year old made manifest. I'd still purify them with fire, but that doesn't mean they aren't humourous in their own way.
@@ericnox2069 How? They are supossed to be a "what the fuck is that?!" type of enemy in fallout 1 and 2. They were incredible deadly and that was the point.
@@jorgeloredo100 they look goofy as hell. Yeah, they were scary in the moment, but after that you realize how goofy they are. They are funny in the world as a whole.
@@ericnox2069 you exude reddit energy but like. You seem like you can actually back up what you say
FO3 being originally intended to be 20 years after the bombs dropped explains so much about it. A lot of its setting would make a lot more sense.
I've never heard of these things! Thank you for shedding a light on these terrifying creatures!
One of my Favorite Fallout RUclipsrs, thank you for all your entertaining and informational Lore videos!
Toughest enemy especially without AP ammo
The consistency of Synonymous at the moment is amazing, thank you for the content!
Love how consistent your uploads have become ❤️
I love this channel so fucking much, it's fun to work with this in the background AND watch actively, I am so excited for every new episode, thank you!
Kinda shocked they haven't even tried making a remake of the older games at any point, it had some truly disturbing or haunting stuff in it.
during every playthrough i would go to Redding after Den after Klamath, and clear the mines with hunting rifle and shotgun, in leather armor. After hours of this, Modoc, and Vault City, and honestly the rest of the game, would feel like a breeze. So i have never forgotten my Wanamingos, most iconic monster of Fallout 2
I love the distinctive horn at the beginning of these, it really sets the mood!
You have a great voice, it makes it enjoyable to listen to lore about my favorite game series (which you put together really well) I hope you keep going until theres nothing to talk about
I’ve never actually seen these. Always showing me new things man thank you 🙏
Always a good day when Syn uploads a new video!
I really hoped to see a return of the Wanamingo in Fallout NV. Maybe someday, when the Enclave is feeling bold enough again. Along with the intelligent mole rats, and hairy deathclaws.
From the alien corpse in the Sierra Army Depot and the fact Wanamingos are the model for "aliens," I always thought the US army spliced alien DNA with some earth creature to get these monsters.
4:39 Yeah, that.
I love Fallout, thanks so much for all the lore!
Always thought they were mutated tadpoles.
I started the FO series with 3. Then went to NV and 4 before playing 1 and 2. These scared the goddamn shit out of me when I saw them for the first time in those mines since I wasn't at all familiar.
Dude it’s amazing how fast you make videos and keep the exoectation so high ✌🏻🤙🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻 killing it
Thank you for making this
I absolutely love your content man. Keep up the great work. Could you do a video on The Chosen One?
The theory that the enclave is responsible for creating Wanamingos makes the most sense to me, I mean in fallout 2 they are a possible encounter the closer you get to camp Navarro, aka the enclave's base
Great video :)
Closest Fallout has to Xenomorphs.
I would have loved to see these guys appear in the later games, especially if the tunnelers showed back up too. I'd like to see whether they'd work together or fight over turf and prey
I kinda wish you would do a mash up of your videos to fall asleep to. Like a hour or 2. Such a soothing calm voice, just kinda makes you fall asleep
Been waiting for this one
Finally, just the video I've been waiting for.
Man thank you. We love this shit and you do it damn well. Keep going yo.🤠👍
Dang I was just sitting here bored as hell. Then I saw this video and really just good job it's nice to see someone cover small things like this.
I remember hating having to fight these things, and then discovered that it was because my party was armed with end-game energy and pulse weapons, and these little buggers are only tickled by 'em. A few gauss rounds or sniper rifle shots to the face and they ended up being a bit easier to deal with.
Loving your content as always buddy keep it up and I've got to agree with you it would be great if the developers could have agreed on some Canon but that might be part of the fun that we get to sit here and discuss and debate and in a strange way the Tails we tell each other about the Wasteland would be similar to those who would actually live in the Wasteland you don't know what's true what's a lie what's a tall tale and what's real. That's the fun of it.
My favourite Fallout creature posted by my favourite content creator on my birthday I really am lucky today:)
I like to think the Chosen one prevented one the most dangerous abominations from emerging across the wasteland. Sparring people from more pain in suffering.
another great video 👍🏽
This has to be one of the most unique creatures I've ever seen
The way they move is also a little funny but also horrifying
I think they can still be around. As the famous line goes, "Life, uh, finds a way."
Go out there in the wasteland, vault dweller and bag a snipe or else you can't come back without one.
I just like the word "wanamingo" its fun to say
I really wish these and other cut creatures were still in the games. I love the idea of the great war giving way to a dominance shift where these horrific creatures and mutants pose a serious risk to humanities place on the food chain
Apparently they had a biological clock, but so did the Cazadores….
I know of these things, glad you covered them.
These are the deathjaws Ricky talked about
Those buggers were super tough! They explode nicely if you crit them in the eyes though.
Had no idea they were real
If you ever do a Gulper & Gatorclaw video, will they be joined together since they're pretty much deathclaw reskins?
I don’t think gulpers are deathclaw reskins really since they act and work completely differently
Gatorclaws? Yeah, they’re Deathclaw reskins down to the name and lore. Gulpers? They’re unique in design, lore, and behavior. I don’t think a Deathclaw has ever jumpscared me by dropping from a tree branch, and I love those Gulpers for it.
@@SaturnsRing98 yeah gulpers are unique that I can confirm
Seems like the sequels took out a lot of the weirder more disturbing enemies
psyched for this
These were added to the wasteland with "Mart's monster mod". I never played the original fallout games so I crapped myself when I seen this thing running towards me.
First time i've seen these guys, definitely need to finish up FO1 and start a run of 2 now.
it clear they took inspiration from the aliens series, seeing how there bodies look like the head of a xenomorph
Sadly I personally think they are long extinct, would have been a wacky addition to season 2 of the show
Wanamingos are my favorite enemies. Shame they are forgotten, and possibly are no more.
Id be more then happy to see wanamingos come back as a DLC monster for 4
DLC for a 7yr old game? If anything they'd be added to 76.
Just use the mutant menagerie mod for 4, they're in that.
that’s was cool i always wondered what they were
I prefer the idea that they went extinct due to a lot of different factors (like Deathclaws)
I guess, after seeing the concept artwork of the Wanamingo, they wanted to differentiate them from Squigs a little bit. I think the tentacle/appendages are super creepy.
they could ret-con em in as pet/weapons of the zetans, they've always struck me as very hr giger ala xenomorph
Completely forgot about these. Neat
They kinda remind me of octopus or squid
With their body plan flipped possibly a heavily mutated form of octopus or squid
That migrated from the coast and since they weren't properly equipped to survive they didn't have the numbers to bounce back at least away from the coast
this was very interesting, i always thought they were product from FEV
The Wingo is the most perfect name for this thing
i shat myself when i came across one of these after installing a creature mod pack
These things were an unstoppable pain in 2
I apologize, I didn't realize you were uploading more frequently, thanks RUclips for the notification. Griping aside, my experience with the first three games in the series is very limited, I was introduced to Fallout via Fallout 3. So this enemy came as a bit of a shock to me, and I'm wondering now whether or not they'll bring that back for Fallout 5. I digress, excellently performed as usual, Synonymous. Thank you.
What do you know about Red Tourette?
They are a awesome creature. I remember getting ambushed by them in FO 2, in the desert on my first play through before i had real good gear and just getting torn to shreds. Would love to see them return with other Underground creatures as well. I think a lot of opportunity in that genre of enemy.
I like to think of them as the carnivorous plants said fuck this and got up and chased down its prey
Ill never forget the first encounter with the wanamingos in fallout 2.
Tougher than deathclaws and look like the alien ...and their slow walk is so creepy
Me before seeing them:
"Wanamingo? I wonder if they look like flamingos? 😊"
Me after seeing them:
"....oh God..."
Memorable encounter to be sure, imagine my shock when those funny-looking pests shrugged off combat shotgun burst with zero damage. One turn later my jaw was still on the floor when I clicked "LOAD"
I still remember entering the bottom of that ship and being swarmed with like 5 of these guys plus several other variants of mutant. Power fist saved meh!
It should be noted that there is a patch for Fallout 2 that restores all the content that was cut before the game's release, and one of the locations you are able to travel to is the EPA (Earth Protection Agency in Fallout 2) headquarters. After solving the puzzles there you can descend to the bottom floor which is SWARMING with Wanamingos. Even with the entry in the Fallout Bible indicating they are a pre-war weapon made by the Enclave that escaped captivity, there is no actual known canon as to where they come from, though the script text for them is EPA_, which is also true for Floaters, Deathclaws, and Centaurs. It was possible that a bit of lore would have had them as aliens that had been experimented on when things went Awry. Albeit, we shall never truly know, as Chris Avellone was averse to their inclusion, and to date Fallout 2 is the only official game they have appeared in.
Please do a video on the Brotherhood of Steel.
Those concept arts remind me of Oddworld slogs
What a strange looking fella
Phenomenal video on a phenomenal creature!
These things look like something straight out of stephen kings langoliers XD
My thoughts exactly!
I love these guys, they got crazy Big MT shenanigans written all over them.