Centaure

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Le centaure (nommé ainsi pour ses nombreuses jambes^[1]) est une créature mutante, sous-produit de l'infection au VEF.

Histoire

Côte ouest

Le centaure rencontré en Nouvelle Californie et dans le désert du Mojave est une création du Maître. Il s'agit d'un mélange entre un homme, un chien et d'autres espèces organiques combinés dans une cuve de VEF^[2], le résultat étant une chimère de forme imprévisible et dénuée d'intelligence. L'aspect de ces centaures est donc radicalement différente d'un individu à un autre. Cependant, ils semblent avoir tous une apparence humanoïde.

Terres désolées de la Capitale

Comme leurs homologues de la côte ouest, ils sont créés à partir du VEF et sont originaires, tout comme les super mutants, de l'abri 87.

Variantes

Les centaures semblent être attirés par les radiations puisque l'on peut souvent les trouver dans des zones fortement irradiées.

Centaure à deux-têtes

Physiquement, cette variante fait la taille d'un ours et possède six bras faisant offices de jambes. Une grappe de tentacules jaillit de la face inférieur de leur corps en grattant le sol autour d'eux. Face aux troncs se trouvent la partie haute du corps d'un homme, tandis qu'à côté se trouve un long cou fini par une tête de chien. Ce dernier possède un collier à piques.

Jusqu'à présent, ce type de centaure n'a été rencontré que sur la côte ouest.

Centaure à une tête

Dans cette variante, seule le corps d'un homme demeure. Les tentacules sont remplacées par trois longues langues qu'il utilise pour fouetter ses adversaires. Il utilise aussi un attaque à distance, un crachat radioactif qu'il crache afin de ralentir ses ennemis tout en les bombardant de radiations.

Ce genre de centaure peut être trouvé sur la côte est et ouest des États-Unis.

Centaure évolué

Comme son nom l'indique, il s'agit d'une variante plus grande et plus forte. Après avoir été exposé à beaucoup plus de rayonnement que les centaures décrits plus haut, ils possèdent plus de masse musculaire ainsi que des grappes épaisses de tumeurs dans leur dos.

Centaure géant évolué

Autre forme du centaure évolué, il est le plus grand et le plus fort de ses homologues connus à ce jour, toutes variantes confondues.

Références

↑ Fallout 2 Official Strategies & Secrets p.26: "The Centaur, so named for its many malformed legs, is tough and strong, but quite stupid. Keep your distance from this creature while you shoot it to death."
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Fallout Bible 0: "3. Are the radscorpions a product of the FEV virus? When you talk to the doctor, Razlo, in Shady Sands, he tells you that they were once American Emperor Scorpions but that he has no idea how they mutated because radiation alone couldn't have done it. For that matter, what about all of the other creatures of the wasteland? Which ones have been mutated by FEV and which ones haven't? Maybe in the bestiary each creature could have a stat that shows it's level of FEV infection."
"Answer:
- The radscorpions are a result of a combination of radiation and the FEV virus, and Razlo in Shady Sands is correct - they were originally Emperor Scorpions that have grown... big.
- FEV-Infected Critters in the wasteland include almost all the ones you've seen in F1 and F2:
  Mantises.
  Most species of rats.
  Gecko lizards.
  Brahmin
  Scorpions
  Ants
  Various varieties of plants, including the Venus Flytrap.
  Rumor has it some dogs were affected, but no one's seen any, so for now that's just rumor. Of course, the centaurs are a mash of human, dog, and various other parts... but hey, who knows how that mutation came about. Grey was probably messing around in one of his labs.
- Creatures not mutated by FEV probably did not survive the aftermath of the Great War, with the possible exception of cockroaches... and perhaps normal ants, though there are FEV-infected versions of these species.
- No one knows where those bird noises in Vault City came from.
- I'll try to include a chart of FEV-infected creatures in future additions as well as other critters that you may not have seen in F1 and F2. Most likely a great majority of insects were affected (they tend to breed much faster, and their mutations tend to become evident pretty quickly as the generations advance), possibly beetles, some spiders, cockroaches, and other creatures."

Sources

Article traduit de la page Centaur sur The Vault.

[1] Fallout 2 Official Strategies & Secrets p.26: "The Centaur, so named for its many malformed legs, is tough and strong, but quite stupid. Keep your distance from this creature while you shoot it to death."

[2] Fallout Bible 0: "3. Are the radscorpions a product of the FEV virus? When you talk to the doctor, Razlo, in Shady Sands, he tells you that they were once American Emperor Scorpions but that he has no idea how they mutated because radiation alone couldn't have done it. For that matter, what about all of the other creatures of the wasteland? Which ones have been mutated by FEV and which ones haven't? Maybe in the bestiary each creature could have a stat that shows it's level of FEV infection."
"Answer:
The radscorpions are a result of a combination of radiation and the FEV virus, and Razlo in Shady Sands is correct - they were originally Emperor Scorpions that have grown... big.

FEV-Infected Critters in the wasteland include almost all the ones you've seen in F1 and F2:
Mantises.
Most species of rats.
Gecko lizards.
Brahmin
Scorpions
Ants
Various varieties of plants, including the Venus Flytrap.
Rumor has it some dogs were affected, but no one's seen any, so for now that's just rumor. Of course, the centaurs are a mash of human, dog, and various other parts... but hey, who knows how that mutation came about. Grey was probably messing around in one of his labs.

Creatures not mutated by FEV probably did not survive the aftermath of the Great War, with the possible exception of cockroaches... and perhaps normal ants, though there are FEV-infected versions of these species.

No one knows where those bird noises in Vault City came from.

I'll try to include a chart of FEV-infected creatures in future additions as well as other critters that you may not have seen in F1 and F2. Most likely a great majority of insects were affected (they tend to breed much faster, and their mutations tend to become evident pretty quickly as the generations advance), possibly beetles, some spiders, cockroaches, and other creatures."

[3] The radscorpions are a result of a combination of radiation and the FEV virus, and Razlo in Shady Sands is correct - they were originally Emperor Scorpions that have grown... big.

[4] FEV-Infected Critters in the wasteland include almost all the ones you've seen in F1 and F2:
Mantises.
Most species of rats.
Gecko lizards.
Brahmin
Scorpions
Ants
Various varieties of plants, including the Venus Flytrap.
Rumor has it some dogs were affected, but no one's seen any, so for now that's just rumor. Of course, the centaurs are a mash of human, dog, and various other parts... but hey, who knows how that mutation came about. Grey was probably messing around in one of his labs.

[5] Creatures not mutated by FEV probably did not survive the aftermath of the Great War, with the possible exception of cockroaches... and perhaps normal ants, though there are FEV-infected versions of these species.

[6] No one knows where those bird noises in Vault City came from.

[7] I'll try to include a chart of FEV-infected creatures in future additions as well as other critters that you may not have seen in F1 and F2. Most likely a great majority of insects were affected (they tend to breed much faster, and their mutations tend to become evident pretty quickly as the generations advance), possibly beetles, some spiders, cockroaches, and other creatures."

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Fallout	Centaure
Fallout 2	Centaure Centaure moyen
Fallout 3	Centaure
Fallout: New Vegas	Centaure Centaure évolué Centaure géant évolué