Flatwoods monster

Flatwoods monsters are creatures found in Appalachia.
==Background==
Flatwoods monsters are aliens described as hovering creatures with glowing purple eyes, capable of abducting wastelanders.Wandering storyteller: "The thing... it didn't walk but hovered with glowing purple eyes. I didn't get a good look, because it got him and vanished."(Wandering storyteller's dialogue)Wandering storyteller: "With my own two eyes I saw the creature zap him with a purple laser and then the two of them vanished into the night."(Wandering storyteller's dialogue) The wandering storyteller shares details about the creature, warning that its "mere presence can warp the mind of all but the most iron-willed."Wandering storyteller: "An interdimensional being from beyond the void! It's mere presence can warp the mind of all but the most iron-willed!"(Wandering storyteller's dialogue)Wandering storyteller: "It was the Flatwoods monster, and you killed it! Most enter a stupor, petrified with terror as the creature slowly invades their minds!"(Wandering storyteller's dialogue)
In pre-War West Virginia, near the town of Flatwoods, many claimed to see a dark, mysterious figure with glowing eyes.Fallout 76 loading screens: "In pre-war West Virginia, near the town of Flatwoods, many claimed to see a dark, mysterious figure with glowing eyes. Was this Flatwoods monster some kind of demon? Or something far worse?" Colton Pickins claims he was taken onto its spaceship and subjected to experimentation, but his account was dismissed by police.Colton Pickins's police report After the war, there are accounts of wastelanders being taken, only being able to recall a blinding light afterward.Wandering storyteller: "Finally found him cold and naked. Couldn't remember a thing, just ranting and raving about a flash of bright light."(Wandering storyteller's dialogue)
==Characteristics==
===Biology===
A Flatwoods monster's head is encased in a purple helmet, which obscures most of its face. The rest of the body is sealed in a protective suit. Flatwoods monsters have no visible legs, the suit instead terminating to a bullet-shaped point at its bottom. The Flatwoods monster has three fingers on each hand. Its blood is green, which can be seen when fighting them.
===Gameplay attributes===
A Flatwoods monster can be encountered at night in a random encounter. If approached or shot at, it will engage the player character using teleportation to move around. If a player character exits combat or remains hidden for too long, the Flatwoods monster will suddenly disappear along with a flash of light.
During combat, a Flatwoods monster will teleport around. It regenerates lost health when nearly dead multiple times and can also take control of other creatures and robots around it and use them to defend itself, indicated by the purple glow around the creatures under its control. The Tales from the West Virginia Hills magazine issue #5 will provide an additional 15% damage against the Flatwoods monster.
Attacks	Attacks	Attacks
Level 	Laser 	Melee
20-30 	85 	60
40 	105 	65
50 	125 	75
75 	125 	100
100 	200 	135
Resistances	Resistances	Resistances	Resistances	Resistances	Resistances	Resistances
Level 	 	 	 	 	 	
20-30 	50 	100 	 	100 	100 	100
40 	100 	200 	 	200 	200 	200
50-75 	150 	300 	 	300 	300 	300
100 	200 	400 	 	400 	400 	400
Body parts	Body parts	Body parts	Body parts	Body parts	Body parts
Part 	Dmg Mult 	Health 	Hit chance	 	
Head 	1.25 	35 	40% 	 	
Torso 	1.0 	80 	60% 	 	
Left arm 	1.0 	60 	40% 	 	
Right arm 	1.0 	60 	40% 	 	
==Variants==
===Alien inquisitor===
==Locations==
* The Flatwoods monster has no fixed spawn locations.
* Possible encounter during Daily: Queen of the Hunt.
* Possible encounter during Daily: Making Sacrifices.
* Approaching any of the markers on this map at night will have a 2.5% chance to spawn the Flatwoods monster. Note that they do not despawn and can be encountered during the daytime.
* Flatwoods monsters are found alongside aliens, alien invaders and alien drones during the Invaders from Beyond seasonal event.
* Flatwoods monsters may spawn at the end of Campfire Tales.
* An Alien Inquisitor serves as the final boss of Daily Ops involving Aliens.
==Notes==
* The Flatwoods monster's controlling ability affects every non-player character entity in-game. This includes the scorchbeast queen, stationary gun/missile emplacements, the Mothman, and even player characters' C.A.M.P. turrets.
** Controlled cargobots will fly to the Flatwoods monster and place their supply drop very close to it.
* Although extremely rare (0.06%), it is possible to trigger two adjacent spawns with the Flatwoods monster and/or the Mothman, the latter of which may be controlled if it strays too close.
* The Flatwoods monster is mentioned in the Enlightened tome False Gods of Appalachia, where they reject any connection between the monster and the Wise Mothman despite their similar amaranthine glow.
* Flatwoods monsters were not known to be affiliated with Zetans in any way until they were seen among alien forces during the first Zetan invasion of Appalachia.
** The hidden face of the Flatwoods monsters has always somewhat resembled a Zetan.
==Appearances==
The Flatwoods monster appears only .
==Behind the scenes==
* The Flatwoods monster is a creature in real-life West Virginia folklore, reportedly sighted near the town of Flatwoods in 1952 by two brothers and their friend, following a bright object crossing the night sky.
* The Flatwoods monster cannot spawn as a legendary enemy. However, scripting exists where legendary Flatwoods monsters would apply poison damage on hit after "mutating." Legendary enemies no longer "mutate."
* A drawing of the Flatwoods monster appears on the Season 12 scoreboard Rip Daring and the Cryptid Hunt. This design is based directly on contemporary folkloric depictions of the Flatwoods monster, which were generally abstract, inorganic interpretations of the being's bizarre description.
==Bugs==
* The Flatwoods monster may never spawn as a Legendary enemy.
* Similar to burrowing creatures, if the Flatwoods monster is killed with VATS while it is teleporting, its body may fall beneath the game floor and be unlootable.
* The Flatwoods monster laser beam attack does not count as an energy weapon, and will not proc Electric Absorption. It still deals energy damage.
==Gallery==
Fallout76 Tales FlatwoodMonster.png
FO76 Flatwoods Monster 01.png
FO76 Flatwoods Monster 02.png|Deceased
FO76 Flatwoods Monster Laser.jpg
FO76 Flatwoods monster teleport.png|Flatwoods monster in the process of teleporting
76 Flatwoods monster warp.png
76 Flatwoods monster idle.png
Flatwoods monster 2.jpg
Flatwoods monster.jpg
FO76 Flatwoods Monster Control.jpg|A sheepsquatch under the monster's control
FO76 creature flatwoods fissuregamma.png|A Scorchbeast under the monster's control
FO76 Location 19521 38.png
Flatwoods monster 1.jpg
76 IFB Flatwoods lucid dead.png
Flatwoods Monster under the helmet.jpg|Close-up of the Flatwoods monster in photomode, revealing its face under the helmet
Flatwoods monster NIF.png|The Flatwoods monster with its face and legs exposed
Tales from the West Virginia Flatwoods Monster.png|Tales from the West Virginia Hills
FO76 Season 12 Flatwoods Monster.png|Season 12 scoreboard depiction
FO76 Encounter CA.jpg|The Flatwoods monster in a poster for the film The Flatwoods Encounter
Flatwoods monster.png|Concept art
==Video==
left|300px
==References==
Category:Fallout 76 creatures
Category:Aliens
Category:Cryptids
es:Monstruo de Flatwoods
ru:Флэтвудское чудовище
zh:平林鎮怪獸