Lakelurk

Lakelurks are creatures found in the Mojave Wasteland in 2281.
==Characteristics==
===Biology===
Lakelurks are mutated creatures that live around aquatic areas such as Lake Mead, the Colorado River, the Camp Guardian caves, Blue Paradise Vacation Rentals and Ruby Hill mine. 
They are extremely territorial and extremely aggressive, attacking almost anything that comes near them or their nests. They attack by using shrieking sonic pulse waves from afar to stun enemies, then rip them apart using their claws.
They are usually found in small groups of two to three, though they can occasionally be found in larger groups comprised of around five to eight. They have a high Perception, which makes them very quick to find potential prey within their immediate area.
Lakelurks are similar to the mirelurk kings of the Capital Wasteland, but unlike their East Coast cousins, it does not seem as if they have any form of symbiosis with a mutant crab species.
===Gameplay attributes===
If they follow their prey into the water, they will have no underwater attacks and will only continue to glare. If their sonic attack is fired from land, it will pass straight through the water as it does through the air, putting their prey at a disadvantage of not being able to defend themselves.
==Variants==
===Lakelurk===
The standard lakelurk with all characteristics stated above. The largest lakelurk hot spots are Lake Mead and the caves inside Camp Guardian. There are also large groups at Blue Paradise Vacation Rentals and at Ruby Hill Mine. Up to four can be found down the hill from the cap counterfeiting shack near Lake Mead, and around four lakelurks can be found on the scavenger platform. Four more lakelurks may be discovered just south of the Hoover Dam southern fence line barrier on the eastern side of the Colorado River in a small cave area. At lower levels, lakelurks will rarely drop lakelurk meat when killed but do so at higher levels. The lakelurk shriek has a 50 damage health effect that ignores DR/DT along with a -10 to Perception effect.
===Alpha male lakelurk===
The alpha male lakelurk was a sub-species of lakelurk that was to appear in Fallout: New Vegas, but was cut from the game prior to release. It is a stronger form of the lakelurk that is visually identical to the lakelurk king.
===Lakelurk king===
The lakelurk king is a stronger variation of the standard lakelurk. While visually similar, the king has slightly glowing eyes, fins, claws, and other protrusions. Also of note is the apparent light coloration resembling "body paint" on its chest and back. It can be found in the Camp Guardian caves in a large room among multiple lakelurk egg clutches. Killing it will cause the other lakelurks in the cave to frenzy and become hostile towards each other.
==Notes==
* Cass, when asked what a fish is, explains it in comparison to a lakelurk; slimy, scaly, but with no legs.The Courier: "What the hell is a fish?"Rose of Sharon Cassidy: "It's this... slimy, scaled thing, like a Lakelurk, except no legs. Well, most times. They're like birds, except they stay underwater. Anyway, I've seen pictures. One guy even had one above his bar in Redding, except it was made of Pre-War plastic. Used to say it could sing, but I figured he was on a Jet rush."(Rose of Sharon Cassidy's dialogue)
* Lakelurk bodies will not float when killed in water, rather they sink. However, their viscera will sometimes float on water.
* Before attacking, lakelurks will roar, giving a short amount of time to attack the lakelurk without it fighting back.
* Lakelurks have two sets of teeth; a set similar to human teeth and another set of teeth in front of those, similar to those of a piranha.
* Lakelurks are similar to the mirelurk kings and swamplurk queens of Fallout 3 and Fallout 4.
* A large number of them, around 10-15, can be found at Lakelurk cove.
==Appearances==
Lakelurks appear only in Fallout: New Vegas.
==Behind the scenes==
* Cachino makes a reference to Nero "sleeping with the lakelurks," the Fallout equivalent of the notorious death euphemism "sleeping with the fishes," coined in older mafia films where someone would have their feet encased in cement, then be thrown into a body of water where they would drown, and the cement keeps the body from floating back to the surface.The Godfather scene on YouTube
* Lakelurks heavily resemble the "Gill-Man" depicted in the 1954 horror film Creature From The Black Lagoon.
==Bugs==
 While using a 12.7mm pistol, a lakelurk can stay at zero Hit Points without dying. A companion or other NPC will have to kill it for you.
==Gallery==
lakelurkcloseup.jpg|Lakelurk close-up
lakelurk.jpg|Lakelurk attacking on the scavenger platform
CG caves sw cave.jpg|Lakelurks in the Camp Guardian caves
Lakelurk_meat.png|Lakelurk meat
Mirelurk Eggs.png|Lakelurk egg clutch
Cazador lakelurk egg.png|Lakelurk egg
==References==
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