Pig rat

Pig rats are creatures in Fallout and Fallout 2, described as being in between the smaller giant rat and larger mole rat. 
==Characteristics==
===Biology===
Pig rats are large, hairless, burrowing rodents.Fallout 2 Official Strategies & Secrets p.31: "Pig RatsThese are larger, hairless, burrowing rats. It’s unknown whether they’re a rat-pig hybrid or an entirely new creature. Pig Rats com-bine the feral cunning of a rat with the voracious appetite of a pig. They’re tougher to kill than normal rats, but their bite is no stronger." Similar to swine, pig rats are semi-digitigrades, walking with a moderately elevated heel. They are fairly squat creatures, folding their hind legs to the body when not in use. Three sharp claws evenly protrude from each paw, roughly the size of human fingers.
The creatures have a broad rounded body and a short fleshy tail. The head largely resembles that of a rat, though the snout may also be described as hog-like. When attacking, the creature reveals its teeth and lunges at the target with its claws.
Pig rats are said to combine the feral deviousness of a rat with the insatiable, greedy appetite of a pig. Despite this description and the creature's combined appearance, it is unknown whether pig rats are a mutant hybrid of the two creatures or an entirely new creature. They do, however, appear to be irradiated, transferring considerable doses of radiation to those they attack.
===Gameplay attributes===
Pig rats are fast but weak, and the creatures cannot really be considered to pose a real threat. They tend to almost always live in groups, though, and almost always attack their enemies in a pack together with their cousins, the mole rats and ordinary rats, and might become dangerous in combination with their numerous allies.
Mutated pig rats are very similar to their non-mutated counterparts in that they travel on large packs, and use their speed to outmaneuver and outnumber their adversaries. Where normal pig rats only pose a threat to unprepared or low-level player characters, mutated ones may prove trickier due to their potent poison and deadly radiation.
==Variants==
===Pig rat===
Pig rats are relatively small rodents and, as the name suggests, seemingly a mixture of a pig and a rat. They are weak on their own, but the combination of their speed and their great numbers may spell doom for the unwary. 
===Mean pig rat===
Mean pig rats look identical to regular pig rats, but have higher stats and award more experience when killed.
===Tough pig rat===
Somewhat like their normal counterparts in the wasteland, but tough pig rats are slightly stronger and can cause trouble if allowed to close in. Contrary to their title, they are not that tough.
===Mutated pig rat===
Much like normal pig rats, the mutated pig rat hunts in packs, and will try to outnumber its foe and bring it down in through a flurry of irradiated and poisoned attacks. They also seem to be irradiated; at least enough to transfer considerable doses of radiation, as well as poison, to any foe they manage harm.
==Locations==
* Redding: Outside the Great Wanamingo Mine.
* Modoc: Some of the mole rats in Farrel's garden are the mutated variant.
* Mariposa Military Base: On levels 1 and 3. Melchior spawns them in level 4, if given time to spawn them.
* In random encounters.
==Appearances==
Pig rats appear only in Fallout and Fallout 2. Albino pig rats were to appear in Van Buren.
==Gallery==
File:MAMURTAA se.gif|Idle animation
FO2 Pig rat walk.gif|Walking animation
FO2 Pig rat walk diagonal.gif|Walking animation (diagonal)
FO2 Pig rat attack.gif|Attack animation
FO2 Pig rat dodge.gif|Dodge animation
FO2 Pig rat chunk death.gif|Explode death animation
Pig rat render.png|Targeted pig rat
==References==
Non-game
Category:Fallout creatures
Category:Fallout 2 creatures
Category:Van Buren creatures
Category:Mole rats
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