Mega sloth

Mega sloths, also known as megasloths,Someone to Talk To - "Shoot Target with a Vox Dart: Megasloth"Creed: "[...] If anything out there's a god, it's the Megasloth. You seen that thing?" are creatures found in Appalachia.
==Background==
Before the Great War, Isaac Garrahan owned several sloths at his family's estate. They are recorded to have escaped the enclosure on at least two occasions, and the lack of sloth remains in the cages at the Garrahan Estate implies they escaped again following the War.Isaac's message to the SlothGarrahan Estate terminal entries; Log 08-22-77
The mega sloths are three-toed sloths mutated by radiation. Standing much taller than the average human, their body is covered with filthy and shaggy fur with clusters of mushrooms growing in the fur on their back, similar to fungus grew in the fur of pre-War sloths. These megasloth mushrooms release clouds of spores when the sloth shakes its body, deterring aggressors that get too close. They have heavily calloused patches of skin and sharp teeth. Mega sloths are much larger than pre-War variants.
==Gameplay attributes==
Unlike most creatures, mega sloths may not be immediately hostile; they will ignore anything that is not attacking them. Mega sloths can be found throughout the Mire and Cranberry Bog. Some can be found dangling from large trees, similar to gulpers. In close combat, they can use their claws to scratch, dealing heavy damage. From afar, they may hurl rocks or shake to release a cloud of fungal spores from the mushrooms growing on their back, which clouds one's vision.
==Variants==
===Mega sloth===
==Locations==
* They can be occasionally found around the Mire and in some specific areas there: 
** One to three can reliably be found south of the Southern Belle Motel, hanging on the trees south of the road.
** One can be reliably found south of Fissure site Omicron.
** One can appear at Tanagra Town.
** One can appear at Treetops.
** One can appear between KMAX Transmission and Camp Venture.
* One can appear at an unmarked location north of the monorail elevator.
* One can appear east of Watoga Shopping Plaza, across the river.
* A Scorched variant can appear at the Creekside sundew grove, usually fighting super mutants.
* One appears as the final parade attacker during Fasnacht Day.
* One can be encountered randomly at the information building between the investigator's cabin and Ripper Alley.
* One can appear near a destroyed building in the South Mountain nuke crater, south of Huntersville.
==Notes==
* Mega sloths are mentioned by name in the Collector Pioneer Scout exam.
* Despite glowing mega sloths being cut, if a mega sloth spawns within a blast zone, its name might change into "glowing mega sloth."
* Unlike all other Scorched, scorched mega sloths retain their regular variants' passive behavior.
==Appearances==
Mega sloths appear only .
==Behind the scenes==
* The mega sloth is a reference to prehistoric Megalonyx giant ground sloths, some varieties of which could be the size of elephants. The first fossil evidence of these creatures was purportedly discovered in Organ Cave in Greenbrier County, West Virginia (although newer evidence has suggested the fossils were actually found in Monroe County). Organ Cave has later been added as an in-game location with Expeditions: Atlantic City update.
* Mega sloths were first suggested for inclusion by lead artist Nathan Purkeypile. When other developers asked why he wanted sloths as a monster in the game, he would "launch into this bit" about West Virginia and the history of the giant ground sloths.Nate Purkeypile on Twitter: "Just sayin', I put Murder Sloths in Fallout 76 first. :PThose conversations went about how you'd expect. "Sorry, you want WHAT as a monster? ...Why?"Then I'd launch into this bit about the history of WV and Mega Sloths...But really I just thought murder sloths were funny.😆"
==Bugs==
 When a mega sloth dies, it may freeze in place and not play its death animation. Its corpse can be clipped through, and looting it will be impossible. One way to fix this is by fast traveling back and forth to the location of the sloth.
==Gallery==
Mega sloth the Mire.jpg|Mega sloth in the Mire
Mega sloth near Helvetia.jpg|Mega sloth near Helvetia
Mega sloth at tanagra.png|Mega sloth at Tanagra Town
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FO76 Hanging Megasloth.png|A mega sloth hanging from a tree
Mounted mega sloth.png|Mounted mega sloth
Mega sloth nif.png|NIF render
FO76 creature megasloth.webp|Megasloth
FO76 creature megasloth scorched.webp|Scorched megasloth
FO76 Hulking megasloth.png
Fallout76 E3 Megasloth.jpg
FO76 Lumbering megasloth.png
FO76 Scorched mega sloth.png
Dead Baby Mega Sloth.png
Fallout Magic Lumbering Megasloth.png|Magic: The Gathering card
==References==
Non-game
Category:Fallout 76 creatures
Category:Nuclear Winter creatures
Category:Cryptids
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