RadAway

RadAway (sometimes spelled as Rad-Away) is a consumable item in Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4, Fallout 76, Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel, Fallout Shelter, and Fallout: The Board Game.
==Background==
RadAway is a chemical solution that bonds with radioactive particles and removes them from the user's system. While Rad-X is designed to increase the body's natural resistance to radiation, RadAway is designed to be used after exposure.Fallout Official Survival Guide p.124: "RadAway: Used after you have taken radiation damage, this drug will remove some of the contamination from your system. It takes time for the effects to work. There is a chance of developing an addiction to this drug."Fallout demo, Fallout, and Fallout 2 item description: "{4800}{}{RadAway}""{4801}{}{A chemical solution that bonds with radiation particles and passes them throughyour system. Takes time to work.}"(PRO ITEM.MSG (demo), PRO ITEM.MSG (Fallout), PRO ITEM.MSG (Fallout 2)) It is administered intravenously, using an IV bag or syringe,Charlie: "{113}{}{You find a vein and inject the Radaway into Charlie's system.}"(VCCharly.msg)Addiction imageGecko citizen: "{283}{}{./~99 syringes of Rad-away on the wall, 99 syringes…. ./~}"(GCFOLK.MSG) and is one of the only ways to remove accumulated irradiation.Jacob: "{132}{}{Well, some call it the Phantom Death, 'cause that's what it is. You can't see it, you can't hear it, you can't even smell it. It basically builds up in your system. You never feel it until it's too late. The more trips you make to Hot Spots, the more it builds up and it will never leave your system. Ever. The Rads just keep building up. Well... unless you can get a hold of some Rad-Away.}"(Jacob's dialogue) As such, it's a major trade good for places that can manufacture it, such as Vault City.Vault City travel log
Purging the body of radiation takes some time to complete, and anyone using it will experience its adverse effects: it's a potent diuretic and can cause nausea, diarrhea, stomach pains and headaches.The Lone Wanderer: "I'll take Rad-Away."Henry Casdin: "Can't stand this stuff, myself. Goes through me like a rampaging Brahmin."(Henry Casdin's dialogue)Charlie: "{128}{}{Damn Rad-Away gives me the runs...}"(VCCharly.msg)Vault Dweller's Survival Guide p.5-18: "If you have been exposed to large amounts of radiation, then use RadAway to remove the radiation from your system. It won’t feel good, but better a headache and some stomach problems for a couple of days than the long term effects of nuclear radiation! RadAway takes a little while to work."
==Variants==
===RadAway===
A packet of RadAway, reducing the player character's radiation count on use. RadAway is addictive in Fallout, Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics. RadAway is not addictive in Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4 and Fallout 76.
Its appearance also varies somewhat between games. Fallout, Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics features RadAway in a translucent IV bag with a large red cross. In Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout 4, it's a simple I.V. bag with "Rad Away" written on it in marker pen. In Fallout 76, it comes in a unique, branded packaging and trade dress with the RadAway logo.
==Gallery==
Chem RadAway.png|Fallout and Fallout 2
RadAwayTactics.png|Fallout Tactics
Icon FoT RadAway.png|Dropped (Fallout Tactics)
RADAWAY.gif|RadAway addiction (Fallout and Fallout 2)
FO3 RadAway.png|Fallout 3 and New Vegas RadAway
Icon RadAway.png|Fallout 3 and New Vegas RadAway inventory icon
Fallout4 RadAway.png|Fallout 4 RadAway
FO76 RadAway Wrapper.png|Packaging as seen in Fallout 76
FO76 RadAway.png|Fallout 76 RadAway
Radaway TV show.png|Fallout (TV series) RadAway
FoS Radaway Card.jpg|Fallout Shelter RadAway item card
FoS RadAway.png|Fallout Shelter RadAway
Fallout Magic Survivor's Med Kit.png|Magic: The Gathering card
==References==
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