Mega sloth

Mega sloths, also known as megasloths,^[1][2] 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.^[3][4]

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[]

Name (Form ID)	Base Statistics	Behavior	Abilities	Items
Sluggish mega sloth 0013BA15	LVL 20 PER 6 HP 575 Dam.R 100 En.R 100 Rad.R Immune Pois.R 100 Fire.R 50 Cryo.R 100 XP 112 Stats scale up to match player level	Aggr. Unaggressive: Will not initiate combat. Conf. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Assis. Helps nobody: Will not help anyone.	Unarmed (50 ) Dirt throw (25 )	Megasloth meat Megasloth mushroom Megasloth pelt Megasloth claw
Mega sloth 00525A13	LVL 30 PER 6 HP 775 Dam.R 100 En.R 100 Rad.R Immune Pois.R 100 Fire.R 50 Cryo.R 100 XP 160 Stats scale up to match player level	Aggr. Unaggressive: Will not initiate combat. Conf. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Assis. Helps nobody: Will not help anyone.	Unarmed (75 ) Dirt throw (50 )	Megasloth meat Megasloth mushroom Megasloth pelt Megasloth claw
Lumbering mega sloth 00525A14	LVL 35 PER 6 HP 875 Dam.R 100 En.R 100 Rad.R Immune Pois.R 100 Fire.R 50 Cryo.R 100 XP 184 Stats scale up to match player level	Aggr. Unaggressive: Will not initiate combat. Conf. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Assis. Helps nobody: Will not help anyone.	Unarmed (87 ) Dirt throw (62 )	Megasloth meat Megasloth mushroom Megasloth pelt Megasloth claw
Hulking mega sloth 00525A15	LVL 40 PER 6 HP 975 Dam.R 100 En.R 100 Rad.R Immune Pois.R 100 Fire.R 50 Cryo.R 100 XP 209 Stats scale up to match player level	Aggr. Unaggressive: Will not initiate combat. Conf. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Assis. Helps nobody: Will not help anyone.	Unarmed (100 ) Dirt throw (75 )	Megasloth meat Megasloth mushroom Megasloth pelt Megasloth claw
Glowing mega sloth 004EC104	LVL 40 PER 6 HP 975 Dam.R 100 En.R 100 Rad.R Immune Pois.R 100 Fire.R 50 Cryo.R 100 XP 209 Stats scale up to match player level	Aggr. Unaggressive: Will not initiate combat. Conf. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Assis. Helps nobody: Will not help anyone.	Unarmed (100 ) Dirt throw (75 )	Megasloth meat Megasloth mushroom Megasloth pelt Megasloth claw Glowing meat Glowing blood Nuclear material
Scorched mega sloth 004EC105	LVL 40 PER 6 HP 230 Dam.R 50 En.R 50 Rad.R Immune Pois.R 100 Fire.R 50 Cryo.R 50 XP 55 Stats scale up to match player level	Aggr. Unaggressive: Will not initiate combat. Conf. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Assis. Helps nobody: Will not help anyone.	Unarmed (45 )	Megasloth meat Megasloth mushroom Megasloth pelt Megasloth claw
Baby mega sloth Mama's Rage 004ECC72	LVL 40 PER 6 HP 975 Dam.R 100 En.R 100 Rad.R Immune Pois.R 100 Fire.R 50 Cryo.R 100 XP 209 Stats scale up to match player level	Aggr. Unaggressive: Will not initiate combat. Conf. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Assis. Helps nobody: Will not help anyone.	Unarmed (100 ) Dirt throw (75 )	Megasloth meat Megasloth mushroom
Lazy mega sloth Nuclear Winter 005262BD	LVL 50 PER 6 HP 1500 Dam.R 200 En.R 150 Rad.R Immune Pois.R 100 Fire.R 150 Cryo.R 1000 XP 257 Stats scale up to match player level	Aggr. Unaggressive: Will not initiate combat. Conf. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Assis. Helps nobody: Will not help anyone.	Unarmed (125 ) Dirt throw (100 )	Megasloth meat Megasloth mushroom Megasloth pelt Megasloth claw
Prime mega sloth Primal Cuts (Toxic Valley) 0054E313	LVL 40 PER 6 HP 975 Dam.R 100 En.R 100 Rad.R Immune Pois.R 100 Fire.R 50 Cryo.R 100 XP 209 Stats scale up to match player level	Aggr. Unaggressive: Will not initiate combat. Conf. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Assis. Helps nobody: Will not help anyone.	Unarmed (100 ) Dirt throw (75 )	Megasloth meat Megasloth mushroom Megasloth pelt Megasloth claw

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.
• One can be encountered in a tree in the southeast corner of the Dark Hollow Manor grounds.

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 in Fallout 76.

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.^{[Non-game 1]}

Bugs[]

PC Playstation 4 Xbox One 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.^[verified]

Gallery[]

Mega sloth in the Mire

Mega sloth near Helvetia

Mega sloth at Tanagra Town

A mega sloth hanging from a tree

Mounted mega sloth

NIF render

Megasloth

Scorched megasloth

Magic: The Gathering card

References[]

Non-game