Super Mutant

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Super Mutant
Race	Mutant
Affiliation	Super Mutant Brute Super Mutant Master Super Mutant Behemoth
Appearances	Fallout 3
Drops	Items: Hunting Rifles Nailboards

Super Mutants are humans that were exposed the FEV virus. The reason for this experiment is because before the war the U.S. needed another advantage over the Chinese so they tried to make super soldiers in the Mariposa Military Base in the west. The Enclave wanted to continue experiments so they told Vault-Tec to build Vault 87 to test the virus.

The reason for so many Super Mutants is because they are trying to find more people and more "green stuff" for the virus. In the quest Riley's Rangers she will say that their is more then usual Super Mutant activity. A reason for this may be because the Mutants may be trying to get some sort of "green stuff" from the crashed ICBM in Vernon Square.

When exposed to the virus, the human muscles start to expand, their skin thickens and hardens into a deep yellow and their intelligence decreases. It is impossible to tell the gender of a Super Mutant because when exposed to FEV they become sterile and loose their reproductive organs. The average Super Mutant can grow to around 10 feet, but Super Mutant Behemoths can reach around 20 feet in height.

Despite their lack of intelligence most Super Mutants travel and hunt in groups, they have been known to drag humans down to Vault 87 and expose them to the virus to increase their numbers. They are also well equipped in weapons and armor. Regular Super Mutants are known to carry Hunting Rifles, Nailboards and Frag Grenades.

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