Fallout 76: 8 Terrifying Enemies (And What They Represent)

Fallout 76 hasn't had the best of releases. And being fair, that's probably as it's not the best of games.

76 offers up a multiplayer online world that no one asked for, and despite being full of other players and colour, there's none of the heart of the previous entries. Without NPCs to populate the wasteland and make you emotionally invest in what's going on amongst the radiation, Bethesda have turned their attention to creating some truly engaging monsters - or rather, stolen most of them from local folklore and turned their West Virginia based world into a cryptozoologist simulator.

That's not a bad thing though, as donning your Steve Irwin cork hat and venturing out into the wild has the potential for some truly unique encounters. Whilst 76 might not excel in making a game you want to play for years on end like many MMOs would, its creatures are at least reason to dive in and have a look at what you can find.

But what exactly do these weird and wonderful monsters actually represent? Where were these urban legends born? And what in the name of Long Dick Johnson is a Snallygaster?

Well, vault-dwellers, let's take a look in the wasteland survival guide and find out...

The Honey Beast is mostly what it says on the tin. A mutated version of a honey bee, it's a giant rendition of the friendly neighbourhood pollinator deformed by its own hive that grows out of its back. If that doesn't sound gross, then the leaking goop that comes out the holes should do it for you: what one can only assume (and hope) is honey.

Whilst the Fallout universe prides itself on the everyday creature warped into something unrecognisable through radiation, as that's par for the course in nuclear warfare, really, there's arguably something more behind the Honey Beast than its sticky honeycomb ass.

In our own world where 'Save the Bees' is taking a hold as we try to protect the environment, Fallout 76 has offered up a scenario where the bees are saving themselves. When humans have been almost wiped out, animals have thrived: and the humble honey bee more so than any other. Without interference they've grown their own mobile house, giant protector, and surplus honey supplies whilst we've been stuck underground making party hats and snazzy jumpsuits.

The Honey Beast is the ultimate 'f*ck you' from the natural world where adapt and survive has long reigned king: in this new world, we don't need to save the bees. We need saving FROM them!