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

Another of the original additions to the Fallout 76 lore, the Scorchbeast is an impressive foe. Apparently an irradiated bat, these monsters are as deadly as they are on the ground as in the sky, a level 50 behemoth to take down once you've levelled up appropriately. And that's to say nothing of the recently discovered Queen Scorchbeast.

It's fair to say that Scorchbeasts feel very inspired as a reimagining of dragons, appearing in the sky as terrifying silhouettes before employing sonic blasts akin to fire-breathing, conjuring up hordes of scorched like undead armies of soldiers, deploying radiation fog from their wings, and generally making a big old mess of the landscape in the process.

Like the medieval dragon, Scorchbeasts live in a lair - albeit underground - and only the most intrepid of adventurers will go near to attempt to slay them. They even distribute a disease called The Blight, a common affliction used in typically high fantasy settings such as Dark Souls, Dragon Age, and The Wheel of Time, drawing on terminology used to reference dragons in the process.

Of course, their appearance is at the heart of this. One look at the sky to see a ginormous leathery wingspan and some nasty looking claws is enough to send you healthily running in the opposite direction, just as Bethesda's own Legendary Dragons in Skyrim should too. No thank you.