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Feral ghouls are creatures found around Los Angeles in the Fallout TV series.
Background[]
Feral ghouls are ghouls, former humans mutated after high exposure to radioactive fallout, who have lost their sanity and ability to reason due to radiation, turning them into mindless, radiation-resistant cannibals, aggressive to anyone who is not another ghoul.
Characteristics[]
The degeneration into a feral state (referred to as ferocious post-necrotic dystrophy) is not fully understood. It is known that it is a result of a degeneration of the brain (which is not affected by the regenerative mutation of the spinal cord) and emerges following the atrophy of higher brain functions, accompanied by an increased level of aggression and appetite. When the loss of capacity for thought is complete, a ghoul is considered feral.[1][2] The factors that may cause a ghoul to enter this state are unclear, but anti-social or isolated ghouls are more susceptible to it.[3] Exposure to intense radiation may also be a factor; feral ghouls have no body heat and emit lethal levels of radiation, indicating that feral ghouls are for all intents and purposes dead, their functions sustained only by their high irradiation. This allows them to survive for centuries, relying only on the energy provided by radiation, at the expense of a horrifying, emaciated appearance. The process is irreversible.[4][5]
In the series[]
The Ghouls[]
As Lucy was wheeled on a stretcher by Snip Snip, the feral ghouls were seen in individual refrigerator lockers, one of which chanted her name, Martha.
After Lucy uses Snip Snip's Abraxo filled dart gun to threaten Huey and Squirrel to release all of the captive ghouls, including the feral ones. Three of the newly released feral ghouls attack Huey and Squirrel, and in the end, all of them are killed by the other. The last feral ghoul, Martha, approached Lucy while continuing to chant her name was Martha, and Lucy tried to reason with her, only to be forced to kill her.
Appearances[]
Feral ghouls appear in the Fallout TV series episode "The Ghouls."
Behind the scenes[]
The feral ghouls are portrayed by stunt performers Warren E. Hull, Scott Hoffman, and David Armstrong.
References[]
- ↑ Fallout 4 loading screens: "While they can easily be mistaken for zombies, Feral Ghouls are actually horribly irradiated humans whose brains have rotted away, causing madness."
- ↑ Tenpenny Tower terminals; Exploration Database, Feral Ghouls
- ↑ Underworld terminals; research terminal, Study Of Ferocious Post-Necrotic Dystrophy
- ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "I need more details... What's the breach all about?"
M.A.R.Go.T.: "Internal visual sensing equipment is detecting numerous unidentified persons in the southeast tunnels area. The individuals have damaged metro equipment and refused dialogue with our security units. In accordance with U.S. Security Statute A567/B, the use of deadly force has been authorized."
The Lone Wanderer: "Can you tell me more about these unidentified persons?"
M.A.R.Go.T.: "My apologies. My sensing equipment in that area must be damaged. My equipment indicates the persons possess no internal body heat and are emitting lethal levels of radiation."
(M.A.R.Go.T.'s dialogue) - ↑ Little Yangtze terminals; Little Yangtze Log Terminal, Elijah's Journal - Day 2
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