Cyberdogs, also called cyberhounds, are mechanically enhanced dogs found in the wasteland.
Background[edit]
Technologically advanced organizations such as the pre-War United States government, the Enclave and Big MT developed the creatures. Big MT created weapons like the K9000 Cyberdog Gun which used a dog's brain as its central processor and could sniff out and lock onto targets.[1][2] Denver in particular had a large supply of cyber police dogs, and they still roam the streets.[3]
Gameplay[edit]
Cyberdogs are also called "K-9 units." They are not affected by pulse weapons. Their brains are subject to neural degeneration, but can be swapped out. If cyberdogs die, it is possible for them to be reconstructed or fixed, as seen in one of Roxie's endings.[4] Cyberdog models include Mk. II and III, differing in appearance. Unique models include K-9 and Gabe.[5] K-9 was created by the Dr. Schreber in the Enclave outpost of Navarro and based on the "Cyberhound Mk II personal security model."[6]
Variants[edit]
| Image | Name | Game |
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Cyberdog | Creation Club
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Cyberdog | Fallout: New Vegas
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Robodog | Fallout 2
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Named[edit]
K-9- Robodog
Rex - The King's cyberdog and the Courier's possible companion.
Gabe - An oversized hostile cyberdog, genetically modified by Doctor Borous found in the X-8 Research Center.- Roxie - A temporary cyberdog companion that can be created in the X-8 Research Center.
Notes[edit]
In the quest Nothin' But a Hound Dog, the Courier must locate a replacement for the deteriorating brain installed in the cyberdog Rex.
Appearances[edit]
Cyberdogs appear in Fallout 2, Fallout: New Vegas and the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Old World Blues.
Gallery[edit]
Cyberdog targeting in Fallout 2
Cyberdogs education in Big MT in Fallout: New Vegas
Cyberdog schematic
Rex head in a Fallout: New Vegas wallpaper
References[edit]
- ↑ X-13 research facility terminal entries, terminal, Check out this mod I've been working on!
- ↑ Old World Blues endings, X-8 Research Center: "As the Courier ran through the X-8 facility multiple times, the computers analyzed the test subject's movements. Rather than performing a superficial observation, they realized the subject barely knew what Communism was - or even what a high school was. This confused them for a time, until the facility finally realized that its research had... succeeded. So it let its Cyberdogs out into the wastes to help protect small communities from physical aggression rather than communist propaganda."
- ↑ Courier: "They have cyber-dogs in Denver?"
Antony: "Not too common but you still see 'em around."
Courier: "I could use Lupa's brain to fix my cyber-dog."
Antony: "Cyber-dog? Like the ones I've seen up in Denver? I know what you're talking about, and it would make Lupa immortal in a way."
Antony: "The mechanical dog you have with you - where did you get it?"
Courier: "Rex? I picked him up in New Vegas."
Antony: "Oh? Such things are common in Denver, but I didn't know that other cities had them as well."
(Antony's dialogue) - ↑ Old World Blues endings, Roxie: "There, she ran across the corpse of Rex. She dragged him back to the Big Empty and had him rebuilt for company."
- ↑ K-9's character description: "{100}{}{You see a cyberdog.}"
"{101}{}{You see K-9.}"
"{102}{}{You see a cyberdog. It is part machine and part dog.}"
(Cck9.msg) - ↑ The Chosen One: "{135}{}{What's in it for me?}"
Doctor Henry: "{136}{}{You'll be participating in an important experiment, in fact, the most important, scientific-oh, you mean money. Well, I do have a Cyber-Hound Mk. II, Personal Security Model, that I brought with me. I suppose I could have it activated and on-line by the time you got back. Would that do?}"
(Schenry.msg)