Spore Plants are mutated plants that grow across the wasteland after the Great War.
Background[edit]
Originally apart of the X-22 Botanical Garden lab at Big MT, spore plants were later incorporated into the agricultural experiments of Vault 22 with the transfer of Beauveria Mordicana. The plants eventually breached the confines of the vault and proliferated into the wasteland, seen growing as far north as Arroyo and far east as Zion Canyon. When investigating Vault 22, research scientist Keely noted that although they largely ignored her as she progressed through the vault, they were capable of contaminating her live samples.[1] Spore plants also seem to have a symbiotic relationship with mantises, as mantises will feed some of their prey to the spore plants and allow them to grow in proximity of their oothecae, but as Keely noted when mantises attempted to feed her to the plants, they were "disinclined to eat ghoul meat."[2]
Keely continues to report that one of the chemicals secreted by the spore plants serves as a mild stimulant when ingested by humans, and reiterates to the Courier the utmost importance in keeping the vault sealed, to avoid any more spores escaping the quarantine.[1][3]
Gameplay[edit]
Spore plants are violent in nature and attack without provocation. They are immune to poison and radiation.
Variants[edit]
| Image | Name | Game |
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Dionaea Muscipula | Old World Blues
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Giant Spore Plant | Old World Blues Honest Hearts
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Spore Plant | Fallout: New Vegas
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Spore Plant Bed | Fallout 76
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Spore plant | Fallout 2
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Gallery[edit]
Concept art by Adam Adamowicz
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Courier: "Has your research here turned up anything interesting?"
Keely: "A few things here and there, but a lot of the data has been corrupted, and all of the live samples have been contaminated by the spore plants. One interesting thing I found is that one of the chemicals secreted by the spore plants serves as a mild stimulant when ingested by humans. As far as I can tell, it has no side effects or addictive properties, aside from the inherent psychological ones, of course. Now that I think of it, there was a Cpl. Farber back at McCarran who'd probably be interested in it. There's a sample of it around here somewhere."
(Keely's dialogue) - ↑ Courier: "What were you doing down in that cave?"
Keely: "The mantises and spore plants virtually ignored me for most of the time that I've been here. It was only once I began to investigate the fifth level that my presence began to agitate them. I guess I was a little too close to home for them. A few days ago, I was attacked by a large number of mantises and was knocked unconscious. When I woke up, I was in that cave. The mantises seem to feed some of their prey to the plants. Fortunately for me, it appears the plants are disinclined to eat ghoul meat."
(Keely's dialogue) - ↑ Courier: "Why is the door to the entrance locked?"
Keely: "Are you kidding me? This place is under quarantine! We can't let a single spore get out of this place if we can help it."
(Keely's dialogue)
