Trogs are creatures in the Pitt, appearing in the Fallout 3 add-on The Pitt and in Fallout 76.
Background[edit]
Sandra Kundanika states that Troglodyte Degeneration Contagion or TDC causes humans to transform into Trogs.[1] The disease is the result of intensively concentrated ambient radiation exposure combined with the unique industrial toxins and pollutants in the region.[2] It is not contracted via contact with the infected.[3] Approximately 20% of the populace have transformed into Trogs, attacking anything on sight.[1] Children born in the Pitt have a 100% degeneration rate and become feral within weeks of birth.[1] Trogs kill former friends and loved ones.[4] They say lines like "Kill it!", "Meat!", "Hungry!", and "Food!" when attacking, and "Hurts!", "Pain!", and "Why?" upon being injured. They mutter "...peace..." or "Thank you..." before they die.[5]
By game[edit]
Appearances[edit]
Trogs appear in Fallout 3 and Fallout 76.
Behind the Scenes[edit]
- Trogs were set to appear in Van Buren, though they would have been significantly different. They are described as being burly, very pale, and anti-social. They would have worked at the Hoover Dam Baseline.[Doc 1]
- Joshua Sawyer said that the trogs from The Pitt were recycled to make tunnelers, and spore carriers for Fallout: New Vegas.[Dev 1][Dev 2]
- According to Jeff Gardiner, Trogs in The Pitt were created from the unique radioactive sludge in the area.[Dev 3]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Haven Terminal Entries; research terminal, Trog Studies
- ↑ Lone Wanderer: "Wait, slow down. Cure for what?"
Wernher: "The Pitt is a mess. Nearly everyone who lives there is either sick, dying, or... worse. It's the water. And the air. You can't escape it. You stay there a few years, and no matter what, it'll get you. But the bastards who have my people, they've found a way to a cure it. And once they have that cure perfected, we don't stand a chance. So, we need the cure to bargain for our freedom."
(Wernher's dialogue) - ↑ Lone Wanderer: "A cure? You're sick? Agh! Get away!"
Wernher: "It's not like that. You can't catch it from me. The Pitt... it gets to you. It's the water, and the air. You can't escape it. You stay there a few years, and no matter what, it'll get to you. But the bastards who have my people, they've found a way to fight it off. And once they have it perfected, we don't stand a chance. So, I need you to come with me and help me get the cure. With it, we can turn the tables on them. Once we control the cure, Ashur will have no choice but to free the slaves."
(Wernher's dialogue) - ↑ John-John: "Billy."
Billy: "<Growl>"
John-John: "Billy, it's me, your brother John-John. You remember me. Don't you, Billy?"
Billy: "<Growl>"
John-John: "Billy?"
Billy: "<Growl> <Ferocious growl>"
John-John: "Help me!"
(Billy and John-John's dialogue) - ↑ Lone Wanderer: "What happens to people who get sick?"
Wernher: "It's hard to describe. It's nasty. And it affects everyone a little differently. But the longer you're there, the more it gets you. Some just get sick and die. Others go crazy, completely psycho. They live out in the city. We call 'em 'Wildmen'. And the worst... well... just hope you never have to see 'em. They turn into animals. They forget who they are. They just eat, sleep, fuck, and kill. But this cure, maybe it can stop all that."
(Wernher's dialogue)
- ↑ Fallout: New Vegas Developer Statements - Creatures and enemies; Joshua Sawyer: Trogs Being Recycled for Tunnelers, 2024 August 14
- ↑ Fallout: New Vegas Developer Statements - Creatures and enemies; Joshua Sawyer: Trogs Being Recycled for Spore Carriers, 2024 August 14
- ↑ "The new content will feature Trogs; subhuman life forms so mutated from the unique radioactive sludge found in Pittsburgh that they scurry around on all fours, fear the light, and hunt in large packs."
(Jeff Gardiner - Planet Fallout Interview (March 2009)
