RadAway (sometimes spelled as Rad-Away)[1][2] is a consumable item in Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4, Fallout 76, Fallout Tactics, Fallout Shelter, and Fallout: The Board Game.
Background[edit]
RadAway is a chemical solution that bonds with radioactive particles and removes them from the user's system.[3][Pub 1] Purging the body of radiation takes some time to complete, and using it can cause side effects, including nausea, diarrhea, stomach pains and headaches.[1][2][Pub 2]
Publications[edit]
Diluted RadAway is only about half as effective, but it’s easier to find.”— Fallout: The Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook
Gameplay[edit]
A packet of RadAway, reducing the player character's radiation count on use. RadAway is addictive in Fallout, Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics. Its appearance also varies somewhat between games. Fallout, Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics features RadAway in a translucent IV bag with a large red cross. In Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout 4, it's a simple I.V. bag with "Rad Away" written on it in marker pen. In Fallout 76, it comes in a unique, branded packaging and trade dress with the RadAway logo.
Variants[edit]
Behind the Scenes[edit]
- RadAway was planned for inclusion in Van Buren. Additionally, the Baggers[Doc 1] and Scaven Pickers[Doc 2] were intended to suffer RadAway addiction and negative effects from long-term usage.
Gallery[edit]
Fallout and Fallout 2
Fallout Tactics
Dropped (Fallout Tactics)
Fallout 3 and New Vegas RadAway
Texture file
Fallout 3 and New Vegas RadAway inventory icon
Fallout 4 RadAway
Packaging as seen in Fallout 76
Fallout 76 RadAway
Fallout 76 RadAway
Fallout Shelter RadAway item card
Fallout Shelter RadAway
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lone Wanderer: "I'll take Rad-Away."
Henry Casdin: "Can't stand this stuff, myself. Goes through me like a rampaging Brahmin."
(Protector Casdin's dialogue) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Charlie: "{128}{}{Damn Rad-Away gives me the runs...}"
(Charlie's dialogue) - ↑ Fallout demo, Fallout, and Fallout 2 item description: "{4800}{}{RadAway}"
"{4801}{}{A chemical solution that bonds with radiation particles and passes them throughyour system. Takes time to work.}"
(PRO ITEM.MSG (demo), PRO ITEM.MSG (Fallout), PRO ITEM.MSG (Fallout 2))
- ↑ Fallout Official Survival Guide p.124: "RadAway: Used after you have taken radiation damage, this drug will remove some of the contamination from your system. It takes time for the effects to work. There is a chance of developing an addiction to this drug."
- ↑ Vault Dweller's Survival Guide p. 5-18: "If you have been exposed to large amounts of radiation, then use RadAway to remove the radiation from your system. It won’t feel good, but better a headache and some stomach problems for a couple of days than the long term effects of nuclear radiation! RadAway takes a little while to work."