Lesser Devil

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Lesser Devils are creatures found in Atlantic City in Fallout 76, introduced in the Expeditions: Atlantic City update part one, Boardwalk Paradise. They are offspring of the Jersey Devil, a separate creature type and cryptid.

Background[]

The Jersey Devil cryptid and its offspring, known as Lesser Devils, have a unique feature: their blood. Antonio Russo learned of this when he and Gene analyzed the body of a Lesser Devil that Antonio killed. Antonio made a mistaken attempt to seek out the Jersey Devil and sign over his soul, at first under the impression the Jersey Devil would be intelligent. However, he had no choice but to kill the Lesser Devil when it turned out to be a hostile animal. The blood is incredibly potent and addictive, with Russo and Gene turning it into the Devil's Blood, a highly addictive, incredibly rare and prohibitively expensive narcotic for Atlantic City high rollers.^[1]

However, Antonio was unaware that the Lesser Devils emerging from the Pine Barrens near Atlantic City were actually juveniles. The Lesser Devils are offspring of the real Jersey Devil, which has even more potent blood, strong enough to produce an antidote for the Devil's Blood chem. The Devil's Blood continues to be produced from slain Lesser Devils who wander into the city, while the real Jersey Devil still lies in wait in the Pine Barrens.^[2]

Characteristics[]

Lesser Devils are smaller in stature than deathclaws, though no less fiercer. They have health comparable to a mythic deathclaw and only scale up, and benefit from a creature park that makes them immune to having crippled limbs (although they can be blocked and pushed back as normal). Their primary advantage apart from deathclaw-level damage is ignoring armor when attacking, making them dangerous even to the most well-armored player characters.

When a Lesser Devil strikes the player, it may induce a staggering effect, and has a chance to cripple limbs.

Lacking a proper ranged attack, Devils are vulnerable to the player's own ranged attacks. However, killing ten using a melee weapon unlocks the Rip and Tear achievement.

Variants[]

Name (Form ID)	Base Statistics	Behavior	Abilities	Items
Lesser Devil 006CF69D	LVL 1-100 PER HP Dam.R ? En.R Rad.R Pois.R Fire.R Cryo.R XP Stats scale up to match player level	Aggr. Unaggressive: Will not initiate combat. Conf. Cowardly: Will always avoid combat/flee. Assis. Helps nobody: Will not help anyone.	Melee (? )	Contextual ammo

Locations[]

• During the Expedition mission Tax Evasion, two Lesser Devils can be found on the roof of Quentino's Night Club. Follow the walkways south from the Vertibird landing pad toward Quentino's, then cross the Nuka-Cola billboard onto the roof of the nightclub.
• Lesser Devils also appear in the flooded city center, added with the America's Playground update. They appear mainly in the residential plaza (the area with a broken statue and Fontina d'Aosta), both when traveling freely to the city center, and during the Expedition mission The Human Condition.
• Lesser Devils appear during the boss fight with the Jersey Devil itself in the quest Sins of the Father.

Notes[]

Prior to being added to the game, the Jersey Devil was depicted in cartoon style on the gameboard of Rip Daring and the Cryptid Hunt, the twelfth in-game season.

Appearances[]

Lesser Devils appear only in Fallout 76, introduced in the Expeditions: Atlantic City update part one, Boardwalk Paradise.

Behind the scenes[]

The Jersey Devil is based on New Jersey folklore, like other cryptids in Fallout 76. The specific version of its legendary backstory is based on the Leeds Devil tale, rather than the Lenape people's myth of M'Sing, the winged deer spirit.

Gallery[]

Lesser Devil in the Casino Quarter

Lesser Devil shown in Boardwalk Paradise developer diary^{[Non-game 1]}

References[]

Non-game