I actually think the Jersey Devil is just a Northern Fence Lizard that either got experimented on or got incredibly mutated due to radiation or some contamination in the Pine Barrens. The Northern Fence Lizard is native to the New Jersey Pine Barrens and while the females and juveniles are more muted in color the males sometime are a brick red color like the adult Jersey Devil.

Considering he is often talked about as being unknown, I genuinely think the mysterious stranger counts as a Fallout cryptid. Just look at Valentine’s investigation

When I was playing F76 and going through that horrible swamp area, I had no idea cryptids actually existed in the game, so when I saw two extremely bright red eyes staring at me from between trees in the foggy distance I shit my pants. They disappeared but man I was constantly looking around me after that lol

Not gonna lie, Bethesda Embracing the Cryptid Craze of the East Coast is one of the best things about Fallout 76. I always love cryptids and it kinda adds to the more "irradiated wasteland". Shoutout to my boy mothman.

You forgot Fallout's resident original cryptid, the _Mysterious Stranger_

It is still wild to me that out of everything Fallout 76 got wrong, it still gave us the most accurate depiction of the Wendigo in pop culture so far. Not only in its physical appearance, but the themes behind the legend. Such as the dangers of human greed and selfishness as well as the importance of moderation.

The cryptids were such an amazing addition to this franchise

"Ever dance with the devil, under the blue moon" The smiling man has been my new favorite unknown. Aside from his interest of other cryptic creatures, his grin is known to be unsettling based on studies. V shape, like the Joker from the batman series. Only thing more dangerous, is the fact he can communicate and reason with us

I love how the fallout universe is such a natural environment for cryptids that it could almost be expected that any one of them would be in the games

The one cryptid that I hate the most is the Wendigo. Man that thing creeps me out. It’s a great challenge on early levels but wow it’s vicious. On the upside they do drop a LOT of steel, screws, & springs on that Colossus wendigo boss fight.

What’s crazy is that it took like 2 or 3 years for me to first see a flat woods monster and a mothman, it makes it feel all the cooler that they’re pretty rare in game😅

Years ago traveling across Texas I stopped into a Truckstop for some gas and food. They had a collection of "Jackalopes" mounted on the walls. I soon discovered many Cryptids along RT 66 to California.

As a WV resident, I love that they kept our real world lore for most of the cryptids. It's especially cool they added a whole family of Mothman since he's our most well known. Loved they added all these to the series.

I believe the Smiling Man was also referring to the new Main Quest. One of Russos mentioned that Taking the Devil's Blood makes you feel like you are dancing with the devil, but if you stop, it will tear them apart. (it is also a Tim Burton's Batman Reference). Better the devil you know (Blue Devil), than The Devil you Don't well...Not Yet anyway (The Jersey Devil). And yes, i was happier not knowing the Jersey Devil existed. Theory: Ingrid Cold is a Showman. (The Coat is a dead give away since no one dresses like that unless they're from Atlantic City). Mother has a thing about being fake, and Ingram is no fake or is he? His acting skills are superb as a phenom, by the dialogue, it sounds like he knew you, or has cold read you, like as though he was watching. But it could be all a facade. Mother has a pet peeve about every show being realistic as possible with no gimmicks. What if Steven Scarberry is Ingram Cold just a wide grin and make-up. We normally don't get allies like these, but there is a possibility, but then again that is like saying, we never see Katherine Swan and The Mistress of Mystery in the same room. The disappearing act he did on us when we attacked does indeed look like the mothman ability. And maybe that part is true, he obtained it through the encounter of its hatchlings, or maybe it is Scarberry just hiding his ability (since we can't really attack allies) from us to mislead us that he is not Ingrid Cold. Just your mild manner Mothman Cultist. Scarberry was spared for a reason, maybe being bitten from a Radioactive Mothman can do that to a person (if so, gimme that mutation). Being spared is a rush and he may not know he was bitten or introduced to a disease/mutation.

Black eye children would be a creepy addition to Fallout

As a West Virginian, I personally pronounce monongahela as “Monun-Gale-Leah” I see people out of state pronounce Kanawha county as “Can-a-wha”, but we pronounce it “Kuh-Naw” where the states capital city lies.

I didn't know about some of these due to not playing so much Fallout 76. Good stuff, Uranium! Thank you for the great video!

Cryptids made 76 sooooo entertaining! I loved all the lore they added to the environment. I hope all Fallout games going forward have their respective regional cryptids! And I hope 76 has a few more as well, still waiting for the vegetable man...

11:00 I always thought that if they ever wanted to have a slightly more accurate Snallygaster, they could use the giant vulture pinned to Seneca Rocks as an "Alpha Snallygaster"

0:03 Well, that's SCP-096, and now we're all dead.

As someone who lives in Appalachia, I can confirm that this is what daily life is like.

I've played 76 awhile and killed so many Snallygasters, but never noticed they were covered in eyes. I'd say Morris is probably the progenitor of all wendigo we see throughout Appalachia because even if Earle became one first, he was stuck in the mine. Though there is also another conflicting wendigo, Nia.

F76 absolutely had its problems, but as a West Virginian, I love that the majority of criptids come from my home state. As well as having a game set here.

One cryptid you missed was the creature with the glowing red eyes in Far Harbor. Hardest boss in the series, that one is. I think the Smiling Man saying "Ever dance with the devil under a blue moon?" Is meant to be a reference to the Tim Burton Batman movie, in which the Joker said a very similar question

The new trunk on the scoreboard also references the Frogman! With so many cryptids referenced, I can't wait to see what they pick next. Fantastic video!

0:41 The moment that the sheepsquach realised that fucking with wakanda was a bad idea

My boys the bugmen and the horned kangaroo from Fallout 2 are devastated that they got no mention

So are Wendigos people who consumed human flesh before undergoing ghoulification or something like that?

What a great round-up and well-illustrated video!

i didnt play fallout 76 since launch until recently. im very impressed with the amount of stuff theyve added. the cryptids being one of my favorites. your video gave me some great details that ive missed in my absence of the game!

26:24 I'm almost certain this is a reference to Jack Nicholson's Joker, who would say "ever danced with the devil in the pale moon light?" Before he'd kill someone

I really hope the next mainline game keeps the concept of Cryptids in the game as the designers do such a good job and it is so cool to see their take on the cryptids!

I think the line "ever dance with the devil under a blue moon" is a nice reference to jack nicolson in batman

The smiling man’s query about dancing under blue moon light is also a play off jack nicholson’s quote as the joker to Michael Keaton “have you ever danced under the pale moonlight”

There was a cut cryptid referred to as the Grief Gobbler. A cut quest was to involve us hunting down the beast, only to encounter a deathclaw, hermit crab, sheepsquache, etc. After the fight, it would be revealed that this beast was not the one the individual was talking about before a guttural growl would be heard in the distance, causing the NPC to flee. It was to be a Wanamingo, designed to be more frog-like with two sets of legs instead of the xenomorph style of its original design or the cut concept two legged large mouth for another fallout title. Lore wise it would be possible as its genetic doomsday timer wouldn’t have gone off yet that would’ve killed off any surviving specimens.

The cryptids are one of the .ain't things that keeps me enjoying 76. I'm a huge nut off the game. Scary stories every night at bedtime. Great video my fellow survivor 💪

The smiling man gives me strong Hotline Miami’s Richard, G-Man, and Red Dead’s Stranger vibes

I think the Sheepsquatch were FEV tested sheep, as you can find a tag on their ear akin to actual farm sheep.

Loved the video but you did actually forget one. The thunder bird is a confirmed cryptid in fallout 76 hanging speared in a rock wall in the southern regions of the map.

Just to note, the Ogua looks more like an alligator snapping turtle than it does a common snapping turtle.... Related but not quite so.

I think the type of dog the Blue Devil was born from was actually a Grey Hound. As the entry says, they have grey, nearly blue hair at times, and that fits grey hounds. Not only that, but grey hounds were racing dogs often used in games of chance like betting on horses. I'm unsure how the fighting part came in, but they are very BIG dogs and I could see their speed and size being used to great effect in a dog fight, if someone were cruel enough to engage in that kind of thing. That's just my two bits though.

Are you going to do a review and a breakdown of the new series? Youre one of the few youtubers I trust to do it right

All the actual cryptids, aside from aliens, exist only in Fallout 76. I'm more convinced than ever that 76 is a simulation, using the hypothetical Scorched plague as the basic premise, then adding wasteland mutations and factions to see how it all plays out. The cryptids are theoretical mutations of various creatures combined with local cryptid mythology. No one else in the Fallout universe has heard anything about burgeoning settlements in West Virginia where major factions compete and nukes are constantly dropped because it doesn't actually exist. Even the brotherhood of steel, who apparently have a major force there, have no records of any of this occurring. It's a Tranquility Lane or Operation Anchorage on a larger scale.

I can see that Squonk being some sort of docile creature that could appear in the game. Maybe it’s apart of an event to help the sad creature find another of its kind while trying to protect it from predators.

Honestly Fallout 76 introduction of cryptids imo is the best part of 76 and really shows underrated the world building is. Like don’t get me wrong New Vegas is a great game but the cryptids are much more cooler and more interesting than any of New Vegas factions. Cryptids make the works feel more mysterious, more post apocalyptic and give off a better retro futuristic vibe because of how much the legends get expanded upon. Like not only is it fun to theorize about cryptids but it gives an otherworldly almost lovecraftian vibe to the series that doesn’t have a hard scientific or mystic explanation. Like is the Mothman a radiated moth, are they mythical entities, are they aliens, etc?

Id like to point out that there are 2 different types of grafton monsters, one with human finger nails, and one without. Along with the enclave not understanding some of the snallygasters they capture, which doesnt make sense since they had their hands on it before the bombs. As well as the fact there were wendigo before the war, which means radiation wasnt its ENTIRE changing factor. Another thing you should've included with the ogua is that they tracked it BACK to WV, and it came from the bottom south eastern side

Robbie daymond as the smiling man is perfect casting.

Major props for getting the chupacabras origin right, ppl think it’s an old Mexican folktale but it’s a Puerto Rican Urban legend that started 30 years ago

Fantastic video. Kept me engaged the entire way through! Had to comment while I thought about it

Definitely needed this video to watch today 🤘 love the long form videos like this one 👌

just played a little 76 yesterday and we bumped into the smiling man. that was a wild experience disappeared like mothman

I'm convinced Snallygasters are prototype centaurs, and if they ever make tactics non ambiguous cannon Blue devils and Sheepsquatch might be what we call in the future a hairy deathclaw

I really hope they come out with even more Cryptids, it's by far my favorite addition to the world building in Fallout.

Such amazing lore for the cryptids in Fallout. I was actually surprised about the Snallygaster being originally human, but it makes sense as FEV was involved in its creation.

An amazing video friend, but more emotion on the words would be cool :) not complaining, i like how you did the list

You were COOKING with the mothman theory! new headcannon unlocked

Video: "Jackalopes" Me: Haha... oh yeah. "Fast as fast can be, you'll never catch me!" *attempts to do the Jackalope's voice* Video: *Shows scene from earlier Fallout with a soldier saying the exact same thing.* Me: *Spits soda all over the monitor.* Only thing memorable about that show ("America's Funniest People") was the damn Jackalope. (That and that it was such a derivative of "America's Funniest Home Videos", that it was even hosted by one of the two last available male leads from "Full House", Dave Coulier.)

"YEEEESSSS! The majestic giant sloth!" Never change, Ray Chase. 😂

Awesome video. I will say, given that it's mentioned that the blue devil precursors were used for racing, I'm inclined to say that they were actually Greyhounds rather than German Shepherds.

I hope fallout 5 would have some of the creatures from fallout 76 and the furniture, weapons, armor and other stuff

Okay, I had never seen the Jersey Devil in this game until I watched your video, and holy mother of god, that thing is truly the stuff of nightmares.

Love love love the cryptids. I just want more.

My 2 fav things, cryptids AND fallout. I love this video

19:28 You spat bars here bro

If they do add a Loch Ness Monster type then maybe the game might take us to the Chesapeake Bay. Out here there’s a cryptid known as Chessie, the Chesapeake bay monster, which is basically just Nessie but local

I'm wondering if they'll add something like bloody Mary or sirens, though i don't know if they are Cryptids it would still be kinda cool for a monster to attack you from a mirror or an npc to lure you in then attack qnd reveal their siren form

I love the mothmen. The scorched one caught me completely by surprise in a brotherhood quest and the equinox event is one of my favourites.

The best part of Fallout 76 was it's permanent Halloween vibe. I know that the war happened right before Halloween but FO76 leaned into it the most and the weird and unsettling nature of that specific game did it for me in a major way. I absolutely adore that game for nudging a bit more traditional creature horror into Fallout and having fun with it.

Just a note on Moths: They have a Laval stage....

My Theory about the Blue Devil: maybe its Ancestors were Wolfdogs or some other Hybrid. Some Hybrids grow way bigger than their Parent Species. Maybe it became a Trend in the later Decades to breed those for racing and then when the Ressource Wars started, their Potential for the Battlefield was discovered 🤔

If there is one (sorta) cryptid I'd like to see Bethesda do with the Fallout series is for them to actually make the Hodag Cryptid real in the game. My only concern doing that is that if they added it to Fo76 it wouldn't technically work since the Hodag originated from Wisconsin (specifically near the town of Rhinelander) and not West Virginia or near WV. And my second concern is that it technically isn't even a real creature. The original Hodag was made by someone out of taxidermied animal parts and used a smoke and mirrors trick to convince travelers he captured this creature to show off to tourists and locals. It wasn't till later when they found it and discovered it was a fake. But I would love to see how Bethesda would make something like that in Fallout, I think it would be a pretty cool encounter

This hands down was what made me get into Fallout 76. I LOVE CRYPTIDS

I love the swank he needs hugs and affirmations

The bat and blue devil being in the same location definitely gave me Skyrim flashbacks.

Funny enough, i had an interesting encounter with the smiling man during fashnaut as he managed to turn hostile and attack me and friends with a veriety of weapons he could pick up

I want to see the bolt rock slider.That would be awesome!

I appreciate the use of demon’s souls and prey music great video

Wendigo: “Hungry” Feral Ghoul: “Hungry” *Shake hands*

Adding Cryptids to the Fallout Universe was a great idea Edit I wonder where the next Fallout game will take place in

skyline valley added a couple of new humanoid cryptids. like the electrician who shows up in a random encounter, kills something then teleports away.

Didn’t think I’d see a Riley reference in this video. I liked that game, specifically the first mission.

The sloth can move so slow, that algae can grow on it's fur. So the mega sloth having fungus on it's back kind of makes sense.

I’ve said this in the comment section in the past on another channel. But I believe the Interloper is somehow linked to Bob and Harold. The FEV Ghoul (in Fallout 1 and 2) turned Tree God (in Fallout 3). I’ll be talking about the later effect of what Bob has done to Harold, so if you want a run down on the complete history, I’m sorry. After Fallout 2 Harold and Bob make a journey to DC on foot. During this time, Bob is getting bigger and stronger with each passing day. Until one day, presumably Harold is taking a little rest a top a hill in the DC area. He found himself unable to move for as Bob rooted him to the spot. Bob while rooting him to the spot pushes Harold’s organs deep within the earth as a result but keeping them both alive. I bring this up as to point out the face roots the Interloper has as could be. I don’t know what the back arms could be, but the elongated legs could be seen as the roots stretching out the form. Also take note of the attire of the new clothes the Equinox have brought us. More specifically the Cultist Adept, Elder, and Neophyte. They all resemble the Treeminders from Fallout 3. And isn’t it weird how some of the totems the Cult of the Mothman resemble that of vines and and skulls. Even in the base no updates game, the cultist still have this connection to wooden armor.

I love seeing people finally say the right origin for the Chupacabras, a lot of people think its mexican but its not

The squonk basically dies from shame when you see it and dissolves into a puddle.

14:03 - 14:06 A fact I was pleased to recently discover firsthand about my -step- sister (we don’t have stairs in our house)

5:47 "Cult of the bofman" new cryptid created BOFF-MAN

Thank you for saying wendigos have no antlers. Everyone gets it wrong and glad to see this fact is now being told to educate more crypid lovers

The lesser devils remind me of the desthclaws from new Vegas and 3

The gourmand guy and his holotape about his wife creep me out so much

Awe ya didn't mention the thunder bird that's pinned to the side of a mountain in 76. It's a big vulture thing and I would love to know more about it

I believe the Blue Devil is, simply, a mutated Blue Heeler. They were sheepdogs primarily, their most common pelt color was a bluish black hence the name, and an uncommon color for them is white, which could be the rare one Calvin was looking for.

Thank you for the amazing video. If I had better internet I'd pick up 76 just for the cryptids, but seeing as I live in WV that probably won't happen for a while lol. I really like how there's a good mix of genuine cryptids and traditional Fallout scifi wackiness involved here with FEV outbreaks and Zetan shenanigans while also having actual legit Mothman cults and eldritch entities with no clear origin. It really adds an authentic charm to the world building like that.

Tunnelers are also pre-war. I suspect they're something akin to the lovecraftian lower servants of cosmic powers. Prehistoric terrors long forgotten, but for pervasive a fear of the dark.

Remember kids. The wendigo is NOT. A CRYPTID. It’s a a creature from Algonquian folklore

The Wendigos in FO76 are TERRIFYING to fight

First time for me wacthing something from this channel.

The Flatwoods Monster almost instantly became my new favorite Fallout creature upon first seeing it. Zetans are the best.

DEMON’S SOULS MUSIC USED , fantastic choice

There are too many comments for me to check if anyone else saw this, but the Flatwoods alien is most likely a reference to a rare in a ps1 game Wild Arms named Creeping Chaos. The map drawing is almost exactly like them, they ARE aliens, AND they have an attack called direct voice that causes your charas to turn against each other under it's control. It was renamed in #s 2 and 3, and in 3 you can fight an invasion of them, shooting down a mothership.