The Fallout Deathclaw remains one of the most fearsome enemies in all RPG games. Big, fast, terrifying to look at, and able to kill you in just a couple of slashes, the iconic bipedal reptile is the scourge of Fallout 3, New Vegas, and Fallout 4 players, turning every journey through Bethesda’s wastelands into a petrifying dance with death. Now, as we await both the Starfield release date and the Fallout 5 release date, the creator of the Deathclaw for both FO3 and FO4 comments on a very different side of the fandom. Turns out not everyone is afraid of the Deathclaw. Quite the opposite, in fact.
I don’t think I need to quote the exact number, but we all know the old saying: if you can imagine it, then, erm, an adults-only illustration of it probably exists. I’m paraphrasing there, but for the sake of further clarity, the Deathclaw, despite its mean reputation, has inspired a certain subgenre of Fallout fan art. There is, in case you weren’t aware, such a thing as the sexy Deathclaw, the hot Deathclaw. And one of the creature’s creators is both amazed and concerned regarding its widespread popularity.
Responding to a recent post which parodies the existence of Deathclaw…art, Jonah Lobe, a visual artist whose credits include the Elder Scrolls series, the System Shock remake, and designing the versions of the Deathclaw for both Fallout 3 and Fallout 4, says they are “impressed” and “horrified.”
“As the creator of the Deathclaw, I’ve been silently impressed [and] horrified at the sheer tonnage of Deathclaw porn out there,” Lobe writes. The artist also responds to fan who comments on the Deathclaw’s scariness. “Making you **** your pants was my job,” Lobe says, “so I’m glad we could make it happen.”
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