Nightkin | Fallout Lore

For all intents and purposes, Nightkin share their origin with Super Mutants, both were created by the Master through the use of FEV at the Mariposa Military Base. The only difference between a Nightkin and Super Mutant, at least in the beginning, was that Nightkin were far more successful in their creation. They were stronger and more intelligent than the other first generation mutants, unmatched by all others in the Masters Army and for that reason they were handpicked to be the Masters Elite Warriors.
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[@Synonymous101]

Time for the big debate, are Nightkin blue or purple? Edit: I'm not sure why but the audio seems to be slightly more to the left, fear not I will take care of the issue to avoid the same mistake reoccurring. Thank you for understanding! 😁👍

[@Izodeus]

Blue 💙

[@josephstalin5848]

Blue

[@Thepenarmy01]

Blue, with hints of purple, or even gray?

[@UpIzDown]

Grayish blue

[@powerplayerGK]

yo momma

[@Steel_]

I will say, one of my most favourite followers was "grandma" just because of the imagery of a super mutant in a gown and gardening gloves, plus a bonus of the VA saying things like "grandma wants to pinch your cheeks/ would you like a cookie, kiddo?" In the super mutant voice

[@herrdoctor2895]

Lily is best companion

[@solidsnake2112]

Such a great follower. Strong wasn't nearly as cool

[@theamazingmeh1759]

@@solidsnake2112 [Strong hated that]

[@deathclawplum]

i love lily, she's my favorite companion

[@vitaleriof]

@@solidsnake2112 i do like strong, but maybe i just have a soft spot for super mutant follower, my personal favourite is fawkes, so much so that i installed a mod to add him to fallout 4

[@injetavel279]

My headcanon: The game's narrator is a super invisible nightkin that follows the courier around and can't be seen no matter what

[@RealBradMiller]

Starting combat. Just kidding.

[@BlownOutSpeakers]

lmfao, I love this

[@Cydia942]

Only issue with that is Fallout 4 retconned Ron Pearlman (The Narrator) since he is just a TV newscaster in the pre-war.

[@66bloodmoon]

@@Cydia942 yeah I was just too bad fallout 4 is absolute garbage. Just like fallout 76

[@vegetableman9137]

@@66bloodmoon I got fallout 4 over fallout 3 because it doesn’t run on windows 7+. I’ve been enjoying it quite a bit. It is a lot more combat based and less rpg based but it’s still very fun.

[@NoOne-hr9ti]

“Head voices say they knew flower girls father” - Nightkin. I like to think all super mutants and most ghouls are pyskers and antler is real

[@injetavel279]

That's a good quote, maybe that's a nightkin that fought against the Chosen one and Cassidy and survived

[@NoOne-hr9ti]

@@injetavel279 yes wish there more examples like this

[@injetavel279]

@@NoOne-hr9ti Me too

[@bloodangel19]

Rogue psyker that are also mutants? Gotta call the Ordo Hereticus

[@twilightsparkle75]

hahaha floaty robot makes bleep bloops

[@deftomnivore215]

Super Mutants are one of my top favorite fallout creatures, very intimidating with the power to back it up. The area filled with nightkins underneath the repconn test sight would always give me at least 1 jump scare of a big blue mutant appearing right in front of me swinging a rebar club.

[@greaseroach4410]

Black Iron Legion Nah we gotta play as darth vardarn

[@GroundGame.]

I still remember when I first ran into the NightKin near the top of Black Mountain, the ambient music and sudden ambush from 5mm Assualt Rifles along with the flamers streaking the horizon line coming down to greet me. I had no idea what hit me.

[@crossetler_2184]

Mine was at the McBride's corral. I was expecting raiders or the Legion, but then I saw the "ghost". When I killed it and saw what it truly was, my jaw dropped.

[@Torkkar]

how bout the Chupacabra with a minigun... just a poor nightkin who hated the noise of the Brahmin

[@CodeeXD]

My first encounter I wanna say was in like a vault or building and suddenly I saw distortion in the air and began getting lit up

[@sabrekeene814]

Novac for me

[@duderitoz6953]

I remember encountering them in that stealth boy warehouse; I could see tons of visual distortions but when their stealth camo broke I certainly wasnt expecting 7ft tall blue brutes with longswords & grenade launchers

[@maracourier6718]

Marcus was my favorite companion from Fallout 2 and I'm glad they brought him back (and Michael Dorn, the voice actor) in New Vegas. Mutants are not mindless brutes that just want to kill you. Although transformed, there's a lot of humanity inside those hulking bodies. Marcus is very smart and diplomatic. Lily is a doting, loving grandmother. Mean Sob is a loyal guard. In F2, there's even a super mutant couple who keeps bickering at home, like some human couples! I hope that in future Fallout games, they'd be portrayed more with sympathy and I especially would like to see super mutant NCR soldiers! That'd be awesome!

[@tylerm5431]

Super Mutant NCR soldiers will never happen

[@maracourier6718]

@@tylerm5431 Wanna bet? fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Chauncey_(NCR_Rangers)

[@asdfg2560]

Yeah probably not with Bethesda at the helm

[@maracourier6718]

@@asdfg2560 Bethesda wouldn't even touch west coast Fallout :D

[@Emot10ns]

Bethesda be like mutant go brrrr must kill

[@Heyoka86]

11 years later and New Vegas is as popular as ever. That's how you know something is a work of art - posterity reveres it and it becomes timeless.

[@jakekaywell5972]

I disagree. Art does not have to be "timeless" (whatever that term actually means) nor do future generations have to appreciate it in order for it to be art. That said, Fallout NV is a great game and it deserves all the praise it gets.

[@theairwaybat1830]

Totally, even after I beat 3 and NV, I love just walking and exploring the wastelands

[@kingsouther]

And modding!

[@darthhatchet775]

I'm surprised you didn't include Dog/God from Dead Money who is an extreme example of the split personality some Nightkin suffer. Not to mention the willingness to follow a new Master.

[@Synonymous101]

But I showed Dog/God when talking about finding a new master...

[@darthhatchet775]

@@Synonymous101 good point 👍 he just always stuck out to me probably because of the hell you had to go through in that dlc 😂

[@SEX300PERCENT]

My opinion he’s the most interesting

[@darthhatchet775]

@@SEX300PERCENT I agree because you got to see just how bad the mental damage was to the Nightkin

[@operationsearchgate3072]

@@darthhatchet775 get played

[@zebedeetotty]

I wonder what would happen if a nightkin found a suit of chinese stealth armor and modified it so they could wear it, could be a cool side quest for a future game i guess

[@chally0]

Dude I love these videos you're making, I can barely find anyone doing stuff like this

[@fizzrpg9961]

I would recommend Oxhorn, but....he has big Redditor energy and tends to push his beliefs in his video’s

[@luxither7354]

@FizzRpg they're: way too long, very speculative and often times been found to use information from mods interchangeably with info from the game. TheNthapple, nilsor's Vault and General Steel flex are far better.

[@mcpossum]

@@luxither7354 I misss Apple. He came back for a video then went MIA again.

[@mcpossum]

I would AVOID Oxhorn. He tends to put his own views and politics low key in to his video. Not to mention a giant hypocrite. *cough* Shoddycast, now ran by Austin and not very active at this point, has The Storyteller series. Which is entertaining and informative. Fallout 4 has a mod with him. There is also The Science Playlist of Austin doing the science behind Fallout. You may recognize him from MatPat's various channels. TKMantis and Wedgin TV are both great channels too

[@Not_Revelant]

A bit underrated channel but, check RadKing out.

[@All-Fur-Coat_No-Trousers]

You are truly a divine instrument of Atom's will, Synonymous 👏 You just can't miss man

[@yovitasrimulyani2663]

best nightkin encounter is in novac, mystery + where's waldo + funny comments from no bark + it's unmarked radiant quest

[@tylercoon1791]

And Mr. New Vegas even mentions it. Pretty funny

[@markshaw270]

Screams of brahmin I think

[@Toasted-Cat]

I think it would be very interesting if a cure was invented for the nightkin,do you think they would revert back to a normal super mutant and keep their intelligent,go back to a normal super mutant and lose their intelligence or create a new generation completely

[@balloonsnake1306]

Well if you help Doctor Henry with his research, his ending screen will state that he did in fact find a cure for the Nightkin schizophrenia. Maybe this will be looked at in the next fallout game, maybe they will have a quest that has you looking for a copy of the cure to help some Nightkin.

[@kotzpenner]

Well Henry heals their schizophrenia, not them being super mutants or something like that. I believe they keep their blue skin and so on and simply just don't go crazy anymore. Of course the act of being invisible might force someone to go mad anyways.

[@fallensurvivor21]

I mean yeah.. but the lasting effects have to linger in one form or another even after a cure, like the skin.. but may be others we've never known about until New Vegas 2 or Fallout 5. With a real world perspective is the cure instantaneous? Doubt it. Would the cure progress in doses? What happens if they take a dose and stop cold turkey? Lots of questions. It's a very very heavy dr*g addiction after all considering the mission @ REPCONN. Nightkin who are too deep in are desperate for the next hit. I could also see some Nightkin that are healed developing a sort of zen state, maybe becoming their own faction. A safe haven for other S. Mutants and Nightkin.

[@tylercoon1791]

I think they would keep the blue skin, but who knows? Maybe Dr. Henry fixes that too, and that’s why we don’t have any nightkin in the recent games

[@shizo86]

@@tylercoon1791 I’m not sure entirely but I think nightkin were created in Mariposa by the Master. They were the ones with the best Intelligence who could actually use the stealth boys. So that’s why you don’t see any nightkin on the east coast or in 76. East coast mutants are far more stupid then the west coast mutants.

[@jonahk7959]

Damn, imagine a nightkin with the free will and intelligence of Marcus

[@jordan115v4]

I really loved the nightkin in fallout NV, they were just a cool unique variant of the regular super mutant, and I'm glad they brought them back from the old fallouts. I hope they come back in a future game, and I hope we can get the stealth boy disease, like if it was like mutations In 76, or perk you get from a quest.

[@kingdonut8272]

Honestly stealth boy addiction would be a cool thing for future games.

[@fallensurvivor21]

@@kingdonut8272 -3 Charisma -4 Perception +2 Agility +10 Sneak +10 unarmed

[@coinsilver3]

Makes you wonder about the Railroad in Fallout 4, and their own stealthboys.

[@markshaw270]

It only affects the nightkin though

[@PinaSheep69]

Jacobstown was named after Marcus's old friend in Fallout 2

[@Miskawhat]

I started today off working alone on cars. Long procedures just by myself at work. I'm glad my brain wanted fallout lore because now I've found your channel. Such fucking good content

[@Synonymous101]

Welcome aboard! 😁👍

[@JK-mn6tk]

Davison knows if you kill the other nightkin in the facility supposedly because Antler told him. I mean Davison doesn't even see you do it and if done stealthily wouldn't hear it either but either way he not only knows that the nightkin are dead without even leaving the room but he also knows that it was you who did it. It could've been the ghoul in the storage room or (even though unlikely) any of the ghouls upstairs but Antler tells him its you specifically. Could Antler have been real?

[@Synonymous101]

Antler is real confirmed!

[@concept5631]

I mean, the Courier's likely the most well-equipped human he's seen in a while

[@wilberator9608]

I like how the Nightkin are used to explore the psychological effects that an ability to turn invisible could have on people. It seems tragic how Jacobstown puts so much work into the potential direct effects of stealth fields when that isn't really the problem at all... I think the concept deserves it's own sci-fi series or film.

[@GlitterGothBunny]

I remember finding Raul in my second playthrough (the first time I didn't get the password right to open the door and was like whatever) and I felt so bad that I had just left a ghoul stuck in that room in my other game lol And I loved the weird old nightkin in the flower hat she was so funny

[@arkhaminmate2263]

The Nightkin at the farm north west part of the map always startled me. 'You buy wind Brahmin!'

[@ronkledonkanusmoncher564]

I would love a video on robots such as assaultrons protections Mr Gutsies and the like. A lot of robots are very memorable characters in the fallout games.

[@0BucketMask0]

Your voice is perfect for teaching. You should think about doing voice overs for educational programs.

[@Synonymous101]

Thanks! I honestly wouldn't mind doing that 😁👍

[@hopegallows1392]

I honestly think that if you could isolate individual night kin in closed communities with either blind scientists or blind robots that might help alleviate some of the anxiety about being seen. Granted this is easier said than done but it would at least be something while they wait on treatment

[@sokumotanaka9271]

ˋThey call them 'Nightkin' cause if you see them you go "nighty night."

[@BubbyBoy]

It's always a pleasure trying to find them in the nighttime and trying to snipe them. Makes stealth a whole lot more rewarding

[@MF-R]

Good stuff as always. I am enjoying the Fallout style nature documentary series greatly.

[@sebastiangarrett9406]

One thing new Vegas taught me. It's how to spot a cloaked nightkin

[@crimsondynamo615]

Praise be to Antler, the great horned one!

[@spookieboogi6161]

When I heard grandma in the middle of a fire fight to want a cookie deary? In that super deep super mutant voice I couldn’t help but be intimidated.

[@RankChoiceVoting]

My guy came through! This game needs a remaster/any kind of master. The lore you compile alone shows that to be true.

[@thatdude8551]

I am absolutely loving these informative videos you've done lately, not only are they interesting: they're very well put together with source material

[@shamusteneyck-johnson2818]

Ah I've been so confused about them!! Thank you sir!!

[@emredoganer316]

Yet another great lore video mate.

[@RunnyTinkles]

Love all your lore videos. Long live Utobitha!

[@bigchungus1086]

Let's gooo I've been waiting for a nightkin lore video for a while

[@yuingamer123]

I found one invisible in front of nipton I thought I was tripping in till I shot it and then it stood up and scared the shit out of me

[@lukebull5797]

Thanks for the info on the nightkin these were some of the creatures I didn't no much about other then the addiction to stealth boys and the side effects

[@ded4ss]

I love your work, man I was never a fan of Fallout but knowing your channel and seeing all that the franchise contains I put it next to Elder Scrolls as my favorites.

[@bigm758]

Yess just ran out of fallout lore to binge

[@FalloutMcflyy]

Can I expect a Trog video in the future ? :P I caught "The Pitt" fever

[@Synonymous101]

Definitly! Looking forward to expeditions? 😁

[@FalloutMcflyy]

@@Synonymous101 The expeditions part im still not sure about yet but I cant wait to revisit and see The Pitt in general such a creepy place.

[@PsychoticXRabbit]

@@FalloutMcflyy from what I remember ashur said that the pitt was awful before he and Lyon's brotherhood cut a swath through it and that was 2277 when we as the LW saw it, I can't imagine it a mere 25 years after the bombs

[@Captain.AmericaV1]

Fantastic and very insightful. I've played the fallout franchise with exception of 76 and never even knew this.

[@Izodeus]

God I love this channel keep up the good work!

[@talosbitch8434]

This guy is going places.

[@leangreenmememachine5246]

Big fan of your stuff, keep up the good work man. Love from LA

[@DarkSideOfTheBrightSide]

NightKin are so cool as a design, and characters, they’ve always fascinated me to know more about their lore. Thank you for these videos.

[@KyeCapone]

I’ve been waiting for this one 👍🏻 keep these coming

[@scp-049thedocter7]

I love your videos mate, I found you yesterday and I've already listened to all the lore videos while working XD. I didn't know about the deathclaws being engineered quite a shock. Thanks as always

[@DavidGarcia11776]

Keep up a good work. These videos are a good way to pass time

[@elic1356]

Another incredible video, Synonymous. I can't wait for the channel to hit 100k subs, it's definitely coming!

[@MCsavage02]

I'm glad my first character was a melee character Cuz I started charging jacobstown thinking they were bad mutants until bigot close enough for them to start fighting me and they didnt so I was like "Oh! They're friendly!"

[@Obiwankenobi6287]

Thanks for this needed some fallout lore today.

[@surprisedchar2458]

My left ear loved this narration.

[@thedukeofdorks6001]

Riddle me this, do stealth boys effect normal humans like they do the nightkin?

[@demetriusmccray1574]

Bro your videos are high quality and the effort shows. We love to see it

[@Runch78]

great work as always

[@andrewjollymusic8724]

I've loved your videos ever since I discovered them about half a year ago! you've honestly came so far and I actually just sit and eat dinner while binging your videos! (ALSO) a point lookout videos would be amazing!!

[@Synonymous101]

It's almost like I'm there with you! 😁

[@andrewjollymusic8724]

@@Synonymous101 Like I'm being given a Fallout lecture while stuffing my face with chilli haha! :D

[@ajlaguna7880]

Blue , and I always thought they ate or got addicted to stealth boys xd

[@jordanprescott3401]

Keep up the great work! Great video

[@yuhyuh7603]

The first time I faced them was in the basement. It was on very hard and I was so scared when I saw Boone unconscious as I was "randomly" crippled and decapitated, that I stopped playing for the day. Once I had Veronica instead of him though, ooh they fucking paid dearly.

[@ajttambo]

Awesome content man!

[@nateofmorthal4054]

You make absolutely amazing content

[@zandernewson9933]

Love these videos ! Don’t stop dude !

[@radlybayilcoxway7905]

Synonymous is like Ahoy for Fallout lore, and I love it.

[@triplex5540]

I’ve been waiting for this one 👍

[@hbeardd3448]

Love your stuff dude. I know this may take a long time to make as I used to make videos. Keep up the good work!!

[@r1ch1o24]

Guess who's back Back again Synonymous's is back More Fallout lore again 🤘🏻🤙🏻🖖🏻✌🏻

[@Shadowbot074]

Keep up the great work 🔥

[@neblettadam]

And just like that it's a good day! Love the vids!

[@CompactCowboy]

Man my left ear really enjoyed this video

[@thelonesomedrifter5884]

Do you guys think Bethesda will ever make a game on the West Coast?

[@thetearman742]

I think not because the games focus more on the rpg side of things in fallout 4 en less on the long desert walks in vegas or the subway tunnels of fallout 3 but that doesnt stop me from realy wanting it ! :D

[@thelonesomedrifter5884]

@@thetearman742 I hope they do, there's just way too much lore on the west coast do be just abandon. Plus there is still the legion and NCR conflict going on.

[@aceisking]

Fuck and no

[@kabronex9877]

I hope not

[@fallensurvivor21]

They hate the West Coast, it's obvious. They're two East Coast games in why would they go there? I only trust Obsidian to be capable of creating a game in the West Coast and New Vegas sequel.

[@jr5469]

"Less for outcasts, more for weirdos"

[@MrWorstNews]

Can't... Stop... Watching these...

[@dominicmadrigal4898]

Yeah I think your videos are good and make me want to start playing my fallout and it’s expansion packs

[@Goofiest-Goober0h]

Man now I kinda feel bad for slaughtering them all.

[@DarkSideOfTheBrightSide]

You should feel bad, A A Ron, you should feel real bad.

[@NigeeNkomo]

I believe the super mutants in FO1 & FO2 were a formidable foe due to the fact that they had a leader of the master & due to the fact they were based at the mariposa military base and had access to advanced tech. But in FO3 & the later games they seemed nerfed but I also think its because they don't have a leader and since they lack intelligence they have no order or strategy and are just wondering the wasteland.

[@chrissinclair8705]

Excellent video. Liked and subscribed.

[@Synonymous101]

Welcome aboard! 😁👍

[@YellowPeej]

BRO IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE!!!!!!

[@bocktordaytona5656]

I really liked more the noghtkind and the supermutants "fallout 1 to NV) because they look like failed Bondage+super buffed body builders..... rather than the Fo4/76 because they look for me like green plastiline... the fallout new vegas ones where super menacing

[@evanlopez8533]

It's due to the different variations of FEV used to make each variation of mutations the enclave of 1 and 2 used pre war FEV 3 was remnants of FEV used in 1 and 2 only with more radiation and 4 the institute made there own

[@RaizanMedia]

@@evanlopez8533 That's such a cop put reason lmao it's because Bethesda reuses them more than anything

[@begro362]

Hell yes synonymous video

[@khokh699]

Synonymous uploaded another Fallout lore video, day fixed 😔🙏

[@cosmonaut5020]

This is a very p o g channel that deserves more subs

[@reevesjustin]

Whooooo! That's what we're here for boys!

[@villings]

YES new video always good to see that notification

[@olbradley]

This one in particular was incredibly interesting.

[@DarkGensis]

Finally a new video!!!

[@julien_mglhs]

My left ear enjoyed this! And my right one too! Great stuff

[@hozic9929]

im surprised he came from enclave and became a doc for mutants also surprised that enclave ever let wastelanders into their mists

[@Born2DoubleUp]

I'm here! 😎 Great video, just posting a comment to show some support! Keep up the good work. 🤙

[@RUSTYCHEVYTRUCK]

I wish you could get schizophrenia from the stealth boys too, imagine in the top right corner after your 200th SB wears off and it just says “ you have developed schizophrenia 😄”

[@Surfermario]

I wonder if the master knew what would happen with the nightkin and their continual reliance on stealth boys.

[@stormcain-ogrady5465]

My favourite line is "Oh Antler, you trust so easily!"

[@mattheModest]

I suggest reuploading this. The narration is only in the left headphone.

[@beanface7408]

I thought my speakers were broken

[@Silent0ne467]

Just subed a few days ago your a truly unique channel . also u should do an enclave or memorable super mutants video next

[@Synonymous101]

Welcome aboard! 😁👍

[@drkalowski256]

Thanks synonymous

[@frankswims]

My favorite breaking bad quote is when Walter says to Jesse, "Why are you blue?"

[@jonwashburn7999]

Thanks. I learned something new.

[@peanut_sands]

I love this channel

[@ooshgooch7671]

Babe wake up Synonymous uploaded a new video

[@ismcev6983]

Awsome video