Trogs and the Troglodyte Disease Contagion | Fallout Lore

The Pitt is a city of Raiders, Slaves, Wildmen and abominations known as Trogs, but what are Trogs, where do they come from, and is there a cure?
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[@Synonymous101]

Alright, who took the baby?

[@LegoLegend2017]

The Mandalorian did

[@Cerenedy]

Orphanage?

[@jorgga]

Who ate the baby?

[@hory466]

Me and I ate it

[@silent_stalker3687]

@@jorgga nom nom nom

[@colinfeeley6769]

Glad to see Pittsburgh doesn't change, even in the post-apocalypse

[@TheOnly-zo4xi]

@@jakespacepiratee3740 Yup They downgraded their Humanity a lot like bruh the last thing you want your city to be associated is with a Furry Convention.

[@lafox2833]

@@jakespacepiratee3740 now its the home of the great balding community

[@mmmmmmmmdaaaamnnnnbabyyyy]

Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh never changes

[@REvoLverj98]

That's a weird way of spelling California

[@ferzilla6604]

savage lol 😂

[@DMAN99]

one thing I love about Fallout is just how many different ways humans get turned into weird shit.

[@iHawke]

i hate it as equally

[@iRradiantRayne]

I dont know all but this is all i can think of. Feel free to add more if i missed something. -ghouls -super mutants -failed fev subjects -centaurs -swampfolk -trogs -mothership zeta abominations -wild men -ghost people -marked men -lobotomites -y17 trauma override harnesses -robobrains -cyborgs -spore carriers -trappers -wendigos -mole men -the scorched -Harold

[@mattlyon3627]

@@iRradiantRayne in mother ship zeta there were abominations

[@alexanderarivett8500]

You would love All Tomorrows then

[@iRradiantRayne]

@@mattlyon3627 Thanks for pointing that out. I'll add it.

[@theblob1716]

Fun fact: The spore carrier’s from new Vegas are reskined trogs!

[@juangonzalez3759]

So are tunnelers

[@SanduskysWife]

@@juangonzalez3759 so is your mom

[@brunoactis1104]

@@spiffygonzales5160 Well, without christianity we wouldn't have got to the point where civilization is now. That doesn't make christianity completely uncriticizable. Europe too did a TON to get humanity to the point it is now, that doesn't make Europe history stainless and uncriticizable.

[@fireballs7346]

@@brunoactis1104 um u high or something

[@brunoactis1104]

@@fireballs7346 Did i said something wrong?

[@saregate4758]

I’ve lived in PA all my life and I can safely say this video is fairly inaccurate, the trogs refuse to leave Philly

[@smitty1626]

I'm right there with you bro. Sadly they've learned to drive but awfully

[@maniacaljedi2848]

You’re both dorks!

[@elipedraza303]

HAHAHA

[@Santo_Buzo_89]

The trogs stay close to broad street, and especially close to China Town. Or the Ben Franklin bridge.

[@richyhu2042]

@@Santo_Buzo_89 nah bro trogs already exist, they live in the subway tunnels. Why else you think they don't keep lights on down there?

[@As567na]

I think the case of no visible genitalia in some Fallout creatures could just be a way from the developers to spare us from that image.

[@collincaperton6718]

Super mutant bussy 💀

[@MadmanQueenKiller]

@@collincaperton6718Deathclaw bussy

[@lunarstrain7859]

Ambiguous circumcision canon.

[@Kiralmao]

@@MadmanQueenKiller nah you got it wrong its *Deathclussy*

[@nightskyremedies]

its holy protection for your eyes lol

[@dELTA13579111315]

Patrolling the KZbin recommended page makes you wish for new fallout lore videos

[@youngbloodizzac]

This has to be top comment!

[@HonestLotus7]

True

[@thewitness6591]

Or a new fallout game

[@magicman3163]

Check out Blue Kathulu he makes new fallout lore vids

[@gabrieldantas63]

Oxhorn has kind of a monopoly on such videos. Not sure if I need more, but sure

[@elic1356]

I've always seen Trogs as one of the more freakier enemies in Fallout 3, just downright horrifying.

[@DarkShines86]

Ah but have you been to the Sierra Madre?

[@elic1356]

@@spiffygonzales5160 Lmao

[@elic1356]

@@DarkShines86 Sierra madre gave me PTSD. Can't stop freaking out when I hear beeping noises now.

[@savagex466-qt1io]

Check out the human alian hybrid in the space ship ... scary. Movies dont scare me no more only certain games haha.

[@elic1356]

@@savagex466-qt1io Yeah, the "abominations" are also nightmare fuel.

[@ironwolf2244]

I've always found the Troglodyte Degeneration Contagion to be fascinating. It's one of the rare times we get to see a disease in the Fallout universe (yes I know the FEV was created as the Pan-Immunity program, and was originally supposed to combat the New Plague, but that's in the lore, not something we see ourselves).

[@theace8502]

Not only that, but it's also a combination of, I believe, heavy metal poisoning, pollution, and vast amounts of radiation

[@ironwolf2244]

@@theace8502 yeah as the lore, and Synonymous' video state, it is partly due to industrial toxins. Which makes sense given the industrial nature of the Pitt and Ashur's ideology.

[@theace8502]

@@ironwolf2244 yes, that's particularly why I find it very cool. Very unique. I also wish we would get new lore about the new plague, cuz I too find the diseases in fallout to be interesting

[@cyanidenightshade]

There was a disease Macready talked about but I have no idea what it was

[@Notenum_]

Can we get the zetans and the different variants and lore behind them? I think it would make for a good video

[@justclickontheheads9523]

I feel like zetans and aliens in general kind of make the fallout lore confusing, I just feel like aliens don't really fit into fallout's general athsetic, thats just my opinion though.

[@Notenum_]

@@justclickontheheads9523 I think they’re like that for a reason though, like when you see set and they specifically aren’t in ways that would make sense, like the Cabot family’s father just having it, an alien abduction, aliens crashing into the earth, or there being hidden ones in a vault.

[@justclickontheheads9523]

@@Notenum_ Things like mothership zeta don't feel like fallout

[@justclickontheheads9523]

@@jakespacepiratee3740 fair enougg

[@skully4k752]

I love knowing that there's still a good fallout channel still here

[@arfn1973]

Wdym?

[@skully4k752]

I mean there is barely any fallout channels out there and I'm happy this one is doing well

[@elliottkrumnow7563]

@@skully4k752 weird way to word that. There’s still plenty of great fallout channels.

[@skully4k752]

@@elliottkrumnow7563 I meant there are not many channels who make videos on some of the older fallout games anymore

[@theace8502]

Check out radking, he's actually really good imo

[@travishabursky4362]

I loved this DLC when it came out. I live near Pittsburgh and seeing the familiar sites and sounds of the city of Yinsers through the lens of nuclear apocalypse was fantastic.

[@silent_stalker3687]

Fun fact the River in fallout 76 is connected down stream from the Pitt. Give it a decade or two for all the chemicals and everything to burn through anything maintenance was there to stop.

[@HeWhoComments]

“Aggressive, light-fearing cave dwellers” So just me

[@REvoLverj98]

The worst is in Winter when you get flashbanged from the sheer whiteness of the snow

[@HeWhoComments]

@@REvoLverj98 true

[@ShadeMeadows]

The Sickness... I do love how the way humans mutate, depends on the condition of the area they are in... imagine the array of creatures in the Fallout universe we have yet to see!

[@I_Found_Jesus_On_The_Toilet]

You should do a video on Tunnelers, Not many people know this, but tunnelers are capable of some human speech; which puts Ulysses' claims about them possibly being from before the Great War to scrutiny.

[@memeshort7189]

Really?! Do they talk in combat?

[@bee5440]

W h a t Care to explain? I haven't heard them speak

[@Egghead1205]

I would love to see a video on this, tunnelers have always fascinated me

[@mobslayerstudios]

Sadly I think that’s just a result of the tunnelers being a reskin of the Trog model and the developers forgetting to remove the lines

[@I_Found_Jesus_On_The_Toilet]

@@bee5440 They can say basic things like "kill" and "hunger" in combat. I never noticed it until I played a melee build character. Its hard to hear over the constant firing of your guns. At least this was in my game. Its been a while since I played vanilla New Vegas, so if it was some mod (that restores cut content or something,) I apologies.

[@angelnolasco9723]

So is The Pitt Pittsburgh from before or after the Great War? It's hard to tell, man

[@lucid77571]

Lmao

[@MillieBlackRose]

It is.

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

Still better than Chicago.

[@brah9249]

Not as bad as California

[@zuthula3847]

Exactly what I was going to say. This DLC was actually set in 2008. Bethesda was pretty kind to the state of this place lmao.

[@nandimoozle703]

I haven’t played the Pit dlc but this sounds crazy

[@brunoactis1104]

If you enjoyed the originals and/or NV, or even the main game, don't play it and save yourself the bad time. When i started it, i was almost max level and with overpowered gear. (Spoilers ahead, i'm not an asshole so i'll warn you. But it's literally the beginning, and it's nothing you need to go blind to at all). 4 low level semi naked dudes with fucking pipes beat you up uncounscious in an unavoidable mandatory cutscene where you can't even draw you weapons for no reason. After that, you get enslaved; there i outright killed an armed guard with my bare fists (THAT powerful i was at that point), took his weapon and killed everyone else in sight. Doing all that, basic stuff for what a Fallout game should be, you basically break the DLC. The only way is the kinda nonsensical and unnecessarily convoluted Bethesda way. This was outrageous for me, because the main game itself wasn't really like that, or at least not nearly as bad. Fallout 4 is really the only game that gets close to such lack of player agency in the franchise.

[@TheWanderer2287]

You’re missing out, The Pitt is one of the best written DLCs in possibly the entire fallout franchise

[@bignig7223]

@@spiffygonzales5160 agreed 4 was a good shooter not a good fallout

[@frankieb9444]

@@jakespacepiratee3740 Fallout 4 is only a few years after 3 and New Vegas, to use this negative point only for 4 is disingenuous.

[@LumiMoonCh]

@@brunoactis1104 You obviously haven't played Dead Money; getting stripped of gear, enslaved, and made to go through a convoluted series of areas and events to unlock the exit. You are playing a story in the Pitt, not an open world free for all.

[@flyingbobb014]

I alway felt like The Pitt was the biggest forgotten dlc for the fallout games

[@ligondesenuts769]

Its also one of the most scariest dlc for me

[@bronmill33]

It’s amazing how much your channel has grown in the past 6 months. Great video and keep up the good work, I can’t wait for you to hit 100k

[@hubacchris]

Wasn't the reason they don't have genitals is because that would add to the maturity rating? Despite the game being filled with gore, a naked human would be too far.

[@fulsame1]

Depends on your load order 🤤

[@TheStygian]

Yeah... I know the (stupid) logic. Blood and guts are okay, but everyone loses their collective shit when a nipple exists.

[@etcetera1995]

We Americans are freaking Puritans. ... No literally, our morals have barely progressed past that of a handful of Christian extremists who were shipped off to a penal colony because they were too much trouble for the Anglican Church.

[@brah9249]

@@fulsame1 wdym

[@fulsame1]

@@brah9249 mods are a hell of a thing, my guy.

[@bravemicrobe9282]

At first I took the baby, but now I kill Werner cause his name looks like weiner at a distance Also if anyone thought that there was an 3rd option when interacting with Marie that said" [cannibal] eat baby" somehow you have a mod that isn't Canon and should probably brush your teeth and wash your hands

[@theangrymick9743]

“Cause his name looks like wiener at a distance”. Ha! The Pitt will never be the same for me.

[@Yuni-is-Schrodingers-Fox]

That is some very shakey reasoning there buckeroo...

[@cruzaider5339]

There's always something about your thumbnails that I really like especially the deathclaw one

[@rathergetpaid]

Simplicity at it’s best😍

[@cruzaider5339]

@@rathergetpaid Exactly

[@Dr.Cassandra]

I was looking forward to this all week! The Pitt was one of my favorite dlc. Thank you for a great video!

[@bakester86]

Few seconds in, I thought this was about fallout, not Pittsburgh

[@maxaltenkirch1022]

So that's what Weapon Brown was parodying with the "BC" trogs in the bone city

[@cavemanbonk8320]

Between 3, 4, and new vegas DOCS, the Pitt is easily in my top 5

[@MegaKillerwolf123]

What is F76 gonna do with the story of The Pitt? Considering it will take place before Fallout 3 I wonder if Bethesda will somehow tie it to the creation of these creatures and the virus.

[@keigankelley8307]

I think the 76 Pitt is going to be a much worse place because it was before the brotherhood cleansed the area so we could have more vicious gangs and more monsters

[@jeambeam3173]

They'll probably ruin the lore by you know putting the BOS or Enclave there when they never existed there yet

[@terrencehawk8201]

Probably have the NCR Rangers stationed there teaming up with Reilly's rangers to fight against frank horrigans experimental predecessor, Hank Frorrigan.

[@MegaKillerwolf123]

@@spiffygonzales5160 I do believe 76 is like Tactics. The main premise of it is canon but most of what's present in it is not canon like for instance the Red Scare Armor.

[@DD-mp1kl]

@@spiffygonzales5160 did Bethesda say 76 wasn’t canon?

[@awakege6337]

Trogs were the first enemies that startled me when i first played fallout 3.

[@Jan-tq5fu]

That's exactly the video I needed today. Thank you very much

[@CraftGamers005]

Good stuff, really enjoy the narration and a bit more of perspective in aspects of the franchise I never put enough attention to.

[@fireblast133]

I swear the end decision on this dlc was like the only time the moral choice wasn’t black and white

[@calvingurung6107]

“The pit. I fell in the pit, you fell in the pit, we all fell in the pit” - Andy Dwyer

[@cjtheevilghost5711]

I feel bad for the Trogs. I avoid killing them whenever possible when I'm in The Pitt. Also I killed Asher during my first playthrough of the Pitt cuz I didn't know the cure was a baby that I would have to Kidnap 😓

[@theblob1716]

I ate the baby

[@thezambambo2184]

To be fair, both Werner and Ashur are degenerates in their own ways, and neither has the essential tag after the dlc so....

[@TheVicVance]

@@theblob1716 the only reasonable option.

[@burntgrahamcracker2866]

I’m fairly certain killing them is a mercy that they want since they thank you

[@jik9693]

Put down the trogs, man, it's better that that way

[@biglinz9459]

Another great video, Synonymous! You keep me playing Fallout3 and FalloutNV indefinitely.

[@MonkeyspankO]

The lore for this dlc is actually pretty deep. Whoa. Totally missed all that. Wasn't a fan of the pit. In hind sight, was totally spoiled by the Fallout gravy train and thought it would go on forever! Who knew...

[@unoriginalhazard]

I couldn’t enjoy the Pitt at the time it came out due to my fallout 3 being buggy af. Hope to get to experience it again properly at some point.

[@MonkeyspankO]

@@unoriginalhazard oh yeah, I remember having trouble running it both on console and pc. The ps3 was especially bad, then again, I was trying it on an older laptop at the time. Good times, when you felt happy just to be able to run a game!

[@calogerodamanti333]

I can't get enough of these lore videos, I already binge watched all of them. Subscribed for more!

[@AtomicFlounder42]

"The Pitt is a city of raiders, slaves, wild men and abominations" So I guess Pittsburgh didn't change much

[@drphiI]

There are various named raiders in FO3's base game. Why not cover them?

[@Synonymous101]

Only a matter of time 😁👍

[@cultofcringthulhu]

I wonder if trogs are related to tunnelers in some way. Seeing how they are both light sensitive and clearly mutant close to each other in some way

[@hopegallows1392]

It could just be convergent evolution. Similar trails arising bc of similar stresses

[@TheJuggerClutch]

would love a video on the tunnelers, I saw one once that I haven't been able to find since, that mentions how they're truly the greatest danger to the majove according to ulysses/in-game hints about their species breeding/living patterns, that there's so many and they're so deadly that deathclaws and other forms of nature can't compete with them at night, as they're sensitive to light. maybe new vegas, with all its lights shining 24/7, is the only place in the mojave that is safe.

[@SirFleetingFury]

Was re-watching your Serial Killers video before realizing you posted today. Pleasant surprise!

[@ashclaw2306]

Jeez, now I want to replay the DLC! Thanks for the good content.

[@issuespunkrock]

Just made my Friday 10 times better thank you synonymous

[@KickapooNinja]

You've got some awesome videos, I jus subscribed!

[@begro362]

this brightens my day

[@Metal_Screamer]

Can’t wait for the lore video on marked men.

[@czyalien7135]

Nice video keep it up dude!

[@ShishouDzukiZaManako]

that baby's less mutated than shaun 7:05

[@rathergetpaid]

My favorite Fallout related channel💚

[@donkeyboi9863]

They're wild things, but your vids make my heart sing!

[@NoJusticeNoPeace]

[Spoiler] There is a hilariously evil mod for The Pitt which, if you have the cannibal trait, allows you to _eat_ the baby rather than give her to either side. You get the same benefit as the shot you'd normally get from one side or the other, but totally eliminates that single hope for the city's residents (and makes _both_ sides permanently hostile to you).

[@randomlyentertaining8287]

Can't be hostile to me after eating the baby if they're already dead.

[@ded4ss]

the best Fallout lore channel in all yt tbh

[@mitchaskew6167]

Yes sir been waiting for this one

[@ericcloud1023]

Amazing yet again! For the algorithm! Yt needs to promote your channel man

[@Hue_Hue_Coyotl]

You forgot to mention the delicious baby that inhabits the pitt Never mind it's at the end.

[@daveg7516]

Fantastic content! Thank you 😊

[@saboblutdamon858]

The Trogs remind me of a monster from a movie I watched, they look very similar and also live in caves underground

[@hubacchris]

CHUDs?

[@Synonymous101]

The descent?

[@saboblutdamon858]

@@Synonymous101 yea the decent! They look just like those things

[@Synonymous101]

@@saboblutdamon858 quite similar aren't they, very creepy 😅

[@saboblutdamon858]

@@Synonymous101 definitely, that's actually one of the only movies that can scare me

[@UlyssesCrab]

Marie’s resistance to the TDC is most likely to do with Ashur. I don’t remember if it’s actually confirmed but I’m pretty sure The Pitt has become an isolationist state resulting in the same faulty genes being passed on to all children, it actually wouldn’t surprise me if Vault Tec had something to do with mutating the genes of the survivors of the Great War which then lead to TDC being communicable. It’s quite likely that the introduction of new genes gave the resistance to the mutation that was absent in all others who were living/ surviving in The Pitt

[@Christopher-eq1rn]

Definitely not isolationist, they were a major power player in the slave trade even in vanilla fo3, and have been at least since Herbert Dashwood was out adventuring

[@craigolson6311]

That's hilarious cause I just finished the Pitt few hours ago and now I'm watching this!

[@mikeyfosmire5547]

I love your fallout lore videos

[@unoriginalhazard]

Ayy I seen those hearts Sym :) keep doing what you’re doing you beautiful man ❤️

[@drkalowski256]

ah yes i was wondering when next lore video was coming out

[@ismcev6983]

Awsome video my man

[@unnamedgreendemon3718]

I feel like I really like these biology fallout four mutation presentations It talks about very interesting aspects of you Tatian‘s and radiation and it’s just cool to see the things that the creatures are capable of and how they operate keep it up

[@unnamedgreendemon3718]

How come you haven’t talked about the robots yet? They are pretty interesting there’s a place you can visit which I’m sure you know of basically it’s like a pirate ship it’s full of robots that are conscious and they want to sail into the skies those guys are pretty interesting also what about the swan

[@JRYYD]

This is a great video, your work has a great level of quality. What is up next ?

[@Synonymous101]

Either radscorpions or yao gui, haven't decided yet 😅

[@JRYYD]

@@Synonymous101 I have had another thought, that RobCo board member he is House's brother who after leaning of his more experienced brother is also alive he tries everything to both distance himself from his brother & do more then him. How about that.

[@JRYYD]

@@Synonymous101 Do you have any more ideas about factions or anyone who may have them?

[@annecantgame]

The Trogs give me really big Golem vibes from The Lord of the Rings

[@wackyflappybob]

Me: Alright, what to watch? KZbin: Synonymous uploaded 9minutes ago..

[@easycheese6409]

Good job and jolly good show, ole bean!

[@GSMillion]

It would be cool if the Pitt had the same size map as DC

[@givewarachance2001]

Hope we get to see them in the FO76 expedition to the Pitt.

[@Hyperion-5744]

The swamp folk would make for a good video. They remind me of the hills have eye's.

[@houstonhelicoptertours1006]

speaking of ambient radiation; 4:50 I think that space under the bridge is one of the most radioactive places in the game (aside from the area surrounding vault 87) ?!

[@neethsuesvoldar3865]

I really hope we see these return we go to the pitt in fallout 76 expeditions

[@charliemay3804]

Todd really couldn’t resist putting the falmer in Fallout

[@wikikomoto]

i think its safe to assume that they probably do have genitalia in canon, but was not modeled for obvious reasons.

[@Synonymous101]

A simple loincloth would have resolved that issue.

[@xbox9458]

Can't wait to see what they look like in fallout 76 Pitt, I wonder if synonymous will make new video

[@Matt-md5yt]

all I know is that they can be killed. glad you covered them. I think they are a reference to those creatures from that one movie.

[@Nankeroo]

Here's a video idea: Sentrybots or Assaulttrons! Keep up the good work!

[@jamiedillon9479]

Anyone know if the Trogs will appear in the upcoming Fallout 76 Pitt Expedition? Are they known to exist this early in the timeline?

[@MF-R]

Probably best I didn't understand any of this during my playthrough, that would of complicated things. Ignorance truly can be bliss as it turns out.

[@LovesCoffee]

Nice video, troggs always looked so creepy.

[@placeholdername3818]

They remind me of Windegos. They both share a lot of traits.

[@cgimichaelmyers2806]

With the Pitt being in FO76 you can actually tell an NPC that Trogs are similar to Wendigos which I found funny and interesting.

[@G34RH34D]

Best story driven DLC of Fallout 3. And player choice.

[@empdisaster10]

When he mentioned Marie all I could think of is the mod that lets you eat her with the cannibal perk

[@____________838]

Kinda wonder what the Van Buren trogs would have really been like.

[@Born2DoubleUp]

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

[@Lvl22Cowboy]

Hoping you'll do a video on the abominations of mothership zeta

[@antoniomendoza510]

Isn’t kodiak one of the brotherhood of steel members in DC from the Pitt. He mentions being born and the partially raised in the Pitt till elder Lyon shows up

[@random_me666]

I like to think Obediah Blackhall when he calls us a "trogaladyte" is evidence he might have been or came from the Pitt at some point and now calls some people trogaladyte as a insult.

[@thezambambo2184]

Troglodyte isn't just those abominations names, but eh

[@thedukeofdorks6001]

You should do one about the tunnelers. They scare the crap outta me.

[@Sup34n0va0]

Keep makeing the quality vids

[@edwardgarza3776]

As someone who’s only played new Vegas and 4 I didn’t even know troggs were a thing!

[@DAxBatres]

Finding all those bars took FOREVER

[@terrybailey9621]

Heard the intro and immediately thought "wait did I get an honest review of Pittsburgh currently?" 😂 I've been to some prey scummy areas but the one 45 min from my town still tops my list of places I'd much rather avoid

[@terrancemcguire7345]

And to think that we'll be going back to The Pitt in Fallout 76 soon....😈

[@rabbittguy1410]

When that dlc first came out the trogs scared the hell out of me 😳 they where fast and seemed to come out of no where 🤷‍♂️ but I was spoiled with a big screen and a high output surround so that made it even more scary 😋

[@kilbofragginz2613]

cant wait to see trogs in 76

[@injetavel279]

Trogs are great mutants, I'd like to see them in other fallout games, I think they'd be a great addition to the enemy list.

[@hyakutake9569]

Never realized the connection between wildmen and the TDC