
Standard super mutants often have armor that connects directly to their living tissue, but none of them were “ultra” super mutants, and they didn't wear grafted Power Armor. Frank Horrigan became, in essence, the first Ultra Super Mutant Cyborg.

They grafted it directly onto him, merging the armor with his flesh. In 2239, after his transformation, Enclave scientists created a customized suit of Power armor to accommodate his immense size. Check out the teaser trailer here.Frank Horrigan was a Secret Service Agent for the Enclave under President Dick Richardson, but was exposed to the Forced Evolutionary Virus (FEV), probably while conducting slaving expeditions with the goal of providing a labor force for the excavation operation at Mariposa Military Base.īefore the FEV transformed Horrigan into an “ultra super mutant with Power Armor,” he was already known for “psychopathic” behaviour, but his position with the Secret Service shielded him from discipline beyond a temporary leave of absence. It will have a very different feel from that standpoint.”įallout: New Vegas will be released this coming Fall for Xbox 360, PS 3 and PC. There are casinos, and you can go down onto the Strip. Unlike Fallout 3, New Vegas is an actual city, not a collection of shantytowns.


“Unlike the previous Fallouts, where you start in a vault and you are a vault dweller, this one starts with a curveball,” says Pete Hines of Bethesda Softworks. A robot digs you out and takes you to a local caregiver, Doc Mitchell, who nurses you back to health. The article gives away some spoilers for the beginning of the game:Īt the outset of the game, your character is shot and left in a shallow grave in the desert, lifted of the package you were entrusted with delivering. If you read today’s issue of USA Today, there was an article about the upcoming Fallout title developed by Obsidian, Fallout: New Vegas.
