Ogua

The Ogua is a type of creature and cryptid found in Appalachia in Fallout 76, introduced in the Once in a Blue Moon update.

Background

The Ogua is a large, turtle-like creature.^[1] The Cult of the Mothman have targeted the Ogua in an attempt to sacrifice it to the Mothman, believing the Ogua's "ancient" blood holds divine secrets and the ability to see into the past.^[2] To this end, they have been tracking the creature^[3] as it travels south in the Cranberry Bog, where it has taken up residence.^[2]

Characteristics

The Ogua has a special ability in which it will hide in its shell, temporarily protecting it from all damage. Attacking players must wait for it to emerge from the shell to attack again.

Name (Form ID)	Base Statistics	Behavior	Abilities	Items
Ogua 0068EC55 EncOgua	LVL 30 PER HP 5400 Dam.R 440 En.R 100 Rad.R 100 Pois.R 1000 Fire.R Cryo.R XP 160 Stats scale up to match player level	Aggr. Frenzied: Will attack anyone else. Conf. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Assis. Helps nobody: Will not help anyone.	Unarmed (125 )	See drops
Ogua 0068EC55 EncOgua	LVL 40 PER HP 5700 Dam.R 520 En.R 100 Rad.R 100 Pois.R 1000 Fire.R Cryo.R XP 209 Stats scale up to match player level	Aggr. Frenzied: Will attack anyone else. Conf. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Assis. Helps nobody: Will not help anyone.	Unarmed (150 )	See drops
Ogua 0068EC55 EncOgua	LVL 50 PER HP 6000 Dam.R 600 En.R 150 Rad.R 250 Pois.R 1000 Fire.R Cryo.R XP 257 Stats scale up to match player level	Aggr. Frenzied: Will attack anyone else. Conf. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Assis. Helps nobody: Will not help anyone.	Unarmed (175 )	See drops
Ogua 0068EC55 EncOgua	LVL 100 PER HP 7500 Dam.R 900 En.R 300 Rad.R 500 Pois.R 1000 Fire.R Cryo.R XP 500 Stats scale up to match player level	Aggr. Frenzied: Will attack anyone else. Conf. Foolhardy: Will never flee or avoid anyone. Assis. Helps nobody: Will not help anyone.	Unarmed (225 )	See drops

Resistance

Level	Lvl
75	2400	1825	Immune	∞	2600	1825	2600

Locations

• A legendary Ogua appears as the event boss for Beasts of Burden at the Sacramental Glade.
• Oguas may appear in assault-type random encounters, battling against Blood Eagles, Cultists, Scorched, Settlers or super mutants.
• Oguas may also appear in scene-type random encounters, with either one appearing by itself, or one battling a Blue Devil.

Notes

Prior to being added to the game, the Ogua was depicted in cartoon style on the gameboard of Rip Daring and the Cryptid Hunt, the twelfth in-game season.

Appearances

The Ogua appears only in Fallout 76, introduced in the Once in a Blue Moon update.

Behind the scenes

• The Ogua, also known as the Monongahela River Monster, is a creature in real-life West Virginia folklore, reportedly first associated with the 1746 disappearance of a young boy and popularized with a 1983 sighting in Marion County. It has been variously described as a 20 foot-long creature similar to a monstrous snapping turtle dwelling in the Monongahela River.^{[Non-game 1][Non-game 2]}
• According to Jonathan Rush, the Ogua had been on the radar of the Bethesda Game Studios design team for a while, and thus "it was only a matter of time" before it was implemented.^{[Non-game 3]}
• The 3D model for the Ogua was created by Double Eleven artist Jordan Conlin.^{[Non-game 4]}

Gallery

Promotional image

Ogua vs Scorched

Ogua vs Settlers

Ogua vs Settlers

Ogua in the Toxic Valley region

Depiction of the Ogua on the Season 12 scoreboard

References

Non-game