10 Hardest Fallout 4 Enemies, Ranked

Exploring the Commonwealth of is no easy task, especially when the Sole Survivor has 210 years of history to catch up with. The heart-wrenching quest to find their son sees them exploring all corners of the wasteland and encountering all sorts of strange mutated creatures along the way. But for every easily dealt with mole rat, there is often something far tougher just around the corner.

From raiders and Super Mutants to radscorpions and mirelurks, to say the Commonwealth is a dangerous place would be an understatement. Luckily, the Sole Survivor is far from alone when facing these enemies with 16 companions in to recruit, who can help with combat. But even with help, there are some Commonwealth enemies that are much harder to fight than others.

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While exploring 's Island, the Sole Survivor will encounter plenty of new mutated creatures. But one to definitely watch out for is the fog crawler, a large mutated crayfish with razor-sharp arm blades. Regular fog crawlers are difficult, as they are never seen outside the Island’s infamous fog and often blend in with the misty environment. This can make them very difficult to spot until it's too late.

However, the enraged variant of the fog crawler is significantly tougher with much more health than any of its brethren. With a ridiculously high damage resistance and immunity to radiation, acid, and the Wasteland Whisper perk, enraged fog crawlers are long and tough fights. As the enraged fog crawler's main weapon is their arms, it is best to try and stay at a distance during combat.

Nukatrons are the Nuka-World themed versions of the regular Protectrons and, for the most part, they act in the same way. Found predominantly inside the Galactic Zone of the pre-war theme park, all Nukatrons will initially be hostile to the Sole Survivor due to the area's defenses being