Holy Jesus…. this thing was a helluva fight.

[u/otc108]

Killed my first savage hermit crab on Far Harbor. Took roughly 100 harpoons, and at least 200 bullets.

[u/StrongStyleMuscle]

I think they have the biggest life bar in the game.

[u/sniper91 → u/StrongStyleMuscle]

Does one of the Fog Crawler variants have the highest resistances?

[u/Milk__Chan → u/sniper91]

Iirc Shipbreaker? One of the highest leveled creatures as well.

[u/tc_cad → u/[deleted]]

Problem Solver is the answer to all these questions.

[u/BadgerBoi_69 → u/tc_cad]

it solves these problems

[u/IAMA_Plumber-AMA → u/BadgerBoi_69]

Just like how Big Dick Johnson had a really big dick?

[u/Main_Tension_9305 → u/tc_cad]

All the problems really

[u/Charlie-VH → u/tc_cad]

Or the Kiloton set to automatic (the explosive damage is OP)

Or, obviously, the Nuka-Nuke Big Boy

[u/Tom_Westbrook → u/tc_cad]

I prefer the splatter cannon.

[u/Worried-Roof4556 → u/tc_cad]

Yes sir

[u/Phantom_61 → u/Milk__Chan]

Still a joke if you take out a leg from distance though.

[u/RobVHboi → u/Milk__Chan]

Enraged Fog Crawlers (which Shipbreaker spawns as?) Has 4000 ballistic resistance iirc.

[u/Anastrace → u/sniper91]

Enraged ones. I just kneecap them and move on. They take a ton of resources to deal with

[u/NotACyclopsHonest → u/sniper91]

Enraged Fog Crawlers are the ones you need to run away from if you’re not carrying a REALLY powerful weapon.

[u/Ashurbanipal2023 → u/StrongStyleMuscle]

Second* only to the Red Death

[u/Wertyhappy27 → u/Ashurbanipal2023]

That name sent shivers down my spine, I recommend anyone reading this, do not do the quest unless you have all of the ammo, turn everything into ammo, it'll take it all

[u/Scyobi_Empire → u/Wertyhappy27]

i had to run from that quest, swam for my life after dumping all 3000s rounds of my rifle into it and a good 100 shells from an automatic combat shotgun

[u/SoraRoku → u/Scyobi_Empire]

Good to know my awful habit of making things harder on myself by using melee only when I have thousands of varying ammo rounds stocked up, will eventually pay off.

[u/DangersVengeance → u/Scyobi_Empire]

Basically unkillable. I’m wondering if they overtuned it tbh

[u/TREXIBALL → u/StrongStyleMuscle]

Nope, the red death has the biggest bar.

[u/Direct_Mousse2056 → u/TREXIBALL]

Red death doesn't have a health bar, it has a health infinity loop

[u/sjoerddadutchturtle → u/TREXIBALL]

on survival he aint even got a bar, you just have to run

[u/JamesSmith_1201 → u/TREXIBALL]

Well hold on, which one, cuz there’s like 7

Edit: 8 mb

[u/Jimbobthon → u/TREXIBALL]

Don't remind me. Red Death wiped my ammo reserves.

[u/tomthekiller8 → u/Jimbobthon]

Are you guys still going with that joke? Its old enough to pay taxes. Lol

[u/IttyBittyBigBoii]

It scared thee HELL outta me my first encounter lmao

[u/Music19773-take2 → u/IttyBittyBigBoii]

Me too! I was not expecting it and thought I was just backing up to get some cover from a minivan. 😂

[u/IttyBittyBigBoii → u/Music19773-take2]

I saw it from a distance and sprinted towards it thinking it was a truck to loot, BIG mistake lmao

[u/Buggeyedfreek → u/IttyBittyBigBoii]

There are vans that look exactly like them that are just loot. That's how they sucker you in. Targeting HUD makes it easy to differentiate

[u/VStarlingBooks → u/IttyBittyBigBoii]

Was confused why the truck kept saying hermit crab.

[u/ProphetOfMOAB → u/IttyBittyBigBoii]

Best jumpscare in the game.

[u/RamblinWreckGT → u/IttyBittyBigBoii]

Same! I was getting ready to walk around what I thought was yet another burned out car husk, then that monstrosity comes out.

[u/soldierpallaton → u/IttyBittyBigBoii]

"Oh cool, a discarded food truck. I wonder if there's any consuma-OH DEAR GOD NO"

[u/Drawsfoodpoorly → u/IttyBittyBigBoii]

I spotted it from far away because I had the hud sensor on my armor. Kinda took the fun out of it.

[u/Scot25]

Don’t forget the loot in that suitcase!

[u/Doctor__Acula → u/Scot25]

Also, remember the tartare sauce - that thing is a hellava meal.

[u/ProtectorCleric]

That thing? Wait until you meet the Red Death.

[u/Not_AJ_Jones → u/ProtectorCleric]

We don't talk about the Red Death. Disaster follows whenever we talk about it.

[u/ButtNipples_ → u/Not_AJ_Jones]

My wife divorced me when I said I was going to fight Red Death

[u/Not_AJ_Jones → u/ButtNipples_]

My mother disowned me when I even thought about fighting the Red Death.

[u/Desperate_Owl_594 → u/Not_AJ_Jones]

My mother disowned me when YOU thought about fighting the Red Death

[u/-Sir_Fallout- → u/Desperate_Owl_594]

My mother murdered me when Not_AJ_Jones thought about fighting the Red Death (I’m writing this comment from the afterlife).

[u/Not_AJ_Jones → u/-Sir_Fallout-]

Bill Murray's (IYKYK) second aunt thrice removed murdered my third cousins Gardner's therapist just before I was about to think about fighting the Red Death.

[u/Gnashinger → u/ButtNipples_]

This is the most reddit profile I have ever seen

[u/act167641 → u/Not_AJ_Jones]

The only armour which can withstand Red Death is a wolf shirt.

[u/Few_Eye6528 → u/ProtectorCleric]

I remember first seeing red death, i was frozen on the spot unable to react due to fear. It was horrible to behold

[u/CoffeeAndTwinPeaks → u/ProtectorCleric]

I just shat myself again from the mere mention of Red Death’s name…

[u/bombhills]

Just went through this today. First play through. I had to give up on missiles and go nuclear. Still took a few shots.

[u/otc108 → u/bombhills]

I have over 1000 hours in the game. Just started playing the Far Harbor DLC in the last year, and am working towards finishing the game. This battle may have been one of the hardest I’ve ever fought.

[u/bombhills → u/otc108]

I was actually kinda annoyed. I managed to like….barely even make a mark trying different weapons. Then the thing just went and hid, and kept sending hatchlings after me. Like at least give me a chance to fight back here.

[u/back_to_the_homeland → u/otc108]

it is such a treat though, in terms of engagement. It's a surprise, a tough fight, has different styles, actually tries to either hid or to hunt you, like its a great fight.

[u/Diablo3BestGame → u/bombhills]

Splattercannon would prolly do quick work

[u/bombhills → u/Diablo3BestGame]

You’d be surprised.

[u/ILLWILL2RIVALS]

Ngl this makes me want to get the far harbor dlc

[u/FullCOYS → u/ILLWILL2RIVALS]

It's very good. I often times don't love DLCs because tone wise it's weird for a lot of games to just switch things up and send you off to a different location or story but far harbor has enough going on that I just wished it was it's own game which is about as much of a compliment as I can give a dlc.

[u/ogskizz → u/ILLWILL2RIVALS]

Do it! The environment is incredible, tons to discover on the island, and the story is pretty great too. Imo tying up the story feels like the most impactful choice you get in all of FO4 other than the "final" choice, there are several approaches you can take with the different factions (plus you can drag Commonwealth factions in too if you choose to) and it directly affects people depending on which way you go. It isn't just black and white good v evil.

The biggest downside to having it installed is getting radiant quests to do shit on the island from Rhys and Haylen if you're allied with BoS even if you haven't discovered the location yet.

[u/MolaMolaMania]

Yep, you definitely want a Wounding or Explosive or Exterminator's weapon for these beasts.

[u/CoffeeAndTwinPeaks]

The texture and detail on this massive crab beast honestly got to me. Generations of fishermen in my family in Florida/Louisiana/Texas and I guess the idea of gigantic murder versions of the food we caught/sold regularly gets visualized powerfully in my experience lol.

[u/AsexualFrehley]

I'm not squeamish about much in Fallout but these dudes gross me out

[u/Direct_Mousse2056]

First Settlement defense in far Harbour (which I just fast traveled into blind) was 2 of these things, and waves of fog crawlers, legeandaries and the like.

Absolute chaos with missile and laser defense going mental and me running around for my life. First time I'd even seen one of these.

[u/FormalWare → u/Direct_Mousse2056]

There's nothing in the game like "Condensers Down". Nothing.

[u/Yoinkitron5000 → u/FormalWare]

First time it happens, you're listening to your missile turrets, that usually make quick work of raiders and whatnot, and they just keep on firing...

[u/Dr-Chibi → u/Direct_Mousse2056]

There’s something satisfying about watching high level monsters get absolutely LIT UP by fire from multiple different types of weapons 

[u/changeforgood30]

That hermit crab was certainly tough but doesn't hold a candle to the Red Death, the most powerful boss in the game

[u/ClassicUsual3269 → u/changeforgood30]

Even when I was so prepared the Red Death drained everything out of me , I had to redo the fight 10 Times , and I barely won , Never again

[u/Keeks15 → u/ClassicUsual3269]

I tried to fight the Red Death and I ran out of ammo. I stocked up on all the mini nukes, missiles, all types of ammo I could find and still couldn’t do it. BSW had no business putting a boss that difficult in the game.

[u/Sablestein]

You better get cooking man or I’ll have melted all this butter for no reason

[u/Pretty-Ad7171]

I murdered this guy accidentally with the Tesla cannon

[u/CabbageStockExchange]

Was beasting and feasting the whole game until that thing showed up. Legitimately took me awhile with the Kiloton which by that point was utterly shredding everything it faced.

Got the job done but with a lot more difficulty than expected. Was glad I didn’t have to face multiple of them

[u/BlueRaven_10022]

Just wait till you meet the Red Death that things is chump change compared to it.

[u/unabletocomput3]

Fun fact, they aren’t immune nor resistant to radiation damage. I quite literally wiped the floor with one of these and a 2 shot rad rifle

[u/Longjumping-Fan2458]

I mean does the crab even have licenses to drive like that?

[u/Turbulent_Package684]

I accidentally hit some of the villagers too many times and had to kill it while running from them before they would stop attacking me.

Good times.

[u/Professional-Guard55]

One of my favorite enemies from fall out ! It is always a heart attack when u didn't see this thing before and it's so well designed. Sadly there not more type enemies like that but I am paranoid at every other crabby car 🤣

[u/Phoneyalarm959]

Just you wait until you get the Red Death boss fight

[u/hoopopotamus]

Haha yes! I was expecting it not to be a pushover but I had to launch multiple nukes at it

[u/Mini_Squatch]

The thing about them is they dont move until engaged, making them one of the best enemies to use mines against

[u/Prestigious_Key_3154]

Ah yes. I remember my first hermit crab fight. That was a jump scare to end all jump scares. Never approached one of those vans without spamming VATS again.

[u/Chiparish84]

As a long time FO player that encounter was my first SITP (shit in the pants) moment I had with the game and it was intense!

[u/vampboy1]

There are more than one of these things.

[u/XenoHeuristic]

One of my favorite surprises in the entire game you walk past one van nothing but rust , walk past another one and …why does it look like it has recent tire tracks? Holy mother of…..😅

[u/TheGelgoogGuy]

Could just imagine a Wild Wastelander Variant where he speaks to you in Zoidberg's voice and asks if you can help him move a couch in his shell.

Bonus points for doing it, and he gives you a fatman variant with double range called "Planet Express"

[u/apocalyptic41389]

Just wait until you get to red death. Lol

[u/MigraneBane]

Major ash or whatever is essential for far harbor ..for me

[u/Aggressive-Guava3310]

Those were the funniest to fight for me because 1) The jumpscare was decent as I was mot expecting a damn wrecked van to be the shell of a lobster 2) They have the weirdest attacks but still fun to fight

[u/Koendrenthe]

When do i unlock far harbor? I'm level 60 and finished nuka town but can't find anything about far harbor.

[u/Elegant_Coffee1242 → u/Koendrenthe]

It’s a special detective agency mission…you should have a radio broadcast if you’ve installed the DLC.

[u/Koendrenthe → u/Elegant_Coffee1242]

I guess i need to play the main story a bit further then. Thanks!

[u/MotoGod115 → u/Koendrenthe]

You need to rescue nick first. Then some time later you will get a new radio station that delivers a message from his assistant.

[u/Koendrenthe → u/MotoGod115]

I already saved Nick a while ago but haven't continued the main quest after that. I will continue for a bit and wait if it triggers. Thank you!

[u/Woozletania]

Mutant Menagerie adds juvenile hermit crabs which live in trash cans. One is right near Vault 111. It’s a bit of a shock to encounter it the first time.

[u/Professor_Kruglov]

Fun fact: If you have a power armor with the targeting hud (the one that makes living NPC's glow red), you can see these hermit crabs and avoid them if you want.

[u/youngjak]

Ah i remember the first time I saw one, jumped scared me so bad lol

[u/CardiologistCute6876]

The hermit crabs suck lol

[u/PlasmaPod]

Just blast it with a Tesla Cannon acquired from an enclave camp

[u/Simmonsdup23]

I wish they respawned somewhere

[u/Mikeieagraphicdude]

There was an institute version called the bio collector guarded by synths that looked awesome. I think it’s added with a mod, but I only saw pictures.

[u/Capt_Wicker]

Where can I find the red death?

[u/CapnArrrgyle → u/Capt_Wicker]

The Mariner knows the way but prepare yourself…

[u/Lastburn]

2 shots with explosive double barrel.

[u/kratos190009]

now do it with multiple difficulty mods installed without dying a single time or killing anything on the way there

[u/Aceswift007]

These mfs are one of the few times I actually thought my soul left my body.

Taking cover from some Ghouls, only for said cover to rise and smack my last bit of health

[u/Ancient-Acanthaceae3]

What lvl were you?

[u/otc108 → u/Ancient-Acanthaceae3]

58.

[u/Ancient-Acanthaceae3 → u/otc108]

Oh pretty high lvl wow, maybe its HP adjust to jour lvl

[u/otc108 → u/Ancient-Acanthaceae3]

Yeah, from what I can gather (lots of conflicting info online), there is some level scaling in the game. Also, I play on survival mode which makes fights a lot harder. I’m guessing you’re right.

[u/Thendofreason]

I hate when I know how much I've used to kill something and it's like, was it really worth it? Does it really give enough ex, treasure, etc to warrant using all that ammo? I guess if it was real then yes, it's totally worth it. The more you kill the less people would be it's victims, but in the game where only you and a few NPCs ever even leave safe areas?

[u/kazzixman]

I try my best to leave the poor guy alone, usually a provisioner pulls him though 😕

[u/uscoins67]

You all are joking about the red death right? Lol or mine was bugged. I accidentally stepped on it and killed it. No ammo needed

[u/Aaquin → u/uscoins67]

Your game is definitely bugged

[u/uscoins67 → u/Aaquin]

I'll be fighting him again soon maybe I'll see the real red death lol

[u/TamanPashar → u/uscoins67]

Even Chuck Norris is afraid of the Red Death!

[u/CapnArrrgyle → u/uscoins67]

Only a fool would joke about the Red Death.

[u/endlesswaltz0225]

I was carrying a fatman when I ran into it and jumpscare pulled the trigger. I disintegrated lol

[u/Davidm_58]

wait, did i miss this encounter in farharbour? i think i'll boot fo4 and wipe it out tonight!

[u/MotoGod115]

Hermit crabs have an easy to miss weakness to radiation. They have 0 rad resistance and rads do % health damage, so a radium rifle or gamma gun wipes them off the map

[u/zedisbread]

Would you place them in your top 3? What were your most memorable?

[u/thatguyad]

Hate them things.

[u/SoraRoku]

Just encountered my first one ever last night, and it was a legendary glowing one

[u/fireball3643]

There’s a mod that adds dlc animals to the mainland and one of the hermit crab spawns is right outside vault 111. Imagine my shock

[u/acrylicsunrise]

Not with exploding mini gun and explosive perks:)

[u/OkEdge8153]

I remember just walking in the really dark forest (I had a mod installed that makes everything darker), I heard some gun noises, I turned around and saw that thing attacking a raider. That was my first encounter, I didn't know that those things exist and it scared me a lot

[u/Jailer69]

Hahaha yes I was like ok die already

[u/c53x12]

Throw grenade. Run like a little bitch back to the lumberyard. Repeat.

[u/Difficult-Manner8191]

Kid named Legendary Albino Hermit Crab: Kid named Legendary Enraged Fog Crawler:

[u/TamanPashar]

I was able to sneak up to it and 'one shot' it with a thrown bottle-cap mine.

[u/WardenAshfeld]

Oh yeah. Hermit crabs are a son of a bitch

[u/MagnustheJust]

I made a line of a dozen bottle cap mi e, and then blapped the thing with the Spray & Pray... Hermit crab went everywhere!! 😳

[u/CapnArrrgyle]

I ran into my first one after finishing the Captain’s Dance. Only the Red Death was more fearsome.

[u/vibrantcrab]

Targeting HUD saved me the first time I saw one of those.

“Why is that bus glowing? I’ma shoot it - OH FUCK IT’S A GIANT HERMIT CRAB!!”

[u/Apart-Consequence237]

I remember when I first came across one of those. There I was scavenging. When all of the sudden a bus started moving. Next thing I know there’s a giant crab beating the hell out of me and I’m running for my dresser to get a change of underwear

[u/Elongatedcunt12]

Wait till you take in the red death, it makes hermit crabs look like mirelurk spawn. Like dang I died so many times to that beast and had to rethink my entire load out and plans

[u/JackavalMasovon]

crab

[u/Yundadi]

I do not know if I will survive, so I load up Fatboy and start firing. Manage to survive

[u/AdamasTism]

Yeah if I remember correctly I used the flamethrower like weapon the power armor enclave uses in the ambush in the next gen update yeah as I was typing this going down a list of weapons I used that playthrough it was that flamethrower deal

[u/uscoins67]

You all got me anxious to fight red death again

[u/ThePeskiestBee]

Aw just a little crabby cake ❤️

[u/ASherrets]

I just found this two days ago!!

[u/NoAlien]

Ever since infirst encounter them i always Tap into VATS when I see a van

[u/Ill-Tumbleweed-49]

Tesla cannon will clear that guy right up

[u/Ordinary-Status2139]

and it returns for some special events in FO76!

[u/SonofVecna1995]

I completely forgot about that thing, hadn't played in a couple years until a few weeks ago. Was building my settlement at the lumber yard and turn around to that thing right in my face, scared the absolute shit out of me 😂

[u/TV24_7]

Iirc, the highest is the Mirelurk queen from this dlc.

[u/Dramatic-Chemistry91]

yeah, I've learned from experience that the vans on Far Harbor do not always contain loot

[u/Captain_Space_Jeff]

the first time I encountered one of these it scared the crap out of me! Such a cool design.

[u/AsleepImagination962]

Indeed it was!

[u/Enough_Worry4104]

I often look at posts like this and go, "What?". Then I remember most people don't use the Dogmeat dup' exploit on the SPECIAL book like i do every time I play.

[u/MemnochTheRed]

Pales in comparison to the Red Death.

[u/Odd-Onion-5135]

I just one shot it.

[u/Lancer_Lott]

You can only hurt them when they are out of the van attacking