Summary
First things first, get yourself theImmortal Cats modforFallout 4. It makes sure cats in the game can’t die, and it’s on PC,Playstation, andXbox, so you’re covered. Finished? Ok, now that you’ve got the most crucial mod and you know every cat in the game is safe, let’s talk about our polygonal feline friends.
You may have gotten through anentire Fallout 4 playthroughwithout realizing the game has cats. It makes sense, since you can’t exactly interact with them. But they’re there, and just like in real life, they’re enjoyable to look at. So how about taking a look at some of the best kitties you’re likely to find around the Commonwealth?
10Honorable Mention: Mr. Pebbles
One Small Step For Kitty, Who Then Immediately Wants To Come Back Inside
You never meet Mr. Pebbles in Fallout 4, and truly, how could you? He’s a celebrity. He’s a pioneer. He also probably lived a good few centuries before you were even born, but his legacy is known throughout the land.
Mr. Pebbles was, according to the legends, the first cat in space, and he’s got the posters to prove it. You’ll find his visage on walls throughout the Commonwealth, and rightfully so; you may never get to shake his paw, but you certainly know his adorable little fuzzy astronaut face.
9Ashes
This hurts to say, but Ashes is a bad kitty; you’ve just found Vault 81 and managed to negotiate your way inside its charming and cozy walls. But the minute you do, this little gray fart shoots past you out into the wasteland, yearning for irradiated freedom.
So now, after his owner inevitably asks you to bring him back, you have to turn right around and look for dear sweet Ashes. Come on, little dude; we just got here, we’re tired, and we want to lie to a bunch of kids about how cool we are, why are you ruining this for us?
8Dora
Just A Fair Weather Furry Friend
Every good community needs a resident cat to hold it all together; unfortunately, Covenant is not a good community. Theykidnap people on suspicion of being synthsand don’t even have a reliable screening system, not even mention the unflappable robot Deezer’s dubious lemonade.
But if you happen to turn Covenant hostile and wipe out its residents, Dora displays no loyalty to her former people and simply continues chilling when you waltz in with your new settlers. Would she also remain if you suffered the same fate? Better install some extra turrets around so you never find out.
7Scruffy
A Dog Probably Would Have Noticed Something Was Up
Scruffy doesn’t have a whole lot going on, and if you have a cat, this is not new information. They spend their days roaming around their owner’s room, occasionally sitting down if a spicy mood strikes.
What sets Scruffy apart, however, is that they’re owned by a pair of robots involved in a murder mystery. Bert and Julianna Riggs of Vault 118 have the honor of housing Scruffy, but considering how this particular Far Harbor whodunit ends, we can’t help but worry about the poor oblivious fuzzball’s future.
6Tink
Where Everybody Knows Tink’s Name
Aside from sharing his name with a Peter Pan character, Tink does a bit more to provide happiness to those around him. He’s a bar cat, which is like a bodega cat but more blurry.
You’ll find Tink lounging around The Last Plank in Far Harbor, presumably delighting the various patrons under his very existence, as cats do. Like Scruffy, he does very little, but unlike Scruffy, you can hang out with him while grabbing a pint.
5Emmett
You Just Know He’s A Narc
You may very well have never seen Emmett, at least if you avoided theBrotherhood of Steel questlinelike a good Railroad agent. As the companion of Proctor Quinlan, he spends his days aboard the Prydwen playing with a copy of the Boston Bugle.
His simple act of batting at a newspaper rockets him above many other cats in the game, as few actually ever do anything. But he’s also part of a pretty ruthless organization, and no paws can claim to be clean in that blimp.
4Toro
Meowledge Is Power
Every good classroom needs something to distract the kids from all that pesky knowledge now and then. Toro fulfills this role in Diamond City’s schoolhouse magnificently.
Always there roaming or lounging, Toro gets extra credit for being one of those talkative cats you know you love. Spend some time in the schoolhouse and you might just find yourself meowing back, just make sure you’re alone while playing. Nobody needs that conversation with your roommate.
3Katana
As Sharp As The Namesake
With a name like Katana, you know you’ve got someone special. Katana and their buddy/sibling/frienemy Luna can be found in a workshop near the Red Rocket location in Nuka-World, and they’re particularly notable for one delightfully odd reason.
If you steal one of their cat bowls, the cats themselves can catch you in the act and take the bowl back without a hassle. That’s right, they’re more effective thanyour average Skyrim guard.
2Luna
No Hiding From This Celestial Cutie
Just like their fellow workshop catto Katana, Luna is capable of stealing their bowl right back from you if you have the gall to attempt such a tiny heist. But unlike Katana, Luna is a black cat, and black cats are cooler.
Look, there’s nothing wrong with tabby cats like Katana, it’s just that there’s even less wrong with black cats. Everybody needs to stare into the void sometimes, so if the void meows back, it’s just a much more pleasant situation.
1Maisie
See, Ashes? Some Cats Can Be Outside Without Being Dramatic About It
This might be controversial; the adorable Maisie, who does little more than mosey around Abernathy farm and argues with her mama, is possibly the most pleasant cat encounter you can have in the game. Here you thought thebest factions in Fallout 4was a hot topic.
Simple creature comforts are among the most desirable sensations when you live every day in a merciless wasteland, so the most standard and unremarkable interaction with a cat in the real world just feels so darn cozy when you see it on your travels through the Commonwealth. Gather some veggies and let the protesting meows lull you into present relaxation, at least until Dogmeat goes after another harmless radstag doe.
