Starfieldis not without its abundance of oddities throughout the Settled Systems. From the crab-like Kreet Stalker to the creepy Terrormorph,Starfieldhas an alien lifeform of every disturbing kind. There is one alien fauna that is pulled directly from nightmares — the Hunting Brainsquid. With an exposed brain sitting upon four squid-like legs, the Brainsquid is an unsettling creature to come across. Bethesda’s creative ingenuity of creature design inStarfielddoes have some observable callbacks to their other franchises, such asBud’s jarred brain in theFalloutTV show.
Fallout’s post-apocalyptic world masterfully crafts combinations of ethical breaches of scientific advancement andradioactive monstrositiesinto unique creations that roam the Wasteland. Not every disconcerting creature is pumped full of nuclear fallout or riddled with haywire circuits, some are a step too far of corporate control and regulations. Bud worked tirelessly for Vault-Tech and his reward was having his brain stuffed in a jar, given some wheels, and tasked withmaintaining the future Overseers of Vault 33.
The Locations Of The Hunting Brainsquid
To Either Hunt Or Avoid At All Costs
If the player wants to find the Hunting Bainsquid, there are only a few places it can be found. It is a rarity, which is either positive or negative, depending on how unsettling the player finds the creature. It can be found primarily on Kumasi II in rocky desert Biomes, but different variations of the species can be located on different planets and varied Biomes, such as frozen plains on Bara III, wetlands on Boilvar I, and frozen volcanic craters on Feynman IV. With the vast number of plants and landscapes inStarfield,the Hunting Braindsquid is very limited in its locales.
A Brain In A Jar Versus A Brain With Legs
It Is The Meeting Of Science & Nature
Bud’s brain on wheels appears to be the early design of the Robobrain, a recurring type of character in theFalloutgame series. The marvel of science in the Wasteland is usually only the first stage of development until theradioactive world takes hold. Even though the Brainsquid is analien creature, Bud’s robotic and organic appearance could be mistaken for the early stages of a developing Brainsquid before the brain is entirely infected with nuclear sickness. If the rads of the Wasteland can cause a man to spout a tentacle from his stomach, it can cause the brain to evolve some legs.
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The Hunting Brainsquid is not literally connected to Bud’s Robobrain in any way, as one is the result of Vault-Tech’s property assurance and the other is a rare lifeform in the deepest reaches of the solar system, but the similarities reflect a funcallback to Bethesda’s previous series. With both franchises chocked with so many different creatures for the player to come across, finding one that seems like a repulsive evolution of the other shows the creative team of Bethesda offering a nod to their colleagues' previous work.
If the player comes across the Brainsquid in one of its few habitats in the solar system, they will likely see a resemblance toFallout’s Robobrain, bringing back recent memories of Bud’s cheery robotic voice through his speaker. If there was an option to either bump into a brain on an RC or an alien brain with horns and legs, they would likely pick the former. At least Bud can be stepped over whileStarfield’s Brainsquid is likely to tear out the player’s insides or suck out their essence like the big Brain Bug fromStarsip Troopers. With theShattered SpaceDLC, there could be even worse to come.
