There's so far been no hints let alone confirmation of this but I for one would like to see more animal companions that just the dog that we've been shown so far. In Fallout 3 there was a Trader who wandered the wastes with a tamed Yao Gui which made Dogmeat look like lunch meat in comparison. The inclusion of more exotic mutant animal companions would be a cool addition to the game and would add in some variety. I for one wouldn't be opposed to our own personal Yao Gui or a baby death claw that hatched in front of the player and assumes your its mother.

If you walk around with a baby death claw... the people would shot at it very fast.

There probably won't be anymore, the dog is kind of iconic to the series. That said I would very much like a pet albino radscorpion, and no need to make it essential as it isn't likely do die in the first place.

I really wanna cat.

A deathclaw? ;D

I hope not to see "normal pets" such as cats, ferrets, more dog breeds but mutated ones. I feel they make more sense.

If only. Goris, where art thou?

i would love a pet deathclaw... sik em boy ;D

A little kitty called "catnip"

Sentient Mirelurk King

Giant naked mole rat offcourse... That I feed kittens to...

I'd like to see Pumpkin again.

(It was strangely disappointing not to be able to open Pumpkin's cage in FO3.)

A queen molerat? She'd have to be a variant from the one in the concept art, able to move around. She'd be able to call to molerats in the area. These would (randomly) either leap down on enemies from any available vantage points, come up through soft ground at enemies feet to attack them, or collapse tunnels under enemies.

She could only do this in areas that hadn't been visited for at least a day (maybe a week), but I can't decide if she'd call molerats on command or automatically.

She'd start off small, and only able to call to a handful of molerats. If the player took care of her, she'd slowly grow to be very large and powerful, and able to call to far more molerats.

A little like the antlions in hl2?

Kind of

But less 'stab an armed and armoured soldier through the heart, rinse and repeat' and more 'distract and harass a few enemies now and again'. Well, I suppose collapsing tunnels under enemies might reasonably count as insta-death

They may not ever include another animal as a traveling companion, but I would hope they'd at least add a companion for your home/settlement. I think it would be pretty neat to come home and see your pet Fire Ant torched a thief to death, and maybe destroy a bookshelf in the process.

Possible House Pets: Baby Deathclaws (popular choice at this point), Yao Guai cub, Radscorpion, Fire Ant Soldier/Worker, brahmin calf, etc.

Curiously not.

Fawkes, your Gatling Laser wielding super-mutant pal was accepted readily, wherever the lone wanderer went.

If your animal buddy is a tame Giant Ant or Giant Radscorpion, I'm sure everyone will suddenly be fine about that !

And Lilly. Everyone was fine with Lilly and she was crazy. And blue.

Im totally on board the baby deathclaw boat. Id name him "The pint sized Slasher".

I want a molerat, end of story!

Yao guai companion, Smokey!

  

theres always the animal friend perk molerats will fight by your side without needing a queen.

its pretty much confirmed.. under charisma perkline

Indeed. Meow Mix

Bring back Goris! Maybe his robe will get caught in the wind and blind and enemy when he throws it.

Cats would be a crippling straw on the camel's back, and a deliberate poke at the fanbase.

Frogmeat